The Daily Discourse

  Lately many people have been questioning the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines with many theories doing the rounds. Well, in an effort to spread the message of encouragement, the Department of Science and Innovation hosted a webinar on Wednesday focusing on the role women can play in debunking myths on COVID-19 vaccination. To get a sense of what came out of it and also where these fears come...

The latest Ipsos report says that businesses that allow their employees to work from home are putting themselves in great risk. It goes on to say that the companies risk losing competitiveness as productivity slumps and employees lose motivation. Guest: Stella Fleetwood – Service Line Lead at Ipsos

The South African Post Office is again in the news for financial reasons. This time around they have reportedly not been able to pay worker’s medical aid. The other worry is that people’s pension could also be affected. Spokesperson Johan Kruger says that the post office started seeing reduction in revenue during the Covid-19 lockdown. He goes on to say that the revenue levels have sti...

    Focus: Corruption Watch yesterday released its analysis of corruption trends report in the public and private sector. One of the things it has highlighted is the constant threat to the lives of whistle-blowers. Abuse of power by authorities was another one that the report has brought to light. To find out some of the other things the report has found, we are joined on the line by.. &...

Letlhogonolo Motseeng is the owner of a chicken restaurant chain in Soweto called Moja Chicken. He joins us this morning to talk about his business and how Covid-19 dealt him a major blow due to lockdown restrictions. How did he overcome and how is the business doing today? Guest: Letlhogonolo Motseeng – Owner of Moja Chicken in Soweto

September being Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, women are being called upon to encourage their male partners to circumcise in order to protect themselves from the possibility of cervical cancer. The other benefit is that medical male circumcision has been proven to reduce the risk of transmission of the human papillomavirus. Let’s talk now about the link between the uncircumcised male and c...

Did you know that Saturday the 18th was International Equal Pay Day? Sadly though, women all over the world are still paid less than men for the same job. The gender pay gap is estimated to be at 23% globally. To help us understand why this is still the case and what needs to happen to turn things around, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Anne Githuku-Shongwe – Representativ...

**THIS FEATURE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WATER REASEARCH COMMISSION**   Focus: We bring you day 2 of the 5th Water Research Commission Biennial Symposium. It is a key event in the country’s water sector calendar and takes place under the theme “Re-Imagine, Re-Build and Repeat: Future Proofing Water”. They are also celebrating fifty golden years of building a resilient water s...

This morning we take you to the Mamusa Local Municipality in Schweizer-Reneke, North West. They are one of the municipalities that were dissolved then later held a by-election, but sadly the problems there seem to continue.  Infighting was said to be one of the major problems holding back service delivery. To talk about some the main problems the municipality is facing, we are joined on the l...

With a green paper issued whereby it was proposed that members of pension/provident funds be allowed to borrow on their withdrawal benefit. It is no surprise that members are now struggling with membership of medical schemes. What can one do in this regard? This morning Bryan discusses the alternatives on this subject…. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Asso...

Let’s tell you now about the 5th Water Research Commission Biennial Symposium. It is a key event in the country’s water sector calendar and takes place under the theme “Re-Imagine, Re-Build and Repeat: Future Proofing Water”. They are also celebrating fifty golden years of building a resilient water sector amidst the enduring and disruptive COVID-19 global pandemic.  G...

The IEC says that more women than men have registered to vote in this year’s local municipal elections. The Commission’s CEO Sy Mamabolo says that most of the young people who registered were female. This must be good news for gender activists and to find out what we should read into this development, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Prof Amanda Gouws – Distingu...

We speak now to Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast who is with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He and his colleagues have compiled a report looking into political apathy among students. The research which was conducted among students at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University revealed that young people have no interest in politics. This may not give us a national picture, but very worrying. Wh...

Over the weekend, Government Communications and Information System, GCIS held a webinar discussing some of the risky sexual behaviour by young people. The idea was to create awareness around statutory rape. Let’s speak now to one of the organisations that took part in the discussion and also deals with young people….. Guest: Matshepo Dibetso -Agape Youth Movement

The state of forensic laboratories in the country continues in a bad shape. This weekend Police Minister Bheki Cele conceded the SAPS bungled up the management of forensic DNA samples linked to violent crime in South Africa. He says that having paid a visit to some of the forensic laboratories in the country this past weekend revealed the extent of the problem. What impact is this having on the so...

Yesterday (Sunday) the Special Investigating Unit hosted the first of a series of webinars that will shine the spotlight on the importance of whistleblowing in South Africa. One of the panellists Adv Thuli Madonsela called for the expansion of legislation in an effort to protect whistle-blowers.  Former head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit, Willie Hofmeyr spoke more on the risk the whistle-blowe...

Once you hear that classic legendary song, then you know who we are talking to this morning. He is famous for bringing Kiba into academia and will give us a full history on it and indigenous music instrument. Let’s welcome… Guest: Dr Sello Galane – Renowned musician 

As promised last week that we will bring the South African Social Security Agency to answer all your questions related to the applications for the R350 Social relief of distress grants. Many of you have been complaining about applications not going through while some have applied but the money is not reflecting in the bank account. Well, this is your chance to engage and raise your problem with on...

South Africa is considered one of the most water scarce countries in the world. This emphasizes the necessity and importance to conserve and optimally utilize our fresh water resources. The implementation of Water Conservation/ Water Demand Management programmes by all sectors is essential in meeting the national goals of basic water supply for all citizens of the country. The availability of wate...

We talk this morning to the Black Business Federation about their response to how black business especially in the township has been affected by the lockdown. Also many of the small businesses some of whom are their members have also been affected by the unrest in July and never recovered. Let’s catch up with them to find out what sort of reports they are getting from their members especiall...

KwaZulu-Natal is currently hosting the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair. IATF2021, is positioned as a unique and valuable platform for businesses to explore an integrated African market of over 1.2 billion people, with a combined GDP of over 2.5 trillion US Dollars created under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement . Where are we currently and when will we start seeing results?  Guest:

Today (15 Sep) is World Lymphoma Awareness Day and we thought to put the spotlight on the cancer. According to medical journals, lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting network. Some of the symptoms are painless swelling of lymph in the armpits and groin. Guest: Dr Zainab Mohamed –Head of the Clinical Unit, Radiation Oncology at the Groote Schu...

The SIU yesterday (Tuesday) announced that the 15.3-million-rand tender awarded by the Limpopo Provincial Government for the construction of the 192 transitional residential units known as Talana shacks was fraudulently obtained. The investigation has revealed that the appointed service provider Aventine Group CC made misrepresentations and forged documents to influence the direction of the bid. I...

We speak now to David Letsoalo who wrote a piece about how the legacy of late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko is being treated. He feels that we only remember Biko around the time of his death where we all post messages on different platforms about his life. As far as David is concerned, what would be the best way of honouring his legacy and how can we apply some of his teachings?   Guest:...

A law firm in Gqeberha has been ordered to pay damages to one of their former clients. The client sustained injuries after being shot in the face by a police officer in 2008. According to reports, the client approached a law firm to sue the police, but they did not file the claim in time. He then went to a second firm applying to sue the first firm. The High Court then ruled in his favou...