The View Point

Songezo spoke to Zamanzima Mazibuko, Researcher at MISTRA about MISTRA’s new research book, Epidemics and Healthcare Systems in Africa In MISTRA’s new research book, Epidemics and Healthcare Systems in Africa, researchers and practitioners from within the continent explore its vulnerability to disease, and demonstrate that this disease occurs commonly because of political and economic influences....

Songezo was in conversation with Mr Ronny Rammutla, the co-founder of MAPTOW - Men AGAINST Prostitution & Trafficking of Women – and Mickey Meji, Advocay Manager at Embrace Dignity SA A few days before we enter Women’s month, we zoom into the contentious issue of prostitution and how the demand, fuels human trafficking and the unjust systems of supply. We’re in conversation with Embrace Dignity an...

The Springboks and Wallabies clash in the opening match of the Rugby Championship on Saturday at Ellis Park Stadium. This will be the first test match for the rugby world cup year calendar. We’re joined by iGwijo Squad and they will tell us about their plans in support of the Springboks and we’ll also talk about the value of making the rugby game more accessible to other persons. Songezo spoke to...

Songezo was in conversation with Patrick Kulati – CEO of Habitat for humanity in South Africa Every year during Mandela Month, Habitat for Humanity South Africa gets South Africans involved in their initiative to build houses during their "International Nelson Mandela Build Week". Although Habitat builds houses all year round, this particular initiative represents one of their largest "blitz build...

Songezo spoke to Carol Surya - Psychologist & Co-founder of Wellbeing in Schools & Education (WISE) Non-profit organisation, WISE (Wellbeing in Schools & Education), together with Sentinel Primary School in Hout Bay will hosted a 67-minute Dance Assembly today to honour the great ‘Tata’ and his vision of a world where no child suffered and could reach their full potential. Members of the public sp...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Tim Legg, co-founder and CEO of OLE!CONNECT about the innovative ways of marketing and branding your business Ole! Connect is a mobile-first media and marketing agency, helping thousands of publishers and advertisers monetise online interactions. They’re one of Africa’s leading provider of marketing data, technology and content services, having spent the las...

The Hookup Dinner is a Sub-Saharan African network of emerging entrepreneurs brought together by three core values; to connect, engage and contribute to each other’s success. The Hookup Dinner is hosted monthly across various cities in the country and select countries in SADC, East and West Africa. In servicing the “bottom of the pyramid” entrepreneurs (i.e. entry level startups), they are intenti...

South Africa continues to mourn the death of Johnny Clegg, who passed away yesterday evening after losing the battle to cancer. He diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and last year, he had a series of farewell tours appearing on stage with a variety of artists, including his son Jessie Clegg. His exposure to Zulu migrant workers during adolescence introduced him to the culture and music. His...

Songezo engaged one of our regular callers - Mziwabantu Billy (a.k.a Ngconde from P. E) There’s a gentleman who calls the night time radio shows ever-so-often – he is stern, he likes explaining, he loves radio and he wants what’s best for Africa and her children. He calls himself a curious observer and a sucker for knowledge because he wants to keep his neuron elasticity sharp. He has an interest...

If we told you that you can have a beautiful wedding that costs two-thousand-rands, would you laugh in our faces? Well, you can… Kabelo Khumalo and his wife, Mukhethwa, said I DO and it cost them just under two-grand! How did they crack this? How did they slither through the black people’s priority guest lists, which most of the time is not compiled by the bride and groom – i.e. abomakhelwane and...

SONGEZO spoke to Thulani Tshefuta – newly appointed member of Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s advisory panel We’re in conversation with Mr. Thulani Tshefuta – he is the former President of the South African Youth Council, he’s the convenor of the Community Constituency at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and he has recently been named as one of the advisors to Ea...

Songezo Mabece spoke to Tshepo Mashiane – founder of the Centre for the Advancement of Citizenry Participation in International Relations (CACPIR) The Centre for the Advancement of Citizenry Participation in International Relations (CACPIR) was established to primarily create, provide and enhance meaningful platforms for ordinary citizens of the world, Africans in particular, to actively participa...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Lungelo Zulu – Head of Communication for the National Youth Crime Prevention Steering Committee AND Hendrick Monyeki – Convenor of the No To Nyaope Campaign How can there be so many drug labs in our country without people seeing what is happening? Just this afternoon, Police raided a drug lab in Randburg – it seems all these drug labs are located in suburban...

Songezo Mabece spoke to Patronella Nqaba, Assicate Director at the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity at the Nelson Mandela Foundation This program brings together accomplished individuals from diverse backgrounds to incubate new strategies for addressing, dismantling and transforming the power structures that subjugate black people. Fellows explore the origins of structural racism and the mechani...

Yolanda Hanning, a psychologist with MSF in the North West province spoke to Songezo about the lack of counseling services for victims of rape Untreated Violence” is a series by MSF (Doctors Without Borders), called: “Critical gaps in mental health care for survivors of sexual violence in South Africa” The lasts one reveals that nearly half of health facilities in South Africa designated to care f...

Songezo was in conversation with Zikhona Miso about her journey to the2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship in the United States Zikhona is a seasoned broadcaster and founder of a monthly dialogue platform in Johannesburg - "INCOKO". She hosted a current affairs show at the SABC’s international platform "Channel Africa Radio”, which broadcasts to entire African continent. Zikhona is alumni of the Tha...

Songezo Mabece spoke to Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner at SARS – about Tax Season 2019 and the significance of paying tax. We find out about the Ins and OUTs of personal income tax (who should pay and how much). The rationale behind paying taxes and the prevalence of tax evasion in South Africa; Money laundering and corruption and how they create a despondency among tax payers. We’ll also talk ab...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with prof Ben Turok, who was one of the contributors to the Freedom Charter Today South Africa celebrates the 64th anniversary of the Freedom Charter. The Charter - a blueprint of the political, economic and social structure that the people of South Africa demanded - was adopted in an open field at the Congress of the People on the 26th of June 1955 in Kliptown....

Auditor General’s 2017/2018 Report on Municipalities Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Mr Miyelani Holeni, Group Chief Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting – he gave us an analysis of the Auditor General’s Report on SA Municipalities. The results for the period of 01st July 2017 to 30th June 2018, revealed that only 18 of the 257 municipalities assesses received clean audits, half were unqualified....

Songezo Mabece was in conversation in conversation with the General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, Zwelinzima Vavi. Talking about economic development in South Africa and how its attainment should not be at the expense of the workers. We also got his response to the comments made by Freedom Front Plus (or FF+) leader Pieter Groenewald [saying that the unions have been g...

Songezo Mabece spoke to Rev Teboho Klaas (Religion Programme Officer at The Other Foundation) and Prof Allann Boesak (Anti-apartheid leader, theologian and author about homophobia in African churches BREAKING THROUGH THE BACKLASH: Transformative Encounters between LGBTI people and the churches in Africa conference – this is a conference hosted by The Other Foundation, the Durban Lesbian and Gay Ce...

Sogezo Mabece spoke to Mpumelelo Mkhabela – A political analyst and columnist with News24 – about the rationale behind having SOEs and why they find themselves on life support. SOEs are in queuing in Parliament requesting bail outs. Not months go by and we do not hear of an SOE that is either in a management or financial crisis. Or an SOE that is implementing a TURN AROUND STRATEGY! This on-going...

The Helen Joseph Breast Care Centre (HJBCC) was set up in 2005 by Dr Carol-Ann Benn to meet the need of improved direct access to specialist breast care in Johannesburg. The vision of the unit is to provide world-class breast care to the women of Johannesburg and South Africa, delivered in a provincial (government) hospital setting. The Clinic also works with local cancer charities and other organ...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Mr Fikile Bili – CEO and Founder of Zandile Management Services, Mr Pitso Monyela – Chairperson of the Soweto Action Committee AND Mr Lucky Leseane – Provincial Executive Officer at SALGA in Gauteng During his state of the nation address, President Ramaphosa urged South Africans to pay for water and electricity and he highlighted how boycotting to pay for se...

Songezo Mabece was in conversation with Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa – the chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) The IFP nominated Mkhuleko Hlengwa to take up the post as SCOPA Chairperson because of his involvement as an active member of the committee over the past five years and also, because of the role he played in holding government departments to account. As a form...