POWER Talk

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with M23 spokesperson, Lawrence kanyuka.

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Illicit financial flows (IFFs) such as tax evasion are a major policy challenge for developing and emerging economies, in particular as the COVID-19 pandemic has drained domestic resources. IFFs pose a major threat to many developing and emerging economies, as they undermine domestic resource mobilisation efforts. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is leading a project on measuring trade-related IFFs in 11 African countries. In 2020, UNCTAD estimated that Africa loses about US$ 88.6 billion per year in illicit capital flight.

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is sticking to his guns on hiking the county’s VAT rate to raise revenue, saying that it is necessary to keep the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) going. If he were allowed to cut the SRD grant from the budget, the VAT hike wouldn’t be necessary, he told the Sunday Times.

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is sticking to his guns on hiking the county’s VAT rate to raise revenue, saying that it is necessary to keep the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) going. If he were allowed to cut the SRD grant from the budget, the VAT hike wouldn’t be necessary, he told the Sunday Times.

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The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich region after capturing the key cities of Goma and Bukavu – the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, respectively – in recent weeks. Security sources have told Al Jazeera that the Rwanda-backed rebels had entered Nyabiondo village, about 100km north of Goma and located on the road leading to the strategic town of Walikale in North Kivu.

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The government has started urgent discussions with various local and global funding organisations in a bid to raise money to address a budget shortfall in its anti-HIV treatment programme. This comes after US President Donald Trump halted close to $440m in funding for South Africa’s ARV treatment programme, cutting that aid from the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), set up by then President George W Bush.

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Naas Botha is a former South African fly half who was one of the game’s greats. Throughout the 1980s, he was a formidable force and he was voted as the Rugby Player of the Year in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. Naas Botha was inducted into the Rugby Pass Hall of Fame in 2021. As a child, Naas Botha played several sports at a high level and he had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. However, rugby was the sport where he truly excelled and he was selected to represent South Arica at U20 level.

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South Africa's performing arts legacy is deeply intertwined with its journey to democracy. During the apartheid era, theatre became a powerful voice of resistance, with pioneering artists using stages as platforms for social change. The Market Theatre, The National Arts Festival, and countless community venues and artists became crucibles of protest theatre, where playwrights like Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Barney Simon created works that challenged the status quo. And that’s what this conversation will encompass, amongst many other theatre issues with theatre artist, TV actor, and the Jo’burg theatre’s Artistic director, James Ngcobo.

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South Africa has one of the oldest film industries in the world and has produced an array of award-winning films, TV series, documentaries, and commercials. Over the years, the South African Film industry grew at a competitive rate, producing a long list of award-winning films, TV series, documentaries and commercials including Yesterday, Tsotsi, UCarmen Ekhayelitsha, Hotel Rwanda, Catch a Fire, Lord of War, Blood Diamond, District 9 and Invictus. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was joined by Angus Gibson, legendary filmmaker and director.

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In 2002, the younger Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was awarded Young Communicators Award. Speaking on SABC 2 Morning Live's with Tracy Going, Ndlozi said he is honoured and thanked the Lord for the award. Today, sits are swapped and Ndlozi interviews Tracy Going.

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