IBT Summit: South Africa faces growing demand for housing, high construction costs, delays in project delivery, and the need for sustainable solutions in the face of climate change.

IBT Summit: South Africa faces growing demand for housing, high construction costs, delays in project delivery, and the need for sustainable solutions in the face of climate change. Globally, countries are using new construction technologies like modular systems, engineered materials, and digital t…

IBT Summit: Civil society organizations (CSOs), including NGOs, housing movements, and community-based organizations, were integrated into the process through pre-Summit dialogues held in late 2025 to consolidate community positions before the main event.

IBT Summit: Civil society organizations (CSOs), including NGOs, housing movements, and community-based organizations, were integrated into the process through pre-Summit dialogues held in late 2025 to consolidate community positions before the main event. Approximately 500 participants attend, incl…

IBT Summit: One of the key discussions happening at the summit is on the role of statutory bodies in ensuring the safety of human settlements.

BT Summit: One of the key discussions happening at the summit is on the role of statutory bodies in ensuring the safety of human settlements. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) role in ensuring the innovation building technologies (IBT) units comply with the country's building …

Friday Wind Down with SIMPHIWE DANA

Our next guest hails from Butterworth and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Her breakthrough came when she released the iconic debut album, Zandisile at the age of 22. Her sound is described as a soulful fusion of jazz, Afro-soul, and traditional Xhosa music. In her illustrious career, she has worked…

World Economic Forum 2026 

This past week, the global leaders gathered in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Our delegation was led by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana. On the sidelines of the meetings, Minister for International Relations Ronald Lamola met with several European nations as part of their strat…

Understanding the SANDF/Iranian military exercise controversy

Understanding the SANDF/Iranian military exercise controversy The latest around the Will for Peace naval exercises in Simon’s Town is that the military and navy were warned three months ago not to include Iran. This directive which was reportedly given by President Cyril Ramaphosa was allegedly de…

Driving Culture and lessons learned from the Vandervijlpark incident

Guest: Peggy Mars - Founder of Wheel Well (NGO that focuses exclusively on children in road safety)

Citizens corner: All your NSFAS questions answered

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS has announced that it has concluded all the funding decisions for the  2026 academic year. The funding body says that 609,403 first-time entering students qualified for financial aid, while 416,688 returning university students met the academic progr…

Former President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus Chakwera has released a statement sharing his concerns on the collapse of the rule of law in Malawi. He outlined political persecution, unlawful arrests and abuse of power by the police.

Former President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus Chakwera has released a statement sharing his concerns on the collapse of the rule of law in Malawi. He outlined political persecution, unlawful arrests and abuse of power by the police. Some of the high profile arrests include MCP's member of Parliament Moses…

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

This morning, Bryan talks to us about "Understanding the meaning of risk”.  Guest (Studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty)