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#ANCNec 1. Ramaphosa’s reform Project 2. Magashule’s resistance 3. NEC reaction to step 4. ANC and their plan to eradicate corruption GUEST [PHONE] Title: [• Prof. (Ms)] Name: [• Prof Susan Booysen] Position at organisation: [• Professor at Wits University & Author of Precarious Power]

It has been reported that South Africa is facing a severe teacher shortage, despite there being thousands of teaching positions vacant across the country; although the department of education doesn’t agree with these reports. To better understand why more of the country’s millions of young jobseekers are not pursuing teaching qualifications, online professional learning community Zibuza.net has pu...

Regent of the Zulu nation, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, is expected to be laid to rest in a private interment ceremony tomorrow morning. Only close members of the Zulu and Swati royal families will be allowed to participate in the ceremony at the KwaKhangelamakengane palace in Nongoma. Name: [• Louisa Mabe ] Position at organisation: [• Acting CEO – National heritage Council ]

Single mother households are a growing narrative in South Africa. Findings in a recent analysis done by Eighty20’s Credit Bureau shows that 60% of households are supported by single-income mothers – struggling to keep the lights on and bills payed, especially with the economic impact brought along by the pandemic and subsequent lock-down regulations. Name: [• Moeshfieka Botha] Position at organisa...

Migration and urbanisation have been described as major issues on the economic, political and social landscape worldwide. Migration has emerged as a dominant theme in the global political discourse, international relations; and it has become an urgent concern for governance, policy-making and administration at all levels of governance. The Department of Social Development and Statistics SA are inv...

Though Kepas Melodi’s farming enterprise started off small, it has since grown into a sizeable operation that has seen him operate from communal land, based in Hazyview and employ nine people full-time. He’s also managed a partnership with a major retailer and learnt valuable lessons. He started farming in 2003 when he identified a shortage of fresh spinach produce in the fresh produce market in H...

The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light the need to re-evaluate how we organise for work, when and how we deliver work, and the physical environment in which we work. Government has provided guidelines for social distancing and other measures in the effort to reduce infections. As we have begun the national vaccination programme, more organisations will want to have more of their...

The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has just participated in the Money Smart Week SA 2021 campaign. The campaign, hosted by the National Consumer Education Committee, seeks to educate on the role of the intermediary and to empower consumers when committing to various insurance plans. They also had a career segment that empowers the youth with knowledge on the various...

South Africa’s public procurement spend accounts for 20 percent of our gross domestic product and 30 percent of national, provincial, and local budgets. Public procurement wields enormous purchasing power, accounting for up to 30 percent of GDP in many developing economies. This purchasing power is critical in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – specifically Goal 12 which targe...

On the 27th of April 2021 South Africa celebrated "Freedom Day", flying high a flag which was credited to a person who was employed by the state to convene and chair the flag design submission proposals process by artists across South Africa. On today’s Afrikan Narrative we’re joined by Bandile Magibili, he’s a poet, a graphic designer and author of 2 B Black. Name: [• Bandile Magibili] Position a...

Piet Rampedi, is the former assistant editor at the Sunday Independent, an award-winning investigative journalist with experience in print and broadcasting AND now editor at Pretoria News. He is a recipient of several awards, including CNN African Journalist of the Year, Vodacom Journalist of the Year (twice), Media24 Legends and City Press Journalist of the Year Awards. Name: [• Piet Rampedi] Pos...

This year’s Hospice Week, taking place from the 3rd to the 10th of May, sees a focus on the role of partnership in providing support and care for people with life-threatening illnesses. It seeks to recognise, share and celebrate achievements of both hospices and palliative care programmes together with their partners. The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) is actively involved in raising a...

Recent developments in the country’s efforts to combat corruption in both the public and private sectors have highlighted the risks to their lives and their livelihoods that many whistleblowers have to live with. Title: [• Mr.] Name: [• Zaakir Mohamed] Position at organisation: [• Corporate Investigations & Forensics lawyer at international law firm CMS South Africa]

#ANCStepAside - Clarity is expected to emerge this week about the ANC’s implementation of its contested step-aside rule and in particular how it deals with secretary-general Ace Magashule, who was given 30 days to step aside or face suspension. Title: [• Ms] Name: [• Sanusha Naidu] Position at organisation: [• Senior Research Fellow | Institute for Global Dialogue]

We’re catching up with 189 Xchange, the home and job hub for job seekers who have lost their employment as a direct impact of section 189 (of the Labor Relations Act). We’ll hear more about the progress they’ve made since they started working over a year ago, they’ll tell us about the employment opportunities that are currently available for retrenched job seekers; AND we’ll also talk about the to...

Collen Mashawana, is a renowned African Entrepreneur, a Marketer, an Investor founder and founding chairman of the Collen Mashawana Foundation. He’s joins us on the line to talk about the One-Brick-at-a-Time initiative which aims to build 100 homes, with members of the public contributing towards each brick to reach the target of 5 000 bricks. Title: [• Mr] Name: [• Collen Mashawana] Position at o...

In February, we had a conversation with Peter Setou, Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund (an NGO in the land reform sector) and they were responding to the 2021 budget and government’s approach to finalise the 1-thousand-400-and-9 restitution claims at a cost of R9.3 billion over the next three years to achieve redress and equitable access to land. Title: [• Mr.] Name: [• Peter Setou ] P...

Today Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as President of the governing party, had to answer for his role during the years when state capture was at its peak in the party and in government. Factionalism, Cadre deployment, Party funding And Corruption were at crux of today’s proceedings. There were also concerns about the leniency that was displayed towards him by both the chairperson of the commissio...

The reason why, out of all African countries, south Africa must celebrate freedom day and embrace its diversity. Opening clip – Imbongi by Jessica Mbangeni Name: [• Jessica Mbangeni ] Position at organisation: [• Poet, Imbongi and Founder of KwaNtu Entertainment Designs ]

Mzwakhe Mbuli, the “People’s Poet,” was born in Sophiatown in August 1959. In 1966, the town was bulldozed and Mbuli’s family, which included seven brothers and sisters, was forcibly removed to Soweto. He’s a former Deacon at the Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Naledi, Soweto [ohh wow! Ka nnete?] The Soweto Uprising occurred in 1976 and this served a very formative experience for him; after expe...

Earlier this month, we began a conversation with with Ilana Gerschlowitz, author of a book titled Saving my Sons - A journey with autism, and we touched a bit on World Autism Day and what it meant to raise an Autistic child. We promised to bring her back and continue the conversation on our #HealthOnMonday feature. She will tell us about her journey and give advice on what to do and what to look o...

South African government and business leaders joined forces today during a World Intellectual Property Day virtual webinar hosted by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CPIC) to discuss the importance of intellectual property rights in combating illicit trade. The webinar was aimed at facilitating engagement between various stakeholders in South Africa to support and collaborate wi...

#FreedomDay – Another holiday, another commemoration, only a few a benefiting from the fruits of freedom #RamaphosaZondoCommission - President Cyril Ramaphosa will finally face the tough questions about what he did or did not do when the Gupta brothers allegedly captured the state when he appears at the Zondo commission this week. He will be wearing his party cap when he appears on Wednesday and T...

The impact of the pandemic has seen changes in job trends as a result of digital adoption at home and in the workplace. Ari Katz, CEO at Boston City Campus joins us to discuss insights into the top in demand jobs in South Africa. Position at organisation: [• CEO of Boston City Campus]

In the matter of making investment decisions, consistency is key, and making emotional decisions in reaction to extraordinary events, often destroys market value for investors. These are the cautionary words of Paul Nixon, head of behavioural finance at Momentum Investments, when speaking at a media webinar, which unpacked the findings of the Momentum Investments and Oxford Risk Noise and Investme...