Guest: Oscar Mabuyane, Eastern Cape Premier

Guest: Mnlungisi Mvoko, MEC Eastern Cape Economic Development

The Conference is expected to afford the Eastern Cape province an opportunity to align earmarked investments with public sector economy stimulation programmes. This is meant to bolster the transformation of the economy. To unpack the role of development corporations as partners to economic recovery, we are joined by…

Guest: Vuyani Jaagana- Acting Head: Trade, Investment and Innovation at the Eastern Cape Development Corporation

This year, the Conference will be under the theme: investment, a key lever for driving sustainable economic development. With the province facing the highest rate of unemployment, the provincial government is looking at harvesting all possible benefits towards job creation and equitable economic development of the province.

Guest: Vuyo Mosana - CEO of Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council

Medications such as morphine, fentanyl, and tramadol are commonly used as opioid pain relievers.Those opioids are highly addictive and has led to global crisis as the mortality rate continues to rise as a result. Overdose deaths from drugs in the United States numbered 91,799 in 2020, with opioids accounting for 68,630 (74.8%).

Our next guest says that while the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) does not yet have any official cannabis-containing medicines approved for pain relief, anecdotal evidence and preliminary studies point towards its potential to be highly effective in pain management.

Guest: Dr. Shiksha Gallow - Cannabis Clinician

Last week Tuesday, we spoke to the executive mayor of Buffalo City Municipality, Xola Pakati about some of the service delivery issues raised by residents under his district. Well, the mayor was nor forthcoming when confronted on air by the residents about what he’s doing to fix the problems. This morning we invited the MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape to try and get an understanding on what is happening in the Buffalo City Metropolitan and how he is working with them. Also to find out if he’s aware of the problems raised by the residents......

Guest: Zolile Williams – MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape

This morning Bryan talks to us about how to be a better saver and investor.....

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

This morning, Lionel will focus on consumer rights when it comes to insurance claims and how to escalate matters to the ombudsman.

Guest(Studio): Lionel Makokotlela - Founder of Financial Wise Corner

As per your request as our listeners, we have invited the people from the South African Social Security Agency about some of the problem you’ve been facing regarding accessing the grants. Many of the complaints we’ve been receiving is people not understanding why they are declined, while some say that their children’s grant is not consistent. Then there’s also the issue of the Social Relief of Distress Grant which has the most complaints. Then there’s also the issues around the Postbank glitches which they are also trying to sort out. To answer some of your questions and where some of the problems and misunderstandings lie, 

Guest: Brenton van Vrede - Grant operations manager at South African Social Security Agency

Focus: In the past week at COP27, South Africa has managed to strike a deal with German and French development banks to the tune of R10.7 billion to finance their Just Transition initiative. South Africa is one of the top twenty carbon-emitting countries in the world. While President Cyril Ramaphosa has been lauded by global leaders for the model, there have

been concerns raised surrounding the implementation of this plan and the impact it will have on workers in the affected industries and may not resolve energy poverty in the country in the midst of rolling blackouts. To help us unpack this development further, 

Guest: Zakhele Madela - Energy Professional and Analyst

Guest: Liz McDaid - Strategic Lead at the Green Connection

Guest: Hemeda Deedat - Executive Director at National Labour and Economic. Development Institute (NALEDI)