Youth see inequality as unequal access to education, jobs, safety, and opportunity shaped by where they are born. It persists due to structural unemployment, poor schooling outcomes, skills mismatch, and historical economic exclusion. To shift this, society needs quality education, job creation, digital access, fair hiring, and youth-led economic inclusion. Inequality is not only income—it is lived daily as limited future possibilities.

GUEST: Irfan Manfera, activist, organiser, and community builder

Youth see inequality as unequal access to education, jobs, safety, and opportunity shaped by where they are born. It persists due to structural unemployment, poor schooling outcomes, skills mismatch, and historical economic exclusion. To shift this, society needs quality education, job creation, digital access, fair hiring, and youth-led economic inclusion. Inequality is not only income&mdash;it is lived daily as limited future possibilities.
GUEST: Irfan Manfera, activist, organiser, and community builder

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Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has described negotiations with the United States as hitting a wall, with no breakthroughs made towards ending sanctions against the Caribbean island. The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, also said his country is 'not a threat to anybody' and will not give up their sovereignty after threats of military action from Donald Trump.

GUEST: Professor John Stremlau, Honorary Lecturer in International Relations at Wits University

Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has described negotiations with the United States as hitting a wall, with no breakthroughs made towards ending sanctions against the Caribbean island. The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, also said his country is 'not a threat to anybody' and will not give up their sovereignty after threats of military action from Donald Trump.
GUEST: Professor John Stremlau, Honorary Lecturer in International Relations at Wits University

Global Watch: No Progress In Cuba US Negotiations

South Africa is underestimating the true financial cost of delaying full cannabis regulation. While government projects a multibillion-rand industry, the absence of coordinated policy, infrastructure, accredited testing systems and banking access is preventing the sector from functioning properly. He warns

that licensing alone is not enough without a complete value chain. The result is lost investment, failed exports, job losses and reduced tax revenue, weakening South Africa’s potential cannabis economy.

GUEST: Ras Thapelo Steven Khunou, Secretary of the Marijuana Board of South Africa (MBOSA)

South Africa is underestimating the true financial cost of delaying full cannabis regulation. While government projects a multibillion-rand industry, the absence of coordinated policy, infrastructure, accredited testing systems and banking access is preventing the sector from functioning properly. He warns
that licensing alone is not enough without a complete value chain. The result is lost investment, failed exports, job losses and reduced tax revenue, weakening South Africa&rsquo;s potential cannabis economy.
GUEST: Ras Thapelo Steven Khunou, Secretary of the Marijuana Board of South Africa (MBOSA)

Inaction on Cannabis Regulations

The DA Johannesburg Caucus has written to Cogta Gauteng MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, requesting an urgent investigation into the possible destabilisation of the City of Johannesburg and alleged political interference in the municipal administration. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, DA Joburg Caucus Leader

The DA Johannesburg Caucus has written to Cogta Gauteng MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, requesting an urgent investigation into the possible destabilisation of the City of Johannesburg and alleged political interference in the municipal administration. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, DA Joburg Caucus Leader

Big Issue: Youth Perspective on Inequality

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