Let’s tell you now about the three bills passed by government recently which are aimed at bringing justice to victims of GBV and femicide. The seek to address some of the issues raised by women who marched on the 1st of August in 2018 against the gender-based violence which has plagued the country and to educate us on these bills and also find out what difference they are expected to bring, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Praveena Sukhraj-Ely - Director: promotion of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups in the National Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is today (Friday) officially switching off the last transmitter in the Northern Cape to mark the successful digital migration of the province. Earlier in the week she said that the country is firmly on the path of Broadcast Digital Migration and also that government is committed to meeting the 31 March 2022 deadline. To give us a sense of where we are when it comes to digital migration and what the switch off in the Northern Cape means, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Mlamli Booi - CEO of Sentech

The organisation Fetola says building the circular economy which involves recycling could boost the economy as it contributes to the GDP. It says sustainability makes good business sense. It has now developed accelerator focused on this economy. For more on what this is and how it will work we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Catherine Wijnberg – Founder and CEO of Fetola

A research article published recently in the Women’s Report by Stellenbosch University Business School states that it will take much more than the law to change perceptions that women’s paid work is less important than what they do at home. It says the country needs a growing economy in order to create more jobs. Women formed a large group of people who lost jobs during the covid-19 lockdown. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Abigail Butcher – Contributor to the Women’s Report and Employment Associate at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer

Today in the SMME feature we speak to the Small Enterprise Development Agency about the work they do. The organisation’s role is to implement government’s strategies for this sector. For more on how they assist small to medium businesses we are joined by…

Guest: Nomso Kana – Deputy Chairperson of the SEDA Board

The University of Cape Town’s academic enterprise is now being managed entirely by females. This follows the appointment of Professor Elelwani Ramugondo as Vice-Chancellor: Transformation. The University says this and other appointments show its commitment to transformation and excellence.

Guest: Professor Mamokethi Phakeng – Vice Chancellor: University of Cape Town

Bloem Water has confirmed it has received a 20-million- rand from the Mangaung Metro Municipality in the Free State as part payment of the 270-million-rand debt that the metro owes. The water-utility imposed supply restrictions on Mangaung due to non-payment. The embattled municipality failed to keep up with its monthly instalment as agreed in a December 2020 settlement. To find out what the latest is regarding the payments and also how the municipality is providing water for its residents, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Sello More- Acting City Manager: Mangaung Metro

Professor of vaccinology at Wits University Shabir Madhi says they will only know whether the country is approaching the fourth wave of coronavirus infections if the positivity rate reaches more than ten per cent for two consecutive weeks. Earlier the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the coronavirus positivity rate had increased yet again to three-point-four per cent. There has been a steady increase in the rate - which is a measure of whether the spread of the virus is under control. To speak now about what it is we should know and how… 

Guest: Dr. Lesley Bamford – Covid-19 Team Leader and Chief Director for the Child Health Programme at the National Department of Health

Bullying in schools has come under the spotlight once again after a grade 10 learner at Bisho High School committed suicide due to alleged victimization by other learners. Lathitha Nako allegedly swallowed pesticide and died in hospital last Wednesday. Parents and learners picketed outside the school on Monday demanding that the Department of Education take action. What policies are in place to deal with this situation in schools and are teachers empowered enough to assist learners? For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Stanley Malematja – Attorney at the Centre for Child Law

Yesterday (Tuesday), the South African United Business Confederation in collaboration with The Joe Slovo Foundation, the UJ and other partners held virtual conference on Gender Based Violence and its impact on the economy. Our guest says that employers of survivors and victims can no longer leave the GBV problem to civil society groups and the police. What would she like to see employers do in dealing with the scourge? 

Guest: Jacki Mpondo-Hendricks - Chief executive officer of the South African United Business Confederation