The Department of Water and Sanitation in conjunction with the Water Research Commission is today hosting the Water Infrastructure Investment Summit which is aimed at promoting investment in all aspects of water infrastructure. As far as they are concerned, where is the starting point?
Guest: Dr Snowie khoza- executive chair person of BIGEN group
Guest: Sfiso Mkhize- director general in the department of water and sanitation

With 9.3 million mainly young people unemployed, South Africa’s labour market is dysfunctional and benefitting only a few in skilled jobs. Chris Hatting is of the view that “fixing the labour market is critical as the supply of workers vastly exceeds existing demand to hire them”.

Guest: Chris Hattingh, researcher at the Free Market Foundation

We hear from the Finland delegation that is currently visiting South Africa with the aim of establishing relations with our educators and health professionals. They will tell us more about what they’ve been doing on teacher education and on learning environments.

Guests (studio): Ms Roseanna Avento, Coordinator for Global and Transnational Education at the University of Eastern Finland

Mr. Markku Saarelainen, Development Manager at the University of Eastern Finland

Often members of the public get very angry at anyone who is showing sympathy to those who are in prison. The feeling is that they deserve to be in there as they committed crimes. Well the International Association for Human Values in partnership with the Art of Living Foundation have implemented the Prison S.M.A.R.T programme in South Africa which they say is aimed at making a life transforming difference in the lives of all people within the criminal justice system. What is it exactly and how is it used to better the lives of those who are in prison?

Guest(Studio): Veron Sirkissoon - One of the volunteers and course facilitator for the Prison SMART programme

South Africa’s Afrikaner community – what kind of country they envisaged post ’94? And what is their contribution now in moving South Africa forward? ‘Tapping into minds and hearts of the Afrikaner community in South Africa’.

Guest (studio): Dr Dan Roodt, Afrikaner Author and Activist, he is also Director of Praag (Pro-Afrikaanse Aksiegroep)

Today (15 November) is marked as the ‘Day of the imprisoned writer’. On this day writers gather to highlight and campaign on behalf of their counterparts who face unjust imprisonment, attacks, harassment and violence for their free expression work. What would they say are some of the reason why writers are being targeted and in 2017 why are we still seeing writers being persecuted?

Guest: Nokukhanya Mncwabe - Project Coordinator at PEN SA

Nceku Nyathi is of the view that the principles of Ubuntu are being eroded more and more every day, when they could be used to bring people together and unite them towards a common goal.

Guest: Dr Nceku Nyathi, Senior Lecturer at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the UCT Graduate School of Business

The Soweto Theatre will be paying tribute to one of South Africa’s legendary playwrights, Gibson Kente. He is known as the father of township theatre. Why have they decided to the honour him now in 2017 and how is the theatre capitalizing on his legacy to draw the crowds?

Guest(Studio): Makhaola Ndebele - Artistic Director at Joburg City Theatres

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson may be dead and buried, but his spirit lives on in Michael Jonathan. He has traveled internationally performing as Michael Jackson which left many audiences astonished. He is in the country now to show us what his made of and also to tell us why he is keeping Michael Jackson alive…..

Guest(Studio): Michael Jonathan – French Michael Jackson performer

November being about men’s health, we use the opportunity to get a man’s perspective on cancer. Dale Clarke is someone who was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Being a sports loving person who used to train four times a week and play different types of sports, how has this affected him and how does make it through the day?

Guest: Dale Clarke – Diagnosed with testicular cancer