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What Is 3D printing and What does it represent

Earlier this week, we received a call from a listener who raised an issue on the administration of the Municipal Employee Pension Fund. Many listeners have since reached out to raise the similiar issues. They are raising different issues they believe work against them since this company called Akani Asset Management took over their pension funds. Let's take a listen to what he had to say…

Guest: Mathawe Matsapola - Marketing Manager at the Akani Retirement Fund Administrators

Earlier this week, we received a call from a listener who raised an issue on the administration of the Municipal Employee Pension Fund. Many listeners have since reached out to raise the similiar issues. They are raising different issues they believe work against them since this company called Akani Asset Management took over their pension funds. Let's take a listen to what he had to say&hellip;
Guest: Mathawe Matsapola - Marketing Manager at the Akani Retirement Fund Administrators

Municipal Watch: Municipal Employee Pension Fund

The newly established Digital News Transformation Fund has appointed its inaugural Board to steer R114 million in support for South Africa’s small-to-medium independent newsrooms. This new initiative is set to last three years and is designed to strengthen the digital sustainability of independent publishers. Our next guests speak to the importance of these interventions at a time where media newsrooms are losing funding. We are joined by…

Guest: - Anetta Mangxaba - Board co-chair of the Digital News Transformation Fund

Guest: Kate Skinner - Executive Director for the Association of Independent Publishers

The newly established Digital News Transformation Fund has appointed its inaugural Board to steer R114 million in support for South Africa&rsquo;s small-to-medium independent newsrooms. This new initiative is set to last three years and is designed to strengthen the digital sustainability of independent publishers. Our next guests speak to the importance of these interventions at a time where media newsrooms are losing funding. We are joined by&hellip;
Guest:&nbsp;- Anetta Mangxaba - Board co-chair of the Digital News Transformation Fund
Guest:&nbsp;Kate Skinner - Executive Director for the Association of Independent Publishers

Launch of Digital News Transformation Fund

The Localisation Support Fund with the support of the Retail-Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather Masterplan has revealed that more than 34-thousand local jobs could be displaced due to e-commerce platforms. They says that if Temu and Shein continue to grow their market share in our country, then our local industry will be severely affected resulting in the job losses. To tell us more on this and also explain what the Localisation Support Fund is, we are joined by…

Guest: Irshaad Kathrada - CEO of the Localisation Support Fund

The Localisation Support Fund with the support of the Retail-Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather Masterplan has revealed that more than 34-thousand local jobs could be displaced due to e-commerce platforms. They says that if Temu and Shein continue to grow their market share in our country, then our local industry will be severely affected resulting in the job losses. To tell us more on this and also explain what the Localisation Support Fund is, we are joined by&hellip;
Guest: Irshaad Kathrada - CEO of the Localisation Support Fund

What Is 3D printing and What does it represent

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