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Podcasts
Early Breakfast with Abongile Nzelenzele
SASSA payouts: How to avoid the queue
SASSA payouts: How to avoid the queue
Over the past two days, we’ve seen hundreds of elderly standing in long line to collect old age grants at various pay points across the country. On Monday, two pensioners died while waiting in one of those lines in KZN. Surely there should be a way for our elderly to avoid having to wait in a queue for several hours to collect money? Abongile speaking to Henry de Grass, the acting regional manager for SASSA in the Western Cape about how payouts work, and what lessons they learnt regarding this month’s payout.
Topic: SASSA payouts: How to avoid the queue
Guest: Henry de Grass, SASSA Acting regional Executive Manager in the Western Cape
More episodes from Early Breakfast with Africa Melane
Webinar : Digital Consumer trends in Africa
7 July 2020 6:07 AM
Topics:From the Continent: Webinar: Digital Consumer trends
Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com
All private preschools may open immediately
7 July 2020 5:42 AM
Judge Hans Fabricius on Monday ordered that all private preschool institutions offering early childhood development services (Grade R and lower) are entitled to reopen immediately. Fabricius declared a decision by the Department of Social Development that private nursery schools remain closed under Level 3 of the coronavirus lockdown unlawful and unconstitutional.
He ordered Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu, the first respondent, to pay the costs of all the applicants.
Guest: Anton Van Der Merwe, Chairperson at South African Childcare Association
Topics: All private preschools may open immediately
Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast
Airports ready for business travel
7 July 2020 5:02 AM
Since the first of June, business travel has resumed from airports in Port Elizabeth, Upington, Bloemfontein, OR Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International. Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has put several measures in place to ensure safe travels. One of the rules is that passengers must, on arrival at the airport, use the drop-and-go facilities or public transport as no-one will be allowed inside the terminals to see them off or welcome them back.
Guest: Refentse Shinners, Group Executive - Corporate Affairs at Acsa
Topics: Airports ready for business travel
Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast
Finding ways to curb the flow of Zombie Appliances to Africa
6 July 2020 6:14 AM
Topics:From the Continent: Finding ways to curb the flow of Zombie Appliances to Africa
Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com
Gauteng to lobby national government for 'intermittent' hard lockdown
6 July 2020 5:50 AM
The Gauteng government will lobby the national government to allow it to introduce an "intermittent" hard lockdown with a predictable schedule in an attempt to counter rapidly rising Covid-19 infections, a Sunday report says. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku said the province needed the measures to contain the rampant spread of the virus threatening to overwhelm the system and cripple its ability to save lives, the Sunday Times reported. The proposal suggests the economic hub shuts down for up to two weeks at a time, then reopens for a time, before closing again in a scheduled manner.
Guest: Prof Wolfgang Preiser, Head of the division of medical virology at the Department of Pathology at the University of Stellenbosch
Topic: Gauteng to lobby national government for 'intermittent' hard lockdown
Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast
Virtual National Arts Festival
6 July 2020 5:07 AM
Having gone virtual for the first time in its 46 year lifespan, the (virtual) National Arts Festival presents its eight day of 11, boasting over 270 shows in newly digitised offering. Viewers are able to access the festival by buying a R600 festival pass for the entire duration of the festival, or buying tickets for select events. Running completely virtual for the first time in the festival's 46 year history, the festival will be presenting work that speaks to these unique times, and will feature the results of many new collaborations, experimental forms and new ways to engage with the arts and audiences.
Guest: Monica Newton, CEO at National Arts Festival
Topic: Virtual National Arts Festival
Host: Africa Melane, Early Breakfast
Right of reply: Netcare responding to employee call
3 July 2020 6:07 AM
Yesterday we received a call from a Netcare employee regarding communication to the staff about COVID-19, etc. He works at Netcare Waterfall. This morning we're joined by Netcare's Regional Director for Gauteng South West, Sandile Mbele, to respond to the issues raised by Sipho.
Guest: Sandile Mbele, Regional Director: Gauteng South West at Netcare
Topics: Right of reply: Netcare responding to employee call
Host: Africa Melane
Basic income grant beyond Covid-19 relief fund
3 July 2020 5:44 AM
The ANC NEC has instructed the economic cluster to look into the feasibility of a basic income grant for the unemployed. The party says this is important to tackle the poverty that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a historic emergency package to deal with the coronavirus crisis in South Africa. It is historic because it is the largest such spending package yet. Child support grant beneficiaries will receive an extra R300 in May and from June to October they will receive an additional R500 each month. Unemployed South Africans not already receiving a grant or not receiving a UIF payment will be eligible for R350 per month.
Guest: Ivor Chipkin, Director of the think-tank on Government and Public Policy
Topics: Basic income grant beyond Covid-19 relief fund
Host: Africa Melane
Fitness Friday’s with Liezel V – Fitness Index Report
3 July 2020 4:58 AM
Been speculating about which fitness brand is the hottest? Want to follow the worlds most powerful fitness influencer? This morning, Africa and Liezel discuss the results of this report, as well as looking at what safety measures gyms in SA have put into place for when they reopen.
Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen, KFM early mornings Host, TV, MC & Motivational Speaker
Topic: Fitness Friday’s with Liezel V – Fitness Index Report
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