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Aubrey speaks to Dr. Thelela Ngcetane-Vika, Lecturer at Wits School of Governance, specialising in Corporate Governance and International Business Law, about President Ramaphosa’s appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as part of the special envoy to the United States (US) to facilitate more direct and flexible engagement with key stakeholders within the Trump administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tshidi Madia, standing in for 702's Clement Manyathela, speaks to Prince Mashele, a political analyst, Professor Kagiso Pooe from the Wits School of Governance, and Lizeka Tandwa, the Digital Politics Editor for TimesLIVE and Sunday Times, about the Government of National Unity's latest announcement. Briefing the media on the outcome of the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said that the party will "hit the reset button” and start engaging with parties inside and outside the GNU. This is mainly to tackle the impasse over the 2025 budget that has emerged. Negotiations will take place over the next five days. This ‘reset’ does not entail booting the DA from the GNU, or pushing for any specific changes. Subsequently, Mashele, Pooe and Tandwa discuss and ask: What the way forward is for the GNU. Will the 2025 budget be passed? Will there be a reconfiguration? Where do we stand on the VAT increase? "It's been a rather tumultuous time, a time of uncertainty... what we know right now is that the ANC's currently in conversation with its political partners in the GNU and those who supported it from the outside the GNU primarily, Action SA. What's interesting for us is to see what's going to come out of those conversations." - Lizeka Tandwa, Digital Politics Editor - TimesLIVE and Sunday Times "We must keep this in mind and we must never forget that the biggest two components - that is the ANC and DA - are strategic enemies and they are in this government to weaken each other. That is what we must keep in mind all the time when we see all the dramas... that's number one." - Prince Mashele, Political Analyst "What holds this thing together? It was always the key issue which was the weakness of this, and I call it the strategic weakness." - Kagiso Pooe, Professor - Wits School of Governance Thanks for listening! For more, listen live - The Clement Manyathela Show is broadcast weekdays from 9am to 12pm on 702.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Public policy specialist with Wits School of Governance, about the "resetting" of the national coalition, exploring the implications for governance and policy implementation in South Africa. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.Thank you for listening to The Money Show podcast.Listen live - The Money Show with Stephen Grootes is broadcast weekdays between 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) on 702 and CapeTalk. There’s more from the show at www.themoneyshow.co.za Subscribe to the Money Show daily and weekly newslettersThe Money Show is brought to you by Absa. Follow us on:702 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702702 on Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkradio702702 on X: www.x.com/Radio702702 on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@radio702CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, public policy specialist with Wits School of Governance, about the significant summit between the European Union and South Africa. It marks their first meeting since 2018, as they work to strengthen ties amid shifting global politics and shared challenges posed by US President Donald Trump's policies. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.Thank you for listening to The Money Show podcast.Listen live - The Money Show with Stephen Grootes is broadcast weekdays between 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) on 702 and CapeTalk. There’s more from the show at www.themoneyshow.co.za Subscribe to the Money Show daily and weekly newslettersThe Money Show is brought to you by Absa. Follow us on:702 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702702 on Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkradio702702 on X: www.x.com/Radio702702 on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@radio702CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Corder speaks to Dr. Rekgotsofetse Chikane, lecturer at the Wits School of Governance, political commentator, and author of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation, to unpack the PR fallout and strategic implications of the Budget postponement. How does this delay impact the Treasury’s credibility? Is it a calculated move to manage coalition tensions? And what does it mean for South Africa’s economic future? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bongani Bingwa in conversation with Dr. Thelela Ngcetane-Vika, Lecturer at Wits School of Governance, specialising in Corporate Governance and International Business Law, discussing USA President Donald Trump's era when it comes to corporate ethics, parallels between him and state capture under former South African President Jacob Zuma, and Trump pausing enforcement of law prohibiting bribery of foreign officials.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham engages Professor Alex van den Heever, Chair in Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance, in a critical discussion about the feasibility of the NHI in light of recent developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nosipho Radebe is in conversation with Prof. Alex Van Den Heever from the Wits School of Governance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this dialogue, Prof Christo Doherty, the Chair of Research in the Wits School of Arts, speaks to
 Russel Hlongwane, an artist whose work pushes boundaries, reshapes narratives, and bridges the often complex interplay between heritage and innovation. Russel is a visionary South African artist, cultural producer, and filmmaker from KwaZulu-Natal. Russel's work, deeply rooted in Zulu tradition, examines how indigenous knowledge systems intersect with global modernity. Through his multidisciplinary approach, often interrogating and reimagining the tropes of Afro-futurism, he crafts performances, installations, and films that not only challenge conventional notions of art but also provoke reflection on cultural memory, displacement, and the future of African identity. In this episode, we explore Russel's artistic journey, from his early years growing up in between Durban and rural Msinga, to his emergence as one of the most compelling voices in African contemporary art. A central aspect of Russel's practice includes artistic research which informs his creative producing, design, and curatorship. Russel is a member of a number of collectives, working groups and programmes spread across the SADC region, the continent and internationally; and is on the International Advisory Board for the Prince Claus Fund. He is currently studying towards the Southern Urbanism MPhil at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town). Russel shares how his upbringing in a province steeped in Zulu history inspired his interest in exploring ancestral wisdom, storytelling, and ritual in his work. He reveals how he uses these elements to interrogate issues of colonial legacy, globalization, and the digitization of culture. One of the highlights of our conversation is Russel's unique perspective on the role of performance art in society. He speaks candidly about how his live performances, often incorporating music, movement, and spoken word, aim to create communal experiences that resonate across generations. His work is a call to remember—to reconnect with histories that are often erased or misrepresented, while imagining technological futures that are deeply rooted in African cosmologies. We also delve into his filmmaking, a medium he describes as a “meeting point of time and space.” Russel's films are known for their experimental narratives, blending documentary and fiction to explore themes of migration, urbanization, and identity. He discusses the challenges and joys of working within an African context, where resources may be limited but the stories and creative potential are boundless. Throughout our conversation, Russel emphasizes the importance of collaboration and community in his practice. Whether working with musicians, traditional healers, or fellow young creatives such as Lo-Def Film Factory, he views art as a collective effort to make sense of a rapidly changing world while holding onto the threads of what makes us human. Quiet Conversations · Ifu Elimnyama: The Dark Cloud Splitscreen HD · Books by Clapperton Mavhunga · Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness

In this dialogue, Prof Christo Doherty, the Chair of Research in the Wits School of Arts, speaks to Stephen Hobbs, a South African artist whose work spans a wide range of media, exploring themes of urban transformation, architecture, and social dynamics. Known for his thought-provoking installations and public art projects, Stephen has a distinctive approach that often examines the hidden infrastructures of cities, and the intersection of natural and built environments. Stephen has an exhibition, a survey of his career of almost thirty years, entitled “Man Shouting in Distance” which is running at the Wits Art Museum until 23 November. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1993. From 1994 to 2000, he served as the curator of the Market Theatre Galleries, fostering a dynamic space for contemporary art in the city. In 2001, he co-founded The Trinity Session with fellow Wits fine arts graduates Kathryn Smith and Marcus Neustetter. Trinity was an artist collaborative and public art consultancy dedicated to integrating art into urban environments. Stephen's own artistic practice often explored themes of city infrastructure and social dynamics, laying the groundwork for his later explorations into the intersections of art, architecture, and public space. Recently, Stephen has ventured into bio-art, working with mycelium—the root structure of fungi—to investigate natural systems that mirror urban networks. His innovative approach challenges us to reconsider the hidden connections that shape both our cities and our planet.” In this podcast we discuss Stephen's beginning as an artist, his family background, education and early influences, and how growing up in Johannesburg shaped his perspective as an artist. We go on to examine his strategies as an artist exploring the urban landscape, and negotiating the complexities of post-apartheid transformations in the Johannesburg geography. We also discuss Stephen's interest in strategies of deception and camouflage and how these have manifested in his practice. We then explore the range of mediums that Stephen has used to express his ideas and how his practice has evolved over his career. Finally we follow Stephen into a new terrain of practice - BioArt - in which he has been working with mycelia to explore the hidden connections between the structure of cities and the planetary environment. The opening of Stephen's mycelium based exhibition, The Visitors, at David Krut Projects · Stephen's 2019 exhibition Body Parts at David Krut Projects · Lesego Chepape's M&G review of The Visitors exhibition · The American

  Clement Manyathela hosts Dr Lumkile Mondi from the Wits School of Economics and Finance and Xhanti Payi an Economist at PWC in a dialogue on whether the Government of National Unity has delivered in terms of strengthening the rand and the economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Andrew Woodburn,Managing Director at Amrop Woodburn Mann,  and Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Wits School of Governance,about the great CEO pay debate, sparked by recent reports of Woolworths' CEO taking a pay cut while Shoprite's CEO receives a significant increase, raising questions about the link between executive compensation and company performance   In other interviews on this episode of The Money Show, Warren Ingram, Co-founder of Galileo Capital, talks about navigating safe investment options and recognizing the warning signs of fraudulent schemes.       Interviews A bid window has been launched for Infrastructure South Africa to support catalytic infrastructure projects to be developed. Stephen Grootes speaks to Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, and Isaac Matshego, Nedbank Economist, about the project preparation bid window launched by Infrastructure South Africa, and its focus on priority sectors such as energy, water, and transport.   The third time Eskom has tried to change the structure of its tariffs   Stephen Grootes talks to Ruse Moleshe, energy expert, about Eskom's third attempt to restructure its tariffs and what this means for South African consumers.   Market Commentary with Absa CIB  Stephen Grootes speaks to Anthony Modisane, Senior Equity Sales Trader about top business and financial news of the day   Do higher salaries get better results Stephen Grootes talks to Andrew Woodburn, Managing Director at Amrop Woodburn Mann,  and Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Wits School of Governance, about the great CEO pay debate, sparked by recent reports of Woolworths' CEO taking a pay cut while Shoprite's CEO receives a significant increase, raising questions about the link between executive compensation and company performance.  SA's richest men are pushing back against the Boks deal Stephen Grootes talks to Nqobile Ndlovu, Director and sports business researcher at Cash N Sport, about the growing resistance from South Africa's wealthiest individuals to the Springboks' controversial sponsorship deal. Exploring Corporate Strategy and Behaviour: Insights from Year-End Results to Leadership Decisions  Stephen Grootes speaks to Professor Charlene Lew, Chair of Ethical Business in Complex Contexts at GIBS, about deciphering corporate strategy and leadership decisions through the lens of year-end results. Africa Business Focus  Dr. Rutendo Hwindingwi, the founding director of Tribe Africa advisory and author of Rumble in the Jungle Reloaded and Stephen Grootes look at top business news around the continent. Personal Finance:  How to spot an investment scam Stephen Grootes speaks to Warren Ingram, Co-founder of Galileo Capital, about navigating safe investment options and recognizing the warning signs of fraudulent schemes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes talks to Andrew Woodburn,Managing Director at Amrop Woodburn Mann,  and Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Wits School of Governance,about the great CEO pay debate, sparked by recent reports of Woolworths' CEO taking a pay cut while Shoprite's CEO receives a significant increase, raising questions about the link between executive compensation and company performance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this dialogue, Prof Christo Doherty, the Chair of Research in the Wits School of Arts, speaks to Ariane Koek, a prominent British independent producer, curator, and writer, recognized globally for her pioneering work at the intersection of art and science. With a career spanning several decades Ariane is particularly noted for founding the Arts at CERN program, which she designed and directed from 2009 to 2015. This initiative was the first official international arts program at CERN and aimed to foster collaboration between artists and scientists. Under her leadership, the program included various residency opportunities for artists, allowing them to explore and interpret scientific concepts through their creative practices. The project has just been awarded the Grand Prize - Innovative Collaboration at Ars Electronica 2024. The prize recognises innovative collaboration between industry or technology and the arts (and the cultural and creative sectors in general) that opens new pathways for innovation. In this podcast we focus on the Arts at CERN project, a curatorial and political challenge that Ariane launched single-handedly in 2010. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is an intergovernmental organization comprising 24 member states, that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world situated in a vast complex based outside Geneva in Switzerland. CERN's main function is to provide particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. The lab's most notable project is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and highest-energy particle collider, consisting of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets. The Centre has approximately 2,660 scientific, technical, and administrative staff members, and in 2019 hosted about 12,400 users from institutions in more than 70 countries.  We do a deep dive into the experience of setting up the Arts at CERN programme and the lessons Ariane learnt from working with artists and scientists in such a challenging context. We then go on to unpack Ariane's more recent insistence that we need to go beyond the acceptance of art-science collaborations as “de facto” positive and the implications of this insight for her current work as a producer and curator. Finally we touch on the continuing importance of aesthetics in both contemporary art and science while recognising the different meaning of the term "beauty" in artistic and scientific discourses. Ariane Koek's personal website with links to her writings and curatorial practice · The award citation for the 2024 Grand Prize - Innovation at Ars Electronica. · Troika at the Langen Foundation, September 2024 - Pink Noise · The website of Julius von Bismarck - the first artist in residence on the Arts at CERN programme

Stephen Grootes speaks to Dr. Iraj Abedian, CEO of Pan-African Investments and Research Services to discuss the critical relationship between business lobby groups and government, and its impact on South Africa's economic prospects. Financial ripple effects of City of Joburg's leadership instability - Stephen Grootes speaks to Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Wits School of Governance, about the financial fallout of Johannesburg's leadership instability. How will it impact the city's fiscal health, investor confidence, and the economy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Kagiso 'TK' Pooe, Wits School of Governance, about the financial fallout of Johannesburg's leadership instability. How will it impact the city's fiscal health, investor confidence, and the economy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this dialogue, Prof Christo Doherty, the Chair of Research in the Wits School of Arts, speaks Ale de la Puente, an independent artist-researcher from Mexico who is doing a residency in Johannesburg as part of the Goethe Institute's international Studio Quantum programme. Ale has studied industrial design, goldsmithing, boatbuilding, navigation, astronomy, physics, and philosophy. She is known for her poetic and conceptual explorations of time and space across a wide field of mediums, ranging from installations and sculptures to drawings, photography, and video, including art science expeditions in search of symbolic natural phenomena, how we signify them, and how, very importantly, we relate to the given meanings in art and life. Ale is a fellow of the National System of Arts Creators in Mexico. She has exhibited her work both nationally in a wide range of international galleries from the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico to the Polytechnic Museum (Moscow) and the Bass Museum of Art, in Miami, Florida to name but a few. Her work is part of leading public and private collections. Ale first developed art-science projects in collaboration with the Astronomy Institute and Nuclear Science Institute of National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, going on to work with the Schmidt Ocean Institute in California, the Roscosmos in Russia, and the Kosmica Institute in Berlin and Mexico City. Amongst her many collaborations with scientists are the projects "Desire", "Matters of Gravity" and "Finding the Centre" which we will discuss in this podcast, as well as the project she is beginning in Johannesburg as part of the Goethe Institut's Studio Quantum initiative - an international events and artist-in-residence programme which is exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art. In this podcast we discuss how Ale came to art practice, beginning with her accidental discovery of Industrial Design and her first art-science collaborations with the Institute of Astronomy at the National Autonomous University of Mexica. We then unpack what went into the public space art-intervention she called "Desire" where , working with artisan firework craftsmen, she built an artificial comet that flew in the evening sky above Mexico City in 2016. We explore how she navigates the challenges as an artist engaging with the scientific lab through her experience of working at the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) where she has had two residencies, We then look at her collaborative project with 6 other artists called Matters of Gravity (2012-14), where they elaborated the different implications of zero gravity using the facilities at Star City in the Yuri Gagarin Cosmosnaut Training Centre outside Moscow. Finally we discuss the lessons that Ale has drawn from her extensive engagement with scientists working in a wide variety of disciplines and how she is going about her work on her project, entitled "Is it going to rain" with the Quantum Studio project in Johannesburg. Useful links to Ale's project website and other information and can be found in the show notes for this podcast. Ale de la Puente - artist's portfolio website · Schmidt Ocean Institute - Ale de la Puente · Studio Quantum: An international events and artist-in-residence programme from the Goethe-Institut, exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art. · Matters Of Gravity.pdf — PDF (7.4 MB)

Particle Physicist at Wits School of Physics with prototypes of the AI-r system, Prof Bruce Mellado on their research and device on a cheap way to monitor South Africans just how dangerous the air they are breathing is, this cost-effective air-monitoring system dubbed AI_r that samples air quality in real time, communicates the information digitally and analyses it with AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2024 is the year of elections and already hundreds of millions of people around the world have been to the polls. A few months ago The Briefing Room looked ahead to elections in South Africa and India. Both have since delivered shocks to their ruling parties which failed to win parliamentary majorities. So why did the main parties in both countries do worse than expected? And what does this mean for the governments they've formed and the immediate future of both South Africa and India? Guests:David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy international fellow at SOAS. Rohan Venkat, editor of the “India Inside Out” newsletter Louise Tillin, Professor of Politics in the India Institute at King's College London. Produced by: Kirsteen Knight and Caroline Bayley Edited by: Richard Vadon Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

Prof William Gumede is an Associate Professor at the WITS School of Governance & Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation – he joins Africa to comment on his thoughts of South Africa perhaps adopting a Prime-Minister as opposed to the role of a vice-president.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time since the fall of apartheid in 1994, South Africa is now negotiating an uncharted political territory. It comes after the ruling African National Congress (ANC), a party that was once led by Nelson Mandela, lost its parliamentary majority. The organization received 40.18% in last week's elections, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 21.81% and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK) with 14.58%. Some attribute the dismal performance of the ANC to its fallout with former president Jacob Zuma who now leads the MK Party. At a press briefing on Wednesday, the ANC revealed that it was in talks with the DA, EFF and several other smaller parties. It said it also reached out to the MK Party, but hasn't received any positive feedback. So, who will the ANC form a coalition government with? Africa Daily's Mpho Lakaje explores various options with Dr. Hlengiwe Ndlovu from the Wits School of Governance and former diplomat Botsang Moiloa.

Despite the clouds of negativity that keep hovering above them, the ruling ANC has been receiving sufficient support over the past three decades, and many keep asking why this is the case. Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof.David Everatt, Head of the Wits School of Governance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this dialogue, Prof Christo Doherty, the Chair of Research in the Wits School of Arts, speaks to Dr Ralph Borland, an independent artist-researcher and curator based in Cape Town. Ralph has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town, a Masters in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. His PhD was a critique of first world design interventions in the developing world. His subsequent post-doctoral work at UCT focused on the African city and North-South knowledge inequalities. He has continued to purse his interest in democratisation and the creative use of emerging technologies with projects such as African Robots, his collaboration with Southern African street artists where he helped them introduce electronics and mechanics to their practice. His art-design piece, Suited for Subversion, a protective and performance suit for street protest in the New York Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. He co-curated the exhibition Design and Violence at the Science Gallery in Dublin in 2016 and Future Present: Design in a Time of Urgency at the Science Gallery in Detroit. He has just completed a fellowship in the Institute for Humanities in Africa at UCT which he concluded with the exhibition Aesthetic Interventions in Artificial Intelligence in Africa which featured the remarkable collaborative work BoneFlute which we discuss in some detail in this podcast. In this podcast, we discuss how Ralph came to art practice and his first degree, majoring in sculpture, in Fine Art at Michaelis. We examine his lateral move into electrical engineering with his PhD at Trinity and the curatorial work he did at the Dublin Science Gallery. We then unpack in detail his most recent collaborative, and ongoing artistic research project, with the orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rudolph Venter, the flutist, Alessandro Gigli, and the film-maker Dara Kell. Finally we consider the relationship between artistic practice, research, and activism. Ralph Borland's artist's home page · information around Ralph's exhibition AIAIA – Aesthetic Interventions in Artificial Intelligence in Africa, which showed art-research work from my fellowship on the Future Hospitals project at HUMA, the Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town · Bone Flute - Brief - 2024.pdf — PDF (5.4 MB)

Professor Marthinus van Staden, from Wits School of Law, specializes in Labour Law and Jurisprudence. He joins John to consider a Constitutional Court ruling supporting Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in a case involving the retrenchment of 400 employees after a merger. Despite objections, the Court upheld CCBA's decision, finding no legal basis to overturn it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TK Pooe & Koffi M. Kouakou | The TK Show In this episode, TK speaks to Foresight and Scenario Planning Strategist Koffi M. Kouakou. They discuss Koffi's upbringing in Côte d'Ivoire, how he became interested in scenario planning, food security in Africa, China's success with central planning, the need for African countries to free themselves from the yoke of colonialism, the various revolutionary movements happening across Africa, the phenomenon of resource nationalism, and why Africa struggles to produce a better class of political elites. TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University's Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant. Twitter LinkedIn Koffi M. Kouakou is a Foresight and Scenario Planning Strategist and a sessional lecturer at the Tayarisha Research Group at the Wits School of Governance, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a senior research fellow at the Centre for Africa China Studies at the University of Johannesburg; managing director of Stratnum Futures, a scenario planning, foresight, strategy advisory firm based in Pretoria; and a director of the South Africa Node of the Millennium Programme, based in Washington, D.C. He is also an alumnus of the Oxford University Said Business School Scenarios Programme and the Global Business Network Developing and Using Scenarios (DUS). LinkedIn Twitter Subscribe to our Substack. Follow us on Social Media: YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram   Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes Stitcher Spotify RSS feed  

2024 is the year of elections. According to one estimate just under 50% of all the people on earth live in countries where by December 31st there will have been a national vote. To mark this phenomenon we are broadcasting three special programmes. In the third and final programme in this special series we're focusing on South Africa. It is 30 years since the African National Congress - led back then by Nelson Mandela - first won power. It has had a majority in parliament ever since. But this year it could well be different. If so, does this decline of the ruling party bode well or badly for South Africa? Guests:David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy International Fellow at SOAS Alexander Beresford, Associate Professor in African Politics at Leeds University Professor Cherrel Africa from the University of the Western CapeProduction team: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman Sound engineers: Hal Haines and Neil Churchill

Professor at the Wits School of Governance David Everatt explains that the election poll to has already made the shape of post-election South Africa reasonably clear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In November 2023, South Africa approached the International Court of Justice, to consider whether Israel is committing acts of genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. It also called for an immediate ceasefire. And on Friday, the 26th of January, the UN's top court made its interim ruling. It said, among other things, that Israel must do everything in its power to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. But the court did stop short of ordering an immediate halt to military operations. So, what's next? Will this ruling change anything in relation to the war in the Middle East? Africa Daily's Mpho Lakaje talks to Palestinian ambassador to South Africa, Hanan Jarrar, and Benji Shulman of the South African Zionist Federation. He also sits down with Dr. Hlengiwe Ndlovu from the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg, to unpack the recent developments.

    Clement Manyathela speaks to Brand Reputation Management expert Solly Moeng and Dr Kagiso Pooe Senior lecturer at the Wits School of Governance about whether South Africans are patriotic about the country and if they should be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bronwyn Williams & Wandile Sihlobo | The Small Print Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of ‘two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks. In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to economist Wandile Sihlobo about his latest book, A Country of Two Agricultures, which focuses on why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will take to overcome them. Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams. Twitter Flux Trends Website Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of “Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity, and Agriculture.” He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Stellenbosch University. Wandile is a Senior Lecturer Extraordinary at the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Wits School of Governance. In 2019, he was appointed as a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa's Presidential Economic Advisory Council after serving on the Presidential Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture between 2018 and 2019. Book Website Twitter Subscribe to our Substack.   Follow us on Social Media: YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram   Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes Stitcher Spotify RSS feed  

Andrew Woodburn, managing director at Amrop Woodburn Mann on whether the private sector in SA has a leadership crisis .   On The Money Show Explainer, Dr Karen Smit, Wits School of Geosciences senior lecturer on what superdeep diamonds formed million years ago say about how continents evolved and moved during early evolution.   For Friday File we looked at the luxury of comfort with Vetsak's MD Ryan Buda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Striving for Climate Justice and Resilience is one of the most important goals at the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40 Cities. The forthcoming Volume 2.3 of the journal will be dedicated specifically to climate justice and resilience because the people and places least responsible for the problem are the ones who often bear the largest burden, and cities need to be doing their part to make resilience more equitable. Featured guests:Geci Karuri-Sebina is an Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Her main area of research and practice is urban planning and governance, and she also has experience in development foresight, policy, and innovation.Chandni Singh is a Senior Researcher at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in Bangalore and a Lead Author of the IPCC's Assessment Report 6 in 2022 on ‘Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.' She works on issues of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and recovery,  and rural to urban migration within the Global South. Karen Chapple is the Director of the School of Cities, and Professor of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto. Her main area of focus in her studies is inequalities in the planning, development, and governance of regions in the Americas. Currently, Karen is engaged in many research projects related to inequality and sustainability planning, with a focus on residential and commercial/industrial displacement.Links:“Keeping 1.5°C Alive in the Global South: Life or Death” “The Grassroots Story: Why Keeping 1.5°C is Vital from the Global South Perspective" University of Toronto is building Canada's largest urban geo-exchange system Rainwater Harvesting in Mexico City as a Measure to Reduce the Impacts of Floods, Increase Water Security and Guarantee Rights to Water and HealthHow to embed equity and inclusivity in climate action planningImage credit: © Mark Fleuridor - C40If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy. Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov, Peggy Whitfield, Jessica Abraham, Claudia Rupnik, and Dali Carmichael.Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of two books, “A Country of Two Agricultures: The Disparities, The Challenges, The Solutions” and “Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture“. He is a Senior Lecturer Extraordinary at the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University. Sihlobo is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, and a Research Associate at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University. Sihlobo was appointed as a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa's Presidential Economic Advisory Council in 2019 (and re-appointed in 2022), having served on the Presidential Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture from 2018. He is also a member of the Council of Statistics of South Africa (Stats SA) and a Commissioner at the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC). Sihlobo is a columnist for Business Day, The Herald and Farmers Weekly magazine. His weekly podcast, “Agricultural Market Viewpoint with Wandile Sihlobo“, is available on all podcast platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Stellenbosch University. In this episode, you'll discover: -Wandile's entrepreneurial journey...01:20 -Why it's so difficult to get into agriculture as an African...02:30 -What is stopping Africa from achieving its potential economically?...06:20 -How to go about feeding the world...09:55 -The future of tech in Africa is dependent on the regulators...14:05 -Value chain and agro-processing, and what is its potential...18:30 -The impact of the ASFTA in regards to agriculture...21:30 -And much more...

  Relebogile is in conversation with Senior Scientist and Professor of Bioinformatics in the Wits School of Electrical Engineering & Information Engineering Professor Scott Hazelhurst looking at DNA and Ancestry testing and all it entails.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever from the Wits School of Governance is also a Progressive Health Forum representative and he joins us to consider the contentious NHI Bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement speaks to Dr Kagiso Pooe, a senior lecturer at the Wits School of Governance about what cabinet minister's jobs entail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Load shedding, crime, decaying infrastructure, corruption, and now, the concerning ties with Russia have South Africans boiling with anger. However, according to Professor William Gumede from Wits School of Government, our collective fury falls short. In a BizNews interview, Prof. Gumede revealed that acceptance of state failure, weak leadership, and corruption has seeped into our national psyche. What we require is a resounding uproar. Encouragingly, at the local government level, signs of hope emerge as people harness their voting power for change, as shared by Prof. Gumede in conversation with Linda van Tilburg of Biznews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this prequel, Nigel Richard has conversations with two exceptional thought leaders about the future of Global Blackness. Our guest, Geci Karuri-Sebina, an urban-policy maker and Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance, reveals tools that can assist us in planning and contemplating the future.     Also joining the conversation is Rasheedah Phillips, director of The Housing Policy Link and Sci-fi author. She is the founder of The Afrofuturist Affair and Black Quantum Futurism Collective. She shares how to leverage time to empower communities.     Together, they ignite a season-long exploration of racial imagination in the context of time and space.     Hosted by: Nigel Richard Special thanks: Sebabatso Manoeli-Lesame, Laetitia Nolwazi Mbuli, Yasmeen Rubidge, Modupeola Oyebolu, Anna Luiza Braga, and Daryl Hannah      Produced by:  The Good People at Between Productions   Website:  Moya Digital Magazine   Black Quantum Futurism

The recent cabinet reshuffle was not intended to address South Africa's crises but to satisfy ANC factions. And Gwede Mantashe and Pravin Gordhan will call the shots regarding electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The two ministers, Mantashe (energy) and Gordhan (public enterprises), might overpower the new electricity minister who was brought in to deal with the ongoing load-shedding crisis. The president moved incompetent ministers around to make party factions happy, therefore undermining performance. Those are some of the arguments in Sunday Times Politics Weekly this week as Prof William Gumede of Wits School of Governance joins host Mike Siluma. Ramaphosa finally made the much-anticipated changes, including appointing Paul Mashatile as deputy president, on Monday night, but Gumede says the president missed some great opportunities. He believes Mashatile has one foot in the Presidency, as Ramaphosa may not finish his term.

German-born Ghanaian Precious Bonsu is a gifted and celebrated teaching and learning expert . She is also a communication consultant, author, publisher, and serial entrepreneur. Precious is on a mission to provide platforms that help children from varying socio-economic backgrounds access high standards of life and success through sustainable and equitable education.In this episode, Precious diagnoses the challenges with the Ghanaian education system, identifying the standardisation and en-masse production of compliant students as critical components in stifling their limitless potential. She addresses the need for a holistic transformation of the educational environment for children into an immersive learning space. Finally, we discuss the unique attributes of her school, WITS school, which models the Finnish Education system that helps identify and groom students' natural inclinations to blossom and acquire transversal skills towards preparing them for any global environment. Precious shares with us her passion for writing children's books. She laments the absence of books, particularly those which mirror children's surrounding environments and highlights the importance of reading in children's upbringing.Join us for an in-depth discussion about how to educate children for success in an attention-constraint world.Show Notes:00:01:28 - WITS School and The Whale Learning Group00:03:50 - Growing up in Germany and having early influences00:06:35 - Issues with the Ghanaian Education System00:10:10 - Theory of Levels of Intelligence00:13:42 - Identifying intelligence at an early stage00:18:40 - Transferring and applying knowledge through transversal skills00:23:10 - The problem with our reading culture00:26:00 - Teaching through the creation of a creative, stimulating learning environment.00:28:20 - The three ways through which learning happens.01:03:00 - The Finnish Education System01:19:00 - Standardising Intelligence01:20:00 - The hardest thing for children to learn01:24: 08 - Managing Children with Special Needs/Gifted Children01:30:10 - Steps to Take towards scaling holistic education across the country01:36:44 - Mudding as a tool for stimulation. 01:39:44 - The need to move learning from the abstract to industry.Links and Resources:This podcast is produced by Nexa MediaDo you have a question for our hosts, email us at hello@changeafricapodcast.comThe Wits SchoolsPrecious Bonsu on LinkedInFollow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInWatch on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TK Pooe & Matlala Setlhalogile | The TK Show In this episode, TK is joined by political economist Matlala Setlhalogile to discuss the real state of the nation. They talk about the political fragmentation of South African society, the growing number of black middle-class citizens considering emigration, the need to cultivate a culture of active citizenship and accountability among ordinary South Africans, the lack of ideological coherence among ANC comrades, and whether local parties are mature enough to handle a coalition government. TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University's Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant. Twitter LinkedIn Matlala Setlhalogile is a Political Economist. He has been part of policy advisory work for government such as co-developing the SMME Internationalisation Strategy for the Department of Small Business Development, and being a researcher on the work on illicit financial flows (transparency in beneficial ownership) for the Department of Public Service and Administration. He is currently a Lecturer at the Wits School of Governance. Twitter Follow us on Social Media: YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram   Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes Stitcher Spotify RSS feed  

  Clement is joined by Deputy-Director General at Department of Public service and Administration, Dumisane Hlophe, Senior Lecturer at the Wits School of Governance, Dr Kagiso Pooe and Assistant General Manager at Public Servants Association of South Africa, Reuben Maleka discussing the National Framework Towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service which will see the end to cadre deployment and put greater focus on merit and potential. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The city of Johannesburg's dry taps is a result of a cycle of dry weather and faulty infrastructure. Forty-two of Johannesburg's 128 reservoirs are thought to be leaking via pipes and walls. Johannesburg Water is budgeting R61 billion to replace critical water infrastructure over the next decade. Senzo Mchunu, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, has promised to increase the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system as part of the emergency steps to alleviate water shortages in Gauteng metros, districts, and local governments. These measures, according to Mchunu, are in place for nine months as the department looks for long-term solutions to the use and management of water. Residents of Johannesburg now experience daily water shedding in addition to load shedding. The severity of the crisis was examined with Radio Islam International by Prof. Mike Muller of Wits School of Governance and Dr Gideon Groenewald, an independent geologist from the Free State.

Guest: Alex Van den Heever  from the Wits School of Governance to discuss the current status of The National Health Insurance Fund after the health ombudsman expressed it to be a ‘necessary evil'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pourquoi compter avec la recherche africaine ? Retour sur African Research Matters, colloque qui s'est tenu en mars 2022, à Saint-Louis au Sénégal pour le lancement de Global Africa : la première revue scientifique panafricaine interdisciplinaire et multilingue. Retrouvons-nous pour une semaine consacrée a la recherche panafricaine, depuis le Sénégal.  Nous vous proposons aujourd'hui un petit retour à Saint-Louis au bord du fleuve Sénégal, sur le campus de l'université Gaston Berger où se tenait en mars dernier un colloque inspirant, si justement intitulé African Research Matters : il faut compter avec la recherche africaine à l'occasion du lancement de Global Africa la 1ere revue scientifique panafricaine interdisciplinaire en français, anglais, swahili. Les plus éminents chercheurs et chercheuses du contient, les plus engagés aussi, avaient fait le voyage à Saint-Louis pour échanger dans toutes les langues (ou presque)  Comment compter avec et sur la recherche africaine ? Avec : Avec Mame Penda Ba (Sénégal), professeure agrégée en Sciences Politiques à l'Université de Saint-Louis au Sénégal, rédactrice en cheffe de la première revue scientifique panafricaine Global Africa. Et Mahamane Tidjani Alou (Niger), professeur agrégé de Science politique à l'Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey. Il assure la formation à la publication scientifique des jeunes chercheurs et chercheuses panafricains. Mariam Sidibe, chercheuse malienne en Sciences politiques, coordinatrice à l'IRD, spécialiste des migrations, des crises et des conflits en Afrique subsaharienne Estelle Kuokam, enseignante chercheuse camerounaise en Anthropologie sociale à l'Université catholique d'Afrique centrale à Yaoundé Felwine Sarr, économiste, écrivain, universitaire sénégalais qui enseigne la philosophie africaine contemporaine à l'Université Duke en Caroline du Nord, après avoir enseigné à l'Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis au Sénégal. Penseur d'une nouvelle économie du vivant. Adebayo Olukoshi, professeur à la Wits School of Governance à l'Université de Witwatersrand en Afrique du sud, qui revient sur l'importance de décoloniser les esprits au Nord comme au Sud. 

Guest: William Gumede is Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance and Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation. He joins The Afternoon Drive to express the view that most ANC leaders don't realise the extent of the crisis that we face.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement is joined by Senior Lecturer at the Wits School of Governance Dr Kagiso Pooe, Director of the Rivonia circle Tessa Dooms and Research assistant the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation at UJ Vusi Gumbi where they are discussing if coalitions can result in stable governments South Africa. They also look at ideologies of South African political parties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Professor Mary Metcalfe is the former head of the Wits School of Education, previous Gauteng education MEC  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: William Gumede, The Associate professor at the Wits School of Governance to bring insight to South Africa's Russia/Ukraine stance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Eddy Maloka is Visiting Professor at the Wits School of Governance  and he presented an interesting opinion in his Daily Maverick  article See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.