We focus today on a very spooky business of funerals. Under the current Covid-19 pandemic, the industry has had to go through a lot of adjustments either keeping to the number of people attending funerals or dealing with a corpse. How are they adjusting and also how are their packages affected since the business is modelled around what service they give to their clients?

Guest: Unathi Saul – Co-founder of Abavaleli Funeral Directors

This morning we take it slightly different on health issues. We get to understand how diagnosis work especially now under the current Covid-19 period where pressure is even higher for laboratories as results must come out quickly. Sometimes for either blood or Covid-19 come out positive the one time then later negative. What is causing all of that also what is it that we as the public should understand about diagnosis? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by..

GUEST: Greg Northfield – Executive Member of the Southern African Laboratory Diagnostics Association

As you may have heard throughout yesterday that the family of Leigh Matthews says that they are not interested in meeting their daughter’s killer, Donovan Moodley. The family received a message from the Department of Correctional Services for mediation ahead of a possible parole hearing of Moodley. Many would say that the Matthews family is correct in their reaction. Let’s look now at the why parole of a perpetrator is shunned upon by victims and their families and what is the public’s perception of it as we welcome…

Guest: Luke Lamprecht – Head of Advocacy at Women and Men Against Child Abuse

Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises were worried after being brief by Eskom’s management on the status of the Khusile Power Station. More than R140 billion is said to have been used to build the Station, this coming from the R161 billion that was budgeted for. Let’s get parliament’s impression on what Eskom is saying and also the controversy surrounding the power utility as we welcome…
Guest: Khaya Magaxa – Chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Enterprises

President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday (Tuesday) announced that the Transnet Port Authority will be run independently. This was greeted as good news at the back of the announcement of a 51% SAA stake being given to a private entity. How should we interpret this and also, is the president taking the right direction towards privatisation? Will it attract the much-needed investment to the country?
Guest: Sipho Pityana – President of Business Unity SA

We start off the show by speaking to Carol Paton who penned an opinion piece about how Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan managed to get his way around SAA. One of the things she points out about the airline is how many times it has been bailed out for the 20 years.

Guest: Carol Paton – Editor at large for the Business Day

We go to Mbombela Municipality where small business was worried about the recent 7,8 per cent increase in electricity tariffs. Recently some residents didn’t have water which the municipality attributed to theft of electricity cables. Roads are also in a bad condition. What is happening
Guest: Sibusiso Mathonsi - Executive Mayor of Mbombela Municipality
Guest: Sam Ngubane – Head of Department in the Mpumalanga Department Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Guest: Sifiso Khumalo - Resident

We speak to Dr. Richie Achukwu who has done leadership training interventions for both the private and public sectors in South Africa and many countries around the world. He speaks to us this morning about the importance of good leadership. Also as individuals, how can we be good leaders in our own right?
Guest: Dr. Richie Achukwu - Author, Top Executive & Leadership Coach, Leadership Trainer, Group Coach and a leading Transformational Speake

Bryan is today dealing with drawing up a financial plan. How easy is it to draw one and stick to it under the current circumstances? Bryan also comments on last week’s caller about legal judgements taken against them…

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

KZN Premier Sihle Zikala and MEC for Economic Development Ravi Pillay are today (Tuesday) handing over millions of rands worth of equipment to SMME’s in the province. This is part of their Operation Vula Fund initiative and to tell us more on it, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Sihle Zikala – KZN Premier