Daily Maverick
Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 57: Prof Shabir Madhi
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 57: Prof Shabir Madhi
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- 35:17
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Prof Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
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- Whose Data Is It Anyway? Social Engineering Explained
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- 1:05:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Former BBC foreign correspondent Karen Allen, international expert in the security, societal and governance implications Eleonore Pauwels and F-secure Consulting Director Riaan Naudé discuss how data can be used for psychological manipulation.
Links to articles:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/newyork/single-title/-/content/cyber-ai-convergence-and-interference
and
https://www.kas.de/en/web/newyork/single-title/-/content/the-anatomy-of-information-disorders-in-africa
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- "President" Premiere Post-screening Q&A
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- 59:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In an exclusive post-screening Q&A, join law specialist Dr Alex Magaisa in conversation with President director Camilla Nielsson and award-winning print and broadcast journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono.
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- The Age of Accountability: How McKinsey was made to pay back the money
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- 55:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis goes behind the scenes of the Transnet-McKinsey saga with investigative journalists Pauli van Wyk of Scorpio and Susan Comrie of amaBhungane.
Not only will they discuss how it came to be that McKinsey paid back the money, but they will also look at general issues of accountability including what is likely to happen with other guilty parties, what kind of pressure can be put on them, is the NPA doing enough and the value of the Zondo commission.
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- When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner
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- 59:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Judge Dennis Davis in conversation with Consultant Psychotherapist John Schlapoberskey as they discuss his struggle for survival laid out in his detailed memoir.
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- Animation of the aurora caused by space weather.
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Credit: NASA
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- The Inside Track: Meet the man who runs South Africa's Electronic Vaccine Data System
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- 48:07
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- After months of deliberations, negotiations, trials and tribulations, this week South Africa crossed the 1 million mark in vaccinations.
In an exclusive Inside Track live journalism webinar, Maverick Citizen senior journalist Estelle Ellis and Dr. Nicholas Crisp, Deputy Director General: National Health Insurance, answer your questions on the much-discussed EVDS and take a look at how the country's vaccination drive is going.
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- My Final Answer: Behind the scenes with Jeremy Maggs
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- 58:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis in conversation with Jeremy Maggs as they take a look behind-the-scenes at what was unfolding in the newsrooms as some of the breaking stories in South Africa unfolded.
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- Khayelitsha surfer conquers California waves
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- 3:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Noluthando Makalima has had cerebral palsy since birth but this has never stopped her from excelling in a sport she’s come to love. She represented South Africa at the 2020 World Paralympics Surfing Championships in California hosted by the International Surfing Association (ISA) and bagged a silver medal. It was her first international competition and it wont be her last. She has her sights firmly set on the 2028 Summer Paralympics in Los Angeles where Para surfing will be included for the first time.
Read the full story here: https://tinyurl.com/5haj5865
Archive footage: Courtesy of the International Surfing Association
Produced by: Leila Dougan
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- Ethical AI and our Social Interactions
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- 59:49
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join former BBC Foreign Correspondent and Institute of Security Studies’ emerging threats consultant Karen Allen, Dr Mari-Sanna Paukkeri, CEO and co-founder of Utopia Analytics, and Avani Singh, attorney and Director of ALT Advisory, as they discuss the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.
Sponsored by F-Secure
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- Hope in a time of Chaos: The women behind SA’s Sisonke Vaccine Study
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- 51:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- As South Africa is hit by a third wave of coronavirus infection, half a million health workers are protected and vaccinated thanks to a plan led by two remarkable women.
Maverick Citizen journalist Estelle Ellis and Professors Glenda Gray and Linda-Gail Bekker, world-renowned scientists and principal investigators on South Africa's Sisonke Vaccine Study, which reached close to half a million healthcare workers, share their thoughts on side effects, trials and lessons learnt from this groundbreaking study.
Brought to you by The Solidarity Fund
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- Our Long Walk To Economic Freedom: Lessons from 100 000 years of human history
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- 1:00:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Business Maverick’s Ed Stoddard and Johan Fourie, Professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University dissect an engaging guide to complex debates about the roots and reasons for prosperity.
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- Power Struggle: How the ANC's milking of state coffers has become a way of life
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- 59:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- State Capture is more than just about milking the state for personal gain. It is, at its heart, an attempt by a faction in the ANC - the governing party - to fund and hold on to power by leveraging taxpayer’s money. Together, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm and Ivor Chipkin, director of the Government and Public Policy think tank, will unpack this little-explored aspect of corruption.
Supported by
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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- For My Country: Why I blew the whistle on Zuma and the Guptas
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- 58:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In 2010, government spokesperson Themba Maseko was called to a meeting at the Guptas’ Saxonwold house and asked by Ajay Gupta to divert the government’s entire advertising budget to their media company. Earlier that day he received a call from then-president Jacob Zuma, asking him to “help” the Gupta brothers. When he refused he was removed from the government.
Scorpio investigative journalist Pauli van Wyk and former CEO of the Government Communication and Information System, and high-ranking whistle-blower, Themba Maseko discuss the challenges of a civil servant who refused to be captured.
Thank you to Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for supporting this live journalism webinar.
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- Medicine and Vaccine Safety: Understanding the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
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- 57:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In recent months we keep hearing about a body called SAHPRA and often for controversial reasons. It was SAHPRA that stopped and then allowed use of the drug Ivermectin; all Covid-19 vaccines must first be approved by SAHPRA; even the medical use of cannabis must first get its nod!
People are quick to criticise but how much do we really know about how SAPHRA works? What is its legal mandate? How does it make decisions? Who pays for it? Well now's your chance to find out. Maverick Citizen editor Mark Heywood interviews SAHPRA'S top two officials: Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela the CEO and Prof Helen Rees the Chairperson of the Board.
This discussion is brought to you by The Solidarity Fund.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 56: Judith February
- Runtime
- 31:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Judith February. Lawyer, governance specialist and columnist.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 55: Keith Cloete
- Runtime
- 42:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Dr. Keith Cloete, Head of the Western Cape Health Department
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- Fortunes: The Rise and Rise of Afrikaner Tycoons
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- 59:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Over the past three decades South Africa has witnessed a remarkable rise of Afrikaners in business superseding the local market and rising to international success. Among them are Koos Bekker and the dominance of the Naspers global consumer internet group, Johann Rupert’s extension of Richemont’s share internationally in the luxury goods market, and Christo Wiese and Whitey Basson’s work with Pepko and Shoprite resulting in Africa’s biggest clothing and food retailers.
In his latest book, Fortunes, author Ebbe Dommisse dives into the details of how these and other business leaders have built their empires. And how in some cases, such as Steinhoff International’s Markus Jooste, the fortunes have been destroyed.
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- Digging into Deep Fakes: The Visual Depiction of Misinformation
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- 56:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The proliferation of Deep Fakes or AI manufactured images, pushes the boundaries of our digital world. These fakes can be both entertaining and sinister and have the potential to threaten "truth" if taken at face value. So how much do Deep Fakes represent a challenge to the pillars of democracy, to law, journalism and also international relations or should we consider them just a bit of fun ?
Join Karen Allen and our guest, Dr Alexa Koenig, lecturer in residence at Berkeley Law and Executive Director of the Human Rights Centre in Tuesday’s live journalism webinar to find out.
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- Rogues' Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in South Africa
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- 56:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm in conversation with authors Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall discussing the not-so-new narrative of dodgy dealing in South Africa.
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- Ready to Vacc and Roll? The experts separate fact from fiction
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- 59:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In May, South Africa is due to start phase two of its Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. Half a million people aged 60 and over have already registered on the EVDS system. Pfizer vaccines are due to arrive and the use of Johnson & Johnson has now been authorised again. However, various questions still remain, which will be tackled in this evening’s conversation.
Why do some people have side effects, what are they and how do we know whether they are serious or not? Should people who have had Covid-19 be vaccinated? Why was the Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused and how does the Pfizer vaccine work? Will vaccination protect South Africa from a third wave of infections? These are just some of the issues that will be explored.
Join Maverick Citizen editor Mark Heywood as he interviews Barry Schoub, Wits University Professor Emeritus of Virology and chairperson of the Vaccine Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC), and Professor Koleka Mlisana, an executive manager at the N...
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- Up the creek without a paddle: South Africa’s rivers of sewage
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- More than half of SA’s sewage treatment works are failing – spewing billions of litres of poorly treated or untreated sewage, industrial and pharmaceutical wastewater into rivers and oceans. By the government’s own admission, 56% of the country’s 1,150 treatment plants are ‘in poor or in critical condition’. But this investigation reveals further that 75% of 910 municipality-run wastewater treatment works achieved less than 50% compliance to minimum effluent standards last year.
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- Hitler’s Spies: Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa
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- 57:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm and Dr Evert Kleynhans present an unrivalled account of German intelligence networks that operated in wartime South Africa.
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- Uncaptured: The true account of the Nenegate/Trillian whistleblower
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- 59:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis in conversation with Nenegate whistleblower and former CEO of Trillian Financial Advisory Mosilo Mothepu. Together they will discuss Mothepu’s first-hand experience of blowing the whistle on Trillian and the harsh consequences of doing the right thing that followed.
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- Mind Reset: How the 12 Steps can be adapted for non-addicts to live a more meaningful life
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- 1:00:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Associate Editor Malibongwe Tyilo and Freddie Van Rensburg, Addiction and Specialist Wellness Councillor explore emotionally constructive methods of response during times of uncertainty using an adaptation of the 12-step programme.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 54: Marc Mendelson
- Runtime
- 31:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Marc Mendelson, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town.
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- Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s gangs were armed
- Runtime
- 59:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm in conversation with Mark Shaw, author and director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 53: Redi Tlhabi
- Runtime
- 49:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Redi Tlhabi. Journalist, author and former radio presenter.
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- Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalisation
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- 1:00:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism today. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is unsustainable. He contends that the collapse of the current world order is not so much about the imbalance between technological advances and social progress, or the breakdown of liberal democracy, as it is about a passion to upend and destroy power structures that have become hollow, corrupt, or simply unresponsive to urgent needs.
Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm and award-winning journalist Nadav Eyal discuss the root of revolt and reveal that the current uprisings are no passing phenomenon.
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- Like A Fish Needs Water: The power of story in our lives
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- 1:02:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Maverick Citizen editor Mark Heywood in discussion with Dr Garth Japhet, co-founder of Soul City and founding CEO of Heartlines, on how stories can be used to tackle big issues in society.
Garth Japhet is an exceptional South African. He is a medical doctor who has turned his attention to exemplifying the importance of communication to public health. Over the years he has founded successful non profit organisations such as Soul City, Heartlines and For Good.
But in a new book Garth explains that underlying all of his activism is a belief in the power of stories - fictional, factual and our own. His philosophy "when you share your story with others and they share theirs with you, barriers break down, hardened attitudes shift and healing begins."
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 52: Edwin Cameron
- Runtime
- 30:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Edwin Cameron, activist and former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
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- Going for Gold: The South African’s Guide to Investing in Precious Metals
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- 1:00:03
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Business Maverick journalist Ed Stoddard in conversation with Doctor of Philosophy and founder of Silver-Sphere Trading Pty Ltd Zoltan Erdey as they declutter and contextualise the vast amounts of information available about investing in precious metals.
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- The Traditional Courts Bill: Is it constitutional?
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- 59:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Traditional Courts Bill has been controversial since it was first tabled in parliament over 10 years ago, and has had several goes in Parliament in efforts to make it law. Key amongst the concerns have been issues of gender bias and the inclusion of an opt-out clause which raised concerns of two systems of law.
The latest version has now been referred for legal opinion by parliament in order to test its constitutional muster. Land Rights activists Nolundi Luwaya and Mavuso Msimang will be in conversation with Maverick Citizen journalist Zukiswa Pikoli to unpack the contentious bill.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 51: Zak Yacoob
- Runtime
- 34:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Zak Yacoob, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
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- Working Backwards: Insights, stories and secrets from inside Amazon
- Runtime
- 55:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous in conversation with two long time, top level executives at Amazon; Colin Bryar, former Chief of Staff to Jeff Bezos, and Bill Carr, former vice president of digital media.
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- Ecommerce is exploding: Understanding its potential growth in South Africa
- Runtime
- 1:00:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Business Maverick Associate Editor Sasha Planting in conversation with Lungisa Matshoba and Justin Drennan as they look at how the lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic has propelled the online industry in SA forward, how companies are coping, the pros and cons of E-Commerce and the challenges that online businesses in SA and Africa are faced with.
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- Profiting from Misery: South Africa’s Complicity in War Crimes in Yemen
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- 57:24
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- It may seem to many people in South Africa that what is happening in war-torn Yemen is a tragedy unfolding far away without any direct connection to us, and with little we can do. This is not true.
This report reveals that, since the war in Yemen broke out, South African arms companies have cashed in on the sale of weapons to some of the central parties to this conflict who may be guilty of gross human rights violations in Yemen. We reveal how the South African government has bowed to the interests of the arms industry and its profits, and the suffering of Yemenis has been ignored.
In a breaking news live webinar, join Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Open Secrets researcher, Michael Marchant, and Yemeni human rights activist, Bonyan Gamal, to uncover the corporations and governments profiting from human rights violations detailed in this new investigative report.
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- How To Start A Side Hustle: Navigating a new economy
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- 59:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ever considered following your passion and starting a business but not knowing where to start? Has the idea of failure and apprehension to take the first step put you on the back foot? If this sounds familiar, you don’t want to miss the upcoming webinar with obsessive entrepreneur and motivational speaker Nic Haralambous next week Tuesday, 2 March at 12pm SAST.
In the webinar Business Maverick’s Ray Mahlaka will discuss Haralambous’ latest book How To Start a Side Hustle (available here in the Daily Maverick Shop) and look at practical advice for mental preparation and starting your business.
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- Slabbert: Man on a Mission
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- 58:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- An academic, opposition politician, democratic facilitator or businessman, Frederik van Zyl Slabbert was always a man on a mission. Slabbert was different and his reputation for honesty, integrity, wit and courage still towers above many of his contemporaries.
Join Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm and Professor Albert Grundlingh as they explore the long-awaited biography of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, which offers sharp insights into the thinking and motivation of this most unlikely politician and provides new perspectives on a figure who even today remains something of an enigma.
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- The Africa Europe Climate Alliance: The urgency to reimagine the common future of Africa and Europe
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- 56:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join former BBC Foreign Correspondent Karen Allen along with Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and former President of Ireland, and Saliem Fakir, Executive Director of the African Climate Foundation as they explore the objectives and ideas behind the recently launched Africa/Europe Climate Alliance.
They will discuss, among other things, the impact of Covid-19 on the climate, how equitable access to vaccines could be a precursor to climate justice and why having the right leaders in place is fundamental to combating climate change.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 50: Professor Alex van den Heever
- Runtime
- 42:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Professor Alex van den Heever, Chair in the field of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance.
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- Future of Finance: Disruption, Fintec and WallStreetBets
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- 1:00:07
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Join Business Maverick Editor Tim Cohen in conversation with Dominique Collett Senior Investment Executive at RMI Holdings leading its fintech strategy, and Arthur Goldstuck, founder of World Wide Worx.
They will discuss what happened with GameStop and WallStreetBets and whether it fundamentally changes in the investment context, is “meme-stock” a new share category, the reasons behind the Bitcoin Bubble and what other developments in the fintec world have the potential to fundamentally disrupt the financial sector.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 49: Francois Venter
- Runtime
- 33:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Francois Venter, Professor of Medicine at Wits
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- Personal Finance 101: A unique guide to managing your money
- Runtime
- 1:00:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Covid-19 crisis has had a huge impact on all of us. The pandemic has precipitated a stock market collapse, soaring unemployment and the closure of businesses. More than ever, lessons about controlling your personal finances is important, whatever the economic future holds.
Join Business Maverick journalist Ray Mahlaka in conversation with bestselling author Sam Beckbessinger on her book Manage Your Money like a F*cking Grown Up: The Best Money Advice You Never Got. Beckbessinger will discuss the importance of emergency funds, having different income streams and how personal finance is truly personal. And so much more.
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- Part 2: Understanding the latest developments in SA’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout
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- 1:05:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In the second part of the Vaccine Webinar Series, join Maverick Citizen editor Mark Heywood and professors Glenda Gray and Shabir Madhi as they continue the compelling conversation and answer more of your questions.
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- Stressproof: The Game Plan
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- 59:39
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Business Maverick Associate Editor Sasha Planting speaks to best-selling author Richard Sutton about the game-changing action plans that can help combat stress-related challenges.
Join them as they discuss:
- The impact of stress on our health and performance;
- Why the combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and stress is potentially devastating;
- How perfectionists can reduce stress and the risk of developing physical health issues;
- Why the burden of managing stress falls on company leaders more than ever;
- and How leaders can rise to the challenge of helping their employees, and themselves, manage and navigate these challenges.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 48: Busi Mavuso
- Runtime
- 31:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)
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- SA’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout: Your questions answered
- Runtime
- 1:04:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Maverick Citizen editor Mark Heywood will be tackling the pressing points concerning SA’s approach to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. He will be joined by two scientists leading vaccine research, professors Glenda Gray and Shabir Madhi, as they cover the many burning questions on this critical topic.
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 47: Fatima Hassan
- Runtime
- 36:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Fatima Hassan, Head of Health Justice Initiative
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- Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 46: Stavros Nicolaou
- Runtime
- 36:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Stavros Nicolaou, Chairman of the B4SA health working group
