We are joined by John Manyike who will tell us more about Old Mutual’s claim process: How it works, how long it takes to pay out a claim if all relevant documents are submitted, what could contribute to a claim being delayed or rejected.

GUEST: John Manyike, Head of Financial Education @Old Mutual

As the Malabo declaration deadline approaches. We look at the Southern African Development Community’s regional consultation meeting on the Post Malabo Agenda that is currently underway in Lusaka, Zambia. The gathering hopes to come up with concrete solutions that are aimed at shaping the future of agricultural development in Africa. For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST (ZAMBIA): Dr Manyewu Mutamba, Acting Head of Agriculture at the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

Professor Pierre de Vos explains the country’s Constitutional processes following this year’s national and provincial elections. Yesterday we received a voice note from one of our listeners Mvusiwekhaya who wanted to know the following…….

 GUEST: Professor Pierre De Vos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Cape Town

While businesses in South Africa are still adapting to AI and it will take some time for this emerging tech to go mainstream, research has however shown that many companies have started their journey.

Doreen Mokoena, CEO of Cybersec Clinique

Earlier on we spoke to the IEC and one of the things they touched on is…..

Joining us on the line to take this conversation forward is…

GUEST: Professor Steven Friedman,

The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting which was due to be held today has been postponed to Thursday. Several media reports suggest that there's a lot of tension currently post last week’s national and provincial elections.

GUEST: Samkele Maseko, SABC News reporter

The ANC NEC meeting that was meant to happen today has been postponed. The country and some of the ANC alliance partners are waiting to see which direction the party will take when it comes to coalitions. Trade unions have urged the party to go into coalition with parties that will prioritise the interests of the workers.

GUEST: Matthew Parks, Acting COSATU Spokesperson

As we continue trying to get a deeper understanding on how the South African business community views the recent election result and looming coalitions, we are joined by Business for South Africa’s chair, Martin Kingston

GUEST: Martin Kingston, Business for South Africa (B4SA) Chairperson

Today is my birthday ! 

The most common way we celebrate birthdays is  by  eating cake and maybe a happy birthday  message or   call  . 
If you are lucky someone hosts  a party in  your name with the birthday  boy or girl receiving gifts  too - lots or litte depending on the size of the party.

But should birthdays be more than that? 

Today I find  myself,  on my birthday,  reflecting on my role in my life , in the lives of my family , my community and my country That journey all started with my birthday . 

In that sense a “birth “ day is the single most important day in your life . And the annual birthday that follows is   your annual  state of your nation…

Since we” own that  day “ how do we make it even more significant ? 

I think back to Nelson Mandela and him having a big party for children of Qunu on his birthday and then how his birthday has sparked off an an annual act of giving 

So what can I do beyond my birthday that can impact greater society,?  How can we make our birthdays a most significant day in other peoples lives 

So this is what I want to do …
I champion people right ? So how about I champion someone or a cause that’s really important to you ? 

All day today  you can tag me and mention the person and  cause and I’ll share it . It’s my small way of getting far more people a seat at the table . 

Now tell me what you do or plan to do to make your birthday a day to celebrate other people too? 

Bottom line 
Birthdays are so much more than having you cake and eating it ,
I’m  Ashraf Garda 
That’s my point 
What’s yours