The View Point

The role of Water Management in Water Sustainability GUEST: Kate Stubb - Marketing Director | InterWaste

GUESTS: Francois Britz - Independent Political Analyst and Professional Debating Coach

Have you ever wondered what a 50 year career in academia entails? Well, Professor McQuoid-Mason of UKZN’s Centre for Socio-Legal Studies has achieved an exceptional teaching milestone of 50 years in academia at UKZN. He began teaching law in 1971 at the erstwhile University of Natal. He not only established the first law clinic in Durban in 1973, but also founded the first Street Law legal literac...

The “Common Ground” movement is a unity, solidarity and cooperation platform that emerged out of a “Exclusions, Student Protests and Police Violence - Solidarity” meeting on Friday the 12th of March. The meeting was concerned with the current state of fragmentation and factionalism in the struggle against financial exclusions and the alienation of non-aligned students. Guest: Mpho Chauke - Co-foun...

This afternoon saw the launch of the Defend our Democracy campaign. This campaign aims to bring together a cross-section of representatives from various sectors to develop a programme of action in defence of our democracy and Constitution. This campaign follows in the wake of former President Zuma's recent defiance of a ConCourt order compelling him to appear before the Zondo Commission. Guest: Fr...

The African Youth Economic Forum is a new initiative that was formed by three local youth leaders in the non-profit space. This new forum was selected by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the African Union (AU) as the pre-event for APRM Day Celebrations, where African Leaders of the APR Forum, heads of State and global leaders will converge on behalf of Africa's economic future. Guest:...

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. Tapping into a market at a time when international cosmetics dominated in South Africa, Mabel was determined to make a mark as a...

Do you have burning questions that you would like to ask your Financial Adviser but you've always been too embarrassed to ask? We’re in conversation with Paula Walker, a Director and Advisory Partner at Consolidated Wealth, and she says that financial planning can be very complicated but your Financial Adviser is there to help you to navigate any uncertainty you may have. Guest: Paula Walker - Dir...

According to a report on Child Poverty in South Africa released by StatsSA in July 2020, more than six out of ten children (62,1%) are identified as multi-dimensionally poor. The report showed that more than twice as many children living in rural areas (88,4%) face multidimensional poverty compared to children in urban areas (41,3%). Guest: Asanda Madikane - CEO and Founder | Latita Development Tr...

Operation Vulindlela is a joint policy unit between the National Treasury and the Presidency that is aimed at galvanising the government to implement much-needed structural reforms in order to grow the economy. Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo says ‘this is not like steering a ship in calm weather towards a particular goal… more like trying to keep a compass heading against rough seas and cou...

The Commonwealth is an association of 54 countries including Africa, Asia and the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. It evolved gradually over the course of the 20th Century, when independence started in the global South. Since its evolution, it has become more unclear what tangible benefits Commonwealth citizens derive from the organization and what strategic position it holds in the geopolitical...

Human Rights and Corruption: Are we violating human rights by neglecting the fight against corruption? Guest: Lawson Naidoo - Executive Director | Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)

Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane officially took over his role as the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Human Rights Commission in June 2017. He has had a long career that has focussed mainly on the promotion and protection of human rights. He has also taught law at the University of the Western Cape, Columbia University Law School and the Ramapo College of New Jersey. Guest: Adv. Tseliso Th...

In these uncertain times, it is even more important to be aware of the connection between depressive symptoms and breast cancer. Women who are being diagnosed and treated during this time are having to deal with the uncertainty and anxiety around the virus concerning their physical as well as financial well-being on top of the uncertainty of their own diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Guest: Dr...

With over a decade of purposeful existence, The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund’s flagship project; The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital has one of the largest paediatric dialysis units in the country which needs public support and donations to continue the work. With March being observed as kidney month, the hospital has launched a social awareness campaign called #GiveLikeTheyAreYours to highli...

Condolences are still pouring in for veteran actor, Menzi Ngubane, who died on Saturday AND actress Noxolo “Noxee” Maqashalala whose body was found at her Honeydew home in Johannesburg on Friday. Social media has been abuzz with south Africans talking about the great craft that we enjoy from artists yet their industry does not receive the recognition it deserves. Guest: Mbuyiselo Nqodi - Free Stat...

1. #KingZwelithini (passing of the head of the Zulu Kingdom & legacy) 2. #NationalShutdown (Student organizations promises a total shutdown of higher education institutions | political parties speak out on police brutality) 3. #BasicIncomeGrant (Zulu calls for government to discuss urgent implementation |COVID Social Distress grant expires in April) Guest: Dr Kagiso Pooe - Senior Lecturer, School...

Student health and wellness is at the heart of every student’s ability to progress through their course of study and complete the tertiary education which benefits not only the students but their families, communities and country. In 2020, Higher Health established a network of thousands of capacitated individuals, across all campuses, through on-campus trainings, building capacity among 5000 stud...

A husband-and-wife team from Johannesburg has successfully built a frozen convenience food business - starting with their wildly popular Browns Corn Dog range. The couple traded in their successful backgrounds in broadcasting for an entirely new to the world of food production and retail. Because of this, they had a raft of questions for their buyer from pricing to product development. Guest: Mabe...

The inaugural mentorship program is aimed at accelerating gender diversity and inclusion of more women in leadership. Applications have opened for 10 female mentees and 10 mentors working in renewable energy and the program will run for 9 months. Karyn de Bruyn explains that: “As the country transitions to a low carbon energy sector, it’s vital to strengthen the pool of talented women, nurture you...

SABC3 will premiere the first part of an intriguing new film ‘Murder in Paris” by award-winning filmmaker, Enver Samuel on Human Rights Day 21 March 2021. The second chapter follows on 28 March which is the day before the 33rd commemoration of her death on 29 March. Dulcie September was the ANC representative for Luxembourg, Switzerland and France and was mysteriously assassinated in the heart of...

South African venture capital firm Imvelo Ventures, founded by Capitec Bank and Empowerment Capital Investment Partners, has set aside funding to expand, build and back app-based delivery service, Quench, with their exponential growth trajectory. Imvelo Ventures identifies and funds promising South African small and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in the broad spectrum of financial technology, and reco...

Crime and trauma are an everyday reality in South Africa at present, necessitating caution is exercised at all times, whether at home, work or play. However, the affordability and accessibility of omnipresent private security and emergency services can be prohibitive. Not only that but, generic subscription emergency services are generally limited to a single specific security or emergency service...

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries will resume the nationwide Supply Chain Management workshops on virtual platform to raise awareness about its procurement plans and possible business opportunities available in the Department for the 2021/22 financial year. The workshops are intended to promote fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective procurement processes a...

For the past three weeks, students at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have been protesting against the financial exclusion of students who owe the university outstanding fees; one of their demands is that the university allows all students with historical debt to register. On Monday, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is experiencing...