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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
A Tuesday takeover mixed women’s leadership and business empowerment with a hard-hitting Rustenburg mine-disaster interview that pushed for accountability and legal reform.
- 21:00
Bonima Ponya used the first hour to preview the Empower Women Leadership Summit on 29 August, with keynote slots for her, Larato Sutola and Mona Lisa Zwambo, and a panel spot for Dale Heifer.
- 20:28
The Empower Women conversation centred on fearless leadership as something built on product knowledge, calm under pressure, influence, and the willingness to step back when success feels empty.
- 20:59
Mona Lisa Zwambo introduced Femio, an app for women that will help track spending on necessities and link users to discounts, rewards and women-owned businesses.
- 21:18
Rustenburg’s mining collapse was described as a preventable tragedy: 14 illegal miners died, eight were hospitalised, and more people may still be trapped underground.
- 21:39
Attorney Mame Tresebei blamed abandoned and poorly secured mines, criminal syndicates and state impunity, arguing the solution is to hold mining companies accountable, legalise artisanal mining pathways and prosecute the cartels.