Views and News with Clarence Ford

Cape Town is facing more disruptive rainfall.The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level five warning for Saturday. Many Capetonians are still recovering from the recent floods, with parts of the city still waterlogged and many water channels still flooded.Annette Botha, Vox weather Meteorologist 

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Clarence Ford speaks to Petrina Pakoe, Director of PSFA. 

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Clarence Ford speaks to Landseer Collen  Principal Director & Architect at BPAS Architects.

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Clarence Ford speaks to Lee- Anne Germanos Director & Co Founder Embrace Project.

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Across the Western Cape, there has been a steady rise in the unlawful harvesting and trading of rare succulent plants. This has resulted in many of the species facing potential extinction in the wild. has reported that the illegal removal of plants is the most widespread wildlife crime in the Western Cape.Carl Brown, Compliance Specialist – Wildlife Trade 

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Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube recently tabled her department’s budget  vote for the 2024/25 financial year in the National Assembly in Cape Town.Gwarube outlined that one of the five focus areas for her department would be to intensify efforts to improve access to quality of training and professional development opportunities available to our school management teams and teachers.Gail Campbell, CEO of Zenex Foundation supports this notion, confirming the importance of looking at programmes that focus on equipping teachers with “effective instructional strategies, particularly in literacy and numeracy.” 

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Discovery Health Medical Scheme claims data show a 120% increase in the prevalence of mental health conditions among young people (ages 18-24) from 2012 to 2022, compared to an average increase of 44% in older age groups.The transition from school to tertiary learning institutions can be a high-risk period for the development of significant mental health problems. Students starting out are often away from their families, must make new friends, and bear more responsibility such as financing their studies or managing an allowance, and juggling their schedules and lifestyle. They also have to adjust to a new learning environment and academic requirements. If young adults don’t have a strong support system and coping skills during this transition, it can lead to mental disorders.Dr Noluthando Nematswerani, Chief Clinical Officer at Discovery Health joins us now 

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

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By law, all domestic employers who employ any domestic worker in their household for 24 hours or more per month need to register them with the Unemployment Insurance and Workmen’s Compensation Funds (UIF Act and COIDA). By domestic worker, we mean a cleaner, gardener, driver, nanny, au pair, or caregiver looking after the sick, elderly, or disabled. In this article, former State Prosecutor, Labour Law Consultant, and ex officio official at (SA)EUO, Stephanie Cilliers, answers some of the most frequently asked questions on the topic.Stephanie Cilliers, former State Prosecutor, Labour Law Consultan 

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Clarence Ford speaks to Dr Veron Ramsuran Associate Prof at UKZN.

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