We turn our focus now on the North West Province to assess the impact of COVID -19 on their economy. They were in the news last week as the top ANC leaders visited them to deal with the politics. Premier Job Mokgoro is today (Monday) engaging with industry leaders at Sun City to assess the situation and discuss solutions.

Guest: Kenetswe Mosenogi: MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism

Today we bring you the SABC’s thought leadership series entitled: The future of ‘communicating’ in a 4IR-enabled landscape: what knock-on effects are the SABC and other broadcasters likely to face with the rising costs to communicate”?

Guest: Lungile Binza - GE: Technology at the SABC
Guest: Nomvuyiso Batyi – Acting Director General Communications and Digital Technologies at the Department of Communications
Guest: Siyabonga Mahlangu – Group Executive: Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations at Telkom
Guest: Stephen Watson – Executive and Managing Director at Discover Digital
Guest: Dr Charley Lewis - Councilor at ICASA
Guest: William Bird – Executive Director Media Monitoring Africa
Guest: Nadia Bulbulia - Executive Director of the National Association of Broadcasters

For the next hour we discuss water issues with Rand Water. They are embarking on a major awareness campaign to educate members of the public on the danger of encroaching on their pipeline servitudes. The water utility has a pipeline network of more than 3500 km which supplies bulk water to metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga and the North West Province. To discuss this issue, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Khathutshelo Maumela - Executive Manager: Bulk Water Distribution

Guest: Teboho Joala - General Manager: Communications, Stakeholder Relations and Marketing

guest: ziyaad Patel

Tomorrow (Friday) being Black Friday, retailers are gearing up for long queues of customers as many will be taking advantage of the low prices. But experts are warning that people may spend money they don’t have, something that will get them in trouble later.

Guest: Gerald Mwandiambira – Acting CEO South African Savings Institute

We talk now to the Buy Black Foundation yesterday (Wed) launched their Buy Black Week campaign. The campaign is supported by civil society and the business sector and to tell us more on the campaign and why the need for such an initiative, we are joined on the line by…
Guest: Sihle Bam – Founder of the Buy Black Foundation

We are coming to you live this morning from the Gauteng Provincial Disaster management centre in Midrand where government is hosting the International Day for Disaster Reduction. This day which is observed on the second Wednesday of October was declared by the General Assembly to be marked annually during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-1999. To find out how South Africa is using it to better improve disaster reduction and deal with the challenges we are facing especially due to natural disasters,

Guest: Dr Mmaphaka Tau – Head of National Disaster Management Centre
Guest: Dr Bongani Sithole – Head of Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management Centre

Is we start the 16 Days of activism campaign, NGOs and government are coming up with different initiatives aimed at helping the country deal with the problem of GBV. The Institute for the Healing of Memories has launched its #thehandsofmen advocacy and media campaign that they are hoping will contribute in the fight against GBV, femicide and human trafficking globally and to tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Fatima Swartz – Director for Pragrammes at the Institute for the Healing of Memories

The number of infections in the Eastern Cape continues to rise with the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Amathole and Chris Hani districts being among the hardest hit in the province.
Guest: Sindiswa Gomba-Eastern Cape Health MEC

This morning the Department of Human Settlements gives clarity regarding media reports that they will now provide land instead of building houses. Questions are being asked over whether this is a policy change from government’s side? Well to tell us what the position is, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Neville Chainee – DDG for Strategy and Planning in the Department of Human Settlements