MK Party has pulled off a big upset, defeating the ANC in a tough by-election in Ward 2 of Ndaleni in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal. The ward was considered one of the ANC’s strongest support base in the province. In 2021, the ANC won the ward by more than 80% but this time around the Jacob Zuma-led MK Party secured 54% of the vote, while the ANC obtained 39%. So how did the MK Party pull this one off? For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Willies Mchunu, MK Party Convenor in KwaZulu-Natal

MK Party has pulled off a big upset, defeating the ANC in a tough by-election in Ward 2 of Ndaleni in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal. The ward was considered one of the ANC&rsquo;s strongest support base in the province. In 2021, the ANC won the ward by more than 80% but this time around the Jacob Zuma-led MK Party secured 54% of the vote, while the ANC obtained 39%. So how did the MK Party pull this one off? For more on this, we are joined by&hellip;..
GUEST: Willies Mchunu, MK Party Convenor in KwaZulu-Natal

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MK Party wins ANC stronghold in Richmond

 

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)

MK Party wins ANC stronghold in Richmond

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