The View Point

Though Kepas Melodi’s farming enterprise started off small, it has since grown into a sizeable operation that has seen him operate from communal land, based in Hazyview and employ nine people full-time. He’s also managed a partnership with a major retailer and learnt valuable lessons.
He started farming in 2003 when he identified a shortage of fresh spinach produce in the fresh produce market in Hazyview, where he worked at the time. His is a story that may motivate other would-be farmers and entrepreneurs.
He’s on the line and he’s going to tell us all about it…

The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light the need to re-evaluate how we organise for work, when and how we deliver work, and the physical environment in which we work. Government has provided guidelines for social distancing and other measures in the effort to reduce infections.
As we have begun the national vaccination programme, more organisations will want to have more of their employees back into the office thus raising a question; what would be the new benchmark for a ‘safe office’, in particular the open plan seating?

Name: [• Amos Molefe ]
Position at organisation: [• Managing Director at AMP Designs ]

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]