Our next guest is making history as she forms part of the first cohort of independent candidates running in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections set to take place on 29 May 2024. Her campaign sets to address the gap that exists between government and the people. She seeks to abolish the tender system; fight corruption in the public service; address transformation in the workplace; strengthen the primary healthcare system; combat crime and gender-based violence; review social grants; redesign basic education curricula and build inclusive economic opportunities. 

Guest: Anele Mda - Independent Candidate

Our next guest is making history as she forms part of the first cohort of independent candidates running in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections set to take place on 29 May 2024. Her campaign sets to address the gap that exists between government and the people. She seeks to abolish the tender system; fight corruption in the public service; address transformation in the workplace; strengthen the primary healthcare system; combat crime and gender-based violence; review social grants; redesign basic education curricula and build inclusive economic opportunities. 
Guest: Anele Mda - Independent Candidate

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Citizen Corner: Independent Candidates and their date with destiny

In one of our final discussions for Freedom Month, we  unpack the Quality of Life surveys that have been conducted in  South Africa in the last three decades. While South African  cities have higher quality of life scores than their African  counterparts, there are still major stumbling blocks facing a

citizen’s ability to access public goods, economic opportunities  and the protection of their social rights. 

We have seen that in the last five years, the COVID-19  pandemic highlighted some of the challenges facing citizens  when it comes to their proximity to poverty and glaring  inequalities during the lockdowns. How do we use these  indicators to change how we plan for better outcomes for this  nation in the next 30 years? We have brought together a panel  that can unpack what lessons we can take forward and how we  future-proof the quality of life toward an upward trajectory. 

Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever – Chair for Social Security Systems Administration and  Management Studies at Universoty of Witwatersrand

Guest: Dr. Steven Gordon - Senior Research  Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State  (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research  Council (HSRC)

In one of our final discussions for Freedom Month, we  unpack the Quality of Life surveys that have been conducted in  South Africa in the last three decades. While South African  cities have higher quality of life scores than their African  counterparts, there are still major stumbling blocks facing a
citizen’s ability to access public goods, economic opportunities  and the protection of their social rights. 
We have seen that in the last five years, the COVID-19  pandemic highlighted some of the challenges facing citizens  when it comes to their proximity to poverty and glaring  inequalities during the lockdowns. How do we use these  indicators to change how we plan for better outcomes for this  nation in the next 30 years? We have brought together a panel  that can unpack what lessons we can take forward and how we  future-proof the quality of life toward an upward trajectory. 
Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever – Chair for Social Security Systems Administration and  Management Studies at Universoty of Witwatersrand
Guest: Dr. Steven Gordon - Senior Research  Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State  (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research  Council (HSRC)

Freedom and the status on the Quality of Life for  citizens

The United Nations (UN) is increasingly concerned about a possible  imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan’s North Dafur region and is seeking to  reduce tensions in the area, a UN spokesperson said on Friday. War erupted  in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. Al-Fashir is the last major city in the vast, western Darfur region not under  control of the RSF. The RSF and its allies swept through four other Darfur  state capitals last year, and were blamed for a campaign of ethnically driven  killings against non-Arab groups and other abuses in West Darfur. What  makes the war in Sudan so difficult that the world in unable to overcome? 

Guest: Nixo Kathembo - Africa specialist at Channel Africa  

The United Nations (UN) is increasingly concerned about a possible  imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan’s North Dafur region and is seeking to  reduce tensions in the area, a UN spokesperson said on Friday. War erupted  in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. Al-Fashir is the last major city in the vast, western Darfur region not under  control of the RSF. The RSF and its allies swept through four other Darfur  state capitals last year, and were blamed for a campaign of ethnically driven  killings against non-Arab groups and other abuses in West Darfur. What  makes the war in Sudan so difficult that the world in unable to overcome? 
Guest: Nixo Kathembo - Africa specialist at Channel Africa

Difficulty of the the Sudan war, what's behind it?

Today, we focus on the manifesto ActionSA with the party’s Premier candidate for Gauteng Funzi Ngobeni. Gauteng is one of the provinces that are highly contested with the biggest challenges. What is he and his party bringing to the residents of this province and what would he say will give them as ActionSA the advantage over other parties?

Guest: Funzi Ngobeni - Action SA Gauteng Premier Candidate

Today, we focus on the manifesto ActionSA with the party’s Premier candidate for Gauteng Funzi Ngobeni. Gauteng is one of the provinces that are highly contested with the biggest challenges. What is he and his party bringing to the residents of this province and what would he say will give them as ActionSA the advantage over other parties?
Guest: Funzi Ngobeni - Action SA Gauteng Premier Candidate

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