The problems at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme seem far from over. Last week Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande dissolved the board with immediate effect. But sadly, on the ground students and universities are battling to deal with the problem of funding as some of the funds have still not been released. Yesterday (Sunday), Dr Nzimande explained his reasons for dissolving the board sighting their mismanagement and the inability to implement some of the turnaround strategies.

Guest: Veli Mbele – Spokesperson for the Department of Higher Education

The problems at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme seem far from over. Last week Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande dissolved the board with immediate effect. But sadly, on the ground students and universities are battling to deal with the problem of funding as some of the funds have still not been released. Yesterday (Sunday), Dr Nzimande explained his reasons for dissolving the board sighting their mismanagement and the inability to implement some of the turnaround strategies.
Guest: Veli Mbele – Spokesperson for the Department of Higher Education

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What next for NSFAS?

This morning, Bryan will be unpacking your questions that you have submitted throughout the month.

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

This morning, Bryan will be unpacking your questions that you have submitted throughout the month.
Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley &amp; Associates (Pty) Limited

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

Two weeks ago, we started a conversation surrounding the right to work, job creation and the dignity of a living wage. We further expanded this discussion by unpacking if political parties have provided reasonable economic interventions in their manifestos that will address the unemployment crisis. Where we last left the conversation, a critical point had been raised surrounding the types of jobs being created and whose vocation had been excluded as well as the impact of austerity measures on work prospects within the public service.

In today’s discussion, we turn our attention to a daring new promise that has entered the public discourse as a mechanism to combat unemployment in lieu of low job creation. Political parties believe that this intervention that would address expanded unemployment.

Guest: Dominic Brown - the Progammes Manager of Economic Justice at Alternative Information Development Centre 

Guest: Duma Gqubule – Columnist and Independent economist 

Guest: Kristal Duncan-Williams - Project Lead at Youth Capital

Two weeks ago, we started a conversation surrounding the right to work, job creation and the dignity of a living wage. We further expanded this discussion by unpacking if political parties have provided reasonable economic interventions in their manifestos that will address the unemployment crisis. Where we last left the conversation, a critical point had been raised surrounding the types of jobs being created and whose vocation had been excluded as well as the impact of austerity measures on work prospects within the public service.
In today’s discussion, we turn our attention to a daring new promise that has entered the public discourse as a mechanism to combat unemployment in lieu of low job creation. Political parties believe that this intervention that would address expanded unemployment.
Guest: Dominic Brown - the Progammes Manager of Economic Justice at Alternative Information Development Centre 
Guest: Duma Gqubule – Columnist and Independent economist 
Guest: Kristal Duncan-Williams - Project Lead at Youth Capital

Freedom, Elections and the Right to Work (part 2)

In one of our final discussions for Freedom Month, we  unpack the Quality of Life surveys that have been conducted in  South Africa in the last three decades. While South African  cities have higher quality of life scores than their African  counterparts, there are still major stumbling blocks facing a

citizen’s ability to access public goods, economic opportunities  and the protection of their social rights. 

We have seen that in the last five years, the COVID-19  pandemic highlighted some of the challenges facing citizens  when it comes to their proximity to poverty and glaring  inequalities during the lockdowns. How do we use these  indicators to change how we plan for better outcomes for this  nation in the next 30 years? We have brought together a panel  that can unpack what lessons we can take forward and how we  future-proof the quality of life toward an upward trajectory. 

Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever – Chair for Social Security Systems Administration and  Management Studies at Universoty of Witwatersrand

Guest: Dr. Steven Gordon - Senior Research  Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State  (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research  Council (HSRC)

In one of our final discussions for Freedom Month, we  unpack the Quality of Life surveys that have been conducted in  South Africa in the last three decades. While South African  cities have higher quality of life scores than their African  counterparts, there are still major stumbling blocks facing a
citizen’s ability to access public goods, economic opportunities  and the protection of their social rights. 
We have seen that in the last five years, the COVID-19  pandemic highlighted some of the challenges facing citizens  when it comes to their proximity to poverty and glaring  inequalities during the lockdowns. How do we use these  indicators to change how we plan for better outcomes for this  nation in the next 30 years? We have brought together a panel  that can unpack what lessons we can take forward and how we  future-proof the quality of life toward an upward trajectory. 
Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever – Chair for Social Security Systems Administration and  Management Studies at Universoty of Witwatersrand
Guest: Dr. Steven Gordon - Senior Research  Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State  (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research  Council (HSRC)

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