The Daily Discourse

Nelson Mandela Bay an enabler of the automotive sector's sustainability. The Challenges and Opportunities Guest: Cllr Babalwa Lobishe, Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay

Guest: Themba Khoza, COEGA Development Corporation NAAMSA: The Role of Special Economic Zones in the Automotive Sector

Scene setting of event tone. Rationale behind the Eastern Cape hosting SA AUTO WEEK. Guest (OB): MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, Acting Premier of the Eastern Cape Province

State Theatre: Music of legends Our next guest is running a theatre production featuring the music of legends like Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Lucky Dube, and more. This is more than a show, it’s a journey through our heritage, memory, and identity. It is written and directed by Joel Zuma, with music direction by Victor Masondo & Joel Zuma and choreog...

Our next guest just addressed delegates in a speech titled: Intellectual Property - What they didn’t teach you in marketing school. He joins us to tell us about the legal implications of the marketing and the importance of protecting intellectual property in the creative process in business. To share his insights, we are joined by… Guest: Craig Shapiro - Executive for Intellectual Pro...

Our next guest opened this prestigious event with a speech titled: “It's All in the Mind! The Business Mindset”. She is a lifelong marketer with a keen eye for what really matters in business and joins us to set the scene for this conference at a time where business. To share her work, we are joined by… Guest: Dale Hefer - Chief Executive Officer of the Integrated Marketing Coun...

Our next guest is a seasoned marketing professional with over two decades of experience, has demonstrated unparalleled expertise in brand development, campaign execution and team leadership. She joins us to share more information on the Realtime Video Challenge and how we navigate the attention economy. We are joined by… Guest: Bridget Harpur - Head of Marketing at Volkswagen Group South Af...

We turn our attention to South Africa’s township property markets. Often deemed places that are often underestimated but are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the country’s housing landscape. Each township tells its own story. In Soweto, sales values have hit record highs and middle-income buyers are driving new demand. In Umlazi, properties remains one of the most affo...

This morning, Bryan talks to us about National Wills week. Bryan will also revisit how money invested today will work in the years to come. We are joined by… Guest (Studio):  Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited ( www.bhca.co.za )

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on political parties especially his own African National Congress to deploy skilled and ethical candidates in the 2026 local government elections. He was speak at the ANC’s NEC meeting over the week in Boksburg. Let's take a listen to what else he had to say… Guest: Stuart Morrison - Data Analyst with the Governance Insights and Analytics team at G...

Earlier this month, the Department of Trade and Industry proposed to amend the National Credit Act when it placed a draft proposal for public comment. The amendment would see higher education institutions hand over student information to creditors and put students at risk of blacklisting for student debt and the department argued that the intervention would protect consumer rights. There was wides...

This morning we are joined by Dr Mbuyisi Mgibisa who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg. He is going to share his thoughts on the idea of Azania and what it should mean rather than mere tokenism and symbolism. Post apartheid and now in a democratic era, what should Azania mean and how do we simplify it to th...

Soothing us into the weekend today is Phinda who is referred to by some commentators as South Africa’s beloved songstress. She will be performing at this year's Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival and she will be mesmerizing her audiences. Today she joins us in studio to talk about her musical journey… Guest: Phinda - Phinda Matlala is a South African Afo-jazz singer, producer, writer...

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered that academics may be added as friends of the court in an application brought by Animal Law Reform South Africa, the EMS Foundation and Khoi chief Stephen Fritz. This case which has gained international attention is about the call to release three elephants from the Johannesburg Zoo . The Johannesburg Zoo, City of Johannesburg and the other respondent...

We go to Free State, this time around its residents of Greater Harrismith and Kestel that are threatening legal action after against the Municipal Demarcation Board after it refused to grant them permission to be removed from under the struggling Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality. Residents say that they are not getting clear answers from the Demarcation Board. Free State MEC for Cogta, Saki Mokoena r...

The community of uMhlanga in KZN are this weekend having the annual walk to highlight why we need to have conversation about suicide. The walk organised by Survivors of Loved Ones’ Suicide under the theme: changing the narrative on suicide, is used to call on communities to break the silence on suicide around stigma and mental health. So for this morning we speak to someone who has lost thei...

We continue our series on the G20 with Lerato Tsebe, looking at how South Africa uses this opportunity of being at the helm for 2025. Guest : Lerato Tsebe - Independent African Researcher

As we transition our focus to Heritage Month, our next guest honoured Dr Esther Mahlangu as a heritage practitioner and promoting Ndebele art on the global stage. They celebrated the legacy of Dr. Mahlangu in heritage conservation as well as the role women can play through visual arts. We are joined by… Guest:   Onkemetse Tlape - Nyatee Foundation Spokeswoman    

The Global Exchange presents an opportunity to focus on leveraging innovation and international collaboration to create resilient, inclusive, and future-ready workforces for thriving municipal centers. Amidst service delivery gains made at local government level, the theme encapsulates the aim of the exchange to bridge global best practices with local solutions to address persistent complexities,...

The Tshiamiso Trust which manages claims for mineworkers eligible for compensation due to contracting TB or silicosis has recently announced that they have paid out over R2.27 billion in compensation to former mineworkers and their dependents. They were speaking during their annual General Meeting where they also highlighted progress they’ve made by reaching out to some of the beneficiaries...

We start the week off by looking at this problem of unemployment in our country. The numbers keep increasing with young people losing patience. So many have qualifications, but can't fnd jobs in the fields they've studied for. Politicians on the other hand during election campaigning make all sorts of promises of how they will create employment should they be elected. Big companies are either retr...

Our next guest will share their insights on Application Development and how this year's theme represents the next chapter of South Africa’s digital public service journey. We are joined by… Guest: Sidima Ntsangani - Executive for Applications Portfolio at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA)

Our next guest announced its lead sponsorship of the GovTech 2025 conference, highlighting its ongoing commitment to supporting digital and AI transformation across South Africa’s public sector. As governments worldwide grapple with evolving citizen expectations, their participation highlights its role as a trusted partner in delivering secure, responsible and innovative technology solutions...

Our next guest grew up in a musical background family. He was well inspired by his father who played multiple musical instruments including Harp, Mbira, and Percussions. His music is derived from Tshivenda indigenous music fused with African Jazz. He has mastered the art of merging Tshivenda folk music (Malende and Tshikona reeds dance) with contemporary music. To tell us more about his creative j...