The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has just participated in the Money Smart Week SA 2021 campaign. The campaign, hosted by the National Consumer Education Committee, seeks to educate on the role of the intermediary and to empower consumers when committing to various insurance plans. They also had a career segment that empowers the youth with knowledge on the various career opportunities available in the financial sector.

Name: [• Solani Baloyi]
Position at organisation: [• Rand regional Manager at the FIA (Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa) ]

South Africa’s public procurement spend accounts for 20 percent of our gross domestic product and 30 percent of national, provincial, and local budgets. Public procurement wields enormous purchasing power, accounting for up to 30 percent of GDP in many developing economies. This purchasing power is critical in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – specifically Goal 12 which targets “sustainable consumption and production patterns”.

Name: [• Christelle Marias ]
Position at organisation: [• Sustainability Lead at IQbusiness

On the 27th of April 2021 South Africa celebrated "Freedom Day", flying high a flag which was credited to a person who was employed by the state to convene and chair the flag design submission proposals process by artists across South Africa.
On today’s Afrikan Narrative we’re joined by Bandile Magibili, he’s a poet, a graphic designer and author of 2 B Black.

Name: [• Bandile Magibili]
Position at organisation: [• Poet, a graphic designer and author of 2 B Black]

Piet Rampedi, is the former assistant editor at the Sunday Independent, an award-winning investigative journalist with experience in print and broadcasting AND now editor at Pretoria News.
He is a recipient of several awards, including CNN African Journalist of the Year, Vodacom Journalist of the Year (twice), Media24 Legends and City Press Journalist of the Year Awards.

Name: [• Piet Rampedi]
Position at organisation: [• Editor at Pretoria News]
Name: [• Metji Makgoba]
Position at organisation: [• Independent Political Analyst]

This year’s Hospice Week, taking place from the 3rd to the 10th of May, sees a focus on the role of partnership in providing support and care for people with life-threatening illnesses. It seeks to recognise, share and celebrate achievements of both hospices and palliative care programmes together with their partners.

The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) is actively involved in raising awareness of palliative care and what services hospices offers as well as working with Government and other organisations to make these services more financially sustainable and accessible to all. We’re joined by Ewa Skowronska, CEO of the HPCA and Nomsilo Khanyile who was nursed back to health at a hospice.

Title: [• Ms]
Name: [• Ewa Skowronska]
Position at organisation: [• CEO of the Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA)]
Title: [• Ms]
Name: [• Nomsilo Khanyile]

Recent developments in the country’s efforts to combat corruption in both the public and private sectors have highlighted the risks to their lives and their livelihoods that many whistleblowers have to live with.

Title: [• Mr.]
Name: [• Zaakir Mohamed]
Position at organisation: [• Corporate Investigations & Forensics lawyer at international law firm CMS South Africa]

#ANCStepAside - Clarity is expected to emerge this week about the ANC’s implementation of its contested step-aside rule and in particular how it deals with secretary-general Ace Magashule, who was given 30 days to step aside or face suspension.

Title: [• Ms]
Name: [• Sanusha Naidu]
Position at organisation: [• Senior Research Fellow | Institute for Global Dialogue]

We’re catching up with 189 Xchange, the home and job hub for job seekers who have lost their employment as a direct impact of section 189 (of the Labor Relations Act). We’ll hear more about the progress they’ve made since they started working over a year ago, they’ll tell us about the employment opportunities that are currently available for retrenched job seekers; AND we’ll also talk about the top five mistakes that are commonly made by job seekers.

Title: [• Mr.]
Name: [•]
Position at organisation: [• Founder of 189Xchange – and Bearer of Good News]

Collen Mashawana, is a renowned African Entrepreneur, a Marketer, an Investor founder and founding chairman of the Collen Mashawana Foundation.
He’s joins us on the line to talk about the One-Brick-at-a-Time initiative which aims to build 100 homes, with members of the public contributing towards each brick to reach the target of 5 000 bricks.

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Collen Mashawana]
Position at organisation: [• Chairman and Founder of the Collme Mashawana Foundation]

In February, we had a conversation with Peter Setou, Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund (an NGO in the land reform sector) and they were responding to the 2021 budget and government’s approach to finalise the 1-thousand-400-and-9 restitution claims at a cost of R9.3 billion over the next three years to achieve redress and equitable access to land.

Title: [• Mr.]
Name: [• Peter Setou ]
Position at organisation: [•Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund]