The Daily Discourse

Former minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils joins us in studio this morning to talk about his latest book entitled Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel. This memoir makes you ponder on what turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary of note. It was not an easy journey for him as a white person standing for what is right and being irked by the inju...

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point if you just tuned in. We are coming to you live from the Ford Motor Company in Silverton, Tshwane. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to launch the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The main purpose this automotive hub is to attracting new automotive component manufacturers. The hub will be developed through a joint partnership between the...

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot the Global Perspective, today's destination is the country of Israel, which is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population. The country is considered a holy place by many Jews, Christians and Muslims, since its creation in 1948. Ronald Phiri spoke to Ayellet Black, Israel's deputy ambassador and acting consul to South Africa about her recent...

We revisit the Russia/Africa Summit that was held last Month where leaders from the continent signed all manner of agreements with Moscow. The Russian government and state companies signed dozens of memoranda of understanding and agreements and promised further cooperation, building on recent agreements with individual African governments. What should we read into this and also is it in Africa's a...

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point if you just tuned in. We are coming to you live from the Ford Motor Company in Silverton, Tshwane. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to launch the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The main purpose this automotive hub is to attracting new automotive component manufacturers. The hub will be developed through a joint partnership between the...

Last week we were going to deal with; why should South African's not retire early? However, as it was the last Tuesday of the month, we dealt with questions that Bryan has received off air of a similar nature. But this morning we will continue our discussion on why should South African's should not retire early… GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point if you just tuned in. We are coming to you live from the Ford Motor Company in Silverton, Tshwane. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to launch the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The main purpose this automotive hub is to attracting new automotive component manufacturers. The hub will be developed through a joint partnership between the...

Refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town have called on authorities, including the United Nations and the South African government to listen to their pleas to leave the country. Foreign nationals finding refuge at the Central Methodist Church in the Cape Town CBD say they are disappointed that the UN High Commission for Refugees is not addressing their needs. The action by Cape Town police against...

Last week Finance Minister Tito Mboweni spoke out against gender based violence in the country saying this is not who we are. This coming out of the mouth of the finance minister makes you wonder how much financial hardships contribute to gender based violence. Would it help if government funded institutions that deal with this issue? GUEST: Mpiwa Mangwiro – Regional Campaigns Advocacy Specialist...

What are some of the problems faced by African widows, particularly South Africans? Women, who have lost husbands, tend to find themselves at the mercy of their in-laws, especially in black communities. Some widowed women from various cultural groups are subjected to abuse, marginalized by patriarchal in-laws and exploited through cleansing rituals and others having property taken away from them....

The rand was steady last week after plunging when Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a bleak budget speech, where he slashed growth forecasts. Now the worry is more on today when Moody’s gives its credit review. What can we expect? GUEST: Dr Dale McKinley, who is an Independent analyst

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is calling for the review of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement but some economists have warned against this. We are now in conversation with chief economist of the Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, about Mboweni's medium-term budget policy statement and some of the challenges he finds concerning in Mboweni's budget plan... GUEST: Chief economist of the Efficient Gro...

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

The Zanele Mbeki Development Trust through their annual flagship African Women In Dialogue where they convene 1-thousand women from the continent are gathering again under the theme “Women’s voice and power as agents of change”. They are urging women to critically reflect on the impending anniversaries of UNSCR 1325 and Beijing +25. What can we expect and how should we describe the advancement of...

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital an...

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital an...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture led by MEC Hlengiwe Mavimbela are at the forefront in the promotion of reading, arts development and social cohesion. To tell us more on this and the reasons behind this campaign, the MEC now joins us on the line…. GUEST: Ms Hlengiwe Mavimbela – KZN MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation

Time now for our regular Business feature. This morning we host Njabulo Mabuza, who was appointed a board member of the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference, where he started off as a mere intern. He now joins us in our SABC Auckland Park studios to share his story of coming up from an internship programme to now being at board level. He will also elaborate on Birchwood's developments, upgrades a...

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital an...

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union is not impressed with yesterday’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement which they highlight the fact that it was delivered on the backdrop of an economy that is forecast to grow at a disappointing 0,5% in 2019. They go on to say that the speech has left public servants further demoralised as the Minister, once again, fingered the public sector wage bill...

As the country is experience a water crisis, government is trying it’s best to get communities to start preserving water. Entrepreneurs and innovators are coming up with different ways of helping to deal with the crisis. One of those is a company called Aqua Air, they extract water from humidity. Just how sustainable are their methods and what solutions are they bring? GUEST: Keamogetswe Matsho –...

It seems like Apartheid and its racist legacy have still not been eradicated from the workplace and the economy. From time to time we learn of extreme racially motivated acts of violence against black workers as well as various forms of racial discrimination against them. On the other-hand, some white workers and their trade unions like solidarity have expressed concern about discriminatory practi...

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the establishment of the Transmission Entity under Eskom holdings is the most urgent priority. He says the transmission's core function will be to promote capital investment, to catalyse energy efficiency and maintain cost sustainability. Gordhan says the Transmission subsidiary will have an interim Board fulfilling an oversight role. Yesterday Gordh...

Economics have mixed predictions over which way today’s mid-term budget speech is likely to go. Some say that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is likely to focus more on SOE’s while others expect a tax increase. Which way can we expect him to go under this stressful economic situation seeing that the unemployment figures have also increased? GUEST: Alex Gwala, Deliotte Director of Global Business tax...