Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

Topic: From the Continent: There is hope for Libya

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Worldwide, the so-called MICE (Meetings, Incentives, and Conference & Events) industry is worth about a trillion dollars – but it’s running scared in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has brought many major events in South Africa and the world to a shuddering halt.  But a local start-up believes there’s still a way for people to host events and reach their audiences. 

Topic: Coronavirus: Don’t Cancel Your Events, Make Them Virtual

Guest: Mike Lysko, CEO and founder of Flock Eventing Platform

Guest: Jean-Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

COVID19 could overwhelm strained health systems in Sub Saharan Africa, warns WHO

Suspected coronavirus sufferer was beaten to death in Kenya

Alassane Ouattara sets an example to West Africa

Coronavirus is the obvious focus at the moment from a health and safety perspective. But as we approach winter, the common cold and flu will also be doing the rounds.  And given the Covid-19 outbreak, is it advisable that you also get a flu shot this winter? Especially those with compromised immune systems, like the elderly, diabetics and cancer patients…

Topic: Healthcare with Doctor Setoaba: the common cold and flu during winter

Guest: Mokete Setoaba, General Practitioner

Topic: From the Continent: Settling debts the African way

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Small businesses are vital economic engines, the mainstay of our economy and the future of job creation.  According to stats from the National Small Business Chamber, more than two-thirds of the working force work in a small business today. 

Topic: Small Business can mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19

Guest: Mike Anderson, Founder and CEO of National Small Business Chamber

Guest: Jean-Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Chad to pay for $100-mllion debts to Angola in cattle.

Malawi’s President will not allow cortisones-ordered election re-run.

Chinese billionaires gives COVID19 test kits to every African Country

21st century banking has resulted in an unprecedented shift in behavior when it comes to the handling of our money. Digital banking has redefined the relationship people have with money, as we tend to carry less cash and use cards to pay instead.

Topic: Cashless is King with Ukheshe

Guest: Clayton Hayward, Co-founder and managing director, Ukheshe

Topic: From the Continent: The Women Who Made it Out of Boko Haram Alive

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

This weekend’s Cape Town carnival has been cancelled, so too is the upcoming Cape Town Jazz Festival as well as other music concerts and festivals. While everyone is in the same boat, in so far as the impact of Covid-19 is concerned, organisations that fail to deal with its implications effectively and that do not maintain public and stakeholder trust, are likely to suffer significant adverse and longer-term consequences to their businesses.

Topic: Covid-19: flagging significant commercial & legal issues

Guest: Pooja Dela, Litigator at Weber Wentzel