The View Point

1. #ANCNEC (Will Magashule be asked to step aside according to the legal opinion? | Mbeki appears at NEC meeting as Pres. Ramaphosa does AU Chairperson duties)

2. #SADTU (Appealing the DBE decision to rewrite NSC Maths and Physical Science papers in court)

3. #VanDammeSabbitical (DA leader, John Steenhuisen, orders Phumzile van Damme to extend sick leave | DA will not enter in a coalition with EFF ahead of 2021 municipal elections)

4. #SuzanneDaniels (Appears for the second leg of her testimony at Zondo Commission with regards with Eskom and former CEO Matshela Koko)

5. #ATM (Vote of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa)

6. #Mkhwebane (Public protector's report on Pravin Gordhan and Sars 'rogue unit' set aside)

Guest: Atlehang Molefe - Student from the Wits School of Governance and a Debater

Work is good for your mental health but many employees with mental health-related disability face an uphill battle against discrimination, stigma and ignorance as they strive for equality and full participation in work.

At the same time, employers who fail to offer reasonable accommodation or adapt working conditions or duties for an employee with psychosocial disability can find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Guest: Prof. Christoffel Grobler - Psychiatrist & former Eastern Cape chairperson | the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Hanns Seidel Foundation will be hosting a virtual dialogue event commemorating the passing of Nelson Mandela on the 5th of December.

This dialogue will explore liberation’s social imaginaries in the contexts of profound social, political and economic divides.

Guest: Sello Hatang - CEO | Nelson Mandela Foundation

Guest: Francois Britz - African Championship Debater & Professional Debate Coach

The final lecture in the series, titled “Arts and Culture as a mechanism for Liberation” will be delivered by theatre legend, award-winning actor, director, playwright, and anti-apartheid activist, Dr John Kani, who has spent his illustrious career telling the stories of the voiceless and giving dignity to those that the system mercilessly sought to deny this basic human right.

This lecture will look at the state of arts and culture in 2020, particularly in light of the devastating impact of the lockdown on the sector. Dr Kani also unpacked how Tambo effectively used arts and culture as a mechanism to liberate South Africa then, and how we can use these to overcome some of the systemic challenges we face today.

Guest: Dr. John Kani

The arts and culture sector in South Africa has been struggling for a number of years. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown – considered one of the harshest in the world – has brought this industry to its knees. Contributing an estimated 1.7 % to the GDP of South Africa, the industry has long been recognised as one critical to creating social cohesion and the progressive society we want. It can also be a powerful mechanism of liberation.

OR Tambo Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. John Kani.

According to UNAIDS Seize the Moment Report on HIV/AIDS released earlier this year, while access to life-saving treatment has increased, inequalities still keep many women and children vulnerable in Africa. The report shows unequal progress, with too many vulnerable people and populations left behind.

Gues: Yvette Raphael - Executive Director at Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA

Mark is in conversation with the chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Ms Sibongile Tshabalala… Their conversation will be based on Activism; Being a woman leader of the TAC; and the struggle around aids and health systems in South Africa.

Guest: Sibongile Tshabalala - National Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign

Guest: Dr Lekopane Mogaladi - CEO | Tembisa Hospital

After South Africa achieved its liberation in 1994, Mark Heywood joined the AIDS Law Project (ALP) alongside Justice Edwin Cameron and Zackie Achmat. His activism in civil society spans the whole of the democratic period in South Africa. Between 1997 and 2010 he was the head of the ALP, one of South Africa's most successful post-apartheid human rights organizations.

Guest: Mr Mark Heywood - Social Justice Activist; Former Executive Director at SECTION27; Editor of Maverick Citizen

The highly infectious novel coronavirus has swept across the world, devastating health systems and laying waste to economies as governments introduced drastic measures to contain the spread. Not since the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1990s have countries faced such a common health threat.

This explains why UNAIDS has selected the theme “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility” for this year’s World AIDS Day. Infectious diseases such as these remain a major threat to human health and prosperity. Around 32.7 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses in the last 40 years

Guest: Dr. Lekopane Mogaladi - CEO | Tembisa Hospital