The View Point

The First Lady of Song, as termed by the late Nelson Mandela, is no more. Mama Sibongile Khumalo succumbed to stroke related complications after a lengthy period of illness. Born in Soweto from a musical dynasty, she was the daughter of Grace and Professor Khabi Mngoma. Guest: Sipho Hotstix Mabuse - Musician Guest: Prince Lengoasa - Musician

During the COVID crisis, we’ve seen a major increase in online trading. And while 2021 is well underway, it’s likely we’ll still see a few lingering effects of 2020 in the markets. Coming into 2020, nobody said a killer virus would emerge and plunge the global economy into the worst recession since the Great Depression, leading to one of the biggest stock market crashes in history and the price of...

Thick Goddess Executive Models Training Academy is a South African based modeling training academy that is located in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. It is a new Vocational Training initiative that seeks to provide South African youth with market driven technical job skills and training for the fashion, photography, modeling and media industries. Guest: Tricia Marumo - Chief Operations Office | Thick Goddess...

BackaBuddy is crowdfunding campaign website that helps raise money for charity by making you a Charity Champion. With this online fundraising site, you can also register your charity to receive donations or donate to any charity of your choice (as long as they are registered with Backabuddy) as an individual. Guest: Justene Bergin - Head of Communities | BackaBuddy

According to recent reports, the country’s major banks are heading for a showdown with hundreds of aggrieved customers who have filed an application in the Gauteng High Court seeking certification of a R60 billion class action, claiming their homes were unjustly sold in execution for as little as 10% of their market value. Guest: King Sibiya - President of iLungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation

Experts in traditional African culture have expressed concern about plastic being used to cover the bodies of Covid-19 victims, saying it disrespects the deceased. In the past couple of weeks, we have heard reports of people going to cemeteries and exhuming the bodies of their loved ones because they believe that their spirits are not at peace and this could have long lasting effects on the family...

Sibu Mabena is in conversation with Lekau Sehaoan and Lesego Tlhabi about the journeys in entrepreneurship and building a brand. They touch on major lessons learnt on the journey as entrepreneurs and creatives, the importance of protecting your brand and the secret behind being versatile. Guest: Lekau Sehoana - Founder of Drip Footwear Guest: Lesego Tlhabi - Screenwriter, Content producer, Satiris...

Sibu Mabena, is the founder of Duma Collective - a creative communications agency that services FMCG Brands, event productions, agencies, performing artists and government departments in South Africa and the rest of the continent. With a BA in Political Science and International Relations, this young creative with extensive experience in Event Production, Sponsorship Acquisition and Social Media M...

Medical practitioners, healthcare workers and their support staff face insurmountable odds caring for those with COVID. Many of their colleagues have lost their own lives in the process. The cycle of care is relentless. The exhaustion, sadness and quiet desperation is utterly undefinable. It is for these reasons that the Hospital Heroes movement was founde by three individuals, who saw the need to...

In 2019, the South African Receiver of Revenue put out a tender for an independent track and trace system for the tobacco industry. After many extensions, the tender was cancelled in 2020 and this left many speculations about the industry’s influence over regulations. What could have been the cause of this? Was it industry influence? Guest: Prof Corne ban Walbeek - Director | Research Unit of the...

#VaccineFakeNews (ALSO some social media posts from Witbank dwellers, talking about how long standing potholes were filled in the last minute to accommodate this funeral) #TropicalCycloneEloise - #USbansSAtravellers #JacksonMthebuFuneral #CovidSocialReliefExtension Guest: TK Pooe - Senior Lecturer – Wits School of Governance

Guidelines and protocols are being updated and institutional and campus-based COVID-19 task teams, frontline workers and student and staff volunteers are being re-trained by Higher Health. This follows the latest pandemic developments – including preparations to support the vaccine rollout – as the post-school education and training (PSET) sector gets ready to reopen under lockdown level 3. Guest:...

Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, has been bringing a special story to children to celebrate World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) for the past eight years. In its first year (2013), the campaign reached 13 000 children and in 2021, the goal is to read aloud to 3 million children in a single day. Guest: Yandiswa Xhakaza - CEO of Nal’ibali

The governing party deputy Secretary-General, Jesse Duarte, has called for South Africans to take responsibility for their health and not see the vaccines that arrive at the end of the month as a panacea for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling party remembers Jackson Mthembu as a member who will be difficult to replace and he defended the values of the African National Congress. Guest: Sifiso Mtswen...

After a deeply turbulent transition, including the storming of the Capitol by supporters of now-former President Donald J. Trump, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and Kamala Devi Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of America’s 46th administration. They take office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years th...

Despite advances in digital adoption, with COVID statistics spiking in wave two, the pressure is mounting to interface remotely again. The last 10 months have shown that no amount of digitalisation, including chatbots, can replace the importance of communication – and companies that have put authentic and considerate communications at the centre of their businesses continue to thrive. Guest: Wandi...

It is inconceivable that the industry could survive further intermittent bans on the sale of alcohol over the next three to five years – which would most likely be the case if government holds on to the belief that a ban is necessary every time we experience a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases” these are the words of Oliver Dickson, a political commentator, debater and Daily Maverick Opinionist...

The ZIST app was created to assist families find long lost graves of loved ones. This online platform has now expanded its functions to assist the public to arrange and plan the burial online. Their online funeral shop,also known as a virtual undertaker where people across SA dont need to live their homes in order to organise a funeral. Guest: Motsepe Tsholofelo Motsegoa - Founder of ZIST

According to the latest data published by Eskom, the state-owned utility’s forecast shows that there is a high-risk probability of load shedding, every week for the next three months. Eskom announced this year that load shedding is expected to continue as power demand exceeds supply and more downtime is needed for overdue maintenance of the system. Guest: Matthew Hall - Product Director at Rectron

Today marks 300 days since the country has been placed under lockdown. Now we’ve had conversation about job losses, the importance of rapid tests and how the economy at large has be impacted. GUEST: Mduduzi – He recovered – tested positive in July 2020 – He’s got asthma – he infected the entire family – his and his sister had a terrible recovery period – He believes he got it from work as more peo...

According to UN principles on the use of force and firearms, lethal use of firearms must be restricted to instances of an imminent threat of death or serious injury. Moreover, intentional use of lethal force even in such cases should only be when strictly unavoidable and in order to protect life. These principles require that law enforcement operations must be carefully planned to avoid use of for...

In this interview, Yvette will focus on collective healing. She will speak about how we can heal as a community. This comes at a time when so many people are dealing with loss as a result of the pandemic. She will discuss how our history and trauma affects communities, how culture and spirituality intersect when dealing with trauma and how to start the journey of healing. Guest: Dr. Alphonse Khand...

Our guest is a Neuro Linguistics Programming (NLP) practitioner, Life Coach and Wellness educator. She is an author of a self help, and healing book titled Living Consciously. She is the founder of Yvette Aloe, an organization that helps individuals and businesses move forward in the area of their lives: career, business and personal through coaching, healing sessions and leadership consulting. Gu...

Since SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus, everyone is at risk of catching the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). No one has immunity to the virus. Despite this, misconceptions about specific groups of people who are immune to Covid-19 emerged with the onset of the pandemic. Guest: Dr Shandir Ramlagan - Senior Research Specialist, Human & Social Capabilities division | Human Sciences Research Council

The townships continue to be the peripheral spaces for ‘non-beings’ - a philosophical notion of being 'nothing', as envisaged by their colonial apartheid systematic creation. Of all apartheid's enduring achievements, the psychological damage that it has caused to generations of the black nation in South Africa is the highest achievement. Guest: Thamsanqa Malinga - Author: Blame me on Apartheid