The Daily Discourse

  Remote working is said to be presenting job opportunities for South Africans from international companies who are on a recruitment drive in South Africa. This could be good news for those who have lost employment due to the effects of covid-19 or may be looking for new opportunities. Experts say South Africa is attractive because of a number of reasons. For more on this we are joined on the...

Today in our personal finance feature Bryan Hirsch will answer more of your questions about retirement annuities and tax-free savings options from last week.   Guest : Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

  Human Rights Group Amnesty International has accused Russia of censoring the media as the war with Ukraine continues. It says Russia has also been persecuting those who are speaking out against the conflict. Amnesty International has also criticised that country for what it has described as a blatant disregard of the civilian lives. For more on this we are joined on the line by… Gues...

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has welcomed the strategic partnership between the World Economic Forum and the National School of Government. The WEF will support public sector initiatives and provide strategic intelligence which will be used by advisors, researchers and content creators amongst others to boost their work efforts. For more on this we are joined on the lin...

  The South African government has called on Russia to stop the attacks on Ukraine saying the conflict should be resolved peacefully. Russia intensified attacks over the weekend and major European countries are calling for Russia to be removed from the international banking system of SWIFT as the US imposed sanctions. President Cyril Ramaphosa says mediation is the best way to resolve the sit...

It was on this in 1978 that PAC leader and anti-apartheid activist Robert Sobukwe died of lung complications at Kimberley General Hospital. The former teacher, lecturer, lawyer and student leader had been banished to house arrest in Kimberley by the apartheid government following his release from prison in 1969 and only allowed to leave under certain conditions. Last night Professor Gordon Zide wh...

Police union Popcru says it hopes that the decision to bring an early end to the employment contract of Police Commissioner Kehla Sitole will mark a new beginning that will see the end of infighting. Sitole and Police Minister Bheki Cele have been at loggerheads for years now. President Cyril Ramaphosa released a statement on Friday announcing that he and Sitole has reached an agreement that the l...

Taking us to the weekend today is Bongeziwe Mabandla. He is described as a dance-electronic musician while on other sites he’s described as an Afro-soul musician while he refers to himself as Afro-folk singer who sings in both English and iSixhosa. He joins us now to talk about his journey and how he best prefers to be called….  Guest: Bongeziwe Mabandla – Afro soul musicia...

Earlier this week, the SACP reiterated its opposition to granting the murderer of its former General Secretary Chris Hani parole. Janus Walusz took his parole application to the Constitutional Court earlier today. He wanted the apex court to overturn Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's refusal to grant him parole last year. The SACP’s Dr Alex Mashilo maintains that Walusz has refused to tell th...

  Health Minister Joe Phaahla yesterday (Thursday) briefed the media as part of the Social Cluster Ministers where he gave an update on where we are regarding the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the things he said was that government is working on plans to implement new health regulations to replace the National State of disaster. He now joins us on the line to talk about the late...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday (Wed) announced a tax relief to the tune of 5.2 billion rand in his budget speech. He says this will help support economic recovery, provide some respite from fuel tax increases as well as boost incentives for youth unemployment. Godongwana tabled his maiden National Budget Speech in Parliament yesterday. He says the relief of Personal Income Tax and Cor...

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Last week being Epilepsy Week, we thought to look at it this morning in our health feature. Medical journals describe it as a neurological condition that causes unprovoked, recurrent seizures. A seizure is a sudden rush of abnormal electrical activity in your brain. When does one know if you are suffering from it and for those living with it, how can they treat it? To educate us on this, we a...

Let’s turn our attention now to Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana’s maiden budget speech which he will deliver this afternoon. Professor Andre Roux who is an economist at the University of Stellenbosch Business School has penned an article where he looks at the economic climate under which former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was working vs Ecoch Godongwana. He says that we should not...

Since the announcement of the Taxi Relief Fund, many of you in that industry have been asking how to access the funds. Some reports suggest that operators are struggling while others say that the category they fall under does not qualify. So we have invited the department to come and answer some of the questions you may have.

The State Security Agency has disputed reports that claim that the agency has still employed those implicated in looting the state of billions of rands. An expose on New24 revealed that organised criminal networks which captured and paralysed the State Security Agency by setting up parallel intelligence structures and looted upwards of R1.5 billion between 2008 and 2018 remain firmly entrenched in...

  THIS FEATURE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Free State Department of Small Business Development, Tourism and Economic Development has come up with the Local Economic Development and Transformation Bill which is aimed a boosting local business. Members of the public are invited to give input to the legislatio...

    Let’s talk now to KZN’s MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works, Jomo Sibiya. He has taken the initiative to work with municipalities in his province to speed up the rollout of socio-economic infrastructure which includes human settlements. What is it that made him want to directly get involved and what solutions is he hoping to bring seeing how municipalities are batt...

Bryan is this morning dealing with the answer to a question on Fundisa from last week’s programme. He is also looking ahead to the Budget Speech looking at what we are hoping for and what we are not hoping for. He now joins us in studio….   Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

  THIS FEATURE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY AGRÉMENT SOUTH AFRICA   Let’s tell you now about Agrément South Africa. They are an entity of the Department of Public Works and one of the things they do is to promote government's objectives of economic development, good governance and raising living standards and prosperity in South Africa. To educate us more on this, we are join...

  Police Minister, Bheki Cele has commended the police for intercepting a cash-in-transit heist following a deadly shootout between the police and a gang of suspected robbers in Rosetenville, South of Johannesburg yesterday. Eight would-be robbers were killed during a shootout with the police while another eight were arrested. Nine more suspects are on the run after fleeing the scene. Police...

The beautiful thing about this time of the show is that musicians make us forget about all the hard politics and other news we had to digest. Today Naima kay soothes us into the weekend with her smooth sounds. For the team in the studio her duet with the late Robbie Malinga, Sokwenzenjani which we opened with is the top favourite. Naima Kay now joins us on the line to talk about her musical journe...

  The PAC and AZAPO have signed a memorandum of understanding. The pro-black consciousness organisations’ support has been waning over the years with membership numbers dwindling+ as leadership struggles overshadowed the parties’ programmes. So, what is this memorandum of understanding about and what is the role of these parties in South Africa today?   Guest: Gaontebale Nodo...

President Thabo Mbeki has spent the past few days engaging the ANC’s interim leadership in the Free State to try and foster unity. That province’s leadership structure was disbanded following a court order. It is, much like others, facing a long-standing problem of disunity ahead of this year’s elective conference. Suspended ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule, who appears in cou...

The Department of Health in Limpopo has refuted claims that the liabilities of over R14 billion is as a result of medical negligence by staff at their health facilities across the province. They allege that some of these cases are brought by what they call ‘unscrupulous individuals for money purposes’. Let’s try an understand what they are basing this on and as far as they are co...