The QBox

We are faced with unprecedented times of continuous loss and grief due to the unending pandemic. This grief like Dan Koontz puts it “…can destroy you - or focus you”. In this episode we have a candid and intimate conversation with the illustrious Letshego Zulu who shares her experience of how she dealt with her pain and grief. She offers some thoughts about what worked for her journey and what proved to be regressive.  Through some unorthodox means she finds healing and beauty that is within grasp for those who dare to live.

The term ESG was first coined in 2005 in a landmark study entitled “Who Cares Wins”, the report built the first argument for sustainability beyond financial metrics to be part of corporate performance measurement. Cuma Dube a sustainability consultant joins me to explain what ESG is and why we need to pay attention to it. 

The increased production in vaccines to tackle the global pandemic has come with a level of distrust for the proposed solution. I am joined by Dr Sivu Madikane who will help me unpack some of the reasons why this is so. 

I am joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi a Senior Economist at one of the South African big 4 banks, who will help me explore the idea of the R500 billion that has been touted as looted. We look at the purpose of the R500billion, how it was spent and what challenges we face as a country as a result of this.