Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

Guest: Mandla  Hermanus | Secretary general at Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata)

There has still been no agreement between Cata and Codeta to end the deadly taxi war in Cape Town. While talks between the feuding taxi associations have lessened over the past days, is there is still hope for it to pick up and come to a resolution.

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Guest:  Ndabe Ngcobo, South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA) Deputy President

The South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA) has offered their assistance to bury victims of the unrest two weeks ago in the Phoenix area, north of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal. SAFPA made the offer after being approached by a taxi association.

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Guest: Kobus  Kleyn | Certified Financial Planner  at Financial Planning Institute of South Africa (FPI)

Kobus Kleyn, a Certified Financial Planner with the Financial Planning Institute of South Africa (FPI) explains that  different types of products incur different rates of tax. Three main taxes apply to investments: you are taxed on income earned from interest, there is a withholding tax on share dividends, and you are taxed on a capital gain when you trigger a capital gain event. These taxes are all lower than your marginal income tax rate, which is the highest bracket rate for your annual earnings level.

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Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen

The Run Your City (RYC) Series will be giving runners from across South Africa (and the world) the opportunity to prove that unity is strength by taking part in the STRONGER TOGETHER 5K CHALLENGE. Our resident fitness enthusiast – Liezel shares more details on this challenge and how runners can take part.

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Guest: Isobel Frye | Director  at Studies In Poverty And Inequality Institute

 

The Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) will be reinstated until March 2022. The grant of R350, administered by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), will also be extended to unemployed caregivers who currently receive child support grants. Should the president consider increasing the amount and can it be made more permanent. Isobel Fyre, Director at Studies In Poverty And Inequality Institute talks about what the next steps are to realising a Basic Income Grant.

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Guest: Tshidi Madia | Senior politics journalist  at EWN

Calls for a Cabinet reshuffle has seem to gain more support. The calls have gain more momentum in light of the recent violent protests and looting in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as well as the much noticed contradictory statements made by some ministers over the unrest. Another bone of contention is the need for a full-time health minister to manage the pandemic response

 

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Guest: Waldo  Adams  | Executive Director  at Economic Development Solutions

 

There is an urgent need to resuscitate the tourism sector and create an enabling framework to bring the business of tourism back to life. While there are a number of state initiatives for tourism, such as the Tourism Equity Fund, the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan and the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP), these are meant as stimulatory, not relief measures. Waldo Adams, Executive Director: Projects at Economic Development Solutions, talks about what is needed for an inclusive tourism recovery

 

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Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen

 

The Olympic Games brings together the finest sporting athletes of the world to compete, and a healthy and safe (as well as legal) competitive edge is always welcomed. Hear more about Team SA's unique (and proudly South African) tool to hopefully scoop all the Olympic medals, from our resident fitness enthusiast Liezel van der Westhuizen now!

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Guest: Kurt  Moore  | CEO at South African Liquor Brand owners Association                          (SALBA)

 

The sale of alcohol has been lifted, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday following consultations with the National Coronavirus Command Council. The sale of alcohol for off-site consumption would be allowed from Monday to Thursday between 10:00 and 18:00. On-site sales would be allowed from Monday as per license conditions until 20:00. This comes as much needed relief to the industry that is counting the cost of four successive bans in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the devastation wrought by last week’s looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that left more than 200 alcohol retailers and outlets plundered, damaged and burnt.

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Guest: Steve Mabona | Spokesperson  at Gauteng Education Department

 

Schools will re-open on Monday 26 July, according to strict health protocols and other measures announced by the Minister of Basic Education. Schools have been closed since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the adjusted alert level 4 lockdown restrictions to ease the country's infection rate. During a media briefing over the weekend Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga shared  her department is ready for schools to reopen on Monday.

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