Market Brief with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• China’s Huawei pushes new chip strategy as AI competition with US heats up

• 2. Altron focuses on platform growth after shelving acquisition plans
• 3. Market update

 

 

 

ActionSA will write to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), requesting the initiation of an inquiry into the potential criminal conduct of Gauteng government officials involved in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital fire repair project.

Guest: Dr Kgosi Letlape MP - ActionSA Member of Parliament  

 

Questions are being raised about the state of public healthcare after reports that Professor Adam Mohammed from Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is considering quitting public health amid ongoing challenges in the sector. What is the crisis facing Gauteng health services? 

Guest: Dr Jack Bloom – MPL and DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health

 

 

South Africa’s municipalities are facing a stark warning from Parliament’s watchdog SCOPA, which says local government is in deep financial, political and administrative crisis. Are South Africa’s municipalities already beyond repair, or can urgent reforms still turn local government around before services collapse further?

Guest: Songezo Zibi - SCOPA Chairperson 

 

The Briefing Debate: Can an African be a foreigner in Africa? 

Guest: Dr Trevor Ngwane - Director at the Centre for Sociological Research and Practice, University of Johannesburg  

Guest: Princy Mthombeni - Co-founder of South Africans for Constitutional Reform (SACR) 

𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 crownded 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓/𝟐𝟔 #𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Guest: Bandile Shandu - Orlando Pirates Player 

South Africa’s murder hotspots remain under intense pressure, with an average of 58 people killed every day across the country. Areas in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape continue to record some of the highest murder rates, driven largely by illegal firearms, gang violence and organised crime.

Guest: Dr. Chris de Kock - Independent crime, violence analyst, and former head of the Crime Information Analysis of SAPS

What are the protests against undocumented immigrants doing to our country's image and brand South Africa?

Guest: Thebe Ikalafeng - Founder and Chairman, Brand Africa | Founder and CEO, Brand Leadership Group, Chancellor, Sol Plaatje University

High Commission to South Africa, Benjamin Anani Quashie says many Ghanaians no longer feel welcome in the country. He goes on to say that about 800 people have so far indicated their willingness to return to Ghana. Only 300 have been processed so far and will be leaving on Wednesday.

Guest: Dr ABC Okokoh - President of the Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo South Africa 

 

 

The Reality Check with Dr Gcina Mhlophe: the Power of the Arts in Education

Guest:  Dr Gcina Mhlophe - Author, Storyteller and Founding Director of GCINAMASIKO Arts & Heritage Trust and eThekwini UNESCO City of Literature Ambassador