The Daily Discourse

NHI Challenge at ConCourt Crossing: A high-stakes legal showdown over South Africa’s healthcare future is now underway. The National Health Insurance is back in the spotlight as the Constitutional Court hears two major challenges from the 5th to the 7th of May. The Board of Healthcare Funders and the Western Cape government are contesting the process, arguing that the NHI was pushed through...

NHI Challenge at ConCourt Crossing: A high-stakes legal showdown over South Africa’s healthcare future is now underway. The National Health Insurance is back in the spotlight as the Constitutional Court hears two major challenges from the 5th to the 7th of May. The Board of Healthcare Funders and the Western Cape government are contesting the process, arguing that the NHI was pushed through...

Gauteng Residents Warned against Malaria and what you need to know about Hantavirus: Two growing health threats are raising alarm bells across the country. Malaria cases and deaths are on the rise following recent heavy rains, with infections now appearing in areas that don’t typically see the disease. At the same time, concerns are mounting over Hantavirus after three deaths linked to a cru...

Flooding and inclement weather expected across 5 provinces: A nationwide weather warning is in effect as severe conditions move in.  Cold, wet and windy weather is expected across several parts of the country today, with risks of heavy rain, flooding, damaging winds, severe thunderstorms and rough coastal seas. Snowfall is also possible in some areas. The South African Local Government Associ...

Humanitarian aid for flood victims: Flood relief efforts are intensifying as large parts of the country battle devastating downpours. Gift of the Givers has already reached hundreds of families in the Northern Cape, but many communities remain cut off by flooded roads and difficult terrain. With conditions worsening, the SANDF is stepping in with air support to access isolated areas. Teams are now...

NSFAS under administration for the third time in 8 years: The crisis at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has reached a tipping point. NSFAS is now officially under administration following the resignation of two more board members last week. Higher Education Minister Bhuti Manamela says the scheme’s ability to function has been severely compromised, forcing government intervention....

Guest: David Foley, Johannesburg Ward Councillor for Ward 94  

Guest: Jerry Dlepu, Author of Unfair way: The untold history of South African Black Golf  

Guest: Andy Du Plessis, MD of Food Forward Guest: Wandile Sihlobo, Agricultural Economist Guest: Damian Williams, Founder and system Engineer at Earthbound

Joanne speaks to CEO of Karoo Pistachios, David Muller about the increased uptake of the country's Pistachio exports exacerbated by the US war on Iran. Muller says it's an opportunity to create jobs in the small town of Prieska in the Northern Cape.

Joanne Joseph speaks to the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings, Jeremiah Mokae is giving guidelines on how to effectively write to parliament for your matters to be taken up by the committee

Prof Paul Mudau, Associate Professor in the Department of Public, Constitutional and International Law at Unisa speaks on the annual and the process undertaken to change parts of the Constitution.

CEO of Cybersec Clinique, Doreen Mokoena speaks to Joanne Joseph about the rise in delivery fraud where scammers ask their targets to pay customs before receiving their online order.

Bryan Hirsch, Financial advisor at Bryan Hirsch Colley and Associates gave advice on retirement funding. Advantage and disadvantages of taking early retirement. Understanding the two pot system. The difference between gross interest and net interest. How does one go about calculating how much life insurance a family need. Understanding the different types of disability

Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Senior Research Fellow, University of Pretoria and Ebony Riddell Bamber, the programme director of the Scott Trust’s Legacies of Enslavement programme speak to Joanne Joseph on slavery being declared the gravest crime against humanity

South African Social Security Agency, SASSA is worried that some beneficiaries are being duped into signing documents, that lead to deductions from their monthly grants. At least one citizen has flagged this. Let’s find out more from SASSA Spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi. Paseka Letsatsi, SASSA Spokesperson  

A few days ago, former politician and co-founder of NPO, Reimagine, Mamphela Ramphele, told News24, that the country was undermining the future of its children by offering Maths Literacy. She went on to say that all children are capable of studying Maths, and listed the LEAP Science and Maths Schools as an example of how students, many of them from disadvantaged backgrounds are able to succeed at...

Police are on the hunt for the killers of 3-men who were shot dead at a McDonald's branch in the Jo’burg CBD yesterday. The victims were apparently having breakfast at the fast food-restaurant at the corner of Jeppe and Small Streets when the killings occurred. Our SABC News reporter, Pimani Baloyi is covering the story. Pimani Baloyi, SABC News reporter Sthembiso Hlatshwayo , Ward Councilor...

Ongama Mtimka, Acting Director of the Raymond Mahlaba Centre for governance and leadership at Nelson Mandela University and Political Analyst, explores what the ANC and SACP's relationship will look like after the campaigning ultimatum given to members with dual membership

Impact of acting roles on policing a midst Madlanga revelations Dr Johan Burger , Independent Crime and Policing consultant, speaks to Joanne about the appointment of the acting National Commissioner, General Puleng Dimpane

Farm workers march to parliament to demand land Carmen Louw , Co-Director of Women on Farms Project, speaks on the call by farm-dwelling women for the government to provide land

The African Forensic Sciences Academy (AFSA) has announced that founding member Stephen Fonseca will receive the prestigious IAFS Human Rights Award Fonseca, who heads the African Centre for Medicolegal Systems at the International Committee of the Red Cross, is being honoured for his extensive frontline work in forensic science across Africa and beyond—helping advance justice and human righ...

In a recent ruling, the Constitutional Court of South Africa made it clear that the Commission cannot enforce its own findings like a court can. In other words, if the SAHRC investigates a complaint and makes a ruling, that decision isn’t automatically binding or legally enforceable. But—and this is the crucial part—the Court didn’t sideline the Commission either. It emphas...

South Africa is stepping into the AI era—with the public invited to help shape the rules. The government has unveiled a draft national policy on artificial intelligence, aimed at protecting citizens while ensuring the benefits of AI reach the country’s most disadvantaged communities. Beyond access and inclusion, the proposed framework tackles big questions around ethics, governance, an...

A major fraud crackdown is underway in Limpopo, where Hawks has arrested 11 suspects accused of siphoning off millions from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. The group was taken into custody this week as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged large-scale abuse of student funding. Authorities believe the suspects may have manipulated the system to divert funds meant to support vulne...