Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

The Freedom Front Plus wants to amend the Disaster Management Act in order to put a limitation on the month-to-month extension of the Act. Leader, Pieter Groenewald, speaks to Africa Melane on the party's process of drafting the proposed changes..

Guest: Pieter Groenewald, Leader at Freedom Front Plus

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: FF Plus wants to amend the Disaster Management Act

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With the announcement of interprovincial travel being permitted under lockdown level 2, the travel and tourism industry is on the road to recovery. General Manager at Flight Centre, Bianca Mazur, joins Africa Melane on the Early Breakfast show to discuss their newly launched "Homegrown Holidays" domestic travel collection.

Guest: Bianca Mazur, General Manager at Flight Centre

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: Time to travel

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The National Liquor Traders Council has committed to ensuring that all traders trade responsibly. This is their response to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that the alcohol ban will be lifted when level two kicks in. A representative of the Alcohol Industry. Lucky Ntimane,  explains what measures will be put in place.

Guest:  Lucky Ntimane, Representative at Alcohol Industry

Topic: Alcohol traders to trade in line with regulations

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The Director of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance of South Africa, Maurice Smithers, speaks to Africa Melane about the pros and cons of the lift of the alcohol and cigarette ban.

Guest: Maurice Smithers, Director  at Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: The lifting of alcohol and tobacco bans

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The CEO of Jawitz Properties, Hershel Jarwitz joins Africa Melane to react to lockdown level 2 and provides some tips to those wanting to buy property right now.

Guest: Hershel Jawitz, CEO at Jawitz Properties

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: Buying property now

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The Labour Department has announced that it will start processing Temporal Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) applications from Monday, 17 August. UIF Commissioner, Teboho Maruping, joins Africa Melane to explain the new directives.

Topic: UIF Ters applications to start paying out on Monday

Guest: Teboho Maruping, Uif Commissioner at Department Of Labour

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FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, joins Africa Melane to talk about the "unexpected rapid recovery" of the property market. According to FNB data, house prices rose by 1.4% in July

Guest: Siphamandla Mkhwanazi | Senior Economist  at FNB

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: Property market recovering

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The Department of Basic Education has announced that the metric class of 2020 will sit for their final exams from 5 November and will conclude on 15 December. The Executive Director of the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa, Basil Manuel, reacts to the news. Cape.

Guest:  Basil Manuel, Executive Director at Naptosa

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topics: Dates for matric 2020 exams confirmed 

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DA Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Kevin Mileham, comments on the "disappointing" North Gauteng High Court judgement which halted the City of Cape Town's plans to procure electricity from Independent Power Producers. 

Guest: Kevin Mileham, Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy at DA

Topics: Court ruling puts breaks on COCT's bid to buy power

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The German government has pledged about R9.5 million to the National Prosecuting Authority. This will assist the NPA in their endeavor to create a system to allow the public to lay complaints of corruption against NPA officials directly to Shamila Batohi’s office. NPA spokesperson, Sipho Ngwema, speaks to Africa Melane about the logistics.

Guest: Sipho Ngwema, Spokesperson at National Prosecuting Authority

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

Topic: Public to get a direct line to NPA head office

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