The Daily Discourse

In our regular housing feature with the Department of Human Settlements we look at Emergency Housing and what it means. Also the issue of obtaining a title deed especially under housing provided by government and to educate us on the subject, Guest: Ndivhuwo Mabaya - Special Advisor to the Minister

Statistics South Africa has reported that the expanded definition of the unemployment rate - which includes people who have stopped looking for a work - increased by two-point-three-percentage points to 42 per cent in second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2020. However, the official unemployment rate decreased to 23-point-3 per cent in the second quarter from 30-point-1 per cent in the f...

The Johannesburg City Power has been very busy in lately clamping down on businesses and upmarket estates trying to recover millions of rand in unpaid electricity bills. They have also been cutting off illegal connections in townships and informal settlements which are said to be costing Eskom billions of rands. Guest: Isaac Mangena – Spokesperson for City Power

Today being Tuesday, it’s time for our regular UIF feature where Tsiamo Molema addresses all your questions. Please remember to keep your questions very brief and listen on the radio for answers. GUEST: Tshiamo Molema – Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Commissioner’s Office

If you are one of the people in SMME sector, this interview may shed some light for you on issues of funding. We speak to the Small Enterprise Finance Agency About who they are and the services they provide to small businesses. What new programmes have they introduced and how will they benefit the sector? Guest: Setlakalane Molepo – Acting CEO of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency

Let’s quickly tell you about the 2020 Standard Bank Top Women Virtual Conference which starts on the 1st till the 2nd of October. To find out what to expect and the type of issues that will be on the table, Guest: Karla Fletcher, Head of Marketing for Topco Media

Today being the last Tuesday of the month, Bryan deals with questions that have been sent to him. Remember you are also welcome to ask him any financial question on your mind.. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Former president Jacob Zuma has ordered State Capture commission of inquiry Chairperson, Deputy Chief Judge Raymond Zondo to recuse himself as the chair. In a letter his lawyer, Eric Mabuza, sent to the commission, Zuma says he feels that Zondo is biased against him and therefore must step aside and allow a different judge to preside over the state capture commission. Last week, Zondo said he was...

President Cyril Ramaphosa brought the debate around the removing of apartheid statues back on the national agenda. Delivering his virtual Heritage Day message yesterday Ramaphosa said that they won’t be apologetic for upsetting people, as the country confronts its historical injustices…. Guest: Professor Pitika Ntuli - Commissioner at the CRL and also internationally renowned sculptor and heritage...

President Ramaphosa has recently announced the country’s move to alert level 1 lockdown, and with this, the country’s economy has since been opened to accommodate more businesses, especially those in the tourism and hospitality space. Mayor of eThekwini, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda joins us now to tell us how they are taking advantage of this opportunity… Guest: Sipho Kaunda

Earlier this week we saw the Khoisan community up in arms over branding used by a wine making company in the Northern Cape. The company, Namaqua Wines, uses Khoisan illustration on their wine boxes labelled "Rain Dance". This then draws our attention to the age old problem where indigenous medicines and symbols are used for commercial gain while the ethnic communities get nothing out of it. To nav...

Very special day for our diverse country today where we reflect on our rich heritage. We have so many ethnic groups that make our country beautiful, how then do we unite under one common heritage to make our country a better place? Speaking now to the Heritage Council, how are they using days like these to promote social cohesion? Guest: Danny Goulkan – Head of Communication and Stakeholder engage...

September being Heart Awareness Month we focus on matters related to the heart. How should we take care of our hearts and do we take them for granted? We’ve seen young people die of heart attacks, is it normal seeing that it used to be elderly people who died from heart conditions? Well to answer all heart related questions, GUEST: Dr. Norman Lester - Cardiologist at Midstream Hill Medical Park

**This feature is brought to you by the Department of Water and Sanitation** Focus: This morning we speak to the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation about water pollution. Recently Parliament’ Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation welcomed progress made by his department in addressing the challenges of pollution in the Gauteng municipalities of Emfuleni and the City of...

A report published by SA Medical Journal has revealed that many adult males experience violent rape with perpetrators likely to be armed. This the report says is often to humiliate the victim report titled: The Unspoken Victims at rape trends in instances where young boys and men were raped or sexually assaulted. For a perspective on this, Guest: Rees Mann - Executive Director at NGO, South Africa...

One of the accused in the Nathaniel Julies murder case, Caylene Whiteboy, has told the Protea Magistrate's court that she's being framed by her co-accused and that she's received death threats. Three police officers are applying for bail for the murder of the 16-year-old who was gunned down last month just metres from his home in Eldorado Park in the south of Johannesburg. Let’s listen to what som...

Today being Tuesday, it’s time for our regular UIF feature where Tsiamo Molema 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: Tshiamo Molema – Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Commissioner’s Office

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the school year so badly that even those in the sector don’t have concrete solutions to proceed with an almost wasted year. But now the worry is the psychology of those who will be sitting for their Grade 12 exams. Psychologists are turning the focus on the parents and the role they can and should be playing in helping their children through this difficult proce...

Bryan looks at whether this is a good time to be investing…. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

The DA has accused the SAA Business Rescue Practitioners of misleading the public when they announced that National Treasury had provided another letter of commitment to provide the 10-point four billion rand required to relaunch the ailing airline. The party says National Treasury had not made a commitment to cut budgets or redirect cash to fund any SAA bailout. DA MP Alf Lees has challenged both...

A 64-page report by Human Rights Watch has revealed atrocities committed against foreign nationals in our country. The report titled: They have robbed me of my life: Xenophobic Violence against Non-National in South Africa paints a very gloomy picture of how Africans and Asian foreign nationals were treated between last year March up to this year in the same month. But then what is this based on a...

These days one can’t even go to the loo without their cell phone in hand. Microwave ovens are a must-have replacing the old way of cooking. Instant food prepared in a lab are what we eat. Babies are monitored through gadgets placed in their rooms. Direction is given by GPS and reading of maps have become a thing of the past. These are just a few examples of how much technology has taken over our l...

The widow of slain top cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, says she is confident that justice will be served and those responsible for his murder will be brought to book. Kinnear, a senior investigator in the Anti-Gang Unit, was gunned down near his Bishop Lavis home on the Cape Flats yesterday. He was involved in the investigation of several high-profile cases. Police Minister Bheki Cele visite...

As part of celebrating Heritage Month, we speak about embracing and celebrating our languages and heritage. Artists do it best as they have a way of integrating heritage in their art. Motlanalo is one such musician who has embraced her Sepedi roots and chose to sing in her mother tongue. Let’s take a listen to one of her tracks and then we will talk about her and why she chose this genre….. Guest(...

We focus now on the Public Service Commission’s quarterly bulletin which they released this week. It focuses on a number of issues from education, payment of service providers and health to name a few. As a public service watchdog, what would they say are the most complaints they are receiving relating to corruption and also is the situation improving as far as they are concerned? Guest: Michael S...