When one goes back in time where we as children played in the street, one can’t help but feel sorry for the kids of today. An NPO called A Chance to Play South Africa and some concerned parents are advocating for children’s right to play and to make us understand why they would dedicate their time for something like this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Cynthia Morrison – Director at NPO called A Chance to Play South Africa

South African companies are said to be under constant cyberattacks at the rate of 577 per hour. This puts the country as the third highest victim in the world. As far as the experts are concerned, why is this happening and what can businesses do to protect themselves?

Guest: Maeson Maherry – CEO and co-founder of LAWtrust

TransUnion’s South Africa Global Capability Centre is bringing some good news regarding the reputation of South African skills abroad. They say that the new employees they are hiring to service their Canadian business and customers are “nothing but best in class service”. They go on to say that South Africa has shown ‘an innate ability’ to develop operating models that provide continuity solutions to businesses, including ‘Work from Home’ models, increased office continuity and community-based operations. What can we attribute this to and what does it say about the demand for South African skills? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by….

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

The United Nations marks World Refugee Day this weekend focusing on the power of inclusion under the theme "Together we heal, learn and shine." The Day - previously known as Africa Refugee Day - has been commemorated annually since 2001. The 20th of June that year the world marked 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Some 82 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2020 as a result of persecution, conflict, human rights violation or events that seriously disturb public order. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports…

Guest: Kate Pond – Spokesperson for UNHCR in South Africa

We wrap up this hour by engaging professor Wiseman Nkuhlu as he and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants will be unveiling their ongoing exercise called Unite 4 Mzansi. One of the things it’s highlighting as hindering the South African economy is corruption which has led to state capture. As far as he’s concerned, how will this initiative help in bringing the practical solutions to the state capture problem we find ourselves in?

Guest: Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu – Board Chairperson at KPMG South Africa

The African Capacity Building Foundation which is an African Union specialised agency will be holding its annual Board of Governors meeting. This body made up of finance ministers from the AU member states will be looking at the impact of Covid-19 on the continent among other things. Also catch up on where the inter-Africa Trade initiative. To talk to us on this, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Prof Emmanuel Nnandozie – Executive Secretary of African Capacity Building Foundation

As we celebrate Youth Month, the Judicial Inspectorate Correctional Services says that many young people charged with violent crimes are incarcerated in government facilities. The numbers show an increase which raises a huge concern which points to social problems in society. For a perspective on this and where we should be pointing the finger? And also these juvenile facilities, do they really rehabilitate youngsters?

Guest: Karabo Ozah – Director at the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria

Tributes continue to pour in for the late former founding president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda. He passed away yesterday (Thursday) at a military hospital. Kaunda has been a great friend of South Africa and other countries as it he housed many liberation movements including the ANC in his country. Radio Freedom also operated from there and we speak now to one of the former directors of that station as we welcome..
Guest: Thami Ntenteni – Former Director at Radio Freedom which was based in Zambia

Tributes continue to pour in for the late former founding president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda. He passed away yesterday (Thursday) at a military hospital. Kaunda has been a great friend of South Africa and other countries as it he housed many liberation movements including the ANC in his country. Radio Freedom also operated from there and we speak now to one of the former directors of that station as we welcome..
Guest: Thami Ntenteni – Former Director at Radio Freedom which was based in Zambia

This week being World Allergy Week, the focus is on anaphylaxis risks, treatment, and prevention. Anaphylaxis is said to be a severe life-threatening allergic reaction to food, insect venom and medications. The sad part is that the number of people who are experiencing it around the world is said to be rising.
Guest: Prof Johan Peter – Head of the Allergy and Immunology Unit and also Head of the Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town