The View Point

The First Lady of Song, as termed by the late Nelson Mandela, is no more. Mama Sibongile Khumalo succumbed to stroke related complications after a lengthy period of illness. Born in Soweto from a musical dynasty, she was the daughter of Grace and Professor Khabi Mngoma.

Guest: Sipho Hotstix Mabuse - Musician

Guest: Prince Lengoasa - Musician

During the COVID crisis, we’ve seen a major increase in online trading. And while 2021 is well underway, it’s likely we’ll still see a few lingering effects of 2020 in the markets. Coming into 2020, nobody said a killer virus would emerge and plunge the global economy into the worst recession since the Great Depression, leading to one of the biggest stock market crashes in history and the price of oil tumbling to be below zero dollars a barrel.

Guest: Daniel Kibel - Co-founder | CM Trading

Thick Goddess Executive Models Training Academy is a South African based modeling training academy that is located in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. It is a new Vocational Training initiative that seeks to provide South African youth with market driven technical job skills and training for the fashion, photography, modeling and media industries.

Guest: Tricia Marumo - Chief Operations Office | Thick Goddess Executive Models Training Academy

Guest: Nelly Nkosi - Chief Marketing Officer | Thick Goddess Executive Models Training Academy

BackaBuddy is crowdfunding campaign website that helps raise money for charity by making you a Charity Champion. With this online fundraising site, you can also register your charity to receive donations or donate to any charity of your choice (as long as they are registered with Backabuddy) as an individual.

Guest: Justene Bergin - Head of Communities | BackaBuddy

According to recent reports, the country’s major banks are heading for a showdown with hundreds of aggrieved customers who have filed an application in the Gauteng High Court seeking certification of a R60 billion class action, claiming their homes were unjustly sold in execution for as little as 10% of their market value.

Guest: King Sibiya - President of iLungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation

Experts in traditional African culture have expressed concern about plastic being used to cover the bodies of Covid-19 victims, saying it disrespects the deceased.
In the past couple of weeks, we have heard reports of people going to cemeteries and exhuming the bodies of their loved ones because they believe that their spirits are not at peace and this could have long lasting effects on the family members that remain.

Guest: Zolani Mkiva - CONTRALESA

Sibu Mabena is in conversation with Lekau Sehaoan and Lesego Tlhabi about the journeys in entrepreneurship and building a brand. They touch on major lessons learnt on the journey as entrepreneurs and creatives, the importance of protecting your brand and the secret behind being versatile.

Guest: Lekau Sehoana - Founder of Drip Footwear

Guest: Lesego Tlhabi - Screenwriter, Content producer, Satirist

Sibu Mabena, is the founder of Duma Collective - a creative communications agency that services FMCG Brands, event productions, agencies, performing artists and government departments in South Africa and the rest of the continent. With a BA in Political Science and International Relations, this young creative with extensive experience in Event Production, Sponsorship Acquisition and Social Media Marketing.

Guest: Sibu Mabena - Founder of Duma Collective

Medical practitioners, healthcare workers and their support staff face insurmountable odds caring for those with COVID. Many of their colleagues have lost their own lives in the process. The cycle of care is relentless. The exhaustion, sadness and quiet desperation is utterly undefinable.

It is for these reasons that the Hospital Heroes movement was founde by three individuals, who saw the need to recognise and reward the Herculean efforts made by the frontline healthcare and medical staff at hospitals all around the country in the face of COVID-19.

Guest: Khilona Radiaally Baker - Co-founder | Hosptal Heroes Movement

Guest: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman

In 2019, the South African Receiver of Revenue put out a tender for an independent track and trace system for the tobacco industry. After many extensions, the tender was cancelled in 2020 and this left many speculations about the industry’s influence over regulations. What could have been the cause of this? Was it industry influence?

Guest: Prof Corne ban Walbeek - Director | Research Unit of the Economics of Excisable at UCT