The Daily Discourse

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza will this coming Saturday handing over title deeds to beneficiaries of the Qhubekani-Mnqobokazi and Makhasa community trusts. This follows a resolution by the inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform on 21 February 2020, that title deeds should be handed over to land claim beneficiaries in cases where land had been released...

According to a report by GroundUp, 659 pupils from Mahumani Secondary School in Giyani municipality, Limpopo are using one toilet and that Grade 12 learners are crammed in grade 11 classrooms because storm winds took the roofs off four grade 12 classrooms last year in November. What is going on in Limpopo and what is it that’s making it impossible for the department there to solve the school probl...

Yesterday (Tuesday), various stakeholders hosted an illicit trade dialogue in Sandton. The illicit trade in tobacco, especially cigarettes, costs South Africa’s economy billions of rands annually through loss of tax revenue. According to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), the estimated loss through the illegal cigarette trade for the 2015/16 financial year was R6 billion. Why is it such a b...

Today we look at the South African state of the economy which reflects the state of the social economic status of the country which is reflected by the high rate of unemployment and poverty amongst the historically marginalized. Izak Khomo highlights some of the points of direction in which the country is goin: GUEST: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer of Spotlight Africa at Channel Africa

In his 2020 budget speech announced that the zero-duty threshold on transfer duty for properties has increased to the R1 million mark. Welcoming news for the property sector. The previous zero-transfer duty threshold, in force since 2017, was R900 000. GUEST: Francois Viruli – Property Economist and lecturer in Urban Economics, Property Development and Portfolio Management at UCT in the School of...

As we continue the discussion around personal investment, the focus with this interview is around the tools that make it as easy as possible for clients to invest. Specifically, we’re looking at Nedbank’s Electronic OptimumPlus and Electronic 12 Month Fixed Deposit accounts and how they are enabling a consumer investment culture. Guest: Sisandile Cikido – Nedbank’s Head of Retail Investments GUEST...

Stock markets around the world fell sharply with share values marking the worst day since the financial crisis of 2008. What does all of this mean for South Africa? Guest: Maudi Lentsoane, CEO Lehumo Investments

On our Legally Speaking feature we spoke to the Justice Department about the issue of parole and the harm caused by parolees to the public. This follows comments made by Police Minister Bheki Cele at the funeral service of murdered eight-year old Tazne Van Wyk at Elsies River on the Cape Flats. President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier visited the family of Van Wyk and undertook to review the parole syste...

In our on-going conversation around the issue of apartheid economic crimes, we got different views where some believe the chapter should be closed so we can all move on, while others believe the matter needs to be dealt with. Last week we spoke to the SA History Archives who took the South African Reserve Bank to court in a bid to force them to the release apartheid era records. Today be bring you...

Since South Africa took over chairmanship of the African Union, there has been calls from different quarters for Pretoria to change and enforce issues like human rights, political reforms and economic advancement. One of the institutions that held discussions on South Africa’s chairmanship is the Human Sciences Research Council. They held a session on strategies to ensure South Africa's chairmansh...

Trade Union Solidarity says that the South African Police Services has failed to respond to their affidavits in a case of re-ranking former liberation army member in the police ranks. Other interest groups like the PAC have also questioned why the police are delaying. Guest: Renate Barnard – national spokesperson for Trade Union Solidarity

We are coming to you live this morning from the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni where Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is convening a Human Settlement Indaba. This is the first one in the 6th administration. One of the things the Indaba hopes to do is strengthen strategic partnerships with sector stakeholders to realise spatial transformation, adequate housing and...

We are coming to you live this morning from the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni where Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is convening a Human Settlement Indaba. This is the first one in the 6th administration. One of the things the Indaba hopes to do is strengthen strategic partnerships with sector stakeholders to realise spatial transformation, adequate housing and...

We are coming to you live this morning from the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni where Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is convening a Human Settlement Indaba. This is the first one in the 6th administration. One of the things the Indaba hopes to do is strengthen strategic partnerships with sector stakeholders to realise spatial transformation, adequate housing and...

We are coming to you live this morning from the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni where Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is convening a Human Settlement Indaba. This is the first one in the 6th administration. One of the things the Indaba hopes to do is strengthen strategic partnerships with sector stakeholders to realise spatial transformation, adequate housing and...

We are coming to you live this morning from the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni where Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is convening a Human Settlement Indaba. This is the first one in the 6th administration. One of the things the Indaba hopes to do is strengthen strategic partnerships with sector stakeholders to realise spatial transformation, adequate housing and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans not to panic as the country registers its first confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus. The patient is a 38-year-old man in KwaZulu Natal who travelled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of ten people who arrived back in South Africa on the first of March. The other travellers are now being traced. Ramaphosa briefed the media at t...

This week was again dominated by student protests at universities around the country. The reasons differ, but they are all making demands that go beyond the university’s mandates, from accommodation to free transport. Guest: Professor Mashupye Kgaphola, Executive Director University of Zululand, Richards Bay Campus

SA National Defence Union Reaction to rumors that the SANDF are unwilling to travel to China due to safety concerns. Guest: Adv. Pikkie Greeff - Sandu national secretary

The SANDF has been tasked with returning the 184 South Africans from Wuhan city in China which is considered the epicentre of the outbreak of the coronavirus. But there have been rumors that they are unwilling to travel to China due to safety concerns. Guest: Siphiwe Dlamini – SANDF Spokesperson

This morning we focus on Intuitive Eating – What is it exactly? According to health articles, it is not a diet. It's a way of eating that teaches you to eat based on your natural hunger and fullness signals. Let’s get into it and learn all about how and why we should eat properly and what are the benefits? GUEST: Natalie Mat – A registered Clinical Dietician with a Master’s degree in Dietetics fro...

We speak now to Three Sixty Global Solutions Group. They are a subsidiary of NUMSA Investment Company. They are partnering with the Council for Science and Industrial Research to accelerate technology commercialization. We speak to then now about this venture and what it entails. Also why so much interest from them to invest in technology? Guest: Khandani Msibi - CEO of 3Sixty Global Solutions Gro...

This year marks the 9th annual edition of the Proudly South African Buy Local Summit & Expo which incorporates the Business Solutions Hub. The campaign focuses on the promotion of buying locally grown, produced or manufactured goods or services. This is good news for the business sector, but just how successful is this campaign and does it work in promoting the spirit of buying local? Guest: Happy...

As you’ve just heard in the news that Gauteng Premier David Makhura has announced that the City of Tshwane has been placed under administration. The City is currently facing a leadership crisis following the resignation of Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa last month. The entire executive which served under Mayor Mokgalapa was dissolved during his resignation. Speaking during a media briefing, Makhura says...

Yesterday (Tuesday), SA History Archives and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) faced off in an epic court battle centred on the release of apartheid era records. The case is fundamentally important to the work of civil society in South Africa and involves central questions related to the unfinished business of justice for apartheid era economic crimes. To get an understanding about this case a...