Learnerships have sometimes been criticized for not leading to meaningful employment for young people who make up the highest number of jobless people in the country. However, one company believes that learnerships do play a key role in creating work for the youth. That business is TransUnion. We are joined now by…

Guest: Avesh Singh – Head of TransUnion’s South Africa Global Capability Centre

We continue this morning with the conversation about how corporate South Africa can help end the scourge of gender-based violence. Marcel Korth is the coordinator of Anglo-American’s Living with Dignity Initiatives and she says failure to address problems that lead to violence is hampering efforts to end violence against women. Korth, who joins us on the line emphasizes that making boys and men part of the solution is important…

Guest: Marcel Korth - Coordinator of Anglo-American’s Living with Dignity Initiatives

The idea of mandatory vaccinations is slowing gaining the support from the South African public. This is according to University of Joburg and the Human Sciences Research Council Democracy Survey which shows that 54% of South African adults think employers should force employees to get vaccinated. The study also indicates that 51% support vaccine passports for entering certain public areas. For more on his we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Professor Carin Runciman – Director: Centre for Social Change at the University of Joburg

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved a third Pfizer covid-19 vaccine dose for those aged 18 and older. Preliminary studies show that three doses of this vaccine do help to neutralise the new omicron variant. So how is the booster shot going to work and who qualifies? Should South Africans be getting a booster shot when we are yet to meet the vaccination targets set by government? For more on this are joined on the line by …

Guest: Dr. Richard Lessels – Infectious diseases specialist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

The fast-paced world where consumers need goods speedily often without having to leave their work or homes is giving rise to e-commerce. But what are the challenges and joys of running such as business, especially when you are a relatively new kid on the block? We speak to Nhlakanipho Shange who is the of Direct to You Marketplace about what makes his platform different.

Guest:  Nhlakanipho Shange – CEO of DTY Marketplace

Getting good quality goods is important for our health and safety therefore quality control becomes vital to ensure that customers get goods that are fit for purpose. To talk more about this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Lerato Magalo – Executive Manager: Technical Services at Agreement South Africa

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says the R166.8 billion could be higher than what has been recorded. She released the audit outcome for national and provincial government yesterday afternoon during a media briefing. Maluleke also says state-owned entities are struggling to get clean audits. But what needs to change at these SOEs for the situation to improve? For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr. Bheki Mfeka – Director at SE Advisory

In what has led to a series of events in the last week, actress Amanda du Pont has revealed that she was raped by her former entertainer boyfriend Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarohanye during their two-year relationship while du Pont was still a student. Maarohanye has denied the allegation. This has led to a conversation about what spousal or marital rape is. To unpack this form of rape we are joined on the line by… 

Guest: Lisa Vetten – Research Consultant on Gender-based violence and Urban Transformation Projects at the University of Johannesburg and gender activist

Guest: Advocate Victoria Balogun – Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Law (VIA ZOOM)

Guest: Caroline Peters – Executive Director: Callas Foundation and member of the NGO ‘1000 Women’ which runs the #make time campaign calling on parents to make time and talk to boys about consent. 

The Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee of the International Conference for HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa says South Africa is implementing catch up programmes that will help people living with HIV/AIDS and TB to get back on treatment. Dr. Thembisile Xulu says covid-19 has derailed the HIV programme on the continent. Dr Xulu joins us now on the line as the conference enters its third day…

The Public Service Commission says government departments are failing to pay suppliers on time thereby negatively impacting on the sustainability of small businesses. The PSC released its quarterly bulletin for the three months July- September 2021 yesterday. It says government must pay if SMMEs are to survive during the current financial difficulties. The PSC also revealed that it registered nearly 400 complaints some of which were not properly referred. To help us make sense of the report we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Michael Seloane – Commissioner at the Public Service Commission