Focus:  As political parties threaten each other over the BELA Bill, another matter that may fall through the cracks is that thousands of teachers stand to lose their jobs. This follows reports of provincial budget cuts. The Western Cape is one of the provinces that have already been notified, while other provinces are holding talks between MECs and unions. To try and understand what is really going on and the impact this may have on teaching in the country, we are joined by.... 

Guest:  Doctor Ngema - General Secretary of National Teachers Union (NATU)

Guest: Hendrick Makaneta - Education Activist

Guest: Sipumelele Lucwaba - Secretariat of the Reading Panel and Right to Read

Focus:  As political parties threaten each other over the BELA Bill, another matter that may fall through the cracks is that thousands of teachers stand to lose their jobs. This follows reports of provincial budget cuts. The Western Cape is one of the provinces that have already been notified, while other provinces are holding talks between MECs and unions. To try and understand what is really going on and the impact this may have on teaching in the country, we are joined by.... 
Guest:  Doctor Ngema - General Secretary of National Teachers Union (NATU)
Guest: Hendrick Makaneta - Education Activist
Guest: Sipumelele Lucwaba - Secretariat of the Reading Panel and Right to Read

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What is happening to our education system?

For our Municipal Watch feature today we turn our focus on the state of municipalities in the Free State. Some of them have not been able to file their financial statements to the Auditor General. On the other hand, a lack of water provision and electricity is still a major problem as resident do call into this show on a weekly basis to talk about their experiences. We invited the MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs in that province to talk about how he plans to work with these municipalities and where he would say the problems lie…



Guest: Saki Mokoena – MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Free State

For our Municipal Watch feature today we turn our focus on the state of municipalities in the Free State. Some of them have not been able to file their financial statements to the Auditor General. On the other hand, a lack of water provision and electricity is still a major problem as resident do call into this show on a weekly basis to talk about their experiences. We invited the MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs in that province to talk about how he plans to work with these municipalities and where he would say the problems lie…
 
Guest: Saki Mokoena – MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Free State

Municipal Watch: Free State MEC for COGTA on fixing municipalities

Earlier this month, we received a couple of calls from entrepreneurs complaining about the devastating impact of late payments from the government to their business. We reached out to the Department of Treasury in Kwa-Zulu Natal to give them the opportunity to respond to the challenges they are facing the provincial budget and how they will find ways to pay SMMEs on time so they can continue to render services. To tell us more about their plan of action, we are joined by...

Guest (Studio): Francois Rodgers - MEC of Treasury in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Earlier this month, we received a couple of calls from entrepreneurs complaining about the devastating impact of late payments from the government to their business. We reached out to the Department of Treasury in Kwa-Zulu Natal to give them the opportunity to respond to the challenges they are facing the provincial budget and how they will find ways to pay SMMEs on time so they can continue to render services. To tell us more about their plan of action, we are joined by...
Guest (Studio): Francois Rodgers - MEC of Treasury in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Paying SMMEs for rendering services in KZN

Millions of South Africans are struggling to get home financing to afford an entry level home (R300 000) and few can get acces to home financing. Furthermore, there is a backlog of over 2 million homes on the RDP programme list.

Some experts and civil society organizations believe that Social Housing should be considered as an intervention that may be able to help bridge the gap for first-time homeowners and provide safe housing opportunities for low-income earners in urban areas.However, many challenges stand in the way of this intervention addressing spatial redress: the slow release of public landifor construction, insufficient grant allocation & rising costs of construction. Some academics have found new data tools to help identify the impact of social housing by making project information more accessible. In this hour, we look at the impact a lack of housing has on dignity and how we can get create inclusive cities. 

Guest: Prof Ivan Turok - Distinguished Research Fellow in the Equitable Education and Economies (EEE) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Guest: Thapelo Mohapi - Abahlali baseMjondolo

Guest:  Disha Govender - Head of Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre

Millions of South Africans are struggling to get home financing to afford an entry level home (R300 000) and few can get acces to home financing. Furthermore, there is a backlog of over 2 million homes on the RDP programme list.
Some experts and civil society organizations believe that Social Housing should be considered as an intervention that may be able to help bridge the gap for first-time homeowners and provide safe housing opportunities for low-income earners in urban areas. However, many challenges stand in the way of this intervention addressing spatial redress: the slow release of public landifor construction, insufficient grant allocation &amp; rising costs of construction. Some academics have found new data tools to help identify the impact of social housing by making project information more accessible. In this hour, we look at the impact a lack of housing has on dignity and how we can get create inclusive cities. 
Guest: Prof Ivan Turok - Distinguished Research Fellow in the Equitable Education and Economies (EEE) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
Guest: Thapelo Mohapi - Abahlali baseMjondolo
Guest:  Disha Govender - Head of Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre

What is happening to our education system?

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