The View Point

The lockdown has taken a lot away from many South African. This time highlighted the need for us to be versatile and innovative. Today we focus on the business of DJying and how an innovative concept such as the Lockdown HouseParty, has brought much needed refreshment during the lockdown. Guest: Phind’gcobe Madubela – Dj PH - Metro FM presenter, Dj AND Co-Initiator of the LockdownHouseParty Guest:...

With social distancing continuing indefinitely, arts and culture practitioners are increasingly finding ways to maintain their practices and livelihoods online. With this in, we look at the National Arts Festival 2020 and what it meant for their ‘business’ to go virtual. They have recently announced that they are extending their virtual festival until the end of July – this was the second extensio...

By setting funds aside, you’ve already taken steps to provide financial security for your loved ones in the case of your death, but one step most often neglected is designating a beneficiary. Your beneficiary is the person to whom your benefits are paid in the event of your death. There have been many cases where family members don’t receive the life insurance or retirement savings payouts promise...

It’s well known that South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates of young people in the world, with 59% of youngsters aged between 15 and 24 currently unemployed. A new research initiative exploring the changing nature of work and its implications for social protection policy in South Africa, demonstrates that young people use several strategies to earn some income where wage work is no...

Much like our daily routines, religious and cultural rituals have been derailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Strict measures, if not ultimate banning, have also been placed of funerals and cultural activities such as initiation schools, ukutwasa and the reed dance. This has created a sense of discomfort particularly because cultural expressions are historical and deep forms of expression. Some eve...

South Africa is going through an economic crisis and over the past year, there have been many debates across the public discourse on how workers pensions should be used to develop the country's development and infrastructure. The PIC Commission of Inquiry has shown the drawbacks of how this asset should be managed and how it should be protected. Eskom and SAA are other bad examples where we have c...

Our co-host is a former military man, a gutsy public servant and national treasure when it comes to South African proverbs. He served as Commander of the then Transkei Defence and became a key role actor in the transition of the Eastern Cape (Transkei) and South Africa (CODESA) into democracy. He is one of the longest serving parliamentarians in democratic history and the President of the United D...

Have you noticed that in the midst of all of the Covid-19 news there has been very little news attention paid to what we should/could be doing to prevent another new virus from breaking loose. Obviously we need to worry about the problem at hand first, but if there are things we could be doing to prevent this from happening again, surely we should be looking into them. Guest: Donovan Will - Direct...

Siki Dlanga is of the view that the church is the single most consistent institution that has played the most influential role in the formation of the psyche of South African society. She believes that we owe the foundations of our education, press, health, human rights and government to the Christian church’s role in South Africa. She says GBV has long been orchestrated by the teachings of the ch...

A task team was assigned to looking into transformation within universities in 2015. The report was released last week by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Blade Nzimande. Nzimande was concerned by the impediments within the postgraduate pipeline in providing support for early career development. Further, the worst affected by these challenges are aspiring black and coloured female scholars. G...

On the 18th July, ordinary South Africans give 67 minutes of our day to get involved within our communities and these acts of kindness have evolved into a global movement. In this year’s celebrations, it will launch the #Each1Feed1 Food Voucher System as part of their flagship project that the Foundation has pursued for the Mandela Day campaign. It has been working alongside the Siya Kolisi Founda...

67 000 litres of soup is more than just a hearty, nourishing cup of soup for thousands of hungry people – it’s 268 000 cups of kindness, prepared with compassion by over 300 chefs in 10 cities in the spirit of Madiba’s call to ‘take action and inspire change’. SA Harvest and Chefs with Compassion are rising to Madiba’s call through the collective action of hundreds of chefs who are doing what they...

IQ Business launched its inaugural Youth Progress Index that set out to investigate the status of youth and quality of life across the nine provinces between 2013 to 2018. Whilst social progress has improved in the country, this new report shows that youth progress has deteriorated over the same 5 year period. The study uses three conceptual dimensions to carry out its study based on opportunity,...

Have you ever thought about what you’d do should you be retrenched? Do you know how you’re going to restructure your finances? Do you even have finances to restructure considering the cost of living and how it makes it almost impossible for many South Africans to save? 189Xchange is the home and job hub for job seekers who have lost their employment as a direct impact of section 189 (of the Labor...

During the Presidential Imibizo earlier tonight, the President announced that 3 million South Africans have lost their jobs as a result of COVID 19 pandemic. For those who are in financial trouble, many could become victims to scammers who offer big profits over a short period of time, if you allow them access to your account details. There have been new reports of scams taking place on social med...

The second-hand market is an obvious choice when looking for cheap cars but when it comes to computers, consumers are reluctant to consider used equipment. However, this is fast-changing and there is a definite rise in demand for cheap computers in emerging economies on the African continent. Consumers are fast realising that refurbished electronics are perfectly fine and dealers are fighting for...

Over recent months the bloody insurgency in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado has taken an unprecedented maritime turn. If it worsens, it could have profound socio-economic and security implications for Southern Africa. The Islamic State-inspired Ahlu-Sunnah Wal Jama’at (Al-Sunnah) has been attacking Cabo Delgado inhabitants since 2017, killing over 1 000 people to date. Guest: Anna...

Ambassador Marks will speak to the Dr. Sophia Siddiqui, who currently serves as the U.S. Health Attache South Africa and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Regional Representative. They will discuss recent developments in HIV prevention and treatment, including PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) and the idea of antiretroviral treatment as prevention, and announcements from the Inter...

Ambassador Marks will interview the new acting CEO of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), Ms Coceka Nogoduka, to talk about what South Africa needs to do to control the HIV epidemic; reengaging the public on the importance of HIV prevention, testing, and treatment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic; and why community organizations and civil society need to be at the center of HI...

Ambassador Lana Marks was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa on the 04th of October 2019. Prior to her appointment, Ambassador Marks served as the Chief Executive Officer of the LANA MARKS fashion brand, which she founded in 1987. Over the course of 30 years, she developed the label into an international brand, opening stores and boutiques across the world. Ambassador Mark...

Earlier this year, News24 in partnership with Adcock Ingram OTC spearheaded a campaign looking for the ordinary South African healthcare providers including pharmacists, nurses and doctors doing extraordinary work in their communities. The Sponsors of Brave campaign was meant to celebrate these unsung heroes of brave, professionals who walk the extra mile attending to the medical and healthcare ne...

The Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), in partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), have introduced a National Youth Resilience Initiative (NYRI) to support and promote the psychosocial well-being and resilience of youth in South Africa. The objectives of the National Youth Resilience Initiative are to highlight the issue of the psychosocial wel...

Analysts, economists and industry experts have highlighted shortfalls in the implementation of the Disaster Management Act (DMA) during the Covid-19 pandemic. There was even a High Court judgment which declared some Covid-19 regulations unconstitutional and invalid. Some of the interventions to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 have had a serious impact on human rights and the rule of law and their al...

Guest: Dr Sharron McPherson

Guest: Irene Charnley - President of @IWFglobal