We come to you live from the Goethe-Institut where Media Monitoring Africa  is hosting the 2024 Media Freedom Festival. This year the event takes place under the theme, “Media for Democracy: Ensuring Access, Accountability and Integrity in Journalism”.

They go on to say that they have partnered with leading organisations committed to collaboratively amplifying media freedom and human rights to make the festival more impactful. To look at some of the challenges and possible threats that remain an obstacle to media freedom and what it is that we should not compromise on, 

Guest: Avani Singh  - Constitutional Law Specialist

Guest: William Bird - Media Monitoring Africa

Guest: Sy Mammabola - Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission 

We come to you live from the Goethe-Institut where Media Monitoring Africa  is hosting the 2024 Media Freedom Festival. This year the event takes place under the theme, “Media for Democracy: Ensuring Access, Accountability and Integrity in Journalism”.
They go on to say that they have partnered with leading organisations committed to collaboratively amplifying media freedom and human rights to make the festival more impactful. To look at some of the challenges and possible threats that remain an obstacle to media freedom and what it is that we should not compromise on, 
Guest: Avani Singh  - Constitutional Law Specialist
Guest: William Bird - Media Monitoring Africa
Guest: Sy Mammabola - Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission

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.

NewsmakersandGuestExpertsoffertheirinsightsandperspectivesintothenationalandglobaldiscourseonpolitics,economics,education,socialmattersandcomprehensivedialoguesonculturaldiversityandotheressentialissuesofpublicinterestlike,...

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OB 2024 Media Freedom Festival

This past weekend, Eskom marked 200 days without load shedding. The power utility predicts that this milestone may result in a 2% GDP growth boost due to improved power reliability. However, many citizens around the country have shared their disgruntlement on this milestone not reflecting their lived experiences.

Some of our listeners have shared they have experienced load reduction on a daily basis. Some of the challenges facing regional utility operators include illegal connections and excessive demand in specific neighborhoods in cities. Is load reduction the new normal? Will we continue to entrench energy inequality? 

Guest: Miriam Nodembeloni - Chairperson of the Luvuvhu Energy Forum 

Guest: Vally Padayachee - Power & Energy Expert and a former executive manager of Eskom and a former senior executive of City Power JHB

This past weekend, Eskom marked 200 days without load shedding. The power utility predicts that this milestone may result in a 2% GDP growth boost due to improved power reliability. However, many citizens around the country have shared their disgruntlement on this milestone not reflecting their lived experiences.
Some of our listeners have shared they have experienced load reduction on a daily basis. Some of the challenges facing regional utility operators include illegal connections and excessive demand in specific neighborhoods in cities. Is load reduction the new normal? Will we continue to entrench energy inequality? 
Guest: Miriam Nodembeloni - Chairperson of the Luvuvhu Energy Forum 
Guest: Vally Padayachee - Power &amp; Energy Expert and a former executive manager of Eskom and a former senior executive of City Power JHB

Citizens Corner: Loadshedding vs Load Reduction

This week, Bryan will discuss the different ways of investing and making money in the long term by investing in property. 

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

This week, Bryan will discuss the different ways of investing and making money in the long term by investing in property. 
Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley &amp; Associates (Pty) Limited

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

Last month (17 September 2024), we highlighted the issue of funding employment initiatives - particularly in the teaching sector. A civil society organization wrote a letter to the Department of Labour on the status of teaching assistants, the impact the employment initiative has had for young people wanting to part of the basic education system and if there will be funding provided for the next recruitment for Basic Education Employment Initiative. Earlier this year, Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the extension of R7.4 billion for the Presidential Employment Initiative in the medium-term. If this disbursement is not released, the Department of Basic Education cannot go forward with the recruitment process (Phase V) of new teaching assistants. Since 2020, the Basic Education Employment Initiative has helped 22 000 schools and provided work opportunities for up to 300 000 young people across the country.

The Acting Director General of the Department of Employment and Labour made a commitment to provide updates on the disbursement of funds and there will be an announcement on implementation. Since our initial discussion, Youth Capital has only received an acknowledgement from the Department of Labour and Employment on the letter. There has been no meeting has been set or updates provided on the progress of this disbursement. 

Guest: Viwe Mlezana - Acting Director-​General of Employment and Labour

Last month (17 September 2024), we highlighted the issue of funding employment initiatives - particularly in the teaching sector. A civil society organization wrote a letter to the Department of Labour on the status of teaching assistants, the impact the employment initiative has had for young people wanting to part of the basic education system and if there will be funding provided for the next recruitment for Basic Education Employment Initiative. Earlier this year, Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the extension of R7.4 billion for the Presidential Employment Initiative in the medium-term. If this disbursement is not released, the Department of Basic Education cannot go forward with the recruitment process (Phase V) of new teaching assistants. Since 2020, the Basic Education Employment Initiative has helped 22 000 schools and provided work opportunities for up to 300 000 young people across the country.
The Acting Director General of the Department of Employment and Labour made a commitment to provide updates on the disbursement of funds and there will be an announcement on implementation. Since our initial discussion, Youth Capital has only received an acknowledgement from the Department of Labour and Employment on the letter. There has been no meeting has been set or updates provided on the progress of this disbursement. 
Guest: Viwe Mlezana - Acting Director-​General of Employment and Labour

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