The View Point

Guest: Dr. Alude Mahali, Chief Research Specialist in the Inclusive Economic Development research division at the HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)

Guest: Tshamano Makhadi, Treasurer General at SANEF

Guest: Prof. Amir Patel, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, Department of Engineering Recently awarded the Research Excellence Award for Emerging Researchers for his outstanding research performance in the field of Robotics at the National Research Foundation A-rated researchers awards

Guest: Dr Jenny Coetzee, Principal Investigator in the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand

Guest: Prof. Patrick Bond Political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation

Guest: Luis Alberto Torres Cruz, Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand  

Guest: Mark Heywood, Editor maverick citizen and health and human rights activist    Are we seeing some form of medical xenophobia happening in South African hospital or are we shifting the blame to undocumented immigrants? What does the law say about access to healthcare services for migrants and asylum seekers? Does the state have a budget for them or is this part of the overall health budget (w...

 Guest: Dr. More Chakana, CEO OF Sci-Bono In a bid to train 1 Million software developers across the continent by 2027, Power Learn Project in partnership with Adanian Labs SA and the ICRD Group’s Startup Business Campus launched the #1MillDevsProgram initiative at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. According to the Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021, the demand for African computer software devel...

Guest: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician General of South Africa   The nation's statistician general will be with us from now till the top of the hour,  delivering a mini-presentation to you, the SAfm audience, on important statistics with a particular emphasis on the youth. The main goal is for us to comprehend how these figures affect the country's development plan, economy, and youth population's...

Bongani Tembe is widely regarded as one of Africa’s leading artists and arts managers. He has performed in many parts of the world and has contributed positively to the advancement of arts and culture in South Africa and internationally. In 2016, Mr. Tembe was honoured by the French Government with the prestigious insignia of Officier des Arts et de Lettres in recognition of his remarkable contrib...

 Africa Climate Summit convenes The United Nations’ Africa Climate Week convened this Monday in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1,000 participants gathering and sharing ideas on how to tackle the climate emergency as it intensifies throughout the continent. With severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather bearing down on Africa’s 54 nations, the five-day meeting will focus on the major el...

#COMMUNITYBUILDER: Teaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds business intelligence and data science GUESTS Nomonde Ngxola : Founder of Tech EUC Training

Guest: Ms Boitumelo Mpungose, YES RSA Coordinator at AFS Interculture South Africa AFS Intercultural Programs South Africa is calling on eligible South African high school learners to apply for the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. The selected students, serve as “youth ambassadors” of their home country, promoting mutual understanding by forming last...

D r.  Tim Hart, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)   We’re in conversation withDr Tim Hart from the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), talking about the findings of a study that sought to investigate how South Africans with disabilities experienced COVID-19. The study primarily looked at the socio-economic, wellbeing and human rights related experiences of people with disabilities. Accord...

Guest: Dr. Nhlanhla Msomi , President of Bio Africa The Bio Africa convention kicked off in Durban at the international convention centre today and will conclude on Wednesday. Delegates from across the science, health and innovation sectors will be in attendance to discuss solutions and developments within the sector. It will also showcase bio-innovations from the broader biotech community of Sout...

Guest: Yanga Duma, Founder & CEO: IF Insurance Intermediary Some insurance products, such as life covers and funeral covers, have been known to be unfavourable underwritings in South Africa, resulting in high pricing. Our conversation follows the recent raid on eight major long-term insurance companies as part of the Competition Commission's investigation into alleged price fixing and collusio...

The South African automotive industry is critical to the South African economy, and it is the continent's largest vehicle exporter. With a 0.58% market share in vehicle production, the country ranks 22nd in the world. Despite its success, there is no doubt that the automotive industry is lagging behind other sectors in its efforts to address gender imbalance. As we continue to observe Women's Mont...

Asanda Luwaca is the first woman to sit at the head of the table at the National Youth Development Agency. The politics graduate from the University of Johannesburg, began her formal employment as an intern in the communications department at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, and later moved to parliament to work as a researcher. She has been involved with community development wa...

Asanda Luwaca is the first woman to sit at the head of the table at the National Youth Development Agency. The politics graduate from the University of Johannesburg, began her formal employment as an intern in the communications department at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, and later moved to parliament to work as a researcher. She has been involved with community development wa...

Softvideo Productions, in partnership with NuMetro are proud to announce the exhibition of the much awaited documentary film “Ngubs – The life and times of Menzi Ngubane.” This film is to remind the World that there was once a LION roaming the households of South African and World as an ACTOR,ENTERTAINER, FAMILY MAN,SON , FRIEND and a BROTHER. It is proper that as the world celebrates artists who...

Guest: Jennifer Moloantwa, CEO of the Water Research Commission

Guest: Dr Elson Ndobe, Gyanecologist at Tembisa Hospital    

Guest: Ingrid Woolard, Contributor to the Stellenbosch Business School’s 2022 Women’s

Guest: Dr. Sisanda Bukele Nkoala Academic lecturer in the Media Department of the Faculty of Informatics and Design at CPUT                                             

The University of South Africa (Unisa) will host the 44th Board Meeting of the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) in Pretoria from tomorrow until Friday the 19th of August. The ACDE is a continental educational organisation comprising African universities and other higher education institutions, which are committed to expanding access to quality education and training through Open Dista...