After today’s protest in Westbury and Coronationville, we’ve decided to once again take a deep dive into water issues in the City and maybe in Gauteng as a whole. From infrastructure to issues around E.coli and water quality in Gauteng that WaterCAN recently raised. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr. Ferrial Adam, WaterCAN Executive Manager

After today&rsquo;s protest in Westbury and Coronationville, we&rsquo;ve decided to once again take a deep dive into water issues in the City and maybe in Gauteng as a whole. From infrastructure to issues around E.coli and water quality in Gauteng that WaterCAN recently raised. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Dr. Ferrial Adam, WaterCAN Executive Manager

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Westbury and Coronationville water protests

Today we are joined by Dr Louise van Rhyn, a patriotic South African, who over the years has managed to combine business acumen with a mission driven focus to solve complex societal problems. Those who know her well, admire her ability to articulate a compelling, purpose driven vision that inspires action. Join us as she takes us through her personal journey, life experiences, challenges and lessons.

GUEST: Dr Louise van Rhyn, Leadership development expert & Social entrepreneur

Today we are joined by Dr Louise van Rhyn, a patriotic South African, who over the years has managed to combine business acumen with a mission driven focus to solve complex societal problems. Those who know her well, admire her ability to articulate a compelling, purpose driven vision that inspires action. Join us as she takes us through her personal journey, life experiences, challenges and lessons. GUEST: Dr Louise van Rhyn, Leadership development expert &amp; Social entrepreneur

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the South African government, through the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has significantly intensified efforts to curb fraud within the social grant system. According to him, SASSA has upgraded its biometric and income verification processes, resulting in nearly 35 000 grants being identified as incorrect or fraudulent, and immediately terminated.

GUEST: Rachel Bukasa, Executive Director of the Black Sash

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the South African government, through the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has significantly intensified efforts to curb fraud within the social grant system. According to him, SASSA has upgraded its biometric and income verification processes, resulting in nearly 35 000 grants being identified as incorrect or fraudulent, and immediately terminated.
GUEST: Rachel Bukasa, Executive Director of the Black Sash

Budget Speech: Social Support

It’s public knowledge that Section27 monitors national budgets to ensure they uphold socio-economic rights, focusing on protecting education, health, and social services from austerity-driven budget cuts. They advocate for pro-poor, equitable spending and actively oppose funding reductions for critical frontline services. I’m sure they will be pleased to hear that spending on education remains the largest component at 23.7 per cent over the medium term. To react to this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Budget analyst at Section27

It&rsquo;s public knowledge that Section27 monitors national budgets to ensure they uphold socio-economic rights, focusing on protecting education, health, and social services from austerity-driven budget cuts. They advocate for pro-poor, equitable spending and actively oppose funding reductions for critical frontline services. I&rsquo;m sure they will be pleased to hear that spending on education remains the largest component at 23.7 per cent over the medium term. To react to this, we are joined by&hellip;&hellip;
GUEST: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Budget analyst at Section27

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