As the death toll increases and the negative economic effects deepen, there is no certain timeline about when a vaccine might be ready, and it is not known when current measures of containment will be done away with. It is for this reason that the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Institute for the

Humanities in Africa (HUMA), along with international collaborators worldwide, has launched Corona Times, a space where engaged scholars from across the world offer detailed, rigorously researched, ethical expert commentary that explores ways to grasp the various facets of the current moment.

Guest: Dr Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute of Humanities in Africa at UCT

The spread of Covid-19 has made the adoption of technology and remote and flexible working inevitable, with a likely lasting change in the way we work. But being able to successfully work from home is dependent on an individual’s self-sufficiency i.e. time-management skills, self-discipline, motivation, communication skills, adaptability and technological skills. For those suddenly adapting to the new reality of working from home, it is easy to fall into the trap of poor discipline – ditch your daily routine, eat junk food, take "power naps" or tackle those DIY projects that there’s never time for.

GUEST: Lynne Madeley – CEO of Havas

The disruption brought on by COVID-19 has left many SMEs across the world uncertain about their future. Couple this with a low growth environment, South Africa entering a technical recession at the beginning of March, and the country’s ratings downgrade to by Moody’s on Friday, local SMEs have been dealt a particularly bad hand.

It is against this backdrop that President Ramaphosa’s announcement of R1 billion funding from the Rupert Family and Remgro Limited resulted in cautious hope amongst many SMEs across the country, who are now eager to learn how they can access the finance.

Business Partners Limited has been selected as the Administrator of the R1 billion funding and has announced that they will be ready to take applications by the end of the week. We find out more about applications, T&Cs and the payback terms (if any)?

GUEST: David Morobe - Executive General Manager for Impact Investment at Business Partners Limited

Self discovery should be an important goal for everyone. Some people go through life playing a role to mask who they really are. Others simply become what others want them to be. “Know thyself” is a classic platitude that continues to offer a valuable reminder today. It is only through the discovery of self that we can identify our purpose and actualize our potential. On the other hand, failure to embark on a pilgrimage of self discovery will cheat us of the opportunity to understand who we are and what we want out of life, as well as how we can help others during our time on this earth.

Guest: Obenewa Amponsah - Transformational coach, academic, speaker and facilitator

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt by every sector of South African society, business and education. Schools and colleges are closing in countries across the world, in an effort to prevent further spread of COVID-19, remote learning is however being used in some countries as a means of limiting disruption to learners' studies. Despite the majority of South African learners having limited or no internet access from their homes, are there ways and means for educators in South Africa to employ technology to keep lessons continuing uninterrupted?

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Ari Katz]
Position at organisation: [• CEO of Boston City Campus]

In an era where the protection of women and the girl child is a constant goal to reach, one cannot help but wonder what is being done to groom a generation of young men who will not only respect, but protect the women of our country.
In the Eastern Cape, with the help of the Department of Social Development (DSD), a talented young man, with a gift for music, is playing his role in ensuring that the spotlight is also placed on the plight of the boy child.

Title: [• Mrs]
Name: [• Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu]
Position at organisation: [• Deputy Minister – Department of Social Development]

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Selunathi Ntsika Dontsa ]
Position at organisation: [• Musician ]

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Oyama Tayi ]

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Samokelo Thwala ]

The Presidency has finally released the report of the judicial commission of inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation. The commission found that there had been "substantial impropriety" at the state-owned asset manager and its board is said to have been "divided and conflicted".
The report - which runs to nearly 1 000 pages - further recommends that former acting CEO Matshepo More and former head of human resources Chris Pholwane be internally disciplined for inappropriate conduct relating to misleading the PIC board.

Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Yongama Mabece]
Position AND organisation: [• Secretary General at the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers Union (PIC Branch)]
Title: [• Mr]
Name: [• Tshifhango Ndadza]
Position AND organisation: [• Deputy Secretary General at the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers Union (PIC Branch)]

Entrepreneur and business coach Jamal Sahib has just published his book Start with the End in Mind – The 5 Secrets to Life & Business Success. Start with the End in Mind takes readers on a journey of discovery into themselves, the people around them, and the mind-set they bring to succeeding in life and business.
Using real-life coaching examples, coupled with the latest coaching techniques and insights, it is said that this book will help you strip out imposed ways of thinking, enable you to crystallise your ambitions and deepen your understanding.

GUEST : Mr Jamal Sahib - Entrepreneur, business coach and author

At many underprivileged schools throughout the country, over 9 million learners are supplied with lunch through the National School Feeding Programme, and in the frightening majority of these cases, this is the only substantial meal these children receive all day. Having worked with schools in youth marketing through his agency, Superiate, Brad Stern woke up on Monday the 16th of March – the day following the president’s address – wondering what might happen to the learners who rely on the one meal they receive at school. Brad decided that the only course of action to stop thousands of children from going hungry was to make a plan of his own - Cans With Purpose.
Cans With Purposes aims to generate funds and donations in order to buy canned food to help curb the imminent hunger among underprivileged South African learners. The initiative gained traction in a matter of hours, raising an unprecedented R 25 000 in under two days.

GUEST: Mr Brad Stern - CEO of Superiate

Africa is the most-exposed region to the adverse effects of climate change despite contributing the least to global warming. The region is already disproportionately feeling the impacts related to a changing climate. Devastating cyclones affected 3 million people in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in the spring of 2018. But even with all these adversities, the fossil fuels business, particularly coal, continues to grow at an impressive rate throughout Africa. New coal-fired plants are being projected from South Africa to Senegal, from Kenya to Mozambique, via the DRC and Ivory Coast.
How can Africa mitigate the impact of climate change? Why are we the hardest hit, yet we contribute less to the degradation of the climate?

GUESTS: Prof Oluwatoyin Adejonwo - Environmental Law Professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos

Guest: Ms Sivuyisiwe Mapapu - Environmental Science Graduate from UCT