The View Point

Traditional Land ownership  Today we engage an elder - Kgoshi Phaahla, who is also the Chairperson of Contralesa in Limpopo. We’re talking about traditional land ownership and how it affects the socio-economic welfare of rural communities.  Kgoshi would like to draw some attention to the entrenched poverty in rural areas that is caused by lack of entitlement to land; AND the benefi...

We’re in conversation with Mark Heywood, Editor at Maverick Citizen, and we engage him on a paper that he wrote about South Africa’s democracy, economic policy and socio-economic rights.  He argues that the failure of the executive and legislature to recognise wrong in the country is evident from the various iterations of economic policy South Africa has pursued since 1996. To res...

An estimated 1,9 million road accident victims in South Africa are unable to get the medical treatment they need from private healthcare providers, despite undertakings from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) that their healthcare needs will be covered. For their part, private healthcare providers are generally unwilling to take on these cases as they have had many claims rejected by the RAF and success...

The State of healthcare for key populations’ People who belong to, what is referred to in HIV jargon as, key populations (KPs) including men who have sex with men (MSM), people who use drugs (PWUD), sex workers, and transgender people often report that it is difficult for them to access healthcare services. While many publications have often reported on such issues, the reporting has mostly...

Lets’ tax sensibly and give SMMEs a break to recover   Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc that continues to be widely felt amongst many industries, including the entire beer value chain. SAB is of the view that there must be a deliberate intention by government to resuscitate the economy through providing a tax relief for small and medium brewers.  Last week the Mini...

GUEST: Lerato Mogoatlhe - Content Lead at Africa No Filter  

GUEST: Jovial Rantao - Chairperson at the African Editor's Forum                                       

GUEST: Kevin Barnes - Chief Financial Officer at  Allianz South Africa  

GUEST: David Letsoalo - Sankarist, an Activist and Law Academic     

GUEST: Zikhona Ndlebe - Researcher at Judges Matter

On the 10th February, South Africans from across the country will be tuned as the President addresses the nation and opens Parliament. Our next guest has noted, with concern, The number of South Africans who are employed has plunged by 2.1 million since Covid-19 first hit local shores, translating to an alarming average of over 3,800 fewer breadwinners each day. They call for job creation must be...

On this final day of Thyroid Awareness month, we take a closer look at Thyroid cancer. According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), about 50% of people over the age of 40 have a thyroid nodule, most of which are benign. Only 7-15% of thyroid nodules are malignant. Thyroid cancer is usually very treatable, even if at a more advanced stage.   Title:     ...

    Life on Madlala Street is a drama series adapted from the comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) lessons which are taught in Life Orientation and Life Skills in schools. CSE teaches learners skills to avoid risky behaviors, prevent gender based violence (GBV) and learner pregnancy, remain HIV  negative and complete high school.    Even though the lessons were dev...

Our next guest has developed a mobile app and wrist band technology to best enable local customers in making online purchases and conveniently shop-in-stores with zero queues. Furthermore, they built a user friendly app for commuters by enabling them to purchase ride-credits for public transportation on-boarded in their platform. They have an informal payroll feature which enables local informal b...

Criminal philanthropy is often used to buy local legitimacy, favourable publicity and to keep local people on your side, according to experts.  People are handed cash, electricity, food when and if needed. The elderly were cared for and protected. It was a trade for loyalty. Our guest says that established gangs in poor communities provide provision of support to their neighbourhoods, in exch...

2021 marks three consecutive years that the ‘laden with poverty’ Free State takes number one spot for matric results. Our Takeover guest is Tate Makgoe, the MEC for Education in the Free State province, and he has held that position since 2009 (13 years). Tthe Free State class of 2021 recorded the highest matric pass rate in the country of 85.7%; and four of their districts are in the...

We’re in conversation with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), and this comes after they have released a statement in which they condemn, what they term, the scapegoating of foreign nationals for South Africa’s unemployment crisis. NUMSA says it has noted, with concern, the actions of #OperationDudula and others which actively promote a narrative that foreigners...

P​acka-Ching is a buy-back centre aimed at incentivising a change in behaviour and shifting perceptions around recyclable waste, in a country with massive unemployment levels, recycling presents job opportunities.  Packa-Ching mobile units make recycling easier with buy-back centres that travel to communities to buy recyclables from them. Those who bring materials do not get paid in cash, ins...

Intentional disinvestment in Black communities has created gross inequality and opportunity gaps in education, housing, health and employment. This, in the long run, has led to some sort of disconnect between communities and their surroundings. As people grow in their respective realms and they seek better opportunities elsewhere, they tend to be absorbed by their current situations and forget to...

Access to reproductive healthcare is fundamental to women's autonomy over their bodies and lives. It is a means for women to control their reproductive destiny and maintain their health. A woman seeking reproductive healthcare is vulnerable in those moments, and her experiences have far-reaching effects on her health and the health of her child. And as such, any violence against women committed wh...

Today is International Day of Education, commemorating the role of education in working towards peace and development. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco): “ Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that...

We’re in conversation with Ari Katz -and we’re picking his brain on matric results, the pass mark of 30% and the future of education. He notes that Minister Motshekga has said that rotational learning will continue which means learners will continue to lose days of learning.  This means, there’s definitely a gap for online and definitely for a credible system like Cambridge....

“Driving a fast car”; “getting the top three letters”; or “playing the lotto” – nearly 40 years from when HIV was first described, the virus is still a thing of euphemism and stigma. It’s also still infecting at least 4 000 people a day around the world, most of them young people, especially girls and young women. Ufrieda Ho, talks to us about an art...

Thuso Segopolo recently joined SprintHive’s leadership team from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he spent more than 3 years as Commercial Sector Leader for West, East and Central Africa. Now he leads SprintHive’s Johannesburg presence in his new role as a Growth Strategist and Equity Partner. He is the inaugural National Chairperson of the Black Management Forum’s Young Professi...

Founded in 2005, the Institute of Afrikology is an off shoot of The KARAITES INSTITUTE OF AFRIKOLOGY which was founded in 2001 under the prestigious leadership of Dr. Kga-lushi “Drake” Koka. It is an educational non-governmental institute committed to reconstruc-tion and practical implementation of Afrikan Renaissance initiatives. They have Afrikan learning programmes dedicated to teac...