The View Point

A study conducted by the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit at University of Cape Town (UCT) has found that labour market returns to tertiary qualifications in South Africa are high, but a low share of the population has access to these returns. “Black tax is relevant to South African graduates in particular, since the completion of post-secondary education may come with responsibilities to meet family and household needs through an increased ability to offer financial support.

Guest: Emma Whitelaw - Researcher | Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), University of Cape Town

Tanzanian President John Magufuli won a second term, with a landslide victory of more than 84% of the vote in last week’s election. His main opponent, Tundu Lissu of the Party for Democracy and Progress, or Chadema, earned 13% of the vote, according to the official count.

In Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara won a third term in power after an election boycotted by the opposition. The 78-year old president, who had once pledged to make way for a younger generation, took 94% of the vote.

Guinea's President Alpha Condé won a controversial third term in office, amid violent protests across the country. The electoral commission said the 82-year-old had taken 59.5% of the vote.

Guest: Adv. Sipho Mantula - Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki African School on Public and International Affairs at the University of South Africa

Patrick Shai is in conversation with Collen Sepamatla, who served an eight year sentence on fraud. They met during one of the prison visits that form part of a partnership between Khuluma Ndoda and the department of justice.

Collen approached Patrick, seeking advise on how to men things at home. Before he went to prison, the situation was tense between he and his wife and he feared that he might not be fully rehabilitated and that he might be further emasculated and turn to violence.

Since his release, he has been attending counselling sessions and actively doing something to ensure that he is fully rehabilitated and reintegrated into the community.

Guest: Collen Sepamatla - Beneficiary of the Khuluma Ndoda programme and an ex con

Patrick Shai is a celebrated South African actor who has appeared in numerous stage plays, television productions and feature films. He has appeared in numerous television series including Mission Top Secret, Behind the Badge, Zero Tolerance, Hillside, Soul City, Life is Wild, Skeem Saam, Zone14, 7de Laan and Yizo Yizo.

Patrick Shai is also the founder of a social movement called Khuluma Ndoda - which aims to empower men to fight against gender-based violence. The organisation is in partnership with the department of justice where they go to prisons to rehabilitate and educate perpetrators of gender-based violence while trying to understand the reasons behind their actions.

Guest: Patrick Shai - Actor, Gender Activist and Founder of Khuluma Ndoda

The 2020 Sponsors of Brave campaign – a partnership between Adcock Ingram OTC and News24 – aims to celebrate the unsung heroes and brave professionals in healthcare. In its second season, the campaign recognizes that pursuing a career in healthcare during the height of a pandemic is the definition of a Generation of Brave and aims to shine a spotlight on the succession of healthcare heroes.

Our next guest notes that: “We were blown away by the scale of nominations and the calibre of the healthcare Professionals who ultimately won in the first season. It is exciting to anticipate what new champions season 2 will introduce as we recognize aspiring healthcare professionals who personified practicing the Hippocratic oath during Covid-19”.

Guest: Nicole Capper - Judge | Brave Matters

Guest:Sibongumenzi Mtshali - 5th Year Medical Student | University of Stellenbosch

Guest: Vivian Chengalroyan - PhD candidate in Pharmacy | University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

Opinion polls in the US have long pointed to the strong possibility of a Democratic party sweep in the election on 3 November, with Joe Biden winning the presidency and Democrats gaining control of the US Senate and holding on to the House of Representatives, putting an end to divided government.

But if the election turns out to be mostly a referendum on Donald Trump, Democrats might win just the White House while failing to retake the Senate. And one cannot rule out the possibility of Donald Trump navigating a narrow path to an electoral college victory, and of Republicans holding on to the Senate, thus reproducing the status quo.

Guest: Johanna Leblanc - National Security & US Foreign Policy Legal Analyst

1. #JohnSteenhuisen (DA federal leadership win)
2. #MbaliNtuli (What is next for her political career?)
3. #OneSAMovement (Maimane to launch Basic Income Grant model)
4. #RandalWilliams (New mayor: City of Tshwane)
5. #EFF (Plans to submit comments to nationalize the South African Reserve Bank as Amendment Bill is open for comment at Parliament)

Guest: Prof. Mcebisi Ndletyana - Associate Professor | Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Johannesburg

The Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation is a public benefit organisation that was established in 2010 to promote, protect and preserve the legacies of married freedom fighters and doyens of democracy, Oliver and Adelaide Tambo.

The Foundation actively promotes the memory of the Tambos through education, community-upliftment, arts & culture, and women-empowerment initiatives, amongst others. Additionally, we host a number of dialogues with institutions of higher learning and other stakeholders in the private and public sector that seek to instil the values for which the Tambos stood in future generations.

Guest: Zengeziwe Msimang - CEO | Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation

The Post-Crisis Crisis: After Uhuru

The second leg of the O.R Tambo Memorial Lecture series took place on the 103rd birthday. The keynote speaker is the legendary African playwright, poet activist and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Guest: Tsitsi Dangarembga - Novelist, Activist and Filmmaker

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not mince words when it came to the state of the economy during the mid-term budget and policy statement this afternoon. Mboweni firmly reminded the country that our economic recovery requires us to address our debt to GDP ratio and pay our obligations, referring to the ailing SOEs who are entering different phases of collapse. However, the ministry did recognize that the tax increases on a small tax-base will not fix these problems.

Guest:Mandla Isaacs - Managing Director | Zehuti Advisory