Episodes

  • Power Disruptor Ayanda Sishi Part 2 | Youth and Gender Activism and BIG

    Power Disruptor Ayanda Sishi Part 2 | Youth and Gender Activism and BIG
    Jan 30 2023
    Youth and Gender activist, Ayanda Sishi Wigzell speaks to Isobel Frye, Khutso Makobela and Amahle Ngwenya of SPI on Basic Income Grant in this two-part episode.

    In Part One Ayanda talks about the importance of Dignity in defining her activism and how poverty actively erodes this. Growing up she saw how grants enabled poor people in her surrounds to live with greater dignity of purpose.

    In Part Two Ayanda talks with great passion about the divide and distance between formal politicians and the youth in South Africa, concluding that if there were any decent politicians in South Africa today we would have had a universal Basic Income Grant a long time back. Visit the SPI website · Connect with Isobel on Twitter · Connect with Isobel on LinkedIn · Connect with Ayanda on LinkedIn · Connect with Ayanda on Twitter · Connect with Ayanda on Instagram
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    26 mins
  • Power Disruptor Ayanda Sishi Part 1 | Youth and Gender Activism and BIG

    Power Disruptor Ayanda Sishi Part 1 | Youth and Gender Activism and BIG
    Jan 24 2023
    Youth and Gender activist Ayanda Sishi Wigzell speaks to Isobel Frye, Khutso Makobela, and Amahle Ngwenya of SPI on Basic Income Grant in this two-part episode.

    Ayanda talks about the importance of dignity in defining her activism and how poverty actively erodes this. Growing up she saw how grants enabled poor people in her surroundings to live with greater dignity of purpose. Visit the SPI website · Follow Ayanda Sishi on Twitter · Follow Isobel Frye on Twitter · Connect with Ayanda on LinkedIn · Connect with Isobel on LinkedIn · Follow Ayanda Sishi on Instagram
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    36 mins
  • In the Balance Part 2 | Hein Marais unpacks his recent political economy of UBI

    In the Balance Part 2 | Hein Marais unpacks his recent political economy of UBI
    Dec 7 2022
    In this episode, Hein Marais, author of two critical works on the political economy of the South African transition and the stagnation of change, explains his reasoning for a universal basic income. Marais identifies the growing support of business for the idea and also says why the idea has traction now not only in South Africa but also globally. Visit the SPI website
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    24 mins
  • In the Balance Part 1 | Hein Marais unpacks his recent political economy of UBI

    In the Balance Part 1 | Hein Marais unpacks his recent political economy of UBI
    Nov 29 2022
    In this episode, Hein Marais, author of two critical works on the political economy of the South African transition and the stagnation of change, explains his reasoning for a universal basic income. Marais identifies the growing support of business for the idea and also says why the idea has traction now not only in South Africa but also globally. Visit the SPI website
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    36 mins
  • A BIG just makes sense | Portia Derby and Derek Thomas tell it like it is

    A BIG just makes sense | Portia Derby and Derek Thomas tell it like it is
    Nov 19 2022
    Portia Derby, Group Head of Transnet and Derek Thomas, co-founder and shareholder of Letsema Holdings, talk about why a BIG is the only common sense thing to do to get SA back on track and share their early awakenings of the inequality and madness of Apartheid which formed their commitment to social justice today. Visit the SPI website
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    54 mins
  • Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy after 26 years of Democracy | Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

    Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy after 26 years of Democracy | Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi
    Sep 21 2020

    Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy after 26 years of Democracy — Why has South Africa failed to transform its economy? Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi During this episode, we have a conversation with Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi who served as a cabinet minister between 1996 and 2008. We explore social and macroeconomic policies during the first 15 years of democracy. We ask her how South Africa can recover from its deepest economic depression in a century.


    Connect with Geraldine on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldine-j-fraser-moleketi-055a3650/

    Music : https://JohnBartmann.com | Jazzy Detective


    Connect with Isobel on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/isobel-frye-8081596/

    Connect with Duma on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/duma-gqubule-aa049a37/


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    56 mins
  • Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy | Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

    Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy | Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi
    Sep 21 2020
    Can South Africa Reimagine Economic Policy after 26 years of Democracy — Why has South Africa failed to transform its economy?
    During this episode, we have a conversation with Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi who served as a cabinet minister between 1996 and 2008. We explore social and macroeconomic policies during the first 15 years of democracy. We ask her how South Africa can recover from its deepest economic depression in a century. Connect with Geraldine on LinkedIn · Connect with Isobel on LinkedIn · Connect with Duma on LinkedIn
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    56 mins
  • Can we afford NOT to have a BIG in South Africa? | Guy Standing (Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London and co-Founder of BIEN)

    Can we afford NOT to have a BIG in South Africa? | Guy Standing (Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London and co-Founder of BIEN)
    Aug 24 2020

    Can we afford NOT to have a BIG in South Africa? — Pilots, multipliers and Covid- recovery stimulus - let the evidence lead Guy Standing (Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London and co-Founder of BIEN) In this episode, Guy Standing, internationally renown expert and widely published author on BIG speaks to Duma and Isobel about his experience as advisor to President Mandela on labour market issues, as well as his view that South Africa CANNOT afford not to have a universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG) both as a recovery stimulus but also as a central pillar of a sustainable future. He references his reasons to the many UBIG pilot studies that he has undertaken in four continents. Highly topical and extremely interesting to listen to: this episode is an historic marker in South Africa's policy deliberations.


    Connect with Guy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-standing-54b70514a/

    Music : https://JohnBartmann.com | Jazzy Detective


    Connect with Isobel on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/isobel-frye-8081596/

    Connect with Duma on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/duma-gqubule-aa049a37/


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    51 mins