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The latest Household Affordability Index shows that the average cost of the Household Food Basket increased once more. Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group ‘s latest Household Affordability Index states that families are now paying an average of almost R200 extra per basket since it first began tracking the data five months ago. “The average cost of the Household Food Basket in January 2021 is now at its highest level since the start of the expanded collection in September 2020,” says Mervyn Abrahams, Programme Coordinator at PMBEJD. Guests: Mervyn Abrahams About the Household Affordability Index The Household Food Basket in the Household Affordability Index is a new basket and has been designed together with women living on low incomes in Johannesburg (Soweto, Alexandra, Tembisa and Hillbrow), Cape Town (Gugulethu, Philippi, Khayelitsha, Delft, Dunoon), Durban (KwaMashu, Umlazi, Isipingo, Durban CBD, and Mtubatuba), and Springbok (in the Northern Cape), and Pietermaritzburg. It includes the foods and the volumes of these foods which women living in a family of seven members (an average low-income household size) tell us they typically try and secure each month. The basket was designed through a pilot project which ran from April 2020 to August 2020. It cannot however be considered the basket for every family living on a low income in each area and for all areas covered. It is however considered a reasonable proxy for a food basket which women identified as including the most important typical foods which most households try and buy each month, given affordability constraints. The Household Food Basket is not nutritionally complete.

M4Jam CEO Georgie Midgley Is My Guest Gig technology company, M4Jam, which provides an important platform for struggling South Africans to make an income by performing temporary, part-time work in a time of retrenchments and downscaling, recently surveyed 3000 of its jobbers about their feelings toward the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the country. South Africans remain broadly fearful of the ongoing impact of the virus on their livelihoods. Despite the reprieve from lockdown and economic devastation, the rollout of vaccines may offer, a recent M4Jam survey found that a lack of trust in both the vaccines themselves and the government's handling of the rollout is preventing people from seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

Several vaccines in current use are developed from the cells of aborted babies. Can I Take a Vaccine Made from Aborted Babies? How common are practices of treatments on cells derived from fetal tissue. My guests explains the differences between the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and the effectiveness of Ivermectin though it is currently a banned product in South Africa. READ MORE ON: SAHPRA'S GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF IVERMECTIN IN THE PROPHYLAXIS OR TREATMENT OF COVID-19. DOCTORS FOR LIFE CLICK HERE Dr. Martin Gill IVERMECTIN IN AFRICA CLICK HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are we excited by the term Township Economy ? Condescending or not, a real entrepreneur will see the donuts and not the hole and ensure their business thrives despite the stigma that comes with a business operating in the townships.   In this chat - we speak to Phumelele of LoxionBiz about the KZN South coast and its economies found in the townships there. Phumi is giving your business an opportunity to win R10000.  Listen 

Makhosi Mngadi Marketing and public Relations for Bartering SA. Bartering is the exchange of goods and services between two or more parties without the use of money. It is the oldest form of commerce. Individuals and companies barter goods and services between each other based on equivalent estimates of prices and goods.

Brian Naciker is my Guest. He is the Head of Marketing at Regenesys Regenesys, the leadilng international business school in online education with campuses in South Africa, India and Nigeria, in collaboration with the Regenesys Foundation and MyWealth Investments has unlocked R1 billion to support the tertiary education of 5 000 deserving students.

My Guest is Celeste Le Roux - named finalist in three categories at Standard Bank Top Women Awards. The Standard Bank Top Women Awards honors those, whose unfailing vision and innovative leadership have positively impacted women in South Africa. In response to the unprecedented global pandemic, the awards have moved to become completely virtual. React Training College promises to revolutionize the way aspiring skilled tradesmen are trained. It is React24's dream to empower construction professionals to become masterful artisans in the plumbing trade, now made possible as they opened the doors to the React Training College located in Parow, Western Cape. In this episode, we chat about this and more.

A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations hire independent workers for short-term commitments My Guest is M4JAM CEO Georgie Midgley. The company is a platform for Gigs., Helps Jobbers and in this discussion we talk touch on the latest company providing training on their platform for gigs. M4JAM Is Gig tech Company

My guest is a Scholarship Selection officer Litha Mkatini from the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation The Foundation offers quality education from one of South Africa's top achieving partner high schools to students who are in financial need, have a curious entrepreneurial mindset, and have the potential to excel academically. APPLY HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jarette Petzer is the guest. Founder of M1m On Saturday 5th September 2020 tens of thousands took to the streets to show solidarity against crime & corruption, poverty & inequality, SA's economic downfall and many other issues. The Move One Million event signified the official launch of Move One Million (M1M). The movement, founded in July 2020 by Jarette Petzer and Joanita van Wyk from #ImStaying, is a call for all South Africans to stop being complacent and take up active citizenry in a peaceful, united manner. Join the group here: FACEBOOK Click Here TELEGRAM CHANNEL Click Here TWITTER Click Here

The Department of Social Development in KZN is on a string of activations - presenting its programs to fight societal ills in KZN. We speak to the department's Mhlabunzima Memela on what women and children tell them through these engagements. KZN DSD Twitter Click Here Website Click Here Episode Arts from DSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My Guest is Hayden Giger - Growth Head FNB Private Bank Lending and Growth Head for Securities Based Lending at FNB South Africa FNB says their Securities Based Lending offering is the ideal vehicle for getting quick access to funds - without having to liquidate securities, provides the power of gearing for higher returns - which means your investment portfolio can continue to move with the markets and grow. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Tourism commentator and lecturer Unathi Henama from the Tshwane University of technology says Tourism should have been given a chance to thrive under the lock down. He proposes the reopening of the skies to international travel We look at the impact of covid 19 to big and Small establishments, we speak to CEO of Coaching Skills Academy Sazi Ngcobo whose company used hospitality establishments for team building and skills training on how he was impacted by the lockdown. CSA --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We chat to Dear South Africa's MD Rob Hutchinson. Activists have slammed the government's draft policy that will allow cellular networks to install 5G masts on private and public property as a violation of constitutional property rights. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams gazetted the new policy on the deployment of communications networks, which aims to accommodate the rapid expansion of electronic communications networks, such as LTE and 5G networks across South Africa. Click below for Dear SA's Campaign DEAR SOUTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The past few months have left the economy in a state of flux – leaving many businesses struggling to survive. The call to revive the economy has been heard globally; and in South Africa it is one of the major challenges that we face today. In this Episode we chat to FNB's Business Reional Head ndiswa Bata on Valuing local business in uncertain times – an industry perspective “Currently, many local businesses are still struggling with the after effects of lockdown level 5 while navigating the trading conditions of lockdown 3 lockdown,” says Andiswa Bata, FNB Business Regional Head. “No doubt it has been a challenging time, but we can all give businesses hope and a chance to survive by offering real help through this difficult period.” Click here for the seminar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Deepak Nana an Executive at XDS If you suspect that someone has stolen your identity, chances are that you've become one of a growing number of South Africans who have become victims of identity theft – and you need to act quickly to limit the damage. What should you do? Who should you contact if you suspect fraud? TOOLS To Shield yourself from scammers CLICK HERE To check your most up-to-date credit information for free CLICK HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Evangelist and Motivational Speaker, Robbie Cairncross, has been faithfully doing a Facebook Live ministry video every day since South Africa went into lockdown in March 2020. He has some great stories to tell about the testimonies that have emerged over the past 5 months. Robbie Cairncross Online FACEBOOK Click Here WEBSITE Click Here --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group says the price for a basket of select and staple food in South Africa has started trending upwards again. Between July 2020 and August 2020, the cost of these core foods increased by 2,3% (R31,75). Over the past five months of lockdown, the cost of these core foods increased by 8% (R106,06); and year-on-year the cost has increased by 15,6% (R193,84). st of the core foods is at the highest level we have ever seen." - Programme Coordinator Abrahams --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Analysts at the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) based at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business released a study that exposes a network that recently surfaced on the local Twitter space and gained lots of traction through trending hashtags. Executive Director Stuart Jones chats to us. The hashtag, #PutSouthAfricaFirst emerged on April 27 and in one day was used more than 16000 times. The 80 accounts in the network around uLerato_Pillay were responsible for 50% of the use of the hashtag"" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) is launching a campaign that asserts the right of every South African to know what is in the processed food we are eating, and calls on government to help us to do this. Listen here how you can Get free advise from from professional nutritionist on their site Haela :https://heala.org/whats-in-my-food/ We speaking To Programs Manager Lawrence Mbalati. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Parents has to promote non verbal communication." Speech Therapist Rochelle Thanjan. On thos podcast we speak to Yoliswa Landu, a mother of 3, whose first born son Siba, is on the autism spectrum. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Will soon be chatting to a parent thats doing really well in handling the lockdown and a kid witj autism at home --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is another #COVID19 related conversation. As fears of contracting the corona virus grow seeing that underlying sicknesses are a leading cause of death: How do you think those Hiv + among us are affected? Listen to this chat with Patrick Mdletshe of the Treatment Acrion Campaign. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rochelle Thanjan a speech Therapist talks to parents about autism at home during #COVID19 lockdown. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Many South Africans employed Abroad are stuck in SA due to the lockdown regulations prohibiting tavel. We spoke to 2 seafarers and a traveller who had come to a wedding. COGTA provides Clarity --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We spoke to South Africans employed Abroad who are #LockedInSA due to lockdown regulations prohibiting travel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app