The QBox

I am joined by the multi award winning creative art, music producer, singer, DJ, rapper and incredibly talented Jonathan Hamilton popularly known as Ziyon. He shares his thoughts about creativity and his journey of vulnerability in honing his craft and how he has dealt with the highs and lows.

To kick start the second season of the QBox I am joined by Dr Motsamai Molefe, a professor and senior researcher at the Centre for Leadership Ethics [CLEA] at the University of Fort Hare. He specialises in African philosophy, Applied Ethics [Bioethics and animal ethics], Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy. He is the author of ‘An African Philosophy of Personhood, Morality and Politics’ and ‘African Personhood and Applied Ethics’ He helps me unpack the question has Ubuntu been misunderstood?

In this two part conversation Khosi Jiyane a registered clinical psychologist joins us to unpack and explore notions of authenticity and how we experience, navigate and make sense of it in our daily living.

In this two part conversation Khosi Jiyane a registered clinical psychologist joins us to unpack and explore notions of authenticity and how we experience, navigate and make sense of it in our daily living.

This week I am joined by Elaine Mabiletsa who helps to demystify and unpack the basic framework of FX Trading and the associated markets.  The insights given are shared as part of an endeavor to give basic knowledge on what to avoid in the face of relentless get rich quick scams on the back of FX trading schemes.

This week Thembeka Mgobozi shares with us her journey through entrepreneurship and how she has managed it with a demanding career. She shares insights on what defines an entrepreneurial mindset a skill set which is fast becoming a prerequisite in our workplaces and business areas. 

This week Hsiang Wei Hsiang CEO of Cabital a leading cryptocurrency institution joins me to explore the idea and reality of Cryptocurrencies and what they are. We look at the factors that drive their usage and how it can used as an investment vehicle in a safe way. 

Africa’s consumer power has grown exponentially over the past twenty years. Household spending has grown 150% faster than the population, primarily driven by a younger and more brand savvy cohort. The Brookings Institution forecasts that household consumption in Africa will reach $2.1 trillion by 2025.  In spite of these impressive statistics foreign brands dominate the preference of African households. Brand Africa founder and Chairman Thebe Ikalafeng joins us to unpack drivers of these preferences.

Busi Sibeko helps unveil the tenets of feminist economics with the primary aim of helping shape the discourse on what is needed to produce a gender equal society. How can we make sure that our economic models and subsequent policies factor in and are inclusive to all participants in the economy but more specifically woman.

Belief is a complex psychological and spiritual construct that can either build bridges of common understanding and uniqueness or be a divisive tool in a world littered with a cacophony of beliefs. In this week’s episode I am joined by an always illuminating and brilliant  PhD Candidate Sdu Blose who helps me explore the notion of belief and its importance in navigating our identity and communities we occupy. 

We are faced with unprecedented times of continuous loss and grief due to the unending pandemic. This grief like Dan Koontz puts it “…can destroy you - or focus you”. In this episode we have a candid and intimate conversation with the illustrious Letshego Zulu who shares her experience of how she dealt with her pain and grief. She offers some thoughts about what worked for her journey and what proved to be regressive.  Through some unorthodox means she finds healing and beauty that is within grasp for those who dare to live.

The term ESG was first coined in 2005 in a landmark study entitled “Who Cares Wins”, the report built the first argument for sustainability beyond financial metrics to be part of corporate performance measurement. Cuma Dube a sustainability consultant joins me to explain what ESG is and why we need to pay attention to it. 

The increased production in vaccines to tackle the global pandemic has come with a level of distrust for the proposed solution. I am joined by Dr Sivu Madikane who will help me unpack some of the reasons why this is so. 

I am joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi a Senior Economist at one of the South African big 4 banks, who will help me explore the idea of the R500 billion that has been touted as looted. We look at the purpose of the R500billion, how it was spent and what challenges we face as a country as a result of this.