The Daily Discourse

DA MP and DA Shadow Minister of Finance has defended eNCA political reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger, who is at the centre of a social media storm over alleged racism. This follows video footage of her interviews with Freedom Front Plus leader, Pieter Groenewald, and the DA's John Steenhuisen without their masks on, while she reportedly requested several Black political leaders, including UDM Chief Wh...

Former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo has been found not guilty of trying to bribe a Parliamentary Eskom Inquiry Evidence Leader by the Western Cape High Court. Judge John Hlophe says the state has failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. He says the evidence of the state's star witness - Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara - was not credible as it was contradicted by other witnesses. Bongo...

Kwena Baloyi outlines the objectives of ‘Dear Miss SA’ initiative. The campaign challenges the Miss South Africa organisation to address issues of diversity and representation as some women feel that they are not well represented by Miss SA. Guest: Kwena Baloyi, founder of Dear Miss SA Initiative

World News: Mass protests have been going on for weeks now in Myanmar since the military seized power and detained politicians from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD). So what will the military do next, seeing that civilians are not willing to end the protests? Guest: Kiru Naidoo, Asia Pacific Researcher

The news of a Chinese man being ordered to compensate his wife for the house work she did during their marriage has been welcomed internationally as a milestone with some arguing that the money is too little. The woman will receive the equivalent of 7-thousand-700 dollars for five year’s worth of work. Guest: Mbuyiselo Botha – Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality Guest: Steph Dawson-...

The National Lotteries Commission is the only National Lottery Regulator and License holder in South Africa. The NLC monitors and regulates the running of various lottery competitions, including those organised by non-profit organisations to raise funds and by companies to promote their goods and services and this brings us to our guest today… GUEST: IAN BANNER - CO-FOUNDER LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD...

As the country ponders on the state of our economy especially with unemployment figures increasing, different groups and industries believe they have the solutions. Our guest is of the view that there will be more economic opportunities if black women are put in leadership positions within the private and public sector. She also raises the problem of how the wage gap is widening internationally. A...

Those in the property market were hoping finance minister Tito Mboweni would say something about the sector. There was no talk of transfer duty relief either which may have boosted the sector. To talk more on this and also how the industry is doing post lockdown and whether it’s a good time to buy or sell, Guest: Louis Kruger - Director of Kruger Attorneys and Conveyancers inc

The business of hair is one that never goes out of fashion. Even under the lockdown people still found a way to keep their hair beautiful. Today we speak to one of the people behind the popular hair brands used by many celebrities as we welcome…. Guest: Sonto Pooe - Founder of NativeChild hair and body care

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced an eight percent increase in excise duties on alcohol and tobacco products. The Minister is tabling the Budget in Parliament. He says is clear that excessive alcohol consumption can lead to negative social and health outcomes. He adds that consumers react to price increases, and higher prices should lead to lower consumption of alcohol products with posi...

We speak now to one of the beneficiaries of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative who are complaining about not having been paid as promised by the Gauteng Department of Education. To find out what happened, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Anon – Beneficiary of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (Surname in the morning) Guest: Steve Mabona – Spokesperson for the Gauteng Educ...

A survey by experts at the SA Medical Research Council shows that Tuberculosis remains an epidemic. The National TB Prevalence Survey was conducted since 2018 and the findings were only released this month. South Africa is among 30 countries that are worst affected by the disease. Guest:

The government and medicals experts have been trying for months now to dispel myths around the covid-19 vaccines. Some South Africans have been suspicious of vaccines and are insisting that they will not get inoculated. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize recently got vaccinated in an effort to encourage South Africans to do the same. Today scores of experts will meet to dis...

SMMEs are waiting in anticipation to see what kind of support the Minister of Finance will provide when he delivers his Medium-Term Budget. This sector has been hardest hit by the covid-19 pandemic. For more on this we are joined on the line by… Guest: Tebogo Khaas- President of the SMME Forum (confirmed) Guest: Asanda Mdeni-Independent manufacturer of clothes who is based in rural Eastern Cape

The school that is being led by the winner of the 2020 African Union Continental Teacher Prize Livhalani Bridget Sinyosi has achieved a 98% Matric pass rate. The Dzata Secondary School is based in the Vhembe District in Limpopo. There were distinctions achieved in every subject. Ms Sinyosi joins us now for more on how her learners achieved this during a difficult year. Guest: Livhalani Bridget Sin...

Farmer’s organisation Agri-SA wants problems with power generation and tariff hikes addressed during Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Speech tomorrow. The agricultural sector is also keeping a close watch on how Mboweni will address funding for the troubled Land Bank. There also fears that he may raise taxes which the industry is warning against. For more on this we are joined on...

Among the key functions of the National Lotteries Commission is funding Not for profit organisations, NGOs, sporting bodies, educational institutions rights down to small cultural groups. Today we profile one of those beneficiaries which is the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), or Sea Rescue which is a registered non‐profit organisation that is committed to preventing drownings and saving live...

The Free State province has once again come out tops achieving an 85.1% matric pass rate. The results were announced by the Minister for Basic Education Angie Motshekga yesterday. Gauteng was second with 83.3% with the Western Cape coming third at 79.9%. The national figure is at 76.2%. We are now joined on the line by…who is one of the top achievers in the North West province which achieved a pas...

The pass rate for the Class of 2020 is 76.2%. Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says although the national pass rate dropped below 80%, with a drop of 5%, it is much better than she expected. She announced the pass rate in Pretoria. Liela Magnus reports .... LINK: The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that the Department they will be focusing on implementing progra...

The pass rate for the Class of 2020 is 76.2%. Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says although the national pass rate dropped below 80%, with a drop of 5%, it is much better than she expected. She announced the pass rate in Pretoria. Liela Magnus reports .... guest: Seliki Tlhabane-Chief Director: Maths, Science and Technology at the Department of Basic Education

The Department of Health in partnership with Pfizer have embarked on an immunisation and child health catch up drive. Let’s find out now what this is all about and what parents should know about it. And also under the current Covid-19 restrictions, where does one take their child? Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Literary lovers are in for a treat as the Market Theatre has put together a star studded cast to pay tribute to the literary giant E’skia Mphahlele. They will be performing the novel called Tate Etla Gae (Father Come Home) in Sepedi as this forms part of the Indigenous Languages programming funded by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Incubation Programme. Guest: Clive Mathibe – Stage adap...

The Human Sciences Research Council held a webinar at the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address discussing policy options existing for sustainable and equitable macroeconomic reconstruction and recovery beyond COVID-19. They were zooming into this four-point plan for the economic future of South Africa. The big question is how realistic is it under the current political c...

The public consultation process on the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service has officially been launched. You may remember last year the framework was released for comments aimed at creating a system of professionalism in the public service. Guest: Busani Ncaweni-Principal of the National School of Government

Last week we received an anonymous call from one of our listeners who wanted to know how the principle of innocent till proven guilty works. What does it mean in legal terms and to the layperson’s year? This is a term that is very popular with politicians when dealing with their own and to explain this to us, Guest: Prof Hennie Strydom – Professor of International Law at the University of Johannes...