Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo
Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo on Kaya 959 weekdays, 06h00 to 09h00.
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The North-West department of health has launched an investigation following incidents of nurses placing new-born babies in cardboard boxes instead of incubators last Saturday. Listeners had strong views that they shared with Sizwe Dhlomo on the matter. Nthabiseng Dubazana, Attorney and Director of Dubazana Attorneys joined Sizwe Dhlomo to analyse…
Why Are They Still Making Fast & Furious Movies?
Fast X has grossed $371 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest grossing film of 2023. Why is it still this successful? One of the actors from Fast & Furious franchise, Ludacris, answered this question during an interview in a podcast. We invited the listeners to give Sizwe Dhlomo and Mpho Maboi…
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Today's theme is partying songs
Business Update - Exports of Key Commodities Threatened By Transnet’s Low-Level Capacity
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi, spoke to Sizwe Dhlomo about Transnet freight rail operating at 25% capacity, which threatens the exports of key commodities out of the country. She also covered Germany going through recession.
Unregistered Loan Sharks Preying On Vulnerable Individuals
A loan shark from Limpopo was recently arrested for seizing social grant cards of financially vulnerable individuals. This brought about questions around compliance for lenders. One other thing it raises is what happens when the lending happens between two individuals. Senior Legal Advisor from the office of the Credit Ombudsman,…
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For First Things First, we took the conversation by Phemelo Motene with Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman on last night’s Point Of View further. During the conversation, Wayne mentioned the importance of choosing the right candidates for the political parties to win them elections. We asked listeners who the right candidate…
Renouncing Your Citizenship
In the wake of Tina Turner’s death, a video clip of an interview she did with Larry King on CNN has surfaced, where she speaks about leaving the U.S. to be a Swiss citizen. Listeners contributed by sharing whether they would renounce their South African citizenship or not. Head of…
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Today's theme is songs celebrating Africa
Business Update - Another Interest Rate Hike Anticipated
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke with Sizwe Dhlomo about the anticipated interest rate hike expected to be announced by the South African Reserve Bank today. She also spoke about Nampak facing job cuts as it struggles with mounting debt.
Celebrating Africa Day
Sizwe Dhlomo feels there is no need to celebrate Africa Day on a specific day because he is an African every day. Listeners were asked for their thoughts on celebrating or observing Africa Day.
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An independent assessor has advised Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande that the management and council of the University of South Africa (Unisa) be "relieved of their duties" and the institution placed under administration. EFF councillor Lorraine De Beer helped EFF go from 4% to 26% at yesterday’s Ekurhuleni Municipality by…
Is There Shortage Of Nurses In SA?
Netcare CEO Richard Friedland has sounded a stark warning about SA’s nursing shortage, saying the crisis is putting a damper on the company’s growth prospects and threatens the provision of healthcare in both the public and private sectors. University of Pretoria’s Senior Lecturer, Dr Sithembile Mbete, quipped in on this…
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Today's theme is songs about clothing items
MTN In Trouble For Data AD
MTN is in hot water with South Africa's Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) after it was found to mislead customers with its 10GB for R99 advert. Editor-At-Large at My Broad Band, Jan Vermeulen, commented on this and broke down workings of data in South African service providers terms.
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How Do Book Publishing Contracts Work?
In light of the controversy surrounding Herman Mashaba’s “unauthorised” autobiography by Prince Mashele, we delved into how book publishing contracts work with Independent Political Analyst, Khaya Sithole.
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The team reflected on the Hammanskraal cholera issue as covered by Phemele Motene on Point of View last night. They also spoke about the controversy surrounding Herman Mashaba’s autobiography.
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Today's theme is songs about money