The Melting Pot: Recent Episodes
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As with all our Melting Pot Reloaded episodes, we start things off with the news focusing on South Africa’s forex collusion among a number of banks which has raised the ire of the public. After the news, we speak to well-rounded and energetic entrepreneur and executor, Brett Magill who is the Editor-in-Chief at Milled, Managing Director at Third Planet and the Founder of Joburg Brew.
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It’s the Melting Pot Reloaded with Zinhle and Sharon! Our news will touch on Botswana putting its Botswana Air on privatisation. After the news, we profile Hashtag Makhosikazi who are a soccer team of female pensioners based in Soweto, Johannesburg. Amazing!
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On our latest edition of the Melting Pot Reloaded we touch on news, part of them being South Africa’s Comair will submit a proposal to Botswana to take over Botswana Air. After the news, we speak about Procrastination in the workplace and how to overcome it and eventually reaching the state of ‘Flow’.
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Episode 8 of the Melting Pot Reloaded with Zinhle and Sharon. As with all our shows we start off with news and we continue our campaign in raising awareness of the human right infringement of the Anglophone regions in Cameroon with the hashtag #Bringbackourinternet. After the news, we speak about artificial intelligence and its effects in the workplace.
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Melting Pot Reloaded with Zinhle and Shaz we touch on news from across the continent with the highlight being Morocco being re-admitted into the African Union which has received mixed reactions from across various stakeholders. After the news we speak to Advocate Sbu Ngcobo, who is the HR Director for Hesto, based in Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa and we discuss employees rights and processes they should follow should they have grievances or disputes with their employer. Tune in!
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On episode 3 of the Melting Pot Reloaded with Zinhle and Shaz, we cover news across the continent and trying to understand the Public Protector's leaked report on the indirect apartheid life boat to ABSA. Our last segment is on Neighbourhood businesses and on this episode we profile the Johannesburg-based Melville Grill Lounge and it's owner Yamkela Kiveit. Tune in!
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On our second instalment of the Melting Pot Reloaded with Zinhle Mncube and Shaz, we cover the latest news from across the continent, a highlight being the proposed ‘depositing-limiting’ bill in Kenyan on banks and the Africa Finance Corp issuing the first Islamic bond. Lastly, we speak to Ian McGorian, director at 21st Century, a specialist Remuneration and Reward consultancy and we discuss the trends in and around the remuneration of employees.
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We are back with a bang! The Melting Pot is now Reloaded with Zinhle and Shaz brining you up to date news and views from across the continent. This episode introduces us to the show and what listeners can look forward to!
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On this episode of the Melting Pot with Zinhle Mncube, we speak to Dr. Irene Kamara who is our township hero as she chronicles her life from rural Uganda right through to being an academic, scientist, researcher, author and entrepreneur. All this of course with news being covered.
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On today’s episode of the Melting Pot show we will be speak to Mogorosi Pitse who works in the Liquidity Product Management division at Standard Chartered as he tells us what he does on a day to day there and how he got there. Lastly for our workplace feature we speak to Thato Manala on the murky and oft troublesome waters of office romance.
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Lastly we have our Dabbler by the name of Zam Mncwango who is a service technician and Safety Officer at DLM but also a photographer.
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After our talk with Khaya we speak with Ellen Houston who is the programme manager for SheHive which is part of a larger organisation called She Leads Africa.
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we speak to David Tarsh, from Tarsh Consulting who is the media liaison for the Africa Hotel Investment Forum as well as the AviaDev all happening in Rwanda from the 4th till the 6th October.
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We then have Tshegofatso Shomang who is the founder and principal designer of Eclipse Architects.
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In light of the student protests that have been happening across South African Universities, we speak to George Hull, who is a philosophy lecturer at the University of Cape Town who wrote an opinion piece on The Conversation titled ‘Why government loans are the fairest way to fund South Africa’s students’ – we will be speaking about the details of that article
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On this edition of the Melting Pot show with Zinhle Mncube we speak to David Tarsh, from Tarsh Consulting who is the media liaison for the Africa Hotel Investment Forum as well as the AviaDev all happening in Rwanda from the 4th till the 6th October. We then have Tshegofatso Shomang who is the founder and principal designer of Eclipse Architects.
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On our Friday edition of the Melting Pot, we will be speak to Khaya Young who is an FX Trader who is embarking on a roadshow to teach communities on FX trading. After our talk with Khaya we speak with Ellen Houston who is the programme manager for SheHive which is part of a larger organisation called She Leads Africa. Lastly we have our Dabbler by the name of Zam Mncwango who is a service technician and Safety Officer at DLM but also a photographer.
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On this edition of the Melting Pot we kick the show off with news from across the continent. In light of the student protests that have been happening across South African Universities, we speak to George Hull, who is a philosophy lecturer at the University of Cape Town who wrote an opinion piece on The Conversation titled ‘Why government loans are the fairest way to fund South Africa’s students’ – we will be speaking about the details of that article. Financial Planner Vusani Badane speaks to us about unit trusts as an investment vehicle. Tony Dovale from Life Masters rounds the show off as we unpack some of his wisdoms from his book SWIFT Success.
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On our Thursday Edition of the Melting Pot we start the show with news with Soji. After the hour we speak to Professor Steven Friedman, who is a political studies professor at the University of Johannesburg wand we will unpack an article he wrote on The Conversation titled “Business needs to change, and stop blaming others for South Africa’s ills”. For our last feature, we talk about the hours that workers need to put in versus the productivity in light of the phenomenon of countries from the West implementing 5-hour work policies and in Sweden employers putting in place 6-hour work days. This talks to the broader discussion of work life balance as well as flexible hours. We have this conversation with Thato Manala.
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On our Monday edition of the Melting Pot, we kick off with news and market updates with Soji which is followed by our ‘Meet the Professional’ and we profile Fred-Arthur Fish who is a communication consultant for a leading South African bank. For the last 30 minutes we go back to our archives again as we play our interview with the new host of the breakfast connect on ABR, the very charismatic Thulani Thabethe. His show is live on weekdays from 7am till 9am Central African Time.
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Thursday’s edition of the Melting Pot delves into leadership but before his we touch on news and market update with Soji and after the news, Professor Theo Veldsman talks on his article titled “Global leadership is in crisis – it’s time to stop the rot” on The Conversation and how to remedy this leadership crisis. After our discussion with the professor we speak to author, speaker, facilitator, life coach and soul surgeon Tony Dovale.
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It’s the first day of September, As with all our shows we kick it off with Soji on the news and market update. After the hour we speak to Itumeleng Phaake who is the founder and CEO from Zenzele Fitness as we discuss his life and his business venture. Lastly we close of the show by revisiting short-term insurance and its various aspects.
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It’s our Monday Edition of the Melting Pot Show and we kick off our show with news and markets with Soji. We then speak to Tumelo Pule who is a final year Mechanical Engineering. Our last feature which is the workplace feature with Thato Manala will be about Maternity Leave, its policy and how companies implement it versus the experience of entrepreneurs with ABR host Nomhle Mncube.
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On our Thursday edition of the Melting Pot for hour first hour, we give a recap of our Take Flight and financial planning features. We then close it off with news and market update with Soji
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On a slightly extended Friday edition we give a review of the LeaderEX event which happened on the 24th August 2016 – we will play a number of soundbites, talking to exhibitors, attendees, workshop facilitators as well as the managing director of SIMODISA Matsi Modise, the organisers of LeaderEX. Our show takes a surprising turn as we have a surprise guest from Nigeria, a man affectionately known as Bimbo before we close off the show with Soji with our market news and updates.
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We speak to Mr. Dominique Uwizeyimana, a senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Management and Governance and we discuss the practicality of governance in light of the recent appointment of municipal political bearers across a number of South African municipalities.
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On our Tuesday edition of the Melting Pot, we kick it off with news and market update with Soji. We then crossover to the ladies from Black Women Be Like as they talk to Ayobami Adebayo, fiction editor at Saraba Magazine in Nigeria in light of the Storymoja Festival which took place in Kenya last September. They talk about the importance of online literary magazines and journals for African writers. Lastly we speak to Mr. Dominique Uwizeyimana, a senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Management and Governance and we discuss the practicality of governance in light of the recent appointment of municipal political bearers across a number of South African municipalities.
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On our Thursday Edition of the Melting Pot show we speak with Lisha Pillay who is a short-term insurance advisor and we talk about all things short-term insurance. We then cross over to Andiswa and Masego from Black Women Be Like and in their segment they have Lebo Manale who is a sociology graduate with a history in law, who left the UK after 12 years to return to South Africa to try and break into the entertainment industry. Lastly we talk to Sales and Marketing Guru about his life and the lessons he has for SMEs.
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Our Tuesday episode begins with news and market update with Soji and we then speak to Nthabiseng Mokhele who is our ‘flyer’ in our Take Flight feature. Nthabiseng comes from 8 years in the insurance industry but left it all to pursue a business in mixing perfume as well as starting a sports development company. Our Township Hero is Soweto-based Luxolo Mbono who is the founder of LXL-ARTS.
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On the Melting Pot show, Zinhle is joined by Thulani Thabethe talking about his life as a Sales/Marketing Guru and the lessons he has for SMEs.
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Nthabiseng comes from 8 years in the insurance industry but left it all to pursue a business in mixing perfume as well as starting a sports development company.
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On our first show of the week, we kick of our show with Soji as we discuss news and market updates. Our professional for the week is Vicky Sikhakhane who is a TV production coordinator and lastly, we talk with Thato Manala on our workplace issue feature to discuss the gender pay parity between men and women in light of women’s month.
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Our professional for the week is Vicky Sikhakhane.
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On Our Friday hour and a half show we have news and market updates from Soji and our “Dabbler” for the day is Lindokuhle Khumalo or Lenzo Khayy who is a banker, musician and entrepreneur.
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Sechaba Thobejane takes us through Estate Planning and its importance.
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Our Thursday show of the Melting Pot kicks off with news and market update with Soji and after we cross over to Andiswa and Masego from Black Women Be Like who speak with Andiswa Sowazi, a film graduate who is studying in Los Angeles. For our last feature, financial planner Sechaba Thobejane takes us through Estate Planning and its importance.
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Regional ANC Leader speaks on their plan to conduct an assessment into the low electoral support for the Africa National Congress Party during the recently concluded Local Government Election across South Africa.
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Our professional for the week is Chantal Mokgakwe, who is a psychometrist. She takes us through her career journey from being an industrial psychology major into what she’s doing now and where she wants to go with her career.
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Our grad of the week is Zimkhitha Swana, a second year International Relations and French student, who also dabbles in a tutoring business. We discuss what led her to her to what she’s studying as well and where she wants to take her studies and career.
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In our first show of the month we speak to Zimkhitha Swana, a second year International Relations and French student from Wits University who takes us through her two year studying journey. We then we speak to Chantal Mokgakwe who’s a psychometrist. Our last worker feature we demystify the concept of Millennials and their importance in re-shaping the world.
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Our hour-and-a-half show Friday show, Soji makes a return with the news and we close the show off the show with our dabbler of the day, Vusi Gcabashe, who works in the operations of a public transport institution, is a musician, a radio host, an MC and is also a TV host.
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Today’s episode, our ladies from Black Women Be Like speak with Toks, a higher education professional living in the UK for most of her life, although Nigerian born. We then have our resident financial planner Vusani Badane as we talk about how to cut unnecessary expenses. Our last interview is with Professor Alex van den Heever who is the chair on the Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at Wits University and he talks about the work they do as well as the challenges when it comes to implementing suitable social security systems.
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Our interview with Professor Alex is an expansive discussion on social security system policies, the challenges faced when it comes to implementing these policies and their far-reaching implications when these are not corrected or reformed.
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On today’s show, we speak to Lulama Chirwa who recently graduated from studying marketing at IMM. We then speak to our professional of the day Floyd Shwabete who is an investment support consultant. Mudzithe Phiri is the host of a new ABR show called “Business in Entertainment” starting this Friday – we profile her and her show. After news with Soji we talk about the importance and the impact of CSR in the continent as well as what can be done to make them more impactful.
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On today’s show, we speak to Lulama Chirwa who recently graduated from studying marketing at IMM. We then speak to our professional of the day Floyd Shwabete who is an investment support consultant. Mudzithe Phiri is the host of a new ABR show called “The Business of Entertainment” starting this Friday – we profile her and her show. After news with Soji we talk about the importance and the impact of CSR in the continent as well as what can be done to make them more impactful.
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In light of the recent happenings in Zimbabwe, we speak to Simba a Zimbabwean based in South Africa who gives us a personal account of his upbringing in Zimbabwe and what led to Zimbabwe’s current state. He also gives his opinion on the #ThisFlag Movement led by Pastor Evans.
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On Day 3 of the Melting Pot, we open up our show with an interview with Ziphozonke Majola, founder and co-owner of SOTHAR Pictures. We then cross over to Andiswa Maqutu and Masego Lekwape from Black Women Be Like as they interview with Genet Lekew, an Ethiopian who grew up in the US, talking about life and challenges in the diaspora. Lastly, we wrap up African news with Soji.
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In its inaugural show on Monday, the Melting Pot, hosted by Zinhle Mncube talks to Soji about the happenings across the continent in the news along with guest Thato Manala. In its second segment, we speak to Sicelo Joja, an accounting student from the University of Johannesburg, who talks about his studies and what made him choose his course of study. Thereafter, we are joined by Nthati Molefe and Valencia Mabuza who are wellness coaches. In our last feature we talk about sexual harassment in the workplace with Thato Manala and labour law expert Bongani Khanyile from Bongani Khanyile Attorneys.
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