The Daily Discourse

We bring you the last of our series on the green economy and this time we focus on highlighting the various green economy diplomacy initiatives that the EU delegation in the country are currently supporting. These are in partnership with GreenCape and include a policy dialogue project focusing on green SMME recovery and post Covid-19 trade competitiveness. Guest: Ambassador Riina Kionka – EU Ambas...

We talk now to Dr Francesca Conradie, a principal investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit. She is calling for a renewed focus on TB testing in the country. She says that this will help find new TB cases that she says went missing during the Covid-19 lockdown. Reports indicate that South Africa’s TB programme took a severe knock during lockdown which has left many people undiagnosed. Guest:...

The Commission for Gender Equality last week welcomed a probe launched by the Department of Health into the forced sterilisation of HIV positive women at state hospitals. It was February when the Commission released its report with testimonies from some of the victims. Guest: Promise Mthembu – Co-founder of Her Rights Initiative and PHD candidate at UKZN School of Gender Studies

A showdown is looming between the Basic Education Department on the one hand and teacher organisations and students on the other, over the department's decision for matric learners to rewrite two exam papers after they were found to have been leaked. Teachers union - SADTU and student body COSAS are expected to head to court this week to seek an urgent interdict challenging the department's decisi...

We continue are series of interviews with Green Cape and today we focus on how the green economy offers solutions for service delivery at municipal level in the country. Guest: Reshmi Wolvers - Senior Energy Analyst at Green Cape

Let’s tell you now about this the Mulalo series of novels by Khathu Maestro. Mulalo the Politician is a novel about the life of a young woman in pursuit of a better life. She is facing challenges as she’s haunted by traumatic events from her childhood caused by a politician. Guest: Khathu Maestro - Author and inspirational speaker

Tiger Brands yesterday (Thursday) released their State of Nutrition in South Africa report which among other finding revealed that close to a fifth of South Africans have insufficient access to comprehensive and easy-to-understand nutrition education. The report goes on to say that often times, South Africans sacrifice the nutritional value of food in favour of taste and value for money. Guest: Ar...

Liquor traders were worried this week that government may put strict restrictions on the sale of alcohol. Well, sadly for them, their fears were confirmed by president Cyril Ramaphosa last night, but only in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro….. Guest: Lucky Ntimane - Convener of the Coalition of Liquor Traders

A Johannesburg woman is accusing the police of wrongful arrest and of adding to her trauma of being abused by her ex-husband. Avanti Naidoo says that her ex-husband had physically abused her for years and that she fears for her life despite having a protection order against him. She says he's now resorted to psychological abuse and had recently laid a false charge against her that resulted in her...

We close the show off with talking about the green economy. For those who are in this sector, Cape Green has some interesting finance initiatives like the Green Outcomes Fund, to encourage green SMMEs to apply for the funding by engaging with the Green Outcomes Fund Catalytic Finance Partners and to tell us more on this, Guest: Megan van Vlaanderen – Chief Financial Officer at Green Cape

On Monday we spoke to Tony Healy, a labour consultant about complaints by South African truck drivers that foreigners are being hired as drivers instead of locals. He then pointed to issues of skills shortage in the sector. Let’s listen to a snippet of the interview… CLIP-TONY-TRUCKS LINK: To take the discussion forward and look at some of the country’s labour laws to kind of make sense as to wher...

The South Africa Local Government Association is marking 20 years of democratic local government this coming Saturday on the 5th of December. One of the things they point out is how local government has transformed over the years, but as citizens, how should interpret this journey? Guest: Xolile George, CEO – CEO of the South African Local Government Association

This morning we feature a very unusual business that focuses on testing sexually transmitted diseases. It’s called Zinacare and offers accessible, convenient testing for sexually transmitted infections using a digital platform to provide tests for STIs directly to customers. To find out how the idea came about and since it’s a business of health testing, how did they take advantage of the outbreak...

Some labour unions in the public sector have threatened to take fight for a pay increase to the streets if the Labour Appeal Court rules against them. One of the unions the National Teachers Union says workers are prepared to explore all possible avenues to ensure that the wage agreement is implemented. This after the Labour Appeal Court reserved judgment yesterday on a public sector wage dispute....

We wrap the show up by talking to Green Cape about how they through support the green economy. They support businesses and investors in the green economy to remove barriers to establishment and growth and to tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Marielle Hurter - Green Business Support Services Directory

Health experts differ on reasons why we lose our hair. For men it’s not a big concern, but surely no woman would like to lose hair. Some experts say it can be heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or a normal part of aging. Let’s speak now to someone who is an expert in the field to find out when one should get worried…. Guest: Dr. Nomphelo Gantsho - Dermatologist focusing on all types of...

In our regular feature with the Department of Water and sanitation we get to understand water use licenses and how they work. If you remember earlier in the year that President Cyril Ramaphosa made a declaration that water use licenses should be finalised within 90 days, with effect from 01 April 2020. What is it that we as the public should understand about these licenses and who do they apply to...

Reports of conditions at the Addington Hospital in Durban have been in the media for more than two months about lifts not working and how difficult this is making life for both staff and patients. On Monday we received another report from the Public Servants Association about their concerns regarding the worsening conditions at that hospital. To find out exactly what is going on there and what the...

As we head into the festive season, the different provinces are doing all they can to attract tourism keeping in mind that the Covid-19 pandemic is not getting better. In Gauteng, locals are being urged to visit the various attractions. Yesterday (Tuesday) the Gauteng Economic Development department launched the provincial Domestic Tourism Festive Season Promotional Campaign or #GPFestiveSummer. I...

Today being Tuesday, it’s time for our regular UIF feature where Makhosonke Buthelezi addresses all your questions. Please remember to keep your questions very brief and listen on the radio for answers. Also keep your voice notes short and to the point….. GUEST: Makhosonke Buthelezi – Director of Communications and Marketing at UIF

Government wants to get more HIV-positive people on treatment now to improve the outcomes of the country's HIV/AIDS response. It has therefore launched the "Welcome Back Campaign" encourage more people living with HIV to start taking antiretrovirals and improve their healthcare. This comes as South Africa joins the world in commemorating World AIDS Day today. South Africa currently has 7.6 million...

Today being Bryan’s last programme for the year, he will devote the session to answering questions that have been submitted to him during the month. ... GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane has accused Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan of arrogance, petty jealousy, and racism. The legal team representing former Sars Commissioner Tom Moyane told the state capture commission. Gordhan has denied Moyane's assertions and accused Moyane of advancing state capture. Tshepo Mongoai reports…. LINK: We talk now to one...

We turn our focus now on the North West Province to assess the impact of COVID -19 on their economy. They were in the news last week as the top ANC leaders visited them to deal with the politics. Premier Job Mokgoro is today (Monday) engaging with industry leaders at Sun City to assess the situation and discuss solutions. Guest: Kenetswe Mosenogi: MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conserv...

Today we bring you the SABC’s thought leadership series entitled: The future of ‘communicating’ in a 4IR-enabled landscape: what knock-on effects are the SABC and other broadcasters likely to face with the rising costs to communicate”? Guest: Lungile Binza - GE: Technology at the SABC Guest: Nomvuyiso Batyi – Acting Director General Communications and Digital Technologies at the Department of Comm...