Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya | Editor at Africa.com

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Processes are in place to recruit 3 000 security officials who would be under the direct employ of Passenger Rail Agency of SA to insource security services in a bid to save its infrastructure from an ongoing invasion by vandals and thieves.

Even before the lockdown started, several lines nationwide were out of operation due to crime. Some trains and stations in some parts of the country had been torched.We're now joined by Prasa spokesperson, Makhosini Mgitywa.

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Guest: Marina Constas | Specialist Sectional Title attorney at BBM attorneys

Sectional title developments often seem like a suburb within a suburb. Each ‘complex’ often has its own culture with mini-communities with a tighter bond than with those outside of the electric fencing, booms and guardhouses.

Owners across the board have been seeking levy relief in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many owners have found themselves in a position where they are struggling to pay their levies as well as their home loan instalments. But what can Sectional Title trustees do to ease burdens during this time?

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Guest : Sokhu Sibiya | Editor at Africa.com|

We chat to Sokhu Sibiya about what’s happening on our continent. Africa.com puts together a Top 10 stories list on its website everyday about what’s happening around Africa.

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Guest : Andre Gaum | Commissioner at South African Human Rights Commission                                                    ( SAHRC)

The South African Human Rights Commission says it supports schools staying open and more children returning to class. The commission says it fully supports UN agency Unicef’s findings that more harm will be done to children if they discontinue learning.

The SAHRC says its position to support children going back to school was based on, among other factors, the fact that by the end of July, depending on the grade pupils were in, children would have lost between 20% and 50% of scheduled school days because of the pandemic. 

The commission says for many poor children the meal they get at school constitutes a high percentage of total food they would receive daily. 

The Chapter 9 institution recently conducted an electronic survey of public schools in the country on their readiness to receive additional pupils. It received 4 485 responses, representing close to 20% of the country's schools.

The poll found that over 90% of the schools surveyed reported that all pupils wore masks at schools, while 95% of them reported staff also wearing masks. 

 

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Guest : Marcelle Du Plessis | Fund Raising and Communications Manager at Mdzananda                                                   Animal Clinic Khayelitsha | 

The Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha is hosting its annual Mandela Day kennel building in a unique manner this year. 

Under normal circumstances, they would invite interested parties to go to their centre in Khayelitsha where they will spend the day building these kennels for animals in need but this year they are encouraging people to do so from the comfort of their own home.

The Mdzananda Animal Clinic provides the only permanent, on site veterinary services to the dogs and cats for the community of Khayelitsha. 

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From the continent: A Malawian Story of What Happens When Two Cultures Collide

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has a new boss after Parliament’s police committee approved the nomination of Jennifer Dikeledi Ntlatseng. Ntlaseng will take up the job, replacing Robert McBride. Police Minister Bheki Cele said the process to find a suitable candidate was a long and tedious process. He said after three attempts to recruit an IPID boss, he'd finally decided on Ntlaseng.  IPID has been without a permanent boss since the departure of Robert McBride in February last year. This came after MPs refused to back any decision to renew his contract. 

Topics: New IPID boss - Jennifer Dikeledi Ntlatseng

Guest: Eldred De Klerk, Senior policing and Social conflict specialist at Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

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The Centre for Early Childhood Development will be hosting a SnapScan Mandela Day Donation Drive-by in aid of their #PPEforECD campaign, helping struggling ECD centres get the mandatory Personal Protective Equipment in order to re-open.  The centre says although the High Court has ruled that ECD centres are legally allowed to open, many are still not able to do so due to the expensive PPE requirements. In many cases, R4000 is more than an ECD principal’s salary and is a huge amount to pay after receiving no salary for four months.  With their Mandela Day Donation Drive-By, the centre aims to raise enough funds to support 200 ECD centres at R 4000 each, to open their doors. 

Topic: PPEs for ECDs

Guest: Chanel  Fredericks, Programme Manager  at Centre For Early Childhood Development

Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast

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Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

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