The View Point

In recognition of South African Youth day and Day of the African Child, Bridges: A Pan-Afrikan Arts Movement (based in New York, USA) and eBukhosini Solutions (based in Johannesburg, South Africa) are hosting a virtual event called AMPLIFY! Youth Arts in Action, empowering the voices and artistry of our young people. In respect of the young people who fought for freedom in 1976, the African Union...

As of 1st July, passengers will have to tighten their belts as taxi fare prices are set to increase by up to R7,00 per trip. For long-distance commuters, trips leaving Gauteng will increase by R50 per route. These price hikes come as a result of impact of COVID 19 pandemic, in line with their operational costs. However, there has been growing tensions with Department of Transport on the financial...

Guest: Prof Jimi Adesina - Univerisity of Cape Town Guest: Mocke J van Veuren - University of Witwatersrand

Earlier this week, we discussed the impact of racism in elite schools and the allegations surfacing. The conversation was focused on alumni stories and not focused on young voices that are still facing the same experiences today. Today, we feature an interview a campaign that provides a safe space for young people to share their experiences without fear and speak truth to power about the places wh...

Another landmark ruling has been made in the Constitutional Court, as independent candidate have been granted opportunity to stand for national and provincial elections. For the New Nation Movement, today's ruling is vindication after struggling within the legal system for the past 12 months. For the Department of Home Affairs, its time to face the music as not only do they have to pay for the leg...

Being a small business owner takes great courage. During these uncertain times, many entrepreneurs are beginning to feel out of their depth and there is still six more months to go. If you could start 2020 again, what would you do differently? Momentum, in partnership with Kaya fm, hosts: The Science of Success - SMEs Masterclass. These classes are focused on giving insights on the challenges they...

In the past week, the death of Tshegofatso Pule and Naledi Phangindawo was another reminder that there is a battle women are facing in their communities and homes. With the police ministry claiming that Gender-Based Violence statistics have dropped during lockdown, the GBV Command Centre call receiving 120 000 calls per day and 2230 new cases have been opened in the first four weeks of the nationa...

On 21st April, the government made an announcement that would provide social relief to millions of South Africans facing in distress as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. The Department of Social Development was tasked with not only the administering the existing grant system. It also had to facilitate the distribution of food parcels and pay careful attention to shelters, nutrition programs and o...

The protests that have erupted over the past 2 weeks in America on racism and police brutality led by the social movement, #BlackLivesMatter has shook the table on South African shores. In recent developments, Private and Model C schools have been at the centre of allegations of racism with students, past and present, sharing their experience on social media. The institutional culture of these sch...

This evening, I really wanted to speak about healthcare workers during these trying times of this Covid-19 pandemic. I was speaking to my best friend earlier this week on the plight of doctors in the Western Cape. He subsequently asked me to convey the following tweet, which struck a chord and is in part the motivation for welcoming our guests on the #TuesdayTakeover this evening The tweet read: "...

He was born in Durban and was raised on the south coast of KZN - Our co-host this evening requires little introduction and is no stranger to the media and to our listeners here on SAFM. Once the youngest elected Member of Parliament in 2012, and a gentlemen who has cut his teeth in all spheres of political activism, a former UKZN SADESMO SRC member and the former National Chairperson of the IFP Yo...

Preserved heritage has an impact to identity, dignity and self-determination of a nation and is often undermined. It is the priceless heritage that helps our people to find relevance in their living spaces, challenges life and socio-economic matters. The preservation and promotion of this heritage relies on the heritage practitioners being able to access resources from institutions. The National H...

The United Nations has declared 7th June World Food Safety Day, to strengthen global efforts to ensure food safety under the theme "Food Safety everyone’s business". The World Health Organization estimated “about 600 million people, i.e. almost 1 in 10 people in the world, who become ill after eating contaminated food. This has led to about 420 000 deaths every year”. Unsafe food costs the develop...

South Africa’s young adults are facing the very real risk of getting left behind post-lockdown. This is a real concern considering that 65% of all the unemployed in this country are youth. Nwenari argues that the power of technology can connect and empower young people to upskilling themselves during the closure of educational institutions. Further, she argues that it’s vital that young people are...

Two weeks ago, Adam Habib penned an article on how universities should not be a politicized place. In response to this article, Sonwabile Ngxiza argues that Habib was more comfortable with limited contestation from students and their elected leadership. Further, he stated the dangers of authoritarian institutional cultures. In last week’s conversation on the role of Student Representative Councils...

When communities are confronted by both resilient structural violence and attacks on their bodies, violent responses will occur. This is especially evident right now in the US, where many of the protests have been characterised by violent action. Protests in response to the deaths of Black people at the hands of police or military - George Floyd in the United States, Collins Khosa in South Africa,...

A recent report on the national lockdown showed that over 230 000 people were arrested for breaching national regulations. In a discussion held last week with Sasha Gear, she raised the argument that the basis of these arrests may be in antithesis to the values that underpin restorative justice. Restorative justice is a balance between giving effect to the interests of the victims and the rehabili...

In a recent study conducted by Momentum Holdings and UNISA, household incomes lost over R800 billion at the end of the first quarter. Guest: Dr Tshepiso Matentjie Guest: Dr Johann van Tonder - Behavioural Economist, Momentum Holdings

We speak to the spokesperson of #Asivikelane, Phumeza Mlungwana. Asivikelane provides a platform for residents in informal settlements to communicate severe water, sanitation and refuse removal shortages during the Covid-19 crisis. It is a growing network that already brings together 153 informal settlements in five metropolitan municipalities and five smaller towns. This campaign is not just abou...

The death of George Floyd in Minnasota sparked country-wide protest spearheaded by #BlackLivesMatter movement. Closer to home, the recent findings of the SANDF inquiry into the death of Collins Khosa has caused much outrage and raised questions around number of non-COVID related deaths since the national lockdown. Guest: Mr Jamil Khan - PhD Critical Diversity Studies Candidate, University of Witwa...

As we closed Africa month, much of the focus of these celebrations were around the response to COVID 19 and what was Africa doing wrong. As we look into Youth month in SA, we spend it finding leading visionaries that challenge African leadership and put young people at the forefront of the most pertinent issues. Guest: Dr Shakira Choonara - Public Health Practitioner | African Union Youth Council

The South African Network of People Who Use Drugs (SANPUD) notes with alarm the significant size of the crowds that have gathered outside of retail liquor outlets and the celebratory atmosphere accompanying them. They are of the view that although COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol may have been well intended, past research shows alcohol consumption leads to more severe lung diseases, like adult res...

Naledi Chirwa chose to speak about the sex work industry and the challenges faced by the men and women working in the industry – she will lead this conversation, with the guests that she chose. Guest: Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng - Gender Commissioner Guest: Dr Katlego Rasebitsi - Sisonke

She is a Activist, Mother, Academic, Feminist and Actor. She is currently completing her Masters in Theatre and Performance at the University of Witwatersrand. At the age of 25, she is Member of Parliament and sits on the Parliamentary Committee for Health. She was listed as the 30th candidate of GP Legislature and National Assembly in the 2019 Elections. She was featured among the Mail and Guardi...

Medicines have evolved over time and so has the realisation of the importance of quality control and regulatory processes. Complementary medicines were previously perceived to be unregulated, although the Medicines Act does not distinguish between allopathic and complementary medicine. As the era of unregulated complementary medicine ended, the requirements in terms of dossier content left many ro...