Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga's guest appearances

Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga

Womanity - Women in Unity

Sarah Lee

Marie Claire

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Gerda Steyn

Michelle Wong

Steve Biko

Walter Sisulu

Lauren Beukes

Julia Wells

Claire Johnstone

Rebecca Malope

Penny Williams

Naledi Pandor

Sandra McCardell

Louisa Mojela

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This week on Womanity – Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga. We discuss the Department’s work under the Batho Pele philosophy, with respect to setting norms and standards for government departments to best serve citizens and the governance thereof. We also speak about the Department’s role in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), from the perspective of South Africa being one of the co-founding countries of APRM and taking over its chair-ship in 2020. We emphasise APRM as tool to build on the knowledge of others to accelerate development. We also unpack some of the cultural dynamics that perpetuate gender-based violence in communities. We address women’s empowerment, with a focus on education and access to resources as strategic enablers, and if integrated effectively, by working together we will leave no woman behind. Tune in for more…

Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration –  Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga

This week we talk to the Deputy Minister of Transport - Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga – who shares some of the factors that contributed to her pursuit of a career in politics, which ignited in childhood, stemmed from the recognition of deep social injustices and a need to fight the system which rendered the black population unable to fully access resources and participate meaningfully in the economy. The Deputy Minister relays some of her experiences as a young nursing student participating in ANC youth league structures to spread party communications to households, citing an occasion where their mission was to ensure that black students enrolled for matric subjects at higher grade not standard grade, in order for them to attain matric exemption and university admission. We also discuss the South African Network for Women in Transport which concerns breaking barriers for women to enter the transport sector and the myriad of career opportunities available in this field. Tune in for more…

Deputy Minister of Transport South Africa: Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga