NIGHT FALL

Guest: Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix

Guest: Dzvinka Kachur from Ukrainian Association of South Africa

It is not only the lives of these people that are affected, but the families, the communities, the psycology of the country that is impacted.
This evening we reflect on the Russia Ukraine war,and speak particularly about how the human lives affected, how the war has disrupted many families and communities, as well as get a picture of the shocking number of people who are displaced and whose whereabouts are unknown
We are now 20 months of the full-scale invasion. We get a picture of the state Ukraine finds itself in today? 

Guest: Pearl Moabelo -Director for Social Crime Prevention and Victim Empowerment Programmer at the Gauteng Department of Social Development

Over 160 Social Workers were capacitated in the 2022/23 financial 
year with training to be able to identify trafficking victims, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children, individuals in commercial sex labour exploitation and internally displaced persons.This evening we find out more about this, as well as understand the interventions employed by the department to assist victims of human trafficking.  

Guest: Masizole Mnqasela - President of Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC)

Every Wednesday on #SAfmNightTalk we put a focus on a political party in South Africa, getting to know them, finding out what makes them relevant as well as find out what is their party's promise to you, the electorate.

This evening we get to know Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC) under the leadership of leader is former Western Cape Legislature speaker, Masizole Mnqasela. 

The A.C.C. says it aims to eliminate the financial barriers created by economic disparities in the educational system, they further commits to implementing more equitable funding distribution for essential resources, thereby improving the quality of education for students in disadvantaged communities.

Guest: Dr. Matome Kganakga - Coordination Committee Member Of The South African National Aids Council Civil Society Forum

NGOs play an indispensable role in South Africa, many times bridging the gap between governments and citizens, particularly in the provision of basic services, such as health, water, sanitation, and education, to name but a few. 

However, government has faced criticism, particularly relating to the lack of support for the NGOs, which has resulted in poor collaboration between the government and the NGOs.

Guest: Guest: Matakanye Matakanye, General Secretary of the National Association for School Governing Bodies

Researchers from the Pretoria and Johannesburg universities have been commissioned to investigate unusual behavior and “strange experiences” at schools in South Africa. The department of basic education says the surveys will cover 3-thousand schools across the country after reports of strange behavior in learners. Schools reported unusual behavior such as screaming uncontrollably and hallucinations.

While briefing the media, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the department has established policies to address the issue of unusual behaviour in schools, including some who went to the extent of committing suicide. 
There were times were some of these behaviors were attributed to 'spiritual callings.

Guest: Johanna Leblanc, Partner at Adomi Advisory Group, PLLC

The United Nations Security Council has voted to authorize a Multinational Security Support mission to the gang-controlled island-nation of Haiti for 12 months. 13 countries voted in favour of the text with abstentions from Russia and China. The country's leadership asked the Council almost a year ago for an international force to support the under-equipped Haitian National Police in stabilizing a country faced with unprecedented violence and lawlessness, including murders, sexual violence and kidnappings for ransom. Almost half the country's population is food insecure. 

Guest: Phinah Kodisang CEO of the Soul City Institute

Current statistics on adolescent/teenage pregnancy show that there has been a significant increase in young girls falling pregnant since then. These statistics reveal that over 150 000 young girls were pregnant in the 2022/2023 financial year.
According to the Health Minister, health workers are now obliged to report cases of pregnant underage girls, but we wanted to discuss some of the blindsides on governments part to deal and address this as it would seem their methods are largely reactionary.

Open Line 

Guest: Brad from Durban 

Guest: Tshepo Kgadima - Energy Analyst