How to Fix South Africa – Weekly Feature with Kanthan Pillay

Loading player...
Welcome to our weekly feature, How to Fix South Africa, with journalist, entrepreneur, and author Kanthan Pillay (How to Fix South Africa: An Owner’s Manual). Each week, we tackle the country’s biggest challenges and explore real, actionable solutions.

This week, we’re discussing flooding caused by heavy rains and how to keep our cities clean and resilient. With 919 FM partnering with the Empire Partner Foundation, we’re not just talking—we’re driving impact.

As part of this initiative, we’re offering R2,500 every week for the best solution to South Africa’s challenges. Got an idea that could make a difference? Tune in, share your thoughts, and be part of the change.

🎧 Join us every week—because hope alone won’t change the future.

#HowToFixSouthAfrica #KanthanPillay #919FM #EmpirePartnerFoundation #SolutionsNotProblems
9 Mar English South Africa Business · Non-Profit

Other recent episodes

Biosphere 2: The $82,000/Day Experiment That Proves Earth Is Irreplaceable

In this episode of Tipping the Scale, Bernadette Bule unravels the shocking story of Biosphere 2—the 1990s experiment where scientists sealed themselves inside a $150M replica of Earth… only to face oxygen deprivation, food shortages, and infighting. 🔍 You’ll Discover: What the biosphere really means (and how your daily habits…
8 Jul 19 min

From Everest to Empowerment: Angela Yeung’s Brave Climb for GBV Survivors

🏔️ "I summited Everest with frostbitten cheeks and a backpack full of bras – because survivors deserve dignity." – Angela Yeung In this powerful Social Impact Show interview, Angela Yeung (mountaineer, jeweler, and founder of Impilo Collection Foundation) shares: 🔥 The Ascent: What it’s like to be the 2nd South…
8 Jul 28 min

Ports, Poisoned Snacks & Power Plays: Kanthan Pillay’s Fixes for SA

🔧 "South Africa’s problems need systemic solutions – not quick fixes." – Kanthan Pillay In this week’s How to Fix South Africa, author and analyst Kanthan Pillay tackles: ⚠️ The Spaza Shop Crisis: Why cracking down on shops won’t stop poisoned snacks (and what will) The supply chain criminals who…
7 Jul 29 min