Results for matric are out others are still coming – Had a conversation with one Wits Professor at airport, we need more universities and TVET colleges. For a million university students, we need atleast 4mil TVET students – in order to develop technical skills – for a developing economy like ours.

Tonight, thought let’s talk about those who wants to empower others – that its important to first be empowered in order to empower effectively. (These could be social entrepreneurs or those people who want to help empower others economically….example of people who’ve ran after empty opportunities because they hear lots of money involved in projects – i.e. an example of some people who showed me $510tr letter from overseas somewhere)

Choose carefully the business you want to do – There’s myriad of business opportunities you can choose from (In terms of sectors of economy)

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

-Societal expectations

-Family support

-Professional interventions.

-The value of NSC

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

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

Closet conversations: Sexual Alchemy (alignment & creating magical experience)

Ever wondered why when you are not in a good sexual space (lake of sex or shame about it) you tend to lose your sense of interest in many things?

Did you know that the same energy portal for creating / manifestation / imagination is the same with sexual desire?

When your Sacral Chakra is not in balance or vibrating right, you struggle to "think right"

You can transmute sexual energy into creative energy by either having intercourse or raising the energy upward and through your body in meditation etc.....

Guest in studio: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency

Social conversations: Property Master Class

Guest on the line: Bernard Mofokeng- Partner: Head of Tax at CMS South Africa

Social conversations: More blackouts, less revenue for the government

It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts lasting four hours at a time as the single biggest risk to South Africa’s economic growth and to its relatively stable young democracy. This can only exacerbate the existing lack of economic growth, and this may soon undermine the government's social agenda and the country’s economic stability. Both are extremely important in enabling government to redress the legacy of apartheid and prepare South Africa for a prosperous future.

According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), there was more loadshedding in September of 2022 alone than during the twelve months of 2020. Considering that loadshedding has escalated since then and that during December 2022 we are now experiencing regular Stage 5 and Stage 6 of loadshedding, it is reasonable to conclude that it is at unprecedented record levels.

Economists estimate the damage to the economy at over R4 billion a day and that growth to South Africa’s economy may have been stunted by about 10%. According to the Sakeliga member survey, most of the businesses surveyed stated that blackouts came with notable estimated losses in revenue and damage to property. The repair costs will either be absorbed by the businesses or will translate to higher insurance costs or, if not repaired, will have detrimental effects on productivity.

Poverty and crime often occur simultaneously. However, analyses show that crime is not driven by poverty alone, but rather by inequality. Countries with high overall levels of poverty do not necessarily have higher levels of crime. It is places with high levels of income inequality that typically have the highest levels of crime. Another driver of crime is a breakdown in social norms and values which results in, and is worsened by, factors such as unemployment, incomplete education, a break down in family structures, limited opportunities and exclusion from the formal economy.

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

The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) wishes to announce that an appeal against a High Court decision that declared the Consumer Goods and Services Industry Code of Conduct valid has been withdrawn. This decision means that the legal uncertainty surrounding whether eligible businesses in South Africa should sign up with the CGSO and pay the Participation fee is now settled as the High Court decision is now final and binding.

Guest on the line: Queen Munyai, Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Goods & Services Ombud (CGSO)

The pace at which the job market is evolving demands schools to relook at the curriculum of yesteryear and replace it with new subjects that will develop well-trained and holistic future leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset to take the country forward.

That said, the relevance of academic excellence will not diminish but it will get enhanced with the right combination of extracurricular activities that promote holistic growth. This means that South African schools have no choice but to move beyond traditional learning.

Guest 1 on the line: Aunyana Moloisane -MD of Optimi Classroom and education expert

Closet conversations: Clairvoyant Medium Mondays

 Guests on the line: Buhle the Medium, isalukazisekhehla on social media

Tonight we are doing cross overs with our guest. We need your name and surname and the person you would like to connect with.

Guest 1 on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist

Social conversations: Do we really need another Davos meeting?

Notwithstanding the spike in carbon emissions as hundreds of private and government jets ferry delegates to the venue, the second in-person meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic shut the world down comes at a critical time for the global economy.

Economies around the world are battling to recover from a global shutdown, supply chain disruptions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, spiking inflation and the rising toll of a rapidly advancing climate crisis.

For the South African delegation, which hopes yet again to highlight the benefits of investing in the country, the task will be momentous.

Power utility Eskom is battling wave after wave of generation breakdowns, plunging the country into sustained stage 6 load shedding. This means the country is without electricity for up to 11 hours a day.

Small businesses are buckling under the pressure of load shedding, unable to employ staff and unable to run optimally.

Estimates are that stage 6 load shedding is costing the country R6 billion a day in economic activity – something we can ill afford.

State-owned logistics company Transnet is on its knees, unable to restore effective freight lines to ports for export. This too is costing South Africa hundreds of millions of rands.

High fuel costs and a massive hike in the cost of living are affecting many countries around the world. The WEF itself highlighted this in its latest global risks report.

Contact: ZOOM