On Thursday The Mail & Guardian released its 2026, 200 Young South Africans list under the theme Honouring The Legacy, Shaping Tomorrow. The iconic project also celebrates a remarkable milestone as it has been 20 years since the project was launched. We look at this year's list with…

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On Thursday The Mail &amp; Guardian released its 2026, 200 Young South Africans list under the theme Honouring The Legacy, Shaping Tomorrow. The iconic project also celebrates a remarkable milestone as it has been 20 years since the project was launched. We look at this year's list with&hellip;
GUEST: Lesego Chepape - M &amp; G Journalist

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M & G 200 Young South African list 2026

The National Taxi Alliance says rising fuel, vehicle finance, maintenance and other operating costs are creating an affordability crisis for the taxi industry. The alliance is calling for government intervention, including a temporary fuel rebate, and has threatened national protest action if its demands are not addressed. What is the impact on operators and commuters, and what government can do.

Guest: Theo Malele, Gauteng NTA spokesperson

The National Taxi Alliance says rising fuel, vehicle finance, maintenance and other operating costs are creating an affordability crisis for the taxi industry. The alliance is calling for government intervention, including a temporary fuel rebate, and has threatened national protest action if its demands are not addressed. What is the impact on operators and commuters, and what government can do.
Guest: Theo Malele, Gauteng NTA spokesperson

Taxi Industry Affordability Crisis

Acclaimed Zimbabwean author, filmmaker and cultural activist Tsitsi Dangarembga will deliver the 17th Annual Es’kia Mphahlele Memorial Lecture, hosted by Unisa in Polokwane today. Under the theme “The Circular and the Linear: A Southern Africanist (Re)Construction of the World,” Dangarembga will reflect on the role and responsibility of African writers in confronting inequality, challenging dominant narratives and imagining more just futures. We explore the continuing relevance of African literature and the writer’s role in shaping public discourse.

Guest: Dr. Mantepu MaseTshaba serves as the Acting Executive Dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) at the University of South Africa

Acclaimed Zimbabwean author, filmmaker and cultural activist Tsitsi Dangarembga will deliver the 17th Annual Es&rsquo;kia Mphahlele Memorial Lecture, hosted by Unisa in Polokwane today. Under the theme &ldquo;The Circular and the Linear: A Southern Africanist (Re)Construction of the World,&rdquo; Dangarembga will reflect on the role and responsibility of African writers in confronting inequality, challenging dominant narratives and imagining more just futures. We explore the continuing relevance of African literature and the writer&rsquo;s role in shaping public discourse.
Guest: Dr. Mantepu MaseTshaba serves as the Acting Executive Dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) at the University of South Africa

Tsitsi Dangarembga / Es’kia Mphahlele Memorial Lecture

Our next guest penned an Opinion Piece that unpacks the deeper structural forces behind South Africa’s municipal crisis, beyond corruption and leadership failures and he joins me to discuss this…

GUEST: Dr Imraan Buccus - Senior Research Associate at ASRI and author of Promises and Peril, the South African Crisis, published by African Perspectives and available at Exclusive Books

Our next guest penned an Opinion Piece that unpacks the deeper structural forces behind South Africa&rsquo;s municipal crisis, beyond corruption and leadership failures and he joins me to discuss this&hellip;
GUEST: Dr Imraan Buccus - Senior Research Associate at ASRI and author of Promises and Peril, the South African Crisis, published by African Perspectives and available at Exclusive Books

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