The View Point

Songezo Mabece spoke to the Law Trust Chair of Social Justice at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Law, Prof Thuli Madonsela about the Social Justice Summit and the urgent need to eliminate We’re in conversation with Professor Thuli Madonsela, about the Social Justice Summit and International Conference that kicks off on Thursday. The Summit aims to unpack the concept of social justice in South...

We’re in conversation with Tholoana and Emma Tlhobelo – they are the founding directors of the Tokelo Foundation. The foundation was founded last year with the aim of raising awareness on Cerebral Palsy and forming support structures for parents who are raising children with Cerebral Palsy. They talk to us about their son, Tokelo, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a very young age. We engag...

With just about 60 days before Matric Final exams commence, Grade 12s are starting to feel the pressure, and should now be strategising how to best use their time before these watershed assessments. Independent Institute of Education says pupils should also keep in mind that prelims are often pitched at a slightly more difficult level on purpose, to serve as a wake-up call, and that the most impor...

We’re talking about the state of state owned shelter for abused women and children in South Africa. Are they in a condition to give help and refuge to abused women are these centres safe and secure and in compliance with the laws? Is there enough funding to keep these much needed places opened? Guest: Ms Sheena Swemmer, attorney and head of the Gender Programme at the Centre for Applied Legal Stud...

We’re in conversation with our co-host, Leigh-Ann Mathys – the Treasurer General of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). She refers to herself as an accidental politician who came to politics through a passion for social activism. The EFF was the first political party she joined and this happened because of Marikana. Before that, she had come back to South Africa from Australia where her family ha...

Songezo Mabece is in conversation with Tracey Henry, the CEO of Tshikululu Social Investments – talking about the value of CSI in South Africa Corporate Social Investment includes projects that are external to the normal business activities of a company and not directly for purposes of increasing company profit. These projects have a strong developmental approach and utilize company resources to b...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation Antoinette Kloppers and Preetya Bhika – both ladies are architects at the Paragon Group We’re still honoring Women, Izimbokodo this month, and imbalance of power is still one of the hot button issues that women to this day are fighting against. Architecture remains a tough profession for women to crack but is undergoing a dramatic change. It definitely is a new d...

Songezo Mabece is in conversation with Afriforum’s head of Policy and Structures, Mr Ernst Roet The Black Monday protests, which flared-up in October 2017, forced the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SA Human Rights Commission to take action. What started out as an impassioned plea to take action against a rise in farm murders descended into open displays of the apartheid flag, and in some cases, def...

Out co-host Minister Aunty Pat interviewed the Dr. Vuyo Mahlati, the Chairperson of the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture The expert Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in September last year, to provide independent advice to the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Land Reform – a committee chaired by Deputy Pres...

Songezo Mabece and Minister Aunty Pat spoke about procurement challenges in South Africa and some of the way in which the problem can be tackled. They interviewed Prof Sope Williams-Elegbe Head of Department of Mercantile Law AND Deputy Director of the African Procurement Law Unit at Stellenbosch University AND Dr. Allison Anthony, Senior Lecturer and Specialist in construction procurement law at...

Co-host Minister Aunty Pat (Patricia De Lille – Minister for the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure) Songezo profiled Minister Patricia De Lille and he spoke to her about some of challenges she faced in the past two years. They also spoke about why she heeded the President’s call and became a Minister. The Government's aim is to transform the public procurement process in order to achie...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with MEC of Health in Gauteng Dr. Bandile Masuku Last week we scraped the top of the surface. We were supposed to engage the MEC on a number of issues pertaining to health issues in Gauteng but we didn’t even cover half of the issues (i.e. the Gauteng health sector reform plans; reviving the basic principles of Batho Pele in the health sector; resources and perso...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Letshego Zulu – an author, a lover of life, a mother and Gugu Zulu’s wife On Wednesday the 21st of August, the Nelson Mandela Foundation will host a conversation between Sello Hatang and Letshego Zulu on Letshego’s new book I Choose To Live: Life after losing Gugu. In her memoir, she writes candidly about her relationship and the bond she shared with the lat...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Dr. Oscar van Heerden who is a Scholar of International Relations, Political commentator, one of the contributors to the Umrhabulo Journal and a at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation The OR Tambo School of Leadership hosted their monthly Umrabulo Dialogue at Constitution Hill last week and the focus was on the burning issue of The National Question: Who belong...

The AfrikanNarrative: Is African culture the biggest violator of women’s rights and women empowerment? African woman’s demands are transforming into something most people never envisaged. Women and children dream of being empowered and independent. But how realistic is it to achieve these dreams when we still belong to cultural communities? -Communities and families that subscribe to cultural prac...

The significance of archives and humanities in preserving our history and strengthening our democracy Songezo Mabece was in conversation with the CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council, Prof Crain Soudien We’re talking about the archive as a means for understanding the relationship between the social science disciplines, the institutions and the idea of Pretoria – the capital of South Africa....

Songezo was in conversation with Dr Abdul Karim Elgoni, Chairperson of the African Diaspora Forum AND Mr Wayne Ncube, Head of the Strategic Litigation Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights Plenty of wrongdoing transpired during last week's raid on counterfeit goods in the Johannesburg CBD. Policemen have been arrested for defeating the ends and justice and fraud, some foreign nationals have been d...

We’re in conversation with the MEC of Health in Gauteng Dr. Bandile Masuku. We engage the MEC on a number of issues pertaining to health issues in Gauteng i.e. the Gauteng health sector reform plans; reviving the basic principles of Batho Pele in the health sector; resources and personnel in public healthcare; overcrowding in healthcare facilities; foreign nationals and the Gauteng healthcare syst...

Recent media coverage of homeless people has again focused on them as victims: in Pretoria at the hands of an unknown murderer; in Cape Town in the face of a harsh law enforcement regime; in Durban neglected by an uncaring municipality. But victimhood is only part of the story. Homeless 101 is a photo essay that was put together by an inspiring young photographer Obakeng Molepe and a meticulous co...

An interview with Karabo Masedi (The challenges of doing advocacy and Fundraising for NGOs) Karabo holds a degree in Humanities (Political Science and Public Governance and Management) from the University of Johannesburg which has fuelled her passion in social development work. She has always cantered her work on women and education however, in the last year, her focus shifted to fundraising speci...

Vuyolethu is a professional in technology, innovation, media and business development. She is currently working as an Associate of Impact Accelerator at investment and advisory firm Impact Amplifier, a Mentor at Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and, the Chair of the Board for GirlHype which is an NPC that has impacted coding and leadership skills training of 100 000 young girls over 14 years. She is al...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Mama Lillian Ngoyi’s grandson, Nqaba Ngoyi - talking about the work he is doing as a Television and Film Director to keep his grandmother’s legacy alive.

Songezo was in conversation with Coenie Middel, the CEO of Middel and Partners and Erns Erasmus, Director for African Expansion and Payment Systems at Realpay Payment Solutions More often than not, small businesses struggle to attract business or comply with either their local municipalities or SARS. These challenges paired with a lack of resources, guidance, innovation, failing to generate income...

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What does it take to be previously disadvantaged, hungry for success, have a family, keep cultural practices and thrive in your career as a wife or husband? There’s this notion of power couples and strategic partnerships that seems to have hit the streets very hard – what is it about? Is it about looking cute together and having a crowd? Do it apply to the hip and well known? What makes a power co...