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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) wishes to announce the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Waseem Carrim. The NYDA embarked on a process to fill a vacancy of its accounting officer, following the resignation of its former CEO, Mr Khathu Ramukumba. The NYDA Board set itself a period of four (4) months since the resignation of the former CEO and we are happy that this process was resolved speedily and within the set timeframe.
The male leaders in the majority should be encouraging women to appreciate and thrive from that which makes them unique.” Guest: Zipho Sikhakhane - Global speaker and business strategist specialising in leadership, entrepreneurship and doing business in Africa, with an MBA from Stanford University
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Dennis George is the General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). He started his involvement in the labour movement as an organiser for the Transnet Allied Trade Union (TATU) in 1991 and went on to become the Assistant General Secretary of the Technical Workers Union (TWU). He was the Chairperson of the National Board for Further Education and Training until 2010, board member of the South African Qualifications Authority from 1998 and served for two terms of office until 2004, member of the Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa for 3 years, member of the National Skills Authority since April 2000 and appointed to serve on the Human Resource Development Council of South Africa since 2010. As General Secretary of FEDUSA, he is now actively involved in NEDLAC and the MLC to influence fiscal, monetary, trade, economic development and labour market policy through social dialogue in conjunction with business and government.
Paul O’Sullivan has more than 37 years experience in law-enforcement and is considered one of the world’s leading security experts. Areas of expertise include, counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, counter trafficking (drugs, weapons and human), as well local law-enforcement covering all aspects of syndicated crime, fraud, robbery and murder. He has worked on high profile cases that successfully brought Jackie Selebi, former head of Interpol and the South African Police Service, and Radovan Krejcir, to book.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
GUEST (Phone): Paul Hoffman, director for the Institute for Accountability in South Africa Guest (PHONE): Gareth van Onselen - Head of Politics and Governance at IRR Guest (Parliament STUDIO): Mr. Zakhele Mbhele – DA’s Shadow Minister GUEST (Phone): Dr. Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi - EFF National Spokesperson
Chris Maroleng was appointed chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday. The SABC board announced in a statement that Maroleng would start steering the embattled state broadcaster from Thursday. Maroleng takes over from Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who was fired by the SABC in June 2017, after it was found that he brought the company into disrepute and caused it irreparable damage. An internal disciplinary committee found that Motsoeneng had lied about his qualifications, had purged the SABC of staff, and promoted people and raised salaries without following the correct procedures.
CEO OF PAN-AFRICAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD , ECONOMIST AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST AT PAN-AFRICAN INVESTMENT AND RESEARCH SERVICES (PTY) LTD.
Medical doctor and health advocate Dr Sivuyile Madikana is passionate about public health in South Africa, especially raising awareness among the youth about communicable diseases. Having recently completed his MBA, focused on using social media as a health awareness tool throughout southern Africa, Madikana will travel to New York in September to complete a master’s in public health. But he’s adamant his future lies here, and that he’ll return to continue combining his medical knowledge with his interest in media for health advocacy.
Nobenguni Nonkululeko (Nkuli) Bogopa is currently serving her 2nd term as President of SAIBPP. Her mission is to ensure that all of Africa benefits from the real estate sector. A dynamic, hard-working professional, Nkuli has more than 12 years’ experience in the corporate real estate sector. Her extensive knowledge of the property field is enriched by her architectural studies and practical experience of handling a wide spectrum of portfolios in financial, petrochemical, retail, commercial and mining sectors. She is a former Group Property Manager at Rio Tinto for Africa Region. Nkuli is a registered professional architect with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession and holds a B-Tech degree in Facilities Management from Tshwane University of Technology. In 2014, Nkuli completed the 2014 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship Leadership Programme at the SAID Business School at Oxford University.
GUEST (STUDIO): Dr. Richard Malkin - MD of Workforce Healthcare
South Africa seems to be following the trend in the United States to legalise cannabis. Last year, Judge Dennis Davis ruled in a full bench decision of the Western Cape High Court, that the use and cultivation of cannabis by an adult in a private home is constitutionally legal. While this decision needs to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court before taking effect, it does cast a spotlight on the adequacy of company policies regarding the use of legal and illegal substances including dagga in the workplace.
Salamina Mosese (née Mphelo) is a South African actress, model and television presenter best known for taking over the role of drama lecturer Keketso Chaka from Katlego Danke on the e.tv soapie Backstage, from April 2006 to June 2007. Born in Zebediela, a small village in Limpopo, Salamina got into acting by accident when she took her brother for an audition. She was asked to audition and landed a part. She received a Matric Exemption with distinctions in English, Afrikaans and History and later studied Corporate Communications at the University of Johannesburg (RAU). She was a presenter for e.tv's kids' programming block CRAZe for five years, and also acted on the SABC1 youth drama series Soul Buddyz, from 1999-2002. In 2008 she won a Top Billing presenter search and began presenting the show in the same year.
The flag has previously been displayed at various demonstrations including a march against farm murders in October last year. The foundation says the displays compound the pain experienced by millions of black South Africans who suffered under apartheid and continue to struggle under its legacy.
Guest (STUDIO): John Jeffrey – Deputy Minister: Justice and Correctional Services Guest (STUDIO): Dr. Dan Roodt - Director of PRAAG GUEST: Sello hatang CEO of The Nelson Mandela Foundation
When you know yourself and you believe in yourself, the world is your oyster. Ntombizodwa Mhangwani is my name. People call me Ntombi. Continual learning is important to me because I come from a background where it was difficult to get even the basic foundation and training. I grew up in apartheid South Africa. Black people were not even considered important to get an education. To be the best where I come from, you have to keep on studying, keep on improving yourself. My role model is my mother. My mother raised five girls, She put all five of us through private school because she was determined to get the best education South Africa could give for us. My mother taught me to be assertive. I am who I am because of her. My mother taught me about the value of education and what I would get if I went all the way with it.
NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER OF SASOL – PRIOR WAS THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF SASOL AND WINNER OF THE VISIONARY CIO OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 Alec Joannou was born in Johannesburg and attended Wits University where he completed his BSc with majors in Archaeology and Computer Science. Alec joined Price Waterhouse’s consulting division – later to become PwC Consulting – and decided to specialise on a relatively unknown system at the time called SAP. He quickly rose up the ranks of PwC being promoted from consultant to senior consultant and associate director. In 2002 at age 33 Alec was appointed as a Partner to head up the SAP practice for PwC across the African, Middle East and Turkey. At the time Alec was the youngest person to be appointed as a Partner at PwC. With the Enron crises PwC Consulting was sold to IBM where Alec became an Executive.
South Africans have taken to social media to voice their opinion on AfriForum's disagreement of banning the old South African flag after the Nelson Mandela Foundation applied to the Equality Court to declare the flag as hate speech. How do we outlaw The Old South African Flag? Should it be banned? Guest: Orediretse Masebe – President of Wits SRC (Student Representative Council ) Guest: Bernard Pieters - Afriforum Youth Coordinator Guest: Tshepo Mohlomi – SASCO Treasurer General
Ndileka Mandela, grand-daughter of the Nelson Mandela, has an academic profile that began with a Diploma in general nursing, followed by a Diploma in Midwifery in the Eastern Cape formerly known as Transkei. Following her education, she worked in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Aidan’s. Hospital for 6 years. During her career at St. Aidan’s Hospital, she trained and qualified as a renal ICU nurse at King Edward VII. Later, she left nursing to work as a pharmaceutical representative with Sandoz and Scherag
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Advocate Kevin Malunga – Deputy Public Protector of SA @KevinMalunga #AfternoonTalk #InTheSpotlight
Youth Parliament: SOCIAL GRANTS AND WELFARE REFORM IN SA: DO SOCIAL GRANTS LESSEN THE BURDEN OF POVERTY OR ARE THEY FURTHER PERPETUATING DEPENDENCE ON THE GOVERNMENT?
Sandy worked in the South African music industry for over 20 years, from the discovery of new talent, recording, promotion and management of South African and International artists. Her company was involved in the return concerts of Miriam Makeba, Caiphus Semenya and his wife Letta Mbulu.
Kabeer started his career as a Taxi Scrapping Administrator, and was accountable for the implementation and control of the Taxi Recapitalisation payment allowance. He joined a consulting company, in a risk advisory position as a Junior Consultant in 2009, and was promoted five times over a period of seven years, where he finally headed the whistleblowing practice from a sales, marketing and business development perspective. He has tailored various sales solutions within the risk management space, resulting in cost saving innovations within many large multi-national companies.
Geeta Lachmandas is a well-known personality in the Cooking & Wellness arena in Kuala Lumpur. Owner of Culinary Capers, which started as an ordinary cooking school in 2004 offering classes in many innovative cuisines, she ventured into the culinary health & wellness scene only in 2012, after she brought her own weight down by following a regime of clean eating comprising mainly of whole food & whole grains. Her “Healthy Cooking & Living” classes, which became very popular in 2013 and 2014, are both true reflections of her firm beliefs that to be healthy, we must eat natural, whole and unprocessed foods as well as avoid the use of any artificial colourings, flavourings, additives or preservatives. Her penchant for clean and holistic living also started her foray into yoga and daily meditation, starting her journey towards uncovering her true self, whilst letting go of the many limiting beliefs she had about herself and her fears of starting a new business.
Boikanyo the Dion Herson Foundation's first project was a 1000m sq vegetable garden which was established at Sediba Thuto High Primary School in Mapetla Extension. Five years later the vegetable garden has been handed over to the community to run, a huge success. The project afforded access and opportunities to interact and engage with residents in the area and we got insight into the multi-factorial challenges facing children and teenagers growing up in such dire poverty. The children (and caregivers) whom we assist generally live in child/grandmother and sick mother headed households.
Tashi: It's your first TV role and it's such a notable one. What's it been like? Pearl: Extremely overwhelming. You know, when I started and I was told about the wedding and all of that, it just completely overwhelmed me. It took me a while to warm up to the entire idea that this is me being on such a big soapie. Everything is just coming in bits and pieces and the wedding was so big so that was also overwhelment on top of overwhelment. It's like a huge volcano that's erupted but I'm very happy about it and extremely excited because this can only be the beginning of greater things to come.
AUTHOR AND HONORARIAN OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL Zuleikha Mayat is renowned for her cookbook Indian Delights, which was first published in 1954. The 87-year-old was also active in the struggle against the apartheid government in Durban where she also organised a women's community group that has worked tirelessly for social change.
Sophie Mokoena - Foreign editor, International news and Editing political editor at the SABC Ebrahim Fakir –Director of Programmes at ASRI (socio economic research institute) and part time lecturer at Wits school of Governance Professor Patrick Bond is professor of political economy at the Wits School of Governance.
Ladislas Prosper Agbesi is a native of Benin, who founded Lash Group seventeen (17) years ago in Ghana to further development of the continent. Today, Lash Consult Investments has five worldwide offices in Benin, Ghana, Germany, United States and South Africa. In West Africa, Lash Group is in investment finance and consultancy.
THAMI KA PLAATJIE – ADVISOR TO MINISTER LINDIWE SISULU; FORMER HEAD OF THE PAC; FORMER SABC BOARD MEMEBER
Guests: Mr Seth Mazibuko - Activist and June 16 1976 Student leader Guest: Mr Carl Niehaus – Member of the MKVA National Executive
Former special advisor to the Minister of Social Development AND current COO of the Soul City Institute
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guests: David Maimela – Political Analyst
Guest: Lebohang Pheko – Senior Research Fellow at Trade Collective
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
The year 2018 started on a high note for Preshanthan Pillay, who was appointed as General Manager, Servest Catering (Business and Industry). Preshanthan holds an Advanced International Diploma in Professional Cookery (City & Guilds) and has over two decades of experience in the food industry.
Ms Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi is currently serving as the Minister of Communications, after a brief stint as the Minister of Energy. She was the ANC Proportional Representative from 2006-2009 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality and also the Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Transport, in the same period. She also served in the ANC Youth League as a Provincial Executive Council (PEC) member in Gauteng Province. She read for a Matric certificate in 1997, a BA Degree through Vista University from 1998-2000 and a Project Management Diploma through Damelin in 2002. Although Minister Kubayi served on various committees over the years,immediately prior to her appointment to the National Executive she served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Telecommunications and Postal Services.
Lungile Mashele is the energy specialist at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Lungile is the energy specialist at the DBSA. Her projects are in gas, coal, renewables and hydro; they are spread across the continent. She holds qualifications in economics, insolvency law, cost engineering and energy. Mashele has worked in the consulting space as well as IPPs, utilities and financing houses.
Born in Port Elizabeth in 1986, Laduma Ngxokolo had his first hands-on experience of textile designing in 2003 when he studied at Lawson Brown High School. Ngxokolo’s flair for knitwear design earned him a bursary from both Port Elizabeth-based Cape Wools South Africa and Mohair South Africa during his Btech studies at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2010. The same year Ngxokolo won the South African national leg of the South African Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) Design Competition, which earned him a trip to London where he was awarded first prize internationally for the competition. The title of his competition entry was “The Colourful World of the Xhosa Culture” that consisted of men’s knitwear that is inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork.
Ziyaad Nanabhay In His Million Rand Suit Cavalier Store recently launched Africa’s most expensive suit, the Cavalier Rockefeller Vanquish ll, with a price tag of R1 million. Ziyaad Nanabhay, Managing Director at Cavalier, dons the couture masterpiece.
Guest: Shaheen Essop – First Deputy President at South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc)
Guest: : Sifiso Mtsweni - Chairperson of Nyda and Mr Richard Kanyane Masemola - Executive Director and Co-founder of TEACH South Africa
Guest: Thlonepo Modisane - Experienced Human Resources Management professional and Qualified Life & Business Coach & Accredited Trainer
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Ndzavi Derrick CBA - #BusinessTipsToMyDaughter Author ★Certified Business Advisor-Mentor (IBASA) ★Business Diagnostist ★Panel Facilitator-Speaker ★Entrepreneurologist #AskMentorND
Guest: Jackie Carroll, the CEO of Media Works
Guest: Fathima Razack, Head of Programme: Faculty of Commerce at The Independent Institute of Education
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl studied at the University of Pretoria, first doing a BSc and then medicine. She worked at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital as an intern, and this experience shaped her life profoundly. Dr Sindi has always had a heart for Primary Health Care and she believes that this is the foundation of a strong health system. Sindi then branched into the field of HIV and has really made her mark there. Her passion is sharing HIV -related knowledge and also answering questions about HIV. Stigma is still a problem with regards to HIV and Sindi has found a niche answering questions from people via social media. Anonymity is key. Sindi has been featured in True Love, Fair Lady, Oprah, Destiny and Afropolitan magazines. She is also a regular guest on radio and TV shows. Dr Sindi is the HIV columnist for Bona magazine and www.health24.com In 2012, she was recognised as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail and Guardian.
Albert van Urk - One of the founders of mySOS
mySOS was founded in 2013 when a group of like minded entrepreneurs identified the need for a free, independent and all-inclusive smartphone application that could serve as a “one-stop-shop” solution for access to the closest and most appropriate emergency services in South Africa.
Lazola Belle- Lead Facilitator The most powerful thing in this world is having worthwhile conversations, conversations that make you act, conversations that make you believe. Lazola is on a mission is to impact as many people he interacts with as possible, and leave them with the feeling of progress.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Lerato Mannya – Writer, Designer, Photographer and Social Media Manager at Get Black SA Vumile Msweli - CEO of Hesed Consulting
Guest: Sibusiso Molimi – Sbusiso Molimi - International renowned speaker, Entrepreneur and philanthropist (In Studio) Twitter: @sibusisomolimi
Guest: Tshegofatso Modiga - a young, inspiring matric student at Waverley Girls High is the Founder and President of an organisation called Quest for the Conquerors (In Studio)
Guest: Kamo Lesabe - Executive director of young Corporate Leaders Entrepreneur and Founder of LTL Reading Programme (In Studio)
Guest: Scelo Mncube – Motivational Speaker and Author of I was raped….And you were born
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Pontsho Tshoke - Junkshin cuisine owner
Guest: Vusi Adonis – Co-Owner of Junkshin It is a 100% black owned food truck that operates in Gauteng since 2015. The Food truck it’s a 1974 VW Kombi converted into a mobile food unit mainly for Markets, festivals, cooperate functions like team buildings and Parties.
Guest: Mapule Ndhlovu – Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer (In Studio) Guest: Tshepo Moloto – Wellness and Fitness Coach (In Studio)
Romeo Hadebe – Founder of CAPS Wealth and Investment
Gerald Mwandiambira- Acting CEO and Chief Strategist for the South African Savings Institute (SASI) and Author of My Money - A Financial Planning Guide For Ordinary People.
Portia M Skin Solutions products, which sell in selected shops around the country, as well as online, are made from marulas. Mngomezulu first started using marula oil when her mother-in-law suggested she try it to get rid of her stretch marks after the birth of her first child.
Nka’Thuto aims to raise a curious generation through the cultivation of science research skills which will lead to an innovative culture within communities. Through workshops on research science and business principles, creativity will be encouraged as learners will be given hands on experiences through a customized learning experience (addressing individual learning needs per project). Science research solutions will be further developed into business solutions where learners will be addressing unmet needs through their science projects.
Guest: Thulile Khanyile and Thandeka Mhlanga the 2 co-founders of Nka'Thuto
Guest: Karina de Bruin - Managing Director of the JVR academy ; Andy Khumalo – Entrepreneur and resident judge on entrepreneurial Television show Game Plan on SABC 2".
The history of the Day of Reconciliation is the history of a nation suffering under the auspices of colonialism and the inherent racism that existed as a part of this practice. While apartheid became legislated in 1948, racial segregation had been a reality in South Africa since the reign of the Dutch Empire in 1652, and saw no change when the British took possession of the country in 1794. Celebrating the Day of Reconciliation involves a deep look at our lives and the world that we live in. Take some time to educate yourself on colonialism and how it affected, and still affects the people who suffered under it. Have we really reconciled as a country?
Guest: Mr Seth Mazibuko - Activist and June 16 1976 Student leader Guest: Ntsako Mkhabela – Writer and director.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Ran Neu-Ner and Gil Oved, The Creative Counsel (TCC) founders and group co-CEOs, have won the EY Southern Africa World Entrepreneur Award for 2016 in the Exceptional category. Now in its 19th year, the award programme forms part of the Southern Africa Chapter of the World Entrepreneur Award and recognises outstanding entrepreneurs for their vision, innovation, courage, and leadership.
NDUMISO HADEBE - WINNER OF ONE DAY LEADER SEASON 2 AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND LEAD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIST AT KHOMBA AFRICA
Ndumiso is also the winner of One Day Leader season 2, which is a South African tv-show in which six young leaders showcase their leadership skills while dealing with South Africa’s modern day political, social and economic issues. In 2014, he served as a Future Leaders Mentor on SABC 1. The goal was to develop sustainable solutions for the young adults living in low-income communities across South Africa.
Guest: Saubrey Tshabalala – Author of the ‘THE BIG R “SOLUTIONS”
Saubrey who holds a BA ED degree majoring in Psychology, Education, History and Business 1 and has also attended various workshops on Finance for non-Financial People.
Guest on the phone: Gerald Mwandiambira- Acting CEO and Chief Strategist for the South African Savings Institute (SASI) and Author of My Money - A Financial Planning Guide For Ordinary People.
Born and schooled in Benoni, Julie has always had that entrepreneurial spirit even from a young age. Always striving for independence and seeking ways in which to earn some extra money to spend whilst still in primary school by enthusiastically taking part in “business days” and “start your own business’ projects. At the age of 14 she started a ceramic plaque making business - purchasing a kiln and supplies Julie set about earning some serious cash on the side taking orders for personalised face cloth holders for kid’s bathrooms. “I have also made a serious number of ‘Mexicans in sombreros’ for many a home in Benoni’, laughs Julie.
Ulandi Exner has been in the ICT industry for almost 20 years. She is a Director and current President of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa. Ulandi holds a BCOM in Informatics and is also a CISSP and CISA. She is passionate about technology and is dedicated in helping people develop their skills and raise their professional standard. With an intimate understanding of both business and technology, she is fully aware that the field of ICT has moved beyond “keeping the lights on” and therefore must be regarded as one of the business’s key decision drivers.
Strategist and creative problem solver Sizakele Marutlulle has over 23 years’ experience in leadership, business architecture, brand building, innovation and people development. She is the CEO and Founder of Marutlulle & Co, a strategy and ideas lab that helps pro-Africa companies compete, win and prosper.
A dream, a heart and 19 years of sweat and toil is what took cosmetologist Sarinah Matema Morgans to clinch her biggest business deal yet in the latter part of 2017: supplying her own range of beauty and body care products to South Africa’s foremost retailer.
Bokang Montjane (born 5 May 1986 in Transvaal) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011 pageants? She also participated in Miss International 2009 and placed in the Top 16 at Miss Earth 2007, finished as one of the Top 7 finalists and named Miss World Africa at Miss World 2011.
Born in Mthatha, Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa is the first and current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Heritage Council (NHC) serving his third term. He is nationally acclaimed for his devotion to heritage matters.
Guest: Joan de Klerk – Head of The Department of Public Education and Information at The Commission for Gender Equality ; Mandla – Part of a programme with Alcoholics Anonymous South Africa ; CLARA MONNAKGOTLA - COMMUNITY DEVELOPER AND TRAINER AT SANCA NATIONAL (SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE (SANCA) , : Lebogang Ramofoko - CEO of the Soul City Institute for health
Guest: Dawn Weir- Head of kulula work There’s an old saying that there are only two ways to grow an enterprise: to lower your running-costs and to increase your profits. In a tight economic climate, growing a business can seem difficult. But Dawn Weir, Head of kulula work says that’s precisely when efficiency and resourcefulness are key.
Loyiso Madinga may be short but he is taking great strides on his comedy journey. He quickly became one of the hottest young acts to come out of South Africa, a title that ‘Newcomer of the Year2014’ at the Comic’s Choice Awards pays tribute to. . His dedication to the craft of comedy earned him a spot on the twice Emmy nominated show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, and the hit sketch comedy show Bantu Hour with Kagiso Lediga.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
KAIZER NYATSUMBA - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEEL AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES FEDERATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (SEIFSA), 1 NOVEMBER 2013 – CURRENT
NDONI MCUNU - FOUNDER OF BLACK WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND PHD CANDIDATE AT THE GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTUTE AT WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY
Described by many as a rare breed of powerful and influential young leaders in South Africa, Thabang Ramoroka popularly known as Abuti Rams is an award-winning education and training specialist, youth development practitioner, thought leader, author, facilitator, keynote speaker and a digital strategist.
My past, official corporate role as the “TCF Officer at AIG South Africa” has been a revelation into the dynamics of a truly global company. My sojourn here was brief but I believe I gained valuable insights into the changing landscape of insurance and the South African market appetite.
MAMANESE MATHULE – TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE COACH AND BUSINESSWOMAN, OWNER AND FOUNDER OF THE MAKOTI AND MAMAZALA RETREATS
Founded by inspirational speaker and restorer Mrs. Mamanese Mathule, Makoti and Mamazala Retreats exists to either build these relationships, or to mend those that have already been tainted. It hosts retreats that aim to teach both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to love each other, to bring them to the realization that none of them is losing anything in the process of a union between man and wife- a Makoti must realize that she is gaining a mother, and a mamazala, likewise, must embrace a makoti as her daughter.
Guest: Guest: Professor Mammo Muchie - He holds A DST and NRF RESEARCH chair on science technology and innovation at the faculty management sciences the TUT (Tshwane university of technology) and Dr David Monyae - Political Analyst and Co – Director of Confucius Institute at UJ (University of Johannesburg
Dr McEdwards regards himself as someone who is Entrepreneural, having a masters is philosophy, being a medical doctor who is not practising, currently a PHD candidate, and having started and ran a few businesses, with failures and successes along the way. Guest: Dr McEdward Murimbika (Ph.D.) is Managing Executive Director and Head of Research & Enterprise Development at Nzumbululo Group (RSA).
Mpungose is the youngest black african in the field and the only of seven who are currently in private practice
Richard Branson - English business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded the virgin group, which controls more than 400 companies. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.
PROFESSOR SEHLISELO NDLOVU – PROFESSOR DST/NRF SARCHI CHAIR HOLDER IN HYDROMETALLURGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT WITS UNIVERSITY AND PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY (SAIMM)
Guest: Nanji Sheni – Engineer in training with Mintek Nanji Sheni completed her BSc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and then proceeded to do her MSc with the Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) of the Department of Chemical Engineering in UCT. Her master’s thesis focused on flotation in Minerals Processing. Nanji currently
Guest: Douglas Kruger-Professional Speaker & Author Write and Publish Your Book: 5 tips for the writing process, plus; 5 ways to increase your odds with publishers
David Alexander is the Managing Director of Sheer Publishing (Pty) Ltd, the fastest growing independent music publishing company in South Africa. Sheer Publishing represents South African songs and songwriters for the world amongst their clients are; Mandoza, Kabelo, Chris Chameleon and Jeff Maluleke.
BRENDA SCHMAHMANN - PROFESSOR IN THE FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG AND AUTHOR
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Prof Downs has been at the University of KwaZulu-Natal since 1994 lecturing and conducting research. Her research interests are broad and multidisciplinary. They include the conservation, general biology and ecophysiology (particularly nutrition, digestive physiology, frugivory and thermal biology) of terrestrial vertebrates in unpredictable environments.
Guests: Athambile Mosola – Teacher and feminist and Pumla Madiba – MaMiya Intombi yakwa Mqikela, KwaGcaleka
Guest: Prof. Phaswana-Mafuya - Recently Appointed As The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Of Research And Innovation At The North West University. Prof. Phaswana-Mafuya comes from a humble family, raised by self-employed (entrepreneurs) semi-illiterate parents in Limpopo, being one of the 7 children. Her career path was not an easy, straight forward one; it was a winding road, filled with many rejections, uncertainties, hurts, struggles and frustrations. She wants young people to know that they can make it too, despite their background.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Andy Mashaile – Former Chairperson of the Gauteng Community Police Board, #TurnBackCrime Interpol Ambassador. International, National & Provincial Awards Winning Leader, Strategist, Speaker and Author.
Yusuf Abramjee - Social Cohesion Advocate and Chief Ambassador of #NamolaApp
Captain Kay Makhubele- Police spokesperson
Mightie Jamie - Philosopher -Sculptor - Futurist- Bibliophile- Spice Dispenser.
Prof. Pitika Ntuli - Socio-Cultural Activist
Guest: Tshepo Moses Mosiedi – Director and Award winning: Kagiso's Young Entrepreneur 2017 (In Studio)
Guests :Mr Javu Baloyi - Spokesperson For Commission Of Gender Equality, Elisabet Le Roux Research Director At The Unit For Religion And Development Research Stellenbosch University And Mabatho Molokomme – Attorney At Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre
Black excellence will not thrive if we want to turn a blind eye to the wrongs of those we deem as role models. Celebrities, at least most celebrities in South Africa, are people we draw inspiration and hope from, and that means they have the default responsibility to uphold good morals and work ethic, and should do their best to promote excellence in all their ventures. How do we strive to achieve excellence?
Guest: Kabelo Chabalala - Columnist for The star newspaper, Pretoria News and the IOL Group and founder of the Young Men Movement.
She is an experienced facilitator, as well as an HR and transformation consultant. Her versatility and experience in partnering with boards and executive committees has positioned her well to work with Large-scale culture change and transformation projects. Her impact regarding mindset change has been acknowledged across a range of industries, including mineral and energy industry, financial and banking sector, construction, engineering, manufacturing, organs of state, national and provincial government.
Guest: PJ Powers - Award winning musical artist with 12 gold discs, four platinum and, most recently, a gold CD for [what albums and singles?].
Redefine Human Capital was established by Irisha Luhanga as a business to offer a holistic approach to recruiting rare skills as well as talent attraction, organizational development, psychometric assessment and performance management. Since then, the business has evolved into a more comprehensive HR consultancy.
Irisha holds a BA Hons degree in Organisational Behaviour and Industrial Relations. In the 14 years of working in HR, she has developed people strategies for some of the world's leading International Investment banks.
Caribbean poet Lorna Goodison was born in Kingston, Jamaica. A painter before she turned her focus to poetry, Goodison was educated at the Jamaica School of Art and the School of the Art Students League in New York. Her numerous poetry collections include Tamarind Season (1980), Heartease (1988), Traveling Mercies (2001), Controlling the Silver (2005), Goldengrove: New and Selected Poems (2006) and Supplying Salt and Light (2013). She is also the author of the short story collections Baby Mother and the King of Swords (1990), Fool-fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah (2005) and By Love Possessed (2011), as well as the memoir From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her People (2007), which won the BC (British Columbia) National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and was a finalist for both the Trillium Book Award and the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Her work is also featured in numerous anthologies, including the Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry (third edition, 2003), the Longman Anthology of British Literature (third edition, 2006) and the Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry (1996).
guest: Julie Solomon - International speaker, property expert, property trainer and business owner
Guest: Matsi Modise – Founder and Director of SiModisa Website: www.simodisa.org
TALKING POINTS
should you consider having a board of directors? when is the right time? what are the benefits? how can you choose them?
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Xolela Mangcu, Ph.D. (Cornell) – Professor at the Department of Sociology at University of Cape Town
Guest: Cikizwa Dabula - Member at Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)
Guest: Kaiser Khoza – Served as Chair of Black Lawyers Association (BLA) student chapter & now chair of Black Management Forum (BMF) Free State
Elaine Bergenthuin is managing partner at De Beer Attorneys. She has a wealth of experience in both prosecution and litigation of all forms of intellectual property. Bergenthuin is a qualified electronic engineer, a registered South African patent attorney and an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She has over 10 years of experience in the legal industry, both locally and abroad.
Palesa Mosiea really is a go getter that never ever stops, when questioned in an interview how she copes with her fingers in so many pies she simply replied “I have 10 fingers and God on my side.” She was lately featured on SABC 1s Mzantsi Insider for her talk “Awaken the leader in you,” she was also featured on Identity, an SABC 1 program that deals with spirituality as an inspirational guest. In February Bonitus House call on SABC 2 invited her as a host speaker when they spoke about albinism, a condition she was born with and through her determination, positive attitude and achievements has shown that your circumstances do not define you. Live it on SABC 1 had her on their expression titled “Loving life-Zeal for life” as a motivational presenter and one of two experts to help a young woman find the zeal for life after facing numerous challenges.
Guest: Palesa Mosiea – Motivational speaker, Entrepreneur, Future Leaders Mentor 2016
Dr Olutuase’s research focused on modelling the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial mindset, skills and intention. He developed and tested a structured model to measure the effects of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial mindset, skills and intentions of undergraduate students in Nigeria - like South Africa, one of the strongest economies on the continent, and with similar levels of graduate unemployment.
Guest: Dr Samuel Olutuase
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Troy Martens - Ministry Communications Spokesperson for the Minister of Basic Education Guest: Nomusa Cembi – Media Officer for the South African Democratic Teachers Union
Prof Clinton Aigbavboa - Vice-Dean: Postgraduate Studies, Research And Innovation (Psri) Of The Faculty Of Engineering And The Built Environment (Febe) Of The University Of Johannesburg
Achmat Dangor lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has published four novels, Waiting for Leila (1981), The Z Town Trilogy (1990), Kafka’s Curse (1997) and Bitter Fruit (first released in 2001), as well as a short-story collection, Strange Pilgrimages (2013). Bitter Fruit was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for 2004 as well as the 2003 International Dublin Impac Award. Besides his significant contribution to SA literature Dangor is also an active development professional and has headed up various non-governmental organisations in South Africa, including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and was the Southern Africa Representative for the Ford Foundation. In 2015 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the South African Literary Awards (SALA). He also worked with Kofi Annan in the United Nations. His new book Dikeledi has been in stores since September 1.
Guests: Lynette Mabote - the Programmes Lead at ARASA. ARASA is an NGO that deals with occupational health on mines, Peter Bailey – National Union of Mine Workers health and Safety Chairperson, Dr Sizwe Phakhati- Head of Safety at the Chamber of Mines And Mamokgethi Molopyane - Labour & Mining Analyst at Creative Voodoo Consulting
In spite of being one of FNB’s youngest business heads at just 30 years of age, Khathu heads up FNB’s Gold Sub-Segment, which is one of the biggest customer segments within FNB customer. Prior to the current role, he has held various roles including being Head of Pricing for FNB. He also supported the CEO of FirstRand Group CEO, the holding company which owns FNB. This role gave Khathu high-level exposure to the strategies and operations of the entire FirstRand Group, including strategic decision making, business, finance and stakeholder management.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Yelang Prue Jinka - With over twenty years’ experience in the media industry internationally, both as a researcher and content producer, Jinka herself epitomises the success she aims to showcase in others. She provides content for multiple platforms and is an accomplished speaker, addressing organisations with interests in optimising leadership, management, marketing, customer service and team dynamics.
Her passion for the continent and its story is tangible and her belief absolute “Africa has so much to offer the planet; not just our resources, but our people and innovations the future is truly African!”
Nonye leads the Africa Division at Vuma Reputation Management as Business Director, Africa. with over 15 years’ strategic brand experience gained in the UK, South Africa and Nigeria. She also contributes to a number of African media titles and has been a Guest Lecturer at Gordon’s Institute of Business to full time MBA students on Executing Marketing Strategies in Africa and senior executives on Doing Business in Nigeria.
Guest: Steve Mabona – Spokesperson for MEC of Education in SA, Nomusa Cembi – SADTU Media Officer
Kwanele Gumbi is an entrepreneur. Gumbi is the CEO of Gumbi Global an investment management company. He is a patron of the Arts. Mr Gumbi is Chairman of the Market Theatre. A former IOD (Institute of Directors) board member, BASA (Business Arts South Africa) Chairman amongst others.
He has studied Real Estate & Financing at the Swiss Finance Institute and he also holds a PLD from the Harvard Business School. He is a father of three.
In an address by Nelson Mandela at the Shell SA centenary celebrations in April 2002 that. I quote: "We honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land; respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity."
If this is so, when one takes into considerations our country as it is today, and all those who live in it, how then do we celebrate heritage month in an inclusive way so as to accommodate everyone? Should we? If so, Is this possible?
Guests: Marc Gbaffou – Chairperson of the African Diaspora Forum (ADF) and Sonwabile Mancotywa – CEO of the National Heritage Council
Khanyisa Bunu is a South African comedienne and actress best known for her starring role as domestic worker Nobuhle on the SABC1 sitcom Ses'Top La after making history in 2015 to become the first woman to win the audience choice gong at the Comics’ Choice Award.
Guest: Dr Firdous Khan - Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
Dr Firdous Khan (30) is a research specialist at the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in Cape Town. Now a post-doctoral fellow, her research work to identify microRNAs, which regulate the expression of genes, as specific biomarkers in prostate cancer has offered medical science the potential for early-stage prostate cancer detection.
OR Tambo a solution orientated and selfless leader. He occupied positions of responsibility because in his generation, he was of that crop of the best in the movement and in society. Guest: Dr Kingsley Makhubela- CEO of Brand SA, and O.R.’s former bodyguard Guest: Barry Gilder MISTRA - Director of Operations at Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA
Guest: Berita - Award Winning Musician
Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the 27th June 1991 Berita, as known by in the music industry; grew up a lovely and a smart child that was loved and cherished by her teachers, under the wing of her loving and spoiling Grandmother. Masganda, as called by her family members, chose to come to South Africa at the young age of 20 to pursue a career in financials since she has a dream of becoming a known and a successful business woman in the future.
Lebogang Brenda Motsumi from South Africa went public about living with the HIV virus a couple of years ago in her country, but has recently started gaining popularity across the continent, where people living with the condition largely still face stigma. What are the challenges of being young woman and mother living with HIV?
Guest: Lebogang Brenda Motsumi - Mother ,HIV Activist and Founder of Umzala Positive Foundation (In Studio)
Dr Tiisetso Lephoto (Ph.D) is one of the youngest PhD Graduates in the field of cell and molecular biology
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Dr. Frene Ginwala - Chairperson of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation and South African politician who became the first Speaker of the National Assembly of the democratic South Africa from 1994 to 2004.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SUE MOODLEY IS THE OWNER OF A MULTI-MILLION RAND COMPANY (PLUMINCO TRADE) A STRONG WOMAN WITH A HARDHAT ON WHO STARTED THE COMPANY FROM A GARAGE. SHE’S A FINALIST ON MRS COMMONWEALTH SA 2017 ONCE NOMINATED FOR STANDARD BANK TOP YOUNG ACHIEVERS AWARD, AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE PINK DRIVE AND OWNER OF INKULU PLASTICS (PIPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY)
Guest:Lucia Matebane- Director at Extreme Exposure PR Consultancy sharing her top 5 Career decisions to get to where she is in her career today.
Guest: Douglas Kruger-Professional Speaker & Author talking about How To Use A Weakness As Strength In Your Brand Positioning
Guest: RASHREE MAHARAJ - MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS LEAD – AFRICA & SITS ON THE AECOM EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Guests: Dr Javu Baloyi - Spokesperson for the commission for gender equality and Dr Mbulelo Dyasi - Secretary general for the men sector at the South African National Aids Council.
Prof Selematsela is a recent recipient of the Knowledge Management Leadership Award 2016 conferred by the Global Knowledge Management Congress in association with the World Education Congress Global Awards, held in Mumbai India, and is Professor of Practice of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Johannesburg. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Social Science), University of Limpopo, a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Science, a Master of Information Science (M. Inf.) and a D Litt et Phil degree in Information Science and Knowledge Management from the University of Johannesburg. She also holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Resource Service for Women in Higher Education (HERS): University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Leadership and Bryn Mawr College: Philadelphia, USA (31st Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education).
She serves on a number of scientific bodies and was an editorial board member of the CODATA Data Science Journal and is a reviewer of several programmes. She also serves on the boards of several organisations, including the National Library of South Africa(NLSA), the Council for Library and Information Services (NCLIS), the Council of the National Archives of South Africa, the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA). Prof Selematsela is an Executive Board member of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and Member of the South African Bureau of Standards Knowledge Management Technical Committee - SABS TC 170 - Stakeholder Engagement 2015.
Guest: Lesego Mpete - Corporate Benefits Consultant at BDO Employee Benefits ,Boitumelo Selebi from TMMBS Accountants , Tebogo Selebi from TMMBS Accountants
Dr Mmaki Jantjies is one of the first black women to obtain a PhD in computer science, and has greatly contributed to research on mobile learning technology development for mathematics and science in South African schools, with a focus on multilingual content presentation. She continues to research how education technology can be developed and used to enhance learning in developing countries.
Professor Alwyn Louw- Monash South Africa’s President and Academic President (InStudio) Historically, three stakeholders primarily influenced innovation and economic development in society. These stakeholders, included in the so-called Triple Helix, were identified as the university, industry and government. In this model, the collaboration among the three role players was envisaged to facilitate knowledge creation and innovation. However, as the world shifts, the understanding of the processes and creation of innovation has also changed and community involvement and collaboration is now key Objective -To educate listeners on the “revolution” in the role universities need to play in and with society in order to bring innovation, opening up their doors and giving insight and become adaptable. Universities need to once again become the heart of a society, a knowledge market place, which will attract people that need each other to help innovate and solve the challenges we face as a society today.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
On July 18th the nation commemorated the birth of the late father of the nation, Nelson Mandela. A humanitarian giant, a legend, and a freedom fighter. Nelson Mandela Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday.
Luzuko Koti: Director Communications & Outreach, Nelson Mandela Foundation.
RJ Benjamin - award-winning vocalist, songwriter, composer, vocal coach, musical director and produce
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Water Research Commission (WRC)-NSTF Award Winner: Prof Bhekie Mamba is the Executive Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. He is responsible for significant scientific and technological contributions and achievements in the fabrication of advanced nanostructured materials and systems for water treatment. His research has led to the creation of new nanotechnology-based system to tackle major challenges in sustainability providing safe and clean water to disadvantaged communities. Prof Mamba is a C1 NRF-rated researcher.
Claudine’s passion is ensuring that all children with hearing loss have equal access to education and equal opportunities to develop to their full potential. After graduating in the fields of both teaching and educational psychology, her post graduate research was in the field of Educational Linguistics and Deaf Education.
Lisa Vetten - Researcher specialising in gender violence at the Wits City Institute at Wits University Nkululeko Nxesi - Executive Director of Community Development Foundation of South Africa ( CODEFSA)
-How does patriarchy affect the lives of young women in South Africa today? -Is feminism difficult for women, particularly young black women today? -In an Africa where women play a certain role, where does feminism fit it?
Guest: Tshegofatso Senne – Young feminist and blogger Twitter: @mbongomuffin
Guest: Natalia Molebatsi –African Feminist Poet and writer
Website: www.nataliamolebatsi.com
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Dr John Tibane – Author and Leadership Advisor and Expert Twitter: @DrTibane Guest: Verne Harris – Director of Archive and Dialogue @NelsonMandela foundation) Website: www.nelsonmandela.org
At its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM), the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) elected Shafiek Dollie as chairman, while Kantha Naicker was named vice-chairman.
Francois is a qualified CA(SA) and has more than 15 years business experience. In 2014 he resigned from his high paying corporate job on a mission to inspire people to achieve not only exceptional business results but also continuous personal growth.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
The Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Tshilidzi Marwala as the University’s second Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Prof Marwala’s appointment follows a rigorous and extensive selection process, as required by the University statute and the University’s rules for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor. Prof Marwala, who is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Internationalisation at UJ, succeeds Professor Ihron Rensburg on 1 January 2018.
Guest: Douglas Kruger - Author & Professional Speaker Website: www.douglaskruger.co.za Email: info@douglaskrugerspeaker.com
Song : My Black President by Brenda Fassie Mbuyiselo Botha joined Sonke in July 2008 as the organisation’s Media and Government Liaison. Mbuyiselo was active in the anti-apartheid struggle as a leader in South African Civics Movement, especially in his home community of Sharpeville. Prior to joining Sonke, he worked as the Dissemination Officer for the International Red Cross based in South Africa in the 1980s and was a founder member and Secretary General of the South African Men’s Forum where he coordinated advocacy, training and community based structure building to promote gender equality.
Guest: Mmboniseni Nematangari – Language specialist at The Department of Basic Education
My primary career description is PhD Biochemistry student at the University of Pretoria. Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Biological Sciences ( University of Botswana), Bachelor of Science honors Structural Biology (University of Cape Town), Masters of Science Biotechnology (University of the Western Cape), Current PhD Biochemistry student at the University of Pretoria. Certificate in leadership through a year long program called Emerging leaders program at the University of the Western Cape.
Sanele Zulu is the CEO of the Green Youth Network a not-for-profit organization responsible for the advancement of youth interest and skills development in the green economy as well as promoting comprehensive education on issues relating to environmental conservation in South Africa
BADIBANGA PROMESSE - REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT – AFRICA OF THE NEWLY FORMED ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (CIMA) AND THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CPAS.
Badibanga (Badi) Promesse, MBA, ADM, Dip AIBM fin, is the Regional Vice President – Africa of the newly formed association between the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) and the American Institute of CPAs. The new Association came into effect in January 2017 and will represent over 600 000 current and next-generation professionals. Badi is charged with the responsibility of leading the region’s direct activities by managing its operations and driving both growth and strategy across Africa. Badi has vast knowledge in the areas of business management, finance and strategy. He is currently preparing for his PhD in Knowledge Management.
Guests: Dan Motsitsi –Deputy Chairperso June 16 Foundation and 3rd president of the SRC After Tsietsi Mashinini , Bulelani Balabala is CEO of IAF brands an award winning brand agency that he started in his mother garage at the tender age of 18, he had no funding nor experience when he opening up his internet café. His highest grade was grade 9 but he persevered over the years to build a well know printing & brand agency that is based in the Township and has created employment for a number of young people and has worked with brands like Lenovo, Touch HD, Mofaya, Raizcorp and many others.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Ancillar Mangena is a journalist who believes in the power of objective storytelling to make an impact in society. As a child, she spent long hours glued to TV News channels, fascinated by news. From age 12, she knew she wanted to be a journalist reporting on African stories. Immediately after completing her honours degree in Journalism at the University of Johannesburg in 2014, she was hired by Caxton community newspapers where she worked for just over a year before being head hunted by Chris Bishop, Forbes Africa magazine founding editor. Last year, she won the CNN MultiChoice Young Journalist of the Year Award, Sanlam Excellence in Financial Journalism Young Journalist of the Year Award and was a finalist for the Foreign Press Association Young Journalist of the Year award. In addition to her work at FORBES AFRICA, Ancillar co-hosts, Business Tonight, a show on CNBC Africa, a business news channel. Ancillar has interviewed the likes of Christo Wiese, founder of Shoprite and Seinhoff, Michiel Le Roux founder of Capitec and legendary Richard Maponya.
Guest: Moudy Mudzielwana - Design Executive Officer of Tshikovha Environmental and Communication Consulting, is a versatile entrepreneur armed with vast experience and expertise in variety of fields. Mudzielwana, who boasts several qualifications from a number of institutions, is an environmentalist, communication strategist, philanthropist and an ardent academic.
Website: www.tshikovhaacademy.co.za Email: moudy.mudzielwana@tshikovhaacademy.co.za
Tshikovha Graduates Academy stand to close the gap between opportunities and challenges in the socio economic sector through integrating skilled and qualified personnel into the working environment and skills programmes
Quotes: "Art should be accessible to everyone for it to have meaning." "The language used to talk about decolonisation is a problem. Overly academic language creates a barrier for those who really need to discuss this. When you don't have an accessible vocabulary for these concepts, you sit all impressed with yourself and talk to all your friends and form an echo chamber" Lidudumalingani (Eastern Cape) is a writer, filmmaker and photographer. In 2016 he was awarded the prestigious Caine Prize for African writing for his short story 'Memories We Lost' and the Miles Morland Scholarship, which will see him spend a year writing his debut novel titled 'Let Your Children Name Themselves'. His writing has appeared in newspapers, online platforms and literature journals like Chimurenga and Prufrock. His films have been screened at international festivals and his photographs exhibited in Cape Town.
Siemens communicates its brand message through A short Film rather than the traditoonal TVC Keshin Govender- Head of Communications for Siemens, Southern and Eastern Africa
Thought Leader: Highlights of the World News Media Congress including the 1st ever Women In News Summit GUEST: Mahlatse Gallens- Chairperson of the SANEF
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
GUEST: Luise Peters- Marketing Executive, Wimpy GUEST: Suhana Gordon- Creative Director, FCB
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
THE DOUBLE BURDEN SYNDROME; IS THIS THE MAIN BARRIER TO SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE Guests: Johanna Mukoki - Co-founder and Group CEO, of Travel With Flair
Guests: Given Stuurman –South African star Given Stuurman has featured in a variety of different roles. Playing ‘Reggie’ in the brand new season of MTV Shuga: Down South, Given is adding to an already impressive career that includes acting roles in films such as: ‘Straight outta Benoni’, ‘Invictus’ and TV productions, including: ‘Jozi Street’, ‘Walala’ and ‘Tshisha’. The character he plays on Shuga is “Reggie” On the surface, life is pretty good for Zenzele local Reggie. He’s got mad graffiti skills, plays on the school soccer team and is a popular member of his crew. Like all teenagers though, things run deep.
And Stephanie Sandows – Stephanie Sandows play the role of ‘Tsholo’ in MTV Shuga: Down South. Previously, Stephanie had presented a host of shows, such as 'Bonisanani' and 'Craze', as well as featuring on TV show ‘Scandal’. MTV Shuga: Down South will be Stephanie’s first lead role.
MTV Shuga Down South is an educational youth drama series that follows a group of young people in South Africa as they navigate their rocky path to adulthood. The series contains sexual and reproductive health messaging and is aimed at 15- to 18-year olds in South Africa particularly. Set in the cool clubs, hangouts and schools of Johannesburg’s Braamfontein, and the township of “Zenzele”, a fictional version of Soweto, Season 5 of MTV Shuga is broadcast on SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho on Fridays at 22h00, with repeats of Sundays.
Dr Panjasaram (Vassie) Naidoo is a senior lecturer in the Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UKZN. She also lectures primary health care nurses in pharmacology. She currently serves on the South African Pharmacy Council (Statutory Body for pharmacists in SA) and the Scheduling and Naming Committee of the Medicines Control Council of SA. She is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) and the responsible pharmacist and owner of DKN Pharmacy. She is a member of many professional bodies and organisations such as the International AIDS Society, HIV Clinicians Society, Society of Clinical Pharmacy, Community and Academic sector of the PSSA and the International Federation of Pharmacists ( FIP).
Guest: Lebogang Ramafoko – CEO of the Soul city Institute Guest: Nkosi Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa – Founder of Vusizwe Foundation
Topic: What Does Religion Say About The Abuse Of Women? Guests: Dr Zukiswa Mvoko - Traditional healer and a member of the African National Healers Association, Pastor Pearl Kupe- From Hebrew midwives ministry and Moulana Abbas Mkhize – Muslim Theologian
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Tshidi Monkoe Chairperson & Founder of Matshidiso for Women, Children & Youth NPO Director Charismatic Tshidi
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: NONKU NTSHONA - FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NONKU NTSHONA & ASSOCIATES QUANTITY SURVEYORS PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Zipho Sikhakhane - Business Speaker, Facilitator, Writer, Advisor Zipho speaks and writes on this topic of authenticity in leadership because her key to success has been to break the barriers on what the perceived limitations are on what women, blacks and even young people are able to achieve in their education, careers and in business. She uses her uniqueness as a source of strength, not as a source of inadequacy. She does not allow the inferiority perceptions of others to influence how she leads and behaves at her work.
Mary Vilakazi - Group Finance Director of MMI Holdings Limited Mary is a chartered accountant with a wealth of experience in financial services. Prior to joining MMI Holdings; she was the Chief Financial Officer of the Mineral Services Group and subsequently became an independent consultant and a director of several companies, including the Development Bank of South Africa and Kagiso Media Limited. She is a former partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where she specialised in the audit of financial services companies such as Metropolitan.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DR SHOSE KESSI – LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
InTheSpotlight - Mdwaba is currently founder and Chief Executive Officer of TZORO IBC, an Investment, Brokering & Consulting Firm of niche products.
Prior to establishing TZORO IBC, Mdwaba was a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Kelly Group. Before Mdwaba was a senior partner at Torque IT, a world class company in ICT training solutions. Mdwaba and team turned around IT Torque into a highly profitable world class ICT training solutions provider, with clients in 27 countries.
Maano Ramadwa: A one time pig stye worker, failed matric twice at age 23, a teacher who later became a principal of a school and now an author and motivational speaker. He is known by many in education is a Teacher, Growth Facilitator/ Trainer, Mentor, Coach, Educational Strategist, Author and an Inspirational Speaker who provokes his audience to take ACTION. Maano has earned the respect of his peers in the teaching profession as a classroom teacher and a leader.
Guests: Lebogang Chaka - Business Advisor, Global Speaker & Mohale Ralebitso - Founder & CEO of Itataise Investments
Kholiwe Makhohliso - Country Managing Director and Technology Leader, Oracle South Africa
Guests: Dr Zubeda Dangor – Founder and Executive Director for Nisaa Institute for Women's Development, Nyasha Mukuwane – Social Worker at the Nisaa Institute for Women's Development and Portia Dhlamini who is a beneficiary of Nisaa
InTheSpotlight with Zipho Sikhakhane Business Speaker, Facilitator, Writer and Advisor
Zipho Sikhakhane is an international speaker, writer, poet and business advisor. She has presented to audiences across four continents, including a TEDx Talk on Africa’s potential delivered in the United States. She has a Business Science Honors Degree from the University of Cape Town and has a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University, United States. She also completed courses in China, Russia and Czech Republic. She has spent her corporate career being in strategic and management positions in world leading organisations.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Faith Abiodun - Author, Entrepreneur, Project Manager, Writer And Speaker And Recruitment Officer Of The African Leadership Academy
Guest: Dorothy Seekoei - Co founder of CWENA (Christian Women Entrepreneurs Network of Africa) talking about the entrepreneurship course they are offering together with the University of Johannesburg.
Xolela Mangcu - Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town and Harry Oppenheimer Fellow at Harvard University.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
- How do young people today view Love Sex and money
- What meaning do they have for them?
Themes explored: “Blessers”, transactional sex, abortion, homosexuality.
Guest: Palesa Mosiea – Motivational Speaker and Entrepreneur
Guest: Nick Mutuma – Actor on Shuga
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Roshan Dado- Acting Director, Consortium for Refugees and Migrants South Africa (CoRMSA), Marc Gbaffou Gbaffou – Chairperson of the African Diaspora Forum""(ADF), Mayihlome Tshwete - Spokesperson at The Department of Home Affairs
Andrew Tshabangu was born in 1966, Johannesburg, South Africa, where he currently lives and works. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Tshabangu studied photography at the Alexandra Community Art Centre (1990) and photojournalism at the Institute of Advancement for Journalism (1998). He did freelance work for New Nation in the 1990s as well as taught photography at the Children’s Photography Workshop (1995) and at the Market Photo Workshop (1998-1999). Tshabangu has facilitated photographic workshops in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Réunion Islands and Guyana, adding to taken up residencies in Réunion Islands, London, New York and Nairobi. His work has been exhibited widely in Africa, Europe, the US and Japan.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
• Co-Founder Anglo-African Events • Founder of Girls Invent Tomorrow • Founder of theNEXTgen Leadership Movement • MC and Speaker in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Space
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Refiloe Phee Lerumo-Moyo Systems developer, Web designer, Traditional healer.
Guest: Thabiso Siswana –traditional healer, known in South Africa as a sangoma.
Nadia Bilchik is a renowned professional development trainer and communications consultant on several continents, keynote speaker and well-known television news anchor.
She has reported for the CNN Weekend, anchored for the CNN Airport Network,was the main anchor and special assignment reporter for MNET Television, the leading network in South Africa. She has also hosted various feature programs for CNN International.
Nadia's unique, engaging and substantive approach to communications skills training, combining both style and substance, comes from her experience interviewing and consulting with world-renowned figures, celebrities and corporations. She has interviewed Dr. Nelson Mandela, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, and has provided training, consulting and keynote addresses for Time Warner/Turner Broadcasting (CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS), The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Porsche USA, CARE USA, ESPN, MSL Group, Imerys USA, Mercedes Benz.
Bukho Bami Youth Centre is a skills development and youth empowerment facility in Dobsonville Soweto. We strive to serve & uplift residents by providing a 'hand up' not a 'hand out'. Through the creation of opportunities to better themselves, we hope to assist in mitigating social ills and facilitating the creation of educated, active citizens who can participate meaningfully in South Africa's socio-economics.
Siphiwe Moyo is a Professional Motivational Speaker based in South Africa. He researches and speaks on employee engagement, employee morale, employee motivation and on strategies aimed at nipping the entitlement culture in the bud.
He is an Organizational Development and Learning Specialist. He is an Author, Facilitator and MC.
His qualifications include:
Executive Development Programme from Wits Business School (2015) Masters in Business Administration from Potch Business School (2009) B Com (Hons) Human Resource Development from the University of Johannesburg (2005) International Exec Programme in Retail Banking from the International Academy of Retail Banking in the UK (2012) Bachelors Degree (cum laude) Human Resources from the Vaal University of Technology (2002 He is the Chairman of the Board at the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP), a past Chapter President at the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) and a member of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF).
William Gumede is Associate Professor, School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation and former Deputy Editor of The Sowetan newspaper. During the anti-apartheid struggle, Gumede held several leadership positions in South African student, civics and trade union movements. He was a political violence mediator and area coordinator for the National Peace Committee during the multiparty negotiations for a democratic South Africa and was seconded to South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is the author of several number 1 bestsellers. His more recent books include: Restless Nation: Making Sense of Troubled Times (Tafelberg); and South Africa in BRICS – Salvation or Ruination (Tafelberg) .
Objectives:
To establish:
-The success rate of home-schooling in South Africa - What home schooling entails - Is it more beneficial for kids to be home -schooled? - If home schooled children are high achievers
Guest: Gerald Williamson – Educationist
“It Depends on the learner and as well as the tutor. It’s not a one size fits all situation. Not everyone who is homeschooled is a high achiever.”
Guest: Mr Bouwe van der Eems – Chairman for Pestalozzi Trust (a legal defence association for civil and home education) “Yes they are. They perform better academically.”
Case Study who was home schooled:
Lesley Russells
Her 24 years of Post graduate training and professional work experiences with underprivileged communities of South Africa and Malawi as summarized below is a true reflection of her strong social entrepreneurship characteristics, resilience and cross-cultural leadership skills. Vivienne devoted her life to the socio-economic empowerment of disadvantaged people in Southern Africa with energy and dedication. She believes in the fourth economy, i.e. working in a way that is not “welfare minded” She instils working methods in organizations’ that drives sustainable development rather than hand-outs. She has always promoted value creation as a basis to wealth creation.
Objectives:
-To ask what is creating a situation where men are viewed that they have a higher status to women?
Guest: Nana Ngobese - Author and a regular commentator on women’s issues Guest: Nkosi Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa – Founder of Vusizwe Foundation
The fundamental problem in society is when we boys to be more conscious of gender? In the village I live women have got their chores, men have their chores. In the capitalist society we have a system based on the labour system, where labour dictates that men go away and do labour intensive jobs, while women take care of children. In our culture, the word ‘umlingane wakho’ is used, which means your equal.
What are we achieving with feminism? Should we not strive for humanism?
Zakes Bantwini (born Zakhele Madida) is a South African musician, record producer and record executive whose work include producing L’vovo Derrango‘s debut album. He founded an independent record company, Mayonie Produktions and is credited with discovering Durban Kwaito star, L’vovo Derrango. Zakes Bantwini gained further acclaim for his collaboration with DJ Black Coffee in the hit song “Juju” and with the release of his album, The Fake Book and Real Book: My Music Bible.
Guest: Judge Yvonne Mokgoro - former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (InStudio) Guest: Commissioner Lulama Nare - Commissioner at Commission for Gender Equality
My career started at South African Breweries (SAB) as a Key Accounts Manager and I moved through the ranks. In my time at SAB, I was part of the teams that brought you campaigns such as the Castle Milk Stout Unplugged, Strada Peroni and the launch of Sarita Gold Carpets just to name a few, primarily focused on BTL strategy. My experience spans from Brand Management to Strategy, Financial, Client Service and Project Management. When I moved to advertising agencies, I was fortunate to manage various accounts including: Tiger Brands, Nestlè, Nandos, Premier Foods, Unilever, Vodacom and Douglas Green Beverages and Kurt Geiger.
Guest: Dr Fholisani Sydney Mufamadi – Director of the School of Leadership at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Dr Mufamadi is a lifelong opponent of apartheid. He played a key role in the launch and maiden leadership of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU in 1985), represented the African National Congress (ANC) at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) in which the constitutional framework for the new South Africa was negotiated, helped draft the National Peace Accord of 1991, and has held prominent positions and played pivotal roles in both the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the ANC.
Guest : Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke – Political analyst with the university of Pretoria
Tlaleng Mofokeng-Maseko is Deputy Chairperson of the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition of South Africa (SRJCZA) and runs a women’s health practice in Johannesburg. She is also a health educator, producing video blogs about sexual and reproductive health and presenting a regular sexual health radio show on Kaya FM. She has authored numerous articles on health topics and made several TV appearances, including as the host of two episodes of Al Jazeera’s global health series “The Cure.” She earned a medical degree from the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
In January 2016 Yaseen Theba started #OperationHydrate in response to calls for water from Senekal. The call for assistance drove everyone. The goodwill from South Africans has been amazing. Everyone is rallying behind #OperationHydrate and millions of litres of water has been distributed already. Massive Social media drove it from day 1. A what’s app group was started by the volunteers and that’s how it grew. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram drove it. Fly Mango, ShopRite, and several other companies joined in to support the campaign. Hundred of boreholes have been handed over to communities through out the country. The aim is to get water to the areas that are most affected by the drought.
Are you oversharing on Facebook? Objectives:
To establish
- If posting too much of your personal life on social media can be too much
- The risks that come with oversharing on social media
- Does social media reveal people’s true views on issues such as race, the state of th country
Guest: Lebo Pule – Entrepreneur and feminist Twitter: @MsPule
Guest: Ntsoaki Shoeshoe Qhu – Producer for SAfms AM Live and Digital Media Enthusiast
Website: www.safm.co.za Twitter:@SAfmRadio
Guest: Pinky Khoabane – Social Commentator and Businesswoman
www.uncensoredopinion.co.za
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Early in 2015, Raymond was appointed by Cardinal Napier as the first Director of the Denis Hurley Centre – a brand new community centre in the heart of Durban working with different faith groups to help the poor and marginalised of the city. This landmark building has very quickly established its reputation within the city as a place of care, education and community, responding in particular to the xenophobia crisis and to the issues of drug addiction and homelessness.
-Robbie was recently honored as a Legend, how does he feel being considered a Legend? -The Duets Albums: What process did he undergo in producing the Album? - How has he been able to keep himself relevant? - This album is a compilation of old hits he produced, and new hits where he features the likes of Kelly Khumalo, Naima Kay and Idols winner Karabo Mogane
Guest: Athambile Masola – Young Teacher and feminist
Guest: Mabutho Mthembu – Founder and Chairman of Youth Managers South Africa
CURRENTLY CO-DIRECTOR OF THE TRADITIONS OF POPULAR EDUCATION PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HOUSED IN IPSS AT UWC. - She was founding director of UWC’s Division for Lifelong Learning, retiring in 2014 when she was appointed Professor Emerita - Shirley Walters is the 2016 joint recipient of an Honorary Fellowship - one of seven globally - from the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in Germany, for outstanding contributions to lifelong learning praxis. - She is a feminist and has been active within social justice oriented civil society organisations for over 35 years both locally and globally - She is the African representative on the global civil society organisation, International Council for Adult Education (ICAE). - Professor Shirley Walters and Professor Astrid von Kotze were presented in March 2016 with an inaugural award for innovative scholarship by the NIHSS, and they are currently co-editing a book to be published by SENSE Publishers (Netherlands) on Forging solidarity: Popular Education at Work (forthcoming 2017).
Little Sonia was trained by the self-taught Griffiths Arco Matlala who proudly took his high energy young students every year to dazzle at Dance Umbrella’s community dance showcase. Her love of movement also took her to Jackie Mbuyiselwa Semela’s children’s classes at the DOCC/ YMCA in Orlando which led her to working with Soweto Dance Theatre. At MIDM where she completed the teachers Training Community Dance Course in 2003, she has established herself not only as a principal dancer but as a teacher and choreographer. It would have been so easy to stay in her comfort zones. But she hasn’t. In 2009, highly pregnant, she collaborated with the inimitable American arts activist Rhodessa Jones in the cells at Johannesburg’s women’s prison.
Jonny exudes optimism and energy. He is a passionate visionary committed to inner city rejuvenation and repurposing old buildings to make them accessible to a new generation. His company, Urban Lime, invest in inner city revival projects. They purchase often neglected and decaying blocks and buildings and inject a new life into them by re-inventing them for a new contemporary purpose. They work in London, Cape Town and Durban and have invested millions into all three cities. They create synergies and opportunities for budding entrepreneurs and have some astonishing and brave ideas for some great partnerships.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Imtiaz Sooliman is the Founder, Director and Chairman of Gift of the Givers (Waqful Waqifin Foundation). It is the largest disaster relief organisation of African origin on the African continent. We have delivered over R1.8 billion in aid to 42 countries around the world, including South Africa.
In the spotlight: Dr Adriana Marias - a quantum physicist and researcher at the university of kwazulu-natal
Greg Solomon, CEO of McDonald’s South Africa, joined McDonald’s in 1996 as a Project Manager in the construction department. He was appointed Managing Director of McDonald’s South Africa on 1 January 2009 and his leadership has resulted in sales growth, increased guest counts, improved customer service and increased operating income year on year. With Greg at the helm, McDonald’s South Africa has won Deloitte’s Best Company To Work For for three consecutive years. In addition, he was named the Institute of People Management CEO of the Year in 2011, as well as being nominated as a finalist in the Boss of the Year Award 2011.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Sandiso a small town girl from Richards Bay, who has always had a heart for people has been involved in various initiatives around South Africa; in 2009 where she travelled around country finding young people to study a foreign language at Wits Language school to help in welcoming foreigners in their home language during the 2010 world cup, she also tutored Grade 12 Maths at impoverished schools to name a few. When being asked why she started Born to Succeed this was her response: “My greatest passion in life has always been Education and Women Development and from this the first Born to Succeed conference was born. Education, because I am a firm believer that it is the root to all good things, no one can ever take it away from you. It is your proof to the world that you can set goals, work hard and achieve them by obtaining Senior Certificates, Diplomas, or Degrees. Women, we can be such vulnerable beings but yet we are resilient, courageous and most importantly are fighters. We are called to hold our families together, bring some bacon home, and be all things to our partners, children, friends and colleagues. After all that we give, sometimes this world doesn’t give us a chance. However I still believe women are Born to Succeed. Believe it or not, we are all Born to Succeed in whatever industry, township or living circumstances we are in and the challenges we face today.”
- To unpack the Youth Unemployment Study
- To then discuss youth unemployment, and how do we address the challenges that youth face in finding employment
Guest: Prof. Leila Patel is the Director at Centre for Social Development of Africa (CSDA) and is also the South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development.
Dr. Siphamandla Zondi - Executive Director of the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) Guest : Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke – Political analyst based at the univerity of Pretoria
She is one of the few black female general managers for a shopping centre in the country. As a mother, daughter, friend, businesswoman and an executive for Mowana Properties, the property-management arm of Pareto Limited, Olive Ndebele formulates and executes building strategy for Menlyn Park Shopping Centre to ensure a sustainable return on investment.
Sibusiso Vilane is a South African adventurer and motivational speaker, and the author of the book To the Top from Nowhere. - To find what are the winning attitudes, behaviors and actions for success? - To establish what makes people win, while others loose?
FARAH FORTUNE - OWNER AND FOUNDER OF AFRICAN STAR COMMUNICATIONS A JOBURG BASED PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPANY When did you realise that you wanted to be your own boss, and how difficult was it starting your own company? I’ve always wanted to be my own boss. Who doesn’t! I guess until I actually took the step of leaving my job, I didn’t realize how badly I wanted it. Although being your own boss is FAR harder than being the employee. I wish someone had warned me about that!! It wasn’t difficult starting the company. That was the easy bit. It was maintaining the company and making a profit that proved to be difficult. Although like my mom says “If you have a passion for something, do it for your passion and the money will follow” I have also learned that if you good at something NEVER do it for free. Persistence and passion are your biggest assets in business. Trust me!
Dr Brian Watermeyer – Trained as a clinical psychologist (M.A. {Clin. Psych.}) at UCT, before completing a doctorate in psychology (D. Phil), focusing on disability studies, at Stellenbosch University Disabled People of south Africa
Guest: Looks Matoto – National Deputy Chairperson of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA)
Guest: Lloyd Babedi – Founder of Barkzz Foundation , Disability activist and Motivational Speaker
The ReWare story began with the consumer. We (co-founder Felix Martin-Aguilar and I ) launched a buy-back business called Zwipit South Africa and, through that, we identified a gap in the cell phone market for high-quality smartphones. The ReWare brand was launched in retail (14 select Edgars stores countrywide and through CNA Online) in November 2015. This retail partnership provides the consumer access to the ReWare As-Is range, which consists of13 fully tested, pre-owned certified smartphones (Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy Smartphones) in perfect operating condition at affordable prices.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest : Jay Naidoo –Board Member of The Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Guest: Dr Naudé Malan - Senior Lecturer for Development Studies UJ.
Guest: Catherine Constantenides - Executive Director, Miss Earth South Africa Leadership Programme.
Guest: Ann Pretorius – Co Founder of JAM international
Joint Aid Management (JAM) is an African founded and headquartered, Christian, international humanitarian relief and development organisation, operating sustainable aid programmes targeting the most vulnerable people throughout the African continent. We operate on a fully inclusive basis, without discrimination of race, religion, gender, or political persuasion.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Irvin Phejane– Parent whose Child is affected by the #FeesMustFall Movement
Guest: Pinky Khoabane – Social Commentator Writer and Columnist
Guest: Mr Ramafala Ramatshosa – Spokesperson for the Higher Education Transformation Network (InStudio) Prof Tawana Kupe – Deputy Vice-Chancellor -University of Witwatersrand Lwando Majiza - SASCO National Organiser
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Bulelani Balabala runs a brand agency called Intercessor Army Franchising and is the founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance which deals with entrepreneural development. award winning young entrepreneur & speaker. He is the founder & Executive Brand Engineer of IAF Brand Agency which has been in existance since 2006. He is very passionate about the empowerment of entrepreneurs, and the upliftment of townships.
He has close to a decade of experience and expertise in this respective field and industry, He has gone to become a seasoned specialist Branding.
He has worked with a number of businesses in various fields, assisting them with Creative Concepts, Brand Development, Strategies, Sales & Marketing. He helps companies to position themselves better in the market place.
He comes from Tembisa, which he deems his promise land. He is actively involved with a number of Charity initaitives.
He is incubated at Raizcorp which is business incubator that focuses on developing entrepreneurs, systemising businesses through processes and running a functional & profitable business. He has been deemed one of the best sales & networking entrepreneurs in the history of Raizcorp.
He was awarded Best Corporate Citizen by the Mayor of Ekurhuleni.
He has been certified by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in the Small Entreprise Start-Up training. He is part of the Leadership 2020 speakers bureau.
He loves Brands. He is passionate about Innovation. He is a Creative.
Guest: Beatrice Achaleke - CEO, Diversity Leadership; Manager, European Diversity and Inclusion Congress (In Studio)
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Currently a presenter on Rights and Recourse Former Boxing Commentator He has been in broadcasting for over 30 years and also has corporate experience and writing too. working on autobiography and several othr interesting projects Dumile Mateza The man with the distinctive twang ¬continues to be a sterling feature of sports broadcasting in South Africa. He has been at it for more than 30 years. It is ¬almost impossible to imagine -televised boxing matches since the early 90s without his voice. Mateza has also covered international sporting events like the Atlanta Olympic Games. He has also served on the Boxing SA board and has held various corporate positions.
Guest: Dr. Johan Burger –Research Consultant in the Governance, Crime and Justice division at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria Guest: Nkateko Chauke - SADC BIG (Basic Income Grant) Campaign Coordinator at Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute. Guest: Mandla - Former Criminal
Prof Esther Akinlabi is the Department Head for Mechanical Engineering Science. She obtained her doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth in 2011. Her research was on friction stir welding of dissimilar materials, in particular aluminium and copper, for tailored applications in electronic and electrical engineering. In 2016, she was promoted to the position of full professor. Owing to her exceptional research publication output, supervision of students, and the attraction of external grants to the University, Prof Akinlabi is ranked among the top four researchers in UJ’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built environment.
PROFESSOR OF ANALYTICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL/ CHEMISTRY/NANOTECHNOLOGY AT DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ****honored with 2016 Women in Science Awards Prof Catherine Ngila received her Bachelor of Education in Science, BEd(Sci) and MSc in Chemistry from Kenyatta University, Kenya in 1986 and 1992, respectively. She obtained her PhD from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Her teaching and research career started in 1989 when she was employed as a tutorial fellow at Kenyatta University and later promoted to lecturer position in 1996. She also worked at the University of Botswana as a Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer (1998-2006), and at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban South Africa, as Senior Lecturer (2006-2011) before joining University of Johannesburg, as a Full Professor of Analytical/Environmental Chemistry in April 2011. She has taught various courses at various levels from First Year General Chemistry to Masters in Chemistry in Analytical-, Environmental- and Industrial chemistry. Currently she is training students in chemical engineering in modelling –mass balance in wastewater treatment plants.
Dr. THANDI NDLOVU was born in the sprawling townships of Soweto and schooled at Orlando High School. She obtained academic excellence and participated in various student organizations, including the Student's Christian Movement – of which she was a Founder Member. At the height of the Soweto Student's Uprising in 1976 she was serving as the Administrative Secretary of the Student's Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Fort Hare. She was forced to abandon her Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree as a direct result of the oppression that followed. She spent the next couple of years in training within the ranks of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) – the African National Congress (ANC) Military Wing. In 1976 she was part of the contingent of MK cadres who were posted to Novo Catengue a military training camp in the South of Angola. She served within MK as a Senior Political Commissioner, charged with running a Literacy and Education Programme - among the one-thousand odd new MK recruits. She also served as a Commander. Although, at that point, not medically trained, she was appointed a Medical Officer, working under the guidance of the Chief Medical Officer responsible for overseeing the health needs of the soldiers.
Guest: Fasiah Hassan – WITS SRC Secretary General /SAUS ( The South African Union of Schools) Deputy Secretary General
Guest: Dr David Nkosi -Lecturer for Creative Arts Education at the Department of Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg
Guest: Kaye Nkoanyana - Higher Education Ministerial Spokesperson for The Department of Higher Education
Guest: Leon Ayo- CEO of Executive Search firm Odgers Berndtson Sub-Saharan Africa- He has experience in the education sector, working with universities and working with tertiary students country wide (From 14:30 – 15:00)
Mcebo Dlamini - former Wits University SRC president
Guest: Kamogelo Mangena - Politico-social activist, a part-time (male) feminist, a thought leader, a youth activist and a student from the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI).
SIPHO SITHOLE - FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF NATIVE RHYTHMS AND GROUP CHIEF STRATEGIST OFFICER AT PRASA Married for 29 Years to Velile Sithole Children: 1 Son (30) and Daughter (26) Overall Experience: Sipho Sithole’s experience cuts across from being a gardener from the age of 12 to occupying executive positions in aviation, telecommunications, broadcasting, sports administration, arts, culture and entertainment, transport and to Board directorships position in financial services, entertainment companies, as well as music and culture. He is an ardent speaker at international conferences on music and culture as well as management and leadership. His love for the academia has seen Sipho returning back to school to pursue a PhD Degree at Wits University in the field of Anthropology, which he submitted in April 2016. ________________________________________ 1993: After completing his studies in the United States (B.Sc. In Political Science and International Relations) and an M.Sc. Personnel Management and Industrial Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sipho returned to South Africa in October 1993 and took up a lectureship position at Wits University’s Graduate School of Public and Development Management (now Wits School of Governance). 1994: After a shot stint at Wits University, Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) recruited Sipho in early 1994 and subsequently became ACSA’s Regional HR Manager for the 6 regional airports and would later become the company’s strategic planning executive. Sipho was credited with ensuring that ACSA’s industrial relations strategy formed an integral part of the total strategy of the company with which it pursues its business objectives. The inclusion of labour in the total transformation of the company became the pillar of ACSA’s restructuring which led to its partial privatization and equity participation by an international airport operator, Aeroporti Di Roma in 1998. 1998: After the successful restructuring of ACSA in March 1998, Sipho joined Ericsson Telecoms in April of the same year as Human Resources Director. In this position, Sipho became one of the top 100 HR Manager of Ericsson and was soon spotted for general management position to be groomed to lead any of Ericsson’s entities. Three year later Sipho was appointed Managing Director of EXi Telecoms (an Ericsson spin-off company) responsible for the rollout of GSM and 3rd generation mobile networks in Anglo-African countries. 2002: Sipho was later recruited by Johnnic Entertainment (now Times New Media) to the position of Group Executive: Strategy and Development looking after the group’s entertainment portfolio (Nu Metro Cinemas, Exclusive Books, and Gallo Music Group). In this position, Sipho was responsible for the Group’s Africa expansion strategy and he was instrumental in the rollout of Nu Metro Cinemas in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. 2003: Sipho was later appointed by Johnnic to the position of Deputy MD of Gallo Music Group and responsible for growing the company’s local repertoire. Sipho was responsible for turning around the local division of Gallo Records and introduced fresh sound and signed young artists who have later became leading pioneers of the now popular Afro-Soul genre and local hip-hop, such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Simphiwe Dana, Skwatta Kamp, Pro Kid and Bhambatha, just to mention a few. 2005: In late 2005, Sipho left Gallo to set up his own record label, Native Rhythms Productions, and the company quickly assumed its leadership as an independent record label specializing in Afro and Ethno Soul genres. The company has impressive roster of the most successful double-platinum and multi-awards winning artists and has become a reference when it comes to the country’s artistic and cultural expressions. 2007: Whilst running his record label, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) recruited Sipho as its Executive: Strategy and Risk Management. Agreeing to take the position for only 3 years, Sipho was responsible for the development of SABC’s turnaround strategy and the introduction of the corporation’s new audience segmentation strategy and the preparation for digital terrestrial television. 2012: Whilst back at his own company, Native Rhythms, Sipho was again recruited by the Local Organising Committee to the position of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for AFCON2013 and the CHAN2014. 2014: In October 2014, Sipho was appointed Group Chief Strategy Officer at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, a position he has held since then. Board Directorships 1. Airports Company of South Africa (Aviation) (1998 – 2007) 2. Momentum Limited (Firstrand Group of Companies) (2004 – 2010) 3. Nu Metro Kenya (2001 – 2005) 4. Gallo Music Group (2001 – 2005) 5. Music Mayday International (Holland) (2008 – 2012) 6. Moral Regeneration Movement (2007 – Feb ‘14) 7. Recording Industries of South Africa (2013 – present) 8. Moshito Music Conference and Exhibitions (Chair) (2013 – present) 9. Joburg City Theatres (2014 – present) 10. National Philharmonic Orchestra (2016 – present) Publications: 1. “A Principal, A Vision and Change in an Uncompromising Community, Part I & II”, in Schütte, Lauren Blythe; Schwella, Erwin, and FitzGerald, Patrick (eds.): Changing Public and Development Management. Juta, 1995, p. 30 - 37 2. Sithole, Sipho. “Bargaining for Economic Development: Wage Determination and Implications for Macro-economic Performance”. Industrial Relations Journal of South Africa, Vol. 14, NO. 1, 1994: 15-23 3. Sithole, Sipho. “Bargaining for Economic Development: Wage Determination and Implications for Macro-economic Performance”. South African Journal of Economics, Vol. 63, No. 1, 1995 Unpublished Manuscripts” 1. “Lest I Forget: Through the Eyes of a Township Child” (A Semi-Auto Biography) 2. “Kuse Mpondo Zankomo (Meet Me at the Break of Dawn) “– A Stage Play 3. “The Romanticization of Poverty: A Tragedy for the Black Man” – still in progress
Professor Salim S Abdool Karim, MBChB, PhD, DSc (honoris causa) is a South African clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist who is widely recognised for his ground-breaking scientific contributions in HIV prevention and treatment. He is Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). He is also Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Associate Member of The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University.
Guest: Obenewah Amponsah - Chief Executive Officer at Steve Biko
Guest: Dr David Monyae - Co- Director: Confucius Institute at The University of Johannesburg and Political Analyst .
Guest: Dr Philani Mthembu – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue
- To establish how we should shape tomorrow’s leaders Guest: Buyani Zwane - Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Development and Leadership and Strategy Lecturer at GIBS
Guest: Mpho MacChambers – CEO of Kula Group, Social Entrepreneur **Mpho MacChambers is a social entrepreneur, speaker and activist. With education and social development as her foremost passions, Mpho founded the Kula Group in 2013, a social enterprise with a focus on establishing innovative, tech-sawy and inclusive approaches to education in Africa
Faith is the CEO of WDB Investment Holdings (WDBIH). Faith has been associated with WDBIH for over 18 years, as one of its founding members and a non-executive director. Faith has extensive experience in financial services, corporate and investment banking, strategy development and leadership. She spent 12 years with Standard Bank, Corporate & Investment Bank (“CIB”) from 2001 to 2013 in various senior management and executive roles including being the Head of Corporate Banking (2008-2013), where she was responsible for driving the business strategy, overseeing relationship management for corporates, financial institutions and government and business development across products; she was also Head of Trade Finance & Services (2006-2008) and was a Director in the Structured Debt Finance (2003-2006). From 2006 to 2013, Faith served as a member of CIB Executive Committee, Credit Committee and CIB Transformation Steering Committee. Prior to joining Standard Bank, she was with Brait Private Equity from 1995 to 2000. Between 1998 and 2000, she was seconded by Brait to WDBIH. Faith completed her BA Economics degree with Honors at Wheaton College, USA, MBA (Finance) from Bentley Graduate School of Business, USA. She also completed an HDIP Tax from the University of Johannesburg in 2005 and participated at Columbia University (New York) Executive Leadership Programme in the latter part of 2007
Ronen (Pronounced Raw nen) Aires - CEO at Student Village
Guest: Pitso Maleka - Founder PM Grave Closure (After matric , he couldn’t study further due to financial issue. He started his business after he attended a funeral and saw an opportunity.
Soweto born entrepreneur Pitso Maleka found this to be an opportunity and, in 2003, created grave closing, grave relocating and grave maintenance company “PM Grave Closure”. Maleka says his purpose is “to provide quality and friendly grave services that ensure that the departed are buried with dignity and their final resting place is always presentable and treated with respect.” He says he strives to exceed the expectations of the families and funeral service providers he serves as he is looking to build lifelong relationships based on honesty, integrity, loyalty and mutual respect.
She writes: for a number of publications on a variety of subjects: health, environment, travel, women and lifestyle, as well as the monthly ‘green’ pages, for Pick n Pay’s FRESH LIVING magazine. She presents: THE ENVIRO-SHOW, Thursday evening 21.00 – 22.00 and SAfm LITERATURE, Sundays 13.00 – 16.00 on SAfm National Public Broadcaster. She gives: Media training to individuals or groups She has founded: WOMAN ZONE an initiative bringing women of Cape Town together www.womanzonect.com Previously: Associate and Lifestyle editor at Fairlady magazine Author of: BEAUTIFUL HOMES as featured in Fairlady (Human & Rousseau) and WOMAN TODAY: A Celebration, Fifty Years of South African Women (Kwela). Co-author: BEING A WOMAN IN CAPE TOWN: Telling your Story Born in London, based in Cape Town.
Mzwanele Manyi CM (SA), Harvard Alumnus with Economic Geology background is the President of Progressive Professionals Forum. He is the former CEO of Government Communications and Information Systems and Cabinet Spokesperson. He also served as Director General at the Department of Labour. Manyi has over 20 years corporate experience in mainly blue chip and multinationals spanning across key sectors of the economy including Mining & Exploration, Auto-sector, Banking, ICT and FMCG. His skills include Governance, Sales and Marketing, Public Policy& Corporate Affairs and Banking. He serverd on various boards.
I am a Director at Werksmans Attorneys with 12 years experience in the following areas and in particular possess the following expertise: Commercial Litigation, Mining litigation, Mining Regulation, Healthcare Regulation, Constitutional and Administrative law litigation, Energy Regulation, Land Claims and Land Restitution law, Tenders and Procurement and Related Law.
Objectives - To establish what challenges women face in male dominated industries and how we can overcome them
Guest : Mamokgethi Molopyane – Foundress - Advisory, Consultancy & Research @CreativeVoodoo1 and Commentator & Analyst.
Guest: Marion Stevens –Research Associate at The African Gender Institute .She is also a co-coordinator of WISH (Women in Sexual Reproductive rights) associates, a network of women working in sexual and reproductive justice.
Guest: Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng - Medical Doctor, Writer, Speaker, Activist
DR.LESEGO BOGATSU - SENIOR AVIATION MANAGER AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ,CHAIR FOR THE COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EVENTS IN CIVIL AVIATION (CAPSCA).
Bogatsu joined the CAA in 2004 after completing her Masters degree in Public Health and in search of a challenge. And a challenge is exactly what she got as her department is responsible for keeping passengers and aviation personnel safe from the spread of communicable diseases through air travel and drafting legislation that determines compliance standards. So what is aviation medicine? “It combines preventative, occupational, environmental, physiological and physical medicine with the psychology of men in flight,” Bogatsu explains. “We consider a pilot at high altitude, where the environment has more stressors than ground duty. When you go to altitude, there are certain atmospheric changes that take place, so when pressure goes down, it affects your oxygen and people can easily become hypoxic (a state or condition in which there is insufficient blood in the arteries), so pilots have to be extra fit.”
VUYISWA MUTSHEKWANE - CEO AT THE SA INSTITUTE OF BLACK PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS , CO-FOUNDER OF THE WKND SOCIAL AND A DIRECTOR OF A FULLY BLACK-FEMALE OWNED EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS COMPANY; THE OTHER GIRLS (PTY) LTD.
Vuyiswa describes herself as a serial entrepreneur and a strategist who has built a successful career in fashion retail, marketing and events. She is often referred to as a maverick and a pioneer in her field after being one of the first clothing boutique owners in what is now the trendy “70 Juta” Braamfontein design district as well as more recently, co-founding Joburg’s first and most popular inner-city brunch events, “The WKND Social”. Her most recent position entailed heading up sales and marketing for international African-born fashion start-up: KISUA. During her tenure, KISUA catapulted to success after being worn and embraced by global celebrities such as Beyoncé, Estelle, UrbanBushBabes, June Ambrose, Terry Pheto and many other local celebrities. KISUA was also featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, WWD and many more. Vuyiswa brings her creativity, strategic outlook and entrepreneurial drive to her new role as CEO of SAIBPP as well as 10 years’ experience in sales, retail and marketing. In her personal/professional capacity, Vuyiswa has been featured in or contributed to all the major local media publications, including but not limited to: Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, The Times, Glamour, VISI, Sawubona, House and Leisure and Destiny magazines in which she was voted as one of Top 40 under 40 (2011). Most recently she graced the cover of Get It Magazine, and was one of faces of the Bobby Brown “Pretty Powerful Campaign”, and is currently one of the nominees of the “Superbalist 100”. She hopes to spend the rest of her days being an inspiration to and making a difference in the lives of young women and Africans across the globe.
- To establish if black professionals are seen as inferior Guest: Noxolo Kahlana – Founder of Energy House and Phakama Sizwe (In Studio)
Guest: Siphile Buthelezi –Attorney and Secretary General at Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF)
Bernard Fehon is a Certified Financial Planner and manager of Invest Blue Penrith. For more than a decade, Bernard operated his Financial Planning practice, Tactical Solutions and in 2014 merged this practice with Invest Blue. Bernie joined AMP in May, 2000 after a successful career in Manufacturing and Design.
With Qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design and Financial Planning, Bernie has a broad range of skills and experience and naturally brings a design thinking approach to strategy development.
Married to Julie and with 5 adult children, Bernie has balanced the needs of family life and work whilst also having a positive impact in the community. He has initiated a number of community initiatives including Gen YQ – a networking group for young professionals, Fit For Freedom – a fundraising event for the Australian Defence Force Assistance Trust and the Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
Bernie conceived the The Vinnies CEO Sleepout in February 2006 and with a small team held the first event in June 2006. Bernie has worked with the St Vincent de Paul Society to develop the event nationally and it has since raised over $30 million. The event has been emulated in several countries and Bernie now leads the CEO Sleepout Global Alliance to encourage the concepts growth around the world. Through this alliance, Bernie is developing an international network of CEOs who care.
Guest: Khethi Ngwenya - Managing Director of School Media
-He started as an entrepreneur at the age of 10. -While he was in school at the age of 17 was elected CEO of Y.E.S Young Entrepreneurs of Soweto -In 2010 he founded www.SchoolMedia.co.za -In 2011 he started the Going Green Project which manged to educate 100 schools on environmental awareness and plant 4500 Trees in schools across South Africa. - In 2012 SchoolMedia secured advertising rights in 9000 schools in South Africa -In 2013 SchoolMedia was nominated 702 talk radio small business awards -In 2014 he went through an Medo UK small buinses incubation program -In 2015 he was nominated a global shaper and founded www.xhumana.co.za -In 2016 SchoolMedia hosted a event with 16 000 youth and the President Jacob Zuma was a keynote speaker Beside School Media Company B- Khethi Ngwenya does give talks across Townships schools C- khethi Ngwenya mentor young people through business leadership and study opportunities D- He is involved in promoting green environment projects in Townships and CBD E- He founded his business in a township and make it big in a disadvantage communities
Guest: Puleng Molebatsi –Actress, TV producer and presenter with albinism. (In studio) Guest: Nomasonto Mazibuko – CEO and Founder of The Albinism Society of South Africa
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Major Margaret Stafford – National coordinator for anti-human trafficking at The Salvation Army Contacts Guest: Mr Aaron Raletjeno – Senior State Advocate National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa
Guest: Grizelda Grootboom – Human Trafficking Survivor
Dr Sphamandla Zondi - Head: Institute for Global Dialogue / Unisa
Guest: Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana- Political Analyst and Professor of Political Science at UJ
Joshua Maponga; Golden Key award recipient, TV presenter, motivational speaker, and renowned author of So You Want to be the Master? is a social entrepreneur with a keen interest in empowering individuals and organisations with knowledge and skills to become successful. As an articulate and accomplished communicator, Joshua has been extensively involved in motivational speaking, organisational development, facilitating change management processes, counselling, and commercial negotiations. He is also a successful TV presenter and an accomplished musician. Joshua continues to lead and contribute to initiatives that contribute to the broader improvement of people – individually and collectively. Joshua Maponga’s 22 years of experience working with people has enabled him to acquire skills to influence and relate with people at all levels. Joshua has worked within a range of organisations including the Entrepreneurial Development Southern Africa (EDSA), the Global Management Centre (UK), as well as various corporate institutions in Southern Africa, parastatals and private enterprises. He has also been working extensively with the students of Alexandra High School and has made a significant contribution to their continuing and rapidly increasing successful matric pass rate. Joshua has worked a variety of training and development programmes and with entities such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Hamilton Dlamini (often incorrectly credited as Hamilton Dhlamini) is a South African actor best known for his television roles as businessman Korea in the SABC1 sitcom Mzee wa Two Six (2005) and as Prosper in the SABC1 drama series Mzansi. He had a leading role as the janitor Lucky in the SABC1 mini-series adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, Izingane zoBaba, from April to May 2008. In 2009 he replaced James Ngcobo as the lead character Mojo Khumalo on the SABC2 sitcom Stokvel, for the sixth season. He also had a starring role as bumbling private investigator TT in the Mzansi Magic comedy series Boomba and TT, in 2012. In 2015 he had a starring role as Mnqobi Simelane, a self-made man in his 40s who is in a polygamous marriage with two wives and a possible third, in the e.tv drama series Umlilo.
Objectives - To establish how really difficult it is to be homeless and understanding the lives of those who are homeless Guest: Frank Magwegwe – Segment CEO of Momentum Retail. (In Studio )
Dr Snowy Khoza - Executive Chairperson of Bigen Africa Group
Guest: Leanne Govindsamy - Head of our legal and investigations department at Corruption Watch
Having qualified and practiced as an attorney specializing in the fast-paced mergers and acquisitions environment, Avesh Padayachee wanted to find a way to make an impact on the daily lives of African people, participating in the growth of the African continent. After completing his MBA in the US, he saw an opportunity to start a renewable energy venture and returned to South Africa. He reached out to friends from university, former colleagues and industry experts, and launched Fibon Energy.
Neeshan Balton, Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation
Guest: Sibongile Mkhabela – CEO of Nelson Mandela Childrens Hospital
Guest: Dr Saths Cooper- President: Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU ) and former member of the Black Consciousness Movement
John Morapama is a South African actor best known for his role as the abusive, ill-tempered father of Nkhensani Moroka in the SABC1 soap opera Generations. He has had roles in numerous other television series including Ke Bona Boloi, Going Up, Skeem Saam and 2020 Orlando East. Morapama graduated from the Rampo High School in New Jersey in 1981 and from the Mokopane College of Education in 1985. Television Roles Character Show Rre Bopape 2020 Orlando East - Season 1 Nkhensani's Father Generations - Season 1 Contestant - Himself I Love South Africa - Season 2 Meshack Magongwa Skeem Saam - Season 2 Meshack Magongwa Skeem Saam - Season 4 Masinga Zero Tolerance - Season 3
To establish if the LGBTI community has been fully accepted into society
Guest: Steve Letsike– Director of Access Chapter 2 , Human Rights Organization focusing on LGBTI
Guest: Lerato Phalakatshela- Hate Crime Manager at OUT (Servicing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender)
PROFESSOR OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MASTERS PROGRAMME COORDINATOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND QUANTITY SURVEYING, UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG Professor Wellington Didibhuku Thwala is a Professor of Construction Project Management and Masters Programme Coordinator at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg. Professor Thwala has been involved in the project management of various infrastructure projects for clients such as the City of Tshwane and City of Johannesburg. Prior to this, he worked for the Independent Development Trust as a Development Specialist where he was involved in the implementation of various infrastructure projects. Professor Thwala is the past Vice President of The South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) and President of the Association of Schools of Construction Southern Africa. Former Non-Executive Director of the Johannesburg Social Housing Company up to March 2016. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Gautrain Management Agency since 2012. He also serves on the Human Resources Committee and Chairman of the Social Ethics committee. Professor Thwala is also the Non-Executive Director of the Johannesburg Development Agency since 2012. He also serves on the Development and Risk Committee and Human Resources and Remuneration committee. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA) since 2014. He is also a Council Member of Ekurhuleni TVET College since 2014. He has a Master of Science in Development Planning, Master of Science in Engineering and PhD specialising in Civil Engineering (Wits University). He also hold a certificate in Management Development Programme and a Certificate in Economic Regulation of Public Entity (University of Florida). Professor Thwala also serves in the following committees: Member of the University of Johannesburg Senate, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Higher Degrees Committee, Member of the Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction TG65: Management of Small Construction Firms. Professor Thwala has more than 170 published and peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books and conference proceedings locally and internationally. He has supervised over 50 Masters and PhD students. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation which is accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
Guest: Dr David Monyae - Co- Director: Confucius Institute at The University of Johannesburg and Political Analyst . (In Studio) Dr Monyae is an astute and highly competent International Relations and Foreign Policy Expert providing bespoke advisory and management services to diversified organisations, companies and institutions.He holds a PhD in International Relations and is currently the Section Manager: International Relations Policy Analysis for the Parliament of South Africa, where he provides Strategic management; Parliamentary Foreign Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Analysis. Dr. Monyae in his role as Policy Analyst, at the Development Bank Southern Africa (DBSA), undertook major research on Regional Economic Communities (RECS) in Africa, with special focus on infrastructure for investment opportunities for DBSA. He designed and introduced DBSA's Policy Briefs and Working Papers, and represented the Bank in major infrastructure projects in Africa.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is pleased to introduce Professor Pamela Naidoo, our newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 01 September 2016. Prof Naidoo is a public health and behavioral medicine specialist with 28 years of experience in the health sector spanning both non-communicable and communicable diseases. Prof. Naidoo is the Research Director of the Psychosocial Well-Being and Behavioral Interventions programme at the SA Human Sciences Research Council and holds an Extraordinary Professorship in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at the University of the Western Cape. She has a Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Durban-Westville and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Cape Town, as well as a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Natal. Prof Naidoo will positively contribute to the foundation’s mission and lead the organization towards its next stage of development. Chairperson of the HSFSA, Ms Nanette Crouse, says “We were fortunate to have a highly talented and experienced pool of candidates to choose from. We look forward to Prof Naidoo’s leadership.”
Guest: Ms Matsi Modise - MD of SIMODISA
SiMODiSA will be hosting ‘Start-Up South Africa’ masterclasses and exhibitions at LeaderEX on the 24th August 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton Johannesburg. About LeaderEX One day, One venue, 60 events, 200 exhibitors and more than 5,000 visitors. Africa's largest gathering of executives, professionals and entrepreneurs that will showcase numerous exhibitors that can help African entrepreneurs and businesses to achieve leadership, career
- To understand what role the performing arts plays in nation building Guest: Sipho Hotstix Mabuse – Legendary South African Musician
Guest: Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Internationally recognized South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur.
The book If We Must Die reads like a short history of the ANC military wing, Umkhonto weSizwe in Angola and Botswana during the period January 1977 - June 1985. The author, Comrade Stanley Manong (also known as – aka – Mbangazwe Nkululeko), was born in Victoria West and grew to be an Cape Province (today’s Western and Eastern Cape provinces) ANC underground activists through force of circumstances; the same circumstances that eventually forced him to leave the country in 1976. Mbangazwe trained in four of the first MK camps in Angola: Engineering, Benguela, Novo Catengue and Funda. After deployment at the frontline state of Botswana as MK Chief of Operations, he was recalled back to Angola where he stayed in Iran and Quibaxe Camps. The book details his political-military training, functions and the operations he oversaw in Botswana as the Chief of Operations. The book’s title chapter, If We Must Die, includes the first known shootout confrontation between an MK contingent under the command of Barney Molokoane and the South African police inside the country at the village of Moshaneng in the Western Transvaal – today’s Northwest Province. On his return to Angola he witnessed the simmering of disgruntlement that finally led to the 1983 rebellion of MK combatants in the Eastern Front (MK’s military campaigns against UNITA in eastern provinces of Angola) and the Viana and Pango Mutinies early in 1984. In 1985 he attended the ANC Kabwe Conference, the first since the 1969 Morogoro Conference.
- To understand initiation as a whole
- To understand what is does and its role Guest: Kgoshi Setlamorago Thobejane – President of The Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA President
Guest: Nkosi Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa - From Pokwana Traditional Authority–AmaZizi also CEO of Vusizwe Foundation for Historical Research and Council Meember for EC Provincial Archives & Records Service
Zandile is the Founder & CEO of Zanenza, a comprehensive communications consultancy that specializes in strategy development, public relations, event management and décor hire and enterprise development. With over 22 years’ experience in media, Zandile has worked as producer and presenter for several broadcasters including, SABC Radio & TV, Radio Bop, Bop TV, 702 Talk Radio and Mnet. A social activist at heart, in 2009 she founded FindYoFayah, a motivational programme aimed at encouraging young people to discover their purpose for effective socio-economic participation. In business, Zandile’s portfolios have included General Manager of Channel O - DStv, Media Director for loveLife, CEO for the Association for Communications & Advertising and Acting CEO Indalo Yethu Trust. She is the winner of Top Emerging Female Entrepreneur; Top Women in Business & Government Awards 2004 and a sought after motivational speaker.
Guest: Dr Imthiaz Hoosen - Consultation Psychiatrist at Mind Wise clinic
Guest: Naazia Ismail - Project Manager a South African Depression and Anxiety group (SADAG)
Guest: Mr Themba Manzini– Clinical psychologist in Private Practice (Themba Psychological Services )
Guest: Dereleen James – Chairperson and Founder of Sharing without shame (Eldorado Park), Anti-Drug Activist and mother . **Please note and mention that her son has been clean for 4 months clean
Guest: Lebo Kgabodiso - Substance Abuse Counsellor at South African Depression and Anxiety group (SADAG)
Guest: Tom Holt - Support Group Leader at South African Depression and Anxiety group (SADAG) to focus on his Support Group and he helps his members overcome addiction.
McCoy Mrubata is a South African jazz saxophonist. Born 1959 in a township named Langa, Cape Town South Africa. McCoy’s childhood was surrounded by many African hymns, from the sounds of Zion churches to the very brassy sounds of Merry Macs band who rehearsed opposite his home. With the difficulty of living under the apartheid government and the 1976’s uprising, McCoy left school and followed his music passion. His instrument then was flute which He studied informally under the likes of Madoda Gxabeka, the Ngcukanas, Winston Ngozi, Ezra and many Langa Greats.
Guest: Mr Chris Schachtebeck – Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at The Department of Business Management at The University of Johannesburg
***He presented a session at the SATC (The Southern African Transport Conference ) on rural transport. His paper focused on the benefits of road infrastructure development for poverty alleviation.
Guest: Fani Xaba – Council Member at South African Roads Federation (SARF) and Corporate Business Development Manager at Aurecon Engineering company
Dr John Tibane is a Medical Consultant-turned Human and Organizational Development Consultant. A product of Medical Training, Medical Practice, Business Training and Business Consulting, Dr Tibane is well positioned to be a well-sought after trusted advisor. An extraordinary advisor Dr John Tibane is a Speaker, Teacher and Author of note on various Business imperatives including Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Renewal, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Motivation and Cohesion, and Service Excellence. He has transcended the status of being an expert for hire to being an extraordinary advisor to high performing individuals and organizations.
Amos Mava Kova - Manager: Graduate Programme | Talent Management | Group Human Resources | Nedbank Limited. Akani Mongwe - Graduate which is part of the programme
Dr Pali Lehohla - Statistician General of South Africa
Guest: Dr Diane Parker –Deputy Director General for University Education at The Department of Higher Education and Training
***Prof Bheki Twala from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) received the prestigious annual TW Kambule-NSTF Award for his work building on diverse expertise in making decisions given incomplete information, and utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques for predicting and for the classification of tasks in several fields such as banking and finance, insurance, biomedical, robotics, psychology, software engineering and most recently in electrical and electronic engineering science. Prof Twala is Director: Institute for Intelligent Systems, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Statistical Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE), UJ.
- To establish the causes of road rage and how we can stop it -To understand what makes people commit acts of road rage Guest: Nozi Nyawaose - Clinical psychologist in Private Practice
Guest: Busaphi Nxumalo- Community Safety ,Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson \
***He is also known for the development of The Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg. Young urban entrepreneur Jonathan Liebmann is dispelling myths left, right and centre: Property entrepreneurs need to be older, more established. Wrong. Johannesburg as a hip urban centre is a thing of the past. Wrong. Businesses can’t thrive in the centre of town. Wrong. Welcome to Maboneng Precinct, which is breathing life back into Joburg’s CBD. In downtown Johannesburg on the far east side of the city, a group of twenty-something-year-olds are running a neighbourhood that they’ve transformed from a no-go area into a hip, vibrant urban community. Take a walk down the street here and you’ll pass trendy restaurants and coffee bars. Look up and you’ll see modern urban apartments and rooftop hangouts where young professionals, creatives and entrepreneurs take in the sunset over the city skyline. There are art galleries, collaborative work spaces, cinemas, and there is an eclectic mix of people on the street – international tourists and homecoming-revolution expats, business people, students and artists. The pavements are clean and tree-lined and the area is well-maintained. It’s an equally far cry from the seedier areas of town and the high-walled, electric-fenced suburbs of the North. This is the Maboneng Precinct and ten years ago its very existence would have been unimaginable. The east side of Johannesburg was seedy, crime-ridden and dilapidated. Much of central Johannesburg still is: The Stock Exchange and big business had long-since moved out, making Sandton the new CBD. Respectable people didn’t want to drive through there; the suggestion that they live there would have been at once horrifying and laughable. And then a youngster came home from a gap year overseas, and felt an aching longing for the urban lifestyle he’d experienced and come to love in cities around the world. Why, he asked, wasn’t the same thing possible in Joburg. His name is Jonathan Liebmann and what’s remarkable about his story is that he has almost single-handedly breathed life into Maboneng. There are of course countless examples of urban renewal in cities around the world, but most of them required the intervention of a forward-thinking mayor or no-nonsense police chief to clean up the crime, and the strategic input and collective effort of a dedicated municipality – not to mention some kind of incentive scheme to entice business and people back to the city. Maboneng has had none of that and yet it’s achieved what most people would have thought impossible. Not only has it attracted individuals, businesses, tourists and retailers, but it’s become sought-after, trendy, the place to see and be seen. Visit Market on Main – the market in the Arts on Main block – on a Sunday morning and you’ll struggle to find parking. The hotels and apartments are all 100% occupied or sold. This is not a lone street that’s being doggedly occupied by some brave coffee vendors and a couple of urbanites wistfully trying to make-believe they’re in London/New York/Paris. This is a full-fledged neighbourhood.
Guest: Prof Klippies Kritzinger – Retired Professor of Theology at UNISA.
Guest: Prof Gerrie Snyman – Biblical and Ancient Studies at UNISA
Guest: Bishop Andile Mbete – Bishop of Grahamstown Methodist District
After undergraduate studies at former University of Durban-Westville, Zondi studied African Studies at Cambridge University, UK and researched regional integration, liberation movements and South Africa at the Africa Institute. Besides these, he researches SA foreign policy in Africa and Africa's collective diplomacy. He is an honorary professor of politics and development studies at UNISA and a member of the Archie Mafeje Institute which is dedicated to Afro-centric scholarship.
- To have a discussion looking at corporal punishment and if she should come back Guest: Mugwena Maluleke - General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU)
Guest: Mr Themba Ndlovu - Communication Manager at South African Educators Council (SACE).
Mr. Ashley Sefako Mabogoane is the Executive Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors at New Seasons Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Mabogoane has been a Founder Shareholder at the firm. Previously he served as the Chief Executive Officer at the firm. Mr. Mabogoane serves as the Chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings (Pty) Ltd., Tsogo Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and National Cereal Holdings (Genfoods). He serves as the Non Executive Chairman and is on the board of Anchor Yeast (Zimbabwe). Mr. Mabogoane serves as a Non-Executive Director of African Bank Ltd. He serves as a Director of Eyomhlaba Investment Holdings Limited, New Seasons Auto, New Seasons ICT, Owl Bridge Investments, Time span Investments, and Traffic Investments. Mr. Mabogoane has been the Chief Executive Officer at Fabvest Investment Holdings Limited and FABCOS. He formerly held numerous positions in sales and marketing functions. Mr. Mabogoane served as the Chairman of African Bank Limited. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of African Bank Investments Limited from December 1, 1999 to April 1, 2009 and as Non-Executive Director till April 1, 2009. Mr. Mabogoane served as the Chairman of New Africa Investments Limited from July 1, 1999 to June 28, 2005 and as Director from July 1, 1999 to July 28, 2005. He served as Independent . Mr. Mabogoane holds Diploma in Business Management (EE).
Objectives: - To understand referendums and their role and history too Guest: Ms Lebohang Liepollo Pheko – Senior Director at Trade Collectives and Social & Economic Commentator
Guest: Professor Somadoda Fikeni - Political analyst
Mpho began working in the music industry in 2004, initially as a backing vocalist for artists such as Ms Dynamite, Natasha Bedingfield, Ty, Terri Walker, Skinnyman, Rodney P, and Spacek. She was a lead vocalist on the Bugz in the Attic single "Booty La La", which reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. She signed to the Arts Council-funded record label Documented Records and, in 2005, released her debut single, "Comin' for Ya", and the four-track EP Don't Like You. By late 2006, Mpho had joined PIAS Recordings/Wall of Sound on the strength of Don't Like You, and was preparing an electro-influenced album titled To Spite My Face with producers including Spacek, dBridge, and Yan Murawski.[6][7][8] She also sang on the track "This Island Earth" on Coldcut's 2006 album Sound Mirrors, and released a second solo single, "What You Waiting For?", the same year. By 2009, sessions for the album—now titled Pop Art—had gone into a heavily pop music direction with producers such as Future Cut, Rick Nowels, Rob Davis[disambiguation needed], and Switch. As such, Mpho issued the mixtape Mpho & the Art of Pop in January 2009 with DJ Beware.To fund extensive promotion of the album Pop Art, Wall of Sound brokered Mpho a five-album deal with EMI's Parlophone subsidiary.
- To also establish how we can invest the youth in mining Guest: Mamokgethi Molopyane - Labour & Mining Analyst at Creative Voodoo Consulting
Guest: Onkabetse Mosielele, - Founding Director of Youth in Mining Foundation a Non-Profit Organisation advocating for the holistic involvement of youth in mining Youth in Mining Foundation is a group of highly energized young g professionals who are playing a role in engaging the mining industry with regards to transformation.
TOP 200 Mail and Guardian young South Africans Executive head: client services partner for Africa, Vodacom Inspired by the projects she completed as part of a Junior Achievement South Africa programme which saw her participate in a global entrepreneurship conference at the age of just 14, Vumile Msweli has collected an enviable number of qualifications in commerce, financial planning, life coaching and leadership. These have paved the way to her current role as executive head: client services partner for Africa at Vodacom, where she deals with service Strategy for Africa for Vodafone for top tier corporate clients.
Refusing to rest on her laurels, she also holds various postgraduate diplomas from Gibs, Gimpa in Ghana, as well as New York and Harvard universities. She is currently working on her doctorate in applied leadership and coaching through Switzerland’s University for Graduate Studies in Management.
Despite having accumulated so many qualifications, some of her greatest learnings came from outside her coursework. “I think the greatest challenge for me having failed my honours in accounting was to accept failure and know that things don’t always go according to plan,” she says. “Overcoming that ego-crushing failure and dusting myself off, learning to gracefully let go of a dream that was clearly not meant for me was not an easy feat. I am grateful for it in retrospect, but at the time it was quite a challenge.”
Guest: Michael Roberts – CEO of KHONOLOGY
FinTech is a booming industry throughout the African continent but South Africa is reluctant to take advantage of this opportunity. This is largely due to a lack of skills and training, particularly in financial literacy.
Tumi Chamayou Vice President and Head of Strategy, Marketing and Communications at Ericsson Sub Sahara Africa - Ericsson
Professor Tinyiko Maluleke – Political Analyst and Academic at University of Pretoria (In our PTA Studios)
Guest : Dr Rakwena Reginald Mpho Monareng – Chief Executive Officer of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)
Mr. Sizwe Errol Nxasana, BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA) served as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstRand Limited from January 2010 to September 30, 2015. Mr. Nxasana served as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstRand Bank Limited and FirstRand Bank Holdings from January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2015. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstRand Banking Group of RMB Holdings Ltd from January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2015. Mr. Nxasana served as the Chief Executive Officer of Telkom South Africa Ltd. (Telkom SA Ltd.) from April 1998 to August 2005. He was the National Managing Partner for Nkonki Sizwe Ntsaluba Inc. from June 1996 to March 1998. He serves as Vice-Chairman of the South African Revenue Services Board. He serves as a Non Executive Director of Business Against Crime—South Africa (Association incorporated in terms of Section 21), Zenex 1995 Trust and Zenex Foundation, Telkom Directory Services (Proprietary) Limited and First Rand Bank and Holdings Limited. He serves as an Executive Director of Firstrand Bank Limited and FirstRand Bank Holdings Limited. He served as the chairman of Mesele-Hoskens Insurance Group from 1994 to 1996. He served as an Independent & Non Executive Director of MMI Holdings Limited from 2010 to September 30, 2015. He served as a Director of FirstRand Limited from February 22, 2006 to September 30, 2015. He served as a Non-Executive Director of NBS Boland Bank from 1995 to 1998, and the Development Bank of South Africa from 1995 to 1998. He served as a Non Executive Director of Vodacom Group Limited until September 9, 2005. He served as a Director of Co-ordinated Network Investments (Proprietary) Limited and Telkom SA Ltd., since April 1, 1998. He serves as a member of the Income Tax Special Court. Mr. Nxasana holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and recently awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Fort Hare and a Bachelor of Accounting Science (honors) degree from the University of South Africa and is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa).
Objectives: - To establish what causes one to be physically abusive as well as to look at the solutions Guest: Feroza Kaldine - Counselling Psychologist in private practice
Guest: Patrick Shai – South African actor and former abuser.
Guest: Bishop Ziphosihle Siwa – Bishop of The Methodist Church SA and President of The South African Council of Churches (SACC)
South African Council of Churches (SACC) Website: sacc.org.za/ Guest: Dr Simangaliso Kumalo – President of Mokotin Methodist Seminary and Professor in Religion at UKZN
Born East London 1959. Matriculated there 1977. Head boy. Became politically active at school especially in 1976. Active in SA Institute of Race Relations youth Programme Masazane. Met black consciousness and ANC activists there. UCT 1978, became aware of Marxism, active in student politics. Rhodes university 1980 to study journalism Became active in student struggles, and ANC. Detained July 1980, on trial and sentenced to two years March 1981. Released in 1982 on appeal. Completed BA though Unisa but worked at SALDRU, UCT. Active in Azaso. Scholarship to study at York University, 1985-6. Transferred to Essex for PhD under Harold Wolpe, 1986-89. (Thesis trade unions and alliance politics in CT) SA Labour Bulletin staff writer 1990. Work In Progress managing editor 1991-2. Director, Social Policy MA Programme, UDW, 1993-6. Head of Research, NUM, 1997-9 GCIS Director of Policy, 1999-2001 Sociology Dept 2002 onwards (currently HOD). Part of Global Labour University network (with universities in Germany, India, Brazil and USA). Worker education with trade unionists from South Africa and the rest of the world. Currently completing a book on trade unions, alliances and the possibilities of an Eco-socialist, feminist working class politics.
He is currently on the cover of FORBES AFRICA’s June edition, making him one of the youngest people to ever be on the cover of this coveted publication. Okeke could not fail his mother. A promise meant hard work and dreaming big. He was raised in Ukpor village, 790 kilometers from Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as the 17th child of a polygamous father. He went to boarding school aged 10, lost his father at 16 and moved from one relative to another. He named his company Invictus after one of Nelson Mandela’s favorite a poems, by William Ernest Henley, about the undefeated and unconquerable soul of a hard worker, from an impoverished background, who will not give up. “I had to take my life into my own hands at a young age. My dream was a better life and most importantly, a house for my mother,” he says. Capital was a problem. “I had to prioritize my dreams and aspirations, for example, I started off with an events and entertainment company for students… then I went off to Australia where I did all kinds of jobs just to survive. Saved up, came home and invested all my savings in my company Invictus.” Invictus is in construction, agriculture, oil and gas, telecoms and real estate. He has 28 permanent and 100 part-time employees across nine companies. Okeke’s hard work paid off. He bought his mother a house. “This is my most proud achievement to date, because of the happiness I see in her face whenever she talks about the comfort in her own house. She has been a huge source of inspiration for me as I went through life and being able to do that for her will always top all of my other achievements.” Rudi de Kock, owner of DOTL Developments, a construction company in Johannesburg, says “Obinwanne is an outstanding young man who is very easy to work with. He cares for people and very passionate about what he does”. Like the man in the poem, Okeke says he is the master of his fate and captain of his soul, whatever the weather.
Guest: Mr. Joseph Makamba Busha –Commentator, Social Entrepreneur and also founder and MD of JM BUSHA Investment Group ***He hosts leadership sessions aimed at discussing the foundations of leadership issues in Africa
Guest: Obenewah Amponsah - Chief Executive Officer at Steve Biko Website : www.sbf.org.za
****Patriarchy is alive and well .Things have changed but we are no where we should be .
Guest: Thoko Mpumlwana - Deputy Chairperson at The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)
Guest: Sydney Madibo – Second Runner up One Day Leader Season 4 . Campus SRC President and the Institutional SRCs Deputy President.
Guest: Zoliswa woo Ntaka – Social Activist and Entrepreneur
Born in Cape Town in 1987, Jade Bowers is a director and designer who experiments with physical style and conceptual form to make theatre that is fuelled by invention and creativity. Bowers has been listed as one of online magazine Afripop’s ‘Five Female Theatre Makers in South Africa You Should Know’. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Drama and Sociology from the University of Cape Town, and received her Honours degree in Theatre Design and Directing for the Stage from University of the Witwatersrand in 2014. Bowers, who runs her own production company, works at DALRO as a theatrical rights administrator, and was previously the resident stage manager at the University of Johannesburg. In 2011, she was involved in UJ’s Reading Gay and THATSOGAY theatre festivals, as well as being part of the team that staged Arts and Culture head Ashraf Johaardien’s adaption of K Sello Duiker’s The Quiet Violence of Dreams. She has been the showcase curator of the Wits 969 Festival and director of the Wits Arts and Literature Experience (WALE). She produced, directed and designed Salaam Stories for the 10th anniversary revival of Johaardien’s autobiographical Salaam.
Guest: Roche Mamabolo - Director of Radipolelo Business Consulting
On Thursday 16 June, Roche Mamabolo, the author of 'The Startup Revolution: Fit in or Stand Out', will host an entrepreneurship workshop entitled 'School of Startups' from 8.30am-5.30pm at the SAB World of Beer in Johannesburg, South Africa. The School of Startups is designed to achieve several key objectives: to assist entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses; create employment; deploy innovative solutions in and through communities as well as to alleviate poverty in the country and beyond. The course content comprises of contemporary topics including: Strategy, Storytelling to the market and to the Investment community, Staffing, Raising Money and Cash Flow, Making Ideas Travel, Advertising and Competitors, Appealing to Consumers, Permission and Trust, Innovation, Creating Scarcity, Compromising, Adjusting the Course, The Startup Revolution, to name but a few. Jabu Stone, the South African entrepreneur who has been in the industry for over 20 years operating in local and international markets, will be the guest speaker for the day. He will be outlining his success ingredients, unique business models and imparting advice to all participants.
Objectives: _- To establish how we can end child marriage -To establish if this new law will end child marriage. Guest: Makhosi Gcabashe – Freelance Writer, Currently at the SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) specializing in Traditional Medicine and is also a Traditional Healer She Blogs on issues of culture and tradition .
Guest: Dewa Mavhinga - Senior Southern Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch
BONSAI SHONGWE is a Bestselling Author and a highly sought after Inspirational/Topical Speaker. It took Bonsai only five years to have spoken on every major stage in South Africa – after having begun his speaking career in 2003. He has mesmerized countless clients including MTN, Swissgarde, Competition Commission, Mondi and SASSA.
Bonsai has released a bestselling DVD’s called “The ABC’s of Success” (as seen on SABC, eTV and satellite in RSA and over 12 other countries).
He has also written a bestseller called “Conversations with Women” which sold over 10,000 copies in 12 months – as seen/heard/read on all national media. His latest books, “Superstar Leadership” and “Entrepreneurship Lessons from Motorcycling” are to be released in early 2016.
Bonsai Shongwe has practical business understanding and experience that adds a depth to his presentations. Bonsai Shongwe cut his entrepreneurial/leadership teeth as a music producer in 1999. He then went on to build a successful entertainment company called Bonsai Entertainment. He began this entertainment company with R300.00 as initial seed capital, which he turned into a company with a turnover of over R3m within 50 months. His company created and/or managed stars such as Kelly Khumalo, Khanyi Mbau and Sonia Sedibe.
Bonsai is currently Director of Bonsai Communications and Business Affairs (Pty) Ltd, an entity through which he manages various entrepreneurial and investment ventures. Bonsai also serves on three boards in various sectors including communications, mining and social entrepreneurship.
PaySpace, a South African based Human Capital Management service and Payroll Software provider that services companies and organisations through Africa and Europe, has gone live with their new look website which strategically accompanies the release of the first two videos that form part of an ongoing ‘PaySpace Tutorial and Thought Leadership’ series.
Objectives: _- To establish if there will be more white teachers in schools? -To bring social change in schools Guest: Oupa Bodibe – Acting Spokesperson for MEC Panyaza Lesufi at the Department of Education
Guest: Guest: Dr David Nkosi -Lecturer for Creative Arts Education at the Department of Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg
Khalipha Eddie Mbalo served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), a statutory body within the Ministry of Arts and Culture (2001 – 2011), where he was responsible for the development of South African cinema. During this period he delivered unqualified audits for every year he was in charge. He began his media career in the early 80’s as a young student activist and later set up his own production company (1984), servicing high-profile foreign agencies such as ABC News and World Wide Television News (WTN). Mbalo trained as a television engineer at the NHK Institute in Japan. He had his popular documentaries shown by the SABC and produced Top Level, which later became The Felicia Mabuza Suttle Show for the SABC. In 1998, Eddie joined e.TV as its first Head of Current Affairs and is best known for his Current Affairs show, e.Files. He became involved in industry governance, playing a critical role in drafting the Broadcasting Act as well as shaping the content development arena in South Africa. His dedication to the film industry has been recognized by the Avanti Awards, the US-based Genesis Awards, and the Newtown Film and Television School. At the 64th Cannes International Film Festival in 2011, Mbalo received an African Vision Award by the Hollywood Reporter in association with Agoralumiere International, for his dedication as a creative defender of African Cinema alongside LUMUMBA star Eriq Ebouaney and journalist Marie- Roger Biloa. Mbalo is currently the Executive Chair of Forefront Media Group and Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer at On Digital Media, the operator of Top TV.
Objectives: _- To understand what the youth of 1976 stood and fought for? -To establish what the youth of today are fighting for? Guest: Fezokuhle Mthonti – MA thesis on Xenophobia and the erasure of black women in the media and literature both as perpetrators and victims of violence
Guest: Ntombizikhona Valela is doing her MA on the intellectual work and value of Winnie Mandela. She is framing Mandela as a vernacular intellectual
Guest: Mikaela (Pronounced Mika – ella) Erskog is doing her MA on some of the most influential Pan African figures such as Miriam Tlali, Bessie Head and Noni Jabavu
Guest: Prof Teffo Letsiba - He is attached with UNISA
*** Honoured with The Lifetime Achievement Award at the SA music awards (In CPT Studios) Roger Lucey (born 1954) is a South African musician, journalist, film maker, actor and educator. In the late 1970s and early 1980s his early career as a musician was destroyed by Paul Erasmus of the South African Bureau of State Security, because the lyrics to Lucey's protest songs were considered a threat to the Apartheid State. Although already aware of his anti-apartheid songs, the South African Government's security apparatus only swung into action to destroy Lucey's career after he performed a radical song in a programme on Voice of America radio. The criminal methods used against Lucey formed part of the testimony given by Paul Erasmus in front of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Lucey, 62, is a musician, journalist, film maker, actor and educator. During the late 1970s and early 1980s his career as a musician was brutally curtailed by the South African Bureau of State Security as a result of Lucey’s protest songs being considered a “threat to the Apartheid State”. Although the Government was already aware of his anti-apartheid songs, the South African security apparatus only swung into action to wipe out Lucey’s career after he performed his “radical” songs, Lungile Tabalaza, Cross Roads and Thabane, on the Voice of America radio programme in 1979. His young counterpart on Moshito, LaMayne, is a new generation female emcee who stormed her way into the male-dominated genre with the sassy song Ice Cream. Previously a struggling unsigned artist.
_- To understanding g petition Guest: Muhammad Cajee - Executive Director of ASRI (In Studio)
Website: www.asri.org.za Guests: Lebohang Tshabalala – Chairperson :Petitions Standing Committees at City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality
ASRI FLP Citizens Group Drafts Johannesburg By-Law Reforms: Johannesburg Public Libraries and Petitions Process By-Law Reform In an unprecedented example of Direct Democracy, the ASRI Future Leaders Programme have researched and drafted two By-Laws for the City of Johannesburg, and are now contacting Ward and Proportional Representation Councilors of the City of Johannesburg to meet with them one on one over the next two weeks leading up to June 16; and asking these city councilors to express their support and endorsement for promulgating these draft by-laws on Petitions and Library Reform into Municipal Law.
Xhanti Payi is a researcher and economist whose views are regularly sought out by local and international media, including television channels such as eNCA and the BBC. He is also a columnist for the Business Day and the Daily Maverick, and has contributed articles international publications like the Financial Times. He is increasingly a sought out speaker on the South African speaking circuit, and an established and regular commentator across media platforms. Payi started his career at Investec Private Wealth as a portfolio analyst looking after private client portfolios. Following this he spent four years as an economist at Stanlib Asset Managers, one of South Africa’s largest money managers. In this role he researched emerging Africa as well as BRICS -providing research, analysis and views to portfolio managers, as well as clients and the media. He also worked as Country Risk Manager, supporting the Corporate and Investment Banking risk function for the Standard bank group as regards country risk in west and southern Africa. With academic training from the University of Cape Town and the University of London, he is currently Director and Economist at Nascence Research & Advisory, a research and business strategy outfit he co-founded to produce policy and industry research as well as business strategy and advisory services with a network of specialist associates. “An important facet of Nascence is our own architecture, which is about building a strong business that’s able to grow from a thin base, but flexible enough to survive market changes while taking care of our people and partners. This is partly through our creative engagement of skills and labour, and nuanced research and advice for our clients.” Payi also serves on the advisory panel of the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry on Black Industrialists, as well as on the board of the Gauteng Opera and The Other Foundation.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Prof Hay-Swemmer - Chief Academic Officer of Educor Holdings, one of the largest private education institutions in South Africa and the holding company of Damelin, who is a specialist in part-time study.
Objectives: _- To establish and understand why people get into drugs and how can we continue to curb drug abuse Guest: Gert Kruger-Member of the Executive Committee at SANCA (South African National Council on Alcoholism) and Director at the Aurora alcohol and Drug Centre in Free State
Guests: Themba Mzimba –Mentor From Organization called Network OF A!MEN (They pay visits to rehabilitation centers ,offer motivational talks to drug users. They study their behavioural patterns of drug users and then offer assistance and see if they need the next step which would be psychological or medical help.
Sango Ntsaluba has been an Executive Chairman of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited since 2006 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He is a Founding Member of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited. Ntsaluba has wide experience in various areas of business acquired over a period of more than 20 years. He moved to Transnet as General Manager in Group Finance, he then became an Executive Director responsible for Restructuring and various operations which included, Telecommunications, IT, Rail activities and Road freight businesses. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Basil Read Holding Ltd since July 2006. He serves as a Director of Ubank. He has been Independent Non-Executive Director at Barloworld Ltd since July 2008. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at Digicore Holdings Limited since April 2006. He has been Independent Non-Executive Director at Pioneer Food Group Ltd. since November 2015. He is a Founding member of SizweNtsaluba VSP, a successful firm of accountants and auditors and Neotel, the second fixed line operator in South Africa. He serves on various public sector boards, including the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) and National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC). He served as a Director of Neotel (Pty) Ltd. During his time at Transnet, he was seconded by the then Minister of Public Enterprises, where he was advising government on the setting up of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) targeting the previously disadvantaged persons. He also served on the Black Economic Empowerment Commission, thus implementation of the BEE Codes. Ntsaluba holds BCom from University of Unisa and CA from South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
_To establish how our security in SA is set up -To Establish how safe is South Africa? Guest: Martin Ewi - Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies
Twitter: @issafrica Guest: Kerwin Lebone –Reasearch Analyst with South African Institute of Race Relations
Government's Security Cluster will on Wednesday meet following the issuing of a terror alert by the US embassy in South Africa. The US government earlier warned its citizens in South Africa of a possible terrorist attack targeting American tourists who frequent upmarket malls and shopping centres. Britain and Australia have issued travel alerts for their citizens visiting South Africa. The US embassy spokesperson, Cynthia Harvey, has re-iterated their position.
He played the role of a rugby coach in the 1995 comedy film Soweto Green. Nyembezi was nominated for a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) as Best Director in a TV Comedy, for his work on Family Bonds. He played the role of Dlamini in the e.tv drama series eKasi: Our Stories, in the episode entitled "Mkhuseli", in 2010. He played a different character in Season 5 of the show, in 2013. In 2014 he had a starring role as Thomas Malume in the eKasi+ sitcom Van 'n Sit, returning for the second season in 2015.
Buyani Zwane - Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Development and Leadership and Strategy Lecturer at GIBS
Guest: Adriaan Groenewald - Author of seamless leadership Book and Founder of Leadership Platform
He was a great boxer speaker and human rights activist. When you hear someone shouting out, ‘I am the greatest!’ – then most of us would not necessarily want to hear any more. We’d leave. But there is one man who stated this and captivated our attention. The fact was that Muhammad Ali would have to have been one of the greatest and famous boxers to enter the ring. In addition to his quick feet, he also had a quick mouth that ignited his audiences as much as his fighting prowess gained the respect of his opponents in the ring.
Ms Mavuso holds a BCompt degree from the University of SA (Unisa), a postgraduate certificate in management with the Gordon Institute of Business Science and a Master of Business Leadership with Unisa’s School of Business Leadership. She is also studying towards her Association of Chartered Certified Accountants certification. "Busi has been a dedicated and loyal employee to the BMF and I’m excited to see her taking over the MD position. Her institutional memory, administrative aptitude and passion for the organisation is incomparable. This is a clear demonstration of our ability to grow our own talent and we trust other companies and institutions could learn from the BMF. We are looking forward to her contribution in taking the BMF to greater heights," USI Mavuso, who has taken over as MD at the Black Management Forum (BMF), will have to work at regaining lost ground in the transformation of leadership in SA.
Simphiwe Dana –Xhosa Singer and Song-writer
Guest: Ryland Fisher – Author of Race
South Africa, called by some people the 'Rainbow Nation', a title that captures its diversity and 11 official languages. September is since 1994 officially heritage month, when the histories and cultural practices of all its peoples are celebrated and due recognition given to the men and women who have contributed to the heritage and culture of the nation. Freedom of cultural, religious and linguistic expression is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. South Africa is a country where creative expression flourishes and its cultural diversity are embodied in its arts and culture. Population The Black population of South Africa is separated into four major ethnic groups: namely, the Nguni groups which consist of Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi peoples; the Sesotho-Setswana groups, the Shangaan-Tsonga groups, and the Venda groups. The majority of the White population (about 60%) is Afrikaans speaking, and the remaining 40% are English speakers. Three million people, designated as Coloureds, have a mixed lineage, which often consists of indigenous Khoisan people. South Africa’s Asian population is mostly Indian in origin and is largely based in kwaZulu-Natal. Largely, English although many also speak Tamil, Hindi, Telegu, Gujarati or Urdu. Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, is the most important Hindu festival, usually falling around late October and November every year. The Muslim community celebrate Eid as their major religious function. The multi-ethnic cities of Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg have large number of Germans, Portuguese, Italian and French speaking communities. Language There are eleven official languages in South Africa. These are English (9.6%), Afrikaans (13.5%), Ndebele (2.1%), Sepedi/Northern Sotho (9.1%), Xhosa (16%), Venda (2.4%), Tswana (8%), Southern Sotho (7.6%), Zulu (22.7%), Swazi or SiSwati (2.5%) and Tsonga (4.5%). Much of the country’s regional media use the vernacular when possible. South Africa also recognises other non-official languages such as South African sign language, Khoe Khoe and the San. Many other languages from all over the world are spoken here too, including Portuguese, Greek, Italian, French, and Chinese
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
I was raised in Soweto, Johannesburg and am a young vibrant graduate of music composition from the University of Cape Town. I am currently writing and performing my music with my band, The Tune and Recreation Committee (TRC), my brass band, the Native Groove Collective (NGC), and the newly established Amandla Freedom Ensemble based in Johannesburg . Besides being a bandleader and composer I perform regularly as a freelance musician in various capacities. As well as leading the TRC I have been active in numerous other projects in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Israel, Britain and Botswana where I performed a wide variety of music ranging from Classical, Jazz, Pop, Balkan and Indigenous African Music. I have performed with many celebrated musicians including Barney Rachabane, Marcus Wyatt, John Davies, Hugh Masekela, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, Susana Baca (Peru), Mark Fransman, Louis Moholo , Dizu Plaatjies, Khaya Mahlangu just to name a few. I am a strong believer in giving back to the community; this is why I have chosen to in my student days, voluntarily, teach music at the Mannenberg High School as well as Alex Sinton High School.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Mabutho Mthembu - Founder and Chairman of Youth Managers Foundation and 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow Guest: Hetile Mabunda - Communications coordinator at Ikamva youth Tebogo Ditshego – CEO of Ditshego Media and the chairman of the South African Reading Foundation
****REMEMBERING REV SIMON GQUBULE WHO WE HAD IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE 18TH MAY 2016 WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY ON THE 26TH MAY 2016
The Reverend Doctor Simon Gqubule is being honoured with the Order of Luthuli: Silver for his excellent contribution in the liberation struggle and in the fields of education and religion. The Order of Luthuli is a South African honour. It was instituted on 30 November 2003, and is granted by the president of South Africa, for contributions to South Africa in the following fields: (i) the struggle for democracy, (ii) building democracy and human rights, (iii) nation-building, (iv) justice and peace, and (v) conflict resolution. It has three classes: • Gold (OLG), for exceptional contributions, • Silver (OLS), for excellent contributions, • Bronze (OLB), for outstanding contributions. The Reverend Doctor Simon Gqubule is a well-respected and influential figure in his community, church and academic circles and at the age of 87 still plays a significant role in education. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate and the Distinguished Old Rhodian Award for his dedication and contribution to teaching and learning. Rev. Dr Gqubule was the first black student to receive a doctorate degree from Rhodes University in 1978 and his commitment to educating previously disadvantaged scholars has won him numerous awards. Rev. Dr Gqubule knows the challenges financially disadvantaged students face; his father earned two pounds and five shillings a month and this was not enough to put him through university and also support their family. It was through his Chaplain arranging a bursary for him that he went to teaching college and Rev. Dr. Gqubule has committed his life to being the ‘chaplain’ for many other students, thus improving many lives. PRESIDENT ZUMA DECLARES A SPECIAL PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL FUNERAL FOR COMMUNITY LEADER REVEREND GQUBULE.
President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for the late educationist, human rights campaigner, community leader and one of the country's leading academic and religious leaders, the Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule.
This category of a funeral is designated by the President of the Republic of South Africa for distinguished persons.
Dr Gqubule was awarded the Order of Luthuli in Silver on 28 April 2016 by the President, in recognition of his excellent contribution to the liberation struggle and to the field of education and religion.
The President has instructed that the National Flag be flown at half-mast in the Eastern Cape Province on Thursday 02 June 2016, the day of his funeral.
President Zuma has once again extended his deepest condolences to the Gqubule family, relatives and friends on this sad loss.
Guest: Proffessor Tinyiko Maluleke – Political Analyst with the University of Pretoria
Guest: Rev. Dr Vukile Mehana - Ordained Minister (Priest) of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
Guest: Rev. Andile Mbete – Bishop of the Grahamstown District
MOHALE MASHIGO, is the pen name of Carol Mashigo, also known by her stage name, Black Porcelain. She is a radio moderator, storyteller, award-winning singer and songwriter. With her music now play-listed in over 36 countries, Black Porcelain’s debut album, Invincible Summer, won Best Creative album at the Wawela Music Awards in 2013. The Yearning is her debut novel.
Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi is the South32 Non-Executive Director. -He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Bateman Africa Limited. Dr Mkhwanazi served as Chairman of South African Operations at BHP Billiton Limited since October 2008. -He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Aluminium Southern Africa at BHP Billiton Limited from February 2005 to October 2008. -Dr Mkhwanazi is responsible for BHP Billiton’s southern African aluminium smelters, Hillside, Bayside and Mozal. More specifically, his role was to maximize the value and potential of these smelters by providing appropriate strategic direction and capitalising on commonalities between them, while also facilitating future aluminium opportunities in the region. He has experience in the Power, Engineering and Mining sectors.
NOLUTHANDO MOLAO- WINNER OF THE 2016 #WOMENINCONSTRUCTION PIONEER OF INNOVATION AWARD - PRACTICING AS AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) - AN HONORS DEGREE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING Twitter: @turnertownsend #WomeninConstruction Discipline Project Management Registration Pr. CPM (SACPCMP) Awards Women in Engineering and Built Environment (WiEBE) Summit & Excellence Award Finalist, 2014 Qualifications MBA (current, 2016 completion) Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, Property Development and Management BSc (Honours) in Quantity Surveying Regional experience South Africa – 10+ years
Guest: Andy Mashaile - Strategist. Speaker. Author. International, National & Provincial Awards Winning Leader. Anti-crime activist. #TurnBackCrime Interpol Ambassador.
Guest: Lieutenant Kay Makhubela - South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson
Guest: .Glynn Demmer - Retired Police Reservist - claims he has been forced to retire although he wanted to stay on. He says forced retirement of those volunteers causes a policing vacuum in the suburbs
Manser rose to prominence on becoming the first person to cycle around the perimeter of Africa. For over twenty four months, alone & unaided, he pedalled a staggering 37,000 km through 34 countries, some of which rank as the most dangerous countries on Earth. Manser’s achievement earned him the title “OutThere Adventurer of the Year 2006” & his book, “Around Africa on my Bicycle”, became a bestseller. During Riaan’s journey he was imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea & was held captive by drugged teenage rebels in Liberia. Both occasions he secured his release through his charm, amicable personality & exceptional powers of persuasion. Along the way Manser ate some exotic dishes such as monkey, bat, camel & rat. As if cycling the perimeter of the continent wasn’t enough, he also climbed Mt Kilimanjaro & descended to Lake Assal, the highest & lowest points on the continent. On seeing Riaan’s story on television, Nelson Mandela personally requested a meeting with Manser, saying it was “a performance that will inspire the youth of the continent”. The Explorer’s Club in New York - whose members include the first man to reach the North Pole, the first to reach the South Pole, the top of Everest, the deepest point in the ocean & the first man on the moon – extended a special invitation to Manser to speak before its illustrious organisation.
Guest: Dr David Nkosi -Lecturer for Creative Arts Education at the Department of Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg
Guest: Dr Morne Mostert – Director of the Institute of Futures Research based at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB)
Ran Neu-Ner is a born entrepreneur. Since childhood he sought out ways to do business. From handmade calendars in kindergarten to selling beauty cosmetics in his Matric year, Neu-Ner was determined to work for himself. His appetite for business, whetted by early successes, continued with more sophisticated endeavours in his early adult years. He graduated from university with a B.Com and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification. Adding education to entrepreneurial drive, Neu-Ner was unleashed onto the world of real business.
The Reverand Doctor Simon Gqubule is being honoured with the Order of Luthuli: Silver for his excellent contribution in the liberation struggle and in the fields of education and religion.
The Order of Luthuli is a South African honour. [1] It was instituted on 30 November 2003, and is granted by the president of South Africa, for contributions to South Africa in the following fields: (i) the struggle for democracy, (ii) building democracy and human rights, (iii) nation-building, (iv) justice and peace, and (v) conflict resolution. It has three classes:
Gold (OLG), for exceptional contributions, Silver (OLS), for excellent contributions, Bronze (OLB), for outstanding contributions.
The Reverend Doctor Simon Gqubule is a well-respected and influential figure in his community, church and academic circles and at the age of 87 still plays a significant role in education. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate and the Distinguished Old Rhodian Award for his dedication and contribution to teaching and learning. Rev. Dr Gqubule was the first black student to receive a doctorate degree from Rhodes University in 1978 and his commitment to educating previously disadvantaged scholars has won him numerous awards. Rev. Dr Gqubule knows the challenges financially disadvantaged students face; his father earned two pounds and five shillings a month and this was not enough to put him through university and also support their family. It was through his Chaplain arranging a bursary for him that he went to teaching college and Rev. Dr. Gqubule has committed his life to being the ‘chaplain’ for many other students, thus improving many lives.
Having become a teacher at 22 Rev. Dr Gqubule has dedicated his life and energy into trying to educate the leaders of tomorrow. The betterment of a child’s future is enough to keep Rev. Dr Gqubule motivated and energetic about the work he is doing. He is rightly proud of Ilitha Lemfundo Educational Enhancement Centre, a private initiative that offers Saturday classes to grade 10, 11 and 12 pupils in Uitenhage. The centre was born out of concern about the high matric failure rate. In the past two years (2013 – 2014) the centre has achieved a 100% pass rate.
He started his teaching career in 1950 in Grahamstown, but being equally interested in the church, he soon entered the Methodist ministry. He attended the then University College of Fort Hare, where he added Greek to his Latin, and from there he graduated with a Rhodes degree in 1957. This preceded his chaplaincy at the Indaleni Institution, further study in Geneva, Birmingham and Edinburgh, and the degrees of BD from London and MTh from Edinburgh in 1971. In 1960 he taught at Lovedale United Theological School in Alice where he remained for almost thirty years. He taught Systematic Theology, New Testament Studies, and New Testament Greek. In 1978 he received his PhD from Rhodes University. In 1980 he was Visiting Professor of New Testament at the Toronto University School of Theology, in Canada. In 1990, he was Visiting Lecturer in Greek and New Testament at Wesley College, Bristol, England.
As early as 1972 he was voicing that South Africa should open up universities to students from all over Africa, for the purpose of liberating not only blacks but whites as well. Through his affiliation with the South African Council of Churches and the Methodist Church of Southern Africa he helped fight the apartheid government. During his presidency of the United Democratic Front, he was placed under house arrest for two years, between 1988 and 1990. Through his educational enhancement centre, he is committed to seeing young South Africans prosper. Rev. Dr Gqubule embodies the values Rhodes hopes to instil in its graduates: humility, diligence, a passion for learning and a deep personal commitment to bettering our society.
The Southern African Females in Energy Efficiency (SAFEE) has ventured into mentorship programs at tertiary institutions promoting educational interest in the energy sector as a career option. This is in an effort to empower women and alleviate poverty. In an interview on Morning Live, SAFEE Chairperson Noxolo Kahlana says there are more opportunities for women in the energy sector. "There are many more opportunities for women in this sector especially the renewable sector because it is new in the country and the department that is driving it, the Department of Energy is very intentional about making sure that women are involved. Just last year together with women in oil the Department of Energy went on a road show to present to women things that are happening in the energy sector and energy as whole and these are the specific opportunities available for women because every independent power producer is expected to some preferential procurement opportunities for women." Third year chemical engineering student Edinah Joy January says the mentorship programme is very beneficial to students. "The breakfast mentorship programme was quite amazing, very empowering. I got in touch with very phenomenal women and what I learned from it is the fact that there are a lot of opportunities in the energy sector, it has encouraged me to consider a career opportunity in the energy sector more specifically to go and do environmental engineering."
Currently based in Cape Town, Bokani Dyer is a rising star in the South African Jazz scene gaining momentum in a variety of different projects he is involved in. As Pianist, Composer and Producer, Dyer has made strides in his relatively short-lived career. He holds an Honors Degree from the University of Cape Town(with distinction) specializing in Performance and Composition. He has released 2 solo albums under his name to some critical acclaim : Mirrors (2010) and Emancipate the Story (2011) and an album currently in production due for release in 2015.
Dr Martyn Davies -Managing Director: Emerging Markets & Africa at Deloitte. Tshepo Mongoai - Economic Journalist at SABC. Mr Lesiba Mothata - Chief Economist at Investment Solutions
Dolapo Kukoyi is a Partner at Detail Commercial Solicitors and leads the firm’s Power Practice. She is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in Nigeria’s Power sector having worked for government agencies, regulators and private parties on various Power transactions.
Dolapo has played an active role as a member of a core negotiating team nominated by the Disco Roundtable (a pressure group created by bidders in the privatised Distribution Companies) to negotiate with the Nigerian Government and Regulators on issues common to the Distribution Companies. She is also part of a core negotiating team advising the Investors Group (a pressure group of bidders for the NIPP Assets). She has also recently been leading a team working with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme and NERC on a regulation for Mini-grids. Dolapo’s attention to the intricacies of every brief sets her apart as a pillar of support to clients.
“Dolapo is a true partner. She is able to quickly assess the situation, put herself in the client's shoes and offer proactive advice. Her strong network and on the ground experience in the energy industry in Nigeria is a significant strength.”
Dr Motlana is a specialist psychiatrist and businesswomen who combines her unique skill set as a clinician and her entrepreneurial interests to innovate and impact on the health of the South African population particularly in the corporate sector. Dr Motlana’s holding company Moshading Capital has interests in various sectors- including Mind Body and Soul Consultancy providing corporate health and lifestyle solutions and Source to Site a procurement company. She is a non-executive director of Clinix Health Group. Dr. Motlana was the Clinical Head and executive manager for clinical services at Tara Hospital. She was responsible for managing the clinical and allied staff, containing the costs of providing quality specialised health care with limited resources. In addition she worked as the consultant psychiatrist at the Eating Disorders Unit and developed expertise in this field and an interest in nutrition and promoting healthy lifestyles. Dr. Motlana works as Clinical Manager and Head of Department at Tara Hospital. She is also a Director of Psychiatry at M Powered, an NGO involved in Education and Anti-stigma initiatives. She was appointed as a board member to Clinix Holdings in 2008. Served on the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) executive committee (2006-2008). Executive committee member of the Northern Subgroup of Psychiatrists (2005-2007). Dr. Motlana is in charge of Managed Care services.
Guest: Gerald Mwandiambira- Acting CEO and Chief Strategist for the South African Savings Institute (SASI) Contacts: Guest: Mr Trevor Hattingh – Media Liaison Officer & Spokesperson National Consumer Commission
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Adekunle Adeyeye received his B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria (1990), MPhil (Microelectronic Engineering and semiconductor Physics) and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cambridge (UK), in 1993 and 1996, respectively. He was elected a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1996. He then worked as a Senior Research Engineer at the Data Storage Institute, Singapore in 1997, before returning to Cambridge to take up his fellowship at the Nanoscale Science Laboratory. Prof. Adeyeye joined the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore as an assistant professor in 2000. He was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2006 and full professor in July 2012. Prof. Adeyeye is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He has published more than 250 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals, including book chapters, review articles, and invited topical review in the areas of nanomagnetism.
Ms. Poppy Khoza is the Director of Civil Aviation of South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) where she has worked in various management portfolios. She has 10 years’ experience in senior management with her academic progression being largely in strategic business administration, coupled with aviation specific training. Her experience encompasses both the industry and the Regulator.
Ms Khoza has over 15 years’ experience in the field of aviation and serves in various aviation structures nationally and internationally as a member. She was appointed as Vice Chairman of the ICAO Aviation Security Panel for two consecutive years and also co-chairs the ICAO AvSec Panel Working Group on Air Cargo Security.
She is the recipient of a Meritorious Award as South Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government. She is also a 2014 finalist in Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government. She is passionate about meaningful change and aspires to provide good leadership in the aviation sector in the interests of aviation safety of security.
Government wishes to congratulate South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF), Executive Director, Mathatha Tsedu, for receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of the Western Cape. On Friday the university awarded Mr Tsedu a PhD in Arts in recognition of the role he played in efforts to transform the media in a democratic South Africa.
Acting Director-General, Donald Liphoko, said, "Mr Tsedu in his role as a member and a Director of SANEF has played a crucial role in ensuring that relations between government and the media remain intact. This, in turn, contributes immensely to nation building and active participation of the citizens in the democratic dispensation".
Through the annual engagement platforms between SANEF and government Mr Tsedu has consistently shown an understanding of the importance of the inter-dependence of the two institutions. His views have always been reconciliatory, understanding the need for the two to work together for the benefit of the country.
"Government will continue to ensure that media freedom that Mr Tsedu is always fighting for, is upheld as enshrined in the Constitution", Liphoko said.
Sandanathi Gwina served his articles at IBG Ngcobo & Partners from 1995 to 1996 and was admitted as an attorney in 1997. He worked in Durban at Mathe & Zondo Inc. as an associate until 1999. Between 2000 and 2001 he worked as an associate for Bell Dewar & Hall attorneys, specialising in competition law and intellectual property. He joined Deneys Reitz Attorneys [Norton Rose] in 2001 where he worked in various areas of banking and finance law including project finance, infrastructure development projects, public private partnership projects, asset based financing, securitisations, corporate bond issues, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial, etc. In 2003 Sandanathi was appointed director at Deneys Reitz Attorneys [Norton Rose], a position he held until his departure in 2011. Key features of Sandanathi’s practice include the following: • Asset based finance; • Corporate finance; • Capital markets; • Infrastructure development finance; • Project finance; • Preference share transactions; • Property finance; • Public private partnerships; • Securitisations; • Term loans; and • Carbon finance. Professional Background Sandanathi attained his BProc degree from Walter Sisulu University [former University of Transkei]. Sandanathi is currently registered for the degree of Masters in Law [Corporate Law]. Sandanathi also attained a Higher Certificate in Financial Markets and Instruments [Academy of Financial Markets] Post Graduate Certificate in Banking and Finance at Wits University, Finance for non-financial Managers at Wits Business School, Wits University. Public Profile Sandanathi has written papers, spoken at seminars and on television programmes discussing a wide range of legal and business subjects and has also been cited in various publications, including the following: • Being cited in the International Financial Law Review [IFRL1000, 2011 edition, www.iflr.com] an international publication that ranks lawyers internationally, for the USD 2b DMTN programme done for IDC; • Lectured on a part-time basis at the Johannesburg School for Legal Practice on commercial agreements; • Appeared on summit TV’s Face-to-Face programme discussing securitisation in South Africa; • Appeared on SABC TV programmes Rights & Recourse as well as Enterprise Zone discussing commercial contracts and consumer rights.
Objective: -To ask, in the 21st century where women are juggling careers and motherhood, what challenges do mothers face?
Guest: Sharon Van Wyk - Parenting, lifestyle & health blogger. 2015 Winner best parenting blog - African Blogger Awards. Married mom of 2 via adoption. Guest: Nikki Bush - Speaker, author & thought leader She is the co-author of three bestselling books: Future-proof Your Child (Penguin, 2008) co-authored with Dr Graeme Codrington, Easy Answers to Awkward Questions (Metz Press, 2009) co-authored with Ilze Alberts and Tech-Savvy Parenting (Bookstorm, 2014) co-authored with Arthur Goldstuck. She is currently writing Raising Entrepreneurs (Bookstorm) with Allon Raiz and Talent Redefined with Raymond de Villiers. Website: www.nikkibush.com
Thoko was born and raised in Durban. She studied at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Zululand. She holds a degree, a post graduate degree and a post graduate diploma from the two institutions. She was a teacher and a student counsellor in her earlier career life. She later worked as a researcher in Early Childhood Development. She was also responsible for setting up the first Office on the Rights of the Child in the Presidency as the head of that office. She then moved to being a consultant on the rights of women and children with a special focus on the impact of culture and religion on the realisation of those rights. She then moved to the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) as a Director for Public Education. She then also became the Chairperson of the Arts, Culture and National Heritage Distributing Agency of the National Lotteries Board. She is passionate about building the capacity of Non Profit Organisations in order for them to play an even bigger role in development. She is a mother, a child rights and gender equity activist. She is currently the Chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
If women’s-rights activists are correct, the police remain deeply and irredeemably misogynist in culture and in practice. -The objection therefore will be to ask how do we change attitudes of the first responders to rape? -To ask if can the war against rape be won without the input, or collective responsibility of men, not only policemen, in the justice system, but in our homes and societies? -To also ask how then can mind-sets be changed, in a deeply patriarchal society?
Mbuyiselo Botha- Sonke's Government and Media Liaison Specialist.
Guest: Kathleen Dey – Director of the Rape Crisis Centre
Gail Nkoane was born and raised in the town of Kimberley, Northern Cape in South Africa. She is the middle child of three children. Her mother entered her into her first pageant, "Miss Tinkerbell" when she was five years old.[1] It was at this point that her family noticed her potential. In 2005, she was a Top 5 Miss SA Teen Finalist. In 2010, Gail auditioned for and became a Top 10 Finalist on the 6th Season on Idols South Africa. She was the first to be eliminated from the Final Top 10 after performing "Please Don't Leave Me", originally by P!nk.[2] In 2011, she obtained her major acting debut role as Lelo Sedibe on the MNet TV Series "The Wild", alongside major South African actress Connie Ferguson. The show was later cancelled by MNet in 2013.[3] In August 2015, she made her first appearance on South Africa's most viewed television soapie, Generations: The Legacy, once again alongside Connie Ferguson.
Mamokgethi Phakeng (formerly Setati) is full professor and Vice Principal of Research and Innovation at Unisa. On 1 July she will move to the University of Cape Town as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation. She holds a PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a B2 NRF-rated scientist who is as passionate about research as she is about teaching and community engagement. She has been invited as a speaker and visiting professor at international conferences and universities in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Senegal, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. She has won several awards for her research and community work, the latest being the 2014 CEO magazine award for being the most influential woman in education and training (Academic) in Africa and the 2011 NSTF award for being the most outstanding Senior Black Female Researcher over the last 5 to 10 years in recognition of her innovative, quality research on teaching and learning mathematics in multilingual classrooms. Prof Phakeng was elected as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in November 2007; an honorary member of the Golden Key International Honour Society in May 2009 and an honorary life member of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA) in July 2009. In 2008 she became the first South African woman to be appointed to co-chair a study commissioned by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction. The study is entitled “mathematics and language diversity” and has just published an edited volume.
Mohale has excelled as an entrepreneur and is a seasoned transformational business leader. He was the Executive Chairman of FCB SA having previously worked at Old Mutual Emerging markets as Marketing Communications and Corporate Affairs Director on the Old Mutual Emerging Markets Exco with responsibility for brand, marketing, customer segmentation and customer value propositions design [CVPs] and market engagement across SA, Africa, Colombia, Mexico and India and China. Before then He was the Managing Executive for Absa Private Bank, a multi-billion rand AUM business and served as a member of the Absa Retail Bank Exco and Absa Wealth Steering Committee.
Siyabonga Radebe (also known in comedy circles as Siya B) is a South African actor, singer, writer, director and standup comedian best known for his role as Cassius in the SABC1 drama series A Place Called Home, from 2006-2009.
Thabo Makgoba Archbishop of Cape Town. He is the Head of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the youngest person to be elected to this position. Makgoba studied the Anglican ministry in St Paul's College (Grahamstown). He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 2009.
He is the CEO of public relations agency Ditshego Media. On 5 February 2014 he was listed as one of Forbes Magazine’s top 30 African Entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He has excelled in the public relations industry for over 8 years and his highlights include managing the media relations for the new “Mandela” banknotes communications campaign for the South African Reserve Bank and writing speeches for the President of the American Chamber of Commerce of South Africa (AMCHAM). In 2014 Tebogo Ditshego completed the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and in 2014 he was also named as one of the top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail and Guardian.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT SCAMMED WHEN RENTING A CAR. WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE AS A CONSUMER? (IF THE RENTAL COMPANY ACCUSES YOU OF DAMAGE YOU DON'T THINK YOU HAVE CAUSED MAKE SURE THEY KNOW YOU ARE DISPUTING THE CHARGE
Prof Rensburg became Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in 2006, prior to which he was CE Strategic Services at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Deputy Director General of South Africa’s Dept of Education, and General Secretary of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, the National Education Crisis Committee. In May 2015 he completed his term as Commissioner of South Africa’s National Planning Commission, where he chaired the Working Group on Social Protection and Human Capabilities. The National Planning Commission chartered South Africa’s first National Development Plan 2030. Together with South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Education, Rensburg is Co-Chairperson of Education Dialogue SA. Recently Rensburg served as Chairperson of the South Africa as well as the Southern Africa Universities Vice Chancellors Associations, Chairperson of the Ministerial Committee on Student Accommodation in South African Universities, Member of the Ministerial Committee on the Funding of South African Universities, Councillor of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Board Member of the Commonwealth of Learning.
Boycott -Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. Quite simply, a boycott is an effort to convince a large number of consumers not to do business with a particular person or business. Occasionally, a boycott of a country may occur, when another country refuses to engage in trade. A boycott does two primary things. First, it creates a lot of negative publicity against the organization being boycotted. Second, as a result of this negative publicity, it threatens to the organization's bottom line--its profits. A successful boycott will convince a person or corporation to change certain policies. Whenever a company (or a company’s top executive) does something that ticks off a segment of the population, there’s usually talk of people calling for boycotts of that company’s products and services. But can a boycott bring about change on its own, or does it risk only hurting the low-level employees who are probably not the target of the protest? A boycott’s success frequently has less to do with an immediate loss of revenue than it does with the public’s reaction to the boycott.
Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of SouthernAfrica (MCSA) has been elected the new President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC)economy.
Guest :Judge Yvonne Mokgoro – Chairperson on the Advocates for social cohesion .
Crime Stoppers International (CSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of South African, Yusuf Abramjee as Chairman of CSI’s Global Media Communications Committee and Global Director of Communications.
As the Chairman of Global Media Communications, Abramjee shall be responsible for ensuring our global audiences become more aware of our partnerships with international and regional media such as CNN, BBC World, and our global law enforcement partners, Interpol, United Nations Office of Drug Crime (UNODC), and the leading NGO’s we work with such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The task ahead for Yusuf will also include developing further media partnerships within communities in Europe, Caribbean and the Americas, Canada, Africa, and Australasia.
CSI President, Alexander MacDonald, said: “We are delighted that Yusuf has accepted this very important role as our Media Chair and Global Communications Director. His experience and expertise are most needed at this time in our organization’s development. The appointment takes effect on 1 January 2016.”
MacDonald said Yusuf is a global anti-crime activist, known and respected for his work as the Head of Crime Line SA. He was chair of the CSI Conference hosted in Cape Town, South Africa in 2014.
“We are on record as saying it was one of the best, biggest and most successful conferences CSI has hosted.”
CSI recently relocated its global headquarters to The Hague in the Nederlands. “While Yusuf will be based in Johannesburg, he will also travel between the two countries as required. We are also pleased that he will continue to undertake other tasks and responsibilities and continue to do good in communities and create a safer world. He is an active social cohesion advocate and also an Interpol #TurnBackCrime Ambassador.”
Yusuf said he was looking forward to the new challenge.
“CSI is continuing to grow and I look forward to taking the organization to the next level. This is an exciting new chapter for me and I am ready for the challenge. Crime Stoppers is critical to the success of law enforcement as law enforcement is critical in the fight against crime. We need to further cement this kind of relationship around the world.”
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Talking to Lynette Hundermark - Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Useful and Beautiful
Born and bred in the city of lights Johannesburg, Thando had an insatiable desire to see her dreams become a reality, which saw her career begin at the tender age of 13. The realization that entertainment was her calling saw her star in various theatre productions before landing her first TV gig at the age of 14. This was merely the beginning of a revolution in the entertainment industry.
Philani Dladla is a young man who grew up with “dreams too big” for his small hometown of Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal. Here, he attended a small, rural school which taught its pupils in isiZulu. When Philani received a book from his mother’s employer, he realised that in order to understand what the words meant, he would have to learn English. Even though it was a heavy, non-fiction book about politics, it was the first birthday gift he had ever received and Philani loved it. He read it over and over, grappling with the difficult language. “It was a challenge for me. But I wanted to know what was so special about this book.” And he will tell anyone who asks that his favourite childhood book was, in fact, The Last White Parliament (by F van Zyl Slabbert). It was his only book. From Pavements to Prosperity When the old man died, he left his book collection to Philani – who, by this time, had left the seaside village for the bright lights of Johannesburg. He had followed in his mother’s footsteps and become a healthcare worker. He worked in a home for the elderly and enjoyed looking after and chatting to the residents. He was doing well and moved into his own apartment. But, his new world came crashing down. “I got too comfortable and I started experimenting with drugs. I suppose I did it to fit in with my new friends. Johannesburg is a tough place,” he told Nal’ibali. Before long, he had lost all that he had worked for and he found himself living on the streets. There he saw horrible things happen to the people around him, and it made him realise that his addiction would lead him down a fatal road. “I decided I needed to save myself. I chose not to keep any money so I could avoid buying drugs. Anything I got I immediately spent on food… and books.” Not only did he read self-help books in order to end his addiction, but he also read novels and biographies – anything to keep himself meaningfully occupied. Then, Philani started reviewing them and selling them to motorists driving up Empire Road. He charged according to how he rated the work. His unique approach soon captured attention and he became known as “the pavement bookworm”. One day, a documentary filmmaker Tebogo Malope, interviewed him about his roadside bookstall and posted the video online where it went viral. His life changed. Reading – A Weapon of Choice Today Philani is known around the world and he is in high demand because of his story. He counts professors, authors, students, professionals and others as his clients and friends. He has become a motivational speaker and has been asked to give a talk at TEDx later this month. (21 August 2014) Despite this newfound fame, Philani remains humble and dedicated to the homeless and the children who live in poverty in the inner city. He is committed to sharing the power of reading and how it helped him to overcome adversity. “I don’t want to move from here,” he says and points to his flat which overlooks Joubert Park. “I want to be in this community and help the people here. I need to show them there is more that they can do than just lie around in the park and take drugs. If they read and write, they will be more employable.” Philani believes that reading is the way out of these dire circumstances. “For me, reading is a weapon of choice to fight social challenges. If you read, you think,” he says. His wish is that the more privileged in society would take the time to get to know how the other half lives. “Maybe if they knew, they would think twice about buying that new car and maybe give the schools some computers. It doesn’t take a lot to put a smile on these children’s faces. And they will never forget your face if you give them something. People out there forget that these guys are human.” You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Be Generous Philani Dladla is proof that it doesn’t take a lot to make a big difference. You would probably never peg the homeless 24-year-old as a serious bookworm if you saw him on the streets of Johannesburg. But Dladla loves books, and sells them to make his humble income. Dladla, dubbed the “pavement bookworm” by South African filmmaker Tebogo Malope, reviews his books and even discusses authors with passers-by, holding impromptu book club sessions throughout the day. Although Dladla earns money by selling books to adults, his real passion is giving them to children for free. For Dladla, books saved his life. Once a drug addict, his passion of diving into stories is what brought him out of that life. Now, he hopes that passion rubs off on others, especially the kids he interacts with daily. “Reading is not harmful. There’s no such thing as harmful knowledge. It is only going to make you a better person,” Dladla said. Dladla’s life is a testament that you don’t have to have money to be generous.
Buyani Zwane a faculty member of the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science. He is also an employee engagement specialist, Inspirational Speaker, Network Builder, student, educator and leadership development facilitator. Frank Aswani – Vice Président and Director of Strategic Relations at the African Leadership Academy.(A Jhb based Pan African Institution that aims to transform Africa by creating the next generation of African Leaders .
Lerato Mvelase (née Moloisane) is a South African actress and television presenter best known for her role as Katlego in the SABC1 drama series Home Affairs, from 2005-2009.
She also starred as Princess, a responsible, intelligent, attractive, ambitious, somewhat obsessive compulsive security guard, in the SABC2 sitcom Home Sweet Home, in 2011.
Also in 2011, she starred as Yoliswa in the SABC1 mini-series Shreds & Dreams, based on the 2004 play of the same name directed by Clare Stopford.
Lerato was born in Soweto and matriculated at Sacred Heart College and was involved in drama from early on in her life.
She performed in theatre productions for many years during her schooling and decided to pursue her passion for performance so drama, singing and performance as a career was a natural progression.
She received her degree in Drama at Wits University in 2002 and broke into the mainstream as a presenter on CCM1 in the same year.
Her screen acting debut was in a cameo role on the e.tv soapie Backstage (2003), which she followed up with the role of Mbali, a young college design student, in the first season of the SABC1 drama series Mzansi (2004).
She was replaced in the role of Mbali for the second season by Khanyisile Mbau, due to commitments as a presenter of Mindset Educational TV (2003-2005).
In 2005 she landed the lead of Katlego in Home Affairs, a dedicated drama student struggling with her identity as a black woman in South Africa.
Home Affairs was a regional finalist in the drama category at the 2006 International Emmys, and in 2007 was nominated as a semi-finalist in the Best Drama Series category for the International Emmy Awards, the finals of which will took place at the 34th International Emmy Awards Gala held in New York in 2007.
Lerato has appeared in numerous theatre productions as well, including Midsummer Night's Dream (1995, directed by Claire Stopford), Grease (1999, directed by Karen de Abreu), The Journey (2003, directed by Duma ka-Ndlovu), Moulin Rouge (2004, directed by Keith Smith) and Joseph and the amazing Technicolour Dream Coat (2005, directed by Paul Warwick Griffin).
In 2006 she did a Communication Science diploma through UNISA.
Lerato is multilingual, speaking English, South Sotho, Tswana, Zulu and Xhosa fluently.
She is also adept at accents, and claims to be able to speak in Cape Coloured, American, British (straight) and Cockney accents.
She is the sister of rapper and television presenter ProVerb.
In 2013 she took over from Joel Zuma as the host of the e.tv docu-reality series Kaelo - Stories of Hope, for the show's ninth season. She was the fifth different host of the show.
In 2014 she starred as Dipuo Nuru, a journalist who exorcises her demons through her relentless pursuit of the truth, in the SABC2 thriller series Thola.
Guest: Rob Handfield-Jones - OUTA Committe Member
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has slammed new amendments to the soon-to-be demerit licensing system, saying that attempts to include the non-payment of e-tolls as a traffic violation was flawed.
In a statement issued late on Sunday night, OUTA said the department of transport published a Gazette notice (#39482) on 7th December 2015, which requests comment from the public before the closing date of 6 January 2016.
"OUTA urges the public to participate, as the amendments are impractical and infringe on the motoring public’s rights to defend themselves from an unworkable processes, if the proposed amendments to the regulations are approved," the organisation says.
OUTA charged that the Gazette sought to amend the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (the AARTO Act), in an attempt to make it easier to include e-toll infringements into the adjudication process by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
"OUTA believes, however, that the modification to the infringement notice process through the use of a new form (AARTO 03e), is flawed in many respects as it is designed to include multiple infringement entries being included onto a single page, seemingly to assist SANRAL in trying to treat the non-payment of e-tolls as a traffic violation. By doing so, the entire infringement notification process becomes impractical and almost un-administrable," Wayne Duvenage, OUTA’s chairman says.
"This new form is flawed in that it does not provide proof that the driver’s vehicle was at the scene of the incident noted, as there is no photograph provided for each and every infringement listed. There is also an absence of a unique reference number or magisterial district listed per incident, which is required for dispute resolution purposes."
OUTA urged the public to submit their comments to the authorities on the Gazette.
In Love and Intimate is a book borne out of love. In June 1980 Jerry got married to his wife Claudine and they have been together since. This book is an exploration of the tools that have seen them now enter their 35th year of marriage. It looks at the how and when. It is a manual of how you transition from a young newly wedded couple to a couple that has grown, studied, worked and ministered together. It further explores how couples work and exist independently of each other but can also form also a dream team that makes you unique. Jerry and his wife have spoken on and facilitated workshops and seminars on Love, Courtship and Marriage from as early as the 1980s and have explored the themes in their width and breath.
Born on the 30th November 1988, Nonhlanhla grew up in the South Western Township (Soweto) situated in Gauteng, South Africa. At the age of 12 years she lost her mother through HIV related disease; her father died whilst she was still in her mother’s womb. After matriculating in 2004 she stayed at home for a year then left to pursue her studies at the University of Zululand where she obtained her undergraduate degree in B Com Banking & Honours in Business Management.
This 25 year old young woman is a published author of four (5) books, out of those three are written and published in 2013. Her first book which she was honoured to get Buhle Dlamini do her Foreword on, Life Changes published in the United Kingdom in 2010 is a collection of motivational poems which signifies the phases in life we all go through. Like streams of water, so is our living. Nonhlanhla takes us through some of those common moments which mostly she had to personally undergo. Discovering the answers for the questions of life, it is never easy to find a purpose in life or to know what tomorrow holds. Nonhlanhla’s life testimony brings to light what kept her going when she felt like giving up.
Beatrice Achaleke released her third book “Follow me to Africa. In an unspoken conversation with Nelson Mandela in April 2015 after which she radically packed her two suitcases and relocated from relocated from Austria (after 20 years) to South African to launch her follow me to Africa agenda. Prior to her radical move, Beatrice was founder and CEO of Diversity Leadership (DL) convenor and Manager of the European Diversity & Inclusion Congress, and World Diversity leadership Summit Europe. Beatrice Achaleke studied sociology at the University of Vienna and law at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon and has many years of training experience in the fields of diversity management, intercultural communication, collective and personal development Beatrice Achaleke is said to be an outstanding global innovator and game-changer. In addition to her skills and competence in the areas of D & I, she has also worked on community empowerment, human and women’s rights, equality campaigns, intercultural communication. She has foresight in detecting future issues and talented in putting them into action; committed to impacting positive changes in people, organisations and society and devoted to combining it all with an excellent touch of humour. She is focused, passionate, and dedicated to equality. Her greatest passion lays in writing books and using her personally designed Globuntu Management Suitcase to helping people and organisations discover, unlock and tap into their individual and collective potential. She is a motivational and inspirational and transformational public speaker. Beatrice’s released her first book “Vielfalf statt Einfalt. Wo ich herkomme“ in 2011 since then she has publishes two other books “Erfolgsfaktor kulturelle Vielfalt, Andere Menschen, Bessere Teams, Neue Kunden” in 2013 and “Follow me to Africa. In an unspoken conversation with Nelson Mandela” in 2015. Beatrice is a multiple award winner serial entrepreneur and change maker. She was shortlisted for the European Diversity Award 2012 category “Hero of the Year.” Some of Beatrice’s awards include: Make a Difference Award, World Diversity Innovation Award, African Diva Award, MIA Award and the official Decoration of Honour of the Federal Republic of Austria for her commitment to intercultural dialogue. In 2008 Beatrice was the first black woman to stand for parliamentary elections in Austria. In 2010 the award winning blog “Black Women in Europe TM: Power List 2010” featured Beatrice Achaleke as one of the most powerful and influential black woman in Europe. Beatrice is a highly booked speaker both at a national and international level. Beatrice is a proud mother of two children of two teenagers.
Soulful 24-year old singer and songwriter Candice Thornton’s talent was recognized by her musician father at the age of 3 years old. Her talent was developed and mentored by celebrated vocalists Melanie Scholtz and Heinrich Frans, which lead to her studying and receiving a diploma in vocals and music business at the Cape Music Institute. With a voice described by many as “velvety” Candice’s smooth, warm and sultry tone has been winning over the masses since her performances at the Artscape Youth Jazz Festival in 2008 and her winning the Heart 104.9FM Open Mic Jazz Competition in 2012. This soon followed by her performing at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2013, which opened up the doors to her building a true and supportive fan base.
Candice Thornton has shared stages with Kirk Whalum (US), Phil Fearon (UK), Chad Saaiman, Garth Taylor, Mario Ogle, The Black Ties, Alistair Isobell and many more. Her latest studio feature is on Chad Saaiman’s most recent album release, Cinema, where she is featured on the duet “Speechless” due for release later this year.
With her debut single on the way, and a year filled with fantastic shows – 2015 is with no doubt a huge year for the South African songbird.
Claire McFarlane - A South African born Australian. Through her own personal story, she has become an advocate for survivors of rape, and on 18 July 2016, she will begin running 16 kilometres of beach in every coastal country of the world: this involves 86% of the world, 186 plus beaches (approximately 3000 km’s) barefoot where possible, in under three years. It’s a global campaign of peaceful action to: give women who have been raped a voice; remove the taboo around rape; raise funds for healing programs; and ultimately open a dialogue so that lasting change can be made. It is called www.ProjectBRA.org (Beach Run for Awareness, and a “bra” being something that supports women). I’ve attached a little more detail about the symbolism of the run, and Claire’s personal story. Contact: 060 6683170 Australian woman beaten and raped in a Paris lane way denied compensation by the French - despite spending $30,000 to ensure her attacker was jailed
Claire McFarlane was violently raped in Paris in 1999 when she was just 21 She chose to prosecute rapist when he was caught in 2011 but had to pay Claire has spent a harrowing five years trying to win back $30k she spent French court rejected final bid for compensation earlier this month The 36-year-old has started ProjectBRA to help rape victims worldwide
A woman who spent $30,000 of her own money fighting to have her rapist jailed after she was attacked and left for dead in Paris 16 years ago has been refused compensation by French courts.
Claire McFarlane was brutally raped in a Paris laneway in July 1999 after she left Australia to study art in the French capital when she was just 21.
The 36-year-old has been forced to relive the trauma of her attack for the past five years in court after she launched legal proceedings to successfully put the rapist behind bars when he was finally caught by police in 2011. Claire McFarlane, 36, who spent $30,000 of her own money fighting to have her rapist jailed after she was attacked and left for dead in Paris 16 years ago has been refused compensation by French courts +12 Claire McFarlane, 36, who spent $30,000 of her own money fighting to have her rapist jailed after she was attacked and left for dead in Paris 16 years ago has been refused compensation by French courts
Ms McFarlane spent more than $30,000 on the criminal proceedings because the French judicial system requires the victim to prosecute.
She has been in and out of court ever since - costing even more money - trying to be compensated for the legal costs, but French authorities delivered a harrowing blow earlier this month when they rejected her final appeal.
'They felt that I had already been sufficiently compensated and the fact of having to relive my attack over and over again for three years during the criminal proceedings, 10 years after the rape, had no relevance,' Ms McFarlane told Daily Mail Australia.
'As a foreigner in France the cost of criminal proceedings, medical treatment and any other assistance required due to a rape are at one’s own expense.'
Ms McFarlane did receive a small amount of money in victim's compensation after the attack, which she put towards paying medical bills due to the horrific injuries she endured.
She was attacked walking to a taxi rank at 3am after finishing a shift at the bar she was working at near the fifth arrondissement. Claire McFarlane was brutally raped in a Paris laneway in July 1999 after she left Australia to study art in the French capital when she was just 21 (pictured)
Claire McFarlane was brutally raped in a Paris laneway in July 1999 after she left Australia to study art in the French capital when she was just 21 (pictured) Claire (pictured watching the total solar eclipse in Paris) was brutally attacked and raped in the early hours of July 17, 1999 when she dragged into a laneway on her way home from work at a nearby bar
Claire (pictured watching the total solar eclipse in Paris) was brutally attacked and raped in the early hours of July 17, 1999 when she dragged into a laneway on her way home from work at a nearby bar
'It is almost photographic in mind. I've never not been able to remember it,' Ms McFarlane told Daily Mail Australia earlier this year.
A man approached her armed with a flick knife and a can of mace. He tried to strangle her and violently lashed out when she struggled to get away.
'I was screaming and twisting and turning. He got quite violent - he was hitting and punching me and telling me to shut up. It felt like it went on forever,' she said.
'He ripped off my clothes and I was completely naked. He grabbed my feet and continued to drag me.
She remarkably thought to tell her attacker she was dying of a muscle disease and she only had months to live - it was a lie that would save her life. Ms McFarlane believes the man wanted to kill her but he remarkably decided to walk away.
Ms McFarlane suffered severe injuries to her neck where the man had dragged and strangled her.
'My eye was badly damaged from I was hit... I had a very severe injury through my vagina. I had to have a lot of stitches so it's likely that he cut me,' she said. Ms McFarlane spent more than $30,000 on the criminal proceedings because the French judicial system requires the victim to prosecute
Ms McFarlane spent more than $30,000 on the criminal proceedings because the French judicial system requires the victim to prosecute She has been forced to relive the trauma of her attack for the past five years in court after she launched legal proceedings to successfully put the rapist behind bars when he was finally caught by police in 2011
She has been forced to relive the trauma of her attack for the past five years in court after she launched legal proceedings to successfully put the rapist behind bars when he was finally caught by police in 2011 After an unsuccessful 16 year battle with the French legal system, Ms McFarlane has started ProjectBRA so she can run the 186 beaches of every coastal country in the world in support of rape victims
After an unsuccessful 16 year battle with the French legal system, Ms McFarlane has started ProjectBRA so she can run the 186 beaches of every coastal country in the world in support of rape victims
Ms McFarlane stayed in Paris for three months to cooperate with police and help with line ups, but when they were unable to locate the man responsible she decided to move back to Australia.
Police archived her case after two years, but reopened it a decade later when it was finally entered into the system after being misplaced and there was a DNA match.
She flew to Paris to identify the rapist - Eric Priso-Nseke Mouelle, a Cameroon-born French citizen.
He was eventually sentenced in 2011 to 12 years jail with a non-parole period of five years, but due to good behaviour he was released after serving four years.
'Having to relive the intensity of the attack over and over again (in court) has almost destroyed me,' she said. 'I have tried so hard not to be a victim but the French system keeps dragging me down... I feel like a criminal.'
There is currently no law that caters for rape victims whose attackers are caught several years later, forcing the victims to live through everything again during court proceedings.
'If the outcome had been positive and a legal precedent was set, it would have shaken up the justice system, especially with regards to compensation and criminal proceedings years after a crime offense,' Ms McFarlane said.
Ms McFarlane said she was flattened when the court rejected her final bid for compensation. Ms McFarlane spent more than $30,000 on the criminal proceedings to put her attacker behind bars and has been in and out of French courts (pictured) ever since trying to be compensated for the legal costs
Ms McFarlane spent more than $30,000 on the criminal proceedings to put her attacker behind bars and has been in and out of French courts (pictured) ever since trying to be compensated for the legal costs French authorities delivered a harrowing blow earlier this month when they rejected her final appeal, despite her desperately wanting to set a precedent for future rape victims in Frane
French authorities delivered a harrowing blow earlier this month when they rejected her final appeal, despite her desperately wanting to set a precedent for future rape victims in Frane
'I knew that the compensation would make no difference financially as the amount was token to what I have spent as a victim in France. However, knowing that I could change the outcome for future victims was important for me,' she said.
After an unsuccessful 16 year battle with the French legal system, Ms McFarlane now plans to use her harrowing story to help other rape victims worldwide.
'When I survived the rape in Paris and then confronted the second attack of a system that does not protect victims, I knew deep down that somehow, someday, my story could make a difference,' she said.
Ms McFarlane has started ProjectBRA so she can run the 186 beaches of every coastal country in the world starting from July 18 next year - the anniversary of her attack.
She will run a 16km stretch of each beach - the number of years she spent fighting her case - and she expects it to take three years. Ms McFarlane has started ProjectBRA so she can run the 186 beaches of every coastal country in the world starting from July 18 next year - the anniversary of her attack
Ms McFarlane has started ProjectBRA so she can run the 186 beaches of every coastal country in the world starting from July 18 next year - the anniversary of her attack She was left with horrific physical and mental injuries from the attack after she was strangled, punched and cut with a knife during the one hour ordeal in 1999
She was left with horrific physical and mental injuries from the attack after she was strangled, punched and cut with a knife during the one hour ordeal in 1999
Ms McFarlane will start in South Africa where she was born before heading to Australia where she grew up and finishing in France.
'Barefoot beach running has helped me a great deal during difficult stages of my story,' she said.
'I believe that sport (beach running and cross fit in particular) have definitely helped me heal from the rape and also empowered me. I have a lot less fear now when I am out on the street or faced with harassment. I feel strong.'
Ms McFarlane is going to align herself with one non-profit group in each country who are helping women who have survived rape.
She will fund ProjectBRA through t-shirt sales for stages of the run. After the run is complete, the money will be distributed equally to the 184 non-profits to help them with their healing programs. 'Many people see me as an example that there is a life after rape. We can heal, we can feel comfortable in our feminine sexuality and we can be empowered,' she said, 'I want to make a difference and break that silence.'
William Lawrence’s (Regional Practice Lead: Fraud and Financial Crimes at SAS )
The festive season brings with it a lot of joyous celebrations. The volume of insurance claims increases dramatically during December and January for a number of reasons. Increased holiday traffic and more social events – and therefore more people driving under the influence. Consumers need to be aware that consuming alcohol before a car accident can have a major effect on your claim outcome. To help lessen fraudulent claims, advanced analytics helps insurance companies with the ability to scrutinise every single claim. ‘Tis the season for insurance fraud By William Lawrence, Regional Practice Lead: Fraud and Financial Crimes at SAS Mike overindulged at the year-end office function this weekend. While driving home after a few too many beers, he veers off the road and crashes his BMW into a tree. His car is in bad shape but Mike knows that if he reports the accident to his insurance company now, his claim will be rejected as he has been drinking. He also knows that he can’t afford to pay for the damage himself, especially since he spent his bonus on a holiday for this family. So Mike waits a few days before submitting his claim, telling his insurance provider that he drove into the tree after swerving to miss a dog while driving to the shops at 1pm on Monday afternoon – not that he was drunk at 3am on Saturday morning. He convinces himself that, since he’s paid his premiums regularly and hasn’t claimed in years, he doesn’t need to feel guilty – especially as there were no witnesses to verify his story. Silly season The volume of insurance claims increases dramatically during December and January for a number of reasons. Increased holiday traffic and more social events – and therefore more people driving under the influence – could potentially mean more accidents. Also, as families head to the coast, homes sit empty for weeks and are easy targets for burglars. And all this happens at a time of year when we experience extreme weather patterns, resulting in more claims for hail and flood damage. By the time the new year rolls around, people are generally under financial pressure from having spent too much over the festive season and worry about how they’re going to pay January’s bills. While they might have a legitimate loss event, these unique circumstances could motivate policyholders to submit false claims or to inflate their claims – for example, while claiming for a pair of sunglasses and a cellphone that was stolen out a car, the policyholder throws in an iPad and camera, even those these were never in the car. Too many claims; too little resources Insurance companies have a limited number of claims investigators, making it impossible to scrutinise every claim for fraud. As a solution, they may apply a claim threshold, say of R20,000. Any claim under this amount will not be reviewed and will be immediately processed for payment. This means thousands of fraudulent claims could be slipping through the cracks, amounting to huge losses. Separating the wheat from the chaff With advanced analytics, insurers have the ability to scrutinise every single claim. By applying robust fraud rules and models, claims with a high fraud propensity are automatically flagged. Claims considered low risk will be immediately processed for payment while high-risk claims will be sent to the fraud department for further investigation, allowing insurers to better allocate their investigative resources. To achieve this, analytics systems need to be fast and flexible and provide the ability to create new fraud rules in response to trends and unique circumstances. For example, new policy applications received in June might not be subject to the same level of scrutiny as those received in the first weeks of January, especially if the policyholder submits a claim shortly after his application was approved. This could suggest that the loss event happened before he had cover in place, or that his claim was rejected by another insurer and he’s now taking a chance with a different provider – what we call cross-carrier fraud. Balancing act In the past, it would take weeks to settle an insurance claim, with the onus often on the policyholder to show why the claim should be paid. But competition in the short-term insurance market has forced providers to settle claims quickly to retain customers. Insurers need to strike a balance between managing the customer experience by processing legitimate claims as soon as possible and limiting fraud. Having the ability to segment claims using analytics allows insurers to quickly separate the genuine claims from the suspicious ones. Insurers that use analytics on an ad hoc basis are being curtailed in their ability to respond quickly and could lose customers – and more money to fraud – as a result. It is estimated that fraud costs the short-term insurance industry anything between R6 billion and R8 billion annually. Having the ability to weed out fraud means insurers won’t have to compensate for losses by hiking premiums, resulting in happier, more loyal customers. About SAS SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative analytics, business intelligence and data management software and services, SAS helps customers at more than 75,000 sites make better decisions faster. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®. SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2014 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
Russell Hutton - GM of Vukani Marketing and Consulting and The drug test kit expert (In Studio)
New kit tests the drug, not the person A new drug detection kit that does not require a hair sample or bodily fluids to test whether a person is using illegal substances is now available in South Africa, which has been identified by the UN as one of the world’s drug capitals. Drug abusers in South Africa are also becoming younger, says the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA). The number of people being treated in the 14 to 17 age group has increased by 3% to 22%, according to a SANCA study which adds “it is alarming to note that 3% of clients were 13 years and younger”. Widely used internationally, the IDenta Touch&Know™ kit is ideal for use by concerned parents, educators and companies who are reluctant to directly approach a suspected drug user, says Russell Hutton GM of Vukani Marketing and Consulting, which has obtained exclusive rights to distribute the product in South Africa. “The kit tests the drug, not the person,” explains Hutton, “It is non-confrontational and non-invasive.” Citing numerous sources, including a UN World Health Report, Hutton states that South Africa has the highest per capita consumption of Mandrax in the world and consumes double the world average of Marijuana annually. “Children are being indiscriminately lured into taking drugs by dealers who actively target schools,” says Hutton. “New types of designer drugs are appearing at an alarming rate and drugs like Whoonga and Nyaope are being crudely mixed to make ‘cheap’ fixes for desperate addicts. The consequences are disastrous, often ending in death. “Many people, particularly parents and educators, are reluctant to approach a person they suspect is taking drugs for fear that this will lead to confrontation, distrust, breaking of relationships and alienation “We know only too well how rife substance abuse has become in our country, but many parents and educators often have difficulty in getting hard facts on what is happening in their homes and schools. The IDenta Touch&Know™ drug detection kit gives parents and educators the hard facts they need in order to seek advice and take effective action.” The kit tests 21 drug types, and as little as a nanogram of a suspicious substance is required to produce a result. The kit directly tests pills, capsules, organic matter, crystals, powders, and surfaces, and determines within seconds whether a sample is an illegal substance. Originally developed for use by law enforcement agencies which now use them in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the test kit has been adapted for general use over the past few years, prompting Vukani to introduce the product in South Africa. The IDenta Touch&Know™ drug detection kit is distributed world-wide and extensively used in the United States where it is sold by Walgreens pharmacy group which has more than 8 700 stores. Locally it will be available at most Clicks pharmacy stores and Clicks stores’ nursing sisters will be able to advise on how to use the kit, which costs R149, including VAT, for a single test pack. For a list of Clicks stores visit www.vukanimc.co.za. The product will be available soon in Checkers Medi+Rite Pharmacies. In addition, SANCA will be able to provide guidance through its care line 0861-4-SANCA in cases where an illegal substance is discovered. Vukani will donate a percentage of every sale to SANCA.
South African Singer. She was a member of the kwaito group Bongo Maffin. The band became one of the founding members of kwaito and went on to release five albums in total. Professional details Current Position(s) Singer | Solo South Africa Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Previous Position(s) Member | Bongo Maffin South Africa Arts, Culture and Entertainment Achievements Awards Female Artist of the year: The Forgotten Free Live In Concert | South African Music Awards | 2011 Best African Contemporary Album | SAMA Best Female Artist | SAMA Best African Female Artist | Kora Music Awards Best Female Artist, Southern Africa | Kora Music Awards Best Female Vocalist | Metro FM Album | Gallo World Vision | 2004 Solo Artist
Album Bongo Maffin
Thabo Makgoba - Anglican Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Guest : Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana – General Secretary for the South African Council of Churches
Sibongiseni is the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of The South African State Theatre. He was, until recently, the CEO of the Robben Island Museum World Heritage Site, a position he occupied from 1 November 2010 – 31 October 2015. He is the former CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation in Johannesburg and Chief Director: Cultural Affairs at the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation.
Sibongiseni was born in 1971 in Impendle, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, where he attended primary school. He did his secondary and tertiary education in Pietermaritzburg. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal) and his dissertation was on Mass Mobilisation and Resistance in Pietermaritzburg, with particular focus to the 1950s and 1980s. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, which he obtained in 2015. The topic of his doctoral thesis is a political biography of Henry Selby Msimang, 1886 to 1982.
His first job was in the heritage sector. He worked as a researcher at the Natal Museum from 1997-1999. He moved on to work as a researcher (and later Acting Director) at the Local History Museums (Durban) from 1999 to 2002. He was appointed Director of the Voortrekker and Ncome Museums in July 2002 with the responsibility of turning them around and transforming them so as to enable them to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In August 2004 he was appointed CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation.
Sibongiseni has been a member of various arts, culture, heritage and history associations such as the South African Historical Society (SAHS); the South African Museums Association (SAMA); the KwaZulu-Natal Oral History Association (KZNOHA) as well as the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA). He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Tatham Art Gallery from 2002 to 2004. He served two terms as a member of the Council of KwaZulu-Natal Museum from 2005 to 2011. In 2007 he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Theatre Managements of South Africa (TMSA) and was elected its chairperson in 2009. In 2012 he was appointed a member of the Board of Cape Town Tourism for a one year term.
He has published articles in local and international historical and heritage journals, and has also contributed chapters in books. In addition to his passion for the governance of the arts or “the art of governance” as it relates to heritage and performing arts institutions, he is a historian with particular interest in South Africa’s twentieth century socio-economic and political history, oral history, biographical studies, heritage and the transformation of traditional governance structures.
Obenewah Amponsah - Chief Executive Officer at Steve Biko Foundation - Steve Biko Foundation
Guest : Prof. Barney Pityana – Retire Vice Chancellor for the University of South Africa " Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the Black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression - the blackness of their skin and to operate as a group in order to rid themselves of the shackles that bind them to perpetual servitude. It seeks to demonstrate the lie that black is an aberration from the normal which is white. It is a manifestation of a new realization that by seeking to run away from themselves and to emulate the white man, blacks are insulting the intelligence of whoever created them black. Black consciousness therefore takes cognizance of the deliberateness of God's plan in creating black people black. It seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life" (Steve Biko) EXCERPS FROM STEVE BIKOS ADDRESS AT A BLACK THEOLOGY SEMINAR IN PIETERMARITZBURG, 28 AUGUST 1971 ( SOURCE: SASO NEWSLETTER, SEPTEMBER 1971)
Mr Supra Mahumapelo is the Premier of Bokone Bophirima Province since 21 May 2014. He is currently the ANC Provincial Chairperson in Bokone Bophirima since February 2011. Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo was born on the 7th June 1968 in a tiny village of Manamolela in the former Western Transvaal next to a small town of Delareyville which is now part of the Bokone Bophirima Province. His late mother, Agnes Matlakala Bereng was a domestic worker in the city of Klerksdorp currently known as Matlosana. She later worked as a domestic worker in Heldekruin Roodepoort and forced by her son in 1995 to leave domestic work. His late father, Stephen Kalagongwe Mahumapelo was an entrepreneur in the village of Moruleng near Rustenburg. He grew up as a herd boy in the Manamolela village. Academic Qualifications Supra started his schooling at Marotse Primary School, located approximately 5km from Manamolela Village where he was born and grew up. He, like other children in the village, had to walk on bare foot to school. He later attended at Tlotlego Middle School in the now Atamelang Township which is about 3km from the Manamolela Village. His High School years were in both Phatshima High School in Atamelang and Kgamanyane High School in Moruleng where he matriculated in 1988. Post Matric Education Supra acquired a National Diploma in Commercial Practice (NDCom) at the former Technikon Northern Transvaal (TNT) now TUT in Soshanguve in the now province of Gauteng. He also did a Certificate in Public Finance and Economics with the University of South Africa (Unisa). He did his Masters Degree in Political Economy with the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) now the Nelson Mandela Metro University. Positions last held/Career/Memberships/Other Activities Mr Supra Mahumapelo was recruited into politics by a fellow student Esiah Mali who came from Bothaville in the Province of the Free State in 1983. He translated the Freedom Charter into Setswana using an old type writer. He served in various positions in the Branch Executive Committee of South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) now Sasco while studying at TNT. He was expelled with other students activists in 1990 for political activities and was arrested on several occasions with other student activists by the Pretoria police but this did not deter him. Supra was appointed as an ANC Provincial Deputy Elections Co-ordinator in 1994 in Klerksdorp. Moved over to Mafikeng in 1995 and later got elected as the Mmabatho ANC Branch Chairperson. In 1998 he was elected as the Provincial Chairperson of the ANCYL in Bokone Bophirima. In 2002 he was elected as an additional member of the ANC PEC in Bokone Bophirima. The ANC employed him as the Provincial Political Education Secretary from 1995 to 2004. In April 2004,he was elected as part of the ANC collective in the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Legislature and became the Chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development, Members of the Public Accounts Committee, ANC Chief Whip. He left the position voluntarily when he got elected as the ANC Provincial Secretary in 2005. In 2005 he was elected as the ANC Provincial Secretary and again in 2008. The collective of the ANC PEC was dissolved by the NEC in 2009. When the Provincial Conference was reconvened in February 2011 he got elected as the ANC Provincial Chairperson to date. In February 2012, he was deployed by the ANC as a member of the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Legislature. Immediately became Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Finance and Provincial Affairs. In April 2012, he was deployed by the ANC as the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Legislature Speaker. Bokone Bophirima Province is bordered by Botswana in the north and is fringed by the Kalahari desert in the west, Gauteng to the east, and the Free State to the south. It is known as the "Platinum Province", owing to its wealth of this precious metal. The province has a population of 3,2 million people who mainly speak Setswana. Mahikeng (previously Mafeking) is the capital,well-known for the famous siege which took place in October 1899 during the Anglo-Boer/South African War. The mainstay of the economy of Bokone Bophirima Province is mining, which generates more than half of the province's gross domestic product and provides jobs for a quarter of its workforce. The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof. The northern and western parts of the province have many sheep farms and cattle and game ranches. The eastern and southern parts are crop-growing regions that produce maize (corn), sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, and citrus fruits. The entertainment and casino complex at Sun City and Lost City also contributes to the provincial economy.
Although Nelson Mandela was always part of a team of negotiators, with a mandate given, we have the following objectives to achieve-: To understand his methodology in terms of preparing for and going into the negotiating room, To understand how he reconciled compromises, To get to understand his emotional state when approaching negotiations. Guest: George Bizos - Human Rights Lawyer in South Africa. He represented Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela in both Treason and Rivonia Trial
With his superb blend of talent, skill and persona, Mo Magic will leave you spellbound and enthralled throughout his dynamic presentations and performances. He is a unlike any magician you’ve seen before. Combining the principles of science, sleight of hand, showmanship, illusion, psychology and audience participation he is guaranteed to provide a one of a kind experience. Specialising in the corporate market, his performances are “clean”, emotionally engaging, visual, interactive and highly entertaining. He also personalises his show to enhance your event with your brand, message or product.
Objective: To get an understanding of what encourages it, why is it so prevalent for people to take the easy way out and pay a bribe, how we can begin attempts to curb it and then why has it become a normalised part of society? Guest: David Lewis- Executive Director of corruption watch
Guest: Father Smangaliso Mkhatswa – Chairperson of the Moral Regeneration programme
According to a Survey by the Ethics Institute of South Africa, Most South Africans pay bribes At least 75% of South Africans who were asked for a bribe ended up paying one, according to a survey conducted by the Ethics Institute of SA (EthicsSA).
The average traffic bribe costs around R200, it found, while most bribes were offered in Limpopo province.
Professor Deon Rossouw, CEO of EthicsSA, said the 75 percent figure was worrying. "Virtually everybody agrees that not enough is being done to combat bribery in the country, but perhaps we should be talking more about people’s individual responsibility not to participate in bribery," he said in a statement. The survey, which was conducted with 6 380 respondents in Massmart stores in Gauteng, Durban, Cape Town and Polokwane, conversely found that 25% of people did not pay bribes when asked to do so. It also found that 26% of respondents knew of someone who had been asked for a bribe in the past year. Most bribes (36%) were reportedly to avoid traffic offences, followed by bribes for jobs (17%), with unskilled and semi-skilled workers being most vulnerable to bribe requests in order to obtain jobs.
John Vlismas is a Zimbabwean-born South African stand-up comedian and comedy promoter who is well known on the comedy circuit for his outspoken and observational humour and his ability to understand and comment on political, social and economic affairs. John won the first ever "Stand Up Of The Year Award" at the South African Comedy Awards in 2007, and went on to co-found the Comic's Choice Awards in 2011. He holds the rare distinction of being the only South African stand-up comic to have performed at The Royal Albert Hall, The Hammersmith Apollo, The Lyric Theatre - Shaftesbury Lane and The Best of The Fest showcases in both the Montreal and Melbourne Comedy Festivals. He has shared a line-up with Drew Carey, written dialogue for Jerry Springer and hosted Chris Rock at his club. He has written professionally for print, television, stage and radio and has appeared in and co-produced several South African films. He has worked as a television and radio presenter and was asked to perform for the 46664 "It's No Joke" series of concert shows. John has acted in several films as well, including Laugh Out Loud, Footskating 101 - The Movie, Slam-Bang, Outrageous and Crazy Monkey Presents... Straight Outta Benoni. He attended the Durban University of Technology, graduating in 1993 with a National Diploma in Drama. He is the director of Whacked Management and co-owner of Virus Communications and is also a qualified scuba diver. He was the first ever host of the Comedy Central series Comedy Central Presents... Live at Parker's, in 2012. In 2014 his comedy show Revelations was filmed for a special on Comedy Central
Mr Dini Sobukwe – Trustee of the Robert Sobukwe Trust and Son of Robert Sobukwe
Guest: Bennet Joko - Deputy Secretary-General for the The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was the Founder and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
Teacher, lecturer, lawyer, Fort Hare University SRC President, secretary of the ANC branch in Standerton, founding member and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and Robben Island prisoner.
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was born to Hubert and Angelina Sobukwe on 5 December 1924 at Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province. He was the youngest of five boys and one girl. His father worked as a municipal labourer and a part-time woodcutter, his mother as a domestic worker and cook at a local hospital.
National Executive Director of the South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum. She is an entrepreneur and an avid entrepreneurship activist. She is the co founder of Emerge Ltd, a business development advisory company that structures SME development strategies for corporate entities, banks and Institutions of Higher Learning. Her experience ranges from Investment Banking at Investec Bank Ltd, and enterprise development advisory. She currently sits as a Director on the Free State Land Use Advisory Board and is a member of the Institute of Business Advisors. She has recently been inducted as a World Economic Forum Global Shapers Johannesburg Hub and the South African Chapter Head of the Pan-African foundation, Africa 2.0. Matsi was awarded the Coca Cola Young Achiever of the year award at the Women In Leadership Africa Summit 2013. She represented South Africa at the African Union 50th Jubilee celebration in Ethiopia and was part of a Youth Forum that engaged with various African leaders such as Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, Zambian past President Kenneth Kaunda, Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Tricameral Parliament The government introduced a new constitution, master-minded by P.W. Botha, in 1984. Coloureds and Indians (but not Africans) were to participate with the whites in the central governmental process. Separate, racially segregated houses were created: a House of Representatives for Coloureds and a House of Delegates for Indians. The fact that Africans were excluded caused a howl of disapproval and exacerbated the township unrest. Furthermore the new proposals were not widely accepted by either Coloureds or Indians, many of whom boycotted the elections and rejected the subordinate status afforded to them in the new system. Its obvious failure was one of the reasons why F.W. de Klerk decided to initiate negotiations with the ANC* and other anti-apartheid groups. The tricameral parliament was disbanded in 1993 once it had approved the introduction of the new interim constitution. After the 1994 election it was superseded by the Government of National Unity.
Tumi was born in the Free State. In 2000 she relocated to Gauteng where she studied Drama at Wits University and started working in the industry at Arepp Theatre for Life, a touring educational theatre company, working in Free State, North West and Gauteng.
She has worked as a puppeteer, actress and facilitator.
After two years of giving back to her community, she came back to Johannesburg, attending whatever writing workshops she could, and working on her stand-up routines.
She entered the comedy scene officially in July 2005 with Parker Leisure Management and performs regular stand-up gigs in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
She has shared the stage with comics such as David Kau, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton and Chris Forrest; at festivals such as Heavyweights Comedy Jam, Blacks Only, Have a Heart, Just Because Comedy Festival, The Tshwane Comedy Festival, The Lifestyle SA Festival and Old Mutual Comedy Encounters.
In 2007 she MC'd at the 8th Annual Woodstock Festival. Tumi's the only female among the international and local acts at the 2009 Vodacom Funny Festival. A highlight of her career was being part of the 46664 It's No Joke line-up.
With one foot in the theatre as well, she toured to the Danse l'Afrique Danse! festival in France, performing a dance piece choreographed by Hlengiwe Lushaba (Winner of the Young Artist Award for dance 2005).
Her passion for acting began when she saw her first musical at Mmabana Mmabatho aged 5. Her film credits include supporting role in the international award-winning films Jerusalema, Skin and Joburg.
Writing is her second love and Kenny Makenzo (sole writer) and Nomzamo (seven episodes) were her debuts into the TV industry. She was also a script writer for the SABC3 dramedy For Sale, in 2007.
In 2006 Getting It On, a short film she co-wrote, won an award for Best Short Cut at the prestigious VUKA! Awards.
Also in 2007, she made a guest appearance in the role of Dineo on the SABC2 Afrikaans-language drama series Erfsondes (The Sins of Our Fathers). She also played a cameo role on the SAFTA award-winning sitcom City Ses'la.
Tumi was the fifth host of the Comedy Central series Comedy Central Presents... Live at Parker's, in 2012. In 2013 her stand-up special Tumi Morake: HERStory aired on Comedy Central.
In 2014 she co-hosted the 8th Annual South African Film and Television Awards. She also began hosting the Mzansi Magic reality series Our Perfect Wedding, taking over from Phumeza Mdabe. She hosted 13 episodes of Season 4 and the first 13 episodes of Season 5, after which she made way for new presenter Aya Mpama, as per the show's tradition
Nick Binedell is the Founding Director and Sasol Chair of Strategic Management of the Gordon Institute of Business Science
Guest: Max Du Preez - South African author, columnist and documentary filmmaker and was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad.
Guest: Manusha Pillay – General Manager: Communications at Brand South Africa (10 minutes)
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Claudia Henkel (born April 22, 1983 in Gauteng, South Africa) is a South African beauty queen, who held the title Miss South Africa 2004 pageant in Thailand and placed in the top fifteen.
Gorgeous Claudia who holds the title of Miss South Africa 2004 is a determined law student.
This energetic twenty-one-year old loves listening to the music of Elvis Presley, Coldplay, Norah Jones and U2. According to Claudia, the secret to success and achieving any goal is having 100% focus and giving 100% effort.
How is free Higher education attainable? Our listener Ernest does claim to have suggestions as to how this is attainable. Email: We all know in recent past weeks we witnessed an event that made the country standstill or an event that took a country into a hostage situation as some may refer to it. I am referring to the #FEES MUST FALL, students challenged the country and won the battle but the war is still looming. One would say this is over, but this issue is deeper than meets the eye and on this matter I can safely say yes free education is attainable and South Africa can afford it but only if we are clever enough about it. I have few ideas that I would like to share with the country and I believe if the government can listen we will see better future for all. Listener: Ernest Teboho Komoto
Guest: Graeme Bloch - Visiting Adjunct Professor, Public and Development Management School, University of the Witwatersrand
For more information visit www.threeshipswhisky.co.za on how to enter.
You can also watch Vusi here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0SgzMU6peM
Dreaming of starting your own business is one thing. Having the vision and the guts to do it is quite another. These are the wise words of Vusi Thembekwayo, one of South Africa’s most successful entrepreneurs.
Together with South African whisky industry pioneer Andy Watts, they will offer one lucky Three Ships consumer an all-expenses-paid mentorship and a R100 000 capital injection in starting or strengthening his or her business.
The nationwide competition is running from now until 31 December and consumers need to register their business ideas online (www.threeshipswhisky.co.za) along with the unique code found on Three Ships whisky bottles in-store and on the branded glasses when purchasing a tot of whisky at participating taverns and restaurants. The business proposals can be concepts, potential start-ups or relate to existing businesses. All entries will be judged on merit. The 10 finalists will present their business plans to Vusi and Andy in a final event which will be streamed live online in February next year. Vusi and Andy, although working in different industries, are both pioneers in their own right, pushing boundaries and leading the way for others to follow.
Andy has achieved many firsts for the South African whisky industry and his vision and dedication in turning the country into a serious contender globally has certainly not been an easy, smooth ride. A professional cricketer who happened to be at the right time and place when starting his career in whisky-making, he has taken some bold steps over the past 25 years in creating whiskies that would only be consumed years later – not knowing that they would then be applauded by whisky lovers the world over.
However, his vision has paid off. The range of Three Ships whiskies have garnered double gold and gold at all the major international whisky competitions including winning the title World’s Best Blended Whisky for the Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old at the 2012 World Whisky Awards and the Worldwide Whisky Trophy and a gold outstanding distinction at the 2015 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) for the Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt.
Vusi’s journey was also not a straight trajectory and he had to confront many challenges which he now believes all contributed to the person he is today. “There were times in my life when I survived only on the passion that drove me, when I slept in my car at my first office.”
At the age of 15, encouraged by one of his teachers, Vusi started public speaking and at the young age of 17 was ranked first in Africa for motivational speaking and received a 3rd in the world at the English Speaking Union International Competition.
Vusi was forced to drop out of university at the end of his first year because of financial constraints. Ever the solution-seeker, Vusi used his international networks (gained through public speaking) and began recruiting learners in South Africa for jobs in the UK and Australia. This initiative birthed his first company - GPSA (Global Professionals South Africa) - a global recruitment agency that he ran from his township bedroom. Vusi then sold a portion of his business to a Johannesburg based digital agency in an effort to digitise his company. Too early for the digital revolution and having poorly chosen partners, Vusi was soon out of business and money.
At the age of 22 Vusi received a life-changing opportunity – he was offered a position at a corporate finance company. Here he refined his skills in corporate finance and became one of the go-to leverage finance guys in the team. Vusi went on to become an executive at this company - one of the largest consumer goods businesses in Africa - where he started, grew and managed a multimillion dollar portfolio.
“Risk lies on either side of investment and reward," says Vusi. “Young South Africans are too focussed on surviving and do not invest enough time and effort in their goals. Surviving shouldn't be the option, extreme success should be.”
Today Vusi has garnered numerous awards as a business person and entrepreneur. He is a global business speaker who has single-handedly rewritten the rules of success for professional speakers in Africa. Vusi is known as the Rock Star of Public Speaking and has spoken in 24 countries over the past decade, and in 2013 hosted a sold-out show in Las Vegas as part of his Global Inspiration Tour. In addition to his public speaking, he is the Chief Executive of MOTIV8 Advisory, Chairman of Watermark Afrika Fund – a private equity house with assets in six African countries – and Chairman of the venture capitalist start-up, My Growth Fund.
Vusi’s three top tips to be successful: • Stop thinking and start doing. Nothing we see, do, buy, experience wasn’t at some point in someone’s imagination • Start with what you’ve got. Don’t wait for the big break, the funds or a partner or you will never get to the point of actually starting • Have courage. No excel spreadsheet will tell you what is to come. Your costs will be double, the customers you have now will change their minds, you will lose your friends and put pressure on your family. Life as you know it will change completely. If you want to step out of the comfort zone into the uncertainty of entrepreneurship it is a very different life, but deeply rewarding
Ismail Vadi is the Member of the Executive Council for Roads and Transport of Gauteng Provincial Government. He was previously the National Vice-President of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union.
Guest: Omar Shaukat - Research Fellow at the Afro-Middle East Centre
Guest: Prof. Hennie Strydom – Holds an National Research Foundation research chair for international law at University of Johanneburg
14:20 Guest: Anton Du Plessis - Criminal justice and counter-terrorism legal expert, and managing director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) He is currently in Vienna attending a conference or a session presently which is looking into all related Global Terror matters
The number of people killed by terrorism reached a record high in 2014, with almost four in five of these deaths occurring in just five countries, new research shows. Terrorism killed more than 32,600 people last year, an 80 per cent increase from 2013 and the sharpest yearly rise on record, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2015. The index is compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank based in Sydney, New York and Mexico.
Deaths from terrorism, 2000-14. Nine times more people were killed by terrorism in 2014 than in 2000. Source: Global Terrorism Index 2015 The death toll was heavily concentrated. Seventy-eight per cent of fatalities occurred in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria. Nigeria recorded the largest increase in deaths from terrorism. Fatalities quadrupled in 2014, reaching more than 7500. But Iraq stands out as the worst-affected country, accounting for 30 per cent of all deaths from terrorism, according to the report. More than 9900 people died in 3370 attacks in Iraq last year. "This is the highest number of terrorism incidents and fatalities ever recorded by a single country," the institute's press release reads.
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player of Tongan descent.[1] He was the youngest ever All Black when he played his first international in 1994 at the age of 19 years and 45 days. Lomu finished with sixty-three caps and scored 37 international tries. He has been described as the first true global superstar of rugby union[2] and as having a huge impact on the game.[3] Lomu was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame on 9 October 2007,[4] and the IRB Hall of Fame on 24 October 2011.[5]
Lomu burst onto the international rugby scene during the 1994 Hong Kong Sevens tournament and was widely acknowledged to be the top player at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa even though New Zealand lost the final to the host Springboks. At one time Lomu was considered 'rugby union's biggest drawcard',[6] swelling attendances at any match where he appeared. He was one of the Rugby World Cup all-time top try scorers with 15 tries, a record he shares with Bryan Habana of South Africa—despite never winning a World Cup.[7]
He played for several domestic teams, in the Super Rugby, NPC and later the Magners League competitions. These included the Auckland Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes, and Counties Manukau, Wellington and later North Harbour and Cardiff Blues. He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004, finally retiring from professional rugby in 2007. He died suddenly on 18 November 2015.
Prof Geoffrey Setswe - Professor Geoff Setswe is a Deputy Executive Director in the HIV/AIDS, STI & TB Programme. He holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of Limpopo, and obtained a Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA (1998). His doctorate focused on behavioural interventions for reducing HIV risk among employees.
Guest: Yershen Pillay - Executive Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency
Trained Singer, Actor and Dancer. Played Nala in the Hong Kong Production of the Lion King. Plays the Venda Princes Anzani in Scandal on E.tv. Fulu Mugovhani plays the lead role in the highly anticipated film, Ayanda. Set in Yeoville, Johannesburg, it tells the coming-of-age story about a sassy, young female entrepreneur, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she has to fight to save her late father’s legacy – a motor repair shop - when it is threatened with closure. She’s thrown into a world of greasy overalls, gender stereotypes and abandoned vintage cars once loved, now in need of a young woman’s re-inventive touch. The TUT Musical Theatre student, whose credits also include Spring Awakening, Parade and Remix, filmed the Sara Blecher helmed production whilst also shooting on e.tv’s flagship soapie Scandal! as Anzani. The widowed Anzani’s tragic storyline involving her cruel kidnapping is on screen now! Ayanda was very well received at Cannes earlier this year, is currently showing at the LA Film Festival and will open the prestigious Durban International Film Festival in July.
Guest: Barry Dwolatzky - Director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE)
South Africa's skills shortage is a real issue that limits the country in it's abilities and has a direct impact on economic growth. According to the Director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University, Professor Barry Dwolatzky, South Africa specifically needs senior software engineering skills. "Senior software engineering specialists require both a strong theoretical foundation and an ability to apply this theory in practice. We lack these specialised skills and this needs to be addressed now," says Dwolatzky. As a result, Wits University's School of Electrical and Information Engineering and the JCSE will offer a programme of advanced courses in software engineering. This programme is open to ICT professionals who are aiming to fill positions in ICT management, software architecture and design, or leadership roles in software project teams. "We call it the JCSE's Continued Professional Development (CPD) Programme. It will not only provide individuals with the advanced skills required locally but can also be used to provide a stepping stone into Wits University's Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Software Engineering," explains Dwolatzky. The full CPD Programme in Software Engineering consists of five core courses, which correspond to a set of equivalent Wits University postgraduate courses. "The CPD Programme in Software Engineering introduces students to key aspects of the software development lifecycle. By the end of the programme students will understand and be able to apply key concepts and principles in software engineering and software project management. The course aims to present an up-to-date and modern perspective," says Dwolatzky. For more information email info@jcse.org.za. Registration closes on 15 November 2015. A maximum of 35 delegates will be accepted for each course.
Prof. Mike Muller - Mike Muller is a visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits School of Governance Dr Chris Moseki - Specialist Scientist at the Department of Water and Sanitation
Eusabious Mckeiser - Author of #RunRacistRun Gabriela Mackay - Politics and Government Analyst at the Institute of Race Relations
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Listener: Paul Mbele Email: May we have a topic about unqualified pastors who are opening churches which are not registered with dti and don't have qualified structure to lead people.
Guest: Bishop Ziphizihle Siwa - of the South African Council of Churches
Guest: Rev. Dumisani Methula – Founding Pastor of African Christian Mission Church, academic and community activist
More than 85% of South Africans claim an affiliation to Christianity, which leads to the assumption that this would generate a particularly strong moral, altruistic society. Unfortunately, this masks the reality that we are, in fact, experiencing an alarming moral crisis. Religion, rather than creating a robust, ethical social fabric, appears to be failing dismally. The original significance of even the celebration of the birth of Jesus, a central Christian festival, has been obscured and reduced to a celebration of greed, gluttony and crass materialism – far from peace and goodwill.
Donna Rachelson, author and chief catalyst of Seed Academy
Women are occupying more senior positions in the world of work than ever before, but they still have a way to go. In many respects, the workplace is still a man’s world, run according to men’s rules. Donna Rachelson gets to grips with these rules and shows women how to work with them to advance their careers, while still retaining their femininity and bringing all the of the strengths women possess to the workplace. Drawing on Rachelson’s own experience, as well as the experiences of some of South Africa’s top businesswomen, this quick, practical read is a must for any woman who wants to make her mark in the business world. Donna Rachelson says, “There’s tremendous power in both understanding the ‘rules’ of business, and combining that with all the strengths that women bring to the workplace. If we can combine those two aspects , it will make women an extraordinary force in business.”
Buyani has been involved in human resources management and leadership development for over 25 years, with both local and international companies. He served as facilitator, director and executive chairperson at Franklin Covey Southern Africa between 2002 and 2010 and continues as director of Dynamic Leadership Solutions (Pty) Limited and Magnificent Mile Trading (Pty) Limited, as well as CEO of Breakthrough Development (Pty) limited – a leadership development company established in 2000. He also recently served as chief executive: group human resources for Sanlam Limited. Buyani is a former President of the Black Management Forum (BMF) in the Mpumalanga region and a member of the BMF National Board. He served on the boards of BMF Mpumalanga region and BMF Intellect, a recruitment and search company. He is a part-time lecturer at University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) specializing in Leadership, Management, Organization Development & Strategy.
In 1996, Buyani has won the prestigious Black Management Forum (BMF) Manager of the Year Award in recognition of his human development efforts in Mpumalanga Province.
Buyani also contributes to human capital and talent development in formal and informal sectors such as: churches, NGOs, schools, and local and international aid organisations. He serves on iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority board and UCT Council, chair of UCT Council HR Committee.
Sbusiso Hlongwane - Founder and CEO of Siyabangena Seminars
About the Seminar • National township based business seminars aimed at empowering and inspiring the youth in their entrepreneurial journey and personal development Aims & Objectives: • Provides an opportunity for disadvantaged, unemployed yet ambitious youth to receive knowledge and be inspired. • Evoke a culture of responsible and ambitious youth in all aspects of their lives; in business, at home, in sports/health and in their relationships • Invites high-end speakers to motivate the aspiring township business owners • Gives disadvantaged entrepreneurs the opportunity to receive knowledge from their idols even though they cannot afford to pay for business seminars • Provides these motivated young individuals with an opportunity to listen to, meet and network with well known business people Objectives To ultimately empower the youth who have an entrepreneurial spirit •To identify leaders in disadvantaged communities and assist them in furthering their careers and improving their businesses. •To create a culture of young entrepreneurs who will fearlessly chase their dreams despite current financial circumstances •To give the entrepreneurs a day wherein they feel important and worthy to receive knowledge from key figures •To empower entrepreneurs with business/corporate acumen skills •To give the youth an opportunity to meet and network with business people, influential figures/sportsmen/leaders they look up to •To instil morals and values
Sizwe Pamla - National Spokesman for COSATU
Guest: Loane Sharp - Labour Analyst at FreeMarket Foundation Outsourcing and insourcing are methods of dispersing work among different departments or companies for strategic reasons. Insourcing is typically done solely from within a company's own operational infrastructure, while outsourcing uses companies not affiliated with the outsourcing company to perform a task. There are cost and resource differences between outsourcing and insourcing that influence a company's management decisions. Cost A significant difference between outsourcing and insourcing is the cost to the company. Insourcing is generally more expensive to a company because new work processes must be developed to start the new division of the company; outsourcing uses an outside company that already has a workflow developed and employees familiar with the process. For instance, if a car manufacturer wants to start making car computers through insourcing instead of using outsourced technology companies, the car manufacturer must create an assembly line for the computers, buy equipment, train manufacturing employees and hire computer developers. Resources Companies that use outsourcing do not use their own resources for manufacturing products or providing services. Insourcing uses resources already owned by the company to achieve a goal. For instance, a company might insource customer phone support for a new product because it already has phone support for another product at the company. The company would use existing employees to set up the new call center under a division of the company. If the company outsources its customer phone support, it uses the phone bank of the other company. Control A company's control over its operations differs if it uses outsourcing or insourcing. Companies that outsource a manufacturing process or a service often have little to no managerial control over the way in which the outside company operates. For instance, a company known for its friendly customer service cannot typically enforce its way of doing business on an outside customer support center. Companies that insource a manufacturing process or a service have complete control over its operations and employees. Location The location of company operations is usually different between outsourcing and insourcing. Insourcing typically involves placing the new operation on site at the company or somewhere in the immediate vicinity. Outsourcing usually involves using an outside company that is not near the main company's operations. Outsourcing does not necessarily mean that the outside company is in another country. Companies can outsource work to other firms in the same country. If a company outsources work to a firm in another country, it is usually called off-shoring.
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Who are apartheid victims? Have they been compesnated as is the norm in many other countries? Wwhat sport of compensation or reparation is sufficient ? Who pays? Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Head of political economy at Mistra
Guest: Brian Mphahlele – Member of the Western Cape provincial executive committee of Khulumani Support Group. Khulumani Support Group (KSG) is a national membership organisation of victims and survivors of Apartheid’s gross human rights violations. Brian Mphahlele was tortured and beaten at Caledon Square Police Station during the 1970s. He endured prolonged torture.
The President’s Fund was established in 2003 under President Thabo Mbeki to compensate Apartheid victims. It has accumulated over a billion rands. Nevertheless, many Apartheid victims who were identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to receive compensation from this fund, have still received nothing. Some have died waiting. The fund was established in 2003 in terms of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, more commonly known as the TRC Act. While the TRC recognised just more than 16,800 people as victims, Ms Jobson said Khulumani had more than 104,000 members who qualified as victims of apartheid. "The numbers don’t represent victims of apartheid and we have tried to make government understand this for nine years." A once-off reparation grant of R30,000 was paid to about 20,000 people identified by the TRC in 2003 for suffering under apartheid.
A new play by Witsies, Secret ballot, is an urban representation of contemporary South African politics. This politically driven play pokes fun at the shortcomings of our modern parliamentarians and issues we can all readily identify with. “The play speaks urgently to the time,” said writer and director Jefferson Tshabalala. From our beloved president Jacob Zuma to our blessed charismatic pastors, the story references contemporary figures of authority and ridicules the abundance of power and money and how that turns to greed when there is no accountability. It satirises recent social spectacles like the Braamfontein KFC street chicken saga and the #AskMmusi social media campaign.
“That is probably why we don’t have sponsorship from any institution,” cast member Tony Miyambo said. The cast and crew decided to not charge anything for the show and opted to let people donate however much they wanted.
This contemporary piece of protest theatre explores the greedy culture of tenderpreneurs. Politically connected individuals who got rich through the government tendering system. The play comically exploits how political clout is used to gain personal ‘sugar’ or riches as the play suggests. “The production was largely informed by the political climate under which it was first written,” said Tshabalala, who wrote the play during the post -election period in 2014.
Conrad Koch is one of South Africa’s most in demand comedy talents and the winner of the 2010 Entertainer of the Year award. He combines hilarious comedy with world-class puppetry, and has done so for over fifteen years to local and international acclaim. He has worked all over the world, been featured on local and international television and is a frequent guest at some of South Africa’s biggest comedy events – the 94,7 Heavyweight Comedy Jams, Blacks Only, the Smirnoff Comedy Festival, the Vodacom Comedy Festival, Metro FM Comedy Experience, etc. His most famous character, Mr. Chester Missing, is a regular on the hit etv show, Late Night News with Loyiso Gola; and his hit one man show, Puppet Asylum, has received standing ovations around South Africa.
Guest: Dr Brigalia Bam – Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (IEC) and author of the new book 'Democracy: More than just elections.
Kenneth Nkosi is a South African actor best known for his roles as The Pastor in the television drama Gaz'lam and as Aap in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi. He also appeared in the 2007 mini-series Society. Nkosi had his first taste of acting in community theatre. In 1993 he enrolled at the Market Theatre Laboratory in Johannesburg. He made his stage debut two years later in the comedy Afrodizzia at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre. He has worked on stage at The Civic and at The Market Theatre in a variety of productions and is a member of the South African Sports Company and a field worker for the Market Theatre Laboratory.
He is well known on television for his performances in the soap opera Isidingo and in Saints, Sinners and Settlers and for his appearances on e.tv's The Toasty Show.
Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, the incoming Student Representative Council President at Wits University
Guest: Axolile Qina – Stellenbosch SRC President
Guest: Ndangwa Noyo - Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and the University of Johannesburg. Guest: Koffi Kouakou - African Analyst and Senior Lecturer at the School of Governance at Wits University
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Mosima holds a BA degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science. She also holds a Sales and Marketing Management Diploma. Mosima joined Talent Africa, when her company, Simas Executive Search, merged with Talent Africa on the 1st of November 2011. She is a Shareholder and a Director of Talent Africa’s Executive Search division and she heads up the Research Department. Mosima founded her company in 2007. Mosima has over 11 years experience in executive search. She has extensive industry and functional knowledge which enables her to provide practical and cost-effective, sound recommendations to assist clients in meeting their recruitment requirements. Mosima has a network of diverse, high caliber professionals and entrepreneurs. She brings extensive international search experience to Talent Africa and has successfully conducted high-level international and local searches in a wide range of industries such as in media, telecommunications, mining, engineering, oil and gas, health care, financial services and for various large state-owned enterprises. Mosima holds a BA degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science. She also holds a Sales and Marketing Management Diploma. If you are happy to have one foot on the executive ladder and believe you now have it made, you’re in danger of falling into the comfort zone of making management quite early in your career. Being settled in the early career comfort zone is understandable, but it won’t get you the next big promotion and early identification as one of tomorrow’s corporate leaders. The other 50% – the ones destined for career success – look obsessive-compulsive by comparison. They are driven to out-perform, even though there is no obvious need to push the envelope.
Rev. Frank Chikane - President of the Apostolic Faith Mission International, Chairman of the Kagiso Trust and author
Practicing effective leadership means first and foremost, practicing effective people-skills. As you probably are aware, many bosses are promoted to leadership positions or management positions based on their hard skills or their technical skills. Yet many of the skills that got them promoted in the first place are not the skills they’ll use in managing people – especially managing difficult people – and resolving conflict. But whether you’re a manager of people, or simply a manage yourself, the following traits and characteristics are imperative to possess in your professional as well as personal life. Effective leaders are listeners. It’s not enough to give orders. Effective leaders must let others do some of the talking so they feel valued and respected. Even if that means some healthy venting within reason. Especially in organizations where there are layoffs and low morale.
Dr.Umar Johnson is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and Certified School Psychologist who is considered an expert on the education and mental health of Afrikan and Afrikan-American children. Dr.Umar, as he is known to friends, is a paternal blood relative of both the Great Abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) and the late Bishop Alexander Wayman (1821-1895), 7th Bishop of the AME Church, both from Maryland's Eastern Shore. Dr.Umar is an educational diagnostician who specializes in special education issues. He is known most for his work in identifying mis-diagnosed learning disabled and ADHD students. As a child therapist, he works with depressed and behaviorally-challenged males. Dr.Umar is author of the new book "Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Education and ADHD Wars Against Black Boys," the 1st book ever written by a African-American male school psychologist to Black parents with specific strategies on how to fight back against special education and ADHD. Dr.Umar also holds degrees in education and political science. He is one of the most requested speakers in the world, and has lectured in North America, South America, The Caribbean, Europe and Afrika. Dr.Umar is currently working on building his new school, The Frederick Douglass & Marcus Garvey RBG International Leadership Academy for boys. He can be reached at DrUmarJohnsonSchool.com and DrUmarJohnson.com
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Nick Binedell is a South African academic and the founding director of the Gordon Institute of Business Science of the University of Pretoria in Johannesburg, South Africa.,[1] During his university days he was actively involved in AIESEC.
He was previously director of the University of the Witwatersrand Graduate School of Business Administration from 1992 to 1997.
Education
He obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the Rhodes University, MBA from the University of Cape Town and a PhD from the University of Washington. Awards
2011 PMR.Africa Diamond Arrow Award for Individual in the Business School fraternity in South Africa doing most to enhance and develop the relevancy of business schools
Letoya Makhene (formerly Mangezi) is a South African actress, singer and television presenter best known for co-hosting the second season of the M-Net reality competition Idols, in 2003 and for her roles on SABC soapies Isidingo and Generations.
She left Idols after one season to pursue an eight-month training course to become a sangoma, after which she began singing at corporate gigs.
In 2011 she returned to the public spotlight with a role as Ayanda Diale, who lost her father in the anti-apartheid struggle and was taken in by the Sibeko family, in the SABC3 soap opera Isidingo.
She also has a starring role as Naledi Zondo in the SABC1 political thriller mystery drama series End Game.
In 2014 she joined the cast of SABC1 soap opera Generations after the show went off-air and returned as The Legacy.
Letoya is the daughter of musician Blondie Makhene and was previously known by her married surname Mangezi. In late 2014 she returned to her maiden surname after her divorce from her husband Privilege Mangezi.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
The daughter of a praying, single parent, domestic worker Ms T. Mazibuko, my mentor The Regional Business Women Of The Year 2012 on Social Catergory The Oprah Heroine 2010 The first medical doctor in the village of Kwanyuswa, Botha's Hill, South Africa The first doctor to break the racial bariers in cancer education accesibility in kwaZulu Natal, South A frica. The first medical student from Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine to found a cancer awareness NGO called Sinomusanothando Community Developement The first doctor to win an award on cancer prevention strategy for the whole province of KwaZulu Natal
Public Speaking Events Panelist and a speaker at the Women in Dialogue Event 2009 Speaker at the Durban Chamber Women's Day Breakfast 2011 Speaker at Gcina Mhlophe Poetry event, 2010 Speaker at the Pietermaritzburg Chamber Women's day Breakfast even 2012 Panelist at Phakamisa Launch 2010 Speaker at the KZN ABSA Cancer Fundraising Breakfast- what an amazing staff and united.
She has been acknowledged by the following magazines . Femina magazine Sept 2009 : for the courage of sacrificing private health care to help the state .Oprah Magazine May 2010: honoured as the Heroine of May 2010 .Cosmopolitan April 2012: Women Social Challenges .Cover of Get It Magazine: October 2012: Cancer awareness strategy impact acknowledged .Drum Magazine: Rural Community in the hands of cancer and HIV/AIDS
She has been featured on multiple newspaper articles for a cancer prevention strategies . Ilanga . Isolezwe . Witness .Mail and Gurdian .Mecury Featured in the following Television Progammes . Power from Within - sabc3- 2011- South Africa .Play your part- sabc1 -2012-South Africa -Wisdom Exchange-2013-Canadian TV, Prominent Women In Africa .Morning Live-sabc2-2013-South Africa . After reading this remember : Early Cancer Detection Saves Lives ' KUMILA KUKE KWABOLA
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Janet Cherry was born in 1961 in Cape Town, where she was raised. Janet comes from a family committed to social justice. Her father, Robin, the Dean of Science at the University of Cape Town, and her mother Helen, have played active roles in opposing apartheid. While at school at Rustenburg Girls High in Rondebosch, Cape Town, Janet first became aware of the injustices in South Africa. At this time she was a strong supporter of the Progressive Federal Party. After matriculating with distinction in 1979, Janet began a degree in Economic History and Industrial Sociology at UCT. She became politically active while studying at the University of Cape Town in 1980. She was involved in the Wages Commission, doing support work for independent black trade unions, and in worker education and adult literacy programmes in Crossroads and Nyanga townships in the Cape. While at University, she ran the student printing press as a member of the Student Representative Council. In 1982, she was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) underground. A year later, Cherry was elected General Secretary of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). At that time, she was involved in discussions around the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF).
Advocate Rebaone Gaoraelwe - Executive: Statutory Functions at The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Guest: Yashaen Luckan- SACAP’s President
Scaffolds are an integral part of most construction sites and are associated with a high number of injuries. So when you are going to be working on them, you must ensure your safety first. Check with your supervisor or find out yourself whether the scaffold has been inspected by a professional or a competent person. Never work on an incomplete scaffold which does not have a strong platform or base.
PROFESSOR TINYIKO MALULEKE (PRETORIA STUDIOS) – ADVISOR TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA ON INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON AFRICA. Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, a respected academic and well-known social and political commentator on South African, African and global politics, joined the University of Pretoria as Professor in African Spirituality and Culture in the Faculty of Theology during November 2014. He will also serve as assistant to the Vice-Chancellor and Principal in the advancement of the University’s strategy for Africa. Prof Maluleke, who is proficient in most of the official South African languages as well as in French, brings with him more than 20 years of experience as a leading researcher and has held numerous leadership positions in South African universities. He has supervised more than 10 PhD students to completion, published over 80 peer reviewed articles and written dozens of popular articles on critical issues facing society today. He is an NRF B-rated researcher and is also a member of the South African Academy of Science. Prof Maluleke previously served at Unisa in various capacities, initially as a lecturer and, after a stint as Associate Professor at the University of Natal prior to the merger, as Professor of African Theology. Thereafter he was Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Deputy Executive Dean of the College of Human Sciences, Executive Director for Research, and Deputy Registrar. He took up his appointment at the University of Pretoria on 1 November 2014 after relinquishing his current position as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Internationalisation, Advancement and Student Affairs at the University of Johannesburg.
Thandisa - Addictions Councilor at Crossroads Recovery Centre, Recovering Alcoholic and a Member Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Guest: Quintin van Kerken – CEO of Anti-Drug Alliance SA
For many people struggling with addiction, the biggest and toughest step toward recovery is the very first one: deciding to make a change. It’s normal to feel conflicted about giving up your drug of choice, even when you realize it’s causing problems in your life. Change is never easy—and committing to sobriety involves changing many things, including: • the way you deal with stress • who you allow in your life • what you do in your free time • how you think about yourself You may wonder if you’re really ready for all that change or if you have what it takes to quit. It’s okay if you’re torn. Recovering from addiction is a long process, one that requires time, commitment, motivation, and support. As you contemplate your situation, the following tips can help you make the decision.
The Founder and EIC of Maximize Social Business, Neal Schaffer is a leader in helping businesses and professionals strategically maximize their use of social media. Neal is the author of three social media books, including the recently published definitive social media strategy book Maximize Your Social. Forbes lists him as a Top 35 Social Media Power Influencer and AdAge lists his blog, Maximize Social Business (formerly known as Windmill Networking), as a top 100 global marketing blog. Neal provides social media strategy consulting and coaching, having worked with Fortune 500 companies and a Grammy-award winning musician. He has presented worldwide on social media at more than 150 events and also teaches social media marketing at Rutgers University.
Andrew Robinson - Kit Group CEO The failure rate for small businesses is very high. I’m told that 80% of start-ups fold within 18 months. I don’t know if this true for South Africa, but it sounds about right. The popular narrative is that this is a fundamental reality of capitalism and that, therefore, if you fail, it’s not your fault. We’ve all failed and there are indeed times when this was out of your control, but for the most part, as comforting as this is, absolving yourself of blame for your business’s failure unfortunately is simply a sop. You will be told to follow your passion and that this will be the elixir of success. But you can’t pay suppliers, lenders and employees with passion. That takes cash and cash comes from one of two places: customers who want what you’re selling or investors who think that customers are one day going to want what you’re selling.
Luzuko Buku - Secretary General for South African Student Congress(SASCO). Guest: Mzoxolo Mpolase – MD at Political Analysis South Africa SASCO is the biggest student movement in Africa. It organizes students in institutions of higher learning striving for the transformation of not just institutions of higher learning but the whole system in order to achieve a non-sexist, non-racial, working class biased and democratic education system. It seeks to ensure the destruction of capitalist relations of production and the ushering of a socialist society
Nthati Moshesh is a South African actress best known for her leading roles in the drama series Home Affairs (2005-2006) and the soapie 7de Laan (2000-2002).
Nthati was born in Katlehong on the East Rand in 1969. She matriculated at St. Andrews Girls School in Bedfordview.
She studied drama from Matric and her main interest is film.
One of the highlights of her career was the first film she did on location in Zimbabwe, Kini and Adam, which was on the official selection list for the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2000 she played the lead in Anant Singh's film The Long Run and in 2002 appeared in the film Kin, starring Miranda Otto and Isaiah Washington.
Her other film credits include roles in Beat The Drum (2003); Round Trip (2003, in which she had a starring role as a Nigerian woman hired as a nanny by an Israeli couple, only to have a lesbian affair with the wife); and Cape Of Good Hope (2004).
Her TV credits include roles the series 7de Laan; Soldier, Soldier; Gaz'lam; Home Affairs; Interrogation Room; The Deafening Silence; Scout's Safari (for the US Discovery Channel); Snitch; and Homecoming.
She has also acted in the mini-series Human Cargo (2004) and Whiskey Echo (2005); and the made-for-TV movies Pride of Africa (1997) and Only Love (1998).
In 2004 she won a Canadian Gemini Award (the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy) for her role as Odette in Human Cargo, as well as the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series.
She appeared in the Dutch feature film The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock (2008) and played the role of Blessed in two episodes of the British drama series Silent Witness, also in 2008.
She was one of the featured celebrities on the first season of the South African version of the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? (based on the British series of the same name), which premiered on SABC2 in May 2009.
In 2013 she had a starring role in the Mzansi Magic miniseries Naledi and in 2014 played the lead role of Dibuseng Makwarela in the SABC2 thriller series Thola.
Former Springbok wing and SA Player of the year Ashwin Willemse on Monday announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect and will not be joining the Lions on their Australasian tour. They depart on Monday night. The Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU), in a statement, has expressed their sadness about his retirement. "It is with a very heavy heart that the Golden Lions Rugby Union are bidding farewell to Lions player Ashwin Willemse. "Willemse announced his retirement this morning, (Monday) and as a result will not be joining the Super 14 Lions squad when they depart for their tour of Australasia this evening in the 2009 Vodacom Super 14." Jannie Boshoff will replace Willemse. Willemse has stated that, "there are no controversial issues around my decision at all. I love the team, and the guys are exceptional. It was such a breath of fresh air being able to return to the Lions after some time overseas last year, and it has been so exciting. I have been able to play the best rugby of my career with the Lions, and I will miss each and every one of my teammates. The time, however, has come for me to move onto the next phase of my life". GLRU CEO, Manie Reyneke, has echoed the team and staff's sentiments, that this is very sad news for all who know and have had the pleasure to work with Willemse. "Ashwin has made such a huge difference in the team and in his time here, and he will be sadly missed. We do appreciate the fact that he has taken the team dynamics into consideration, and I wish him all of the very best in his future endeavors."
Gareth Newham - Head of the Governance, Crime and Justice Division at the Institute for Security Studies
Guest: Andy Mashaile – Strategist, Speaker, Author, International, National & Provincial Awards Winning Leader.
Author of bestseller and Publisher’s Choice, Dare to Dream Businesswoman and talk show host, Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, is an international award-winning entrepreneur, an inspirational speaker, an author, and a philanthropist. She is President and co-owner of Leadership Success International, LLC, an organization that specializes in executive leadership training and business communications. Mabuza-Suttle is one of the founding members and shareholders of Pamodzi Investment Holdings. The South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) also named her among the "100 Great South Africans." Felicia, as she is known on television, is host of Conversations with Felicia, a talk show on The Africa Channel in the US. In South Africa, she hosted the popular The Felicia Show. The Felicia Show was the first South African audience talk show that enabled black and white South Africans to come together and debate issues they could not discuss during apartheid. Felicia has interviewed luminaries like Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Kenneth Kaunda, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Britain’s former first lady, Cherie Blair, and personalities like Larry King, Danny Glover, Diana Ross, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, John Maxwell, Iylana Vanzant, T.D. Jakes, Wayne Dyer, Suze Orman, and many others. She is author of Dare to Dream, her memoir describing how she answered Nelson Mandela's call to all South Africans living abroad to come back home to help build a new democracy. Her new book, Live Your Dream, is an inspirational book based on quotes and experiences that will help propel you to your own success.
Nomalanga Mkhize - History Lecturer at Rhodes University
Guest: Stacey-Leigh Joseph - South African Cities Network Programme Director
1.Urban Land conversations in South Africa tend to be dominated by rural land issues and land ownership. While both of these issues are undeniably important we need to find a way to broaden the conversation to issues of urban land (where 2/3rds of South Africans live) and to broader issues of how we use land, how we access land and who has rights to land.
2.Land is required for everything. An urban land conversation needs to be a conversation about inclusivity and what creates inclusive and spatially transformed spaces within cities. Urban land conversations need to include consideration of land’s economic productivity, socio-political dynamics, infrastructure capacity, ecological considerations and geography, amongst others 3.There are a number of role players that are important to urban land, these include local government, the private sector, state owned enterprises and people in cities who use and contribute towards spaces in cities. Each of these groups has different interests and goals for land, but there needs to be some level of agreement on economic, social, environmental and cultural value of land.
4.Urban planning needs to find a way to balance the formal planning requirements (land use planning, infrastructure planning) with more inclusionary socio-economic aspects in a manner that reflects the needs and realities of African cities
5.How land is valued is different for different users. Urban land has social, economic and environmental values, which are not mutually exclusive to each other. Urban land is in many ways a confluence of converging and diverging interests within the context of a rapidly urbanising South African population needing access to space for work, living and play.
Aubrey Poo is a South African actor, singer and dancer best known for his role as Pelo Mohale in the SABC2 soapie Muvhango, and for hosting the SABC1 game show All You Need is Love. He also played the role of youth pastor-in-training Lefa Letswalo on the e.tv soapie Scandal!, from 2008-2011. He also starred as Lieutenant Colonel Sello Kumeke, the commander of the station's Crime Prevention Unit in charge of the fight against crime on the street, in the SABC2 police drama series Streets of Mangaung, in 2012. Poo completed his National Diploma in drama at the Pretoria Technikon in December 2000. Since leaving the Pretoria Technikon, he has featured in the musical Annie, presented on On Track, a television youth programme; and has performed in a number of Corporate and Industrial theatre programmes. In 2002, he won an award for Best Performance by a New Actor for his role in the critically acclaimed Play@Risk, directed by Megan Wilson. He then landed the lead role of Gabriel in the musical Far From the Madding Crowd at the Durban Play House and later travelled to Spain performing a musical tribute to Motown. Aubrey wrote corporate theatre material for the unveiling of the FIFA 2010 Emblem presented in Berlin and co-wrote the most successful of the Barnyard Theatre works ever produced: Diamonds and Dust, in which he also performed the lead role. In 2005 and 2006, Poo broke into the TV and film industry with a lead role in the Afrikaans film Ouma se Slim Kind and roles in Gaz'lam, Muvhango, Zero Tolerance, Zone 14 and Akin Omotoso's Nomzamo.
Prof. Steven Friedman - Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy
Guest: Lesley Dikeni – Social Commentator
Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko and police commissioner Riah Phiyega in parliament to present crime statistics to the police committee. Dysfunction in police must be tackled urgently — crime affects people’s confidence and security, and adds to the cost of living and of doing business in the country. They tell a story of a police service that is largely losing the battle against crime in SA — with even the gains of earlier years being eroded quite rapidly since 2012. That is the year, perhaps not coincidentally, that the current commissioner Riah Phiyega was appointed.
Dr Phophi Ramathuba was born at Elim Hospital and grew up in Mashamba village, Vhembe region, Limpopo Province. She was raised by the working class family like any rural child in the area where there are dusty roads, with no electricity and limited access to basic health services. She was natured in Gauteng and matured in the Waterberg District. Academic background After matriculating, she pursuit her studies at Sefako Makgatho School of health sciences (previously known as MEDUNSA) where she obtained MBCHB. She further achieved Masters in Medical Pharmacology from the University of Pretoria, Advanced Health Management from Manchester Business School and Leadership for Physicians at INSEAD University. During her tenure as the student, she became the Branch Executive Committee member of South African Student Congress ( SASCO) and later Provincial Executive Committee member. She continues to become the General Secretary of Student Representative Council (SRC) and also its Deputy President. Work experience She started working as an Intern at Mokopane and George Masebe Hospitals performing the Community Service between 2000 -2001. She then became the Medical officer at Voortrekker Hospital from 2001 to 2002, Senior Clinical Manager and later Head of the Institution from 2004 to 2011. During her period of employment within three hospitals located in Mogalakwena Municipality, she won several awards which include Premiers service excellent award in 2015. As the resident in Mogalakwena Municipality, she was active within the community based structures such as ward committees, Aids Council and health related committees. Trade Union Background Dr Ramathuba participated in the workers struggles for better conditions and transformation of the working place after her employment in the public service. She is amongst the founding of South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU). She also served in the board of SAMA as a Director from 2004 to 2015 and National Chair for Public Service Doctors from 2008 to 2013. She became the President of SAMA and later the Treasure General of the Common Wealth Medical Association from 2013 to 2015. She served in the Central Executive Committee of COSATU based on her capacity as the President of SAMA which is affiliated to the federation. Political Background During the establishment phase of local government she became part of African National Congress Branch Executive Committee of ward 31 in Mogalakwena Municipality. She was recruited to serve in the interim leadership core of the Young Communist League in 2003 which led to the relaunch of YCL nationally. As an all round politician who is passionate about broader gender struggles and total women’s emancipation she is a member of African Woman’s League who served in the Provincial Executive Committee. She served in the Regional Executive Committee of the ANC until elected to the Provincial Executive Committee from 2014 to date, where she is part of the working committee. She is currently serving as the Provincial Treasure of the South African Communist Party in Limpopo and Member of the Executive Council for Health in Limpopo.
Gabriela Mackay – Politics and government analyst at the Institute of Race Relations
Guest: Proffessor Tinyiko Maluleke - Policy and Political analyst based at The University of Pretoria
Why are there racial problems in South Africa? Are they in fact racial problems? And the answer is positively yes, and they have assumed proportions which have become almost impossible to contain within reason. They are genuine racial problems. They present themselves as racial antagonism and attitudes of dislike towards a person who belongs to a group which is outside of your own group. It starts with recognising yourself as a member of a particular group, sharing several common characteristics with other members of that group. And that is the form in which this racial antagonism presents itself. Its causes are various; but before I enumerate these it would be interesting to go back a little on this problem of racial antagonism. South Africans still find racial identity a major issue and a cause of conflict, that's despite nearly 20 years on from the first democratic elections.
Professor Geoff Setswe is a Deputy Executive Director in the HIV/AIDS, STI & TB Programme. He holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of Limpopo, and obtained a Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA (1998). His doctorate focused on behavioural interventions for reducing HIV risk among employees. The study provides policy makers and implementers with evidence of behavioural interventions that work to reduce HIV risk among employees in various workplaces. He worked for the HSRC as Chief Research Specialist and Research Director from 2006 to 2010. Before rejoining the HSRC in December 2013, he was a Professor of public health at Monash University, Australia and founding Head of the School of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa from 2010 to 2013. Prof. Setswe is an expert on the social aspects of HIV and AIDS and on the development of research programs to reduce HIV transmission and the impact of AIDS. He has been principal investigator on more than 12 research projects in HIV/AIDS and public health in the past 8 years. His research interests are in the behavioural and social aspects of HIV/AIDS/TB/STI, AIDS/TB policy, epidemiology and general public health issues where he has almost 90 publications (50 journal articles, eight books/book chapters and 31 technical reports) and more than 60 conference presentations.
Mmasekepe Matsebane – The New Age reporter Dr Nokuzola Mndende – Founder of the Icamagu Institute. She is also an academic, a diviner and above all, a practitioner and leader of African Indigenous Religion Proffessor Natasha Erlank – Proffessor in the Historical department at the University of Johannesburg Cynthia Kros – Historian and heritage specialist and research associate of the WITS history workshop Rejoice Mabhudafhasi - Deputy Minister of Arts & Culture
“Seeing black people subjected to celebrate who they are once a year for likes on Facebook and for validation of their humanness from their white bosses just for one day really hurts…. ….It may not be Heritage Day today (which is now hijacked to braai day. Blacks have allowed it because they also call it that), but given the number of people draped in traditional attire to work and school and their children alike, I have found it important to note that a little taste of who we used to be and who we should or who we are only allowed to be once a year hurts! We will not begin to claim our land, our economy when we cannot even see the need to claim our person-hood. We can only begin to claim that once we know who we are, where we come from, how our history penned out the way it did, how we got through those atrocities, where are at the moment and how we view our past once we claim who we truly are.
Evita Bezuidenhout, still regarded as the most famous white woman in South Africa, was born Evangelie Poggenpoel of humble Boer origins in the dusty Orange Free State town of Bethlehem on 28th September 1935. Illegitimate, imaginative, pretty and ambitious, she dreamt of Hollywood fame and fortune, tasting stardom in such 50s Afrikaner film classics as 'Boggel en die Akkedis' (Hunchback and the Lizard), 'Meisie van my Drome' (Girl of my Dreams) and 'Duiwelsvallei' (Devil's Valley). She married into the political Bezuidenhout Dynasty and became the demure wife of NP Member of Parliament Dr J.J. De V. Bezuidenhout and the proud mother of de Kock, Izan and Billie-Jeanne.
Mr Dean Webb - Supervisor Contact Centre at SABC
Overview: To honor the frontline service team whom as frontline are the contact points for customer service and support SABC stakeholders with the highest degree of care and professionalism, by celebrating their contribution during the first week of October which is an international world celebration. The week will be honoring 40 SABC Frontline staff members.
Andy Colquhoun - Spokesperson for South African Rugby Union
South Africa’s Victor Matfield: I’ve never known a dressing room so low as after Japan loss The seasoned lock acknowledges what the Springboks got wrong in the Rugby World Cup against Japan and believes his team can learn and recover Victor Matfield says South Africa’s recent defeat to Argentina gave other teams confidence that they could beat the Springboks. Photograph: John Robertson for the Guardian This content is sponsored. Donald McRae @donaldgmcraeTuesday 22 September 2015 13.04 BST Last modified on Wednesday 23 September 2015 14.00 BST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp
Hlonipha Mokoena is currently an Associate Professor at WISER. Before June 2015 she worked in the Anthropology Department at Columbia University. She is the author of Magema Fuze: The Making of a Kholwa Intellectual and has a strong research interest in South African intellectual history. Her new research is on the figure of the Zulu policeman, which she explores across the visual historical archive. Hlonipha is a multitalented public intellectual, well known for her work in many different parts of the world, and very strongly placed to both write and speak about the complex entanglements as well as the striking differences between South African and US cultures.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa - chief executive of the National Heritage Council. Guest: Dr Mathole Motshekga – Executive Director of Kara Heritage Institute
Heritage Month recognises aspects of South African culture which are both tangible and intangible: creative expression such as music and performances, our historical inheritance, language, the food we eat as well as the popular memory. Heritage Day on 24 September recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa. Various events are staged throughout the country to commemorate this day. Living heritage is the foundation of all communities and an essential source of identity and continuity. Aspects of living heritage include: cultural tradition, oral history, performance, ritual, popular memory, skills and techniques, indigenous knowledge system and the holistic approach to nature, society and social relationships. In South Africa the term “intangible cultural heritage” is used interchangeably with the term “living heritage”.
Luthando Vutula has held senior executive and non-executive positions in major South African development, management and finance companies, contributing at main board level to the setting and implementing of strategic policies. He has extensive exposure to housing related infrastructure development on a national and international level. Luthando has established networks in all tiers of the South African government. He was involved with various multinational agencies and diplomatic circles in Africa, Scandinavia and North America, as well as donor agencies such as The United States Agency for International Development, European Union and North American Aerospace Defence Command. He has extensive experience in determining and implementing operational and policy issues relating to housing and economic development and general business management skills. He also holds a good track record for business development, profit generation and enhanced returns on investments. Luthando holds a Master’s Degree in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch, a BA Honours Degree in Business Administration from the University of Stellenbosch and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Botswana. He has completed a Diploma in Project Management through Damelin as well as a course in Strategic Banking from INSEAD. Luthando has given lectures as part of the Wits and Wharton Housing Finance Programme. He chairs several boards in the private and public sector.
Lynette Hundermark – CEO and Founder of Useful and Beautiful
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Rami George Khouri - Director of Issam Fares Institute. Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and US citizen whose family resides in Beirut and Nazareth. He is a founding member and senior policy fellow of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, as well as a columnist at the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and book author, and a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Dubai School of Government. He has been a visiting scholar at Stanford, Syracuse, Tufts, Mt. Holyoke and Northeastern universities, and in November 2006 he was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East. He was a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University in 2001-02, and recently served for four years on the international advisory board of the International Committee of the Red Cross. He has a BA in political science and MSc in journalism from Syracuse University
Dolly Mokgatle is the Independent Non-Executive Director of Zurich Insurance Company SA LTD. She is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Peotona Group Holdings Limited. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasfin Bank Limited, as well as a Non-Executive Director for Sasfin Holdings Limited.
Ntsiki Mazwai – Artist and Activist, Nomfanelo Kota – Gender Activist , Zubeida Jaffer - Award-winning South African journalist and author
In his recent column for Business Day Live titled: “Male prejudice against women alive and well” Friedman writes “…The past few days have shown that male prejudice against women is also alive and well among many who would indignantly deny any bias.Evidence of the survival of these biases against women comes, ironically, from an apparent attempt by three provincial premiers to get a woman elected as African National Congress (ANC) president. It is widely agreed that the premiers — of Free State, Mpumalanga and North West — who have suddenly emerged as key influences in ANC leadership politics, are not punting a female president (African Union head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma) because they are ardent feminists: none has a record of enthusiastically championing women’s rights. As they head mainly rural provinces, they are far more likely to be close to that section of the ANC that wanted to impose the power of traditional leaders on rural women through the Traditional Courts Bill, which would have allowed traditional authorities to impose on rural women rules that discriminate against them. And so it is assumed that they must be pushing for a female ANC president because they are up to something.
Ramona Lofton better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet
Linton Kwesi Johnson is a Jamaican poet, journalist and author based in London. He is widely considered to be the father of reggae dub poetry, a precursor to rap music
Charmaine Groves is a managing director and founder of the SA Business Resources Institute. Groves holds an MBA degree from UCT (cum laude), and was an Old Mutual Gold Medalist for outstanding achievement on the MBA, and also won the class award for Knowledge Management
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Is it acceptable to burn the springbok jersey and wear jerseys of foreign teams to protest against rugby's slow pace of transformation?
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Criselda Kananda is a dynamic woman, mother, professional, inspirational and motivational speaker, professional counselor, former nurse and medical underwriter and also headed an Employee Wellness Programme for the one of the parastatals, and continu She serves as Member of the Board of trustees at the South African National AIDS Counsel (SANEC). Strategic advisor for Khomanani, Government’s HIV and AIDS communication campaign, she is also a member of the board of directors for the Food Gardens Foundation. Criselda has been living positively and openly with HIV for over years. She has worked with different government departments as well as the corporate sector on implementing workplace programs nationally and internationally.
Commissioner Janine Hicks – Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality Cherith Sanger - Attorney, Human Rights and Defence Advocacy Manager of SWEAT (Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce) Dennis George - General Secretary of FEDUSA Wayne Thring - Deputy President of the African Christian Democratic Party
More than 30 sex workers have been murdered – many of them brutally strangled and mutilated – throughout South Africa during the last year. Earlier this month, Amnesty International joined a growing number of organisations in calling for the decriminalisation of prostitution as the best way to protect the safety of those working in the industry around the world. On 26 August 2015 the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) will be launching a new decriminalisation coalition called 'Asijiki'. It aims at undoing the some of the adverse effects criminalisation has had on sex workers and society.
Malegapuru William Makgoba was born on 29 October 1952 in Sekhukhune, South Africa. He is an immunologist, physician, public health advocate, academic and Vice-Chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and serves as a member of the National Planning Commission.Prof. Makgoba is an internationally recognised molecular immunologist. He obtained a MBBCh degree from the University of Natal’s Medical School in 1976 and a DPhil degree in Human Immuno-Genetics from the University of Oxford in 1983. In 1999, he edited African Renaissance, a book recording the September 1998 Johannesburg conference on the African Renaissance. He has received many awards and distinctions, including the Science-for-Society Gold Medal of the Academy of Science of South Africa in 2002; the Gold Medal for Outstanding Leadership in Medical Research in 2001; and the National Science and Technology Forum’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science, Engineering and Technology in South Africa in 1999.
Johnny Abbot- Listener
Guest Mary de Laas – Honorary Research Fellow School of Law University of KZN .Human Rights Defender has done work with Human Rights lawyers and Criminal lawyers.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Actress and radio announcer. Also known as Carolyn Barkhuizen and for a while as Carolyn Barkhuizen Steyn. Born in Johannesburg, as Carolyn Barkhuizen, studied at Jeppe Girls' High in 1977, then graduated with a BA (HONS) in Dramatic Art in 1981. While at Wits she performed in The Playboy of the Western World (as “Pegeen”), The Philanthropist (as “Celia”), The Merchant of Venice (as “Portia”). She performed for PACT Drama for about 5 years, doing, inter alia I, Anastasia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Hope for the Caterpillars (as the Narrator). She then joined the Radio 5 team, she became a familiar voice reading the news and co-hosting the weekend breakfast show with Martin Locke. She moved to the United States for 10 years, where she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under acting guru, Milton Katselas along with fellow students, Kate Hudson, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Danza, Doris Roberts amongst others. She appeared in numerous plays in Los Angeles under her married name of Carolyn Steyn, notably in Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal', 'Private Lives', and 'Shadowlands'. She also appeared on the television series 'Melrose Place', 'The Larry Sanders Show', and 'Babylon 5'. After living in London for 5 years, Carolyn returned to South Africa to take on roles in TV shows (e.g. Generations) and co-host a Radio Today show 'Whispers with Carolyn Steyn and Michael de Pinna'.
Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman – Chairman and Shari’aa Supervisor LARIBA-Bank of Whittier
Guest: Mufti Ahmed Suliman - Head of internal Shari’ah Department at FNB
Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of the Shari'ah (Islamic rulings) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. The principles which emphasise moral and ethical values in all dealings have wide universal appeal. Shari'ah prohibits the payment or acceptance of interest charges (riba) for the lending and accepting of money, as well as carrying out trade and other activities that provide goods or services considered contrary to its principles. While these principles were used as the basis for a flourishing economy in earlier times, it is only in the late 20th century that a number of Islamic banks were formed to provide an alternative basis to Muslims although Islamic banking is not restricted to Muslims.
Bafana Khumalo is Senior Programmes Specialist at Sonke and one of the organizations’ co-founders. He served as co-director of the organisation from 2006-2010 and as manager of Sonke’s International Programmes Unit and the Policy, Advocacy and Research Unit from 2010-2011. Bafana has a long and accomplished track record in the NGO sector. He was senior gender technical advisory for EngenderHealth South Africa. In that capacity, he worked with the South African National AIDS Council, the National Department of Health, provincial and district AIDS Councils, and the Department of Basic Education to integrate gender into all HIV-related public health strategies and activities, incorporate comprehensive HIV prevention strategies and information into all education-related policies and programs for schools and communities, and support the South African government and community organizations in quality assessment and improvement of HIV prevention services
Bafana Magagula – Chief Strategic Manager at the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO)
Guest: Bushaphi Nxumalo – Spokesperson for Gauteng Traffic Police within the Department of Community Safety
Portfolio Committee on Roads and Transport has accused South Africa’s courts of playing a role in fueling taxi violence, through the awarding of court orders to associations. The committee said there have been cases where rival associations feuding over a route are both granted court orders to operate in the same area. The legislature said such actions further fuel disagreements about the rightful operation of routes. Officials are working on a report that will outline interventions for the taxi industry and hopefully see an end to violence. Committee chairperson Jacob Khawe has called on law enforcement agencies, including the South African Police Services (SAPS), to act responsibly.
Her presence consumes the room as her laughter reverberates through the venue.. This is a woman who simply doesn’t pull punches – she’ll poke fun at any subject from topical polygamy to her personal life. And although she’s not one to shy away from debate, there’s one thing this queen of Zulu comedy will not stand and that is the uneven treatment of women. “It’s sad that we’re not treated equally to men in society – or in our industry,” says funnywoman Celeste Ntuli. “I always tell people that I’m a stand-up comedian who has earned the right to be treated the same as any other comedian out there.”And Celeste has recently added yet another feather to her own cap as she becomes a TV household name appearing in more shows and overwhelming fans with a raw honest humor unlike anything on TV. Viewing Celeste on stage one sees a courageous, confident woman who’s contented in her own skin. Along way from her days of insecurity when she initially joined the TV industry. With such a strong story behind her, she only has great things ahead. She is honestly a laugh a minute and say she was cautioned never to do blasphemous anecdotes. Ntuli also has her own DVD, Seriously Celeste, which she put out more than four years ago. She jokes around her weight and chooses in its place to celebrate her curvatures. The 30 something, celebrated her birthday with a feature in a prominent women’s magazine and really takes on the topic of the limitations and behavioral codes implanted on women by society.
Professor Jannie Hugo - Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria Guest: Naazia Ismail- South African Depression & Anxiety Group Projects Manager (SADAG) Guest: Quintin van Kerken – CEO of Anti-Drug Alliance SA Professor Jannie Hugo on Wednesday told The Sowetan that legalizing the nyaope drug, which contains heroin, dagga, ARVs and rat poison, would make the drug addiction manageable. “Legalise the drug, I’m not apologetic about it. I know there might be other effects but we work with nyaope-addicted children and I am telling you, it would be better if this thing was legal,” said Hugo. “Legalise nyaope so that you can control it. We need to focus on controlling it but the now the focus is on the crime part of it.” But the SA Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) is having none of it. “Legalising the drug will open up more problems. It will be accessible and lead to more people being addicted,” said the organisations operations director Cassey Chambers. National health department spokesman Joe Maila said they were not considering legalising nyaope.
Gail Johnson is exactly what you do not expect: a striking, tall woman, high heels, long painted fingernails, matching lipstick and hair down to her waist. With a husky voice she peers over her designer glasses and says: "I must have been paraletically drunk on white wine when I started this," as she lights up another cigarette. We need to look at raising kids and saying target the sky, don’t target the next loaf of bread, for God’s sake! Gail Johnson is exactly what you do not expect: a striking, tall woman, high heels, long painted fingernails, matching lipstick and hair down to her waist. With a husky voice she peers over her designer glasses and says: "I must have been paraletically drunk on white wine when I started this," as she lights up another cigarette.
Tim Okunade – Listener
Guest: Sylva Neumba Batshi – Paralegal Officer and Project coordinator at Passop
Guest: Mkhuseli Apleni – Director General at The Department Home Affairs
Hi Ashraf, some of us from other African country has served the republic for about 10 years and still on "Volunteer Permit" Why cant someone that served the republic for so many years be issued Resident Permits. Can you please think about raising this on your show?
Born in Kwa-Zulu Natal in the township of Umlazi, she has grown into a well-rounded Songstress in her own right. In May 2008 she married music maestro, Mr Nqubeko Mbatha, and they are now based in the hub of South Africa; Johannesburg. Her singing career was introduced to the world by her Parents (Mr and Mrs J Mbambo) who gave her the platform to sing in the church worship team. At the age of 15 she was the youngest member to join the sensational Gospel group “Joyous Celebration”. Having released her debut album called “Bambelela” 2001, Ntokozo has continued to soar in the music sphere. In 2007 she recorded her live DVD/CD called “Keep on Believing” which was produced by Nqubeko Mbatha who later became her husband in May 2008. “Keep on Believing” earned a Metro FM nomination under the category Best Gospel album 2007 and three nominations at the 2008 Crown Gospel Music Awards. She has opened the stage for countless acclaimed Gospel musicians like Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin and Cece Winans on their South African tours respectively. She has also traveled abroad to perform her own music. Her most recent travels having been in the U.S. (Dr. Bill Winston Ministries), Ghana, Swaziland, Kenya, Botswana and the U.K on various invitations. Her latest offering is “Filled” which was recorded at a sold-out Lyric Theatre concert in Johannesburg. The album won awards at the 2013 SAMAs, the 2012 and 2013 Crown Gospel Awards and at the 2013 Africa Gospel Music Awards held in the UK. According to Universal Music, the album has passed double platinum in CD sales. Having been in the industry for almost 15 years, Ntokozo has created a name for herself but remained family orientated, being blessed with two beautiful daughters. When asked, she says that as much as she enjoys ministering at the various places she is invited, she enjoys training and imparting skill and knowledge to other singers and aspiring musicians. Her music style and sound is one that touches one’s body, soul and very being. Reaching across generations, her fresh sounds invoke both praise and worship from the depths of the soul.
Sidwell Tshingilane - Social Commentator & Social Entrepreneur
Guest: YERSHEN PILLAY – NYDA Executive Chairperson
Lisa Goldin, an outstanding South African musician who electrifies the stage and is just simply amazing. She is passionate about music and has an active lifestyle. Performing, writing music and dancing have been in Goldin’s blood since a very young age, round about 2 years old to be exact. Cast as the bird in her first nursery school play, that was the day a star was born. There’s no stopping this sassy, #ICanDoAnything songbird who has made her mark soaring through the UK, Ibiza, Malaysia, Singapore, Oman, Beijing, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, astounding fans with her endless energetic showmanship – and you have only just met her… When an opportunity arose to perform in South African shows in August 2013, it led #Goldilocks back to her motherland, and to also pursue a songwriting career. David Gresham Records signed Lisa Goldin as singer-songwriter on 04/04/2014. “Really Doesn’t Matter” was the first single released on 26/01/2015 receiving national airplay and is available from iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets. Goldin has performed on multiple stages with international stars like Ed Sheeren, Scouting For Girls, Barbara Tucker and Jessie J to mention a few. 2015 highlights include: performing nationally to over 15,000 at The Grand White Dinners, Craft Fair and Carousel; featured in Grazia Magazine; and charted on the SA Charts as No1 Emerging Artist in South Africa on Saturday 6th June for two consecutive weeks with “Really Doesn’t Matter” (bit.ly/iTunesGoldin).
Mark Fredericks – Sports Activist (Rugby)
Guest: Qondakele Sompondo - Founder of Grassroots Rugby and Head Coach at Rhodes University (1st team)
Saru president Oregan Hoskins said there simply was no other alternative to speed up transformation in the sport than to bring back “measured targets” for next year’s Vodacom Cup competition. All 14 provincial teams will be required to pick a minimum of seven black players in their match-day squads, two of whom must be forwards. A minimum of five black players will be required to start in next year’s competition. Hoskins said that rugby doesn’t want to go back to the quota system, and that Saru had to act pro-actively to ensure the rate of transformation continued at a pace that everyone was comfortable with.
It may be hard to imagine Isidingo’s businessman Rajesh Kumar on a motor¬cycle, but when you meet Jack Devnarain, the actor who plays Rajesh, it becomes a lot easier. Jack, who’s a member of a biker group, tells us that motorcycles are one of his biggest passions – along with acting. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Durban. My parents Maya and Heera lived in Tongaat, a small town north of Durban. I now live in Randburg, Johannesburg, but I miss the ocean and green rolling sugar cane fields which remind me of my home town.
Prince Mashele – Political Analyst
Guest: Teboho Ditshego - Chief Executive Officer of South African Public Relations Agency Ditshego Media
There are indeed some “clever” blacks who think they are better; but, in reality, they are simply ignorant. What kind of black person do we generally deem successful in our townships and rural villages? It is a person who has a big Western-style house; the man who drives a Mercedes-Benz, BMW and so on. A truly successful black person wears expensive suits, typically from Italy. The life of a successful black person follows a particular pattern. From Monday to Friday he goes to work. On Saturday he goes to a funeral, if not to a shopping mall. On Sunday such a person goes to church, or he polishes his shoes while listening to jazz. A few read newspapers — to learn about latest scandals. These are the sophisticated types.
Daphne Kuhn proudly presents a theatre experience not to be missed! Previewing from the 28th July, the provocative international play by John Patrick Shanley, DOUBT: A PARABLE, will be presented for first time in Gauteng. The production will feature some of South Africa’s most prestigious actors, FIONA RAMSAY, JANNA RAMOS-VIOLANTE, MWENYA KABWE, JAMES MAC EWAN (who returns from Los Angeles). It is directed by award-winning actor, director and theatre maker, JAMES CUNINGHAM. The plot is based on a few circumstantial details and a lot of intuition, set in 1964 in the St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx. The ultra-stern Sister Aloysius Beauvier believes that a priest has done something terribly inappropriate to one of the students - a 12-year-old altar boy named Donald Muller, the school's only African American student. She recruits a young, naive nun (Sister James) to assist her in monitoring the suspicious yet charismatic Father Flynn. DOUBT is a provocative and gripping story of suspicion and suspense! It will leave audiences spellbound and questioning. The play was originally staged off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2004 and transferred to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in 2005. It was directed by Roman Polanski for the 2006 run in Paris and premiered at the Tricycle Theatre in London in 2008. DOUBT has garnered numerous awards including a Tony Award for Best Play, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Drama Desk Award for Best New Play in 2005. This popular theatre gem has been produced and performed all over the world. It was subsequently adapted and turned into an Academy Award-nominated movie, starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour.
Megan Power - Consumer Expert and Sunday Times Columnist
Twitter: @Power_Report When consumers have the right to return goods and when they don't. It will cover the difference between defective buys and remorse change-of-heart buys, and also your rights when you buy through direct marketing and when you buy online. All these carry different rights,some of these, like remorse buys, carry no rights of return at all.
Jan Vermuelen – Snr Journalist My Broadband
Scammers and fraudsters are harnessing the popularity of WhatsApp in SA to execute attacks on unsuspecting users.
Magauta Mphahlele – Chairperson of The Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman and CEO of National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA)
A pro-Palestine activist who was allegedly kicked out of a Virgin Active gym in Johannesburg over a T-shirt he was wearing, will be taking the matter to the SA Human Rights Commission and the Equality Court, he told News24.
Diane Di Smith – Author of You are awesome
Guest: Dr Dumisani Magadlela - Certified international executive coach, coach trainer and Ubuntu leadership development facilitator
I would like your show to debate tomorrow a topic "Ubuntu in Corporate South Africa as it relates to labour practices" From Mr. Sanele Lennox Nkompela
A big announcement regarding the BBC Worldwide channels was made, It’s going to mean some very exciting changes for the BBC channels in SA and for audiences here and across the continent. JOEL CHURCHER is Vice President & General Manager for Africa and underlines a long-term commitment to Africa as a priority market. His recent role was created in line with the reorganization of BBC Worldwide last year from divisional to geographic lines of management, enabling it to capture future growth opportunities around the world. It is the second General Manager appointment for the CEMA region following the appointment of Jacek Koskowski in 2011 as Vice President & General Manager Poland, based in Warsaw.
Qhakaza Mthembu - Project Manager for Digify
After four masively successful Digify programmes in Johannesburg, we’ve decided to take this extraordinary Digital Marketing skill training bootcamp to the Mother City. Aspiring digital marketers in Cape Town will now be able to apply for this intensive three month programme backed by Google and the IAB.
Rehana Moosajee – Founder of Rehana Moosajee Consulting, Transformation Facilitator, Change Agent and Inspirational Speaker
Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga - Spokesperson for the for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional services
Guest: Sanja Borman – Attorney who manages gender based violence portfolio at The Women’s Legal Centre
In order to combat sexual violence, especially against women and children, the Department reintroduced the Sexual Offences Courts. The Sexual Offences Courts provides specialized victim-support services to improve the effectiveness of sexual offences matters and improves the turnaround time of conviction rates. It’s a positive sign that the government is finally putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to sexual violence, and it ought to be applauded. Of course, that won’t stop us bemoaning the lost years when such courts didn’t exist properly – because one of the findings of the department’s task team report on the issue has been how badly many courts have been equipped to deal with sexual offence cases up till now.
I stand for and stand up for Deloitte. Integrity, excellence, passion and pride are the hallmarks of our business and I believe that with these cornerstones to success, Deloitte will be the employer of choice in Africa and globally. Allen Swiegers joined Deloitte in 1984 and was admitted to the partnership in 1991. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Deloitte Southern Africa in June 2006. The five client-facing Service Line Leaders as well as the Executive members responsible for Talent & Transformation, Group Administration Services and Group Information Services report to him. Allen was the Managing Partner of the Pretoria office from 2000 to 2006 and served as a Board member for two of those years before joining the Executive Committee in 2005. He was the Lead Client Service Partner on Vodacom for six years and is currently the Advisory Partner on Steinhoff, JD Group, Absa and Sasol. Allen is the Executive Sponsor of the Deloitte Way, the firm’s dynamic staff engagement and culture programme, which was launched in 2005. Our Deloitte Way programme is aligned to our Global Shared Values, which include integrity, commitment to each other, strength from cultural diversity, and outstanding value to clients.
Babongile Ntuli - co-founder Cool Touch
Guest: Buhle Ntanzi – Co-founder of Cool Touch
Cool Touch, a local start-up, capitalised on the strength of Intervate's 'Citizen Reporting' framework and radically elevated its business model by embracing mobile app technology. Cool Touch was founded by two local entrepreneurs in 2013 and was originally a humble cleaning company that focused on cleaning municipal dustbins around Gauteng.
Robert Appelbaum and Karl Gribnitz have published the first book in South Africa dealing with the intricacies of Business Rescue and Compromise offers, incorporating colours and shapes into their system to demystify the Act. Easy for everyone This unique book has a wide audience, ranging from a business person who needs a navigation guide and simply wants to know the basics of what to do, to the senior legal practitioner who wants to research the newest case law. The legislative intent behind Business Rescue and Compromise Offers was to provide for the efficient rescue and recovery of financially distressed companies, in a manner that balances the rights and interests of all relevant stakeholders.
Mr. Mathanzima Mweli - Deputy Director General,DFF Department of Basic Education Curriculum ,Policy, Monitoring and Support
Guest: Professor Volker Wedekind – Research Chair in Vocational Education and Pedagogy at the Centre for Researching Education and Labour (REAL) at The School of Education (WITS)
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the new school exit certificate was being developed to benefit pupils who battled with traditional academic requirements. Durban - A Grade 9 school-leaving certificate is set to be introduced in South Africa, to offer pupils a path other than matric and university. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Wednesday that the new school exit certificate was being developed to benefit pupils who battled with traditional academic requirements.
Dr. Amanda Hamilton-Attwell, the first South African to receive the Chairman’s Award of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in more than two decades in Canada earlier this year, has seized another first – this time on African soil. Daniel Munslow, 2014-2016 chairperson of IABC’s Africa Region, presented her with the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the region at the association’s 21st annual conference in Cape Town last week.
Prof. Monde Makiwane - Chief Research Specialist in the Human and Social Development (HSD) research programme of the Human Sciences
Guest: Loane Sharp - Economist @ the Free Market Foundation The discussion deals mainly with two models of economic flows between generations. The first model is the unidirectional wealth flow. The younger generation benefit from older generation while they are children. When the younger generation reaches adulthood, there is generally a lull in economic exchanges between generations. Most exchanges are between generations during this time are symbolic in nature. This period is usually followed much later by a windfall to a younger generation in the form of inheritances. This model is common among a smaller section of South African population that has enjoyed economic prosperity for at least two generations, and is made possible by the fact that older generation, in addition to supporting children, are able to save enough money to sustain themselves when they reach pensionable age, and the fact that majority of children acquire enough skills during childhood that enable them to enter the labour market and be economically independent.
Tu Nokwe – Musician and Female and Social Activist
Guest: Mbuyiselo Botha - Government & Media Relations Manager at Sonke Gender Justice
South Africa commemorates Women’s Month in August as a tribute to the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. This historic march was a turning point in the role of women in the struggle for freedom and society at large. Since that eventful day, women from all walks of life became equal partners in the struggle for a non-racial and non-sexist South Africa. The march was coordinated by the Federation of South African Women (Fedsaw) led by four women: Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams De Bruyn. These leaders delivered petitions to the then Prime Minister JG Strijdom’s office at the Union Buildings. Women throughout the country had put their names to these petitions, indicating their anger and frustration at having their freedom of movement restricted by the hated official passes. The Government of South Africa declared August Women’s Month and 9 August is celebrated annually as Women’s Day. Women’s Month is a tribute not only to the thousands of women who marched on that day in 1956, but also a tribute to the pioneers of the women’s movement in this country, dating back to 1913, when women like Charlotte Maxeke led the way in establishing the ANC Women’s League and encouraging women to engage in the struggle for freedom. Pioneers include Cissy, Jaynab and Amina Gool, who were amongst the leaders of the National Liberation League and the Non-European United Front of the 1930s. The names of Ray Alexander Simons, Elizabeth Mafikeng and Elizabeth Abrahams will always be associated with the struggles of women. In the 1940s Amina Pahad and Gadijah Christopher, who were amongst the first volunteers to occupy the site of the 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign on Umbilo Road in Durban cannot go unnoticed.
Mr Makhubela has had an illustrious and distinguished career in the public service having recently concluded his tenure as the Director-General of the Department of Tourism and prior to that, holding, amongst others, the position of Chief of State Protocol at the Department of International Relations and Co-operation. His tenure at the Department of Tourism makes Mr Makhubela an ideal candidate as CEO of Brand South Africa since place and/or destination marketing is one of the elements of nation branding. Mr Makhubela was at the helm of the Department of Tourism during South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first in Africa. South Africa continues to leverage the reputational dividend of hosting one of the safest and best organised tournaments in its history. During Mr Makhubela’s term of office at the Department of Tourism, he displayed a competence in bringing together a range of stakeholders in positioning South Africa as a preferred tourism destination. Mr Makhubela also has a long career in the diplomatic service, serving most recently as the Chief of State Protocol at the Department of International Relations and Co-operation. In this portfolio, Mr Makhubela was responsible for co-ordinating all incoming and outgoing international visits by the President, Deputy President, Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, all visiting Head of State and Government and a host of other dignitaries. Mr Makhubela has also served South Africa in the capacity of Ambassador to Portugal from 1996-2001 and as High Commissioner to Kenya from 2001-2005. Holding a Master’s degree in Diplomacy from the University of Pretoria, Mr Makhubela is also very familiar with the African developmental agenda and will bring this wealth of experience to the portfolio as CEO of Brand South Africa, particularly as South Africa looks at how it is perceived within the continent in particular and the global community of nations, in general. His experience in developing and implementing strategies aimed at positioning South Africa will serve him well as CEO of Brand South Africa. Mr Makhubela is currently completing his PhD at the School of Political Science at the University of Pretoria.
Alex Mashilo – Spokesperson for SACP (South African Communist Party)
Guest: Leon Louw – Executive Director at Free Market Foundation Is the SA Communist Party still fighting for communism in South Africa or are they just the ideological and intellectual arm of the tripartite alliance? Do Range Rovers, Mercedes Benz, BMWs and Jeep Grand Cherokees symbolise the struggle against monopoly capital? These car brands, and many others, were what SACP delegates had arrived in to the special national congress at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus this week. Among the cars parked at the communist gathering were a BMW Gran Turismo 550i which goes for about R1.1m, a Mercedes Benz AMG ML350 which costs about R930 000, and a number of Audi Q5s and Jeep Grand Cherokees with starting costs at about R500 000. "Now bear in mind there are many extras or options on the cars that can take the prices much higher," Wheels24 editor Les Stephenson said. However, Stephenson said that the Mercedes CLAs and C180s, which seemed to be the most popular sedans among delegates, were reasonably priced at around R407 000 and R470 000. These cars were affordable for any minor businessman, Stephenson said. Most of the BMW, Audi, Jeep and Mercedes SUVs seen at the venue were above a pay grade of someone who earns about R50 000 a month. Although it was not immediately clear how much SACP officials earned, the party's financial report has revealed that R3.5m of its R30m operating budget is spent on salaries. According to the Business Day, R1.5m of that budget came from members of the Congress of SA Trade Unions. The newspaper had access to the party's financial report which was circulated among selected delegates on Thursday. The report revealed that its expenses for last year amounted to R29m, while its income was R25m leaving it R4m short.
Background Born in Retreat, Cape Town at the height of apartheid, KK and his family were forcibly removed to the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town where he grew up. Without warning, they and their household goods were unceremoniously loaded onto a flat bed truck and dumped in Gugulethu. KK’s determined spirit manifested itself early on when his admittedly autocratic leadership of the school debating team earned him the nickname “KK” after the flamboyant but autocratic former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda. The name has stuck. Tertiary education: Damelin College where he studied Public Relations Career History - KK worked at Old Mutual for one year, where he was awarded Salesman of the Year - He then opened a self service café in Gugulethu, which was forced to close in 1985 due to unrest in the township as delivery trucks couldn’t access the café. - In 1989 developed the first service station in Guguletu. - In 1994 developed the R45 million Nyanga Junction Development . - In 1995 developed a R20 million Ultra City Engen One Stop in King Williamstown. - In 1995 started Master Currency, where he was executive chairman until he did the transaction with Thembeka in 2006, he has stayed on as non-executive chairman. - In 2006 became the Executive Chairman of Thembeka, swapping his stake in Master Currency for a stake in Thembeka. The Awards and Achievements - 2000: S A Entrepreneur of the Year - 2001: World Entrepreneur for Managing Change - 2001: Cape Times Business Personality of the Year Award - 2001: Entrepreneurship Award by the Southern African Enterprise network - 2001: Institute of Marketing Management Award for Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Marketing - 2002: Judge at the Ernst and Young’s World Entrepreneur of the Year Competition in Monte Carlo - 2003: SABC 2 Tribute Magazine Achievers Award in the Business Category - 2008: Johnny Walker Striding Man Competition Chairman include the following - Chairman of Pioneer Food Group Limited - Listed Director of listed companies - PSG Group Limited - PSG Financial Services Limited - Pioneer - Curro Holdings
ANNOUNCING NEW BOOK The world today is filled with opportunities and people are redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur. There are those who have a breakthrough idea and successfully launch it; others see a gap in the market to buy a franchise or an existing business; some establish consulting or advisory services. These are the NEW entrepreneurs and all have in common a passion to pursue a business of their own and have taken action to make it happen. If you have a yearning to join the ranks of the NEW entrepreneur but are unsure how to take that first step, this book is for you… If you are already a business owner, you will benefit from its practical tips and the many insights shared by other successful entrepreneurs. In these pages you will uncover… Practical tips and insights for starting, growing and sustaining a business of your own. How to research your business idea. Strategies implemented by successful entrepreneurs. How to write a “living” marketing plan. Tactics to attract and retain customers. How to develop a brand. How to manage difficult business situations and unhappy clients. Tips for managing business areas in which you are not skilled. How digital marketing can grow your business. The benefits of investing in yourself, the business owner. Coping strategies for personal challenges you may face. Ingredients for business success. Winning strategies.
Ernst Roets – Deputy CEO at AfriForum
Guest – Dewa Mavhingha- Senior South Africa Researcher Human Rights Watch Despite the fact that the government acknowledged in the 1990s that farm murders are a crisis that must be prioritised, the commando system was terminated in 2003, without any reasons being communicated for this decision. The promise that this structure would be replaced by a similar structure that would fall under the South African Police Service (SAPS), has to date not been carried out. Since then, twelve years have passed. Although there was a slight drop in farm murders, it appeared that there was an increase of about 25% was in farm attacks in 2007. In the same year, the police department decided that no further statistics on farm attacks and farms murders may be released. For this reason we say that farm murders were virtually deprioritised by the government.
Jabulane (Jabu) Mabuza is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telkom SA SOC Limited. Jabu was appointed to the Board in November 2012. He is widely recognised as a successful entrepreneur. He retired from the position of Group Chief Executive of Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd effective 30 September 2011, and currently serves as the Deputy Chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings. Jabu has held a number of directorships within the Southern Sun and Tsogo Sun Groups. He has served on the Board of South African Tourism for nine years and as its Chairman, for the last six years, ending May 2012. Jabu is the current Chairman of the Casino Association of South Africa (CASA), President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Jabu currently serves on Boards of other companies, including: Ampleray Investments (Pty) Ltd, BUSA NPC, Eglin Investments No. 44 (Pty) Ltd, Kuncedzana Investments Holdings, Lexshell 627 Investments (Pty) Ltd, Motema Investments (Pty) Ltd, Nexor Solar (Pty) Ltd, Petroport (N3) (Pty) Ltd, Shaft Sinkers Mining (Pty) Ltd, Supaswift (Pty) Ltd T/A Federal Express (FEDEX), Telkom SA SOC Ltd, The Sunshine PGA Tour (Section 21) and Wild Peech Trading (Pty) Ltd Outside of our South African boarders, he served on the boards of Tanzania Breweries Ltd (TBL), and Castle Brewing Company in Kenya. Jabu is currently serving on the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in Washington DC as a Board Member and on the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in England – UK as an Executive Committee Member. He was a B20 Delegate to the G20 in Saint Petersburg – Russia in September 2013. He also served on the Board of University of South Africa School of Business Leadership (SBL) and was Country Advisor to the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS). Jabu has presented several papers in Southern Africa, the United Kingdom, United States of America and Europe on Black Economic Empowerment Investment in South Africa, Small and Medium Enterprise Development and the Role of Business in Transition.
Dr Martyn Davies - CEO of Frontier Advisory Dr Paul Tembe - Research Fellow at Centre for Chinese Studies.
There is much talk of China and Africa in the news: A recent online search found more than 51 million articles! Much of this news is about current Chinese investment in Africa – solar power in Malawi, nuclear power in South Africa, oil production in South Sudan – and the discussion centers largely around Chinese investments and business ventures in African countries. In 2012, one-quarter of Africa’s merchandise exports came to China.
From from being behind the scenes to shining on stages across SA, Kabomo Vilakazi is a jack of all trades who seems to have done it all. The singer, songwriter and actor has recently released his second album, Memory Remains, landed a role in the local soapie Zabalaza and has just been billed as one of the artists to perform at this year's Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz festival. "I've always been working behind the scenes. Fifteen years ago I started out as Thembi Seete's roadie and then moved on to manage Flabba and was editor of Y-Mag," he says. Kabomo has had the pleasure of sharing stages with international artists from John Legend, Bilal, Lizz Wright, Eric Roberson, Louie Vega, Gerald Albright and Phonte with whom he just recorded a song. The four-time SA Music Awards nominee recently performed his popular hit, Plenty Babies, featuring Afrotraction, Brian Temba and The Soil at the Samas. Memory Remains boasts two albums in one. Disc one is a soul album with songs such as Tricky Things featuring Judith Sephuma and production from GB Collective, while disc two is a hip-hop album with production by DJ Kenzhero. He features HHP, Zakwe, Tuks and Moneoa.
Commissioner Janine Hicks – Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality
Guests: Phindi Malaza- Project Manager at Forum for the Empowerment of Women Defending Women, Advancing Rights
Guest Ms Lisa Vetten – Research Associate at WITS Institute for social and economic research
It would be difficult to have a discussion of women’s rights without mentioning the framework of feminism. While feminism accomplished a great deal in what are deemed the three waves, as well as women figures prominent in ancient, medieval, Enlightenment, and Victorian histories, today the word is synonymous with exclusion (of men) and infused with conflict when it needn’t be. Feminism is a social movement, a philosophy, even an academic endeavor. It advocates for women’s industrial, mental, political, social, and economic equality with men and is a legitimate and natural extension of human rights. It is not about exclusion of one sex but the desire of the other to be fully included in society.
Joyce Ozynski – Listener
Guest: Member of the Mayoral Committee Tshidi Mfikoe - Environment and Infrastructure Services Portfolio City of Johannesburg
Dear Ashraf, There is a topic in much need of public airing. I refer to the failure over decades of Pikitup to keep the inner city and older suburbs clean.
- It has been rigid in its refusal to run an education programme on waste for the public, many of whom are from the rural areas.
- It does not give wheelie bins to those who need it - indeed, it recently tried to charge nearly R500 for a bin. In any case, it has kept its contact details so well hidden that no-one who wants a wheelie bin has any idea of how to get it.
- It has no effective monitoring programme.
- There are no penalties for dumping rubbish straight onto the pavement.
- Speak to a stakeholder liaison person and they will give you 'head in the clouds' waffle about recycling.
- Pikitup street sweepers do not consistently put plastic liners in bins.
- Crumbling rubbish bins (the swing type) are not replaced.
- Rubbish bin collectors leave a line of small refuse behind. I have lived in Yeoville for decades and I speak from observation. The Pikitup bureaucrats get promoted without any justification. I have seen this. Pikitup has never used it rubbish collection trucks to monitor and report, which it could easily do by sending someone to accompany each driver on his rounds. Why does the City keep Pikitup on when it is so manifestly not doing its job? Will the new CEO make a difference? Only if she goes out, sees what is being not done, and radically alters company policy.
Nomzamo Mbatha was born in the township of KwaMashu situated in the north west of the city of Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. While she is known as Nomzamo Mbatha her name has also been written as Nomzamo Nxumalo Mbatha, Nomzamo Mbatha Nxumalo as well as Nomzamo Mxumalo Mbatha.
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Professor Somadoda Fikeni - Political analyst
Guest: David Lewis - Executive Director at Corruption Watch
When offenders are caught, the malfunctioning of the judiciary (the slowness of the investigations and the low rate of condemnation) doesn’t allow for effective combating of corruption. Only a few officials have ever been convicted and four out of the five condemned officials have kept their positions after conviction. This situation creates a climate of impunity that poisoned the country and destroys the link between citizens and the government. This led members of the civil society to join forces to create the organisation, Corruption Watch in order to fight the issue. Corruption Watch Corruption Watch is an NPO that was launched in January 2012. It relies on the public to report corruption and uses these reports as a major ‘source of information to fight corruption and hold leaders accountable for their actions,’ as stated on their website. Reporting platforms for Corruption Watch include a website, an SMS line, social media pages, an email account and a postal address to make sure that ‘anyone can safely share what they experience and observe and can speak out against corruption’.
Yanga Vecina – Provincial Secretary of SASCO (South African Students Congress) in the Eastern Cape
Ray Tywakadi - HOD at the Department of Basic Education in Eastern Cape. A protest by parents of learners at schools in the northern areas in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape has turned violent, with a stand-off between police and residents. The parents are protesting a report by the provincial Education Department which accuses some schools in the area of not submitting the documents of the122 teachers' posts available in Port Elizabeth.
Dr. Azwinndini Muronga is a distinguished alumnus of the School of Physics and Astronomy, earning his doctorate in Physics in 2002. He is acknowledged as the voice of science in rural and disadvantaged areas of South Africa. Dr. Muronga has made outstanding contributions to theoretical physics. His thesis work on casual second order viscous relativistic fluid dynamics was seminal; it has been cited more than 600 times and is now incorporated in large state-of-the-art computer codes written around the world to model collisions between nuclei and high energy. His work has been integrated in experiments done in various locations from Long Island to Geneva at facilities at the billion dollar to ten billion dollar levels. Dr. Muronga is considered one of the leading scientists in the relativistic treatment of viscosity.
Masego 'Maps' Maponyane is a Model, TV Presenter, Actor, Writer, Fashion Designer, MC and Entrepreneur. He is 2011 GQ Best Dressed Man, and was voted as the 2013 Cosmopolitan Magazine's SA Sexiest Man. He had modelled in a number of campaigns (stills and commercials) both locally and internationally, he has presented TV shows in the field of sport as well as lifestyle in South Africa and abroad on Canal Plus, SuperSport, SABC, MNET and TraceSports networks. He is currently an actor on Season 2 of Rockville (DSTV Mzansi Magic). He recently collaborated with local fashion house Augstine to release his premiere fashion collection of suits entitled OCD and is widely recognised for his innovation in the field. Maps is driven by 'the bigger picture' with a will to work and is subsequently in constant pursuit of excellence.
Thobile Lamati – Director-General at The Department of Labour
Guest: Norman Mampane – Cosatu Spokesperson
Guest: Advocate Dirk Groenewald – Head of Centre for Fair Labour Practices at Solidarity
Gail Cameron is the Founder and Managing Director of the Image Excellence Group (formally known as Voice Excellence International) with more than twenty five years’ experience as a Leadership Coach. A Fellow of Trinity College London, Gail’s proven consummate skill has enabled her clients to lead, direct and motivate with confidence. Her book Voice Excellence was published in 1994. Gail’s unique integrated scientific approach provides one of the most vital business skills needed and is widely acknowledged as the best programme of its kind. Her work with the SANDF resulted in their being awarded the International Management Science and Operations Research Award - The Frans Edelman Prize. She also assisted Zitulele Combi in his final presentation to win the World Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Annaline van der Poel - Head of Operations at Debt Rescue Deeply indebted consumers can count themselves lucky that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) decided to keep the interest rate stable at 5.75%, according to Neil Roets, CEO of Debt Rescue. "Any increase in the repo rate, coming on top of the Eskom rate increase and an expected rise in the fuel price at the end of the month, would have been 'problematic'. Deeply indebted consumers are incredibly vulnerable to any price increases and an escalation in the cost of borrowed money would have hit them hard," said Roets. "An increase later this year can, however, not be ruled out. We know that two of the six members of the MPC voted in favour of a 25 basis point increase, which shows that it is only a matter of time." Kelli Knutsen of DebtBusters said interest rate reductions are needed to reduce consumer debt levels to more manageable amounts. She said the decision to keep the prime lending rate at 9.25% provides no relief for over-indebted consumers. “Recent client statistics released by DebtBusters have indicated that consumers entering into the debt counselling process and earning less than R5 000 per month are already financially crippled, as the average interest rate for unsecured credit agreements is 24%, the highest amount recorded in six years," said Knutsen. "The unchanged rate will give South African consumers with large amounts of debt a second chance to resolve their finances while they still can, but will also provide no short-term relief, as the interest on these debts will stay the same.” Knutsen said this same income group now needs over 160% of their net monthly income to service their debt.
Ajit Gandabhai - Listener
Guest: Mr. Alec Moemi - Director General at The Department if Sports and Recreation
Wendy Appelbaum chairs De Morgenzon Estate, a wine farm and agricultural business in Stellenbosch. She also holds various directorships and trusteeships in organizations registered in South Africa and abroad holds.Her directorships include the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (Pty) Ltd, a post-graduate teaching hospital; Sphere Holdings (Pty) Ltd, a black empowerment company focused on the financial services and mining sectors; and The Synergos Institute Southern Africa which addresses global poverty and social injustice by bringing together government, business, civil society and local communities. The Wendy Appelbaum Foundation initiates, selects and drives programmes addressing the health and education concerns of South African women. Wendy is a Trustee of The Donald Gordon Foundation, one of the largest private charitable foundations in Africa and The Helen Suzman Foundation which works to strengthen South Africa’s democracy. She is a member of The Women’s Leadership Board of Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government. She is a Donor Advisory Committee Member of Women Moving Millions which inspires gifts of one million dollars and above towards women’s funds globally. Wendy belongs to the Global Philanthropists Circle, a network of leading philanthropists contributing their time, influence and resources to fight global poverty and social injustice. Wendy was honoured in 2006 as one of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World.
Thembela Khulu- Provincial Manager for Metro Rail Gauteng
Guest: Mduduzi Dlamini - Shiya Mrider Drama Project (Spyland Jova Productions)
Guest : Mphonyana Mataile – Shiya Mrider Drama Project ( Spyland Jova Productions) There are not many places in the world where you could get away with something like this, but South Africa seems to be one of them. And for too many, the risk is far greater than prison time. They call it ‘staff riding’, a scarily common sport for dare-devil thrill-seekers which involves jumping aboard moving trains and surfing on the carriage roofs, dodging 3,000 volt electric cables. Some say it’s a means of finding release or even a way to express themselves.
Connie Chiume is one of South Africa’s veteran actresses. She won the Avanti award for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2000 and a Golden Horn award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama at the third South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) in 2009. She has also acted in feature films The Air Up There, Chikin Biznis and Country of My Skull. Yizo Yizo – Mrs Ralentswe Zone 14 – Stella Moloi 2015 Lerato (Short) Pastor 2013 Fanie Fourie's Lobola Zinzi 2005 Zone 14 (TV Series) Stella Moloi 2004 Mazinyo Dot Q (TV Series) Ma Mavuso 2004 In My Country Mrs. Tabata 2000 I Dreamed of Africa Wanjiku 1999 Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story! Thoko 1998 Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika (TV Movie) 1994 The Air Up There Mrs. Urudu 1990 Warriors from Hell Marita
Lara Rosmarin - CEO of Seed Academy
Seed Academy has developed The Essential Guide to Funding in South Africa available as a free e-book download. The guide was developed in response to a survey of almost 1000 South African startup entrepreneurs earlier this year.
Guest: Bronwyn Echardt - Project Manager, Pitch & Polish, Raizcorp
You’re on your first date: you must make the initial impression the best one in order to lock in a second date: you employ all the skills you have at your fingertips; and voila! Success: • Short-term goal for a second date: secured • Long-term goal for a relationship that lasts: in progress
Like dating, pitching your business or business idea to potential investors or possible partners also relies on a number of basic fundamental truths: being confident without being cocky; being approachable without seeming desperate; being passionate without being immoderate; and having the facts and numbers at your fingertips; and voila! Success: • Short-term goal for a second meeting: secured • Long-term goal for a mutually beneficial relationship: in progress
When dating, certain fundamentals should be avoided, such as answering your phone, belching or arriving dirty. Likewise when pitching your business to a prospective investor, below are the basics of what NOT to do: • Avoid buzz words and jargon These can sound the death knell of any new interaction. Use easy-to-understand language, crisp, concise and simple. Include actual anecdotes and humour; be witty without being corny or sarcastic; and never ever talk down to anyone because you think they won’t understand your ideas. Be genuine, be real, be sincere. • Go easy with the PowerPoint presentation: Yes, we all know that it looks good, sounds good, is professional and pleasing to the eye. But it’s you they want more of, rather than the accoutrements, just as when on a first date it’s the impression you make as a person rather than the clothes you wear, the car you drive, the art you own, that captivates the heart. Rather ensure that the initial attention is focused on you and your ability to share your exciting venture; and only then bring on the PowerPoint, as the dessert rather than the main course. • Don’t ignore advice from those around you: You sound out your best friend about what you should wear, which restaurant you should visit – and even if you don’t take all the advice, it’s comforting to know that two heads are better than one and could work in your favour during the date. So too when preparing your pitching message, play it first to a captive but honest audience – family, friends, colleagues - that will criticise positively and help you see the errors that you missed because you’re too close. In this way you will gain perspective, confidence and practice.
From first base to home run • First base: you approach the date with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation, hoping there will be a connection. The initial pitch too, is nerve-wrecking, as you want to come across polished and succinct, listen and connect.
Lebohang Pheko – Senior Research Fellow at Trade Collective
Guest: Paul Janish – Managing Director at Caird and is also an Empowerment Consultant
Talking Points: - Who is middle class? We need to define this first (NB) - Should they pay more taxes? - Should they offer others job (Business Owners) Economists and analysts are still debating how exactly to define the "middle class" and how large it is, despite much research into this surge in relative affluence. According to researchers from Stellenbosch University’s Research on Socio-Economic Policy unit, "middle class" is a term borrowed from developed-country literature to represent the substantial middle layer of society where people are well educated, skilled and earning a good salary. "However, when applying this concept to highly unequal developing countries such as SA, there is a tension between the attributes associated with a middle class in developed-country literature and the middle segment of income distribution in SA," the Stellenbosch researchers say.
Patron of The Journalist Moegsien Williams is a consummate newspaperman. Starting as a cadet at the Cape Argus in 1977, he has risen through the ranks to the position of editor of The Cape Times, the Pretoria News, The Star, the Saturday Star and the New Age. He is presently editor-in-chief of the 24-hour TV channel, ANN7. He had the privilege of working as night editor at the Sowetan and then Managing Editor under the illustrious editorship of Aggrey Klaaste. He has been consistently committed to building organisations within the profession. He was a founder member of the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) as well as the community newspaper, Grassroots. Like many journalists working in the eighties, he spent a lengthy spell in solitary confinement in 1985. When the country became a democracy in 1994, he was elected to the board of the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) and in 1996 was a founder member and second chairperson of the SA National Editors Forum (SANEF). In 1998 he was elected as chairperson of the IPI, representing more than 1,300 editors and publishers worldwide. Moegsien Williams is considered to be one of South Africa's leading editors with almost 40 years of experience on various print titles, both daily and weekly. He is the former editor-in-chief of Independent Newspapers Gauteng, which includes The Star and Pretoria News, and was the editorial director of the Independent Newspapers group. He was editor of The Star and Saturday Star until March this year. He previously edited the Independent's Cape Town titles, the Cape Times, the Cape Argus and Weekend Argus, and the Pretoria News - another Independent title in Gauteng. Prior to that, he was editor of South, an independent weekly which played a key media role in the anti-apartheid struggle in the eighties. He was also the managing editor of the Sowetan. He is a previous chairperson and board member of the Vienna-based International Press Institute (1998-2000). He was a founder member of the SA National Editors' Forum and served as its chairperson in 1997/8.
Guest: Mr David Silva - Project Manager for Hour of Code Campaign
Website: http://www.changetheworld.org.za
Technology is rapidly changing the face of the future and is a huge part of everyday life. Those without computer skills will be left behind. Awakening the interest in programming Change the World Trust together with Dell Development Fund launched the Hour of Code in South Africa, an innovative programme that awakens the interest of young teenagers for programming.
Guest: Makhosi Gcabashe – Freelance Writer, Currently at the SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) specializing in Traditional Medicine and is also a Traditional Healer
Guest: Martina Dlamini – Parent to a grade 10 learner from a private school. Her daughter has been attending the same school since Grade 1
Guest: Gerald Williamson – Clinical community psychologist (Specializes in the psychology of oppression and how different cultures impact on ones behaviour) and an educationist active in education research and development
Nakedi Mathews Phosa (born 1 September 1952, Bushbuckridge (Mpumalanga Province)) is a South African attorney and politician and was also an anti-apartheid activist. He is a former premier of Mpumalanga as well as a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC). Phosa was born in Mbombela township, Nelspruit. However, he grew up with his grandfather in a rural area near Potgietersrus (Mokopane). He matriculated at Orhovelani High School in Thulamahashe. He was one of the first four members of the ANC to enter South Africa from exile in 1990 in order to start the process of negotiation with the National Party government. As a result of the first fully inclusive democratic elections in 1994, Phosa was appointed as the first premier of Mpumalanga, a position which he held until 1999. During his time in office, Phosa pioneered planning interaction between the private sector and government. He also spearheaded Nelson Mandela's reconciliation initiatives between the government and the Afrikaans speaking community. Phosa was elected as a member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC in 1999. During the 2007 Conference of the ANC (the 52nd National Conference) held in Polokwane in the Limpopo Province, Phosa was elected to the post of Treasurer General for the Organisation.
Golden Miles Bhudu- Prisoners’ rights activist. James SmallBerger – Responsible for Incarceration and Correction at The Department of Correctional Services. Mohlolo Kgopane - South African Prisoner's Organisation for Human Rights.
Omar Badsha was born in Durban in 1945 and grew up in a Gujarati Muslim family. His grandparents immigrated to South Africa from India in the late 1890s and the family forms part of the small, influential Gujarati Vhora Muslim community. His father, Ebrahim Badsha, was a pioneering artist and a major influence on his son’s artistic and political activities. In 1965 Badsha came under continued harassment by the security forces for his activism and was denied a passport to travel abroad to study. In the same year he submitted a small wood-cut to the Arts South Africa To-Day exhibition which was awarded the Sir Basil Shornland Prize. For the next eight years he exhibited extensively, winning a number of prizes for his works. Badsha, one of a few artists working outside the commercial white-dominated gallery circuit, refused to exhibit his works at segregated venues and state-sponsored international events. It was during this period that he met and developed a very close friendship with renowned artist Dumile Feni, who intermittently lived and worked with Badsha in Durban for about eight months before he left for London.
Verne Harris - Director: Research and Archive at Nelson Mandela Foundation Manusha Pillai – GM: Communications for Brand South Africa Nelson Mandela International Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday on 18 July, 2009 via unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly. It was inspired by a call Nelson Mandela made a year earlier, for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world’s social injustices when he said that “it is in your hands now”.
Motshegoa studied marketing at AAA. As a student he set up a website, SowetoRocks.com, with the idea of publishing photos, videos and music as experienced by those who work and play in informal settlements. “It was more about passion than generating income,” Motshegoa says. But it wasn’t long before SABMiller asked to use his website to promote its products. Soweto Rocks soon began to generate an income. Motshegoa’s experience in the advertising industry includes time at Saatchi & Saatchi and Lowe Bull. He also worked at YFM, where he won sought-after Loeries awards twice.
Thembi Khowane - Account Executive Temp at Cozens Recruitment Group Lana Mathee - General Manager at Cozens Recruitment Group
INTRODUCING THE ART OF COURAGE Speaker, Teacher and Author on the subject of Courage, Simon Ekin, has recently written and published a transformational, ground-breaking book on the subject called The Art of Courage.
BACKGROUND In our lives we are faced with different challenges every day – professionally, personally and socially. The most difficult challenges are the ones that create a paralysing fear that somehow over power or move us away from our desired goals. We often live with regrets and excuses about the things we should, and could have done.
The Art of Courage is a book – and a methodology – that changes all that and assists listeners and readers alike in re-framing fear into opportunity. The book charts Simon’s story of courage, from the first event on South London bus in 1999, to doing 90 talks in 90 days to groups of strangers challenge his own fears through courageous action at the same time inspiring audiences to do the same. In 2012 he did 365 talks in as many days.
Doing what you say gets you what you want™ is the guiding philosophy both for Simon and the work that he does with people. All too often we have great plans and then allow our ‘mind chatter’ to derail us. All fears are based in the past (that happened), and projected into the future (so it will probably happen again). Simon’s mission is to inspire and teach people to go beyond the boundaries they have created for themselves and live a life of possibility, rather than what the ‘past’ says is possible. It takes courage to do this.
To quote from the foreword by Pioneer Swimmer and Ocean Advocate Lewis Pugh, “Simon has a remarkable story to tell and if you follow what he proposes in The Art of Courage, your life will change.”
ABOUT SIMON EKIN Since graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as British Army Officer 25 years ago and cycling the length of Africa, Simon has been championing the cause of courage.
Over Simon’s speaking career he has successfully presented over one thousand talks to audiences around the world. He speaks about courage; about why we should see fear and failure as a gift, why we should have faith and belief in ourselves and why action is the only thing that makes any difference. His key message is this: get used to fear. It will always be with us and if we look at it differently and act accordingly, we can transform our lives, results and relationships.
Guest: Dr Elbe Hugo– Scientist and Researcher at The Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
Guest: Wandile Sihlobo – Economist at Grain SA
In the 18 years of exile, Mongane Wally Serote participated on various levels of the ANC structures in the mobilisation, planning, negotiations and leading in the struggle for the Liberation of South Africa in the Political, armed, struggle and cultural sectors. He was the lead of the regional underground structure in Botswana, Head of the Department of Arts and Culture; member of the Regional Political Military committee in Botswana and in Britain. He was the cultural ache of the ANC , in Britain and Europe. From 1990, he was head of Arts and Culture of the ANC in South Africa. He spearheaded the organization and mobilasation of the cultural workers through major festivals, symposiums , conferences in Botswana (1982), Amsterdam (1987) London (1990), Johannesburg (1993) which resulted in the formation of National organizations of writers, musicialions, Theatre, Dance, Photographers, filmmakers. He participated in the negotiations for the transformation of the international cultural and other forms of boycotts of the Apartheid system into structures of democracy in the new dispensation in South Africa. He is a writer of a number of Novels, poetry collections, essays and plays, and has been awarded national and international awards in this regard, including the Inkamanga in Silver, by President Thabo Mbeki He became a member of Parliament and chair person of Arts and Culture, languages, science and Technology portfolio committee of Parliament. He initiated, spearheaded facilitated the research, discussions and debate at National level and organized and put on the national agenda, through negotiations with the Universities , science Councils, various indigenous organizations e.g. Dikgosi, Dingaka, different government departments, various communities nationally for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) to be accepted as a tool for the social and economic upliftment, nationally. And he lead a team which organized the first IK conference in 1998. He participated in the Arts, Culture, heritage sectors of the national negotiations at codesa. He has a Master of fine Arts with Columbia University in New York as a Fulbright student. He was CEO of the National Heritage and Memorial – Freedom Park. He is the CEO of iARi. He chairs various boards of organizations e.g. The Johannesburg Theatres, the Indigenous Knowledge system Trust of South African, (iIkssa). He was initiated as aNgaka in 1999. He has initiated and spearheaded discussion at a National level for the creation of the medicinal gardens in the 9 provinces of South Africa. He has been awarded an honourary Professorship by the University of South Africa
Dr Saths Cooper- President of the International Union of Psychological Science and President: Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU). Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo – Head of Media Communication SAPS
Mr Stanford Mkhacane was born in Limpopo, a stone’s throw away from the Kruger National Park. He matriculated from Lemana High School in 1970 and joined government an administrative clerk. After three months on the job he was sent to the then Mmadikoti Technical College in 1971 to pursue a career in civil engineering. He completed a National Diploma in Civil Engineering in record time, followed by his Honours in 1974.
Local mobile technology brand AG Mobile has launched the Ghost – the first Android smart phone with a lifetime warranty. The company which was the first in the country to launch its own brand of phone in 2007 – and has launched over 50 other devices since - guarantees it will replace any faulty device for the lifetime of the phone, and three years after the phone has been discontinued. The warranty includes the replacement of two cracked screens – at no charge – as well as a 24-hour replacement with a new phone areas across the country, Monday to Friday.
Donald Mackay - Director at XA International Trade Advisors. Xolelwa Mlumbi – Acting Deputy Director General for International Trade at The Department of Trade and Industry
Guest: Paulo Ferreira, Director of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung South Africa:
Guest: Nader Heinen, Advanced Security Solutions – Advisory Division at BlackBerry Samsung and BlackBerry have announced the first results of a partnership designed to provide secure Android smartphones for enterprise users. On Tuesday in Cape Town, the two companies announced a partnership that would see BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES12) provide enterprise level security for Samsung's Knox on Galaxy smartphones. The deal gives Samsung devices a boost in the enterprise world as far as security of the Android system is concerned. "The word 'consumer' in the consumer electronics world tends to put us into a bracket which perhaps polarises us as a consumer electronics company only," Paulo Ferreira, director of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics SA.
Shirley has a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University and is a Professor (Extraordinaire) of Human Resources Management: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Graduate School, University of Pretoria. Her previous roles include Deputy Global Head of Human Resources for Standard Bank Group, and Human Resources Director for Standard Bank South Africa. Prior to that, she was enterprise HR Director at Nedbank Ltd, responsible for the overall integrity and strategic direction of the Group’s HR function. She also has experience in parastatal organizations as well the IT and FMCG sectors.
Guest: Mr Verne Harris - Director: Research and Archive at the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Guest: Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa – CEO of the National Heritage Council (NHC)
Guest: Professor Tinyiko Maluleke-Policy and Political analyst based at The University of Pretoria
Guest: Ayesha Kajee – Independent Africa Political Analyst
Tony Lankester was born in Kimberly, where he spent most of his youth before boarding at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth. Lankester studied Journalism and English, specialising in television and film, at Rhodes University in Grahamstown between 1991 and 1994. This is when he first got involved with the National Arts Festival.
Guest: Mr. Walter Ryan –Listener
Guest: Angus Mcintosh - Biodynamic farmer
Guest: Linda Drummond –Dietician says ,”Certain level of food processing is required for food safety.”
Nthobakae Angel is a Director of Goldfields SA. Angel was Chief Executive Officer of Mvelaphande Resources Limited and currently serves as Director on many Boards. She speaks seven languages, including English, French, Swahili and four South African languages. She is an external advisor to the Deloitte Board of Partners and Directors. In addition, she is chairman of a Women’s Group, TsaRona Investments, a director of ABSA Group and ABSA Bank and a director of Batho Bonke Capital. Nthobi is active in nature conservation and is a director of the Open Africa Initiative and the Peace Parks Foundation. She chairs the ABSA Brand and Reputation sub-committee, and is a trustee of the ABSA Foundation and Kagiso Trust. From 1994 to 1995, Nthobi was the public affairs manager at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer SA (Proprietary) Limited. NTHOBI ANGEL "is a BA Hons [Sociology] and MSc [Industrial Sociology] graduate also with a Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. She has been associated with Open Africa for many years and is Chairperson of TsaRona Capital and a director of Batho Bonke Capital, She served as a Non Executive director of ABSA Group and ABSA bank from 2004 to2007. She is active in nature conservation and is currently chair of Kagiso Trust and a board member of Deloitte Chartered Accountants (SA). She has extensive knowledge of the African continent and is a director of the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC). "From 1994 to 1995, Nthobi was the public affairs manager at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer SA (Pty) Limited. Thereafter she was appointed general manager: Corporate Affairs at Engen Petroleum Limited, a position she held until early 2000, when she was appointed as executive director: Strategic Affairs at Engen. "From 2001 to 2003 Nthobi was seconded to the Presidency by Engen, as Chief Operations Officer: Strategic Planning and Communications. From 2004 to 2005 she served as CEO of Mvelaphanda Resources. Her last full time employment was with Eskom, as Managing Director External Relations, after which she resigned in 2006 to focus on her role as Chairperson of TsaRona Capital.
Guest: Richard Downing - Economist
Guest: Marius Oosthuizen – Faculty member of Strategic Foresight and Program Manager at Future of Business In South Africa at GIBS
How the Greek crisis impacts Africa Greece’s expected default, as deadline looms, has affected emerging markets. PHOTO: World Finance Many expected the goalposts to be moved as Greece’s deadline to pay its creditors loomed on Tuesday, instead over the weekend, the country revealed that it would hold a referendum on whether to accept more austerity for aid. This led to talks failing with its creditors. But how has all this affected Africa? David Shapiro, deputy chairman at Sasfin, said unsurprisingly, the African markets have responded with relative stability to the Greece crisis because it has been a long time coming which prompted a “knee-jerk reaction”. He cautioned that investors are going to be more circumspect and companies that are considered risky will be shied away from. According to Shapiro, America is going to be the biggest beneficiary of the Greece crisis as the dollar strengthened and commodity prices have been declining. This is on the backdrop of America profiting from low oil prices and gaining momentum in consumption. Africa stands to benefit as an indirect consequence to the strong dollar and that is the playground where majority of investors should be playing in by trying to optimise on the dollar, he said. Many are starting to worry about Greece's economic crisis—a sign that the country's tourism industry, which accounts for nearly 20 percent of GDP, could experience a slowdown if the financial situation worsens.
Names: Mkhatshwa, Father Smangaliso Born: 1939, Barberton Catholic priest, seconded to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria, United Democratic Front patron, Deputy Minister of Education, member of the ANC National Executive Committee, Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane (Pretoria) Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa was born in 1939 in Barberton, in Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal) province. He received his primary schooling in Barberton, Lydenburg and he matriculated at Pax College in Polokwane (previously Pietersburg). In 1960 he entered St Peter's Seminary where he was ordained as a Catholic priest in June 1965. He worked as a pastor in Witbank until 1970, when he was seconded to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria.
Guest: Lebogang Pheko - Senior Research Fellow at Trade Collective and also Policy and Economic analyst. Guest: Ebrahim Fakir –Political Analyst
Nation-building is a normative concept that means different things to different people. The latest conceptualization is essentially that nation-building programs are those in which dysfunctional or unstable or "failed states" or economies are given assistance in the development of governmental infrastructure, civil society, dispute resolution mechanisms, as well as economic assistance, in order to increase stability. Nation-building generally assumes that someone or something is doing the building intentionally.
Brigalia Bam was born in 1933 in the former Transkei, in the Eastern Cape. Although Bam trained and worked as a teacher, she received further training in South Africa and abroad in the fields of social work, communication and management. She is a qualified social worker with a post-graduate degree from the University of Chicago. Bam has held various posts throughout the world. She was the Africa Regional Secretary and Co-ordinator of the Women’s Workers' Programme for the International Food and Allied Workers Association based in Geneva. She has co-ordinated the World Young Men’s Christian Associations International Training Institute and Programme, as well as its affiliate, the Development for Human Rights. She was also Executive Programme Secretary for the Women’s Department of the World Council of Churches. Between 1997 and 1998, Bam served as General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches from 1994 to 1999. In South Africa, she was a founding member of the Women’s Development Foundation and became the Foundations President in 1998. She has been a board member of the Matla Trust as well as the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Since 1999, Brigalia Bam has become a familiar personality to South Africans as the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa, contributing her accumulated experience to the well-managed electoral process for which our country has become known. Her steely leadership and wise counsel has seen our country through many difficult times. She is a great asset to South Africa.
Udo Froese – Independent Political and socio-economic analyst and also widely published columnist. Ralph Mathekga – Independent Political Analyst
Dr Snowy Khoza, Chief Executive Officer of leading infrastructure development company Bigen Africa, was recently recognised for her lifelong struggles, aspirations and achievements at the Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government awards.
Lumka Oliphant – Spokesperson for the Department of Social Development
Guest: Mienke Mari Steytler - Head of Media and Public Affairs at Institute of Race Relations (In Studio)
An Electrical Engineer turned Management Consultant and a Motivational speaker, Team--builder, Trainer, Facilitator, Life Coach with excellent personal, organizational and client relationship management capability
Mr Trevor Hattingh – Spokesperson at National Consumer Commission
Since the coming into operation of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA), there has been much interest on the position of the infamous voetstoots clause in relation to the CPA.
Azhar Laher – Listener. Matshidiso Khuele - Programme Coordinator of Financial Education and Financial Inclusion Division at The Banking Association South Africa.
I am excited to announce the completion of a project I’ve been hard at work on over the past 2 years. As a father of two beautiful, kind and intelligent children, I realized that I was letting my kids down in a very big way and I had to take action. While I’ve always tried to instil in my children the habits that are key for happiness and success in life – things like working hard, having a strong moral code, and remembering the importance of family – I left out a very important component: managing finances and understanding the value of money. I wrote “Confessions of a Dad: My Kids Don’t Understand the Value of Money” as a guide for instructive and meaningful conversations you can have about money with your own kids. You can use it as a framework to build their financial awareness, and a springboard to launch discussions about money issues.
Steve Hedden – Research at the Institute of Security Studies. Mr Sputnik Ratau – Media liason at the Dept. of Water and Sanitation.
South Africans use 235 litres of water each a day compared to the international average of 173 litres - which is pushing the country into a water crisis that will, within a decade, rival the electricity catastrophe. This is coupled with ageing infrastructure and a backlog of water delivery to communities because not enough money is being pumped into infrastructure. This is the picture painted by the Institute of Security Studies in a report called “Parched Prospects: The emerging water crisis in South Africa” which was released last year.
Professor Crain Soudien is formerly the Director of the School of Education at the University of Cape Town and currently a Deputy Vice-Chancellor. He is a joint professor in Education and African Studies. He has published over 180 articles, reviews, reports, and book chapters in the areas of social difference, culture, education policy, comparative education, educational change, public history and popular culture. He is the author of two books, “Youth Identity in Contemporary South Africa: Race, Culture and Schooling”, and ”Realising the Dream: Unlearning the Logic of Race in the South African School” and the co-author of “Education Exclusion and Inclusion: Policy and Implementation in South Africa and India, and the co-editor of four books.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Maite Makgoba – Owner of Childish Trading and Manufacturing A woman who fully understands the beauty of African women is Soweto-born entrepreneur Maite Makgoba, whose African doll Momppy Mpoppy is the biggest toy story in years. Maite knows what matters to young girls, and when she saw a gap in the market, she sought out create something that African girls can relate to, and is now reaping the rewards. From their skin, to their hair, to their love of fashion, Momppy Mpoppy is changing the perception little girls have about African beauty. While plans are for children’s story books and an animated cartoon series around these fabulous little characters are in the pipelines, it’s the ability to co-ordinate the dolls' outfits with those of their owners that's most impressive. Besides being on the forefront of cutting edge fashion, Maite has shown how diverse this brand can be.
Prof Ruksana Osman – Professor of Higher Education and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Witwatersrand.
Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria
When Nelson Mandela said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’, I’m sure he didn’t think that today, 21 years into democracy, in the country that he fought for and sacrificed most of his life to build, South Africa’s highest academically qualified people, its PhDs and other postgraduates, would now be discriminated against and outcast from the recruitment mix, due to their academic education. When did we become a society that treasures the ordinary and penalises our top talented people on their academic achievements?
Born and raised in Tembisa, Johannesburg, Natalia Molebatsi is a performance poet, writer, workshop facilitator and programme director. Molebatsi has performed in South Africa, Senegal, Italy, Zimbabwe, Holland, Kenya, Nigeria, Azerbaijan and England. She has performed alongside Alice Walker, Jayne Cortez, Zakes Mda, Myesha Jenkins, Lebo Mashile, Sindiwe Magona, Napo Masheane and Simphiwe Dana, among others. In 2009, Molebatsi performed at the Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (WAAD) International Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. That same year, she also appeared widely in Italy, where she performed at the Mantova International Literature Festival, Calendidonna Women’s Festival, Genoa International Poetry Festival, Firenze (Florence) International Poetry Festival and Sunsplash International Reggae Festival. Molebatsi was the host of ‘Evening with Alice Walker’ at the State Theatre in 2010. This was also the year that she made her debut at the Poetry Africa festival, where she was part of the main programme of poets. Her most recent performances include the Mangaung African Cultural Festival in Bloemfontein, Night of the Poets at State Theatre, as well as representing South Africa as part of the cultural events programme during the London Olympics. Both published in 2009, Molebatsi’s works include Sardo Dance and We Are: A Poetry Anthology. Come as You Are: Poems for Four Strings is the title of Molebatsi’s recently released CD/book with Simone Serafini (Italy) on the double bass. A two-time Mbokodo award nominee for poetry, Molebatsi is also the cofounding member of the intercontinental jazz/funk Italian band, Soul Making. Molebatsi continues to work with high school learners, teaching them on human rights, offering career guidance and counselling.
Good news! South Africans will be able to get cash back for doing their everyday shopping and simply snapping their till slip. Free web and mobile shopping app SNAPnSAVE launches in South Africa this week, allowing consumers to get cash back on FMCG products wherever they shop in-store. SNAPnSAVE provides brands with a cost-effective marketing platform allowing them to engage with consumers looking to buy similar products. The Cape Town-based tech company is already working with some of South Africa’s favourite brands to use this new technology to gain further exposure, increase market share and induce trial of their products. The app has been developed by former brand marketers with a deep understanding of the challenges that face FMCG brands and an appreciation for the global rise in effective mobile shopping technology. The launch of this platform comes in the wake of surging global trend that will see over 100 million Americans redeeming digital coupons when shopping this year, and with 1 billion people globally expected to use digital coupons by 2019. “Globally, we are seeing more and more mobile technology being developed and used to enable consumers to make smarter purchase decisions,” says SNAPnSAVE CEO Mark Bradshaw. “We’ve developed the platform specifically for the South African market and have made getting cash back for shopping easier, discrete and more convenient than ever before.” Shoppers don’t need to worry about crumpled paper coupons, plastic cards, expiry dates nor confusion or embarrassment at the teller. As a SNAPnSAVE user, you select the offers you want, buy them in-store and send a snap of your till slip to verify the purchase. It’s that easy. The money is then credited back in your e-wallet account. Real cash to spend on the things you really want. What makes SNAPnSAVE an attractive shopper engagement platform? • SNAPnSAVE will enable brands to drive measurable sales – not just impressions or click throughs. • Digital coupons encourage shoppers to discover and try new products and can also be used to reward customers for their loyalty or engagement. • Targeted marketing – opens a new channel of communciation and creates a deeper engagement when connecting with customers who want to hear from you, when they want to hear from you. • Analytics – allows brands to understand information about who, where and when their product was purchased, and to create personalised deals that are more effectively targeted. “We’ve managed brands before and are tired of hearing the same buzzwords that deliver few results and cost the earth. We can help influence the pre-purchase decision and prove it afterwards,” said SNAPnSAVE Marketing Manager Alex Band. SNAPnSAVE has been developed in Cape Town with the support of TAT Ventures, an overseas-based investment house that backs start-up tech ideas that develop African solutions to African problems. Their aim is to ulitise funds to invest heavily in media channels to build awareness for both SNAPnSAVE and their brand partners. So how do you SNAPnSAVE? Visit www.snapnsave.co.za to use the web and mobi version and keep an eye out for the SNAPnSAVE App which will be released on the Android and Apple app stores over the next 2 weeks. Follow SNAPnSAVE on Facebook and Twitter (@snapnsaveSA) and share your thoughts using #SNAPnSAVE.
Guest: Mr Mathanzima Mweli – Deputy Director General for Curriculum at The Department of Basic Education Guest: Graeme Bloch- Education Analyst
Cock was born in Port Elizabeth in 1949 and was educated at Woodridge College in the Eastern Cape, and Diocesan College and the South African College of Music in Cape Town. He was awarded a scholarship to the Royal School of Church Music in 1972. Career He was an alto lay vicar at Chichester Cathedral before becoming Assistant Organist in 1978. As was customary for the cathedral's assistant organist, he was also Director of Music at Prebendal School, the cathedral choir school. He also established the Chichester Cathedral Choristers' Association (CCCA). South Africa Cock returned to South Africa in 1980. Since then he has been a producer working for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa (1991-1999), Director of Music of St Mary's Cathedral, Johannesburg and the current Artistic Director of the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra. He is also acclaimed as South Africa's 'first professional countertenor'.
Adam Habib – Vice Chancellor University of Witwatersrand, Netsanet Belay (Pronounced Belai) - Amnesty International's Research and Advocacy Director for Africa. Professor Andre Duvenage – Political Analyst. Obed Bapela - Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation; ANC NEC Member for International Relations.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Catherine Constantines - Lead SA Executive, Director of Miss Earth South Africa, International Climate Activist and Humanitarian. For more than 150,000 Sahrawis, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the start of their life as refugees in the Western Sahara. There has been no fighting in the last 24 years, and a growing number of second-generation Sahrawi refugees have no memory of the original flight the Sahrawi people made under the 1975 Moroccan bombardment. And yet, in the six refugee camps spread across a 200-square mile slice of desert, an oppressive sense of waiting lives on.
A seasoned Marketer with more than 11 years of strategic marketing experience in the B2C marketing space. Hazel has had the opportunity to manage brands, sponsorship properties and business solutions at different stages of their evolutionary cycles across different market segments. She has worked on established brands, such as Citibank, Discovery and MTN and has developed marketing strategies, brand strategies, communications strategies and sponsorship strategies for multiple African markets and acquired new sponsorship properties in response to brand challenges. During her career, she has had senior input in localising an international brand, achieving a very successful global-to-local introduction. In her current role as Senior Manager of Group Sponsorships for Africa’s’ largest bank, Standard Bank Group, she manages a multi-million dollar budget and has positioned the group sponsorship portfolio across business units and geographies, ensuring that sponsorships are utilized as a brand engagement platform not only to drive awareness, stature and emotional connections, but also as a platform for the attainment of key business unit objectives and measurable returns.
What was SA's social cohesion then and what has to be done to relive 1995? Guest: Ashwin Desai - Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg
Guest: Dr Chipu Serote – Director for Social Cohesion and Nation Building at The Department of Arts and Culture.
Springboks How Madiba magic inspired the 1995 Boks Exactly two decades ago, the Springbok team bus traversed the bustling streets of Johannesburg and headed towards Ellis Park Stadium. The soundtrack which accompanied the journey from Sandton to Doornfontein was Roger Whittaker’s classic tune,‘I don’t believe in if anymore.’ There was a sense of destiny which coloured the road to the final, and President Nelson Mandela was at the forefront.
After graduation, Stella’s career had a humble beginning as a tea girl. Being at the right place at the right time, Stella’s growth and development was encouraged. As a result, her drive to succeed, lead to her appointment in telesales. This fuelled her love for people and her ability to sell. Her success in the field saw her growth in the sales environment, where today she deals with multi-million rand contracts. In 2010, Stella was nominated as one of the top 3 finalists in the ICT Black Business Woman of the year award. Today Stella sits as part of the board as a Director and co-owner of a multi-million rand company, Page Automation… And her story continues.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Major Scooters Pizza franchise holder, Sheldon Williams, has converted nine of his 16 Scooters Pizza stores to Domino’s Pizza outlets. His other five stores are expected to convert next month, and the last two conversions are set for later this year. This project is part of the nationwide conversion of all Scooters Pizza and St Elmo’s pizzerias to Domino’s Pizza being implemented by Master Franchisee, Taste Holdings, in its bid to position Domino’s Pizza as the number one pizza company in sub-Saharan Africa
Guest: Mnive Nhlabathi – COO of Opentenders Contacts: 076 496 6608
Give entrepreneurs the tools to start businesses and create opportunities for them, not just hand them funding says, CEO of OPENTENDERS, Sivu Maqungo Johannesburg 27 May 2015 – Earlier this month, OPENTENDERS unlocked FREE access to its unique business-to-business social networking site. Today the company has launched another product in its bid to assist South Africa achieve its 2030 National Development Plan goals. The ‘OPENTENDERS Small Business Toolkit’ is a downloadable software programme that is an affordable, and simple practical guide to starting and sustaining a business. Although the Minister of Small Business Development has declared that 30% of all Government procurement opportunities would be set-aside for SMMEs, the lack of business knowledge in this sector is a serious retardation to growth factor. The rate at which businesses start and then fail as a result of a shortage of knowledge, non-compliance, or cash flow issues etc is staggering. Recognising that it isn’t just a question of not be able to access funding or, when funding is granted, it’s what to do with it that is at the crux of the business failure rate, OPENTENDERS has compiled a business toolkit with 12 comprehensive chapters aimed at bridging the divide between the current reality and the 2030 NDP vision. Recently, an Endeavour Insights report tabled that South Africa needed to create 11 million sustainable jobs in order to achieve its 2030 NDP target. The majority of these employment opportunities would need to come from micro and small to medium enterprises. All well and good - but exactly how does one start and run a successful business in South Africa, deal with red tape, regulations and requirements (some not even heard of), funding and financing and then, keep the business afloat? From selecting a name, registering the company, opening up a bank account, registering for SARS, UIF, to marketing, financing and human resources (the biggest section), the programme provides easily understandable and implementable information and instructions, on how to start a business. Once downloaded and installed, the programme can be used offline and at the time discretion of the user. It also has the benefit of being automatically updated as and when legislation and regulations change. All that is required is a connection to the Internet and it instinctively checks for updates. “Over the past six months since we launched the OPENTENDERS platform, we have been inundated with queries – some very simple and others more complex – on how to obtain information that could help our members grow their businesses and even start new ones. This prompted research into what was available in a condensed and plain language format,” commented Sivu Maqungo, CEO of OPENTENDERS. COO, Mnive Nhlabathi who will be overseeing the training aspect of the OPENTENDERS business remarked: “Options seemed to be limited to multiple and lengthy textbooks and expensive post graduate business courses. Very little has been aimed at the entrepreneur from whom the majority of the 2030 desired 11 million jobs will need to come.” The Small Business Toolkit was developed as a result of a collaborative effort between OPENTENDERS and several industry experts. The aim was to create a resource in an easily understandable format. This toolkit is aimed at demystifying the business realm for entrepreneurs, assisting them to become good business people and for existing businesses, to become greater (compliant and sustainable). By opening up the OPENTENDERS platform to more people, and innovating with products such as this, (the OT Small Business Toolkit), OPENTENDERS plays a vital role in assuring the growth of entrepreneurship in South Africa. It further acts as a catalyst to sustainable economic success as it is committed to helping businesses grow. - The software programme, ‘OPENTENDERS Small Business Toolkit’ costs R500 - It is currently available as a download and delivery by courier but negotiations are underway to secure retail space - The programme has also been picked up by several corporates through their enterprise development programmes and OPENTENDERS foresees that this will increase as big business becomes committed to growing the economic footprint of South Africa - The future plan is to open the OPENTENDERS platform to the rest of Africa as well as adapting the business toolkit to different markets across the continent. About OPENTENDERS Madoda Khuzwayo, Sivu Maqungo and Mnive Nhlabathi formed OPENTENDERS in 2014. It is South Africa’s first business social network. It has four core functions aimed at supporting South Africa’s long-term economic growth: - Push procurement opportunity notifications to subscribers - Business-to-Business networking - Project funding and financing - Training and resources In the six months since launching, it has attracted many thousands of members, unique visitors and has facilitated several project finance deals. There are many success stories, one being a small women-owned travel agency that has subsequently secured work to the tune of R36 million and even employed a full time employee to focus on completing tender bids in addition to the additional jobs it has created to service the new client base.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Kgoshi Setlamorago Thobejane – President of Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA. Professor David B. Coplan - Professor Emeritus in Social Anthropology at University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
Prof Jonathan Jansen was appointed as Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Free State on 1 July 2009. He is an Honorary Professor of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, received an honorary doctorate in Education from the Cleveland State University, USA in 2010 and was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Developing World (TWAS) in the same year. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the National Research Foundation (NRF)
Dr Buhle Zuma – M&G Columnist and Lecturer (Social Psychology) at University of Cape Town. Ryland Fisher – Author of Race. Tinyiko Maluleke - Policy and Political Analyst at UP
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Luisette Mullin – Executive Head at DAV Professional Placement Group
DAV began as a one-woman company in the heart of downtown Johannesburg. Even then, despite humble beginnings, the vision, determination and heart that sit at the core of our culture today, were strong and evident. We owe much to the values that originated in 1975. Over the years we expanded our values to incorporate changing times and our growth, but their influence is still pivotal and strong today. We are proud to bring them alive every day in everything we do.
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME WITH ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE YOUTH AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING THE YOUTH?
Thembi Khowane – Account Executive at Cozens Recruitment Group and Lana Matthe – General Manager at Cozens Recruitment Group
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
René Kenosi, appointed first black female chairman of The Independent Regulatory Board For Auditors.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Kass Naidoo is South Africa's first female cricket commentator. She also spent four years at Cricket South Africa (CSA), shaping and promoting the brands of CSA and the Proteas. Kass and her husband, Ryk Meiring, run gsport4girls - an online initiative aimed at raising the profile of women in sport
William Hlopheka Baloyi – Senior Communications Manager at the Arms Procurement Commission.
Since 1994, Zain Bhikha has inspired fans the world over with his messages of hope and upliftment. As a singer, songwriter and through creative workshops and television, Zain is amongst the most popular English Islamic artists, well-loved by young and old.
DAVID KLATZOW started his career as a medical research scientist doing cell membrane research. He left university to start a forensic science laboratory and was involved with many of the leading cases of the day.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Triya Govender is the new lady at Pernod Ricard SA ready to introduce more South African’s to the world of whisky; and this responsibility lies with newly appointed Brand Manager for The Glenlivet Whisky,
Nonhlanhla Matshazi- Director and Founder at Sanaa Africa Festival Sanaa Africa is an annual Festival held in celebration of Africa Day. The three day Festival is about celebrating the Spirit of Africa - who we are as a people - through our creativity. From Music, Dance, Art, Fashion, Film to Poetry and Theatre.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Helon Habila Ngalabak- Nigerian writer and winner of 2015 Windham-Campbell Prize for fiction
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Guest - Gilan Gork - Renowned South African Mentalist
Twitter: @ImTheMentalist
Gilan Gork is the renowned South African mentalist, as featured on dozens of television shows, radio interviews and print media
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Leadership Platform has over 10 years experience in researching and "putting to the test" many
ways of developing and advising leaders! We have finally come to the conclusion that only leaders
can develop leaders; only leaders with extensive first hand leadership experience can advise other
leaders with confidence on how to navigate their businesses through tough times! There is no
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Zanele Modiba- Marketing Strategist. Speaker on Work and Meaning, Entrepreneur. Joint- Winner of Apprentice SA
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Caroline Wostmann- a Wits University Accounting lecturer is the first South African woman to win the 56km ultra-marathon race after 14 years.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Ruth Bomvana- First black nurse lecturer at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. She was appointed to teach nursing in 1947.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
University of Pretoria appoints Professor Nicola Kleyn as dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Rosemary Mangope was appointed CEO of the National Arts Council of South Africa in 2013. Her 30-year career spans the arts, business, and social and community development.
Dr Abdul Elgoni is a Key Consultant with CAI and boasts extensive experience in the private and public sector working in health project conceptualisation, development, implementation and management with focus on monitoring, evaluation and support. Dr Elgoni specialises in HIV and AIDS, working at multi-levels from national to grassroots across the SADC region and with various international organisations, including UNICEF and the UNDP.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Haroon Pochee – Founder of The Growing Hands Entrepreneur Start Up Programme and Founder of Roshgold
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Paul Modjadji is a dancer, choreographer, writer, author, social developer and entrepreneur.
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This episode had been uploaded by SAfm - on 26 Feb. Is currently offline as this episode had been uploaded and duplicated
Winner of shnit International Short film festival Audience Award and the Jury Award for his movie, Preparations and author of The Happy Creative
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
In the Spotlight Ashraf Garda speask to Lebo Gunguluza, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and all-round mover and shaker. At the age of 27, Lebo became one of South Africa's youngest self-made black millionaires.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
TebogoDitshego the CEO of public relations agency Ditshego Media. On 5 February 2014 he was listed as one of Forbes Magazine’s top 30 African Entrepreneurs under the age of 30.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Alviro Petersen: South African Cricketer who plays his domestic cricket in South African for the Highveld Lions and in England for Lancashire. A right-handed batsman, he has represented South Africa in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket. He is the captain of the Highveld Lions in South African domestic cricket.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Nokwe – Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actress, Teacher, … Tu was nominated for three categories in the SA FNB Awards for: Best Video / Best Female Performance / Best Song of The Year.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Wouter Kellerman received a Grammy® Nomination at the 57th Annual Grammy® Awards for his 2014 album Winds of Samsara, a collaboration with Indian composer and producer Ricky Kej. Winds Of Samsara reached #1 on the US Billboard New Age Albums Chart and also peaked at #1 on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Luso Mthali: Writer and Editor of 'Afripop' Georgina Hatch: CEO of 'New You Image Consulting'. author of "Change your image, revamp your life"
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Marlien Le Roux - Director of audience development and education Artscape Theater as well as member of 'cultural communication and linguistics'
Wendy Bramley - Founder of 'fitness maniacs'
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Janine Van Wyk Captain of Banyana Banyana and founder of JVW Girls Football Development.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Kutlwano made his conducting debut during the 2006 Arts Alive Festival conducting the music of Todd Mathsikiza and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His drive is towards exploring cross-cultural works that stimulate dialogue between different performance traditions.
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Ophthalmologist: Private practice;
Former Chairperson of South African Medical Association
Letlape holds the title of being the first black ophthalmologist in South Africa.
Letlape is an avid HIV/AIDS campaigner and was instrumental in the launch the South African
Medical Association's Tshepang Aids treatment project in 2002.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Luli Callinicos was born in Johannesburg, and is of Hellenic descent. She began her involvement in the struggle for democracy at an early age. She began her career teaching history at schools and was involved in the trade union movement.
Xoliswa Daku is the CEO of DCI Holdings, a company focusing on property development, construction and facilities management.
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NANCY G: A Female Guitarist/ singer songwriter/ producer from Swaziland/South Africa, who is the Leader of a band of musicians she called in to work on the project, she likes to call them The Human Family.
Musa "Queen" Njoko is a well-known South African gospel singer and motivational speaker, running her own successful business. She was also one of the first women to publicly disclose her HIV-positive status. Njoko spoke to IRIN/PlusNews at the South African TB Conference in the port city of Durban about one of her two bouts with TB, and how late diagnosis put her life at risk.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Nonkululeko Gobodo - SA’s first black female chartered accountant. and founder for Gobodo Incorporation
She is also an Executive Chair for White Harvest Holdings and a Member of the Bks Appeal Board. She is a Chartered Accountant of South Africa, and was the first black woman ever to achieve this.
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Buyisiwe Sondezi-Mhlungu: Award-winning scientist, researcher and lecturer in the department of physics at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) / first woman in Africa to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Experimental physics of highly correlated matter.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Hon Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah - Ghanaian politician and Chairwoman of the Convention People's Party
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Law Firms in Employment and Labour, at the SAPSA awards last night held
at the Emperors Palace.
Sbu Gule is Global Chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright and the Chairman of our South Africa practice. He
focuses on employment and labour law and immigration.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
The Miss Earth South Africa leadership initiative is proud to announce that its Executive Director, Catherine Constantinides has been recognized as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans for 2014. Now in its ninth year, the Mail & Guardian initiative searched the country to find young people who will be future leaders and the influence behind economic dynamics. Nominations were assessed by collecting data from readers, editorial staff, as well as research that was collected on each nominee. They are then tasked to select 200 individuals aged 35 and under, who have an impact on arts and culture, business and law, civil society, education, health, film and media, politics and government, sciences and technology, sport, and of course, the environment.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Africa is home to many different religious traditions. All of the great world religious traditions are in Africa including Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism. However, the vast majority of Africans from across the continent identify themselves with one (or more) of three religious traditions: indigenous African religions, Islam, and Christianity. THE ROLE OF MISSIONARIES IN COLONISATION European missionaries especially from Portugal, France, Britain, and Germany went to Africa under the premise of going to convert the locals to Christianity. However, they actually aided in the colonization of Africans by Europeans. In many cases Christian conversion looked more like European Capitalist conversion. Guest: Dr Wally Mongane Serote - Internationally acclaimed writer and pioneer of African Renaissance. Guest: Reverend Welcome Methula - Researcher Department of Missiology and Christian Spirituality at University of South Africa.
Luthando Kaka: Captain of Bonitas Cycliing: He then became the first black South African to race professionally abroad when he was signed to Danish professional team, Glued & Marstrand Horsens, in 2008 and 2009, after which he was signed to Team Bonitas
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is a Senior Research Professor in Trauma, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Studies at the University of the Free State. Since her work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), her research has focused on the reparative elements of victims-perpetrator dialogue in the aftermath of mass trauma and violence. Her current research applies the insights emerging from her study of forgiving to explore the dimensions of empathy in the context of perpetrators’ remorse and victims’ forgiveness. Her interests in relation to empathy focus on the web of feelings and the transformative shifts that open up in dialogue processes between former enemies in the aftermath of historical trauma.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Ntsiki Mazwai – Poet. Daniel Lötter – Head of Information at the Front National. Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa - CEO National Heritage Council
DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane submitted the motion of no confidence in the Speaker for several reasons, including the levels of disruption in the fifth Parliament, and her failure to restore order in the House during the president’s question session when riot police were called in. Maimane said they also wanted the motion passed against Mbete because she served simultaneously as Speaker and chairperson of the ANC. Mr Luzuko Jacobs – Parliamentary Spokesperson. Prof Pierre de Vos - Lecturer - Constitutional law Professor Pierre de Vos teaches constitutional law at the University of Western Cape. Prof Steven Friedman – Director at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at UJ
Melanie Bala is a Metro FM radio news anchor, best known on television for hosting the South African talk show Let's Talk ... With Mel.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Lerato Mvelase (née Moloisane) is a South African actress and television presenter best known for her role as Katlego in the SABC1 drama series Home Affairs, from 2005-2009.
IVOR ICHIKOWITZ : FOUNDER OF THE ICHIKOWITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
Ivor Ichikowitz is an Industrialist and Philanthropist.
VICTORIA MOKOENA: MONTECASINO SECURITY MANAGER Victoria Mokoena, who comes from humble beginnings in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, is Montecasino’s security manager.
MMUSI MAIMANE: Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance | Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance
Anthony Oseyemi is a South African actor, writer, musician and producer of Nigerian descent who was born and raised in the United Kingdom and subsequently relocated to South Africa.
STELLENBOSCH - Rev Llewellyn MacMaster has been appointed as the new Dean of Students at the University of Stellenbosch. He will coordinate the non-academic life of students on campus. He heads the Division for Student Affairs and liaises with the Student Representative Council and other student organisations.
DINESH SHARMA - THE AUTHOR OF BARACK OBAMA IN HAWAII AND INDONESIA: THE MAKING OF A GLOBAL PRESIDENT / CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND MARKETING CONSULTANT
Associate Research Professor (Hon.) Institute for Global Cultural Studies,
Dinesh Sharma is the author of Barack Obama in Hawaii and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President, which was rated as the Top 10 Black History Book for 2012 by the American Library Association. He is a regular columnist for Asia Times Online, The Global Intelligence, and a contributor to Al Jazeera English, Eastern Eye, News Blaze and many other news websites. Currently, he is an Associate Research Professor (Hon.) at the Institute for Global Cultural Studies, SUNY-Binghamton; Senior Fellow at the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Research, New York; and a Host and Producer at Princeton TV. He has been a visiting professor and lecturer in EU, Asia and Africa. He has consulted in the healthcare industry for almost ten years for Fortune 500 clients, while he authored or edited six books and hundreds of articles (peer-reviewed, scientific, and journalistic). He earned a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University and Doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.
The Chief Whip of the Majority Party is the most senior ANC Whip, upon whom rests the ultimate responsibility for the actions of all ANC MP`s.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Sibongile Khumalo is South Africa’s first lady of song. The most celebrated member of a musical dynasty marked by an extraordinary vocal gene pool and passion for making music; she is a singer who personifies the rich and multi-sourced Southern African singing tradition.
Wendy Luhabe is a South African businesswoman, social entrepreneur and author. She gained ten years of national and international corporate experience with Vanda Cosmetics and for the BMW Group. In 1991, Luhabe founded Bridging the Gap, her first exercise in social entrepreneurship. In 1994, she pioneered the founding of Women Investment Portfolio Holdings, which listed on the JSE in 1999. In 1999 she was also honoured as one of the 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World. She was inaugurated as Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in September 2006.
Jamaica once again has a poet laureate, an honorary title that has not been awarded in over 50 years: the distinguished academic and poet Mervyn Morris, OM. Morris, Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and West Indian Literature at the University of the West Indies, is the author of Is English We Speaking (1999), Making West Indian Literature (2005) and six books of poetry including I been there, sort of (2006).
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Guest: Khanya Matlala – Career Coach. One of the major fears occupying the minds of almost every student, graduate and their parents, is whether or not they’ll be able to find a good job in their chosen field once they have successfully completed their studies. Contacts: 082 850 0062 Twitter: @YouthCoachK Website: http://youthcareerbuilder.co.za/
Our guest : Sylvia Thomaides – Head of Operations at Tricruit
Contacts: 011 607 8438/ 082 452 3189
Website: http://www.tricruit.co.za/
GUEST: Deon Mastenbroek - Inland Training & Events Manager Ciro
Contacts: 011 287 6700/ 083 628 1796
Website: http://www.ciro.co.za/
Students & Graduates: Learn The #1 Reason Your Degree May Not Be Enough (And How You Can Change That)
One of the major fears occupying the minds of almost every student, graduate and their parents, is whether or not they’ll be able to find a good job in their chosen field once they have successfully completed their studies.
Our guest is: Khanya Matla – Career Coach Contacts: 082 850 0062 Twitter: @YouthCoachK Website: http://youthcareerbuilder.co.za/
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Attorneys are professionals qualified in law. An attorney can advise you on any problem which may arise with regard to your will. An attorney has the necessary knowledge and expertise to ensure that your will is valid and complies with your wishes. Often a will is not valid because the person who drafts it does not have the necessary legal knowledge to ensure that the requirements of the law are met. What happens to your estate if you die without a valid will? If you die without leaving a valid will, your assets will be distributed according to the provisions of the Intestate Succession Act. The provisions of this Act are generally fair and ensure that your possessions are transferred to your spouse and children. Kobus van Schalkwyk - Head Of Standard Trust Limited for Standard Bank
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
President elect Barack Hussein Obama (born 4 August 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 United States presidential election. Obama was the first African American to be nominated by a major political party for president. He is now America's first black president. As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds.
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Guest: Mads Fredrik Gilbert (born June 2, 1947, Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian doctor, activist and politician from the far left revolutionary socialist party Red. He received his PhD at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. He is a specialist in anesthesiology and a leader of the emergency medicine department of University Hospital of North Norway, and has been adjunct professor (professor II) of emergency medicine at the University of Tromsø since 1995. Gilbert has a broad range of international experiences, especially in locations where medical and political issues merge. He has previously done volunteer work at kibbutzim in Israel, but later became actively involved with solidarity work concerning Palestinians. Since the 1970s, he has served as a doctor during numerous periods of turbulence in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.
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Les Brown is one of the world's most renowned and highly sought after motivational speakers.
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Blow the Whistle, an anti-crime initiative, is a national campaign adopted by Legacy Lifestyle as its CSI initiative.
Culture and Human Rights: Culture as facilitator, culture as inhibitor of human rights’
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Captain Eric Manentsa has been appointed as the first black chief pilot at South African Airways (SAA). Manentsa’s appointment is effective as of 1 June 2014. It follows the retirement of captain Johnny Woods who was the chief pilot and head of flight operations.
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Irene Moutlana is a Professor and Vice-Chancellor at Vaal University of Technology. She was nominated for Business Woman of the Year in 2002. Moutlana holds Masters and Doctor of Education degrees from Harvard University under a Fullbright Scholarship.
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Maduvha Madima is a South African afro-pop and gospel singer and actress. She is best known on television for her role as Vele Rambulana on the SABC2 soapie Muvhango
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Dr Terblanche, Managing Director of Pelchem SOC Ltd has a track record in the successful strategic management of technology based organizations and the translation of research into innovation. She has extensive experience developing and managing research portfolios for clinical research projects for single and/or combination therapy in the field of medical oncology, and in planning, executing and publishing original research aimed at decision support and policy development in the field of environmental health. She has been the lead negotiator on several licence agreements in the field of food, fine chemical and pharmaceuticals and has been instrumental in the creation of start-up companies for profit and non –profit purposes. She has played a key role in the implementation of the SA Biotechnology strategy since 2001.
Timothy Moloi has been hailed as one of South Africa’s most extraordinary talents. With his smooth-as-velvet voice and masterful range, Moloi is an established and formidable singer with a talent that has been likened to those of some of the all-time greats. His double SAMA (MTN South African "Friday Morning" performed well on charts nationwide.
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Katie Mohamed is a South African account executive, salesperson and television presenter best known as one of the four presenters on the SABC3 talk show No Reservations, in 2010.
She worked in the Commercial Enterprises division of the SABC for three years, in the Radio division; as Account Executive and later Sales Manager for Lotus FM; and the Television Sales Channel Champion on SABC 2.
Having worked for a Service Provider for a few years, her academic background began with Diploma in Dress Designing and enhanced certificates in Sales, Marketing and Communication
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Two key issues facing corporate South Africa are those of leadership and skills shortages
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South African workers are concerned that their pay falls short of their performance in the workplace
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
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Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.
Thought provoking talk and debates with the listeners and high profile guests. Presented by Ashraf Garda.