The View Point

HIGHER HEALTH – the centre devoted to student health, wellness and psychosocial wellbeing, in the post-schooling education sector – today launched 10 fully furnished mobile clinic units that will greatly enhance health services at TVET, CET colleges and universities around the country. The roving fleet of clinics was unveiled by Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande during a visit to the Zululand District.

Guest:Dr Ramneek Ahluwalia - CEO of Higher Health

Guest: Mr Thembalethu Nikilana

Ashley Raphala, aka ‘Shimza’ was the first artist to live stream from Robben Island in a historic event on Mandela Day. Shimza, and his foundation SHIMUZIC along with the Siya Kolisi Foundation had partnered in a drive to raise funds for those negatively affected by Covid-19 as well as Robben Island itself.

A dedicated philanthropist, Shimza has been hosting his One Man Show events for over a decade, raising funds for underprivileged children and causes close to his heart in South Africa.

Guest: Ashley Raphala - Shimza - Founder of the Shimuzic Foundation, DJ and entreprenuer

Thabo Seshoka is a Curator and Academic. He is currently the Senior Manager: Heritage and Research at Robben Island Museum. In this role he oversees the Museum’s Creative, Exhibitions, Natural Environment, Research, Archives and Collections.

He previously served as the Specialist: Art Curator for Absa Group Limited. At the age of 24, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Absa Gallery, while concurrently curating one of the largest Corporate Art Collections globally. Seshoka is also the former acting Chief Curator and Head of Museum Africa, a role he was appointed to at the age of 23.

Guest: Thabo Seshoka - Senior Manager for Heritage and Research at Robben Island Museum

Morongoa Ramaboa kick started her career in the travel & tours industry serving as a Project Manager for Limpopo Homestays during the 2010 World Cup hosted in South Africa. Morongoa's career highlight was exceeding the provincial occupancy rate of Limpopo based homestays as reported by Limpopo Tourism & Parks.

Needless to say, nine (9) years later she's back in the tourism sector managing the reputation of one of South Africa's national heritage sites and a monument of freedom - Robben Island Museum (RIM).

Guest:Morongoa Ramaboa

Could #BlackGirlMagic be the secret recipe for success in SA workplaces?

Black African women who bring their #BlackGirlMagic and ubuntu management style to the South African workplace provide leadership that is more culturally relevant to transformed and diverse organisations and leads to better business performance.

Guest: Dr Phumzile Mmope - Lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and one of the contributors to the 2020 Women’s Report

All Joy Foods (which is part of JSE-listed company, AH-Vest) has released some of its shares to the public – they are partnering with Verityhurst Academy to create a free float that will benefit students from previously disadvantaged communities.

Some of these conversations about shares and releasing shares to the public can be a bit confusing but with help from Dr. Mandla Lamba from Verityhurst Academy and Muhammed Naasif Darsot from All Joy Foods, we’ll get an understanding of why this is happening and the economic gap that this is meant to fill.

Guest: Dr Mandla Lamba - CEO | Verityhurst Academy

Guest: Muhammed Naasef Darsot - CEO | All Joy Foods

Enterprise development plays a huge role in the development of SMMEs. During the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the small businesses were not effectively participating in the mainstream economy and most of them have had to close down. How does enterprise development assist entrepreneurs to get back on their feet?

Guest:Mbuso Radebe - Enterprise Development Specialist AND Senior Business Advisor at TechnoServe

Black Consciousness as a part of broader black traditions.

Black Consciousness is the youngest of the pro-black intellectual projects, being most prominent in the late 1960s and predominant 1970s within the anti-Apartheid movement. Black Consciousness took place on the backdrop of the Black Panther movement in the diaspora, the impact of banning of major political parties in SA and independence of Africa states (Ghana).

In this discussion, we unpack the legacy of Steve Biko's intellectual work has been embedded in our liberation movement, its values and its leadership. How do we embed these values into society, in light of the 43rd anniversary of his death? Where do we align our intellectual projects and provide solidarity on the continent and within diaspora?

Guest: Ms Obenewa Amponsah - Transformational coach, academic, speaker and facilitator – former head of the Steve Biko Foundation

This week, the IRR is launching Land, Lives & Liberty: A five-point plan to save rural SA – This is a policy document presenting a simple set of solutions to make sure South Africans living in rural areas can thrive and fulfil their ambitions to #LiveFree in a peaceful and prosperous country.

Today, in the first of the three online briefings, IRR deputy head of policy research Hermann Pretorius had a chat with a firearms activist Gideon Joubert about personal and family safety and how self-defence is a vital part of rural safety and security.

Guest:Hermann Pretorius - IRR’s Deputy Head of Policy Research