The View Point

Our guest argues that monarchies have evaded questions regarding their relevance and the contemplation of a society where they no longer exist. Initially resisting colonial conquest, traditional leaders reluctantly made compromises throughout the 20th century (e.g.: Bantustans).

Through methods of indirect rule, colonial and apartheid governments manipulated indigenous leaders to control black populations to serve the interests of white domination.

Guest: Andile Zulu - Political Essayist & Columnist | Mail & Guardian

Kwazi first laid his eyes on a diamond as a toddler. He fondly recalls a time when he was a regular at his father’s workshop, watching his intensity as he designed and moulded the metal until he mastered the piece.

The strides that his father has made in a widely Jewish-White dominated industry and the knowledge that he has accumulated in the many years in the industry made him a seasoned teacher to both him, his uncle and many other designers in the industry.

Guest: Kwazi Shiba - Founder | Shiba Designs

Goodie Tutors is an established private tutoring company offering lessons to students in Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape. Their professional team of tutors customise their instruction to the needs of each student at any convenient time at either their tutoring venue or within the comforts of your home.

With an ambition to help students realise their academic goals while offering professional and affordable tutoring, their tutors are familiar with the Department of Education / IEB / Cambridge curriculum and textbooks for the class.

Guest: Godi (Godiragetse) Mogajane - Founder | Goodie Tutors

There has been a marked decrease in both private sector and government funding to address the social ills in our nation, at a time when social needs have increased dramatically. According to a recent survey by Nation Builder, 72% of NPOs said demand for their services had increased, while experiencing decreased funding.

This means both social investors and implementing organizations, or non-profit organizations (NPOs), urgently have to re-prioritize the effective deployment of resources for the greatest possible long-term, sustainable social impact.

Guest: Kerry-Leigh Pashal - Executive Trustee | Nation Builder

Our guest provides useful insights for graduates with mental health conditions who are entering the workplace, as well as offers strategies for employers to cultivate a supportive company culture around mental health. In a recently published article, she reflects on how we can change the way we think and speak about mental health conditions beyond the workplace.

She started the WorkWell Workplace Mental Health Program as a commitment to fighting mental health stigma in the workplace and show how we can all work to shift the narrative through her work.

Guest: Lethabo Sekele - Founder | WorkWell Workplace Mental Health Programme

South Africa’s young people prefer to work for organizations that have business leaders who are open and honest in their communication with employees. In the eyes of younger generations, transparency has become an important factor that needs to be ensured by employers, in particular on matters relating to the business and leadership.

These are some of the findings of PwC’s Workforce Preference Study issued earlier in March. The report provides an overview of what young people are looking for from prospective employers.

Guest: Maura Jarvis - Associate Director, People and Organization division| Price Waterhouse Coopers

Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on the 24th March to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers but global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000.

Under the theme - ‘The Clock is Ticking’ – this year’s commemoration conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB and this is especially critical in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Coceka - Executive Manager of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC)

Thuto Thipe is part of the Curatorial Advice Committee, under Con Hill trust. They aim to bring awareness to the story of the constitution and the history of constitutional values. They will be curating and historically contextualising the creation of the constitution.

Guest: Dr Thuto Thipe - Lecturer in African Studies at University of Cape Town

He was born Albert Louis Sachs, in Johannesburg, to parents who had emigrated from Lithuania when it was still part of the Russian Empire. Under the Tsar’s rule, Jews throughout the empire were subjected to constant discrimination and frequent outbursts of mob violence, with the open encouragement of the state.

Memories of this oppression informed the Sachs family’s view of their new country, where native Africans were denied many of the rights freely granted to European immigrants.

Guest: Judge Albie Sachs - Retired Judge, Author, Human Rights Activist – now turned RadioMan

GUEST: Dr. Tholang Khumalo - Doctor & Renal Specialist | Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital