The View Point

Despite the awareness about the danger of consuming alcohol during pregnancy, some women turn a blind eye and as a result, give birth to children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disease (FASD).

South Africa has the highest prevalence of FASD in the world which is more than 14 times the global average. The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure have lifelong implications‚ and thus‚ FASD is costly for society

In a country that has an incidence of 111.1 per 1‚000 children while the global average is 7.7 per 1.000, should we not relook at the interventions made to curb FASD?

Guest:Dr Leana Olivier - CEO of the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research

We’re in conversation with people who lost their jobs in the past year. We always talk about stats and different ways of creating employment. Today we talk to men and women who have been directly affected by retrenchment – the infamous section 189.

Guest: Lindo Ndwandwe - HR Director at Quant South Africa

Guest: Refiloe Seseko - Event Manager at Circa Events and Hospitality

Guest: Sam Ndlovu - Rental Sales Supervisor at Avis

Guest: Sashnee Ramautar - HR Organization Development and learning partner at Saint-Gorbain

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