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GUEST: Annelene Dippenaar, Chief Business Officer from Shop2Shop 

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We look at the key findings of the 2025 Township Economy Report. The report found that Township businesses are economically resilient and digitally aware, but outdated, cash-heavy systems and weak local value chains are preventing the economy from reaching its full potential.
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GUEST: Annelene Dippenaar, Chief Business Officer from Shop2Shop

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Today we are joined by former Pretoria’s envoy to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool. He has a long history of activism and is widely respected for his work in fostering interfaith dialogues and combating Islamophobia. Rasool has been the recipient of a number of awards that include “Social Services Leader of the Year” award, “Visionary Leadership and Public Good” award from the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, the list is endless.

GUEST: Ebrahim Rasool, former SA Ambassador to the United States of America

Today we are joined by former Pretoria&rsquo;s envoy to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool. He has a long history of activism and is widely respected for his work in fostering interfaith dialogues and combating Islamophobia. Rasool has been the recipient of a number of awards that include &ldquo;Social Services Leader of the Year&rdquo; award, &ldquo;Visionary&nbsp;Leadership and Public Good&rdquo; award from the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, the list is endless.
GUEST: Ebrahim Rasool, former SA Ambassador to the United States of America

Fireside Chat with Ebrahim Rasool

 

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has thrown its weight behind the National Union of Mineworkers’ planned strike against the unbundling of Eskom. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Zanele Sabela, COSATU Spokesperson

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has thrown its weight behind the National Union of Mineworkers&rsquo; planned strike against the unbundling of Eskom. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Zanele Sabela, COSATU Spokesperson

COSATU supports NUM planned strike against Eskom unbundling

 

The University of the Western Cape has rejected a proposal to rename the institution after prominent theologian and anti-apartheid activist Allan Aubrey Boesak, saying it prefers to retain its long-standing name tied to its geographical identity. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Gasant Abarder, University of the Western Cape Spokesperson

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The University of the Western Cape has rejected a proposal to rename the institution after prominent theologian and anti-apartheid activist Allan Aubrey Boesak, saying it prefers to retain its long-standing name tied to its geographical identity. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Gasant Abarder, University of the Western Cape Spokesperson

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