The international average water usage per day is 173 litres. Global water security is under threat as a result of climate change and increased demand for water in urban areas. There has been a shift towards a water-saving model where water reuse can be the key to create sustainable water supply. Water reuse reclaims water from a variety of sources. The water is treated and gets reused it for beneficial purposes. This includes agriculture and irrigation, potable water supplies, groundwater replenishment, industrial processes, and environmental restoration.

Our next guest works for the host organization at this conference. Their vision is to  ensure thay water is wisely managed to satisfy the needs of human activities and ecosystems in an equitable and sustainable way. He will help us unpack the role the International Water Association plays in getting governing institutions to change take meaningful steps towards sustainable water supply and how it brings stakeholders together to provide important interventions to bolster the water security. We are joined by…

Guest: Professor Hamanth Kasan - President at the International Water Association

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

This morning, Bryan talks about the following topic:  What investment strategy should younger people have in relation to their investment. He now joins us to expand on the issue…

Cape Town is not only a host city for this conference but has made interventions to save and reuse 300 million litres of water in the next 5 years.

Our next guest will speak to us on the plan to build Water Reuse facilities in Cape Town, Beaufort West and Mossel Bay. We also want to unpack how getting consumers to socially accept water reuse in formal water supply and framing it as a meaningful response to water scarcity. 

Chairperson Portfolio Committee

The 14th till the 21st of Match is marked as Anti-Racism week. This year is very significant as it not only marks 10 years of the campaign, but also 70 years of the Freedom Charter and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. South Africa is a signatory to it, binding itself to taking concrete measures to illuminate all forms of racial discrimination. Sadly though is that our country continues to experience incidents of racism and prejudice which make headlines, get authorities to act, and then all goes back to normal until another one makes headlines again. What then will it take to rid ourselves of such incidents? Are our laws efficient enough in dealing with perpetrators? Do campaingns like this one really help in getting the message across? To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by…

Guest: Adv Shireen Said - Deputy Director General in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Guest: Belinda Matore - PHD candidate at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria

We come to you live this morning from the Sandton International Convention Centre where Proudly South Africa is hosting their annual Buy Local Summit. The event is aimed at not only promote local procurement, but also get big business to source from local SMMEs while establishing market access for member companies. To talk about some of the successes over the years and who the campaign is received by business, we are joined by…

Guest: Howard Gabriels - Chairperson of Proudly SA

Guest: Masha Kumire - Corporate Brand Director at South African Breweries

We continue speaking to some of the companies that made the annual event possible to also get their views on the success of the campaign as we welcome..

According to Lightstone's latest Residential Property Index, national year-on-year house price inflation remains steady at 2.2%. At a provincial level, the Western Cape inflation significantly outperformed Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal. In terms of property segments, annual inflation for High-Value properties has risen to 2.3%. Meanwhile, the Low-Value properties (under R300 000) remained steady at 8.7%. Mid-Value properties (under R1,2 million) remained steady at 2.1%, and Luxury properties (over R5 million) remained steady at 2.2%. To help us unpack what this means for homeowners, we are joined by…

Guest: Hayley Ivines Downes - Managing Executive Real Estate Cluster at Lightstone Properties

Our next guest hails from rural Venda and was raised by his beloved grandmother. His debut single, 'Lufuno' was his breakthrough moment in the industry and his  audiences are captivated by his traditional/folk-indie sound. He has shared the stage with the nation’s brightest stars: Nduduzo Makhathini, The Muffinz, Keenan Meyer, Msaki and Una Rams. This morning, he returns to the #FridayWindDown to share his upcoming EP, catch up on his journey over the past two years and play some of his new music. We are joined by…

Guest: Muneyi Masibigiri - Singer and Songwriter

In the last few weeks, our listeners have been asking us to discuss the Khoisan community and their recognition as an indigenous people of South Africa. In recent weeks, the Presidency has gotten an eviction order on a group that camped on the Union Building lawns after countless attempts to engage regarding land and protected territories. In this hour, we delve into the heritage of the Khoisan as the first community in this land; their recognition as indigenous people and protected territories; the eviction of community from the union building and where the signing of Land Expropriation Act leaves the community. We are joines by…

 Guest: Zenzile Khoisan - Researcher and Editor of the First People’s Newspaper

Guest: Prof. Magda Minguizzi - Professor of Architecture and Researcher Institute for Coastal and Marine Research at the Nelson Mandela University (She has worked alongside the Khoisan chiefs on heritage sites and research projects in Gqeberha for the past decade)

We turn our focus on the Rand West Local Municipality which governs Randfontein, Westonaria, Mohlakeng, Bekkersdal, Venterspos and Finsbury. They have been battling water, electricity and Zama Zama issues in the mining area that falls under them. Floods are a big challenge as they've destroyed infrastructure leading to sewage spillage in some of the surrounding townships. There was also an incident earlier this year where a two-year-old child died in a manhole incident.  

Guest: Cllr William Matsheke - Executive Mayor at the Rand West Local Municipality 

Guest: Paseka Ndevu - Leader at the Greater Westonaria Community Forum 

Guest: Tebogo Mokoloane - Community leader in Bekkersdal

Guest: Ntebatse Masipa - Journalist at the Daily Sun (She has been covering service delivery issues under that municipality)