The Take Off with Bongani Mtolo and Nonala Tose

TheTakeOffInterview| The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (Absip) says they cannot rule out the possibility that racial motivation played a role in the Absa Group’s decision to part ways with outgoing CEO Daniel Mminele.
Mminele was the first black executive to lead the bank and will leave the group in less than 16 months.
The Black Management Forum says it will write to the Board of the Absa Group to establish the reasons behind its decision.
Mminele is the second black CEO to leave a South African bank following differences with the board - Basani Maluleke stepped down as African Bank CEO in January.
White directors continue to occupy the bulk of positions in senior management across the financial services sector, particularly in banking, and the trend in recent years indicated stagnation rather than progress.
 The 2020 Transformation Report – compiled by Intellidex on behalf of the Banking Association of South Africa – indicated there were “still some glaring gaps in the transformation landscape”.
Black senior management made up only 38 percent of roles in executive management.

First things first | Discipline in the classroom is globally considered a norm, ensuring the functionality of education in both public and private schools. The teacher is central to maintaining a classroom environment that enables learning and teaching.

The use of corporal punishment was abolished in South African schools in 1996 as it was regarded as violation of children’s rights. Educators generally felt disempowered in their ability to maintain discipline in schools in the absence of corporal punishment. After the banning of corporal punishment in schools under the South African Schools Act (84 of 1996), lack of discipline and safety in schools became one of the major challenges. Maintaining discipline in the classroom remains a challenge for teachers.

As a teacher how are you coping with maintaining discipline in the classroom, which methods are you using, are you winning? What your day to day challenges where discipline is concerned?

People often see ‘discipline’ as the same thing as ‘punishment’. They are not. Discipline actually refers to the practice of teaching or training a person to obey rules or a code of behaviour in the short- and long-term.1 While punishment is meant to control children’s behaviour, discipline is meant to develop their behaviour.

What does the law say?

South Africa has a number of laws that protect learners from corporal punishment and abuse. Section 12(1) of the Constitution states that everyone has the right to freedom and security, including the rights: to be free from all forms of violence, not to be tortured, treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading way. Section 28(1)(d) protects every child from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation. Section 10 states that everyone has inherent human dignity and the right to its protection.
Section 10(1) the South African Schools Act provides that no person may administer corporal punishment at a school against a learner. A person who contravenes this provision is

The Take Off with Bongani Mtolo and Nonala Tose

TheTakeOff | #SpecialGuest | Multi-Award Winning, Legendary Actress and businesswoman, Sophie Lichaba 
Sophie has played many roles but rose to fame through her role as Queen Moroka on the popular soapie Generations.
“The queen of our screens and our hearts”
She also calls herself the “ Dr of Events”
Sophie's first role was in Class of 92 and her other TV appearances include Yizo Yizo, Soul City, Isidingo and High Rollers.
She grew up in Soweto
Her song choices:
DJ Cleo - Gcina Impilo Yami (feat. Bucy Radebe) 
Vusi Nova - As'phelelanga

DJ Zinhle- Indlovu
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, Amorphous - Sunshine (The Light)

First Thing is First The bail application of a 14-year-old Limpopo girl who was arrested for assaulting fellow pupil Lufuno Mavhunga has been rolled over to Thursday to allow the court to appoint a new presiding officer.
The teenager was arrested last week not long after a video of her assaulting Mavhunga at the Mbilwi Secondary School in Thohoyandou emerged and was shared widely online.
The incident resulted in the 15-year-old Mavhunga taking her own life, sparking outrage and re-igniting debate about bullying in schools.
The 14-year-old girl was expected to make her second court appearance on Tuesday, however, the Thoyoyandou Children’s Magistrates Court could not proceed with the bail application.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi explained: “At the stage, the matter shall be held by a mutual chair to ensure there is a mutual balance in the interest of the State and the interest of the child. The previous magistrate knows the facts of the preliminary inquiry.”
Bail proceedings have been postponed to later this week and the accused is being kept at a youth centre.

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Homeschooling is a progressive movement which is growing especially since the covid-19 pandemic, in which parents educate their children at home instead of sending them to a traditional public or private school. What are the pros and cons of home-schooling?

Guest: Jeremy Gibbon , Programme Director at the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship

First Thing is First| As a result, many men find themselves in doubt and asking if they are the true father when their partner gets pregnant. The one obvious solution is to take a paternity test to make sure. It is hard to blame men for even considering this, as raising a child is one of the largest investments made in any person's life, man or woman, so wouldn't everyone want to be 100% sure they are putting their time into a child that is truly theirs? However, this can be a difficult conversation to have with the mother of the child.

Is it Wrong to Ask for a Paternity Test?
DNA paternity testing determines the biological father of a child. We all inherit our DNA from our biological parents — half from our mother and half from our father. A DNA paternity test compares a child’s DNA pattern with that of the alleged father to determine if there is a match. How does it work?
Dr Denis York, the Director of Molecular Diagnostic Services

Since the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, social media has become a big component in how we grieve. Unfortunately, it’s very easy for posts about a person’s death skewing on being insensitive especially if the family is unaware. There is also often with speculation around the cause of death. So what’s permissible and what’s unacceptable about mourning in the digital age? Should we as a society set rules and follow them when it comes to social media etiquette where death is concerned? How should we deal with death in the social media age?

Guest: Lerato Mampho Ntwampe , a Social Media Legal Consultant dealing with Media Law, Social Media Law and Digital Literacy.