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“Family obligation” in Black households and familial intergenerational support ‘Black Tax’ was the focus of research done by Scelo Manyoni who graduated with a Master's in Development Studies degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). ‘Black Tax’ refers to the income Black professionals give to their families to help support them. Title: [• Mr.] Name: [• Scelo Manyosi ]

Title: [• Dr. (Ms)] Name: [• Cyan Brown] Position at organisation: [• Senior Atlantic Fellow at Tekano health equity] Title: [• Dr. (Ms.)] Name: [• Anesu Mbizvo] Position at organisation: [• Medical doctor currently working as a yoga teacher at Freedom Yoga and founder and co-owner of The Nest Space] Title: [• Dr. (Mr.)] Name: [• Brendan Savary] Position at organisation: [• Director of the Foundat...

World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day is ‘celebrated’ around the world on the 31st of May. This annual celebration focuses on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to protect the right to health and healthy living for themselves and for future generations. Title: [• Dr....

Today marks the start of National Child Protection Week – a countrywide commemoration held annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Children's Act. According to the South African Police Services crime statistics, more than 24,000 children were sexually assaulted in the 2019/2020 financial year. It is even more alar...

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, will table Parliament’s Budget Vote tomorrow. The purpose of the budget is to provide the support services required by Parliament to fulfil its constitutional functions, assist political parties that are represented in Parliament to secure administrative support...

• Family Meeting and Adjusted level 2 • Eskom loadshedding (now it affects the water supply) • Pan African Parliament • Zondo Commission testimonies (Gigaba was on today) Title: [• Dr. (Mr.)] Name: [• Siphamandla Zondi] Position at organisation: [• Political Scientist at the UJ]

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

The British Council’s research into the opinions and beliefs of young people have seen a marked shift from optimism to pessimism since the Covid-19 outbreak. Our previous Next Generation surveys of young people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe found sizeable majorities of young people believed their lives would be better than their parents and were optimistic for positive change in their country in...

As the continent celebrates Africa Day, remittances from migrant workers in the African diaspora across wealthier countries are helping families and communities in their home countries to meet their increased needs for livelihood support. Remittances sent by migrant workers to their home countries in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 amounted to R585.5 billion. As migrant remittances steadily become the...

Remembering Tuku, is a two day spectacular performance from the 29th to the 30th of May and it will feature Africa’s Vusi Mahlasela, Selmor Mtukudzi, Madosini, Steve Dyer and Ami Faku. City of Joburg Theatres believes that now more than ever is the time for collaboration and circulation of local content with the global market. And that the pandemic has presented a great opportunity for creatives a...

Hundreds of cancer patients have missed out on treatment for at least two weeks after an April fire shuttered oncology services at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. More than 800 patients had to be transferred to other health facilities in Gauteng after a fire gutted two blocks of the 1 000-bed hospital on 16 April 2021. The Gauteng health department had initially promised that the hospital woul...

It has been a year since the death of George Floyd, Americans remain gloomy about race relations. The murder conviction of the cop who killed him does not seem to have improved relations between the police and non-whites. But this is an analysis that we get from the media – how are things looking on the ground? Has the way the case was handled not instilled any confidence in the black population?...

1. #DAPolitics - The DA’s former shadow minister of communications, Phumzile van Damme resigned as a Member of Parliament (MP) and from the Democratic Alliance (DA). In a statement she said “During my seven-years as the Shadow Minister of Communications, and a Parliamentary Whip, I had the pleasure of witnessing the fruits of my hard labour.” Name: [• Gerrie Coetzee-Swart] Position at organisation...

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

The issue of legalising polyandry (more than one husband) in South Africa has sparked a heated debate on social media and in Parliament recently. The polyandry legalisation is one of several wide-ranging proposals contained in the Green Paper, which the Department of Home Affairs has gazetted and on which it has since invited public comments. Name: [• Musa Mseleku ] Position at organisation: [• Bu...

Dirk Hermann is currently the CEO of the trade union Solidariteit. He completed his doctorate in industrial sociology, with affirmative action as its theme. In addition, two books with affirmative action as a theme appeared from Hermann's pen, namely The Emperor is Naked: Why Affirmative Action Failed and Affirmative Tears: Why Representation Is Not Equality. Dirk will be in conversation with Bare...

Last week Thursday, the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), the biggest closed medical aid scheme with 754 000 members and 1.9 million dependents, brought together industry leaders to engage on the future of healthcare in South Africa at its 2021 Symposium. Themed Healthcare 2021 and beyond, the Symposium discussions focused on the Healthcare outlook beyond 2021, hurdles in the vaccine rol...

On the 24th of May 2021, it will be a hundred years since South Africa’s largest massacre in which more than 200 members of the Israelites church were killed by the Union police. The tragic event has come to be known as the Bulhoek Massacre. Name: [• Tshepo Mvulane Moloi] Position at organisation: [• Lecturer at John Moore Liverpool University and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Johannesburg I...

Name: [• Xolani Dube] Position at organisation: [• Senior Political Researcher at Xubera Institute for Research and Development ]

Phakamile Hlubi is the National Spokesperson for the largest trade union in the country, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA). She is also serves as the chairperson of the board of Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. She was born and bred in Soweto and she attended Wits university and served on the SRC as Education Officer (2000-2001), where she fought the administr...

The occurrence of injuries in sports is not something that an athlete can escape from in a career. In any case, an anonymous quote says, “No athlete is truly tested until they’ve stared an injury in the face and came out on the other side stronger than ever.” But you may think that such injuries are only for athletes. In reality, even someone who decides to partake in physical activity that’s a bi...

In March 2021, after the passing of King Goodwill Zwelithini, we spoke to Andile Zulu about the relevance of Monarchs in democratic societies in Africa. He argued that monarchies have evaded questions regarding their relevance and the contemplation of a society where they no longer exist. Initially resisting colonial conquest, traditional leaders reluctantly made compromises throughout the 20th ce...