Earlier today, the Constitutional Court ruled that section 26(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act is unconstitutional as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender. This then means, men can now assume their wives' surnames if they so wish. For another reaction on this ruling, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Javu Baloyi, Spokesperson: Commission for Gender Equality

 

Earlier today, the Constitutional Court ruled that section 26(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act is unconstitutional as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender. This then means, men can now assume their wives' surnames if they so wish. For another reaction on this ruling, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Javu Baloyi, Spokesperson: Commission for Gender Equality
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Constitutional Court Ruling: Husbands can now legally take wives' surnames

 

Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba’s father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of the war that started more than a week ago. According to Iranian media, Mojtaba once served in the military for several short periods during the Iran-Iraq war. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow for Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)

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Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as Iran&rsquo;s new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba&rsquo;s father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of the war that started more than a week ago. According to Iranian media, Mojtaba once served in the military for several short periods during the Iran-Iraq war. For more on this, we are joined by&hellip;..
GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow for Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader?

 

Following recent, fatal building collapses in South Africa. We hear from the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as they intend to host their Inaugural Biennial Engineering symposium this month. We understand that this time around the symposium will focus more on public safety, infrastructure resilience, accountability and the future of engineering in South Africa. For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Tabisa Mtati, Acting CEO of ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa)

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Following recent, fatal building collapses in South Africa. We hear from the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as they intend to host their Inaugural Biennial Engineering symposium this month. We understand that this time around the symposium will focus more on public safety, infrastructure resilience, accountability and the future of engineering in South Africa. For more on this, we are joined by&hellip;.
GUEST: Tabisa Mtati, Acting CEO of ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa)

Engineering symposium

As South Africa’s labour market remains under severe strain, with structural unemployment continuing to limit economic participation. We hear from Yershen Pillay post CHIETA’s launch of “One Graduate, One Placement” campaign that is aimed at tackling rising graduate unemployment rate.

GUEST: Yershan Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA)

As South Africa&rsquo;s labour market remains under severe strain, with structural unemployment continuing to limit economic participation. We hear from Yershen Pillay post CHIETA&rsquo;s launch of &ldquo;One Graduate, One Placement&rdquo; campaign that is aimed at tackling rising graduate unemployment rate.
GUEST: Yershan Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA)

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