The View Point

“Family obligation” in Black households and familial intergenerational support

‘Black Tax’ was the focus of research done by Scelo Manyoni who graduated with a Master's in Development Studies degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).
‘Black Tax’ refers to the income Black professionals give to their families to help support them.

Title: [• Mr.]
Name: [• Scelo Manyosi ]

Title: [• Dr. (Ms)]
Name: [• Cyan Brown]
Position at organisation: [• Senior Atlantic Fellow at Tekano health equity]
Title: [• Dr. (Ms.)]
Name: [• Anesu Mbizvo]
Position at organisation: [• Medical doctor currently working as a yoga teacher at Freedom Yoga and founder and co-owner of The Nest Space]
Title: [• Dr. (Mr.)]
Name: [• Brendan Savary]
Position at organisation: [• Director of the Foundation for the Person and the Family; Anaesthetics medical officer AND an Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor ]

World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day is ‘celebrated’ around the world on the 31st of May. This annual celebration focuses on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to protect the right to health and healthy living for themselves and for future generations.

Title: [• Dr.]
Name: [• Kgosi Letlape ]
Position at organisation: [• Ophthalmologist in private practice, health activist AND harm reduction advocate]

Today marks the start of National Child Protection Week – a countrywide commemoration held annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Children's Act.

According to the South African Police Services crime statistics, more than 24,000 children were sexually assaulted in the 2019/2020 financial year. It is even more alarming how children living with disabilities experience neglect and sexual abuse. What this week aims to do is to remind us that the right of every child with a disability to an adequate standard of living is recognised in the South African Constitution.

Title: [• Ms.]
Name: [• Dumisile Nala ]
Position at organisation:[• National Executive Officer – Childline South Africa ]

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, will table Parliament’s Budget Vote tomorrow.
The purpose of the budget is to provide the support services required by Parliament to fulfil its constitutional functions, assist political parties that are represented in Parliament to secure administrative support and service constituents, and to provide members of Parliament with the necessary facilities.

Title: [• Dr. (Mr.)]
Name: [• Dumisani Jantjies]
Position at organisation: [• Director of the Parliamentary Budget Office ]

• Family Meeting and Adjusted level 2
• Eskom loadshedding (now it affects the water supply)
• Pan African Parliament
• Zondo Commission testimonies (Gigaba was on today)


Title: [• Dr. (Mr.)]
Name: [• Siphamandla Zondi]
Position at organisation: [• Political Scientist at the UJ]

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

Socio, Econ & Political Issues of the day. Incl. Daily Serial @ 21:45

The British Council’s research into the opinions and beliefs of young people have seen a marked shift from optimism to pessimism since the Covid-19 outbreak. Our previous Next Generation surveys of young people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe found sizeable majorities of young people believed their lives would be better than their parents and were optimistic for positive change in their country in the next five years.

The pace of Africa's economic growth is insufficient to produce the one million new jobs a month to match the labour demands of young people. But what if, in the focus to find jobs for young people, we are fighting the wrong battle. Why don’t we place more focus on allowing Generation Z, our future leaders, to create their own businesses as part of a quest for creating African identities and cultures?

Title: [• Ms]
Name: [• Ojoma Ochai ]
Position at organisation: [• British Arts Council director for Arts in Sub-Saharan Africa ]