The Daily Discourse

Yesterday (Tuesday) Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu met with Vaal community which included the business sector. She gave them the assurance that government is committed to restoring the dilapidated infrastructure which contributed to the pollution of the Vaal Dam. To tell us more on this and also what sort of progress has there been since the pollution started, we...

The Open CCMA Campaign is today (Wed) demonstrating outside the institution’s offices around the country. They say that the new changes made by government address their demands. To understand what their demands are and how the budget cuts have affected them, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Songezo Mazizi – National Spokesperson for Open CCMA campaign and executive director at the Institute fo...

On our personal development feature we focus on the importance of mental strength and resilience. Guest: Shaun Kritzinger – Transformation Master Life Coach at SK Coaching

City of Cape Town Fire and Emergency services says it could take a week to bring the Table Mountain blaze under control. Four thousand students have been evacuated from UCT residences. Some residents of Vredehoek on the lower slopes of Devil's Peak which was also threatened by the fire, were happy to be evacuated while others rejected the call to evacuate. Some had this to say…. CLIP-FIRE LINK: Fo...

Community stokvels has been seen as a good simple way of saving and raising funds. Our guest has an interesting story to tell about she managed to invest in property through this type of scheme and what disciplines come with it. She now joins us on the line…. Guest: Silindile Leseyane - A property investor and entrepreneur and the winner of the 2019 SA Investor of the year award (Innovative Catego...

R42 billion remains unclaimed by 4.8 million beneficiaries. This is according to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority whose role is to assist beneficiaries. This money lies in pension funds. This comes at a time when millions of people are struggling to financially sustain themselves due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and an economy that had already been in reception before March 2020. T...

The argument of doctors giving antibiotics for almost every ailment has been in the public space for many years. When one visits a doctor, we hardly ever question the medication they give to us. Well Professor Marc Mendelson, from Groote Schuur Hospital says that the rapid increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria – in South Africa and across the globe – is driven by the misuse and overuse of anti...

Interesting research by the Green Connection has found very little evidence from the African continent that the exploitation of oil and gas resources naturally leads to improvements in the lives of those living and working in oil and gas rich areas. They go on to say that the exploration of these minerals leads to a wholesale deterioration in living conditions. To talk more on these findings, we a...

Fifteen-year old Lufuno Mavhunga, who committed suicide on Monday after being bullied by a fellow learner at the Mbilwi Secondary School, has been laid to rest at the Tshirenzheni cemetery in Nzhelele, Limpopo. A video of Mavhunga being assaulted by a fellow learner has been trending since Monday. Mavhunga overdosed on pills a few hours after the assault, and later died in hospital. Pimani Baloyi...

The ANC's Deputy Secretary-General, Jessie Duarte has urged the party's embattled Secretary-General, Ace MaGashule to dis-associate with people who want to sow divisions in the governing party. She was speaking in an exclusive interview with the SABC on a wide range of issues….. Guest: Professor Lesiba Tefo - Political Analyst at Unisa

Alexandra residents, north of Johannesburg are disgruntled by the new trend of block of flats emerging in the informal sections of the township. This despite protests throughout in recent years over the mushrooming of backrooms and other illegal structures - which led to the Alex Total shut down movement. Those that have bond houses say they couldn't renovate without the city's approval yet others...

The Department of Correctional Services says it has dismissed two officials implicated in a very sexual video that has been circulating on social media. The video shows a male inmate engaged in sexual acts with a female warder. The department has also condemned videos leaked by inmates doing attacking warders and others holding knives openly. To find out what is going on in our prisons, we are joi...

This morning we talk to the people behind Wild Coast Foods. They operate in the agro-processing and beverage manufacturing sector. One other good thing they do is to source from smallholder farmers. And to tell us more on this and how it all started, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Thabisa Moleshe – COO at Wild Coast Foods

The latest on the school bully story is that a fifteen-year-old learner from Mbilwi Secondary School in Sibasa outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo has been arrested after she was shown in a video assaulting a fellow learner who later committed suicide on Monday. Lufuno Mavhunga took an overdose of medication and later died upon arrival at the nearby Siloam Hospital. Guest: Nthabiseng Ramothwala - Couns...

The Public Servants Association yesterday (Tuesday) said that they were shocked by the revelation to Parliament that nearly 35% of senior managers in the Public Service do not possess the required qualifications. One of the problems they point to is that of cadre deployment and to explain the impact this is having on the public service, Guest: Reuben Maleka- General Manager at the Public Servants...

MEC for Community Safety in Mpumalanga, Vusi Shongwe yesterday clarified his controversial comments about land seizure of white farmers. The MEC was reported to have said “the land of white farmers who abuse black farm workers must be confiscated”. He has since corrected that statement saying this specifically applies to farms that belong to the state. Guest: Christo van de Rheede – AgriSA’s execu...

A report by AfriForum has revealed that none of the municipalities in the North West province are performing well. The report has also shown that many communities do not enjoy weekly refuse removal by their municipalities and that water supply is still extremely challenging. What is going on there and where does the problem lie? Guest: Dr Eugene Brink - Manager of AfriForum’s Centre for Local Gove...

Our guest this morning has an amazing uplifting journey that took R350 to turn his life around. He has just written an inspirational book that he says shares his personal philosophy and belief system. The book also covers his spectacular failure, known as the ‘Rick Ross saga’. Guest: Kabelo Ncholo – Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yourself Management

Today Bryan discusses the different types of investments for short, medium- and long-term time horizons. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

The United National Transport Union yesterday (Monday) called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence Force to safeguard what is left of the passenger rail infrastructure. Railway infrastructure has been vandalised for many years across the country with government seemingly unable to deal with the situation. As far as the union is concerned, where are things going...

As you’ve heard in that song by Letta Mbulu entitled, Not yet Uhuru, which is a Swahili word for freedom. She describes the state of freedom in our country and what it really means. Looking at the state of the country’s economy, joblessness, corruption, free education and the list goes on, how do we capitalise on the hard earned freedom so many people died for? The 27th of April should be a day of...

Last week Thursday was international road maintenance day which focuses on challenges around the impact road maintenance has on the country. Our guest is of the view that the country’s road network has a pivotal role to play in the country’s economic recovery but the condition of some of our roads is preventing this. As far as he’s concerned, what are the major challenges and where are the solutio...

The Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation is a step closer to finalising its work. Today it received inputs from the Ministers of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia De Lille, Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe as well as Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola. These were the last input...

Legal experts are warning that Western Cape judge president, John Hlophe's conduct will seriously affect the public's confidence in the country's judicial system. The warning comes after a Judicial Service Commission tribunal found Hlophe guilty of misconduct in that he improperly attempted to influence two Constitutional Court judges. Well this issue of judge Hlophe has been in the media for many...

We revisit the issue of customary marriages, an issue that the country has been battling with for many years. Well, the good news is that cabinet has approved the submission of the recognition of Customary Marriages amendment bill of 2019. The Customary Marriages Act of 1998 was declared unconstitutional and has now been amended. To find out exactly how it discriminated against women and what the...