Time now for our Friday Wind Down, in the spotlight this morning is the legendary traffic reporter, Rob Byrne popularly known as Rob Beezy. Every morning you can hear Rob reporting live traffic news to a diverse audience on different SABC radio stations, keeping South Africa’s commuters up to date with the latest traffic. For more on Rob’s life behind traffic, 

GUEST: Legendary traffic reporter, Rob Byrne

Time now for our Friday Wind Down, in the spotlight this morning is the legendary traffic reporter, Rob Byrne popularly known as Rob Beezy. Every morning you can hear Rob reporting live traffic news to a diverse audience on different SABC radio stations, keeping South Africa’s commuters up to date with the latest traffic. For more on Rob’s life behind traffic, GUEST: Legendary traffic reporter, Rob Byrne

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

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Friday Wind Down: Profiling legendary traffic reporter, Rob Byrne

Internet shutdowns have risen to and all-time high. According to the 2024 Access Now report, there were 21 blackouts in 15 countries on the African continent. Due to the report, the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights passed a resolution on internet shutdowns (ACHPR.Res.580) and elections since March last year. On a more global scale, 296 shutdowns have taken place across 54 countries. This reflects societies that access to the internet is becoming precarious.

Our next guest has written a report that uncovers the role of local telecommunication giants in human rights abuses when it comes to internet shutdowns. This investigation exposes how MTN has played a role in shutting down the internet during elections or conflicts in Sudan, Cameroon, Iran, Afghanistan and Uganda. The report also outlines the dangers of internet shutdowns and how mobile operators may give oppressive regimes tools to limit their access to information, their right to protest and access to emergency services. The report also highlights the devastating financial impact of these internet shutdowns, with an estimated global cost of $9.13 billion in 2020 alone. How do we hold corporations and governments accountable?

Guest: Abby May - Researcher at Open Secrets

Guest: Bataung Qhotsokoane - Technology Researcher at iAfrikan

Internet shutdowns have risen to and all-time high. According to the 2024 Access Now report, there were 21 blackouts in 15 countries on the African continent. Due to the report, the African Commission for Human and People&rsquo;s Rights passed a resolution on internet shutdowns (ACHPR.Res.580) and elections since March last year. On a more global scale, 296 shutdowns have taken place across 54 countries. This reflects societies that access to the internet is becoming precarious.
Our next guest has written a report that uncovers the role of local telecommunication giants in human rights abuses when it comes to internet shutdowns. This investigation exposes how MTN has played a role in shutting down the internet during elections or conflicts in Sudan, Cameroon, Iran, Afghanistan and Uganda. The report also outlines the dangers of internet shutdowns and how mobile operators may give oppressive regimes tools to limit their access to information, their right to protest and access to emergency services. The report also highlights the devastating financial impact of these internet shutdowns, with an estimated global cost of $9.13 billion in 2020 alone. How do we hold corporations and governments accountable?
Guest: Abby May - Researcher at Open Secrets
Guest: Bataung Qhotsokoane - Technology Researcher at iAfrikan

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This morning Bryan talks about how no one can predict what the short-term future holds when it comes to investing. He now joins us to expand on the issue…

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

This morning Bryan talks about how no one can predict what the short-term future holds when it comes to investing. He now joins us to expand on the issue&hellip;
Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley &amp; Associates (Pty) Limited

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

It was 10 years ago (9th of March 2015) when Chumani Maxwele threw faeces on the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on the University of Cape Town's upper campus. This singular act gave birth to the #RhodesMustFall movement and became a catalyst for heightening the #FeesMustFall movement. This movement which remains active as thousands of students took to the streets last month to raise the same issues.

The movement was initially about the removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes, a symbol that protesters felt was oppressive. The movement grew to encompass institutional racism, the lack of racial transformation at the university, access to tertiary education, and student accommodation. In this hour, we speak to two academics who have paid close attention to the progress and setbacks of the decolonization project in higher education since the start of the movement. We are joined by...

Guest: Professor Simphiwe Sesanti - Professor of Education at the University of the Western Cape

Guest: Prof. Mlamuli Hlatshwayo  - Associate Professor at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education studies, at the University of Johannesburg.

 

It was 10 years ago (9th of March 2015) when Chumani Maxwele threw faeces on the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on the University of Cape Town's upper campus. This singular act gave birth to the #RhodesMustFall movement and became a catalyst for heightening the #FeesMustFall movement. This movement which remains active as thousands of students took to the streets last month to raise the same issues.
The movement was initially about the removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes, a symbol that protesters felt was oppressive. The movement grew to encompass institutional racism, the lack of racial transformation at the university, access to tertiary education, and student accommodation. In this hour, we speak to two academics who have paid close attention to the progress and setbacks of the decolonization project in higher education since the start of the movement. We are joined by...
Guest: Professor Simphiwe Sesanti - Professor of Education at the University of the Western Cape
Guest: Prof. Mlamuli Hlatshwayo&nbsp; - Associate Professor at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education studies, at the University of Johannesburg.
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