The Daily Discourse

This morning we are going to look at the "Financial Survival kit for Retrenchment"; steps to take to ensure that you're adequately prepared for retrenchment and what to do in the event it actually happens, this as retrenchment remains a high possibility for many employed South Africans during current challenging economic times... GUEST : Brendan Gace, the Head of Anchor Private Clients

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula last week offered taxi operators124-thousand rand in exchange for their un-roadworthy vehicles. Mbalula launched the second phase of the Taxi Recapitalization Programme in Elandsfontein south of Johannesburg. The aim of the programme is to get rid of un-roadworthy taxis. The programme was first started by the then Transport Minister Jeff Radebe. To get an understa...

Now here is a subject that is not pleasant to talk about. The issue of divorce, as hard as it is, it is a reality. But then where does the money part fit in? Our guest is pointing to the fact that many people don’t understand where the pension benefits fit in. GUEST: Nashalin Portrag - Head of FundsAtWork at Momentum Corporate

Amnesty International says that Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and a witch-hunt against anyone who dared challenge his government. They also say that socio-economic conditions of many Zimbabweans have also declined over the past 12 months. To get an understanding on this, GUE...

The South African Football Association (Safa) is frantically searching for a new Bafana Bafana coach, as September's deadline draws near. This after Stuart Baxter resigned as coach. It is understood that Pitso Mosimane, Benni McCarthy, Gavin Hunt and Steve Komphela are the frontrunners for the job. This morning we are asking you: Who’s the best candidate to replace Stuart Baxter as head coach of B...

Calls for Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane have continued to intensify over the past few weeks following several scathing court judgments against her. Earlier this month Members of Parliament held a meeting to discuss a request to look into the fitness of Mkhwebane to hold office. Currently the court of the rules committee is set to determine a process that will be followed in the remo...

Time now for our regular Friday Feature the Friday Wind Down. In the spotlight this morning is the Deputy Secretary General of the ANC, Jessie Duarte. Ms Duarte is the former South African High Commissioner to Mozambique, former provincial secretary of the Federation of Transvaal Women. She was once a banned person, a political detainee, Chief Operations Officer in the Presidency and previously th...

Dumping liquid waste at landfills will soon be made illegal in South Africa. The government will this morning (23/08/19) implement a new waste legislation banning all liquid waste from landfill - signaling a massive shift in South African waste legislation. This morning we will examine how this new waste legislation places significant importance on the effective management of such waste by waste p...

The African Centre for the Study of the US was hosting a talk by Rory Verrett who is founder and managing partner of Protégé Search. His talk is entitled American entrepreneurs of color: Lessons an d strategies for expansion. What lessons are he highlighting in this talk and what can South Africans lean from the American entrepreneur of colour? GUEST: Rory Verrett - Founder and managing partner of...

As the Inkatha Freedom Party is getting ready for their national elective conference which starts today (Friday), all eyes are on the emergence of the party’s Former national chairperson Ziba Jiyane who recently joined the party after 14 years since his removal. The party will be replacing Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who led the party since its inception in 1975. To get some inside into what to ex...

This morning we are in conversation with IEC Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo, about the new law that political parties and donors must disclose donations above a threshold to the Electoral Commission. We want to discuss how far the commission is in implementing the Political Party Funding Act GUEST: IEC Chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo

We continue our weekly discussion with the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), which is celebrating 20 years since its existence. This morning we are in conversation with Ms Xolile Ntuli, the Chief Financial Officer of the National Lotteries Commission board, about how the NLC achieves and maintains clean audit and the impact of the work of the NLC in the communities… GUEST: Ms Xolile Ntuli, the...

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from Diepkloof Comprehensive Welfare Centre, 13141 Marthinus Smuts Drive, Soweto in Johannesburg. We are here for the Sonke and SAfm dialogue on "The Role of Local Government in Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence". This morning we will engage with a range of speakers from government and civil society organisations about how we can e...

For some time government has been calling for input from the private sector and individuals to assist the country on issues of job creation. And yes, if you listen to the news, some have heeded government’s call. Individuals have also come forward with suggestions to try and assist. One of those is Mpho Muthubi who is a social entrepreneur has written an open letter to the president with suggestio...

This week on Workers on Wednesday we discuss the problem of sexual harassment at the workplace. Many women workers are regularly subjected to this unsavoury and oppressive form of behaviour by their male colleagues, especially those who are in higher positions to them. Because of high unemployment, many women are also forced into sexual relations with their employers in order to obtain and keep th...

Former members of the SABC interim board say they stand by their decision to award a 185-million rand tender to the company that scored the second-highest. The board is now under fire from the Special Investigating Unit which found that they acted irregularly in awarding the tender. The SIU says the interim board failed to give sufficient reasons why they chose the second bidder instead of conside...

The Gauteng Human Settlements and Co-operative Governance MEC, Lebohang Maile, yesterday established a committee to look into allegations of fraud and corruption in the province's municipalities. Maile says they have noted that Gauteng municipalities are at risk of degenerating to a dysfunctional level, except for Ekurhuleni and Mid-Vaal. For more on this issue we are now in conversation with the...

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot the Global Perspective, today's destination is the country of Cuba. Cuba's Communist government has survived more than 50 years of US sanctions intended to topple veteran leader Fidel Castro. It also defied predictions that it would not survive the collapse of its one-time supporter, the Soviet Union. GUEST: Dianelis Forestal Mejías, the Third Secretary for Pr...

We continue our focus on the horn of Africa, this morning our focus in on Apartheid in Somalia, where clan structure remains socially and politically important. When you think of Somalia you generally picture a homogenous society, with a common Arabic ancestry, a shared culture of nomadism and one Somali mother tongue BUT in reality the country is faced with ethnic marginalization, stigma, social...

As discussed last week, this morning we are going to be discussing one of the important principals of the financial plan which relates to Health Care and Disability. However, Bryan Hirsch would first like to answer the two questions from last week: Can you access your savings account from your Medical Aid? Is it compulsory for government employees to join the Government Employees Medical Scheme (G...

For many years small business have been complaining about late payments from the different government structures. Well, there’s light at the end of the tunnel as the department of small business development is calling on the budgets of various national and provincial departments that owe SMME’s large sums of money to be slashed to allow the Treasury to pay the affected businesses directly. What ma...

Yesterday (19/08/19) the ANC in Gauteng failed to meet yesterday's deadline that the party's NEC had set for the Gauteng Premier David Makhura to replace one of his male MEC's with a female one. The ANC had ordered Makhura to effect changes to his executive committee in line with the party's resolution. The ANC resolved that provinces that are led by males must have 60 per cent of women in their e...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's supporters have accused the CR17 campaign managers, especially Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, of having used them to enrich themselves from the R1 billion raised for his ANC leadership campaign in 2017, this according to Investigative Journalists Mzilikazi Wa Afrika, Piet Rampedi And Karabo Ngoepe. To elaborate further we are now joined on the...

On our Legally Speaking feature today we speak to Jacquie Cassette, who is the National Practice Head and Director of the Pro Bono and Human Rights practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. They are said to be solving some of the country’s developmental challenges by promoting constitutional values and the protection and enforcement of rights, and facilitating access to justice for the disadvantaged and...

Last week we started a series of interviews around economic development where we focused mostly on employment issues. We spoke about what should be done to improve the rate of unemployment in our country. Today we speak to Coega Development Corporation which announced that it has exceeded 120 000 jobs created through its programmes across the country, which they say has enriched the livelihood of...