Views and News with Clarence Ford

Clarence Ford speaks to Koketso (Kay) Rathumbu, Head of Advocacy and Communication at Gender-based Violence & Femicide Response Fund. (GBVF Response Fund).  

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Return To SA- Alex Bartholomew lived overseas for 25 years & decided to return to SA, she posted her story on the Facebook page " Return to South Africa" and was blown away by the positive response.

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Last Friday, the Port of Cape Town was recognised as Africa’s Leading Cruise Port inclusive of our Cruise Terminal Building at the 31st Annual World Travel Awards.This win aims to cement CPT as a leading cruise port with an improved experience for cruise passengers, from arrivals, stays and departures. Andre Blaine, Executive Manager: Marine & Industrial.

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Fans of golf take note...  

The Animal Rescue Organisation (ARO) - an establishment who offers a welfare veterinary hospital service in the metropole’s poorer communities, will this friday be hosting golf day fund-raiser at King David Mowbray Golf Course.  

Lindsey Concer, head of fund-raising and communications at ARO (Animal Rescue Organization) 

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Kenya court stops appointment of new Deputy President until the impeachment of current DP psasses legal. Will the enmity over River Nile water affect the enlarged BRICS summit opening in Russia tomorrow? The grouping now contains Ethiopia and Egypt.

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This October Transport Month, the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education (AWARE.org), dedicated to reducing alcohol misuse, reinforces its commitment to road safety and working with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), the Johannesburg Metro Police Department Lebogang Mashigo.

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What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop 

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 Matric 2024, Vanessa Le Roux founder of Parents for Equal Education & the mother of a matriculant joined us for a chat about the challenges facing the class of 2024.

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In August this year the very first Fishers People Tribunal took place in Kalk Bay , coordinated by the Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links South Africa, with the support of activists and research institutes such as the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape. several problems faced by South Africa’s small-scale fishers were addresses , including the small-scale fishers policy and whether its promises have materialised. Guests are Prof Moenieba Isaacs -Full Professor with the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of Western Cape (UWC). & Siphesihle Mbhele associate researcher at the Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies, He is the founder and co-host of Activating Youth Activism Podcast.     

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The Santa Shoebox Project, which brings festive season joy to more than 70 000 disadvantaged children each year, is giving teams the chance to get into the spirit of giving with the opening of Team Pledges. 

Imagine Secret Santa but on a grand scale! By pledging 20 or more shoeboxes packed with treats and essential items, your team can light up the faces of children around South Africa and Namibia. Each box includes a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, facecloth, school supplies, toys, sweets and an outfit of clothing, all new, unused and age-appropriate, chosen for a specific child living in the donors’ community. 

Deb Zelezniak, CEO Santa Shoebox Project shares more. 

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