The Daily Discourse

Last week many of us were shocked at revelation from the Zondo enquiry into State Capture that former apartheid assassin Eugen de Kock was receiving R200-tound a month from government. Well today we speak to someone who is fighting for compensation from apartheid victims. Someone who can tell us more about some of the promises de Kock made and never fulfilled in term of financial contribution to f...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will receive the country's one-million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca, at OR Tambo International Airport today. The first consignment of the vaccine will target frontline workers. It was purchased from India and left Mumbai yesterday. The second batch of 500-thousand jabs is scheduled to arrive later this month. Our reporter Noma Bolani is at OR Tambo Internat...

Last week we received a voice note from one of our listeners who managed to record an alleged Transnet employee who tried to solicit a bribe from him for a job. Let’s listen now to the recording… LINK: My producers did contact Transnet and were told to postpone the interview to today (Monday), but by last night there was still no response from the person mandated to do interviews. Our lister Walte...

Tributes continue to pour in for the late internationally renowned jazz musician and opera singer Sibongile Khumalo who died yesterday at 63. The family say memorial and funeral arrangements will be announced in due course. We go now to London where we connect with Michael Hankinson who directed the Princess Magogo Opera which Sibongile Khumalo starred in….. Guest: Michael Hankins – Director of th...

The Human Sciences Research Council is conducting surveys about the prevalence of Covid-19 antibodies in the country. The problem is that they are coming across a lot of misconceptions and falsehoods and information in Limpopo and the North West Province. Guest: Sean Jooste – Part of the Human Sciences Research Council team conducting the survey

Thousands of nurses are preparing to down tools as they are complaining against the Health Department’s unilateral change of the new roster. One of the issues they raise against the changes is that they will increase the workload as the country is in the second wave of COVID-19. To find out why the department implemented these changes and whether they did consult the nurses, Guest: Neil Shikwamban...

Residents in Mozambique's port city of Beira, are trying to pieces their lives back together after being ravaged by Cyclone Eloise. Aid agencies on the other hand are warning that they situation may get worse as some people are sleeping ten to a tent with no access to water, soap or masks. Guest: Qari Ziyaad Patel – Trustee and International Projects Co0Ordinantor at the Al-Imdaad Foundation

Last week we spoke to Tzvi Brivik who is a director at Malcom Lyons and Brivik about the situation at the CCMA which he describes as a mess. Today we get the perspective of a union that has expressed concerns at the budget cuts warning that it will hurt workers. And to discuss this, Guest: Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima – Head of Women’s Organising at CWAO

The debate around the use of ivermectin continues. Yesterday (Wed) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority announced that it will allow a controlled compassionate use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19. This may bring some relief to Civil society advocacy group SAHARI which has partitioned the regulator to grant access for the use of ivermectin and get their views on this, we are joine...

As you’ve just heard the names of those who died in police custody being called out and the official reasons given by the then apartheid. This list is from 1963 up to 1987. Guest: Yasmin Sooka - Former TRC Commissioner and currently a human rights lawyer Guest: Jill Burger – Neil Aggett’s sister Guest: Chrispin Phiri – Spokesperson for the Justice Department

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi yesterday announced that he will be engaging with law enforcement and various other agencies, including the office of the Auditor-General, to ensure a thorough investigation into millions spent on decontaminating schools in the province. This comes after a report by the department found that over 400 million rand was spent on decontamination in just three month...

Health authorities in the North West say that the health facilities in the province are overwhelmed as the number of new coronavirus infections and Covid-19-related deaths continue to increase. Authorities are attributing the rise in new infections and deaths to non-compliance with safety and health protocols by members of the public. To get an understanding of where the problem really lies, Guest...

We speak now to Dudu Msomi, a leadership strategist who posted a video explaining how important it is to make time for important things in our lives. She speaks about the last moments she spent with her sister just moments before she passed on. What is that one thing we seem to ignore when it comes to making time for others? Guest: Dudu Msomi – CEO of Busara Leadership Partners, a strategic adviso...

Today being the last Tuesday of the month, Bryan deals with questions that have come in during the month that are of a similar nature. Remember that he is open to take other questions related to your personal finance.. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

The Competition Commission says it will be investigating the exorbitant prices of Ginger and Garlic in the food retail market. The commission is warning retailers to refrain from increasing these food items. Over the past few weeks prices of Lemon, Ginger and Garlic have skyrocketed to more than 300 percent- this as they are said to help fight Covid-19 related illness. The Commission says they hav...

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? To talk more on this, Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Those in the property market say that since July 2020 the average percentage in submitted property values has exceeded 12% in comparison to the same period in 2019. To get an understanding on this and also talk about whether this is a good a bad time to buy or sell, Guest: Shaun Rademeyer - CEO of Multinet Home Loans

As if losing a loved one is not painful enough. Funeral insurers are said to be rejecting claims by relatives of those who died of Covid-19. Reports say that over 240 complaints against insurers have been lodged with the long-term insurance Ombuds since the outbreak last year. To find out more on this and also what it is that the families can do, Guest: Jennifer Preiss – Deputy Ombudsman in the of...

The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces that has been hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic on top of economic problems they’ve been having over the years. The Department of Social Development in the Eastern Cape says it has witnessed a significant number psycho-social support cases to affected individuals and their families. Guest: wandile ncapayi - chief director: developmental social welfare se...

Tropical cyclone Eloise has reportedly damaged thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced almost even-thousand people in Mozambique. The storm made landfall in Mozambique's coastal province, Sofala before it lost steam as it headed into South Africa, Zimbabwe and eSwatini. Some pictures of flooding in Limpopo and KZN have been circulating on social media. guest; PUSELETSO MOFOKENG - SENIOR...

The nation has been hit very hard as many people lost loved ones. Our guest is of the view we need collective mourning as a people since we can’t comfort each other due to restrictions. How should we go about this period as far as she’s concerned? Guest: Mapi Mhlangu – Media Strategist and co-founder of Love Legacy Dignity

Tributes continue to pour in, following the death of Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu. Mthembu died yesterday, due to Covid-19 related complications. He was admitted to hospital last week, following abdominal pains and tested positive for Coronavirus…Let’s speak now to someone who spent a lot of time with him, both in Parliament and at party level… Guest: Baleka Mbete – Former Speaker o...

South Africa is likely to miss its economic targets as envisioned in its National Development Plan's Vision 2030. This is according to a paper presented by the National Planning Commission (NPC) on the economy yesterday (Thursday). The country is lagging behind in meeting its targets for employment, education, narrowing the inequality gap, economic growth and infrastructure amongst others. The pap...

Let’s tell you now about the Hospice Palliative Care Association. They have been working together since 2005 to come up with palliative care standards for their sector. The good news is that they have been accredited for four years by the global authority on standards development and assessment. To get an understanding of what this means for the sector and also for those who make use of hospices,...

Tzvi Brivik has written an article about what he deems as a mess at the CCMA where part time commissioners face a work overload due to budget cuts. This he says may lead to the collapse of the institution. As far as he’s concerned, how will this impact on the case brought to the CCMA? Guest: Tzvi Brivik – Director: Malcom Lyons and Brivik