The View Point

In a new regulatory development, the Employment and Labour Department gazetted a consolidated directive on occupational health and safety measures during COVID-19. This calls into question the rights of employees and whether or not employers have the right to implement a mandatory workplace vaccination policy. What do worker’s rights look like in this regard – can an employer force to...

Whilst the world and country’s focus and resources have rightfully been redirected to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, HIV has not gone away and is far from over. We must not lose sight of other present risks. The Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is one of the 21 SETAs mandated to facilitate skills development and training in different economic sectors of South Africa –...

Linda Maqoma is currently the National Chairperson of Women of ABASA (Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa NPC), the National Communications Lead and co-opted member of the National Executive Committee of the above-mentioned organization. She also serves as the Deputy Secretary General of the ABASA Johannesburg Branch. Title:      &n...

Title:                   [• Ms.]    Name:                 [• Shakira Choonara] 

The University of Fort Hare has announced a day of mourning and a number of remembrance activities in honour of Nosicelo Mtebeni, a fourth-year law student who was allegedly killed and had her body dismembered by her boyfriend after an alleged altercation at her boyfriend's residence earlier last week.   Some of her body parts were discovered in bags placed outside the boyfriend's residence,...

Jacob Zuma Mozambique Elections deadline What national shutdown? Title:                   [• Dr. Mr.]    Name:                 [•  Petrus de Kock ]   Position at organisation:  [• Political analyst AN...

In 2014, Judge Kate O'Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli chaired a commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha. The inquiry made some headway into implementing the 20 recommendations submitted after its conclusion, but residents living in Khayelitsha said they were far from being any safer. The systemic failures addressed by the Commission include the failure of the police and other criminal ju...

Growing up in Atteridgeville in Pretoria back when salons only focused on relaxers and being exposed to products like Black Like Me, Mabel Ledwaba wondered if whether the only beauty treatments black women needed in her community were just limited to relaxers and curls. This curiosity led to her pursuing a career in the beauty industry, first as an employee for major personal care and beauty compa...

The language of TshiVenda   A few weeks ago on #TheAfrikanNarrative we had listeners call in and enjoy radio in the Setswana Language. In an effort to keep celebrating our indigenous languages, today we focus on the language of Tshivenda. Vhagai vhaVenda? Title:            [• Dr. (Mr.)]    Name:      &nb...

Marikana anniversary Phoenix case   Recap on Ramaphosa at the commission Zuma's medical condition Title:            [• Ms]    Name:       [• Sanusha Naidu]   Position at organisation:  [• Senior Research Fellow | Institute for Global Dialogue] 

IZWI and  SERI launched the Guide to Employing a Domestic Worker This women’s month, Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance & the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) are aiming to bring greater dignity and fair treatment to women as they launch “Employing a Domestic Worker: A Legal and Practical Guide”.  They believe that a critical step in overcoming South Africa’...

AUDIO: Women’s month message from Deputy Chair of NCOP [1min long] Considering that August is a Women’s Month, today we establish what Parliament has done for the women of South Africa in order to ensure a gender-sensitive allocation of resources to enable effective implementation of programmes aimed at benefiting women, girl children and other vulnerable sectors of people in the count...

We’re in conversation with Marcus Low – the editor of Spotlight . he has penned an interesting opinion piece about  what we can learn from Mkhize’s time as health minister and he also tries to make sense of some of the contradictions. Title:                   [• Mr]    Name:&n...

Nana Ngobese-Nxumalo is a community and gender activist who previously worked as DDG for Special Projects under the former Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. Sbu Ndebele for several years. In that role, she experienced first-hand the plight of women at the community level. Title:                      &nb...

Oral History Association of South Africa National conference The Oral History Association (OHASA) will hold its national conference under the theme “ The world in troubled times: Oral History Challenges and Opportunities ” In 2021 Charlotte Mannya Maxeke would have turned 150 years of age, making the celebration a very important milestone in the historiography and collection of new res...

Our next guest is an entrepreneur who is best known for her dazzling crown and keen interest in politics. She had a dream to break down walls across race and gender by curating high quality inclusive beauty products that are not harmful to the body or the environment. Her dream was to influence culture, art and beauty product consumption patterns. In 2018, she launched Masodi  Organics via he...

Nhlanhla Lux has been a leading activists in Soweto for more than a decade now; he recently lead an electricity protest to eskom head office mega watt park with the idea of getting young people to stop blocking roads and destroying township infrastructure over electricity problems. Nhlanhla Lux recently blew the world away when he courageously did what both government and law enforcement couldn't...

Journey Wellness Journey Wellness is an Artificial Intelligence-enabled ultra-personalized wellness solution to help guide users towards better overall health and wellness choices. The app reads health data from user provided survey and user's health kit data like calories, steps, distance, sleep analysis and heart rate health data metric information to provide assistance on wellness journey. Glob...

  Family meeting and the announcements Phoenix South Africa’s relief funds   Title:                                 [• Dr. (Mr.)]    Name:              &n...

The Urban Farming Cooperative is a non-profit working with parolees to equip them with farming skills and create an ecosystem which addresses food scarcity in South Africa. Their aim is to enable offenders to feed themselves, but more importantly help them serve as a resource to feed the communities that they are released back into, giving parolees a chance to reintegrate with purpose. Director an...

The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP) Township Economy Imbizo On Saturday, the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP) hosted an Imbizo on the Township Economy under the theme “ Rebuilding, Restoring and Revitalising the Township Economy ”.   In the space of just over a week, businesses and facilities in parts of KwaZ...