NIGHT FALL

Despite Premier Lesufi’s comment during his State of the Province Address on 20 February that “e-tolls have been scrapped permanently in our province”, the situation remains exactly as it has been since the Finance Minister announced in his October 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy statement (MTBPS). The e-toll system remains intact and continues to bill motorists every day.

"We have heard these comments that the decision has been made and the e-toll scheme is ‘on the verge of being scrapped’ many times over the past few years, and yet nothing has formally changed,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUTA CEO.

There appears to be no ending to this debacle and, until the e-toll system is formally turned off, everything that Premier Lesufi and others have stated on this issue remains just words.

There are still businesses and individuals who continue to pay their e-toll bills, because they continue to receive their invoices. Some businesses refuse to stop paying until the final decision has been announced to turn the scheme’s billing system off and, until that happens, they remain uncompetitive and subjected to unnecessary expenses.

OUTA calls on the four parties (Treasury, Minister of Transport, Sanral and the Gauteng provincial government), who are all party to this never-ending imminent decision, to bring this scheme to a close once and for all. The issue of who will pay for what has gone on for too long now. For finality to be achieved, Sanral must publish a gazette to amend the initial declarations of the Gauteng freeway network as tolled roads. This shouldn’t take longer than a few days. We hope the Minister of Finance will announce the final closure dates in his Budget this week so that we can put this saga behind us once and for all.

Guest on the line: Outa CEO Wayne Duvenhage

It’s estimated that load-shedding can cost South Africa over R4 Billion a day. This can be devastating for small businesses. 

There are many different ways load-shedding affects small businesses. It really doesn’t matter what the business does or what industry it’s in, it will almost certainly be affected by load-shedding power outages in some way. 

Knowing how load-shedding affects small businesses is important for preparing for these incredibly disruptive power cuts.

I am Nandisa from a rural area called Ndlangubo.

We are a company called Sanamve Foods, we had a chicken start up business but due to load shedding we shut down and worse we had plans for making it but lost 100 chickens🥹💔, now we are shut down completely and lost even the start-up investment we had put into the business.

It’s crazy because we just got our electricity back because of the disturbance with the transformer. 

Guest on the line: Nandisa Nsibande –from Sanamve Foods

Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”.

-Emotional cheating vs physical affairs

- What are the signs emotional cheating and effects thereof?

What are the global egg production stats?

China is by far the world’s largest egg producer, with 38 percent of global production, followed by the United States (7 percent) and India (7 percent). Asia is the largest egg-producing region, with more than 64 percent of global output.

In South Africa:

The demand for poultry which has been seen through an increasing demand for eggs and broilers over the last 30 years. Each year, South Africans “in average” they eat minimum of 140 eggs and 33.8% of chicken meat, however, the fast-growing population of South Africa will outrun the supply of eggs which will results in increase of egg import from abroard which will likely have a negative impact to local economy.

According to DAFF, the per capita consumption for 2017 was 128.2 eggs or 7.65 kg, compared to 141.4 or 8.39 kg in 2016. Therefore, there has been a decline of 8.8 eggs compare to average minimum (137) egg consumption. Furthermore, in 2017, South Africa has imported 483.9 tonnes (includes chicken eggs, including shell eggs and egg products); meaning 267.4 tonnes more (+123.5%) compare to year 2016.

Guest in studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho

Today, we will be speaking to Castle Milk Stout Brand Manager, Khensani Mkhombo. Her career expands over several industries, having laid a solid foundation for her in corporate sales, trade marketing and marketing as well as the mining and Fast-Moving Goods industries. Khensani is a passionate marketer who believes brands have the power to shape, preserve and promote culture. Her work portfolio includes successfully leading award-winning campaigns such as the Castle Lite X Bathu , Castle Milk Stout Ancestor’s Day, Last Stories of Culture and most recently, Savour Black.

Today we will be unpacking the Savour Black campaign with Khensani and you have the opportunity to call in and tell us what your thoughts are on the subject being discussed.

Guest on the line: Castle Milk Stout Brand Manager, Khensani Mkhombo

Struggle veteran Peter Jones, who was the last person to see Steve Biko alive when they were arrested by apartheid police, has died after suffering a stroke.

Jones had been involved in the Struggle in the 1970s and part of the generation of leaders that fought against apartheid.

Biko and Jones were leaders of the Black People’s Convention and were arrested in a roadblock on their way to Cape Town in 1977.

That was the last time that Jones saw his comrade alive and Biko would later die in prison.

The two men had been on a mission to unite liberation movements at the time.

Guest: Anti-apartheid activist and current president of the Pan African Psychology Union, Dr. Saths Cooper,

Budget for these 5 unexpected costs when selling property As counter-intuitive as it might be, selling a property can be quite an expensive exercise. While some of these expenses can be offset against the final sale price, others will need to be settled before the sale can go ahead. "To protect against being left with less than what had been budgeted fotl sellers should speak to their real estate professional and work out how much these expenses wilt add up to before they go ahead with the marketing af their home," says Goslett. "Apart from the agent's commission, sellers are sometimes caught off guard by the various costs involved in selling a property. To protect against being left with less than what had been budgeted for, sellers should speak to their reaI estate professional and work out how much these expenses will add up to before they go ahead with the marketing of their home.

Guest on the line: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency

Persistent, recurrent problems with sexual response, desire, orgasm or pain — that distress you or strain your relationship with your partner — are known medically as sexual dysfunction.

Many women experience problems with sexual function at some point, and some have difficulties throughout their lives. Female sexual dysfunction can occur at any stage of life. It can occur only in certain sexual situations or in all sexual situations.

Sexual response involves a complex interplay of physiology, emotions, experiences, beliefs, lifestyle and relationships. Disruption of any component can affect sexual desire, arousal or satisfaction, and treatment often involves more than one approach.

Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.

Social conversations: Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act (TKLA)

Guest 1 on the line: Constance Mogale- from  Alliance For Rural Democracy

Guest 2 on the line: Thiyane Duda-researcher at | Land and Accountability Research Centre University of Cape Town

The date is set for the case of the StopTheBantustans Campaign to be heard at the Constitutional Court. On Thursday 23 February 2023 at 10h00 the appeal against passing of Traditional and KhoiSan Leadership Act 3 of 2019, which denies citizens of rural communities their rights as customary landowners and members of traditional communities, will be decided upon in the Constitutional Court. The applicants are Constance Mogale, National Coordinator of the Alliance for Rural Democracy; Land Access Movement of South Africa (LAMOSA); Mashona Wetu Dlamini, a member of Umgungundlovu community and Victor Modimakwane, a member of Bakgatla ba Kgafela community. These applicants have previously appealed to law makers and Parliament committees regarding the unbalanced power that Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act (TKLA) gives to traditional leaders who are enables to negotiate and sign financial contracts with profit seeking companies without needing to consult with members of their communities. This opens avenues for illicit and harmful violations that impact the livelihood of community members, which is seen in instances such as mining and commercial agriculture.

Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.

Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State

An inheritance can be either highly divisive or liberating depending on how you manage it.

Inheritance is a tricky thing to talk about, a subject that wraps up money, family, and death in one impossible package. For those who receive it, or stand to, it’s wealth that comes at a terrible moment; a boon and bureaucratic puzzle; and a reminder of someone you lost. For those who won’t be seeing any family money — which is to say, most people, but more on that later — it can feel deeply unfair. Millions of people lose loved ones and suffer greatly and only find their lives, and paying off their own debts, that much more difficult.

But inheritance is a conversation we need to have, because a great wealth transfer is upon us, coming soonest. A large amount of cash is expected to move from the pockets of boomers to everyone younger, though guesses at just how much and when vary: Forbes reports $30 trillion over “many years,” PNC says $59 trillion by 2061, CNBC mentions $68 trillion and 25 years, and the New York Times confirms the variety of these assessments but puts it at around $15 trillion over the next decade.