The Department of Social Development in KZN is on a string of activations - presenting its programs to fight societal ills in KZN. We speak to the department's Mhlabunzima Memela on what women and children tell them through these engagements. 

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My Guest is Hayden Giger - Growth Head FNB Private Bank Lending and Growth Head for Securities Based Lending at FNB South Africa

FNB says their Securities Based Lending offering is the ideal vehicle for getting quick access to funds - without having to liquidate securities, provides the power of gearing for higher returns - which means your investment portfolio can continue to move with the markets and grow.

Tourism commentator and lecturer Unathi Henama from the Tshwane University of technology says Tourism should have been given a chance to thrive under the lock down.

He proposes the reopening of the skies to international travel

We look at the impact of covid 19 to big and Small establishments, we speak to CEO of Coaching Skills Academy Sazi Ngcobo whose company used hospitality establishments for team building and skills training on how he was impacted by the lockdown.

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We chat to Dear South Africa's MD Rob Hutchinson.

Activists have slammed the government’s draft policy that will allow cellular networks to install 5G masts on private and public property as a violation of constitutional property rights.

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams gazetted the new policy on the deployment of communications networks, which aims to accommodate the rapid expansion of electronic communications networks, such as LTE and 5G networks across South Africa.

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The past few months have left the economy in a state of flux – leaving many businesses struggling to survive. The call to revive the economy has been heard globally; and in South Africa it is one of the major challenges that we face today.

In this Episode we chat to FNB's Business Reional Head ndiswa Bata on Valuing local business in uncertain times – an industry perspective 

“Currently, many local businesses are still struggling with the after effects of lockdown level 5 while navigating the trading conditions of lockdown 3 lockdown,” says Andiswa Bata, FNB Business Regional Head. “No doubt it has been a challenging time, but we can all give businesses hope and a chance to survive by offering real help through this difficult period.”

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Deepak Nana an Executive at XDS  

If you suspect that someone has stolen your identity, chances are that you’ve become one of a growing number of South Africans who have become victims of identity theft – and you need to act quickly to limit the damage.

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Evangelist and Motivational Speaker, Robbie Cairncross, has been faithfully doing a Facebook Live ministry video every day since South Africa went into lockdown in March 2020. He has some great stories to tell about the testimonies that have emerged over the past 5 months.

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Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group says the price for a basket of select and staple food in South Africa has started trending upwards again. 

Between July 2020 and August 2020, the cost of these core foods increased by 2,3% (R31,75).  Over the past five months of lockdown, the cost of these core foods increased by 8% (R106,06); and year-on-year the cost has increased by 15,6% (R193,84).  st of the core foods is at the highest level we have ever seen."

-  Programme Coordinator  Abrahams

Analysts at the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) based at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business  released a study that exposes a network that recently surfaced on the local Twitter space and gained lots of traction through trending hashtags.

Executive Director Stuart Jones chats to us.