The Daily Discourse

With the amount of people leaving their jobs, are they being advised correctly about what they should be doing with their retirement savings on withdrawal? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

The ANC NEC meeting has ordered its suspended Secretary General Ace Magashule to apologise publicly to apologise to party structures for slapping President Cyril Ramaphosa with a suspension letter. This is one of the resolutions taken at the end of the governing party's three day Special NEC meeting which ended earlier this afternoon. We’ve seen the turmoil in the ruling party as it intensified in...

The International Criminal Court last week sentenced a former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army to 25 years in prison. Dominic Ongwen, who was taken into ICC custody in 2015, was convicted in February of 61 crimes including rape, sexual enslavement, child abductions, torture and murder. The court had considered sentencing him to life imprisonment, but...

Let’s turn our attention now on the impact the non-investment in infrastructure development is having the African continent’s economic development. Some experts have sighted electricity and logistical support as some of the major hindrances that prevents the continent from moving forward in terms of economic development. To talk more on this and how the continent can turn things around, we are joi...

Not sure how many of you will react to the news that there is a possibility for polyandry to be legalized in our country? Well this proposal is one contained in the wide-ranging ones in the Green Paper on Marriages which the Department of Home Affairs published last week and to talk more on it, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Sihle Mthiyane –Chief Director for policy at the Department of Home...

AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister, Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi confirmed over the weekend that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini ascended the throne amid support from the royal family. There was commotion on Friday night at the KwaKhangelamankengane palace at Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, after a will of the late Regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu's will was read. Nonkululeko Hlophe compiled this...

The ANC National Executive Committee has heard claims that the party is on the verge of collapse due to the implementation of step aside resolution. Limpopo chairperson, Stanley Mathabatha cautioned that three factions are now claiming to be the real ANC. The NEC meeting has continued without the party's suspended Secretary General, Ace Magashule. He was removed from the virtual meeting yesterday....

The Jazz Foundation of South Africa is this evening (Friday) hosting their Big Band Jazz Festival and one of the biggest groups they are featuring is Joyous Celebration. The gospel formation is this year celebrating 25 years of putting musicians from different walks of life together under one roof with very explosive voices. We speak now to two musical brains from both Joyous Celebration and the J...

Tomorrow (Saturday) is World Red Cross and we use this opportunity now to speak about the work they do in conflict areas and other situations. We often hear how they get into the most dangerous places, but hardly ever asked who they are made-up of and the kind of people who volunteer their services through them. To talk more on this, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Claudia Mangwegape-Red Cros...

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...