GUEST: PROF INNOCENT PIKIRAYI

MAARIF CENTRE FOR TURKISH STUDIES

GUEST: DR RHODA MALGAS

GUEST: LAWSON NAIDOO

GUEST: PROF. ABDOOL KARIM

Bonang Mohale is a highly respected businessman, known as much for his patriotism as for his active role in advancing South Africa's interests. Mr Mohale has an impressive track record of building successful companies, delivering results and making significant advances in transformation in the companies he has been involved in. He has been a vocal courageous and active proponent of transformation since the 1980s, and played a leadership role in the Black Management Forum (BMF) for over 33 years.

Bonang Mohale is currently the Vice Chancello of the University of the Free State, former CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA). Mr Mohale ended a distinguished term as Vice President Upstream and Chairman of Shell South Africa (Pty) Limited at the end of June.

Guest: Bonang Mohale :  VC - University of the Free State AND President of BUSA (Business Unity South Africa) 

Guest: Kolosa Madikizela: Managing Director for Africa at Pragma Global]

It is said that a man cries from the inside. But what does a man who is going through a depressive state do when society tells us that men are weaklings for talking about thier problems? They go through life in an illusion. Many of them are living as if they have lost any cognisance of who they are.

We’re in conversation with Sivuyile Msengana, and he will share his story of being a reluctant healer and how he

Guest:  Sivuyile Msengana

Rwanda is 4,000 miles from the United Kingdom. Yet this does not deter the UK government from carrying out its plan in which asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally in the UK may be relocated to Rwanda. This plan was given the green light by the UK High Court in December.

The UK-Rwanda asylum plan was controversial from the start. Human rights activists globally condemned the plan. Some decried it as “a threat to the welfare of vulnerable people”.

GUEST : Musa Mdunge

Guest: Prof. Sampson Mamphweli, Director for the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) át Stellenbosch University   

Stellenbosch University recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Teesside University, in England, to become a research partner in initiatives to advance the use of green hydrogen as an energy source. The main focus is the production of green hydrogen, which is produced by electrolysis of water using renewable energy resources such as solar and wind energy. 

This MoU forms part of  President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent State visit to the UK and has allocated an initial R12-million towards establishing research expertise in the field. These research activities are said to help South Africa with technology localisation, as well as industrialisation using the hydrogen economy.

Guest: Johanna Leblanc, CEO of J. Leblanc Global Consulting  

It’s a new year and after a historic US midterm election, America has a newly divided government. The new session of Congress began on the 3rd of January, with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, while Democrats have managed to retain the Senate.

Another interesting thing about this new congress is that women make up more than a quarter of all members of the 118th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history and a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago. Counting both the House of Representatives and the Senate, women account for 153 of 540 voting and nonvoting members of Congress. Though it remains far below women’s share of the overall U.S. population, the increase is significant as it indicates a 59% increase from the 96 women who were serving in the 112th Congress a decade ago.

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa Chairperson of SCOPA (Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is a Legislature Committee that acts as Parliament’s watchdog over the financial expenditure of the Executive. It audits reports, internal audits, forensic reports and any other documents issued by the Auditor-General, as well as any other financial statements referred to them. When necessary, SCOPA is able to initiate investigations, and is empowered to call on governmental heads to account for expenditure of public funds. If SCOPA deems it necessary, it can also recommend that the National Assembly enforces punitive measures in issues of financial corruption.  

Today’s public lecture will focus on the work of SCOPA, what is happening in South Africa’s SOE’s and will South Africans see people being held accountable? SCOPA Chairperson, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, joins us now.