Focus: Last month, our next guest presented her report on Racism and the Right to Health to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. One of the major takeaways from her speech is that racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes are becoming more recognizable not only in national context. This is becoming more prevalent within the transnational context. As a result of this report, a new commission has been formed to tackle structural discrimination in global health and reduce the barrier to healthcare that communities face around the world.

Guest: Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng - Adjunct Professor of Law Georgetown University and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

According to the 2019 National Cancer Registry, one in fifteen South Africa men are affected by prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the number one cancer killer among South African men. According to CANSA, testing for prostate cancer should happen annually for men over the age of 40 especially for those men who have a family history of cancer. November also marks Men’s Health Awareness Month and it is important to unpack their health-seeking behaviour. We are joined by…

Guest: Dr Tiny Mhinga – Medical Practitioner with a special interest in Men's Health

 This morning, Bryan will touch on a part of out personal finance journey that is vital to our revenue generation: HEALTH CARE. This encompasses medical aid, hospital plans, gap cover, dreaded disease, and income replacement.

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Today, we take you to the Buffalo City Municipality. This follows a voice note we got from one of our listeners who was complaining about power outages and how the municipality there deals with loadshedding. Last week, the SACP in that region marched and delivered a list of grievances to the city about high electricity prices, corruption, dirty townships and inadequate billing systems. Let’s get into it now to find out what is happening at this municipality and what are some of the reasons behind the lack of service delivery as we welcome…

Guest: Siyabonga Mdodi – SACP regional secretary in the Skenjana Roji District under the Buffalo City Municipality

Guest: Councillor Xola Pakati - Executive Mayor of Buffalo City Metro Municipality

Guest: Mziyanda Hlekiso - EFF East London Regional Spokesperson

Lionel is talking to us this morning about lay-buy policies and what consumers need to know.

Guest: Lionel Makokotlela - Founder of Financial Wise Corner

 In 2022 alone, we have experienced over 116 days of loadshedding disrupting our lives at several levels. This morning, we wanted to look into how loadshedding impacts the informal economy and how this puts communities from lower income streams more vulnerable to crime, poverty and deteriorates their mental health. Our next guest has developed a study that looks into these themes and he will be joined by stakeholders who work within the sector...

Guest: Timothy Treagus - Chief Executive Officer of Yazi

Guest: Tshepo Mogano - President of South African Youth Business Chambers

Guest: Leon Louw - Founder-President, former Free Market Foundation (FMF) and currently CEO of Iswe Lami Freedom Foundation (LLILFF)

 The South African Cultural Observatory is this week hosting the cultural and creative sector conference under the theme: “Creative economy reset: Structuring the creative and cultural industries for a sustainable and inclusive future”. We know how many artists suffered greatly due to Covid-19 and many are still unable to get back on their feet.

One of the key message the stakeholders are hoping to push is how to grow the sector for long term sustainability and to discuss this further, we are joined on the line by...

Guest: Billy Monama - Musician, Researcher and Author

Guest: Amy Shelver - Strategic Advisor - SA Cultural Observatory

Yesterday, the Black Management Forum held its annual conference under the theme: Realising a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Future. In light of this theme, we want to discuss the state of black management in corporate South Africa given the recent developments in public (failure of SOEs) and private sector (Dischem) that placed a spotlight on out employment policies. We are also seeing a lot of black mid-level professionals leaving the country to plough their trade abroad. To find out where we are as a country when it comes to the issue of broad-based black economic empowerment under the current setup, and

also is it being achieved and what are the challenges, we are joined on the line by...

Guest: Tabea Kabinde - Chair for the Commission of Employment Equity

Guest: Monde Ndlovu - Consultant at the African Leadership Development

Guest: Nonku Mahole - Deputy Chairperson of the Research and Policy Committee at the Black Management Forum

As most of the attention is turned towards the Zama Zamas in Krugersdorp, my team has been receiving calls that the problem is also growing the in the Sekhukhune area. Apparently people in that part of the world are digging for chrome illegally even in their yards. So we thought to go there in an effort to find out what is fulling it. Let’s welcome now to someone who faces and fights with the Zama Zamas in that part of the world…

Guest: Taeya Stephen Hlongwa - A coordinator of artisanal miners for the Limpopo Province (Sekhukhune Region)

Guest: Kaylow