13 September - Labour



In today’s show, we spoke to Veda Raubenheimer - Executive Manager of the Cape Town Boatbuilding and Technology Initiative. We were talking about the Jumpstart Programme that is aimed at empowering entrepreneurs and also to assist and “coach” new entrants to the Boating Industry in the Western Cape and then put them on centre stage at the annual Cape Town International Boat show. For more information about the programme you can contact (021) 418 6134.

We also spoke to the CEO of the International Computer Driving Licence, Jenny van Niekerk and Phumelelo Zonela - from Inkululeko Technologies. Inkululeko is one of South Africa's leading open source ICT Solution Providers in the Education and Development Sectors. We spoke about their Prisons Education Project where offenders participated in an open source based skill and certification education program. ICDL is a non-profit organisation established by the Computer Society of South Africa to promote and administer the ICDL. For more information you can contact (021) 671 1070 or visit www.icdl.org.za alternatively contact Inkululeko Technologies at (021) 531 6375 or visit www.inkululeko.co.za

Our last interview was with Mzimasi Ngema – from the International Labour Research and Information Group or ILRIG. We spoke about ILRIG’s 6th Annual Globalisation School that will be starting from the 23rd to the 28th of September. Activists from a wide range of organisations throughout Africa are invited to apply. If you want more information you can contact (021) 447 6375 or visit www.ilrigsa.org.za

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