The Daily Discourse

  Scores of doctors are expected to picket outside Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto today over the cutting of covid-19 posts. Organisers say this decision by the Gauteng Department of Health will affect 800 doctors and nurses who were also helping to close the staff shortage gap. For more on this we are joined on the line by… Guest:  Professor Martin Smith &...

The Road Traffic Management Corporation insists that the online booking system for licences is working. This despite protests, for the past two weeks, by driving school owners who say that the eNatis process is cumbersome and is not always effecient. Yesterday we spoke to the General Secretary of the National Driving School Association of SA, Lazarus Mokwena… Guest: Simon Zwane – Spok...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD as it is more commonly known, is more prevalent among children. However, adults can also suffer from it. So how does it present in older people, who is likely to have it and how is it treated? To answer these questions, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Dr. Frans Korb – Psychiatrist working in private practise in Joburg

  More and more South Africans are making their way back home safely. They have spoken about their relief after experiencing trauma in conflict ridden Ukraine and neighbouring countries where they had to flee before being sent back home. We are now joined by… Guest: Mandisa S’thabile Malindisa, a South African medical student who fled from Ukraine Guest : Nkateko Muyimane –...

On our Personal Finance feature today being International Women’s Day we thought to talk about women in entrepreneurship. A recent survey conducted by 1st for Women Insurance has revealed that women are more likely than men to choose entrepreneurship, not because they have a burning passion or the right skills, but because of a lack of better opportunities. It also found that 93% of the resp...

  Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is confident that his department will be able to process all drivers licence applications by the end of the month. He is adamant that there will be no extensions. The impact of the covid-19 lockdown plus the recent breakdown of the machine that prints drivers’ licences forced the deadline for renewals to be changed several times… but now Mbalul...

  Municipalities in the North West province have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. We’ve seen how business have been severely affected, residents staging service delivery protests, infighting of the ruling party and the list goes on. In his State of the Province address, Premier Bushy Maape raised concerns about the state of these municipalities. Well, this morning on our Muni...

  Today we begin with a series of interviews that aim to simplify the concept of procurement. What do businesses need to know if they want to do business with government and how do national plans and supply chain processes come together? For more on this we are joined on the line by… Guest: Rakgadi Motseto – Chief Director: Stakeholders and Clients Management at National Treasury

City of Joburg Mayor Dr. Mpho Phalatse has denied that her administration is purging staff members who are politically aligned to the ANC which was running the metro until the November 2021 local elections. The City sent letters to about 130 employees last week asking them to make representations after it emerged that their contracts were allegedly irregularly converted from fixed term to permanen...

The historical Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia north of Joburg, will receive a R7 million cash injection from the Department of Arts and Culture. The institution will also be declared a cultural institution under the Cultural Institutions Act. Funding to the site that is known for having provided refuge to freedom fighters, was closed last year when trustees failed to account for more than R8 million...

In our Friday Wind Down today, we are joined by SAMA and KORA Award Winner Gloria Bosman. The Soweto born singer was classically trained and her music has been described as boasting the sensuality of Jazz. She joins us now on the line...   Guest: Gloria Bosman - South African Award-Winning Musician  

  Today marks the last day of the SA Local Government's National Conference in Cape Town. We have been speaking to different guests about the challenges that the sector is facing and what SALGA is doing to support its members deliver good quality services to residents. We are now joined on the line by...   Guest: Thembeka Mthethwa

  Today marks the last day of the SA Local Government's National Conference in Cape Town. We have been speaking to different guests about the challenges that the sector is facing and what SALGA is doing to support its members deliver good quality services to residents. We are now joined on the line by...   Guest: Provincial Director of Operations at SALGA Limpopo, Ledile Sebati

  There have been growing calls for South Africa to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a stance that SA has consistently refused to take. It has instead focused more on encouraging dialogue between the two countries. But why is it that Pretoria will not outright criticise Russia and what will doing so achieve anything? For more on this we are joined by... Guest: Richard Calland - Associate...

  Let’s wrap the show now by talking to Nilen Vencadasmy, who is Chairman of Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority. He was in the country last week as part of a roadshow to strengthen the South African market. To tell us more on why he was targeting our country and what is it that his country is offering for those who may be interested in visiting, he now joins us via Zoom… Guest...

  ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has vowed to take the third part of the State Capture Commission Report on judicial review. The report found that Mantashe and several ANC leaders including Nomvula Mokonyane, Thabang Makwetla and Vincent Smith illegally benefitted from Bosasa's corrupt business model. But the former ANC Secretary General said he found the report to be unfair on him a...

  Latest reports coming out of Ukraine is that South African ambassador to that country André Groenewald is safe after fleeing conflict-torn Kyiv. Many of you were moved yesterday by the story of Mandisa S’thabile Malindisa, a South African medical student who fled from Ukraine to Budapest, Hungary. She was describing how bad the situation is and what she had to go through....

We bring you day 2 of SALGA’s National Conference where we are broadcasting from over till tomorrow. Stakeholders from municipalities, provincial and national government, the business sector as well as think tanks are convening here in Cape Town the conference the main theme being the consolidation of local government in helping to rebuild communities. We will be speaking to different people...

Experts are warning that depression is not just a temporary feeling of sadness but a mental condition which needs medical treatment. This illness has once again come under focus following the suicide of two well known artists actor Patrick Shai and musician Ricky Rick Makhado. To tell us more about this medical condition we are joined on the line by… Guest: Dr. Qhama Cossie – Psychiat...

Stakeholders from municipalities, provincial and national government, the business sector as well as think tanks are convening here in Cape Town this week for SALGA’s National Conference where we will be broadcasting from over the next few days. The main theme will be the consolidation of local government in helping to rebuild communities. We will be speaking to different people about issues...

SALGA hosts National Conference Stakeholders from municipalities, provincial and national government, the business sector as well as think tanks are convening here in Cape Town this week for SALGA’s National Conference where we will be broadcasting from over the next few days. The main theme will be the consolidation of local government in helping to rebuild communities. We will be speaking...

    Efforts to assist South Africans who are trying to escape from the conflict in Ukraine continue. Reports of racism against Africans trying to escape to Hungary, Poland and other neighbouring countries have been also been criticised. They have allegedly been prevented from boarding trains and refused entry into those countries on racial grounds. South African and other African leaders...

The price of petrol is expected to rise sharply from midnight by R1.46 a litre pushing the price of a litre of petrol to nearly R22. This is according to information released by the Central Energy Fund. This steep hike is as a result of a number of factors and there are fears that the price could jump to R25 in the next few months. For more on this we are joined on the line by… Guest: Profe...

Workers at the Steve Tshwete Municipality in Mpumalanga are calling for the dismissal of Municipal Manager Advocate Bheki Khenisa. The workers and Khenisa have been at loggerheads for months with them accusing him of being incompetent. The stand-off which resulted in a shutdown recently has led to the failure to process payments for workers, management and councillors at the end of February. For m...

  Today we reflect on the concept of self-actualisation with author and food scientist Zodwa Moyikwa who recently released her book titled “Be Undiluted”. She joins us now on the line…   Guest: Zodwa Moyinkwa – Author and food scientist