Promoting trade between the United States of America and Africa, Minister Counsellor for Commercial Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa at the U.S. Consulate, Cynthia Griffin chats to Gareth Cliff about her life and work in the foreign service. Opening up the trading portal between the U.S. and fellow African countries for market expansion is one of Cynthia's primary areas of focus, promoting and facilitating U.S. economic and commercial interests in the region.
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28.07.22 Pt 2 - This week the team is joined by SABC business news anchor Nastassia Arendse, and analyst Mighti Jamie, to chat about how the markets are moving, the increasing interest rates, and the impact that has on small businesses and the average person on the street.
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Commentator on politics, economics and global affairs Phumlani Majozi - Senior fellow at African Liberty joins Gareth and Phumi to have a candid conversation about the current political status of South Africa, if socialism is the answer, government increasing taxes and the high unemployment. Brought to you by Nando’s.
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This week’s guest commentator is Dr Nthabiseng Moleko, a senior lecturer in managerial economics at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. She believes the country needs a lot more decisive and immediate actions to propel inclusive and labour-intensive growth. The team tackles the latest political stories and all of this, as always, is brought to you by Nando’s.
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Has Cyril Ramaphosa been a weak leader for the ANC and South Africa at large? What is the big difference between Cyril and Jacob Zuma when it comes to leadership? What is the role of the Zondo Commission within the South African legal landscape? Do South Africans need to worry about the 2021 elections being cancelled? Brought to you by Nando’s.
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11.02.21 Pt 2 - When your economy shrinks beyond that of Pakistan's, you need to question what has happened to put you in that position. The more Tito tweets, the more he looks like a twit. It seems as though the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane couldn't guard a piggy bank with an AK-47... how concerned should South Africans be?
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This week JJ Cornish shares insights on the citizens of Tunisia, who are on the streets protesting the bullying of a shepherd who let his flock stray too close to a government building. Find out how Tunisians punch above their weight diplomatically, dining out on their identity as Africans, Arabs and Mediterraneans. Brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.
Read moreHow to rebuild an economy, with commentary from Colin Coleman, Magnus Heystek and Maggs Naidu... as well as a billion reasons to look up from Prof. David Block.
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Following his return to South Africa, Colin has had the coronavirus test done and he details what that was like. Now lecturing in New York at Yale, he feels like he’s back at university and is a man reinvigorated. Tito Mboweni’s 2020 Budget Speech... what should we like, and what should we apprehensive about? With the Covid-19 outbreak and its seismic effects on the world economy, what timelines are we actually looking at in terms of entering a recession?
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Why is Education Important?
25.03.21 Pt 2 - Dr Nthabiseng Moleko, a senior lecturer in managerial economics at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, joins the team to talk about education, student debt, unemployment, economic growth and a whole lot more.
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