Reality Check with Zimasa Vabaza: What is the South African middle class actually doing with the power it has quietly accumulated — and why, across every racial line, does it still feel stuck? 

Guest: Zimasa Vabaza: South African media entrepreneur, digital strategist, and socio-economic commentator 

 

Reality Check with Zimasa Vabaza: What is the South African middle class actually doing with the power it has quietly accumulated &mdash; and why, across every racial line, does it still feel stuck?&nbsp;
Guest: Zimasa Vabaza: South African media entrepreneur, digital strategist, and socio-economic commentator&nbsp;
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Reality Check with Zimasa Vabaza: What is the South African middle class actually doing with the power it has quietly accumulated — and why, across every racial line, does it still feel stuck? 

Municipal Watch: With local government elections drawing closer, lawmakers in parliament are discussing the Coalitions Bill and whether they can have it ready just in time for the November 4th polls. Chairperson of the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says that they would need to fast-track the legislation, which is critical in regulating coalitions and ensuring political stability in municipalities.

Guest: Lance Joel, SALGA Chief Officer for Intergovernmental Relations and Municipal Resilience

Municipal Watch: With local government elections drawing closer, lawmakers in parliament are discussing the Coalitions Bill and whether they can have it ready just in time for the November 4th polls. Chairperson of the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says that they would need to fast-track the legislation, which is critical in regulating coalitions and ensuring political stability in municipalities.
Guest: Lance Joel, SALGA Chief Officer for Intergovernmental Relations and Municipal Resilience

Municipal Watch: With local government elections drawing closer, lawmakers in parliament are discussing the Coalitions Bill and whether they can have it ready just in time for the November 4th polls.

Question to probe: Which barriers are created by institutions, and which have women internalised and placed upon themselves - and why? 
Purpose: Examine external and internal barriers together, while avoiding the suggestion that women are solely responsible for overcoming inequality. 
Daily takeaway: Women should examine the limits they may have internalised, while organisations remove the conditions that create and reinforce those limits. 

Guest: Adv. Thandi Orleyn - Chairperson of Impala Platinum (Implats), Founder of Peotona Group Holdings and President of the International Women’s Forum South Africa (IWFSA) 

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<li>Question to probe: Which barriers are created by institutions, and which have women internalised and placed upon themselves - and why?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Purpose:&nbsp;Examine external and internal barriers together, while avoiding the suggestion that women are solely responsible for overcoming inequality.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Daily takeaway:&nbsp;Women should examine the limits they may have internalised, while organisations remove the conditions that create and reinforce those limits.&nbsp;</li>
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Guest: Adv. Thandi Orleyn - Chairperson of Impala Platinum (Implats), Founder of Peotona Group Holdings and President of the International Women&rsquo;s Forum South Africa (IWFSA)&nbsp;

Reality Check with Adv Thandi Orleyn: Women in Leadership - Structural and Self-Imposed Barriers  

SASSA is reassuring social grant beneficiaries not to panic over the ongoing review process, saying being selected for a review does not automatically mean that a grant has been cancelled. The agency says the reviews are aimed at verifying eligibility and strengthening the integrity of the social assistance system, while also working to improve its services and digital systems.

Guest: Dr Paseka Letsatsi - SASSA spokesperson 

 

 

SASSA is reassuring social grant beneficiaries not to panic over the ongoing review process, saying being selected for a review does not automatically mean that a grant has been cancelled. The agency says the reviews are aimed at verifying eligibility and strengthening the integrity of the social assistance system, while also working to improve its services and digital systems.
Guest: Dr Paseka Letsatsi - SASSA spokesperson&nbsp;
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SASSA is reassuring social grant beneficiaries not to panic over the ongoing review process, saying being selected for a review does not automatically mean that a grant has been cancelled. 

Reality Check with Zimasa Vabaza: What is the South African middle class actually doing with the power it has quietly accumulated — and why, across every racial line, does it still feel stuck?

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