Guest: Ongama Mtika - Political Analyst & Lecturer based at the Nelson Mandela University

Guest: Jaryd Raizon - Founder of Trusted Interns and Country Manager of The Knowledge Trust

What opportunities do young graduates have in bridging the gap between what universities provide and what skills employers expect? There has been an age-old debate between employers and universities on who is responsible for building the labour force, particularly in times of economic crisis.

We know that many graduates remain unemployed for at least a year and some even longer, due to the high young unemployment rate in this country.

Guest: Rajan Naidoo - Director of EduPower Skills Academy

A recent survey investigating the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 national lockdown has shown that, of the estimated three million job losses in South Africa between February and April 2020, twice as many jobs were lost by women than men.

While many factors are at play here, the sudden added domestic responsibilities – the bulk of which still tend to fall on women – cannot be ignored.

Guest: Anli Bezuidenhout - Senior Associate in the Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Employment practice

Today marks day 3 of level2 lockdown – many things are pretty much relaxed and the ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes has been lifted. South Africans love their substances and this love is very dangerously uncontrollable.

Tonight we zoom in on our relationship with substances and the need for us to introspect this relationship and to soberly think about the impact of not having proper by-laws that regulate the buying and selling of alcohol?

Guest: Maurice Smithers - Director | South African chapter of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA)

Guest: Dan Wolf - Director | Houghton House Recovery Centre AND Psychologist specialising in substance abuse issues

Guest: Mhlanganisi Madlongolwana (uMTHEMBU) - Founder Of Desert Start-up Bootcamp and A Mandela Washington Fellow.

Guest: Dr Mandla Lamba - CEO of Verityhurst Academy

Guest :Michelle Krastanov - CEO of AcaciaCap Advisors

Guest: Makwe Masilela - Chief Investment Officer at Makwe Fund Managers

Guest: Matthew Parks - COSATU’s Parliamentary Co-ordinator

Pride Manautlala will be discussing the Future of Work. In this conversation, we discuss what the shifting dynamics of the pandemic means for women building businesses (partnerships), women in the workplace (diversity & inclusion) and women in leadership (managing remote work).

Papama Mtwisha will be discussing Taking your Business Online, Going Digital with a focus on the Future of #MadeInAfrica for women in the creative industries. In this discussion, we will delve into why now is a good time to expand digital territories to global markets & illustrate the power of the continent.

Guest: Pride Manautlala - Marketing Executive

Guest:Papama Mtwisha - Founder, Africa Your Time is Now

The heroin economy has shaped the growth of coastal villages, border towns and megacities across East and Southern Africa. Ports and airports continue to be targeted by organized crime groups to traffic illicit goods.

This booming industry is enabled by unplanned and dysfunctional urbanization, migrating youth population, unemployment, weak governance, organized crime and widespread corruption among police and politicians in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and South Africa.

Guest: Simone Haysmon - Senior Analyst | Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime