Focus: Our next guest hails from the streets of Majazana in Johannesburg South. He first burst onto the scene when he won a contest on Jam Alley back in 2010. His next break would happen when his TikTok video on his take of John Legend’s “Nervous” Open Verse Challenge went viral globally back in 2022. John Legend performed and met with him in 2023. 


Since then, he has released new music with hits like “Senzeni”, “iThemba”, “Kuyalunga” and “Bekezela”. He is inspired by the likes of producers such as Black Coffee, Sun-EL Musician and Chymamusiq. To tell us more about his new single “In2U” and the two new Metro FM award nominations in 2024, we are joined by…


Guest (studio): Mthandazo Gatya - Musician

Focus: Our next guest hails from the streets of Majazana in Johannesburg South. He first burst onto the scene when he won a contest on Jam Alley back in 2010. His next break would happen when his TikTok video on his take of John Legend’s “Nervous” Open Verse Challenge went viral globally back in 2022. John Legend performed and met with him in 2023. 
 Since then, he has released new music with hits like “Senzeni”, “iThemba”, “Kuyalunga” and “Bekezela”. He is inspired by the likes of producers such as Black Coffee, Sun-EL Musician and Chymamusiq. To tell us more about his new single “In2U” and the two new Metro FM award nominations in 2024, we are joined by…
 Guest (studio): Mthandazo Gatya - Musician

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Friday Wind Down with Mthandazo Gatya

We end the show by looking at a very positive story regarding our economy. The PwC Economic Outlook report for 2024 which focuses on foreign direct investment (FDI) which was released on Monday. It shows that foreign investors in the country have a positive outlook of the country. One of the highlights is that the country’s economy attracted almost R100 billion in foreign direct investment inflows last year (2023) – which they say is equal to 1.4% of the GDP, despite the country’s many challenge. 

Guest: Xhanti Payi – PWC South Africa: Senior Economist 

We end the show by looking at a very positive story regarding our economy. The PwC Economic Outlook report for 2024 which focuses on foreign direct investment (FDI) which was released on Monday. It shows that foreign investors in the country have a positive outlook of the country. One of the highlights is that the country’s economy attracted almost R100 billion in foreign direct investment inflows last year (2023) – which they say is equal to 1.4% of the GDP, despite the country’s many challenge. 
Guest: Xhanti Payi – PWC South Africa: Senior Economist

SA still attractive to foreign direct investment

The South African Local Government Association says that the debt owed by government departments to municipalities now sits at R3 billion.Earlier in the week, Salga’s KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Thami Ntuli said that they are generally battling to collect what is owed in services because of the prevailing difficult economic conditions in the country. He went on to say that municipalities are now forced to borrow money to cover their shortfall. The other problem this is creating is fuelling the protests by ratepayers associations who feel justified to withhold payments for municipal services. 

Guest: Cllr Thami Ntuli - Salga’s KwaZulu-Natal chairperson

Guest: Assad Gaffar - Civic campaigner and chair of the Westville Ratepayers’ Association

Guest: Tshepo Mahlangu -Tshepo Mahlangu - Chairperson of the Lotus, Atteridgeville, Saulsville Civic Society

The South African Local Government Association says that the debt owed by government departments to municipalities now sits at R3 billion. Earlier in the week, Salga’s KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Thami Ntuli said that they are generally battling to collect what is owed in services because of the prevailing difficult economic conditions in the country. He went on to say that municipalities are now forced to borrow money to cover their shortfall. The other problem this is creating is fuelling the protests by ratepayers associations who feel justified to withhold payments for municipal services. 
Guest: Cllr Thami Ntuli - Salga’s KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
Guest: Assad Gaffar - Civic campaigner and chair of the Westville Ratepayers’ Association
Guest: Tshepo Mahlangu - Tshepo Mahlangu - Chairperson of the Lotus, Atteridgeville, Saulsville Civic Society

Municipal Watch: Government owing municipalities billions

This morning, Bryan will be unpacking your questions that you have submitted throughout the month.

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

This morning, Bryan will be unpacking your questions that you have submitted throughout the month.
Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley &amp; Associates (Pty) Limited

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