The View Point

In 2018, a preliminary report by the Department of Arts and Culture Task team recommended that statues of colonial and apartheid figures should be removed from prominent public locations. The Task Team on Transformation of South Africa’s Heritage Landscape was established following the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ protests that started at the University of Cape Town in 2015. Guest: Dr Metji Makgoba - Indepe...

GUEST: Prof Carolina Pohl-Albertyn - SARCHI Research Chair in Pathogenic Yeast in the Department of Microbial Biochemical and Food Biotechnologyat the University of the Free State

GUEST: Ms Maxine Besket - Writer and content producer at News24

1. #JetSaga ANC delegation that went to Zimbabwe (#SANDF & Mapisa-Nqakula's report to the Presidency) 2. #SACP hitting back at the ANC (Nzimande hitting back at Tito Mboweni and Treasury economic reform measures) 3. #Level1 (Extension of National State of Disaster to 15th October 2020 and Pres. Ramaphosa set to address the nation this week) 4. #ColonialStatues (DA press statement criticize the Pre...

According to the report: “Changing Size and Shape of the Higher Education System in South Africa”, there has been a steady increase of students attending universities during the period of 2005 to 2017. However, there is also a high dropout rate of black and coloured undergraduate students, across all qualifications. Given the circumstances of the current academic year, there are concerns that the...

Since the lockdown started, The City of Durban has launched a series of virtual campaigns to engage with tourists and to remind them of what they were missing. This included the “Rediscover Durban” campaign, which showcased some of the city’s tourism treasures. During the month of September, the City will be advocating for the public to know their city and its heritage, much of which is embedded i...

Since 2013, the key objectives of the NCOP Local Government Week has been to facilitate dialogue on local government issues and foster a common understanding on the challenges at hand. Further, to propose short, medium & long-term systemic legislative solutions. This week is also set to showcase innovative best practices as part of knowledge sharing; to assess the adequacy of the support and inter...

Guest: Rev Frank Chikane Guest:Adv Athi Guest: Walter Bengu Guest: Adv Ndumisa Ndzebeza

Guest: Dr Mandla Lamba - CEO Verityhurst Capital

Guest:Justice Albie Sachs

We are all aware of the H&M advert that led to the physical destruction of some of their stores. This is one of the many adverts that have sparked an outrage because of the racial nature of the content. The recent outrage is of a Clicks advert, supplied to it by the TRESemmé shampoo brand being promoted, which included pictures of four women – two black and two white – and described the hair of th...

GUEST: Saray Khumalo - Award-winning mountaineer, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and libraries ambassador

Terry Oakley-Smith will be in conversation with Zed, about her work in the conflict resolution space. GUEST: Zed Xaba - Conflict Facilitator and Organisational Change trainer

GUEST: Terry Oakley-Smith - Founder and managing director of Diversi-T

GUEST: Leigh Meinert - Advocacy Manager at the Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA)

GUEST: Donovan Goliath - Comedian & Content Creator AND Davina Gordon - Violinist & Content Creator

GUEST: Ntombizikhona Valela - Historian & Writer

#JohnMoodley (resignation & DA Fedex statement on investigation allegations) #EFFvsClicks (picketing outside of stores in response to racist hair campaign) #StateCapture (former Eskom CEO, Tshediso Matona; Nomvula Makonyane & who to expect to take the stand this week) #GDP (new quarterly reports are due to be released this week) #GBV: #ThandekaMdeliswa (President announces three new legislative bi...

GUEST: Darlene Menzies - Chief Executive Officer of FinFind

GUEST: Maeson Maherry - Chief Executive Officer | LawTrust

Guest: Mr Brian van Rooyen - CEO of Labat Africa Guest: Dr Mandla Lamba - CEO Verityhurst Capital

Did you know that an average of 25 000 South Africans immigrates per year? According to the United Nations estimates that the number of South African-born people residing outside the country has increased from 330,000 in 1990 to well over a million in 2020. While the pandemic has delayed the relocation process, it has not deterred many South Africans’ decisions to emigrate, or to have a Plan B, sh...

Whilst corporate South Africa counts the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the areas which has been brought into sharp focus has been a leader’s role in flattening the curve. This has required many corporates to consider a revision of their current capabilities, systems and for our next guest, apply a concept called anti-fragility. GUEST: Sibusiso Buthelezi - Head of Operational Risk at Africa...

GUEST: Francis S. Konyon - Co-Ordinator | MenEngage Liberia

Western law and cultural laws are at odds when it comes to the status of the child of a single/unmarried mother. GUESTS: Nkosikazi Nonyaniso Fikeni - Regent and member of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders