Thuli Madonsela on Kaya FM (Podcast)

Thuli Madonsela, the Public Protector Advocate, joined John Perlman to talk about the the criticism that her office has recently come under, accusing her of selective probing into high profiled cases. Take a listen

Gauteng Premier, Nomvula Mokonyane chats to Kaya FM (Podcast)

John Perlman had a discussion on Kaya FM with the Gauteng Premier, around service delivery in the province that happens to be an economic hub of South Africa.

Take a listen

Can we afford so much of industrial action in SA? (Podcast)

Today with John Perlman on KayaFM: Show was broadcast on 10 October 2012

The country has been hit by numerous strikes over the past few months. This has sent mixed signals both locally and internationally.

John had a discussion on topic on his show Take a listen

You can air your views on the topic in the comments below?

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) remains an imperative in South Africa – Minister Davies

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says black economic empowerment remains an imperative in South Africa. Minister Davies was speaking at the launch of the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice in Midrand, today.

"Black economic empowerment is not just a social and political imperative. We need to make sure that in the country’s economy, control, ownership and leadership are reflective of the demographics of the society in the same way the political space does. That’s why we are saying Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) remains an economic imperative. We cannot expect to grow and develop as a country if the leadership of the economy is still in the hands of only a small minority of the society," said Minister Davies.

He added that the talent pool that is available in the country will not be drawn in its totality if the majority of the country’s population was still excluded from the control of the economy.

"We will only be able to realise the number of benefits of the demographic and democratic changes when all our people have the opportunities which they ought to be having in terms of the values of our Constitution. So BEE is also an economic imperative," added Davies.

Minister Davies said the revised Codes sought to amend the secondary legislation arising from the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act to make sure that people were truly and broadly empowered in South Africa, and genuine broad-based black economic empowerment took place. The amendment of the BEE Act and the revision of the Codes, said Minister Davies, would go a long way in plugging the gaps that businesses have taken advantage of such as fronting, "tick-box" compliance, and the exorbitant amounts of money that small enterprises have to pay to consultants to prove they were BEE compliant. Read the rest at Info.gov.za

Kaya FM's Stevie B spoke to Takalani Tambani, Director responsible for BEE at the DTI to find out more about the launch of the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice. Take a listen to the podcast.

The R600m road to Nkandla ("Zuma Avenue")

President Jacob Zuma's rural homestead of Nkandla has benefited from another development worth a whopping R582 million, thanks to taxpayers.

This time the sprawling village of KwaNxamalala has been given two new road networks which were unveiled by the provincial government yesterday.

The official launch, a stone's throw from Zuma's homestead, took place amid huge controversy over the reported R203m upgrade of Zuma's private residence in KwaNxamalala village.

It emerged last week that the Zuma homestead was being upgraded at a cost of between R203 m and R238m, with more than 90 percent of the tab being picked up by taxpayers. Read more on IOL

Kaya FM's Today with John Perlman had a discussion around the costly refurbishments at President Jacob Zuma’s private home in Nkandla, which have stirred up massive controversy in the South Africa.

The government on the other hand insists that the home has been declared a national key point, as a result details of the project cannot be revealed. Take a listen to the podcast if you did not catch the show.

Question: Should we be making a big deal of this issue storm is this just a storm in a tea cup?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below?

Anger at unanswered 10111 calls

According to an IOL article, a Belliville man has lodged complaints with National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela after calls to the police 10111 emergency number were repeatedly unanswered and dropped after his car was stolen.

Steven Taylor, a presenter at UCT Radio, said he phoned the number as he watched his car being driven away from his Bellville home by thieves.

“I am calling for the person in charge of this call centre to be fired. This is clearly getting out of control now, with people possibly losing their lives as calls are not answered and complaints cannot go through.”

After his car was stolen, Taylor started a campaign on Twitter to call for sightings of the car to be reported. Read more on IOL

The Auditor General reports tha about 60% of call that go through the 10111 emergency call centre go unanswered. John Perlman took a look at this issue on his Kaya FM show talk show, Today with John Perlman, on 02 October 2012 .Take a listen to the podcast here

Tell us what is your experience with 10111 in the comments.

Kaya FM's John Perlman: Should condoms be made available within school premises? (Podcast)

Today with John Perlman: Integrated School Health Programme aims in part to provide learners with insightful information around sexual health matters and curbing teenage pregnancy. It is reported that the department of basic education is not keen on availing condoms in within school premises. Does this help or frustrate the fight against under age sex and related STDs?

John had a lengthy conversation about this topic on Kaya FM. Check out the podcast here if you missed the show.