Le-Lo & KwakieG ready to go national

We closed off with Le-Lo. Le-Lo has been involved in the music industry since Grade 10 at Lentegeur High school in Mitchell’s Plain. In 2007 at the age of 15 he started with a group called “duz” writing his own rhymes where he basically started as a hype man and began to adopt flows and learnt a lot from other artists. He was Instudio with KwakieG. You can follow them on twitter @RealMcLelo and @KwakieG     

Labour - CCMA settles unfair labour practice disputes

On Sakhisizwe today, we spoke to Nashira Abrahams - Dispute Management and Prevention Commissioner at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration or CCMA. We were talking about unfair labour practice disputes. Unfair labour practice is unfair treatment by an employer of an employee or job applicant. Section 185 of the Labour Relations Act states that “every employee has the right not to be subjected to an unfair labour practice”, Nashira explained more. For more information about the CCMA go to www.ccma.org.za or contact their call centre on 0861 16 16 16.

South African Premier Business Awards entries open

We closed off with Clement Manoko – from the Department of Trade and Industry. We were talking about the South African Premier Business Awards. The awards aim to recognise South African enterprises, which invest in both human and technical resources in various projects or activities, produce quality products and services and remain domestically and internationally competitive. Entry forms must be submitted by Thursday, the 20^th of February 2014 at 17h00PM. For more information go to www.sapremierbusinessawards.co.za  

Gender - Department of Social Development engages older persons of Cape Town

On Sakhisizwe today, we were broadcasting live from the Good Hope Centre. The Minister for Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, engaged with the older persons of Cape Town, to discuss their socio-economic challenges.

Minister Bathabile Dlamini

The meeting with older persons was held under the banner of the Department’s Project Mikondzo - a service delivery improvement initiative aimed at improving access to the Department and its entities’ (The South African Social Security Agency and the National Development Agency) services.

 

 

It is said that numerous reports of physical abuse and neglect of older persons throughout the country, especially in areas with high levels of alcohol and substance abuse and gang violence, continue to surface. 

Older persons are also reported to suffer financial abuse by their own families, who misappropriate their social grant income, and in the hands of loan sharks and financial companies that sell them financial products they do not need.

Deputy Minister Maria Ntuli

Human Rights - District Six Working Committee to host a mass meeting

In today's show, we spoke to Shahied Ajam – Chairperson of the District Six Working Committee. The District Six Working Committee is a non-profit company aimed at redressing restitution in South Africa in line with the Constitution. We were talking about a mass meeting they will be hosting this coming Saturday, the 15^th of February 2014. The meeting will be held at Blackpool Sport Complex, Shelly Road, in Salt River from 3PM till 6PM. They are currently tackling issues surrounding the District Six reconstruction, they plan to make it a model of equity and fairness, to be applied in all restitution cases around South Africa. They urge the community to become part of the cause and in doing so, together, strive for equality and fairness. For further information you can contact Mr. Ajam on (021) 801 8437 or send an email to d6workingcommittee@gmail.com

Dikakapa Everyday Heroes inspire and motivates the youth

Dr Hlumani Ndlovu - Co-founder of Dikakapa Everyday Heroes was Instudio. The initiative aims to inspire and motivate the youth of South Africa, particularly those who are still at school, to use education as a tool to achieve their dreams and contribute positively to society. If you want more information go to www.facebook.com/DikakapaEverydayHeroes or send an email to deverydayheroes@gmail.com

UDF promotes the National Freedom Charter people’s referendum 2014

Mario & Amelia

We closed off with Amelia September and Mario Wanza - From UDF. They were here to talk about the National Freedom Charter people’s referendum 2014. They are planning to dissolve the "colonial apartheid capitalist" system. They say the purpose of the referendum is for bringing people together to be part of the changes in the country. They feel that nothing changed after 1994 as we have replaced apartheid racism with apartheid capitalism. We also heard from Keith Gottschalk - Political Studies lecture at the University of the Western Cape. If you want more information about the National Freedom Charter people’s referendum 2014 you can contact Mario on 072 711 6622 or send an email to udf1one@gmail.com