The Daily Discourse

The issue of inequality has come up again as some says is part of the reason behind the current looting taking place in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Opinions differ though on the subject with views that this is just thuggery and nothing else while some say is due to issues of inequality. Well, let’s get an expert’s view on this and welcome…..  Guest: Dominic Gaobape – D...

ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has urged protesting residents in Vosloorus to refrain from destroying property and focus on stabilising the already battered economy. He visited the Chris Hani Mall in Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni where a number of shops were broken into and looted. Three people were also killed in the last 48 hours during the violent protests. Members of the SANDF were called in to help...

Business owners in Johannesburg say they have lost millions or rand in damages after a relentless spate of looting and violence.  A car dealer says he lost 58 vehicles which were burnt during a protest on Sunday in Jeppestown.  Another owner is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack when his business was attacked and vandalised. Tshepo Phagane spoke to some of...

The Black Business Forum has added its voice condemning the massive looting that is taking place in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal. They say that they have counted at least 30 black-owned looted across the country. Let’s get their views as we welcome… Guest: Sifiso Shezi – Spokesperson for the Black Business Forum

Some of the comments that have been coming through around why people are looting is that many of them are unemployed. But then economists argue that burning the malls will create more unemployment in the country. This is something our guest disagrees with and to engage on the matter, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Dr Pali Lehohla – For South African Statistician General (...

Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the number of soldiers deployed to help quell the violent riots and plundering in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was determined, amongst others, by the cost involved and the assessment of the situation on the ground. Two-thousand-500 troops were deployed to help bring violence and looting to an end, while 76-thousand were deployed during lockdown level 5...

The Independent Community Pharmacy Association says that the outbreak of violence and looting in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng will further delay the country's vaccination rollout programme. The Association goes on to say that independent pharmacies are among the shops looted and medication worth millions of rands has been stolen or destroyed. To get a perspective from them, we are joined on the line...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says many South Africans have refused to be mobilised along ethnic lines and the looting has now deteriorated into pure criminality. This follows massive looting of shops and malls in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. The army has been deployed to assist police. The President says ordinary people - including those who own businesses - have been badly affected by the looting and...

Let’s speak now to Rand water about the water recoveries they have been making.  To tell us more on this and what it means for water supply to their customers, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Justice Mohale – Spokesperson for Rand Water

Leader of the National Liberation Congress in Eswatini, Sibongile Mazibuko says the arrest warrants issued against two members of Eswatini's parliament are aimed at silencing those who are calling for democracy. This is after reports that warrants were issued against Bacede Mabuza and Mduduzi Simelane. Last week, pro-democracy groups embarked on violent protests action and set alight buildings and...

This morning we bring you a special discussion on the scourge of gender based violence and femicide that has become a cancer in our country. We are looking at the question of young men and GBV. Where are we and is any progress being made? We have a panel of specialists to help us navigate the issue….. Guest: Mmatshilo Motsei - Founder of Afrika Ikalafe, Guest: Luthando Vuba - Financial...

Let’s talk now about decolonising the internet. This stems from a discussion held by Media Monitoring Africa, Goethe-Institute and the German embassy. One of the questions they were dealing with is whose stories are being told and who is telling them? What role do the internet giants play in influencing content? Guest: Nanjira Sambuli – Commissioner on the Lancet and Financial Times Gl...

Let’s talk now to Soul City about their Pan-African Anti-GBV campaign. It’s a series of discussions revolving around social cultural norms that fuel rape culture, sexual and gender-based violence and issues around consent. To tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Phinah Kodisang – CEO of the Soul City Institute

The Human Sciences Research Council yesterday (Wed) held a webinar discussing the role the Brics bank plays in financing development in a post Covid-19 world. They also looked at how the Brics Development Bank may be able to help in resolving the economic challenges caused by the pandemic. Since its inception, how much has the Brics Bank contributed to our economy? To help us understand, we are jo...

Our gust this morning is in the business of creating consciousness in the items one buys. Most of us when buying an item hardly ask ourselves who made it, where it was made and so on. She has founded an eco-friendly market place where the buyer knows the background to what they are buying and to explain to us how she came up with this idea and how it works, we are joined on the line by…. Gu...

As you’ve heard throughout the morning that former President Jacob Zuma has spent his first night at the Escourt Correctional Services facility in Kwazulu Natal. Police had warned they were prepared to arrest the 79-year-old if he did not hand himself in by the end of yesterday. The former President was given a 15-month jail term by the Constitutional Court last week for contempt of court, a...

Former President Jacob Zuma will know his fate on Friday in relation to his urgent application for a stay of arrest. Judgment was reserved until the end of the week. Zuma's urgent application before the Pietermaritzburg High court ran over six hours with lengthy submissions from his lawyer, Advocate Dali Mpofu. His rescission application will be heard by the Constitutional Court next Monday. This...

Today we feature on Orthopedic surgeon, they are the doctors who specialize in the musculoskeletal system. Your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that are so essential to movement and everyday life. Let’s get to understand what it is they do and also your chance to ask the relevant questions… Guest: Dr Lerato Nhlapo – Orthopedic Surgeon based at the Life H...

The Young Nurses Indaba trade Union says that many nurses are underworked as the Covid-19 numbers are on the increase in Gauteng province. One of the things they say is that one nurse is put over four ICU patients. To find out how bad the situation is, we are joined on the line by…..  Guest: Lerato Mthunzi – President of the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union

Zimbabwe is today (Wednesday) starting to circulate a new 50 Zimbabwe dollar note. According to the central bank governor about 4-point-2 million dollars, worth of new notes would be injected immediately into the banking system, making it easier for Zimbabweans to use cash in day-to-day transactions. Zimbabwe reintroduced its own currency, the Zimbabwe dollar in June 2019, ending a decade of dolla...

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa challenged the South African Communist Party to further advance the agenda of socialism in South Africa. The SACP was celebrating 100 years of existence, through a virtual rally. Ramaphosa went on to say that it is the role played by ANC allies like the SACP that saw the country emerge from the oppression of the country's citizens under the Apartheid government. He sa...

The Nquthu Municipality is back in the news again, this time around it’s because they have once again been placed under administration. Now if you may be following the news around this municipality, about two months ago Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, overturned a decision in March by the KwaZulu-Natal government to place the Inkatha Freedom...

We speak this morning to a brand specialist about how you can brand yourself in your career. Has that ever crossed your mind as to how your colleagues see you and how you carry yourself? Guest: Robyn Young – Personal leadership brand strategist at Brand Heart personal branding  

It was the last Tuesday of the month last week and Bryan was unable to engage with you, so today he will be dealing with questions that have come in during the month that are of a similar nature. But remember that this does not stop you from asking other financial questions.. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Former President Jacob Zuma says last night addressed the media where he said that he was sentenced to 15 months jail by the Constitutional Court without trial. This comes after the Constitutional Court sentenced him to 15 months in for ignoring the apex court's order that he continue testifying before the state capture commission - despite his claims that commission chairperson, Justice Raymond Z...