The View Point

Ten incredible nominee stories were selected, paired up with impactful mentors, and featured on Sponsors of Brave: The Next Generation. From these nominations, two ultimately walked away with one of two R25 000 scholarships. Their mentors also won with an all-expenses-paid trip to an overseas medical conference of their choice and the opportunity to pay-it-forward by donating R25 000 to a register...

Parents have had a rough year. National lockdown left moms and dads without the support of childcare or playschools, leaving parents to find ways to keep their toddlers stimulated and learning. Reading, singing, and interacting with learning materials can be a valuable way of getting to know the world, but nothing beats sensory play for young children. Guest: Candice du Preez - Founder | Sense • a...

Parental alienation is a set of processes and behaviors conducted and enacted by a parent to deliberately and knowingly damage or sever the relationship between a child and another parent. In 2005, the United Nations' World Health Organization has adopted as part of their International Classification of Diseases and many advocates of father’s rights consider parental alienation a human rights viol...

With the second wave of COVID-19 officially here, this means that when you return to work after the holidays, you are likely to be at high risk of infection on account of your colleagues who have been traveling to hotspots. Employers who don’t plan for this now are going to be faced with higher staff absenteeism or worse, infections in the workplace. This includes better screening processes in the...

As the Day of Reconciliation comes to a close, we look at the impact of the decision to take reconciliation as a value and form it as the basis of building a new society. Many young people argue that we traded reconciliation & freedom in the short-term in the hopes of long-term justice. Unfortunately, three decades later, we are starting to see that justice may never it. There is a collective trau...

Orania is the Northern Cape town infamous for providing a home only to white people. In recent years, more savvy leadership has seen Orania movement attempt to pivot away from its racist associations. It is focused on presenting itself as a self-determination project in line with the direction of geopolitics and population growth. Guest: Joost Strydom - Head | Orania Movement

Guest: Ms Mpho Zwokana - Founder | ZwotheZwonaka Events

In the spirit of giving and his love for entrepreneurship, Mr Mseleku has decided to spend his interview segment providing an opportunity for small and medium enterprises to market their businesses. Mr Mseleku called on entrepreneurs to share their business and startups via his social media platforms. Tonight, he has chosen two to speak to him on this platform. For people who know the ViewPoint, y...

Our next co-host started working for Ukhozi FM as a journalist. He is a business man and a pastor in the area of uMzumbe in Kwa-Madlala where he was raised by his late mother and grandmother. A few years ago, Mzansi Magic introduced a new show to the South African audience called Uthando Nesthembu This show would become groundbreaking that he would go on and share his life with his four wives and...

It has been more than a year since the world first learned of the Covid-19 pandemic. There have been plenty of lessons learned by international governments about the limits of the public health system and the race to a vaccine. South Africa has entered its second wave. As we enter the holiday season, it is important to understand what a Second Wave entails for our communities and if our public hea...

The President has spoken. We are joined on the line by Mandisa Mpulo to help us unpack the important takeaways from this address and the weekend’s headlines. 1. #FamilyMeeting 2. #AceMagashule (ANC Integrity Commission & NEC meeting outcomes) 3. #MatricRewrite (AfriForum successfully appeal DBE call to rewrite matric examinations) 4. #ActionSA (Mashaba registers party ahead of 2021) 5. #Eskom (Ret...

In the past decade, there has been an overall increase in first-generation students across racial groups. Seventy-five percent of first-year students are the first in their family to attend university. Although these students come to university with an inspiring motivation to succeed, higher-education research shows that these students are at risk due to a lack of role models in their immediate fa...

For anyone trading in forex during the pandemic, things have been quite uncertain in the markets and this created volatility. Volatility can be seen as a good or a bad thing. It increases risk but can also increase profits for the brave and the shrewd. Our next guest speculates that based on the year’s events, 2021 will be a revealing year given our struggling economy. “For anyone who’s looking to...

Next week, our next guest will join hundreds of University of Cape Town (UCT) graduands in a virtual graduation celebratory event. He will receive his bachelor’s degree in business science with a major in Finance from the Faculty of Commerce. This achievement did not come easy as he had to overcome an abusive stepfather, moving out of the home at an early age and declining the advances of gangs in...

A core theme of this year's 16 Days of Activism is economic justice for women. Deputy President, David Mabuza, launched the campaign under the national theme: Women’s Economic Justice for a Non-Violent and Non-Sexist South Africa'. One of the reasons why women cannot leave abusive relationships is due to the lack of economic participation. We cannot address economic recovery without women being pr...

For the most part of this year, many people have been focused on keeping their head above water, putting their big career goals on ice while navigating COVID-19 and its everlastings impact. As this weird year comes to an end and you plan for 2021, don’t you perhaps thing that it’s time to invest in a coach to help recognise and achieve your greatest potential? Guest: Neshica Bheem - Founder and Di...

In conversation with entrepreneur and social activist, Robyn Ashdown, who took the time to follow her passion for fitness and turn it into a business. In 2017, she the fitness lover founded Tomboy LTD – this was after she had travelled the world and saw how fitness gear for women was limited. Because she knew that she wasn't alone in her struggle, she then had the urge to create comfortable and fu...

While banking institutions use world-class security systems and technology to protect their clients from criminal and fraudulent activity, some customers are still at risk of falling prey to the tactics that criminals and fraudsters use to obtain banking details, card information or to rob cash from people. Criminal and fraudulent activity targeting customers’ bank accounts generally appear to be...

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has taken its toll on everyone, but small businesses have really borne the brunt of the severe economic consequences of lockdown. Because SMMEs are such a vital part of our economy and in job creation, Finfind set out to research how this year has impacted on the sector. In partnership with various stakeholders, they conducted a study on the impact of...

In conversation with Dr. Daniel Eizenga from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, about the latest report that he co-authored, titled The Puzzle of JNIM and Militant Islamist Groups in the Sahel. In this report, he unpacks the distinctive features of the component groups of JNIM, the relative threats they pose, and the means for responding more effectively to each element. Guest: Dr Daniel Eiz...

Malamulele Onward is a creative team of people who invest in rural Cerebral Palsy services and offer innovative solutions to improve the quality of life of children with CP and their families. Their strength lies in the fact that their team consists of therapists, parents of children with CP and a young adult affected by CP. Together with their dedicated board of directors, they are able to contri...

Emma and Tholoana Tlhobelo are the Founders of the Tokelo Foundation for Cerebral Palsy Awareness. The foundation was established in October 2018, after their son was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a Neurological condition that affects body movement, muscle control, coordination, tone, reflex and balance. Although there is no known cure, with early intervention and the use of assistive devices, fa...

Since February, we have been featuring the Adcock Ingram OTC Sponsors of Brave campaign; we even spoke to the readers’ choice and judges’ choice winners. About two months ago, another campaign was introduced and this was called The Next Generation of Brave, with the intention of highlighting students who are pursuing studies in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Guest: Jerusha Raath - Head o...

The South African National Blood Services has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations as the service is facing severe shortages of blood, to the extent that there may not be sufficient available blood for patients in need to sustain the country over the festive season. Traditionally, December is a difficult time for the SANBS, with limited access to corporate blood drives and the availability...

As part of addressing the high prevalence of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in the country, the Department of Social Development in partnership with UNICEF, hosted an educational awareness webinar on Child Trafficking, Cyberbullying, Online and Violation of Children’s Rights on Friday. Both the lockdown restrictions and a new normal life has intensely exposed children to the digital space, whi...