The Daily Discourse

Jazz lovers are in for a treat this year as the Cape Town Jazz Festival brings them another exciting list of great artists. One of the greats is legendary Abdulla Ibrahim and to find out more as to what to expect this time around, Guest: Billy Domingo – CEO of ESP Africa, owners of the Cape Town International Festival

The public service sector has been dominating the news since last week’s Budget speech by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. The main focus was on how to cut what he deems a bloated pubic service bill. GUEST: Senzo Mchunu – Minister of Public Service and Administration

We finish off on the issue of reparations. Taking it from South Africa, then to Namibia. When we talk reparations, what exactly do we mean? GUEST: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer of Spotlight Africa at Channel Africa

Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs is in the country addressing the Pan African Parliament. He was talking about the impact on sanctions in his country and the SADC region. We use this opportunity now to talk about the state of Zimbabwe and the sort of challenges the country is facing… GUEST: David Masabayana – Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

As part of the Nedbank Savings Goals journey. This week’s personal finance slot we will be promoting Nedbank’s Electronic 12 Month Fixed Deposit Account and the Electronic Optimum Plus. While traditional transactional accounts have their benefits, innovative investment vehicles such as the Electronic 12 Month Fixed Deposit Account or the Electronic Optimum Plus allow customers to easily and quickl...

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the police and the justice department will look at implementing mechanisms that would make it impossible for perpetrators of crimes against women and children to get parole. Cele was speaking 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...

The Black farmers Association of South Africa last week hosted what they call a 100% radical Transformation Summit where they were hoping to raise a number of issues with some of the national retailers. We spoke to them before the summit and today we talk solutions and find out what came out of the discussions. We are also joined by other stakeholders to get a sense of where the difficulties are…...

ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary - Mdumiseni Ntuli - says the party is committed to reconcile with the IFP. He says the ANC has no intention to topple the IFP where it is governing. He says the parties will continue to engage on different issues raised by the IFP. Let’s zoom into the relationship of the two parties. What should we read into what Ntuli is saying? Guest: Xolani Dube, Researche...

Today’s guest on our Friday Wind Down is someone who is mostly associated with human rights issues. We know her from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She has set on so many other commissions on human rights around the world. Let’s give you a clue by listening to this snippet…… GUEST: Yasmin Sooka - Former TRC Commissioner and currently a human rights lawyer

Two days ago while discussing the state of our universities, we received some voice notes about the things students do for money. Some young women are said to sleep with older men for money as many of them battle to survive at university. Let’s listen to one voice note and talk about this issue. Where is the system letting them down? GUEST: Kuhlekonke Ntuli - UKZN's former SRC President at Howard...

The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has recalled tinned pilchard products sold by retailers countrywide, that’s because the product was “compromised’ on the production line when the sauce was added to the fish in the can, and “therefore could affect the safety of consumers”, the NRCS said. Now we turn the attention to the consumer to look at what are our rights? Expired foo...

This morning we all matters related to the skin. Dr Bonolo Musiana is a specialist dermatologist who joins us in studio to talk about skin conditions that sometimes affect them not just physically, but also their self-esteem. GUEST: Dr Bondolo Mushiana - Specialist Dermatologist

The African Union’s Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption is in the country for a few days to undertake an evaluation mission on the implementation of Anti-Corruption measures. Guest: Honorable Sabina Seja - Representative of the African Union’s Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption

Comedians make us laugh all the time and many of them have become household names. But how much do we know about the business side of comedy? How do they bill? How do they get booked? What makes them appealing to the public and event organisers? How has the industry become so big and lucrative? Guest: Kedibone Mulaudzi - Comedian

Guest: Pauli van Wyk Journalist with Daily Maverick's investigative team

The process of assessing whether there is a prima facie case to be made for the removal of public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been delayed after the Democratic Alliance has withdrawn its motion and will submit a new one. The DA says its new submission has over 7-thousand pages of evidence. Guest: Natasha Mazzone – DA Chief Whip Guest: Moloto Mothapo – Spokesperson for Parliament

The office of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi yesterday released a statement offering condolences on the passing of former leader Hosni Mubarak. He died at the age of 91. Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was ousted following mass protests against his rule in 2011. He was jailed for years after the uprising, but was freed in 2017 after being acquitted of most charges. To get an...

Bernadine Galliver, Associate Director Tourism Specialist Unit at BDO has penned an article where she says “the time is now to get South Africans to rediscover their own country”. This is in light of the world fearing the Corona virus by traveling. Many people are now keeping it local, but how does the tourism sector capitalize on this? GUEST: Bernadine Galliver, Associate Director Tourism Special...

We continue our focus on the state of higher education which is brought to the limelight by acts of violence by students at universities. Today we turn our focus on parliament and the Universities South Africa to hear what they have to say on the issue… GUEST: Mohlopi Mapulane – Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education Guest: Professor Ahmed Bawa – CEO and Spokesperson f...

As we eagerly await Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget Speech, aanalysts feel say that one of the biggest challenges he is facing faces is deciding whether to increase government spending in order to stimulate economic growth or to cut spending as a means of arresting the government's growing debt. Other big worry is that he may increase the tax. Under the current economic climate how much spa...

The Black farmers Association of South Africa will be hosting what they call a 100% radical Transformation Summit on Friday where they will be raising a number of issues with some of the national retailers. Today with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni hosting his budget speech, what are their expectations and what do they mean by “Radical Transformation”? GUEST: Dr Lenox Mtshagi – President of the Bla...

As we continue the theme of black history month, we turn our focus to Haiti and its history, colonialism and the issue of reparations… Guest: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer of Spotlight Africa at Channel Africa

Yesterday we spoke to cconcerned parents of students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, who formed a crisis committee to deal with the worsening situation at the institution. Speaking to Bishop Rubin Phillip who is Chair of the UKZN Crisis Committee he had this to say….. Guest: Siyabonga Moses Nkambako - SRC Chairperson Westville campus

South Africans face many barriers to saving, from societal and lifestyle pressures, to servicing of debt and family responsibilities. The reality is that a large percentage of consumers are over indebted with little money to save. This morning we are joined by Nedbank to give solutions to this problem…. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited Guest: Sisa...

Several townships around Johannesburg are on shut down today and tomorrow. The protest action started in Soweto yesterday over electricity issues. Soweto residents are demanding a flat rate for electricity. To try to understand why the other communities are joining the fight, we are joined on the line by…. GUEST: Lehlohonolo Makgele – One of the organizers of the Soweto Shut Down Guest: Benjamin C...