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The Western Cape is seeking its independence from the rest of South Africa. Is this possible and how will this be achieved? CapeXit, is a registered NPO and NOT a political party (the name capexit on the previous ballot papers was another political party who decided and was allowed to us the name as their abbreviation).
Ingrid von Stein was joined Des Palm, one of the 4 directors of this NPC to find out more about CapeXit, its vision and goals. In order to call for a referendum for change 1.6 million signatures of support are needed in the Western Cape. Currently they have just over 825 000 and are gaining support at a rapid rate. You may have seen or heard over the weekend that a number of countries are now seeking their independence from the United Kingdom as well.
The vision for CapeXit is to have the Western Cape Region of South Africa declared as an Independent Country. You may ask how can this be possible? The steps are as follows:
- Section 235 of the South African Constitution
- International Law: Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Article 20 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Various other conventions undersigned by the South African Government
A referendum on the Western Cape Independence calls for independence so that this new independent country can:
- Build a secure and prosperous new nation
- To eliminate poverty and unemployment
- Eliminate racism and discrimination
- Eliminate the current Tax system
- Eliminate crime and drug abuse
- Raise the standard of education
- To give power to all communities
How you may ask? By implementing a direct democracy using the Swiss Canton System and by becoming a tax haven using the TEAL system, which is an acronym for Total Economic Activity Levy.
The idea, in its most simple form, is that instead of heavily taxing income, profits and all the plethora of sources available to the modern state, with all their costs, to the state and the tax-payers, and all the exceptions and special considerations (meaning that if you have sufficient access to the tax system you may be exempted from all or part of a tax), instead of all that complexity, everyone pays a small percentage of their activity in the economy.
This may appear complicated until you realise that all the major economic activity of an economy pass through the banking system. By levying a very small percentage of each transaction, of each and every deposit and payment of each and every bank account in the economy, you collect an enormous sum of money.
What does being a good leader mean to you? Join Mpume-Ncube-Daka as she chats candidly with Dr Thembi Xulu, CEO of South African National AIDS Council.
Dr. Thembi Xulu, a Medical doctor, and a public health professional by training. She holds a diploma in obstetrics and another one in HIV/AIDS medicine, this was driven by the love that HIV shouldn't be transferred to unborn babies by their mothers. She studied for a Master’s in public health and management. She joined the board of directors at the age of 30, and she went to the Institute of Directors to equip herself. She is a special kind of Dr who is skilled in governance in the non-profit sector. She is currently the CEO of the South African National AIDS Council, as well as the Chairperson of the South Africa Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism.
Our conversation today is around leadership and for Dr. Thembi leadership is a blessing that was given to her and allows her to build, grow and create other leaders. This means she has to create an environment that enables others to emerge as leaders by being able to express ideas that are explored in the best interest of the organisation. For her, leadership means being clear on roles and goals and ensuring that her team is confident to express their ideas in a safe space where they know they are protected and covered by her. Dr. T also shares that furthermore, leadership for her also means that as much as she may be clear of where her and the team are headed, she can't be too rigid in how she approaches things, thus she will make changes along the way as best as she could to the benefit of all involved.
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“I’m lovin’ it”—I’m sure you can sing this jingle and recognize the brand behind it. The same goes with other tunes and music related to other brands, news programs, movies, sports programs or commercials. All remarkable and famous sounds are usually the result of sound marketing strategies, which consist in creating unique audios for advertising campaigns or media programs to let people recognize a product or service just using the auditory system.
Sound marketing, also called audio branding, enables companies to create memorable identities and improve brand recognition by targeting a sense in addition to vision or sight. Hearing and memorizing a sound is, in fact, highly effective in marketing campaigns since people tend to use all five senses to determine behavior or categorize experiences. Kevin Britz and Craig Page-Lee, hosts of our weekly Marketing & Leadership show, delve into the world of Sound Marketing and how it has to be part of your marketing strategy in the current marketing environment and how podcasting gives your brand its own unique sound, voice and insights to your markets. If you would like to discuss sound branding or podcasting - please connect with ingrid@ebizradio.com
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Companies are moving away from the traditional methods of recruitment and LinkedIn, a professional social network platform used by both talent acquisition specialists and job candidates. LinkedIn is the biggest platform to find talent as it allows for networking, training, interviewing tips and how best to prepare and present your profile. Recent surveys show that there is 4 hires every minute which means that talent specialists use LinkedIn as one of their primary sources of talent.
Mpume Ncube-Daka in conversation with Nompumelelo Mshengu who is a talent acquisition “passionist” as she calls herself, helps people, with matching them to the right job. In this conversation, we gain insights on how best we can leverage LinkedIn as job candidates.
"I went from being a teacher, to moving to Australia, with enough money for only 2 months. I knew I needed to change and do something that would bring me happiness and money. I now teach people how to use Instagram for their marketing", Jake Davey. Mpume Ncube-Daka is joined by Jake Davey, a successful online entrepreneur. Jake has worked with many entrepreneurs around the world teaching them how to grow and monetise their businesses on Instagram.
Jake is based in the UK in Manchester, where he was a teacher for 8 years before transitioning into his online business. He relates the story of how he left the UK and moved to Australia to try to explore other things in life because he wasn't sure what the next step in his career would be.
The online business was never part of the plan but it sounds like he was destined for it because he met a gentleman in Fiji who introduced him to the possibility of being able to run an online business. Jake shares about the transferable skills that he acquired and the importance of having coaches and mentors to help you through your journey. Grab a drink and enjoy this change conversation. Please comment and share if this conversation resonated with you. Connect directly: Jake Davey: Instagram: @jakeadamdavey / https://jakeadamdavey.com/ | Mpume Ncube-Daka - Instagram & Facebook - Change Conversations with Mpume | www.changeconversations.co.za
What happens when you suddenly hear that you are going to be retrenched? How do you prepare yourself and what and how do you plan for the future?
Mpume Ncube-Daka, host of Change Conversations, is joined by Phumelele Ndumo. Phumelele is a financial advisor, an author of two books, one of which is called “From Debt to Riches” and a radio contributor, and she also regularly shares her financial management insights with corporates.
In this discussion today, they talk about job retrenchment. The news of a possible retrenchment is often scary and affects people differently, depending on where one is in their career, but Phumelele shares some insights on how best to prepare for it. In this conversation, Phumelele defines retrenchment, speaks about voluntary and involuntary retrenchment, and the financial implications that come with it. Retrenchment definitely changes your life, and it can be a rude awakening, but Phume advises that while you still can, take precautions and make the necessary arrangements according to your needs post
- Disclaimer: Any information shared here is not intended nor does it constitute, tax, legal or any other financial advice. Before making any decision or taking any action regarding any finances, please consult a qualified financial advisor.
Connect directly:
Phumelele Ndumo - info@thuthuka-sa.co.za / Office Line: 011 568 2635 / Cell: 068 195 4028 / FB: Thuthuka SA
Mpume Ncube-Daka - IG&FB. @Change Conversations with Mpume / YouTube: Change Conversations with Mpume / Website: www.changeconversations.co.za
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“Don’t confuse power with authority. Companies may appoint managers, but it’s employees who decide if those managers are leaders.” You need to acknowledge and understand what office politics are in order to be able to navigate your way through your career.
Mpume Ncube-Daka chats with Niven Postma, an author, lecturer and consultant in strategy and power. Her book is titled "If you don't do politics, politics will do you" (definitely worth a read if you want to understand and navigate office politics). This is one topic we wish somebody would have spoken to us about when we started our corporate career. Most of us always think of office politics as a bad thing and we always say we don't do office politics.
This conversation will give you a brief understanding of power, influence and how to create relationships that will benefit you in the corporate space. Niven says you need to acknowledge and understand what office politics are in order to be able to navigate your way through your career. In the conversation, she demystifies the myths and shares how people must develop a mindset shift around the subject. Grab that drink and watch or listen.
Please share with others that you think might need to hear this and comment. Niven has amazing resources on her website https://www.nivenpostma.com/
Host details: Change Conversations with Mpume on Facebook: www.changeconversations.co.za
Sound has the undeniable ability to connect instantly to you and your emotions. In this hyper-fast digital world we have lost the ability to hear others. By using your voice as part of your brand strategy you have the ability to connect instantly with your staff, suppliers and clients. So why aren't you?
Ingrid von Stein, is the founder and CEO of www.ebizradio.com, she is also a Communications and Audio specialist, with a long with an exemplary and innovative work and client history. If you are wanting to chat about your businesses audio strategy to be an integral part of your marketing plan, then just connect via email or LinkedIn and Facebook. Your voice is powerful, unique and no one can tell your business story like you can!
With a inherent passion to help and be of service to humanity Dr. Zandi Mathibela almost naturally went into medicine and entered into the public health system as a clinician, then and administrator and teacher, until there was no budget and she got retrenched. What now? What does she do?
Mpume Nucbe-Daka, host of Change Conversations is joined this week by Dr Zandi Mathibela and chats openly about her career and how she has changed and adapated to a whole new world - one of entrepreneurs, people, passion and purpose.
Networking is everyday human interaction - the fact that you say hello to a person, you are already networking and some relationships have been developed from a simple hello. It is an exchange of value.
Mpume Ncube Daka, host of Change Conversations connects with Karika Yonrene about personal branding and networking.
Karika has a background in engineering. She enjoyed fixing things around the house as a child, but her main motivation for going into engineering was to show other women that it was possible to pursue STEM courses in such a male-dominated industry. She moved across industries, from project engineering to oil and gas.
Karika is about women empowerment and she is currently in the business of helping women build personal brands and networking because she believes that the essence of life is connection. On the show Karika defines personal branding as the projection of who you are- it’s basically you amplifying your value in a strategic manner.
Money is not only about leaving it to your children, but as professionals and parents how do we teach our children to nurture that money and make it grow.
Mpume Ncube Daka connects with Phuthanang Motsielwa, a Chartered Accountant, Director at a firm she co-founded 11 years ago. She loves travelling, hiking and she is passionate about money and wealth creation. We continue our generational wealth series where we speak about how money is not only about leaving it to your children, but as professionals and parents how do we teach our children to nurture that money and make it grow. She talks about how money should not give us anxiety, we should allow it to flow.
Grab that drink and enjoy this change conversation….
How is discrimination in the workplace and leadership roles still happening in 2022?
Mpume chats to Moloko Komane, Head of Business Advisory for Multichoice Africa, Executive Director for women's organisation called SAWIL (Strategic African Women in Leadership) and a Property Investor. This chat focused on Women Leadership, touching on a number of aspects like; how society needs to continue evolving to allow women to take leadership roles, how we need to find ways to deal with discrimination against women mainly black women in the workplace and a lot more.
Grab your drink and enjoy this change conversation.
Connect directly -
Moloko - www.sawil.co.za / LinkedIn - Moloko Komane
Mpume - www.changeconversations.co.za / LinkedIn - Mpume Ncube-Daka
Often we shrug off communications and say things like - of course I know how to communicate. How you connect with your friends is very different to connecting and communicating with your clients. Lets find out more about the world of verbal communication.
Mpume Ncube Daka, host of Change Conversations connects with Maiyo Febi a Communication Consultant, Speaker and Coach. Maiyo breaks down the what communication is and what makes it effective. She covers the importance of understanding your audience when communicating as well as the concept of when does misinterpretation happen. We also I ask whether there should be a difference in the way you communicate anywhere else vs the workplace.
Grab a coffee or a drink and sit back, relax and immerce yourself in this energetic and insightful conversation.
Whilst the way in which we work has changed during the past year, we still need to push ourselves in the work enviroment and get that promotion that you are aiming for, whether its in your current company or another company. But how do we do this?
Mpume Ncumbe-Daca chats to Mabatho Takalo Senior Manager at Michael Page Africa, a recruitment organisation. Mabatho shares that career progression or promotion depends on how ambitious you are and how you prepare yourself for those opportunities. It's not just about your skil-sets and qualifications. You need to be proactive in the workplace , empower yourself by moving beyond your comfort zone, demonstrate the willingness to grow, believe in yourself and have confidence in the skills and abilities. Enjoy our conversation…
Do your really know your worth and your value to your business or the company you work for? Money does not mean worth or value - so what does it actually mean?
ChangeConversationsWithMpume weekly on www.ebizradio.com is hosted by Mpume Ncube-Daka. Her guest today is Busi Selesho, Internationally Accredited Money Coach and they talk about knowing your value and self worth and how this relates to our relationship with money. Busi also shares that value is not about what you know, but who you are and value overrides everything you think you need to be. She also speaks about how to cultivate your talents as well as your skills.
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Have you considered a career in Marketing or wanting to make a career change to Marketing? Then this is the conversation for you to listen to.
Every Tuesday evening at 7.30 on ebizradio.com join Mpume Ncube-Daka for #ChangeConversationsWithMpume. Mpume is joined by Kelebogile Mashile, Marketing specialist and they unpack the world of marketing - from traditional to digital and everything in-between.
As a student or a working professional that is thinking of changing careers and considering Marketing. The hybrid world, accelerated by the incredible digital advances have certainly changed this field tremendously, but the basicsare still there and are vital to build and grow a career in Marketing. Here is an incredible conversation to help you get to grips with what is needed in the marketing world today.
ChangeConversationsWithMpume, host Mpume Ncube-Daka connects with industry expert Kelebogile Mashile and they unpack what the world of marketing is actually like; what is needed in terms of education and how to build and grow not only yourself, but your work portfolio in this exciting field.
It is not everyday that we get access to amazing mentors and teachers who are so open and willing to share their insights and experience with us. If you are considering a career in this field, then at the least you should listen to this podcast and really find out more about what the field entails, what is needed in terms of academics and then putting it all together in practise.
Mpume Ncube-Daka / Kelebogile Mashigo @Change Conversations with Mpume - every Tuesday at 7 pm
on ebizradio.com
Are you able to be confident, and not arrogant in the business world? Do you now the difference and how are you making other people feel?
ChangeConversationsWithMpume, host Mpume Ncube-Daka connects with Confidence Coach, Khethiwe Phakathi and take us through the difference between the two and how people respond in different ways to what we are projecting and how to know internally the difference. Remember what you say says so much about you and the way in which you operate in this world.
In our Change Conversation today, we look at defining confidence and arrogance. To better understand these words, I enlisted the help of Khethiwe Phakathi, a Confidence Coach. We sat down to analyse these two terms that most of us may have no full knowledge of what they really mean. Most people generally may think of confidence and arrogance as two terms for the same thing, or that there is a very fine line between the two, and probably rarely think they actually hold very different meanings. According to Khethiwe, the definitions of arrogance and confidence actually rest on two very different ideas.
Khethiwe defined confidence as the “freedom to be comfortable enough to be yourself anywhere anytime.” In other words, we can define confidence as being sure of your abilities in a realistic way, without feeling that you are superior to others. It’s an inner knowledge that you are capable, it’s a feeling of self-assurance that comes from an appreciation of your own abilities or qualities. Some may say, confident people are comfortable in their own skin, they allow others to see them for who they really are — mistakes, insecurities, and all. They embrace their flaws instead of trying to be like someone else or acting in a way that’s not true to them.
Arrogance on the other hand “is absolute absence of confidence, meaning that one is constantly working hard to be what they are not, making the rest of society believe that what is the lie is true.” There is no ease in arrogance, it is like self-imprisonment. When you are arrogant, you have no considerations for others, you decide what your audience wants without you making the effort to understand what they actually want. Arrogant individuals often believe that they have nothing to learn from others, so they act like they have it all figured out. Arrogant people constantly want to be given an opportunity to prove themselves, backing out of something feels like a flaw to them.
Is one aware if they are arrogant? They don’t realise they are arrogant. Often, they have a hard time to do some self-reflecting. They find it difficult to see themselves for what they really are, they can’t look back at their failures and shortcomings. They shield their inferiority with a superiority complex and they really go out of their way to protect their vulnerabilities.
So then do people go out of their way to be arrogant? When I asked Khethiwe if people go out of their way to be arrogant, she vehemently responded “no”. Apparently, us as society we make people arrogant. Society categorises people and expects them to behave according to the different roles that we want them to fit in. For example, one person can be a mom, a CEO, church elder and we expect this person to fit in all these situations and carry themselves as such.
Confidence and Success. Can the two be linked? Confidence in the context of success is freedom about who you are where you find yourself at any given moment. It is you being truly you within what you define as success, whether you are a C Suite executive, a manager, etc. Confidence
With Vaccines now being distributed globally and South Africa releasing its own details on inoculation this weekend, Covid and its massive impact on all aspects of life will continue to dominate the global headlines for the foreseeable future.
In such a environment, Dion is back to examine how trends will take shape in 2021 as well as providing some retrospective thoughts on 2020. It seems many countries as well as non-state entities such as corporations or hedge funds are pivoting fully to embrace "Green'' Tech, especially due to the economic reset of the last year as well as worrying climate data being accrued globally.
At the same time many eyes are looking West, as a new US President is sworn in, policy makers in both the political and economic world are waiting to see how the new Joe Biden Administration will respond to the various issues of our day, including covid-19, the economic malaise we are all in currently as well as relations with Iran, Russia and China.
Enjoy this first podcast of a hopefully better 2021 for all of us.
Sylvia is back for the latest edition of #eBizFinance... Whilst it was common in the last few decades for children to move out at a certain age in their 20's, recent economic trends and now covid have stalled this pattern.
More and more often, multi-generational homes with three or more generations of the family are becoming more and more common.
We discuss how both Parents and Children are adapting to this new reality and how it affects relationships as well as finances.
Dion is back for as new edition of #eBizInsights. Today we profile the impact of the Covid Pandemic on the property and commercial office industries.....
These sectors have been hammered by the current recession coupled with people adapting/ being forced to work from home and it will take many years for them to recover. At the same time, many companies from SME's to corporations have halted or abandoned plans on office expansion as well wait to see what 2021 and 2022 hold. This uncertainty will further hamper growth in these sectors.
With such a doom and gloom outlook, innovation is stepping in to fill these empty offices, from flexible work spaces to even farming, we profile these example and more. Enjoy!
Financial Literacy levels in South Africa are relatively low, a culture of non investing (mainly due to economic concerns) further adds to a disconnect between the ''real'' economy and the stock market, even though the two are fundamentally linked together with the prosperity of the country.
Into this quandary, entrepreneurs developed a APP tailor-made for South Africans that enables them to quickly and safely invest.
Franc was founded in 2018. After working in Discovery’s R&D lab and being exposed to a broad spectrum of financial services, Thomas (The CEO) couldn’t understand why only 5% of the country was investing, despite being top in the world for the search term ‘how to invest’.
Sebastian Patel (COO and co-Founder of Franc) and Thomas got talking and realized it was likely because of financial barriers, product complexity and limited access. Franc saw an opportunity to create a simple investment app giving access to leading cash and equity funds without minimums or limitations.
And so, Franc was born.
Since launching, Franc has won Best SA solution at MTN App Awards (2019), Voted best Financial App by Stuff Magazine (2020) and Best South African startup at Seedstars (2018).
As computers become smarter they are going to take over many of the mundane tasks now performed by people.
Robotic process automation (RPA) will do many jobs better and quicker than their human counterparts, releasing people to do the creative and innovative things that will set their organisations apart.
RPA has been a dream for many years now, but has stopped short of becoming a reality because the tools available to create the automated processes are themselves complex to use and manage.
Until now, that is: Roboteur from SpacePencil is an easy-to-use and inexpensive tool that lets just about anyone create robotic processes to automate repetitive and mundane tasks.
"At the end of the day, we believe the decision to use RPA should come down, quite simply, to return on investment (ROI)," says Graham Fry, MD of SpacePencil.
This ROI includes money saved, and more. "The moment tasks become mundane, people do them in a rush and make mistakes - and there is a cost involved in that."
ROI should also include the increase in staff productivity and creativity once people are deployed away from tedious jobs.
A typical RPA project today comes in at costs not necessarily justified by the tasks being automated. On top of that, around half of RPA projects fail.
Fry believes that, by putting a simple and easy-to-use tool into the hands of coders, business analysts and business owners, RPA can become a much more successful and cost-effective exercise.
He explains that Roboteur is an RPA platform and development environment that makes it simple and inexpensive to automate processes.
"With Roboteur, it is all about the ROI," says Fry. "Anything else is noise. Why spend a million dollars to develop a pen that works in space when a pencil does the same job?"
Barry Buck, chief technology officer of SpacePencil, says the Roboteur design team aimed to give the developer more control, with a visual programming platform and business tool to help users define automated tasks. "We wanted to make it user-friendly with not much training required.
"Roboteur ticks all those boxes, plus it is granular enough to handle edge cases as well as more complex scenarios.
"Essentially, it is a visual progamming platform with a lot of intelligence built in. It is different from the status quo because it's built on new technology and is distributable - you can run it as a desktop app or on a web browser, in the cloud or locally.
"It is a general automation tool that builds out the conceptual layers that are the entry point for RPA tools; and, as a granular visual programming tool, it is powerful and complete."
Roboteur is available for either an annual fee or monthly subscription. Contact SpacePencil for a demo or for a trial version. Mail management@spacepencil.co.ukmanagement@spacepencil.co.uk or look find more information at www.spacepencil.co.ukhttp://www.spacepencil.co.uk.