A commentary on issues that are of strategic importance in our time and has provided many good ideas about how to deal with them. He has used his extensive experience as a consultant and academic, as well as his significant international exposure and local business experience, to bring together a thoughtful and incisive account of our times.

We can all see that COVID-19 has shaken and stirred our systems, institutions, infrastructure and deeply challenged leadership in every sector of society. This is certainly true of managers, entrepreneurs, government officials, political leaders – but also for society as a whole.

GUEST : ABDULLAH VERACHIA

The ArtsAbility Festival, presented annually by Cape Town’s UNMUTE Dance Company, is Africa’s premier inclusive arts festival which takes place online from 3 November until 3 December.

GUEST: NADINE MCKENZIE – Unmute Artistic Director

“Cracking down on lockdown shows police have capacity of act on other crimes. State must find same will to fight GBV as Covid-19” opinion piece by MBUYISELO BOTHA.

GUEST: Commissioner MBUYISELO BOTHA - commissioner of the South African Commission for Gender Equality

Over the past two decades various African National Congress (ANC) administrations in South Africa have sought to redistribute income to the poor and the vulnerable. They have also sought to stimulate rapid economic growth.

The administrations have made progress in the redistribution effort, but on economic growth the performance has been dismal. For example, the National Development Plan, the first draft of which was released in August 2012, was intended to move the country to a higher annual growth trajectory of 5%. This hasn’t happened.

GUEST: MATTHEW KOFI OCRAN - Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape

A major campaign to reignite the Cape Town CBD economy was announced by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID). Aimed at attracting employees, businesses and local, national and international visitors back to Cape Town and its Central City following the various levels of Lockdown restrictions, Called “Come Back To Town”

GUEST: TASSO EVANGELINOS - Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID)

Guest: Ingrid

Guest:Aline - Assistant programme officer

Guest: Simon Gear

Guest: Zola Nene

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