NIGHT FALL

NIGHT FALL

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  • Cecilia Cerrilla -PhD student, University of Cape Town

    Sandfish are migratory freshwater fish found only in South Africa that can grow to over half a metre in length. They sport a pronounced downturned mouth which is used to graze algae off rocks and to grub in mud and sand on the stream bed. Sandfish: conserving one of South Africa’s most threatened large-bodied fish. As one of the largest grazers in South Africa’s Doring River system, sandfish keep the rivers clean and the food web balanced. They also act as an umbrella species – protecting them indirectly protects river ecosystems and other species that inhabit them. That’s by virtue of their migratory life cycle: sandfish move over long distances of river at different life stages. To thrive, they need healthy, connected rivers that hold water year-round and don’t harbour alien species.

    Guest on the line: Cecilia Cerrilla -PhD student, University of Cape Town

    8 min
  • Legal conversations: Legislative leniency toward private power production but at what cost?

    Guest on the line: Adv. Thabo Modisenyane is a skilled legal practitioner with a well-rounded experience of 15 years in the SA Navy and 4 years in corporate.

    Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, signed an amendment to schedule 2 (“the schedule”) to the Electricity Regulation Act No. 4 of 2006 (“the Act”) which was Gazetted and came into effect on Friday, 13 August 2021.

    The schedule has been welcomed by many, being hailed as a step in the right direction towards allowing the private provision and generation of electricity in South Africa; an opportunity to break Eskom’s monopoly on power production and alleviating some of the nation’s power supply demands.

     

     

    13 min
  • Social conversations: African Anti-Corruption Day 2022

    In recognition of the vast progress that has been made and cognizant of the need to continually reflect on approaches to end corruption, the African Union designated 11 July as the African Anti-Corruption Day. This year will mark the sixth edition of the African Anti-Corruption Day which will be commemorated under the theme “Strategies and Mechanisms for the Transparent Management of Covid-19 Funds”. The day shall serve as a basis for all anti-corruption stakeholders to reflect and dialogue on the strategies and mechanisms taken on the transparency in management of Covid-19 funds.

     

    Guest: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways

    27 min
  • Social conversations: South Africa Nears a Record Year of Power Outages, Six Months In

    South Africa's persistent power cuts: What we need to know? South Africa is facing its worst power cuts in two years as state utility Eskom implements “stage six” outages this week, meaning at least six hours without power a day for most South Africans. Africa’s leading industrialised country – and second-largest economy – last experienced such drastic outages in December 2019.

     

    Guest on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist.

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    13 min
  • Social conversations: What Is Industrialization?

    Effective state intervention within developmental states is the pillar of economic development. The state plays a significant role in controlling the prices of goods including the shifts in the market.

    Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba - Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho

    28 min

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Educational, Late night talk, Mandate and music. Vox Pops, getting the word from the public.