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The South African Broadcasting Corporation has partnered with Sanlam in an initiative to bring you everything you need to know about the two-pot retirement fund system, and how it is intended to work. Today's big question is: What happens when you leave your employer OR if an employee is  retrenched?  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Head of Member- Led Outcomes at Sanlam, Koketso Mahlalela about the much-talked about two-spot retirement system, which into effect on the 1st of September 2024.

Please join us in welcoming a special guest host for this episode! Cyanne Loyale is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Penn State and a Global Fellow at the Pease Research Institute Oslo. Her research focuses on transitional justice and democratic rebuilding after conflict, which makes her the perfect person to reflect on South Africa's democratic transition.One additional programming note — Chris Beem lost power during this recording so the closing segment is Cyanne and Jenna reflecting on the interview.At the end of April, South Africa marked the 30th anniversary of its first post-Apartheid election — the first in the country where everyone could vote. South African writer and scholar Antjie Krog join us for a look at the state of South African democracy today, the impact of the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and how South Africa has served as a model for other countries in democratic transition. Krog is a South African writer, scholar, and activist. She covered the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and wrote about the experience in the book Country of My Skull. She has published more than a dozen volumes of poetry and translated Nelson Mandela's biography into Afrikaans. She is currently a professor at the University of the Western Cape.Additional InformationThe Democracy Group listener surveyDemocracy Works PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Please join us in welcoming a special guest host for this episode! Cyanne Loyale is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Penn State and a Global Fellow at the Pease Research Institute Oslo. Her research focuses on transitional justice and democratic rebuilding after conflict, which makes her the perfect person to reflect on South Africa's democratic transition.One additional programming note — Chris Beem lost power during this recording so the closing segment is Cyanne and Jenna reflecting on the interview.At the end of April, South Africa marked the 30th anniversary of its first post-Apartheid election — the first in the country where everyone could vote. South African writer and scholar Antjie Krog join us for a look at the state of South African democracy today, the impact of the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and how South Africa has served as a model for other countries in democratic transition. Krog is a South African writer, scholar, and activist. She covered the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and wrote about the experience in the book Country of My Skull. She has published more than a dozen volumes of poetry and translated Nelson Mandela's biography into Afrikaans. She is currently a professor at the University of the Western Cape.  

Remi Adekoya is a writer, journalist and academic. Before joining academia, Remi was a political journalist for The Guardian, Sunday Times, Washington Post, Politico and Spectator. He has provided sociopolitical analysis and commentary for CNN, BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Talk Radio and Times Radio. He was a regular columnist for Business Day, a Nigerian daily, and a former political editor of the Warsaw Business Journal. Remi also sits on the Home Office Strategic Race Board as an external expert. Remi has written a number of books including Biracial Britain, what it means to be mixed race, and his latest book, It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth: How the Economics of Race Really Work. He is currently Lecturer at the University of York .Remi Adekoya is guest number 324 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Remi's books: It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth: http://amzn.to/3lBxf0q .Biracial Britain: http://amzn.to/40ddYSaFollow Remi Adekoya on Twitter: @RemiAdekoya1 . Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This controversial interview was conducted by legendary Springbok Radio DJ David Gresham in June 1969 with Beatles Icon John Lennon. The reason for this interview taking place was that sometime earlier on John Lennon had made an alleged remark something to the effect of "The Beatles are bigger than Christ". Due to this alleged statement, South African Broadcasting Corporation (owner of all broadcasting at the time, including the country's national commercial radio station Springbok Radio) banned all forms of music by the Beatles outright. In June 1969 when Gresham was in London & had mentioned this to Lennon's manager, they were absolutely shocked at this decision which eventually led to Lennon inviting Gresham to interview him on this particular subject, where he felt a discussion & an apology was necessary. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davidgreshampodcast/message

The Third Battle of the Tumpo Triangle was about to begin - the date - 23rd March 1988. The weary 61 Mechanised battalion had withdrawn, the men exhausted after 4 months of shifting about and fighting FAPLA, while their equipment was in worse shape. By 13th March the tattered 20 Brigade of which 61 Mech was part had arrived back at Rundu across the Kunene River and for the third and final attack on the Triangle, Pat McLoughlin had returned command to Colonel Paul Fouche. IF you remember last episode, he'd been sent back to the Republic to try and drum up another Brigade which he'd found difficult. So he'd turned to the ou-manne - the campers or the Citizen Force as it was known. Fresh troops were brought in from South Africa, mostly from 82 Mechanised Brigade and this would be the first time since 1984 that the Citizen Force would furnish most of the troops of the upcoming Operation Packer. When you hear the makeshift formation you'll understand that this operation was not going to be easy for any commander, however motivated the men were. The reality was these were soldiers who were part-timers, they may have been excellent as National Servicemen, but now they were back in civvie street, mentally they had to now contend with wives and children far away, they were accountants and teachers. Helping Fouche put together a viable force was commandant Gerhard Louw, the tank and armoured car instructor at the South African Battle School based at Lohatla in the northern Cape. The haphazard nature of Pretoria's tactical planning and strategic understanding of how the fight a mobile war with tanks and infantry in thick bush was going to upend another group of tough South African soldiers. The Generals who were now interfering in all decisions, along with Cabinet members, were a hindrance to the officers on the ground, at least according to their accounts. The West Bank of the Cuito River was bristling with artillery of all kinds, massed in places to provide truly phenomenal fire-power. There were batteries of the D-30 122mm guns, M-46 or 130mm heavy artillery, BM-21 122mm rockets, and BM-14 140mm multiple rocket launchers. Protecting these from the Recces and SADF forward Artillery observers, A battalion of 36 Brigade was stationed between the Cuito and Cuanavale Rivers to protect the Angolan artillery from the Recces and SADF forward Artillery observers, while another battalion from 36 Brigade had moved west of the Cuito River. Russian advisors were making a big difference by now, along with the Cubans. They were adding a great deal of skill to FAPLAs basic fighting capacity. They'd shown the Angolans how to survive being hit by an anti-tank mine by leaving the hatches of their armoured personnel carriers open. Battening down the hatches meant that the blast wave inside the vehicle had no-where to go and flattened those inside. “If you leave it open, you might get away with concussion and perhaps some shrapnel wounds…” wrote translator Igor Zhdarkin. They had taken to brewing rice vodka and the Russians said afterwards they'd listen to the Voice of Moscow, Voice of America, BBC and the South African Broadcasting Corporation - the SABC. They spent a lot of time drinking, as Russian advisor Vyacheslav Barabulya explains in the book Bush War published in 2007. They were experiencing daily bombardments by the SADF artillery and said that they'd managed to tap into the almost 100 percent proof alcohol used in the Pechora anti-aircraft system.

Sisonke Msimang interviews Barbara Masekela about her memoir Poli Poli. Barbara remembers her childhood home with her grandmother and honours her generation of Black women. She contextualises her family's life in the history of dispossession, mobility, apartheid and reflects on her exile in the U.S. and transatlantic cultural ties. Barbara also mentions her friendship with the late Keorapetse “Bra Willie” Kgositsile, who is celebrated in episode four of this season. Sisonke Msimang is the author of two books: Always Another Country: A memoir of exile and home, and The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela.  She has written essays and articles for a range of international press, and she works as a curator and storyteller. Sisonke is also a member of the board of PEN South Africa.   Barbara Masekela is a South African poet, educator, mother, and activist. She has served as ambassador to the United States and France, and has held various executive and non-executive directorships, including at Standard Bank, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and De Beers. Her memoir Poli Poli was published by Jonathan Ball in 2021. She lives in Johannesburg. In this episode we are in solidarity with academic and activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace. You can read more about his case here: https://www.pen-international.org/news/free-dr-abduljalil-al-singace As tributes to Dr Al-Singace, Barbara reads an extract from Margaret Walker's “For My People” and Sisonke shares a quote about courage from Maya Angelou. This podcast series is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa to promote open conversation and highlight shared histories.

Guest: Joyce Kungwane - Owner of TLB promotions Live boxing is back on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's television and radio stations. The first boxing tournament to air live on SABC platforms will take place on the 21st of April. The tournament will be staged at the SABC's Renaissance Centre in Auckland Park, in Johannesburg.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC will join the rest of the world in commemorating the 12th edition of World Radio Day today. This year's World radio day is celebrated under the UNESCO theme 'Radio and Peace'. Our senior producer Ronald Phiri spoke to the SABC's Head of PBS Siphelele Sixaso about Radio Day and some of the thought-provoking content the SABC has lined up to celebrate the day

Jenny Crwys-Williams teleports to 19th century Natal with Joanne Joseph, author of the historical novel Children of Sugarcane, which conjures the world of and female indentured migrant from India. Children of Sugarcane is Joanne Joseph's first work of fiction. Joseph is an established South African media personality and bestselling author, with over 20 years of experience. She has hosted prominent radio and television shows for major broadcasters, including the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Primedia House. Her book Drug Muled sold over 10,000 copies. Jenny Crwys-Williams has been identified with books, reading and authors for most of her career. For 27 years Jenny featured books, fiction and non-fiction, on her daily Radio 702 show, covering, as she says, ‘every topic under the sun. I have been enveloped by the richness and knowledge I've gained through reading and being immersed in the book world'. A further 4 years at Kaya959 broadened her reading, mostly on African topics.

Jenny Crwys-Williams teleports to 19th century Natal with Joanne Joseph, author of the historical novel Children of Sugarcane, which conjures the world of and female indentured migrant from India. Children of Sugarcane is Joanne Joseph's first work of fiction. Joseph is an established South African media personality and bestselling author, with over 20 years of experience. She has hosted prominent radio and television shows for major broadcasters, including the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Primedia House. Her book Drug Muled sold over 10,000 copies. Jenny Crwys-Williams has been identified with books, reading and authors for most of her career. For 27 years Jenny featured books, fiction and non-fiction, on her daily Radio 702 show, covering, as she says, ‘every topic under the sun. I have been enveloped by the richness and knowledge I've gained through reading and being immersed in the book world'. A further 4 years at Kaya959 broadened her reading, mostly on African topics.

Tuddle Daily Podcast 05122022My interview with Grammy winning classical pianist Angelin Chang“America's 1st woman GRAMMY-Award Winning Classical Pianist”MusicMusic InterviewsMusic TuitionEducationSelf-ImprovementAbout MeCritically acclaimed for her musical poetry and technical brilliance, Angelin Chang is America's first woman classical pianist to win the GRAMMY® Award (Best Instrumental Soloist with orchestra). Recognized in the Women of Hopkins honoring female trailblazers from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Angelin Chang is Professor of Music and Law at Cleveland State University. As a leader in the music industry, she has been selected into Nashville's prestigious Leadership Music. Through specialized performance-related injury prevention and alleviation techniques, Dr. Chang helps pianists develop virtuosity while liberating them from fatigue, pain and injury, and has published on the subject for the European Piano Teachers Association International Conference. She brings immediate and lasting results for high-level performing musicians to enjoy technical freedom with artistic expression.Angelin Chang has performed worldwide on major concert stages to stadiums from New York to Nepal before royalty and the UN Secretary-General for UN75, World AIDS Day, and the United Nations Women's Organization. She performs worldwide at venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), Severance Hall (Cleveland), Radio France, Worldwide Afro Network, South African Broadcasting Corporation, and with members of The Cleveland Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra. As the first Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., she developed and launched the Arts for Everyone initiative. Dr. Angelin Chang presents piano seminars and masterclasses at such institutions as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, University of North Texas, Temple University and Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia). She provides online programs to professionals in piano mastery for music-playing career longevity. www.angelinchang.com

In this episode of Gallo Vault Sessions we take a look at music's role in the retribalisation project of the apartheid regime through the South African Broadcasting Corporation's radio bantu, Gallo Music's African music imprints, the impact this had on local conceptions of language, as well as what was deemed African music.  We're joined by last month's guests, Sipho Sithole, Antos Stella, Bra Mike Swaratle, Ivor Haarburger, and Rob Allingham, and also meet some new voices; renowned musician Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, and South African radio veteran, Shado Twala, who all help us understand how race and genre have functioned in South Africa's music and radio history! Gallo Vault Sessions in collaboration with KONJO Talking points: radio bantu, SABC, Hugh Tracey, Phuzushukela, Maskandi, Mavuthela, African catalog, Harari, Oliver Mtukudzi, Pharanyana, Percy Sledge, skokiaan, Thomas Chauke, Radio Thohoyandou, Radio Zulu, Radio Metro, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, radio dramas, language, LM radio, Peter Gallo, radio banning  Listen to the all-vinyl mix exploring radio bantu and beyond, by Vusi Hlatywayo @el_metalo from Fly Machine Sessions @fly_machine_projects https://www.mixcloud.com/KONJO/gallo-music-x-konjo-radio-race-genre-in-sa-vusi-hlatywayo-gallo-vault-sessions/ (here) Guests: Shado Twala, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, Rob Allingham, Mike Swaratlhe, Antos Stella, Ivor Haarburger & Sipho Sithole Narrator: Kineta Kunutu Writer: Zara Julius @ KONJO Producer: Zara Julius @ KONJO Researcher: Zara Julius @ KONJO Artwork: PR$DNT HONEY Production support: The Good People  Follow us on http://instagram.com/k.o.n.j.o/ (@k.o.n.j.o) & https://www.instagram.com/gallorecordcompany/ (@gallorecordcompany)

Industry vets choppin it up. Thornell Jones is our guest today as we talk about the "Slap heard 'round the world" We're talking Grammy Awards... We're talking about his quest to run for Governor within the Florida Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He has been a leader in Entertainment Marketing for over 20 years learning the business from the ground floor first as an intern and then as a Financial Analyst for Capitol Records. He launched his career in Marketing with several labels beginning at Mercury, then Giant, Motown, A&M, MJJ Music and Hidden Beach where he generated nearly $60 Million in revenues launching the company along with developing the careers of Kindred the Family Soul, Mike Phillips, BeBe Winans, and Jill Scott. An innovative marketing mind, Jones has furthered the careers of a broad range of artists with household names including Darius Rucker, Tatyana Ali, and Diana Ross. A 18 year voting member of the Recording Academy, he holds 12 Grammy certificates for his marketing with Jill Scott, Ann Nesby, Calvin Richardson, Anthony David, India.Arie, Vikter Duplaix, and most recently, Angie Fisher. Recent client projects include Chance The Rapper (ESPY and Grammy performances), Siedah Garrett's 30th Anniversary of “Man In The Mirror”, Two Beats;One Soul, and the roster of Isotopia Records including Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf, Baby Raptors, and label founder Constance Hauman.Thornell has worked closely with Greg J to host a number of global cultural exchanges with artists, broadcasters, music awards producers and influencers from South Africa. Representatives from the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Ukhozi FM In addition to producing dozens of music videos, he was Executive Producer for The Original Jill Scott: A Documentary which aired on the CENTRIC Network. Currently developing a documentary on the multi-generational influence of George Clinton, Jones also helped to develop a new live music television series with NFocus Entertainment, Real Music Live. Jones has also developed Reality TV sizzle reels for Canada's R&B Juno award winner Divine Brown, and R&B/funk duo Kandy Apple Redd.

Watch out. Two South Africans in the house. To begin, let me just say I didn't expect to be inviting someone by the name of Hashlips on the show, but this Friday at 1pm EST, we're going to change that! Daniel Eugene Botha is the founder of SABC (not South African Broadcasting Corporation) - the Sketch Ape Book Club collection of NFT's, as well as the Sketch Ape Comic Club. He quit his day job to be full time in crypto and youtube. Kind of sounds like me, except I never had a day job to begin with. Also, he's very kindly agreed to give away a SABC AND a SACC (Sketch Ape Comic Club) NFT as part of his appearance. PLUS I'll be giving away an access NFT to my show as part of this bundle AND 10 $JAFFE coin! SRSLY! To qualify, here's what you need to do: 1. Subscribe to my show (http://bit.ly/subscribetotheshow) 2. Join my discord (http://bit.ly/notfamousdiscord) 3. Join SABC discord (https://discord.gg/jN82AKnV) 4. Tune in to the show (or watch it on demand) to hear a magic word or phrase which you'll paste - together with your youtube subscriber name - in the giveaway channel. SHOW LESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Maphai has accumulated 20 years of experience in the academic profession, and 16 years as a senior executive in the private sector. He has served on the boards of various companies as a non-executive chairperson, including the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Presidential Review Commission in the restructuring of the public sector. ---- Guest Links ----- https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/ WorldView is a media company that delivers in-depth conversations, debates, round-table discussions, and general entertainment to inevitably broaden your WorldView. ---- Links ----- https://twitter.com/Broadworldview https://web.facebook.com/BroadWorldView You can donate at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46136545&fan_landing=true Music: https://www.bensound.com​​​​

A few years ago when I published my two books I was contacted by the South African Broadcasting Corporation to appear on a television show called African Views. The producer who called asked if I was the author of the books called Losing The Faith and Cults: How They Work. I said I most certainly am. She asked if I would be willing to appear on an episode of African Views which will deal with the topic of fundamentalism in religions. I agreed to appear on the show and what follows is the story of how the Watch Tower refused to be on a television show with me. By my book Losing The Faith: https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Faith-R... Buy my Book Cults: How They Workhttps://www.amazon.com/Cults-They-Wor... #JehovahsWitnesses #SABC #Cults

A few years ago when I published my two books I was contacted by the South African Broadcasting Corporation to appear on a television show called African Views. The producer who called asked if I was the author of the books called Losing The Faith and Cults: How They Work. I said I most certainly am. She asked if I would be willing to appear on an episode of African Views which will deal with the topic of fundamentalism in religions. I agreed to appear on the show and what follows is the story of how the Watch Tower refused to be on a television show with me. By my book Losing The Faith: https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Faith-R... Buy my Book Cults: How They Workhttps://www.amazon.com/Cults-They-Wor... #JehovahsWitnesses #SABC #Cults

A few years ago when I published my two books I was contacted by the South African Broadcasting Corporation to appear on a television show called African Views. The producer who called asked if I was the author of the books called Losing The Faith and Cults: How They Work. I said I most certainly am.She asked if I would be willing to appear on an episode of African Views which will deal with the topic of fundamentalism in religions. I agreed to appear on the show and what follows is the story of how the Watch Tower refused to be on a television show with me.By my book Losing The Faith: https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Faith-R...Buy my Book Cults: How They Workhttps://www.amazon.com/Cults-They-Wor...#JehovahsWitnesses #SABC #Cults

The EFF condemned the discrimination against indigenous languages being practices by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.The party accused the SABC of cultural treason, as well as the highest form of tribalism and erasure adding that it’s dangerous because it perpetuates the superiority of other languages.The party says the removal of other languages is done at the expense of the rest of the population while the SABC will continue to broadcast in isiZulu, isiXhosa and EnglishThe party points out at restructuring at the expense of indigenous languages “is corrosive. The EFF, therefore, calls for equal access to digital platforms and the treatment of producers of all news segments.

Judith is a writer who lives in Baltimore, MD, and was born and raised in Africa.  She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in Drama and History of Art, working as a professional actor before becoming the arts editor for SAfm at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Judith joined WBJC shortly after immigrating to the United States in the late 1990s.She holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore, and is the author of Beyond the Baobab, a collection of essays about her immigrant experience. Her new book, Old New Worlds, is available from Green Writers Press.Follow Judith:https://www.facebook.com/judith.krummeck.7https://twitter.com/judithkrummeckhttps://www.instagram.com/jkrummeck/Follow TSatS:https://www.facebook.com/thesituationandthestorypodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/situationandstory/https://twitter.com/SituationStory--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/situationandstory/support Get full access to situation / story at situationstory.substack.com/subscribe

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR... *** The unreformed structure of the UN Security Council runs the risk of losing legitimacy, credibility and acceptance if the General Assembly fails to urgently implement the necessary reforms... *** A group of South African Broadcasting Corporation employees slam the public broadcaster's planned retrenchments, saying this will compromise the organisation's public broadcasting mandate... In Economics: Zambia implores the private sector to consider investing in industries that are able to produce raw inputs used in the manufacturing industry... In Sport: Athletics Kenya nominated for 2020 World Athletics Member Federation Award...

David Sanan has had a lifelong love for and involvement with music. David started as a Chorister in the St. Aidan's College Choir in Grahamstown, South Africa from 1959-1963.  He sang treble, then bass in the church choir.  They regularly broadcasted motets, high masses, solemn benedictions, hymns and other sacred music  on the South African Broadcasting Corporation. David also played trumpet in the St. Aidan's College band for 5 years. David attended the University of Cape Town and did degrees in microbiology and zoology. He graduated in 1967 with a bachelor's degree, and in 1968 with an Honours Microbiology degree.  While at college he joined the University Opera School Chorus and participated as a baritone in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville” and Puccini's “Turandot'", and his Manon Lescaut.  After college, David went on to sing in two operas as a paid chorus member with the Cape Town Opera Company. Unfortunately, Apartheid arrived and Black People were banned from entering the opera house. The entire chorus walked out in protest and that ended David's formal involvement in music for the next 4 decades.   David returned to performing music with the BCCO under the direction of Ming Luke. He served on the BCCO board for two years and has sung bass in 10 performances. Davis is also a teacher of Transcendental Meditation. He has taught 80 people to meditate. David also likes to laugh a lot.

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR... *** The Secretary-General of South Africa's governing party to appear in court this morning for being implicated in a multi-million rand scandal... *** The South African Broadcasting Corporation's restructuring, which includes retrenching staff, likey to end up in the courts... In Economics: Earnings in Kenya have fallen 14 per cent on bad loans as Covid-19 negatively impacted the lender's business... In Sport: Kenya national football team head coach believes that they can spring a surprise against Comoros Island...

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR... *** Zimbabwean President's niece arrested on Monday for smuggling 7 kilograms of gold to Dubai, putting to doubt efforts to curb corruption... *** Broadcasting signal distributor, Sentech, calls on government to assist the South African Broadcasting Corporation to meet its financial obligations... In Economics: The Central Bank of eSwatini commences a process of developing a succession plan for its management...

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has established a joint oversight forum to ensure a smooth merger process of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services and the Department of Communications. The formation of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) was mandated by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018 and established in 2019. The Presidential Proclamations in the Government Gazette dated August 14, 2019, confirmed the transfer of administration, powers and functions to the Minister of Communications, initially functioning with a startup organisational structure until the revised organisational structure is finalised, approved and implemented. “If we are to implement the President’s call, we have to tamper with the structure of the department that we have, including the 11 entities under its portfolio,” said Ndabeni-Abrahams of the newly reconfigured department tasked with coordinating and leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The new oversight project management office (PMO), which will be chaired by the Minister’s office, is responsible for the smooth implementation of the long-awaited merger. The director-general will be the secretariat of the PMO, which will also comprise the chairpersons, CEOs and CFOs of the entities of the impacted institutions, along with a number of selected board members. The department has 11 entities under its portfolio, with renewed focus on embattled parastatals the South African Post Office, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa). The business case of the Broadband Infraco and Sentech merger as a digital State infrastructure company has been finalised, with Cabinet and Parliamentary processes and approval pending, while the business case for the restructure of Usaasa and the Universal Service and Access Fund as a digital development challenge fund is nearing completion, with consultations with National Treasury ongoing. In addition, the process of corporatising Post Bank as it is unbundled from the Post Office, is currently at Cabinet level. Further, in an effort to drive digital transformation, the DCDT is establishing a digital services agency, for which the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has been earmarked. The department is working with Sita to make sure legislation finds expression and amended.

In this episode we speak to a multifaceted South African woman, Tidimalo Sehlako. In this era of innovation, she tells us how she balances entrepreneurship, yoga, and her acting career. Tidimalo is a journalism & marketing graduate. She made it as a top 5 finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant, 2014. Instagram: Tidimalo_S Facebook: Tidimalo Sehlako Team Africa Cheerleader, Lerato Mbele tells us why she loves being on the other side of the conversation as the host of “Talking Business Africa” on BBC and shares some of the lessons she has learned from the very best of African excellence. Lerato has worked as a journalist for over two decades, starting at the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 1999. She holds a master’s in development studies with the University of London, and a bachelor's degree majoring in politics and international relations from the University of Cape Town. Twitter: @mbele_Inb @BBCWorld

Channel Africa — TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR.. *** The Secretary General of the Arab League warn the UN Security Council that any unilateral actions by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank could ignite a religious war... *** Government and parliament tell the South African Broadcasting Corporation that they do not support its planned staff retrenchments... In Economics: The planned acquisition of a 62 percent stake in Banque Populaire du Rwanda Limited by Equity Bank Group called off...

This episode features Zola Nene, who is best known as the resident Chef on the South African Broadcasting Corporation, that country's national broadcaster, breakfast show Expresso. She found her calling while at varsity and has never looked back. Having worked in England, she returned to South Africa, expanded her talents and used her skills to make a career being a media chef. She enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch. During her studies she worked with well known chefs. After graduating, she moved to Johannesburg and worked in a large catering company as a Catering Manager. She was then offered a job on Expresso when the producers were looking for a food stylist. In February 2016 she released a cookbook called Simply Delicious. In 2017, Zola joined the BBC Lifestyle reality competition series, The Great South African Bakeoff for its third season as a judge. Twitter - https://twitter.com/zola_nene Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zolanenechef/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zola_nene/?hl=en

Britt Lawton sat down with renowned political journalist and author John Matisonn to discuss the topics covered in his latest book 'Cyril's Choices.' Following his 2015 book ‘God, Spies and Lies: Finding South Africa’s Future Through Its Past,’ Matisonn launched 'Cyril's Choices' at THE BLUE HOUSE - David Krut Bookstore, 151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood on Tuesday 28 January 2020. 01:15 - Overview of 'God, Spies & Lies from 2015' and 'Cyril's Choices, 2019' 02:35 - "We're letting China and Russia 'eat our lunch'" 05:45 - The rise of South Africa's "Oligarch's" - The Gupta's & Russia 06:40 - Research, 'I read a lot of government reports so you don't have to.' 09:30 - Cyril, Civil Society & Political Will 11:55 - The 4th industrial Revolution 14;40 - The Green New Deal 17:40 - Relationship between Business & State 19:40 - On Self-publishing John Matisonn was a William F. Benton Fellow at the University of Chicago in 1991-1992, a Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies writing fellow in 2014 and 2018, and a member of the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 2017 and 2018. Hosted and produced by Britt Lawton The David Krut Podcast is a production of David Krut Projects. For more information visit our website www.davidkrutprojects.com Facebook/ Instagram @Davidkrutprojects

In Part 2 of our episodes about the Mandela Fellows at BSU, we welcomed one of the 2019 Fellows Zikhona Miso from South Africa to the pod. Zikhona is a current affairs presenter and producer at the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s international radio station ‘Channel Africa.’ In this interview she shares her experience applying to the Mandela Fellows program and talks about learning, leadership,  and living in the United States while participating in the institute at BSU.

In the second episode of The Conversation’s To the moon and beyond podcast series, we take a look at the impact going to the moon had on humanity – and why it generated so many conspiracy theories. While an estimated half a billion people tuned in to watch the moon landings on television in late July 1969, what about those who didn’t have access to one? We hear from Keith Gottschalk, a political scientist at the University of the Western Cape, who explains what it was like to learn about the moon landings in apartheid South Africa – one of the few countries in the world where people couldn’t watch the moon landings. The apartheid regime banned TV so we would have seen the newspaper posters tied up to all the lampposts on the road and the SABC radio (South African Broadcasting Corporation) – in those days the apartheid regime banned all radios except the SABC – would have broadcast extracts. Gottschalk also explains how the news that the US had beaten the Soviet Union to the lunar surface was met in a country where Cold War rivalry was central to politics and foreign affairs. We also hear from Alice Gorman, senior lecturer in archaeology and space studies, at Flinders University in Australia. She studies the heritage of what’s been left by humans on the moon’s surface and what it means for people back on Earth. She laments what was lost when astronauts stopped going to the moon in 1972. We lost a tradition. We lost the continuity of technologies and cultures that enable people to survive on other planets. So now we’re kind of reinventing those again. Gorman tells us why she thinks the Apollo 11 sites could become heritage sites for future generations of visitors to the moon. To find out more about her work as a space archaeologist, researching the various debris that humans have left in space, you can also read a write-up of Gorman’s interview with Conversation science editor Sarah Keenihan here. MORE ON THE MOON AND BEYOND Join us as we delve into the last 50 years of space exploration and the 50 years to come. From Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the lunar surface to present-day plans to use the moon as a launchpad to Mars, hear from academic experts who’ve dedicated their lives to studying the wonders of space. One of the enduring legacies of the moon landings has been the conspiracy theories it generated, which claim that the Apollo missions were all a hoax orchestrated by the US government. Peter Knight, a professor of American studies and an expert in conspiracy theories at the University of Manchester in the UK, explains the cultural moment in which these sprang up in the mid 1970s. The immediate context that we need to think about is the Vietnam War and a sense of disillusionment with the official version of events and, in effect, the lies that Americans felt their government had been telling them. Knight also tells us how, in many parts of the world, a large number of people still believe that the moon landings were a hoax – ranging from between 5-10% of Americans and 12% of Britons, to 20% of Italians and 57% of Russians. But what can be done about it? We hear from Viren Swami, a professor of social psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and Centre for Psychological Medicine at Pedana University in Malaysia, who has carried out psychological experiments testing belief in moon landing conspiracy theories. He explains some of his findings: When you already believe in a conspiracy or a conspiratorial world view – when you see patterns in data that make you believe that there are conspiracies in the world – you’re more likely to adopt different conspiracy theories. Even if they are sometimes contradictory, or even if they don’t make sense. Swami also explains how promoting analytical thinking can help reduce belief in conspiracy theories. To the moon and beyond is a global collaboration between different editions of The Conversation around the world, hosted by Miriam Frankel and Martin Archer. You can listen via The Conversation, or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts by hitting the “Listen and Subscribe” button at the top of this page. Credits: To the moon and beyond is produced by Gemma Ware and Annabel Bligh. Reporting by Nontobeko Mtshali, Sarah Keenihan and Johnathan Gang. Sound editing by Siva Thangarajah. Thank you to City, University of London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios. Picture source: Jack Weir via Wikimedia Commons. Music via Free Music Archive: Even when we fall and Western Shores by Philipp Weigl Tapoco and Bedroll by Blue Dot Sessions Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund As time passes marimba, Zapslat Archive footage: Apollo 11, 13 and 17 audio from NASA Miriam Frankel works for The Conversation. Martin Archer receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Apart from being talk show host, MC, Professional Public Speaker, Ashraf Garda is the Co-Founder of the Champion South Africa movement which was birthed with the desire to multiply the number of champions in the country to help turn South Africa into a champion nation. The movement, launched in November 2015, is currently asking: What are you doing to build your country Several local leaders, such as Vusi Thembekayo, Khanyi Dhlomo, and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, were chosen to be part of Champion South Africa, so they too can spread the message and urge more people to become champions. Ashraf believes that South Africa will become a champion nation when the government, business, and civil society synchronize its efforts towards the goal of becoming individual and collective champions. In April 2011, he became the host of the South African Broadcasting Corporation's investigative program "Special Assignment". During the 2010 World Cup Ashraf provided analysis on the games as well as the social impact of the World Cup on CNN, Al Jazeera, CBC Canada, and SABC 2's Morning Live. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 June 1962. Ashraf lived with his parents in Fietas until they had to relocate to Lenasia due to the Group Areas Act of the South African Apartheid regime. He married Jamela Cassim and together they started a business retailing textiles in the Oriental Plaza, called "Fabric Fantasy". Ashraf's entry into radio began when he hosted sports shows on community radio stations "Radio az-Zaheer" and later "the Voice,95.4fm". --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneur-connect-africa/support

Apart from being talk show host, MC, Professional Public Speaker, Ashraf Garda is the Co-Founder of the Champion South Africa movement which was birthed with the desire to multiply the number of champions in the country to help turn South Africa into a champion nation. The movement, launched in November 2015, is currently asking: What are you doing to build your country Several local leaders, such as Vusi Thembekayo, Khanyi Dhlomo, and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, were chosen to be part of Champion South Africa, so they too can spread the message and urge more people to become champions.Ashraf believes that South Africa will become a champion nation when the government, business, and civil society synchronize its efforts towards the goal of becoming individual and collective champions.In April 2011, he became the host of the South African Broadcasting Corporation's investigative program "Special Assignment". During the 2010 World Cup Ashraf provided analysis on the games as well as the social impact of the World Cup on CNN, Al Jazeera, CBC Canada, and SABC 2's Morning Live.Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 June 1962. Ashraf lived with his parents in Fietas until they had to relocate to Lenasia due to the Group Areas Act of the South African Apartheid regime. He married Jamela Cassim and together they started a business retailing textiles in the Oriental Plaza, called "Fabric Fantasy". Ashraf's entry into radio began when he hosted sports shows on community radio stations "Radio az-Zaheer" and later "the Voice,95.4fm". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Apart from being talk show host, MC, Professional Public Speaker, Ashraf Garda is the Co-Founder of the Champion South Africa movement which was birthed with the desire to multiply the number of champions in the country to help turn South Africa into a champion nation. The movement, launched in November 2015, is currently asking: What are you doing to build your country Several local leaders, such as Vusi Thembekayo, Khanyi Dhlomo, and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, were chosen to be part of Champion South Africa, so they too can spread the message and urge more people to become champions. Ashraf believes that South Africa will become a champion nation when the government, business, and civil society synchronize its efforts towards the goal of becoming individual and collective champions. In April 2011, he became the host of the South African Broadcasting Corporation's investigative program "Special Assignment". During the 2010 World Cup Ashraf provided analysis on the games as well as the social impact of the World Cup on CNN, Al Jazeera, CBC Canada, and SABC 2's Morning Live. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 June 1962. Ashraf lived with his parents in Fietas until they had to relocate to Lenasia due to the Group Areas Act of the South African Apartheid regime. He married Jamela Cassim and together they started a business retailing textiles in the Oriental Plaza, called "Fabric Fantasy". Ashraf's entry into radio began when he hosted sports shows on community radio stations "Radio az-Zaheer" and later "the Voice,95.4fm". --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneur-connect-africa/support

Back on our screens after being diagnosed with bowel cancer two years ago, Anton Enus says the whole experience changed him as a person and a journalist. Despite being quite private Anton documented his treatment on Facebook and for SBS online, allowing himself to become the story, he said it was cathartic. Anton has been at SBS for 20 years but started out unexpectedly while looking for freelance work while on holiday. Hailing from South Africa he worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation during the apartheid regime which he called a moral compromise. It was just one of the times Anton had to swallow his pride growing up classified as ‘cape coloured’. Another was having to get special permission to study journalism at a white only university. He corrects the record on being outed by South African and Australian media, the role of public broadcasting in the face of government pressure and taking over from Lee Lin Chin as the SBS weekend newsreader. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From event FB page: FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION ON GENTRIFICATION AND RESISTANCE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO SOUTH AFRICA. This event is co-sponsored with Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, Gallery of the Streets, and Anti-Gentrification Action Group. Not In My Neighbourhood (86 minutes, 2018), directed by Kurt Orderson, Screening with the short film Displacement in Central City New Orleans (15 minutes, 2017), directed by Trupania Bonner. Discussion after the film featuring filmmakers Kurt Orderson and Trupania Bonner, urbanist and advocate Sue Mobley, and artist and organizer kai lumumba barrow, moderated by Charmel Gaulden. NOT IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD FILM SUMMARY: Not in my Neigbourhood depicts citizens on the frontlines of intersectional struggles against gentrification in three cities. The film follows the daily struggles, trials and triumphant moments, as residents try to shape the cities they live in from the bottom up. Over 3 years South African filmmaker Kurt Orderson followed the anti-gentrification and police brutality monitoring collective Copwatch in New York, occupation movements in Sao Paulo, and gentrification in Woodstock, Cape Town. Making connections through the inter-generational stories of people fighting for the right to their city, Not in my Neighbourhood takes the viewer on a journey into the everyday lives of community members and how they experience and battle the violence of displacement on a daily basis. TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/237044326 FILMMAKER BIO: Kurt Orderson is an award-winning filmmaker from Cape Town, South Africa. He has worked for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, producing, shooting and directing magazine shows and numerous documentaries for television. He is the founder and director of Azania Rizing, a production company that aims to inspire young people through creative storytelling about Africa and African Diasporas. The company has aims at mapping the influence of African legacies around the world to facilitate international dialogue by linking local and global stories. Kurt has directed and produced multiple documentaries and narrative films that have screened at international film festivals and on various broadcasts outlets. FILMMAKER BIO: Trupania Bonner is an organizer, award-winning filmmaker, and director of Crescent City Media Group based in New Orleans, LA. For nearly ten years, Trupania has worked at the intersection of film, civic engagement and social change throughout the South. In 2013, Trupania was selected as a National Micro-Fest Fellow and as an Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar in 2012 honoring Trupania’s innovative approach to community building and voter engagement. From 2008-2012, he served as Executive Director of Moving Forward Gulf Coast, Inc., a community-based organization building potential in communities of color across the Gulf Coast. Trupania currently serves on the board of Project South, the 2025 National Black Men and Boys Network, and the National Men Against Violence Network. Crescent City Media Group anchors communication projects for the Southern Movement Alliance.

Government has given the South African Broadcasting Corporation a financial rescue to the tune of R1.2 billion in the form of a guarantee. The public broadcast will now be able to borrow monies to stay afloat. Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the media in Cape Town that the National Treasury and the SABC Board have concluded their discussions on the viable financial rescue of the broadcaster. The organisation has lost about six hundred million rand for the 2017/2018 financial year alone. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Duduetsang Makuse, National Coordinator of the SOS Coalition: Support Our Public Broadcaster

The South African Broadcasting Corporation is embarking on a review process of its 2004 Editorial Policies. The SABC has invited the public to participate in the process to reformulate editorial policies at the public broadcaster. The policies will address issues such as language, religious programming, news and current affairs. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Interim Board Member Ms Febe Potgieter-Gqubule...

Sports presenter, Robert Marawa says he has not resigned from South African Broadcasting Corporation. This after the public broadcaster announced that the two parties had parted ways. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyakgo and Robert Marawa...

A newspaper editor is recovering from surgery after being nearly assassinated in Lesotho for an article he published about a high profile army commander. Meanwhile in South Africa, journalists claim victory in their censorship row with the state broadcaster, the SABC.   The truth is mightier than the guns of darkness, a top rights group has hit out in condemning an assassination attempt on the editor of the Lesotho Times and Sunday Express. Lloyd Mutungamiri was attacked by two unknown gunmen on 9 July, in apparent retaliation for his article about an alleged exit package for the country’s army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli. His shooting came after a tough week for him and his company. Earlier he and his colleague, Keiso Mohloboli were arrested by police and urged to reveal their sources. Mohloboli has now fled Lesotho and gone into exile. "This is a matter that we urge our government to investigate thoroughly," Tsebo Matsasa, the director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) in Lesotho told RFI. "In the absence of an investigation, there's a lot of uncertainty in our country, especially among media practitioners.” Those practicing the art of irreverence are the most worried, which happens to be the case of the Lesotho Times. For years, the independent paper has openly criticized the government and army, but now its irreverent tone is under scrutiny. "When you get to the point of assassination it says that you've rattled the bars a little too much," William Bird, the director of the NGO, Media Monitoring Africa, told RFI on the phone from South Africa. It rattled the US State Department, which issued a sharp warning to the Lesotho government to refrain from intimidation. The country's laws however make that difficult. Colonial hangover "One of the things common to the Southern African region is that despite many countries having legitimate and democratic governments coming into place as they acquired independence at various times, what is common among most of them is that they've retained former colonial laws," explains Bird. "So what we're dealing with very often are still colonial hangovers." The CEO of the Lesotho Times, Basildon Peta, would know a thing or two about headaches. He's been charged with criminal defamation andcrimen injuria because of a column he wrote. "These laws were last used in 1912!" says Tsebo Matsasa. "When it comes to a charge like crimen injuria [committing a crime], the challenge we have is that we don't establish the nature of the charge." "And it's clear why, criminal defamation is a useful tool to keep people in check,” says Bird. He welcomes recent moves by the ruling ANC party to remove criminal defamation from South Africa’s laws. "We're making slow progress, but it always seems like it's two steps forward, and sometimes three steps back."  Censorship This frustration is equally felt among journalists in South Africa. Eight employees of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC, have been engaged in a long-standing dispute with their corporation over a controversial decision to ban footage of violent protests. "Our Chief Operating Officer [Hlaudi Motsoeneng] began issuing verbal orders, and one of them was that we're not allowed to report negatively on president Zuma anymore,” Suna Venter, a senior producer at SABC told RFI. Venter and seven of her colleagues were sacked for not towing the line. But she says that self-censorship would have been counter-productive: "When 21 million people rely on the SABC exclusively for their news, if you censor that, you're in big trouble. And if you censor that with one week to go before the elections, you're in even deeper trouble." On Wednesday, SABC dropped its appeal against a Labour court forcing it to take back Venter and her colleagues, meaning they should be available to cover the 3 August elections.

完整文稿请关注周末微信或登录以下网址： http://english.cri.cn/7146/2014/06/20/2582s832626.htm This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. Here is the news. Television and online rights for sporting events are typically sold by territory. For the World Cup, that means viewers in the United States are limited to what's available through U.S. television networks ABC, ESPN and Univision. Outside the U.S., games are available on a variety of over-the-air and cable channels, with streaming available for free or for a fee. Legal viewing is restricted to people in those countries. Services are typically able to block outsiders based on the computer's numeric Internet Protocol address. Here's a look at what viewers in some countries are getting. England - All games are available over the air for free in England because the World Cup has been designated a "crown jewel of sport", part of a regulation that prohibits certain events from being restricted to pay-tv. Italy - All 64 matches are available on Italy's Sky satellite service. State broadcaster RAI is showing 25 games, including all of Italy's matches plus other big games, on its free digital cable service. Japan - All games are available in Japan for free on national broadcaster NHK as well as other channels. Mexico - All national team games and one or two live games a day in Mexico are carried over the air by major TV services. Complete coverage of the games is carried only on the Sky satellite service. Nigeria - Selected games are available on Nigerian national broadcaster NTA and local private stations. Many viewers turn to DStv, a South African satellite TV network, for complete coverage. The DStv offices in Lagos have been staying open seven days a week as Nigerians flock to sign up. But regular electricity outages mean people will need to have private generators or battery-powered radios on standby. Russia - All games are broadcast live with Russian commentary on the main state television channel, though this means that many of the games are shown in the middle of the night Moscow time. The games are then re-broadcast during the day. South Africa - The national South African Broadcasting Corporation covers all 64 games live over three channels, meaning it's available to everyone with a 23-dollar annual TV license. Nineteen radio stations of the corporation will offer commentary covering all of South Africa's 11 official languages. Spain - Games involving the Spanish national team are free. All of the other games are available on a premium cable channel or online for 57 dollars. Thailand - In an effort to "return happiness to the people", Thailand negotiated a deal with the tournament's broadcaster, RS International Broadcasting, to allow all the games to be shown for free on an RS channel and two military-run channels. RS had planned to show just 22 of the 64 matches for free. Thailand's national team is not playing in the tournament. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. Mention Huawei in the United States, and you're likely to get a blank look. Either that person has never heard of the Chinese phone maker, or has heard something about security concerns raised by lawmakers in Washington. However, Huawei Technologies believes it can overcome all that as it makes a bigger push in the U.S. and tries to build on its successes elsewhere. While Apple and Samsung dominate the worldwide smartphone market with a combined market share of 46 percent, Huawei has a slight lead among the rest, with about 5 percent. The Ascend Mate2 4G is a mid-range Android phone touted as an affordable alternative to such high-end phones as Apple's iPhone 5s and Samsung's Galaxy S5, both of which retail for about 650 US dollars without a contract. The Mate2 will go for 299 dollars and will be sold directly by Huawei. It will work on AT&T's and T-Mobile's networks. You won't get all the features found in the iPhone or the S5, but the Mate2 does well on the basics, based on about a week of testing. Furthermore, it works with 4G cellular networks, while many cheaper devices are compatible only with the slower 3G networks. This is NEWS Plus Special English. The European Union and South Korea have agreed to jointly develop 5G mobile technologies. 5G-technology is set to be 1,000 times faster than the 4G services currently available, and is in its early stages of development. Both the EU and South Korea are investing heavily in 5G. The EU is investing 700 million euros, or 950 million U.S. dollars, over the next seven years into its 5G program. South Korea is investing and coordinating research in its efforts through 5G-Forum and there are other major public and industry-led initiatives in China, Japan and the United States. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. The African Union has marked the "Day of African Child" at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. The Day of African Child falls on June 16th each year; and it presents an opportunity for all stake-holders on children's rights, including government, non-governmental and international entities, to reflect on issues affecting children. This year's theme is "a child friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa". It aims to ensure that all the goals have been met in accordance with the African charter on the rights and welfare of children. The AU celebrates the Day of African Child every year, in commemoration of the 1976 protests by school children in South Africa. The students protested against an education program designed to further the purposes of the apartheid regime.

"PROPHECY" Rohan Brown    8-10pm Prophecy stands alone, and his concern for the environment is hardly surprising. As a Rastaman, he's long cherished Mother Nature. Also, he was born and raised in rural St. Thomas– an area renowned for its natural beauty, as well as its links with Jamaican freedom fighters Paul Bogle and George William Gordon. Real name Rohan Brown, he grew up in a family of Seventh Day Adventists. Prophecy's early life was therefore defined by simplicity and a deep-seated sense of righteousness – qualities that have remained with him ever since, and drew him to the conscious reggae sounds of early musical influences such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Gregory Isaacs, Jacob Miller and Burning Spear. Despite studying electrical engineering, he always wanted to sing and play music, and especially songs with a cultural message. .. Prophecy travelled to South Africa with Rita Marley and Chakademus & Pliers to perform at three AIDS awareness concerts. The tour group stayed in five-star hotels, but Prophecy asked to be taken to Soweto– a profoundly moving experience that inspired the song Chance, which the South African Broadcasting Corporation chose as a tribute to Lucky Dube. Prophecy describes the fallen reggae star as “a great warrior,” but says, “primarily though, Chance was done for all of the people suffering in Africa.”    10-11pm  Naptali    Prophecy WEBSITE LINK  http://prophecyreggae.com/ caribbeanradioshow@gmail.com

 ARTIST of the week  on www.caribbeanradioshow.com "PROPHECY" Rohan Brown.  Prophecy stands alone, and his concern for the environment is hardly surprising. As a Rastaman, he's long cherished Mother Nature. Also, he was born and raised in rural St. Thomas– an area renowned for its natural beauty, as well as its links with Jamaican freedom fighters Paul Bogle and George William Gordon. Real name Rohan Brown, he grew up in a family of Seventh Day Adventists. Prophecy's early life was therefore defined by simplicity and a deep-seated sense of righteousness – qualities that have remained with him ever since, and drew him to the conscious reggae sounds of early musical influences such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Gregory Isaacs, Jacob Miller and Burning Spear. Despite studying electrical engineering, he always wanted to sing and play music, and especially songs with a cultural message. .. Prophecy travelled to South Africa with Rita Marley and Chakademus & Pliers to perform at three AIDS awareness concerts. The tour group stayed in five-star hotels, but Prophecy asked to be taken to Soweto– a profoundly moving experience that inspired the song Chance, which the South African Broadcasting Corporation chose as a tribute to Lucky Dube. Prophecy describes the fallen reggae star as “a great warrior,” but says, “primarily though, Chance was done for all of the people suffering in Africa.”  Prophecy WEBSITE LINK http://prophecyreggae.com/ Prophecy New Video Fight The Fight link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RQtNq0zZLw http://www.facebook.com/ProphecyReggae

Stephen Johnson is Managing Director of the South African publishing firm Random House Struik. We talk here about the merger, the independence of SABC (the state owned South African Broadcasting Corporation), Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, Random House Struik's political power, Apartheid's banning of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty, the current government's under-funding of libraries, political corruption and the loss of early promise, Apartheid by other means, freedom, story-telling and other explanations for South Africa's flourishing publishing sector, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Jacob Zuma's shower-head, and plans Johnson has for the future of his company.