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

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