According to a landmark study by the University of Cape Town’s Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing, titled The Celebrations Economy 2026, traditional and modern festivities across the country now generate over R500 billion annually. Unveiled at UCT’s School of Economics, the research reveals that far from being an occasional luxury, lavish celebrations have become a non-negotiable social necessity in a nation navigating harsh economic realities and widespread unemployment. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Paul Egan, Managing Consultant at the University of Cape Town’s Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing

According to a landmark study by the University of Cape Town&rsquo;s Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing, titled The Celebrations Economy 2026, traditional and modern festivities across the country now generate over R500 billion annually. Unveiled at UCT&rsquo;s School of Economics, the research reveals that far from being an occasional luxury, lavish celebrations have become a non-negotiable social necessity in a nation navigating harsh economic realities and widespread unemployment. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Paul Egan, Managing Consultant at the University of Cape Town&rsquo;s Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing

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UCT study puts South Africa’s celebrations economy above R500 Billion

South Africa’s census journey has come a long way since the country’s first democratic population count in 1996. As Statistics South Africa and the UN Population Fund mark 30 years of Census, leaders from across SADC are reflecting on how population data has evolved from traditional counting methods to the first digital census in 2022, and what this means for leaving no one behind.

GUEST: Solly Molayi - Acting DDG: Population and Social Stats at Statistics SA 

 

South Africa&rsquo;s census journey has come a long way since the country&rsquo;s first democratic population count in 1996. As Statistics South Africa and the UN Population Fund mark 30 years of Census, leaders from across SADC are reflecting on how population data has evolved from traditional counting methods to the first digital census in 2022, and what this means for leaving no one behind.
GUEST: Solly Molayi - Acting DDG: Population and Social Stats at Statistics SA 
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STATS SA 30 Years of Counting South Africa

After yesterday’s conversation we invited Dr. Shadi Magano, Constitutional Law Expert & Senior lecturer at Wits University to clarify the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seekers as well as help us understand the constitution and what it intends to achieve…

- Get a thorough understanding on what the ConCourt judgment asked Home Affairs to do and what the implications of that instruction will be. What sort of rights will these asylum seekers have as some people believe they will be allowed to vote in the near future, employment services act amongst other things…

GUEST: Dr. Shadi Magano, Constitutional Law Expert & Senior lecturer at Wits University

 

After yesterday&rsquo;s conversation we invited Dr. Shadi Magano, Constitutional Law Expert &amp; Senior lecturer at Wits University to clarify the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seekers as well as help us understand the constitution and what it intends to achieve&hellip;
- Get a thorough understanding on what the ConCourt judgment asked Home Affairs to do and what the implications of that instruction will be. What sort of rights will these asylum seekers have as some people believe they will be allowed to vote in the near future, employment services act amongst other things&hellip;
GUEST: Dr. Shadi Magano, Constitutional Law Expert &amp; Senior lecturer at Wits University
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Understanding The Constitutional Court Judgment On Asylum Seekers And The South African Constitution

The Kingdom of Eswatini says the three Third-Country Nationals who were deported from the United States have left the kingdom. This follows reports that the deportees were secretly released to South Africa. Eswatini says the citizens who were flown from the US as part of the bilateral arrangement between Mbabane and Washington DC have been returned to their respective countries. Let’s get more details on this story…

GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News Specialist Correspondent

 

The Kingdom of Eswatini says the three Third-Country Nationals who were deported from the United States have left the kingdom. This follows reports that the deportees were secretly released to South Africa. Eswatini says the citizens who were flown from the US as part of the bilateral arrangement between Mbabane and Washington DC have been returned to their respective countries. Let&rsquo;s get more details on this story&hellip;
GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News Specialist Correspondent
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UCT study puts South Africa’s celebrations economy above R500 Billion

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