The Institute of Race Relations released a report titled Economic Empowerment for the Disadvantaged - 24 JULY 2018

➢ The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has released a report titled Economic Empowerment for the Disadvantaged – A Better Way to Empower South Africa’s Poor. The report makes the case for a thorough-going reform of the country’s approach to empowerment. It further addresses the profound failures o…

11 people were shot dead in KZN while traveling in a taxi - 23 July 2018

Yesterday 11 people were shot dead in KZN while traveling in a taxi from a funeral to Johannesburg. Police are now investigating the matter as an incident of taxi violence. The victims were allegedly from a taxi association in Gauteng and had come to attend the funeral of one of their members. To s…

KG chats to Professor Andre Duvenage about what he makes of the outcomes of the two ANC elective conferences held

23 July 2018 ➢ The ANC in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal held their elective conferences over the weekend. In Gauteng around 1244 out of a total of 1256 voting ANC delegates elected Premier David Makhura as the province chairperson while Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi was elected as his deputy. In…

Plus 94’s CEO Sifisio Falala expresses his sentiments around BRICS and its effectiveness for businesses in SA - 19 Jul

Ahead of the BRICS Summit taking place next week from the 25th to the 27th of July, research company, Plus 94’s CEO Sifisio Falala has expressed his sentiments around BRICS and its effectiveness for businesses in South Africa. He argues that at present South Africa’s inclusion in BRICS means absolu…

Africa Talks - Perception about African leadership and how corrupt it is - 16 July 2018

This evening in our Africa Talks segment this evening we’ll look at the widely held perception about African leadership and how corrupt it is. What is this sentiment based on and how true is it? Ntate Izak Khomo who is programmes producer at Channel Africa and our Africa Talks expert joins us now i…

Nelson Mandela Centenary Dialogue Discussion - 16 July 2018

Today while speaking at the Nelson Mandela Centenary Dialogue, former First Lady Graça Machel said that young people should redesign the systems that were created by colonialism. The big question is, how should youth go about doing this and is this an easy task? Joining us in studio for this conver…

KG chats to Ms Natalie Zimmelman of SASA about the Open letter written to Minister of Health - 9 Jul 2018

South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) Ms Natalie Zimmelman Open letter written to Minister of Health.

Personality of The week - 14 June 2018

Our personality of the week tonight is 27 years old Jack Mthembu who is founder and chief executive of First One Adventures and The Entrepreneurs Club. Gift graduated with a degree in chartered accountancy from North West University (NWU) and worked for only six weeks for a consulting firm before q…

Money Matters - 13 June 2018

In our Money Matters feature we’ll look at the notion of black tax, what it means and how it’s understood by different sectors of the community. John Manyike who is head of financial education at Old Mutual joins us now in studio for this conversation.

Property Matters - 5 June 2018

In our property matters feature this evening we’ll look at how agents determine the amount of a deposit paid by a tenant for a property they will be renting. We’ll also look at what the deposit is used for as well as when it should be refunded when a tenant vacates the property. Dineo Molomo of Din…