The Daily Discourse

The Department of Basic Education says it is ready for the reopening of schools across the country today. Minister Angie Motshekga and Director-General in the Department Matanzima Mweli addressed the media in Pretoria yesterday. Motshekga says the Department will continue to seek a balance between ensuring that learners are safe while addressing gaps in the curriculum. Motshekga also says the pand...

Tomorrow marks World Radio Day which comes amid many technological advances in the broadcasting industry. The changes have had an impact on how people are consuming radio content around the world. So, how is the SABC and other key stakeholders adapting to these technological advances in order to improve the listener experience? How does the future of radio look like? To get more insight into this...

Human Rights Watch has revealed that some governments around the world are using the Covid-19 pandemic to supress freedom of speech and political activity. The organisation says it has identified more than 80 countries which it says are guilty of this practise. Some of the countries are China, Egypt and Russia. To find out more about this we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Gerry Simpson-Associa...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Eskom is making substantial progress with its maintenance and operational excellence programmes. He was delivering his State of the Nation Address in Parliament last night. The comment comes in the week where the power utility has been implementing load shedding across the country. Economists have raised concern about the impact that the power outages are having on a...

Let’s remind you now about the Children’s Amendment Bill that has been rushed through parliament and put on hold by opposition from lobby groups. They say that the Bill proposed that Section 249 and Regulation 107 be removed. This according to interest groups would likely result in the process of adoption facing even more logistical hurdles. Guest: Jeevie Pillay - Adoption Specialist and a registe...

Now that we are somehow starting to understand how the Covid-19 process in the workplace works where employees are required to stay home for a few days in self isolation so not to infect others, experts are now warning us of “long Covid” or “long-haul Covid”. This one apparently lingers on for longer which affects productivity at work as the person will then have to stay home more than two week. T...

We speak now to someone who is in the business of magazines. Mosa Malebo is the founder of a lifestyle magazine called Laurian. She’s talks to us now about her journey and what lead her to magazines seeing how the media industry is taking a beating…. Guest: Mosa Malebo – Founder of Laurian Magazine

This year's State of the Nation Address will be quite subdued and even a solemn affair. And it will be held at a fraction of the cost of previous years. South Africans are hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as many have lost their jobs and are hoping for some good news from the President this evening. Let’s listen to what they had to say….. CLIP-EXPECTATIONS LINK: For a perspective on what we shoul...

On our health feature today we focus on the importance of vaccines and the value they add against outbreak, viruses and so on. This stems from the worries people have regarding vaccinating against Covid-19. We speak now to an expert in the field to educate us about the importance of taking the vaccine… Guest: Professor Jeffrey Mphahlele – Vice President for Research at the South African Medical Re...

We speak now to Tshepo Matseba - MD of Reputation 1st about an article he penned asking what happened to Steinhoff. He feels that our justice system is not balanced as it focuses on chasing people with minor offences while ignoring the corruption at Steinhoff. Guest: Tshepo Matseba - MD of Reputation 1st and a seasoned Marketing and Communication Director

The Transport Department in KZN is facing a budget shortfall which is likely to affect 100-thousand learners who won’t be able to go to school. The department says it’s unable to provide for all the learners who need the service. To find out what happened and how they are hoping to fix the problem, Guest: Dr Vusumuzi Nzama – Head of Department in the KZN Department of Education

In an effort to ease dependency on social grants, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services are coming up with new ways of chasing after child maintenance defaulters. They will start using registered cellphone and telephone numbers, company registrations, credit profiles and so on. So basically if you are one of those who chose to run, just know that you can’t hide anymore. To understand...

We start off our new feature on municipalities by focusing on the the troubled Mogalakwena local municipality in Mokopane, Limpopo. They announced a new mayor yesterday, the sixth in less than ten years. Frans Mokwele was elected as the new mayor during a virtual council sitting. He replaces the fired mayor Andrina Matsemela. The municipality has been marred by financial mismanagement, corruption,...

Today in our personal development feature we focus resetting your goals in a changing personal and work environment…. Guest: Zipho Sikhakhane – Global speaker, business strategist and CEO of EMZ Advisory

This morning Bryan discussing some of the golden rules of investments. What is it that people should know before even putting their money down? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

For many years private business have been calling on government to allow them access to the rail infrastructure. James Holley, who is Chief Executive of independent rail operator Traxtion’s says that giving third-party operators access to the rail network would not only enable more efficient freight movements within the country, but unlock potential new export markets by providing capacity to frei...

The Department of Health in partnership with Pfizer have embarked on an immunisation and child health catch up drive. Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Health experts say what is most important and desired is a COVID19 vaccine that can alleviate pressure from the health care system. Ideally, a drug like the Johnson & Johnson vaccine which protects against severe disease to help decrease the number of hospitalisations and deaths. There is concern over vaccines with lower protection against mild to moderate infections because the time-off needed to...

The highly publicised meeting between EFF leader Julius Malema and former President Jacob Zuma at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal ended without any of the two parties revealing details of the discussions. Malema and his entourage arrived in a helicopter at Nkandla at around midday. He was accompanied by former EFF national chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu, ANC Ekurhuleni regional chairperson Mzwandile Mas...

The Centre for Social Development in Africa has released their report which has revealed among other findings that there was mixed knowledge about the National Minimum Wage in the domestic worker sector MW. Most employers knew of its existence but were not clear on the level it was set at and what the temporary exclusions meant. Surprisingly in the agriculture sector, both employers and farm worke...

A man has been taken into custody during protest action at Fish Hoek Beach in the Cape Peninsula. One of the organisers of the "We Are More" movement allegedly ripped a journalist's mask from her face, saying he could not hear her. Corbin August reports….. PKG-CTN-PROTESTS LINK: Meanwhile, Protesting pastors from various churches in Cape Town handed over a memorandum of demands to a representative...

The South African Human Rights Commissioner Chris Nissen, wrapped up his two-day visit to the troubled northern areas in Port Elizabeth. The region has seen a spate of gang-related murders and several incidents of gender-based violence. Community members appealed to the HRC for intervention. Let’s speak now to one of the community members behind the request for the HRC to visit the area to find ou...

Yesterday (Thursday) the Constitutional Court confirmed that sections of the RICA Act are unconstitutional. This after Investigative Journalism unit Amabhungane obtained a declaration in the High Court in Johannesburg that six orders of the Act were unlawful. The Act allows for individual or mass surveillance to be conducted, even without the knowledge of those targeted. The case was taken to cour...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority says is has seen an increase in air crashes in the country. They attribute the rise in air crashes to non-adherence to the sector's safety strategy. Should we be worried as members of the public? Also what kind of air craft are they talking about and which safety regulations are they flouting? Guest: Poppy Khoza – CEO of the South African Civil Aviation A...

There's been mixed reaction from political parties to former President Jacob Zuma's decision to defy the Constitutional Court order to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. On Monday, Zuma vowed not to co-operate with the commission, despite last week's ruling by the Apex Court compelling him to do so. Nomalizo Mandela has more.... PKG-ZUMA-ANC LINK: Let’s get the persp...