The Daily Discourse

Let’s tell you now about an easier convenient way of getting to Lagos with no stopovers. Nigeria’s airline, Air Peace says it’s determination to ease Africans’ burden of travel by interconnecting various cities across the continent. To tell us more on the airline and how they have been doing over the years and also the support they have been getting from their customers as we welcome…. Guest: Toyi...

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks exactly 25 years since the National Assembly adopted the Constitution. This was a very historical period as the country was still getting to grips with understanding democracy coming out of apartheid. Everything was new then, from the flag, national anthem and the ability for all nationalities to have a say in the country’s politics. Let’s go down memory lane to capture t...

Yesterday (Thursday) we were supposed to bring you details for the latest on the Umkhyanyakude Municipality in KZN. This after we received information that the municipality manager went to the police station to open a case of fraud against the deputy CFO and the administrator reportedly on an illegal opening of a bank account where millions were going to be transferred into. To get an understandin...

The office of the Chief Justice has clarified the issue of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng taking long leave. In a statement it says regulation 3 of the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act of 2001 provides for Judges to take leave of three and half months for every period of four years' actual service. This leave is referred to as long leave within the Judiciary. President Cyril Ra...

As the country is still reeling from the recent incident involving Limpopo pupil Lufuno Mavhunga who committed suicide after she was filmed being bullied, research by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has revealed that children are more open to cyberbullying than adults. They go on to say that cyberbullies turn to pick random people because of something they did online that the bu...

Wycliff Mabusela who is a shop steward for a trade union, has penned an article about corruption inside unions. One of the things he highlights is the death threats he has been getting from those bidding to privatise water and sanitation across the country. He joins us now on the line to share his experiences on how corruption works in the trade unions… Guest: Wycliff Mabusela – Worker at Govan Mb...

Today on our SMME feature we host Kgaladi Thema-Sethoga who is the founder of House of indiZA. They specialise in South African indigenous food and tea. Let’s find out now what is it that makes them stand out as we welcome…. Guest: Kgaladi Thema-Sethoga - Founder of House of indiZA

Yesterday was World Asthma Day, a day that is used to highlight how to manage the ailment. According to medical journals, asthma is a one of the most common chronic disorders worldwide which affects about 272 million people of all ages. Why is it still a major problem for the world and is one born with it? To help us through this subject, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Professor Refiloe Mase...

The European Union has scrapped plans to send observers to a parliamentary election in Ethiopia next month, saying conditions had not been met on communication systems and the mission's independence. Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative of the European Union says the 27-nation bloc will also not monitor preparations for the June fifth election including voter registration. The situation in...

ANC deputy provincial chairperson in KZN - Mike Mabuyakhulu became the first party member to step aside from his position -- in line with the party's resolution on those facing serious criminal charges. Mabuyakhulu is facing fraud and corruption charges in connection with a jazz music festival -- while he was still Economic Development MEC. National Working Committee instructed that party members...

We turn our attention to the Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State. They have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. They are one of the municipalities that featured in the AG’s report for having their financial statements prepared by two different consulting firms and paying them for doing the same job and not holding them accountable. In January this year, it was one of the di...

On today’s personal development Johann Cloete talks about the importance of personal integrity and ethics… Guest: Johann Cloete – MD of online training company integrity academy

GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

As the country is battling with skills shortage, the worrying part for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants is that African students are failing competency tests. They have commissioned a comprehensive independent study to understand why this is happening and to help us ponder on this issue, we are joined on the line by.. Guest: Robert Zwane – Senior Executive: national Projects at...

Government says it is working closely with corporates to expand its workers ownership programme. Speaking to the media ahead of international Workers day celebrations, Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Patel commended companies who have enabled employees to own shares in the company. Patel says over the past number of years government began prioritising empowerment schemes that provide their...

Traditional Prime Minister to the amaZulu nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has described the decision by one of the wives of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini's to approach the court challenging the late King's will and estate as a shameful behaviour. He says that the royal family should be mourning the passing of the queen instead of dragging each other to courts over who should succeed the la...

Dr Pali Lehohla has written an article where one of the questions he’s asking is: what Madiba would have thought today as President Cyril Ramaphosa stands before the Zondo Commission? In his article he’s making the point that South Africa is traveling a downward route with our eyes wide open. As far as he’s concerned, which direction is the ANC’s leadership driving the country and how worried shou...

Teacher union NAPTOSA has raised about the idea that all primary school learners should return. They also say that safety at schools is not being addressed by government. For more on their concerns, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Basil Manuel – Executive Director of Naptosa

***THANDI MODISE ON LEAVING THE COUNTRY THROUGH BOTSWANA*** CLIP-LEAVING-HOME Focus: As you’ve heard in that sound clip from the current speaker of parliament, Thandi Modise, followed by also a former parliamentary speaker, Max Sisulu and our first speaker under a democratic South Africa, Dr Frene Ginwala about their experiences. We now get a personal account from two former freedom fighters who l...

On our personal development feature we focus on developing your personal negotiation skills. Guest: Elmarie Pretorius – Managing owner of The Mindspa Institute

Today Bryan looks at why people rely on their families for financial support. What are some of the reasons behind this? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

****Former late president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere addressing South Africa’s parliament under on the 16 October 1997, under Nelson Mandela’s presidency**** CLIP-NYERERE Guest: H.E Major General Gaudence Salim Milanzi – Tanzania’s High Commissioner to South Africa

CLIP-MOZ-OPENING As you’ve heard in that sound clip what the situation was like at the time ending that report is the late former President of Mozambique Samora Machel singing during a party gathering. Well in this hour we pay tribute to some of the frontline states who housed our liberation movements during the dark days of apartheid. We start with Mozambique that bore the brunt of the then apart...

Online fraud is said to have increased by 43% in the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This is revealed in a new global research by TransUnion. Their other study found that 37% of South African consumers recently became targets of COVID-19 related digital fraud. To find out how this happened and why South Africans became targets, we are joined on the line by.. Guest: Hans Zachar - Head of...

Tomorrow being a very historically significant day in South Africa, Prof Chitja Twala from the University of the Free State wrote an opinion piece about the role played by safe house during the hard days of apartheid. These are the houses where wanted comrades would hide while conducting operations from their mother bodies. Sadly some of the safe houses beyond our borders that housed freedom fight...