The View Point

Globally, weaknesses in health-care systems have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services, which have been severely disrupted. The consequences will be felt at all levels – families, communities, and countries.

During pandemics, women and girls are among the most severely affected population groups, with a heightened need for health and protection services. The United Nations Population Fund tell us more about this and how countries should mitigate these issues because the Covid virus doesn’t seem to be going away

Title:                   [• Mr]   

Name:                 [• Richard Delate] 

Position at organisation:  [•  Programme Manager for at UNFPA East and Southern Africa ]

A shift to remote learning and teaching in 2020 wasn’t easy for South Africa. One of the main roadblocks was connectivity: many students lacked affordable access to the internet to participate in virtual classrooms. In response, educational institutions started offering data packages and even zero-rating online resources – meaning students could access them without needing or using any data.  

Masennya Dikotla, the CEO of Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy joins us on the line and he highlights the importance of mother tongue learning. He is of the view that too many African children still have English as a medium of instruction first and the exclusion of mother tongue could pose a challenge for the outcomes of online learning.

Title:                   [• Mr]   

Name:                 [• Masennya Dikotla] 

Position at organisation:  [•  CEO of Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy ]

1. Zuma Corruption case
2. Unrests, looting and racism (in Phoenix) - is it a state of emergency?
3. EFF and DA’s views on the public protecting its resources
4. Caf Final – Ohh Kaizer Chiefs

Title:                   [• Mr.]   

Name:                 [•  Oliver Dickson ]  

Position at organisation:  [• Political commentator, broadcaster, debater and a Daily Maverick Opinionista] 

The 67 Logos Designathon is back again, this time it was hosted by Over the Rainbow. This is an initiative aimed at helping SME’s and entrepreneurs by giving them the boost that they need at no cost to the SME/entrepreneur.

The 67 Logos campaign is important, now more than ever as we are currently living in a pandemic which is negatively affecting a lot of small businesses and entrepreneurs.

The handing over of the logos (and other business support took place virtually today and we’re in conversation with the winning SME and the founder of the initiative. 

Title:            [• Ms]   

Name:          [• Lesley Waterkeyn] 

Position at organisation:  [• Brainchild behind the initiative, Founder and Executive Director at Over The Rainbow ]

Title:            [• Ms]   

Name:                      [• Nothando Ntuli ] 

Position at organisation:  [• Founder of Fashion Gallery in KZN, ]

Born on the cusp of South Africa’s new dawn, Lebo Lion is a rainbow nation millennial marketer from the humble streets of Vosloorus township and the bustling corridors of Johannesburg, a unique combination of grit & street smarts. 

The daughter of a Woolworths trolley parker turned entrepreneur, & cleaning lady turned corporate executive Lebo Lion is the product of resilience against all odds & success that can only be acquired through hard work, talent, & passion. 

Her first tech company, Mzansipad, designing tablets & educational software for children in disadvantaged communities in 2013, pioneered paperless learning initiatives in government schools.  The feats that Lebo Lion achieved with Mzansipad gained her recognition as True Love Magazine's class of 2019, that celebrates South African women who are building the future of Mzansi.

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Lebo Lion has over 7 years experience designing online and offline event assets & lead generation programmes that help organizations build & strengthen their relationships with internal & external stakeholders. The success of Lebo Lion's work often equips organizations with marketing assets that they consequently acquire into the organizational structure and/or leading to million rand financial investments from sought after investors. 

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