The Daily Discourse

In a time like this where many business people lost their business due to last week’s looting and burning of property, the big question is where do you begin? What are the practical recovery solutions? Where does insurance fit in and is it wise to use family savings to restart the business?  GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

We’ve seen how residents in the various townships are starting to clean-up the mess from last week’s looting. Many of them have vowed to protect what is left. Let’s hear what some of the community members had to say.. Guest: Rev Mpho George Molebatsi – From the All Nations Evangelical Missions of Southern Africa  

The CRL Commission has added its voice in condemning the state of looting that is taking place in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They have also praised those communities who took charge in defending malls in their areas from being looted. To get their view on this, we are joined on the line by..   Guest: Prof David Mosoma – Chairperson of the CRL Commission  

Residents of Tembisa on Gauteng's East Rand formed a human chain against looting and violence. They are protesting outside small and big businesses including malls. This amid the spate of looting across the province. Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Oakmoor train station to protect shops that have escaped the looting. Over the past few days, crowds have ransacked and destroyed pa...

Yesterday I asked why our mayors at municipal level are quiet and not saying anything. Well, it turns out that the acting mayor for Ekurhuleni which was hard hit by the looters has been very active on the ground. This time around he has been engaging civil society and to give us a sense of what he’s been doing, he now joins us on the line…  Guest: Cllr Lesiba Mpya – Acting...

The Tripartite Alliance says it’s mobilizing their structures and communities against the recent violent looting and destruction in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. They held an urgent meeting of their Alliance Political Council yesterday (Thursday) to discuss the situation and to tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Dr Alex Mashilo – National spokesperson for t...

There’s no doubt that the recent looting has put a huge dent on the country’s economy and investor confidence. Many questions are being asked about how we are going to recover from this and how the international community is looking at us. To help us look at the economic ramifications of this, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Tertia Jacobs - Economist at Investec

We turn our focus now on attacks in the media. The very people that are bringing us all the news and information we need to make it on a daily basis are now under attack from those who are engaged in the current looting. Community stations have also come under attack with equipment stolen. What should we read into this thuggery against the media? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by...

Three of the country’s top editors have written an open letter to President Ramaphosa about his handling of the crisis in the country. They would like to see less talk and more action from the president and to talk more on this, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Adriaan Basson – Editor in-chief at News24

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...