The View Point

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled by an uncertain economic environment, has seen everyone cut costs to manage day-to-day expenses. Having a medical aid should remain a priority as the benefits still outweigh not having one. But how do we manage these costs and what are some important factors to consider in order to ensure that you remain covered, while still saving on unnecessary costs? Title: [• Mr]...

We’re joined now by the U.S embassy Health Attache, Dr. Sophia Siddiqui, together with the CEO of the South African Medical Research Council Dr. Glenda Gray to speak more about the U.S-South Africa covid-19 research collaboration. There has been quite a bit of collaboration between U.S. and South African scientists on research regarding the vaccine, especially the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Titl...

1. Former president Zuma and the ANC NEC 2. Panyaza Lesufi and alleged tender fraud 3. Mmusi Maimane, DA and Tony Leon's book 4. Easter Weekend Safety (both Covid and road safety) GUEST [PHONE] Title: [• Mr.] Name: [• Oliver Dickson ] Position at organisation: [• Political commentator, broadcaster, debater and a Daily Maverick Opinionista]

Today is the last day of the 1st quarter of 2021. A year ago, things started going south for many businesses and when a business venture fails there are two most likely reactions from the entrepreneur. You either give up or dive back in again, trying to make it right this time around. Have you recently experienced a failed business? How are you dealing with it? Some entrepreneurs believe that the...

A young swimmer from Gauteng will take on the grueling Island Escape swim from Robben Island to Big Bay, as she attempts to raise funds for the South African Bone Marrow Registry. Twenty-nine-year-old Christine Roos, who will be participating in the challenge for the first time, aims to raise R50 000 through her BackaBuddy initiative. The funds raised will be directed to the SABMR’s Patient Assist...

Legally, the South African constitution recognises the right to assemble, demonstrate and picket peacefully and unarmed, which is regulated in terms of the Regulation of Gatherings Act. Furthermore, the constitution protects disruption, providing it is peaceful and unarmed, and the Act draws the line at serious disruption. But South Africa is increasingly at odds with international standards aroun...

Today, the Republic of Kenya announced that it has joined The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business as a full member of the 27-year-old organization. The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business is an independent, not-for-profit organization with strong working links with both Canadian and African businesses and governments. According to the Chamber, Kenya is a leading and one of the fastest growing economie...

Dr. Sooka is in conversation with Thembi Nkadimeng and her lawyer Moray Hathorn on the journey they have walked together to get to this point where we have a trial date for when the trial of South Africa's death squad will begin in July this year. Thembi's father died, her brother died, all of them pursuing this journey and her mother is now quite ill. Also, the lawyers hardly ever get interviewed...

Yasmin Sooka is a South African human rights lawyer working in the field of transitional justice and international criminal law, with a special interest in sexual and gender-based violence. Yasmin Sooka was the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights in South Africa, an independent non-profit Foundation established in 1996 by President Mandela’s government and the European Union, to...

With Easter weekend only days away, many locals are looking forward to spending time with family and having a drink or two. The notion of ‘only having one or two’ is a phrase often heard at social gatherings. However, this mindset poses a significant risk to all road users as South Africa braces for a surge in alcohol-related accidents. With the proven impairment alcohol has on one’s driving abili...

In 2020, NIDS-CRAM survey showed that net job losses between February and April were higher for women than for men. Women accounted for two-thirds of the total net job losses. Women are more likely than men to live in households that reported running out of money for food in April 2020. A retrospective look shows that between 2016 and 2020, women’s unemployment averaged 34.3% against 31% for men....

1. #ANCNEC (RET followers threaten to resign from ANC amidst Step Aside policy | Ramaphosa closing remarks & press conference postponed indefinitely) 2. #DAKZNElections (Rodgers wins but abandons inclusive diversity policy) 3. #NewLockdownRegulations (new laws before Easter weekend & plans for Ramadan as well) 4. #EFFbacksMpofu (Responding to comments by the DCJ at the Zondo Commission) Guest: Dr...

According to Matrics ‘on the Fringe’, the latest research by Youth Capital and Stellenbosch University, there are 250 000 young people attempting to obtain their matric certificate through the Second Chance Matric Programme, outside of the full-time schooling system. Unfortunately, these young people, also called second-chancers, are not reported by the Department of Basic Education and this has a...

On the 27th of April, Lunga Ncala will be attempting to break a world record of cycling for 24hours non-stop. He’s doing this in an attempt to raise R10 million rand and split the money between a couple of NGOs that deal with GBV assistance, drug rehabilitation, tertiary fees and food aid. Lunga has cycled eight of the nine Provinces in South Africa. In 2018 he cycled 3000km around four African Co...

The ability to express ourselves, either through speech or through written word, is something that some may take for granted. Up to 2% of a population (1,18 million people) cannot reliably meet their daily communication needs using natural speech in SA. Due to their disability, this community cannot protect themselves or express themselves. This makes them the most vulnerable people in society, of...

Our guest argues 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 century (e.g.: Bantustans). Through methods of indirect rule, colonial and apartheid governments manipulated indigenous leaders to control black pop...

Kwazi first laid his eyes on a diamond as a toddler. He fondly recalls a time when he was a regular at his father’s workshop, watching his intensity as he designed and moulded the metal until he mastered the piece. The strides that his father has made in a widely Jewish-White dominated industry and the knowledge that he has accumulated in the many years in the industry made him a seasoned teacher...

Goodie Tutors is an established private tutoring company offering lessons to students in Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape. Their professional team of tutors customise their instruction to the needs of each student at any convenient time at either their tutoring venue or within the comforts of your home. With an ambition to help students realise their academic goals while offering professional and aff...

There has been a marked decrease in both private sector and government funding to address the social ills in our nation, at a time when social needs have increased dramatically. According to a recent survey by Nation Builder, 72% of NPOs said demand for their services had increased, while experiencing decreased funding. This means both social investors and implementing organizations, or non-profit...

Our guest provides useful insights for graduates with mental health conditions who are entering the workplace, as well as offers strategies for employers to cultivate a supportive company culture around mental health. In a recently published article, she reflects on how we can change the way we think and speak about mental health conditions beyond the workplace. She started the WorkWell Workplace...

South Africa’s young people prefer to work for organizations that have business leaders who are open and honest in their communication with employees. In the eyes of younger generations, transparency has become an important factor that needs to be ensured by employers, in particular on matters relating to the business and leadership. These are some of the findings of PwC’s Workforce Preference Stu...

Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on the 24th March to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers but global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000. Under the theme - ‘The Cl...

Thuto Thipe is part of the Curatorial Advice Committee, under Con Hill trust. They aim to bring awareness to the story of the constitution and the history of constitutional values. They will be curating and historically contextualising the creation of the constitution. Guest: Dr Thuto Thipe - Lecturer in African Studies at University of Cape Town

He was born Albert Louis Sachs, in Johannesburg, to parents who had emigrated from Lithuania when it was still part of the Russian Empire. Under the Tsar’s rule, Jews throughout the empire were subjected to constant discrimination and frequent outbursts of mob violence, with the open encouragement of the state. Memories of this oppression informed the Sachs family’s view of their new country, wher...

GUEST: Dr. Tholang Khumalo - Doctor & Renal Specialist | Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital