Kasi BC Africa Founder , an Entrepreneur from Kliptown ,Soweto @KASIBCNEWS Kasi Broadcasting Africa “Kasi BC” was founded in 2023 by Chanon Lecodey Merricks ,an Entrepreneur from Kliptown ,Soweto . Born on 11 June 1976 during the youth uprising in South Africa Chanon is a Matriculant who graduated in 1995. He passed the following subjects , Mathematics , Accounting , Physical Science , Biology, History , English and Afrikaans. Mr. Merricks entered the corporate world after completing his matric, shortly after the tragic death of his mother , who was murdered in April 1995. He was faced with two options, either to turn to gangsterism or complete his schooling.Wisdom made him choose his education over retribution for his mother’s murder, who was a single parent with three children. He used this life changing experience to remind the youth not to have other people determine their future no matter the circumstances. Mr.Merricks’s corporate career started as a stock carrier at N...

Intangible Heritage Convention (IHC) Budget 2023/2024 @KASBCNEWS The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform for the consideration and adoption of the 2023/24 budget vote report (Budget Vote 37) of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), along with a briefing on the Intangible Heritage Convention (IHC). A series of edits were made to the budget vote report, with the main concerns being around the Auditor-General’s (AG's) recommendations, timeframes to be allocated to recommendations, and a monitoring system for the recommendations implemented. The briefing by the Department on the Intangible Heritage Convention had to do with the ratification of the ICH, and South Africa becoming a member of UNESCO in the context of the ICH. Members of the Committee asked for details of the budget plan, and the composition of the authentication panel. Who were the people serving on the panel? When had it been approved? Had the panel contributed to the submissions made to the Cabine...