Black practitioners battle with medical schemes

GUEST: Kabelo Kale, Strategic Lead & Head of Operations at The Media Krate Township walls are more than advertising space they are economic engines, cultural storytellers and community assets. On this edition of Ekasinomics, we sit down in studio with Kabelo Kale of The Media Krate, a Black female-owned out-of-home…

GUEST - Paul Byrne - Head Of Insights & Customer Success at Pnet As South Africans look ahead to 2026 with cautious optimism, the big question remains: where are the real job opportunities? Pnet’s latest Job Market Trends Report paints a clear picture of a labour market under pressure, with…

GUEST - Nkosinathi Mahlangu, Momentum Group's Youth Employment Specialist South Africa is celebrating a record-breaking 88% matric pass rate from the largest class in the country’s history – a moment of pride for learners, teachers and families. But for many in the Class of 2025, passing matric is not the…

GUEST: Spiros Fatouros, CEO of Marsh Africa and South Africa The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 paints a sobering picture of a world entering an “age of competition”, where economic rivalry, tariffs and the unintended consequences of artificial intelligence pose the most immediate threats to global business. Based…

GUEST: Ayabonga Cawe, Chief Commissioner at the International Trade Administration Commission South Africa has welcomed the US House of Representatives’ approval of a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), offering short-term relief and renewed certainty for companies that depend on duty-free access to the US market…