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  • To fix governance at Old Mutual, Trevor Manuel should follow Moyo out the door
    Old Mutual says that Peter Moyo was served with a second termination letter, which has not been declared invalid. Based on this letter Moyo and his legal team were well aware that he would not be permitted to return back to work. Meanwhile, Moyo maintains that the company was in contempt of a High Court order to reinstate him. For more we are now in conversation with Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick, who says "to fix governance at Old Mutual, Trevor Manuel should follow Moyo out the door"

    GUEST: Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick
    26 min
  • City of Cape Town to erect statue of Mahatma Gandhi, despite heavy objections
    The City of Cape Town is planning to erect a life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi, despite heavy objections to this initiative. Gandhi was known for his non-violent protests against British colonial rule and his disdain for Africans. A university in Ghana last year removed Gandhi's statue over his reported racist attitude towards Africans.

    GUEST: Imraan Coovadia, who is a writer and director of the creative writing programme at the University of Cape Town
    21 min
  • SASBO seeks leave to appeal court judgment prohibiting banking strike
    The Labour Court in Johannesburg has interdicted the planned protest by banking sector workers which was meant to take place on Friday. Judge Hilary Rabkin says the unions failed to comply with section 77 of the labour relations act which gives workers the right to a protect action. She says that Cosatu and South African Society of Banking Officials (Sasbo) are prohibited from enticing workers to participate in the strike as it is deemed unlawful. Meanwhile, the South African Society of Banking Officials SASBO secretary-general, Joe Kokela, says they will seek leave to appeal the court judgment and resubmit a new notice to NEDLAC

    GUEST: Joe Kokela, secretary-general of the South African Society of Banking Officials (Sasbo)
    24 min
  • O.B :‘Durban Business Fair’
    We are coming to you live from the Durban Business Fair which is the premier business exhibition hosted annually by the eThekwini Municipality. It is a mixed bag of exhibitors, business owner, industry leaders and characterized by discussions around the sector. Why is such a gathering important and what is new this time around?

    GUEST: Margaret Fobuzie - Douala City Council Cameron
    10 min
  • O.B :‘Durban Business Fair’
    We are coming to you live from the Durban Business Fair which is the premier business exhibition hosted annually by the eThekwini Municipality. It is a mixed bag of exhibitors, business owner, industry leaders and characterized by discussions around the sector. Why is such a gathering important and what is new this time around?

    GUEST: Sindi Shangase - Business programs support
    16 min
  • Business Feature: How do they change young people's mindset to start businesses?
    The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) for day 2 of the Durban Business Fair. This year's theme is "A journey of innovation", focusing on innovation and technology as the drivers of the fourth industrial revolution. This morning for our Business feature we will be in conversation with Aholiab Rabbi and Azaliah Rabbi, who are both directors of Rehoboth Advisory, an all-round advisory firm that provides business to business services to start-up companies’ right up to large established corporations. They will talk to us about young people and the SMME sector. How do they change young people's mindset to start businesses? Where are the young people going wrong on the subject of entrepreneurship? They now join me here at the Durban Exhibition Centre

    GUESTS: Aholiab Rabbi and Reality Rabbie - Director and CEO of Rehoboth Advisory,
    25 min
  • Lesufi has his facts about an alleged new 'university' completely wrong - Solidarity
    Trade union Solidarity says Gauteng Mec for Education, Panyaza Lesufi has his facts about an alleged new 'university' completely wrong. Solidarity says Sol-Tech is a technical college that has been registered 12 years ago and not a new university as Mec Lesufi has repeatedly claimed. The union says Sol-Tech is now building a new campus to increase its capacity.

    GUEST: Connie Mulder, head of Solidarity Research Institute
    11 min
  • OB: Durban Business Fair
    We are coming to you live from the Durban Business Fair which is the premier business exhibition hosted annually by the eThekwini Municipality. It is a mixed bag of exhibitors, business owner, industry leaders and characterized by discussions around the sector. Why is such a gathering important and what is new this time around?

    guest: Kwame LivingStone - CEO of Milestone House a multimedia production company in Accra, Ghana.
    8 min
  • OB: Durban Business Fair
    We are coming to you live from the Durban Business Fair which is the premier business exhibition hosted annually by the eThekwini Municipality. It is a mixed bag of exhibitors, business owner, industry leaders and characterized by discussions around the sector. Why is such a gathering important and what is new this time around?

    guest: Isabel Macie - Maputo City Council For culture and Tourism
    17 min

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