The View Point

Being a small business owner takes great courage. During these uncertain times, many entrepreneurs are beginning to feel out of their depth and there is still six more months to go.

If you could start 2020 again, what would you do differently?
Momentum, in partnership with Kaya fm, hosts: The Science of Success - SMEs Masterclass. These classes are focused on giving insights on the challenges they face and unpacking tips and solutions to help get through.

Guest: Mhlanganisi Madlongolwana

In the past week, the death of Tshegofatso Pule and Naledi Phangindawo was another reminder that there is a battle women are facing in their communities and homes.

With the police ministry claiming that Gender-Based Violence statistics have dropped during lockdown, the GBV Command Centre call receiving 120 000 calls per day and 2230 new cases have been opened in the first four weeks of the national lockdown.

Guest: Nonsikelelo Mncube - Executive Assistant

Guest:Tsholofelo Nakedi - Community Interventions Manager

On 21st April, the government made an announcement that would provide social relief to millions of South Africans facing in distress as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. The Department of Social Development was tasked with not only the administering the existing grant system. It also had to facilitate the distribution of food parcels and pay careful attention to shelters, nutrition programs and other community-based initiatives.

Whilst there have been many challenges in grant increase and equitable distribution of food parcels, provincial governments are stepping up to identify and implement interventions that best suit the needs of their people during these trying times.

Guest:Mamkiti Qabethe - MEC: Social Development, Free State

The protests that have erupted over the past 2 weeks in America on racism and police brutality led by the social movement, #BlackLivesMatter has shook the table on South African shores.

In recent developments, Private and Model C schools have been at the centre of allegations of racism with students, past and present, sharing their experience on social media. The institutional culture of these schools neither sought to be inclusive, adaptive nor progressive after 1994. As one post so aptly stated: "these schools believe that textbook academia, Christianity and sports make their education better ".

Guest: Ayabonga Cawe - CEO of Xesibe Holdings | Talk Radio Host, Metro FM

This evening, I really wanted to speak about healthcare workers during these trying times of this Covid-19 pandemic. I was speaking to my best friend earlier this week on the plight of doctors in the Western Cape. He subsequently asked me to convey the following tweet, which struck a chord and is in part the motivation for welcoming our guests on the #TuesdayTakeover this evening

The tweet read:

"Healthcare workers alone are not the frontline of defense; primarily Citizens are. #StayAtHome because prevention is better than cure. #DoYourPart."

Guest: Dr Fezile Mkhize

Guest: Dr Scelo Mkhize

He was born in Durban and was raised on the south coast of KZN - Our co-host this evening requires little introduction and is no stranger to the media and to our listeners here on SAFM.

Once the youngest elected Member of Parliament in 2012, and a gentlemen who has cut his teeth in all spheres of political activism, a former UKZN SADESMO SRC member and the former National Chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade, a straight talker MP and the newly appointed Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts(SCOPA) in Parliament and the IFP's National Spokesperson - but also he's a loving dad to 8-year old Mkhanyisi, and he, himself will soon be celebrating his 33rd birthday this coming Friday.

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa - Member of Parliament | National Spokesperson, Inkatha Freedom Party

Preserved heritage has an impact to identity, dignity and self-determination of a nation and is often undermined. It is the priceless heritage that helps our people to find relevance in their living spaces, challenges life and socio-economic matters. The preservation and promotion of this heritage relies on the heritage practitioners being able to access resources from institutions.

The National Heritage Council regards the under-funding of the heritage sector as part of the impediments to development hence we prioritise providing support to Community heritage projects with funding for our heritage to remain relevant and contribute to the country’s sustainable development.

Guest: Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa - Ceo National Heritage Council

The United Nations has declared 7th June World Food Safety Day, to strengthen global efforts to ensure food safety under the theme "Food Safety everyone’s business".

The World Health Organization estimated “about 600 million people, i.e. almost 1 in 10 people in the world, who become ill after eating contaminated food. This has led to about 420 000 deaths every year”. Unsafe food costs the developing countries about US$ 95 billion each year. This adds a strain on their healthcare systems.

Guest:Moalusi Matlala - Deputy Director: Inter-agency Liaison Regulatory

South Africa’s young adults are facing the very real risk of getting left behind post-lockdown. This is a real concern considering that 65% of all the unemployed in this country are youth.

Nwenari argues that the power of technology can connect and empower young people to upskilling themselves during the closure of educational institutions. Further, she argues that it’s vital that young people are given all the tools they need in order to continue their mission of upskilling.

Guest:Onyi Nwenari - CEO: Afrika Tukkin

Two weeks ago, Adam Habib penned an article on how universities should not be a politicized place.

In response to this article, Sonwabile Ngxiza argues that Habib was more comfortable with limited contestation from students and their elected leadership. Further, he stated the dangers of authoritarian institutional cultures. In last week’s conversation on the role of Student Representative Councils during COVID, the tension between senior management and student leaders were highlighted.

Guest: Yandisa Nzoyiya - National Organizer of SAUS – South African Union of Students