The View Point

The Global Revolution series of conferences has become a firm fixture in the public procurement calendar since its inception in 1997.

Guest: Prof. Sope Williams-Elegbe, Professor and Head of Department of Mercantile Law, and the deputy director of the African Procurement Law Unit at Stellenbosch University]

Overarching theme: Tourism as a driver for rural economic growth

Guest Presenter: Jerry Mabena,Chief Executive Officer of Motsamayi Tourism Group 

Guest 1: Ms Moseketsi Mpeta, Head of Tourism at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC);

Guest 2: Ms Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, Chairperson of the Tourism Transformation Council of SA (TTCSA)

Guest 3: Mr Tshepo Matlou, Head of Marketing & Communications at Jurni

Guest: William Lekgoathi, SATAWU – Freight coordinator

 Guest: Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association

Guest: Hanley Nyathi,  Founder and CEO of Hanley Technologies

#HealthOnMonday:  Covid-19 and hospitalisation – which province has a high mortality rate?

Guest: Dr. Wassila Jassat, Public Health Specialist at National Institute for Communicable Diseases

The new cohort of Wits staff have been selected to join the Female Academic Leaders Fellowship, which is part of the University’s efforts to transform the gender and racial profile of academics at Wits University. Our guest today, Dr Risenga is part of that selection. Her research work focuses on botany, cell biology, medicinal plants and phytochemistry. Currently involved in a project examining the effects of climate change on medicinal plants. Dr Risenga states that this fellowship opportunity will to advance her research work and nurture young people in the field. 

Guest :Ida Risenga 

Judith Sephuma is a South African multi award winning artist of international standard. She has been dubbed the queen of Afro Jazz. She is an acclaimed prolific and versatile singer with multiple platinum status selling albums. Her angelic, soft, sultry and melodic voice has continued to dominate airwaves for close to 2 decades.

GUESTS:Judith Sephuma -Musician 

What are some of the challenges that young people face in their respective African countries? Are other countries also seeing a situation where young people are calling on the old leaders to stop making decisions for them and to step aside and let young people into leadership and governance?

GUESTS : Rinu Oduala -  Human Rights advocate, Influencer and community organizer] focused primarily on issues of equity, justice, humanity and community advancement. She is the executive project director at Connect Hub NG, a platform that documents, defends and advocates against state violence and police brutality in Nigeria

GUEST: Espoir Ngalukiye - Activist and Researcher at Global Integrity Born in 1993, Espoir is a community organizer for democracy, human rights non-violent activist and revolutionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2019 in Public Management at the University of Virginia Tech in the United States.

Our community builder tonight has an extensive list of NPO and community involvement projects, however today we engage him in his capacity as the Treasurer and Board Member for Ithemba Trauma and Rape support centre.

GUESTS : Zwannda Mukwevho - Social activist, Chartered accountant, OUTA Non-executive Director etc

Over the last 25 years Vanessa Perumal has established herself as a social entrepreneur, social justice activist, innovator, feminist and strategist. She is the founder and Managing Director of JT Communication Solutions – a pan-African media, communications Agency

Guest: Ms Vanessa Perumal

Guest:  Mr John Kamara, Founding CEO of Afya Rekod]