African Perspective

Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations whose goal is to mobilize and empower African civil society to ensure the realization of environmental and climate justice for all people in Africa.
We are the largest alliance of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) with over 1000 members in over 45 countries in Africa, embodying one African voice on climate and environmental justice.
The formation of ACCER (Africa Climate Change Environmental Reporting) is to allow Africans to report on environmental issues and the theme this year is “changing the African narrative on climate change”. This call is to all journalist who is passionate about the report on the such as a table. The application link is [email protected]

PACJA has a vision of a global environment free from the threat of climate change with sustainable development, equity and justice for all; also to develop and promote pro-poor development and equity-based positions relevant for Africa in the International climate change dialogue and related processes.

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Rudi Kruger, General Manager of LexisNexis Data Services joins us to discuss the importance of reference verifications on job applications. On the show, we tackle the following:

•Why is it important for employers and recruitment agencies to do reference checks
•Is there a way employers can verify that what the employee is saying is true?
•It has become a trend to have employees asking friends to act as references on their resume or leave out the reference of employers who could possibly damage their chances- can employers find those employers?
•What are some of the disadvantages and advantages of reference checks?
•realistically speaking how many candidates get reference checks?
•are there specific reference check question employers should be asking?
•How can employers conduct effective reference checks?
•Falsifying credentials are on the rise - can reference checks curb this?

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Saurabh Kumar, CEO at In2IT Technologies joins Gavin Smith to talk about Technology in the workplace and how it can influence and affect productivity and profitability. Here are some of the questions that were examined:

•How can employers use technology to improve productivity and profitability?
•Why is technology important in a business?
•How can ICT help in business?
•How can technology help with employee engagement?
•What is the true impact of technology on workplace productivity?

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Anthropology speaks about the study of historical facts, an attempt to understanding the many different aspects of the human experience through the eyes of history and another element; archeology is considered by some as a branch of anthropology. There are other different branches of anthropology such as cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Economic anthropology came about as a result of the juxtaposition of two disciplines in the 20th century. Historically, entrepreneurship is in our DNA as African and to further unpack this, Dr. Lulu joins us in the studio.

Dr. Lulu Gwagwa is a multifaceted woman: an accomplished development planner; business leader; and philanthropist. She is a keen writer and photographer who is currently studying philosophy.

Four times a year, she hosts a ‘Girls Lunch’ where she engages young African women on issues facing women in modern society. She motivates them to dream big. “Read widely. Travelling broadens your mind, and it is not as expensive as we think. Build and sustain your networks. Get involved in your community, and in empowering others. But most importantly, invest in knowing yourself,” she says.



Dr. Lulu’s passion for spatial equity has driven her philanthropic work. Two decades ago she founded the Mhakazi Trust to empower the young people of Umzimkulu, some of whom have even graduated from tertiary institutions.

Dr. Lulu is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Lereko Investments, a black-owned investment company, and one of the principals in the Lereko Metier Capital Growth Fund. Dr. Lulu also serves as non-executive director of FirstRand, Massmart and Sun International. She is also the Chairperson of Aurecon Africa and a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (ALI).

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We shine the spotlight on the most important aspect of business and that is the talent because a well-run hr department improves productivity and aids in maintaining the organizations brand image. It also plays a huge role in developing the organizations' strategy as well as how the employee-centered activities are handled.

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With great power comes great responsibility and professional accountability.
Africa is aligning itself with the rest of the international community’s legal inclination and becoming an ever more litigious country. With attorneys doing work on a contingency, or a “no win, no fee” basis, it is becoming easier and easier to sue and hold a wrongdoer liable.

According to Legal Risk Advisor, Samantha Baleson of Aon South Africa, the working professional faces many challenges and obstacles when executing their job or mandate. “Primary to that is the duty and responsibility that they hold towards their clients, regardless of whether or not they have a contract with those clients and regardless of a fee being charged.”
It is imperative for all professionals across the board, including the financial advisory sector, to consider their risk exposure and embark on a proactive and sound risk management strategy with a professional insurance broker by their side, to advise of any exclusions and build a well-rounded insurance solution for themselves and for their business

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Gavin chats to the National spokesperson of LIMUSA Mr. Dlozi Matooane. At the 2018 Mining Indaba kicks in Cape Town issues of health and safety in the mining industry were prioritized. With increasing reports of mining incidents, one wonders what needs to be done to avoid or prevent all the safety issues crippling the mining industry. Mr. Dlozi narrates the current situation of Health, Safety and Environmental Quality in the South African Mining industry, highlighting what is lacking and what should be done. He also accuses some mining companies such as Sibanye Gold etc of neglecting and downplaying the issue of workers' safety in the mine sites. We also spoke about the National Health Insurance Insurance Framework that's currently in the implementation stage.

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Ethiopia is treating Saturday explosion that killed 2 people and wounded many others as an assassination attempt on PM #AbiyAhmed 30 Gov. officials reported to have been arrested already. The Prime Minister of Algeria disclosed that the country's foreign reserves fell by $7.3 billion already in 2018 and a further decline of $5 billion by the end of 2018. According to the oil ministers from the two countries, South Sudan and Sudan to begin production and exportation of crude oil.

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When examining how technology is impacting HR, it’s useful to break down the HR lifecycle into its key components. This can be done in many ways but we like to break it down into three simple stages:
•GET THE JOB- Recruitment, and onboarding
•DO THE JOB- Training, culture, and productivity
•GET REWARDED- recognition and performance management
New tech solutions are starting to permeate all three stages of the HR lifecycle. Below are the top 5 emerging trends that we have identified:
•TREND #1: Increasing use of AI-powered candidate matching tools
•TREND #2: Tech-enabled employee referrals as a recruitment channel
•TREND #3: Replacing tedious generic corporate training with personalized online learning
•TREND #4: The rise of free/ low-cost HR management tools that aggregate health insurance
•TREND #5: Crowdsourcing employee feedback to inform culture, recognition and performance management

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Nurses make up the largest number of healthcare professionals in Africa and this will also put a spotlight on the industry and bring in a different narrative during this timely trend this month.
We had a chat with Nadine Nunan | Scientific Affairs & Education Manager at 3M about the Internation Nurses day 2018, we discussed some of the following:
- Importance of having access, investment and growth as being key elements in health as a human right
- Investment and Economic growth
- Investment in human development is key to the sustainable development of Africa's Nursing sector
- Challenges facing the sector
We also Unpack role of nurses as being key to people-centered approach health care; Core elements of an effective health system based on the right to health.

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