Guest: Alita Miller - Country Head of UN Women South Africa

 

Guest: Alita&nbsp;<a></a>Miller - Country Head of UN Women South Africa
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OB: Insights and highlights of this year’s global theme.

We kick off our Municipal Watch feature by looking at issues of accountability and oversight at municipalities. So often the Auditor General announces her findings on so many of the problematic municipalities that have collapsed due to corruption and incompetent officials, but nothing happens after that. They continue in the posts and corrupt practices. Most of the blame is pointed at political appointees. What is it that makes accountability and oversight so difficult at local government level? What lessons are we not learning and what seems to be at the core of the problem? To lead us in the discussion, we are joined by…

Guest: Miyelani Holeni - Chief Group Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group

 

We kick off our Municipal Watch feature by looking at issues of accountability and oversight at municipalities. So often the Auditor General announces her findings on so many of the problematic municipalities that have collapsed due to corruption and incompetent officials, but nothing happens after that. They continue in the posts and corrupt practices. Most of the blame is pointed at political appointees. What is it that makes accountability and oversight so difficult at local government level? What lessons are we not learning and what seems to be at the core of the problem? To lead us in the discussion, we are joined by&hellip;
Guest: Miyelani Holeni - Chief Group Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group 
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Municipal Watch: Accountability and oversight at municipalities

As a continuation of casting the spotlight on the exploitation of security guards, we turn our focus on Mafoko Security. They've been in the news for long with accusations of not treating their workers well and not paying salaries on time. This time around political parties and unions are getting involved to put pressure on this company. So we thought to invite them to discuss this issue. Sadly Mafoko Security and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority ignored our invite. 

Guest: Funzi Ngobeni - ActionSA’s Gauteng Chairperson

Guest: Frederick Mabasa - National Organiser Security Industry at the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA). He has been working on the case for long

Guest: Jack Bloom - DA Shadow MEC for Health in Gauteng

As a continuation of casting the spotlight on the exploitation of security guards, we turn our focus on Mafoko Security. They've been in the news for long with accusations of not treating their workers well and not paying salaries on time. This time around political parties and unions are getting involved to put pressure on this company. So we thought to invite them to discuss this issue. Sadly Mafoko Security and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority ignored our invite. 
Guest: Funzi Ngobeni - ActionSA&rsquo;s Gauteng Chairperson 
Guest: Frederick Mabasa - National Organiser Security Industry at the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA). He has been working on the case for long
Guest: Jack Bloom - DA Shadow MEC for Health in Gauteng

Mafoko security not paying workers

This morning, Bryan is back in our studios for the first time in 2026. Today, he will discusscredit ratings. He will also help us understand when you need a tlTrust and when you don't need a Trust. We are joined by… 

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

 

This morning, Bryan is back in our studios for the first time in 2026. Today, he will discuss credit ratings. He will also help us understand when you need a tlTrust and when you don't need a Trust. We are joined by&hellip;&nbsp;
Guest (Studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley &amp; Associates (Pty) Limited 
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