The Daily Discourse

As Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister, we look at this means for Brexit and how it also changes the face of British politics. What does it mean for Africa and how should the world embrace his Prime Ministership? Guest: Sanusha Naidu - Senior Research Associate Based with the Institute for Global Dialogue

Over the years, this show has focused on the crisis at Eskom and its impact on working class people. Over the years the state owned electricity generating entity has ensured power outages or “load-shedding” impacting on the economy and our daily lives, steep increases in the price of electricity and lately it seems, also threats to Eskom workers’ job security. In today’s show we focus on the lates...

"Why don't you talk about Johan Rupert? Why don't you talk about the Stellenbosch mafia?" - These are just some of the concerns you have raised as listeners. So this morning we will deal with those concerns as we host News24's Assistant Editor, Pieter du Toit about his new book titled: "The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaire's Club ." The book delves deep into Stellenbosch, its history, Af...

As the South African Defence Force descended on the gang ridden communities in the Western Cape, politicians used it as a point scoring game. However the communities on the ground are happy at the arrival of the army. For a perspective on this and to also understand what it means to deploy the military for such mission, we are joined on the line by… GUEST: Helmoed Heitman – Independent Defence Ana...

Today in history...When her underground cell was arrested and detained, Phyllis Naidoo escaped to Lesotho along a new route established by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in providing for children who had left South Africa, assisting members of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and ANC to escape from S...

The Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be in the High Court in Pretoria today over the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report on the rogue unit at the South Africa Revenue Service. Gordhan wants the court to suspend the remedial action contained in the report until a judicial review has been completed. He has denied that the intelligence team set up investigate tax evasion was a...

What are your rights when stopped or arrested by a Traffic Officer in South Africa? Many of you may recall a viral video of a woman being restrained by a male JMPD officer. The video, which was widely shared on social media, was taken at the Douglasdale police station several weeks ago. The video shows a woman who had allegedly failed a breathalyzer test which led to her arrest by the JMPD. The vi...

Last week Friday was a day dominated by major political stories with former president Jacob Zuma deciding to withdraw from the commission of inquiry in state capture. While that was happening, the Public Protector ruled against the current president Cyril Ramaphosa that he misled parliament over a R500 000 donations for his election campaign. Since both leaders are high ranking members of the ANC,...

South African economists are expecting the Reserve Bank to cut repo rate by 25 basis points. But why is the repo rate so significant to us as ordinary citizens? To answer this and more, we our now Joined on in studio by our SABC Senior Economics reporter, Tshepo Mongoai, to give us the latest economic outlook in the country GUEST: SABC Senior Economics reporter, Tshepo Mongoai

One of the biggest tests of the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed since coming to power in April last year was the question of Sidama, a zonal administration under the Southern Regional State which is opting for establishing itself separate regional state. Sidama is currently part of the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, which is represented in the countr...

The Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) national council say former president Jacob Zuma is a liar, this follows Zuma's allegations against the MKMVA's national chairperson, Siphiwe Nyanda, and Ngoako Ramatlhodi. Earlier on I spoke to ANC Veterans League president, Snuki Zikalala about the allegations Zuma made the state capture inquiry..

Tensions flared on former President Jacob Zuma's second day on the stand in the State Capture Inquiry. Zuma's lawyer, Thabani Masuku, raised concerns over what he said was the way in which Commission's evidence leader, Paul Pretorius, was questioning his client. Masuku says that the current process of cross-examining the former President is in breach of the Commission's rules… GUEST: Ms Phephelaph...

The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the Independent Electoral Commission's decision to deregister Black First Land First as a political party. The IEC today ruled in favour of an appeal lodged by the Freedom Front Plus that the BLFs exclusion of membership based on race was contrary to the Electoral Act. The Commission had originally approved the BLF's 2016 registration on the basis that its const...

Former president Jacob Zuma says he has been provoked into spilling the beans about intelligence information that he has. Yesterday he told the State Capture Inquiry that there were numerous efforts over the years to assassinate his character. Meanwhile, Zuma claims that his children have suffered greatly as a result of the lies told about their father. He says numerous efforts over the years to a...

Last week many of our Safm listeners who use prepaid electricity complained about the rising costs if electricity in the country. Some of you complained about how you do not get value for your money when purchasing electricity vouchers. So we have invited an Eskom representative to give us comprehensive information about how prepaid electricity works, and we will also look at Illegal Connections a...

Former president Jacob Zuma is set to appear before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture this morning. The commission recently confirmed that it had received a written undertaking from Zuma through his attorneys that he will appear before it from this morning until July the 19th. Loyalists to Jacob Zuma are reportedly mobilizing in their numbers and have gathered outside the venue wh...

Former Sunday Times journalist, Piet Rampedi has accused several of his former colleagues of being involved in what he terms as a cabal to prevent him from writing and further exposing the so called 'Rogue Unit at SARS. Rampedi resigned after the publication retracted its reports on the so-called Sars "rogue unit" in 2015. Rampedi, who is currently an Investigations Editor at Independent Media as...

Time now for our regular popular Friday feature: The Friday Wind Down, in the spotlight today is former IEC chairperson, Advocate Pansy Tlakula. Currently Advocate Tlakula is the chairperson of South Africa's Information Regulator, a body that is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance and handling complaints related to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI). Advocate Tlakul...

The collapse of retailer Steinhoff has been South Africa's biggest corporate crash to date. It's also been one of the most scandalous involving claims of fraud, racehorses and a mistress. In 2017 the group was worth R193 billion and in Just 24 hours later that year, 60 percent of that value had been wiped out. Now the company is hardly a shadow of its former self. This morning we are in conversati...

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe says the country's stable and predictable mining policies and regulatory framework have resulted in positive spin-offs for the industry. Mantashe was delivering his department's budget vote speech in Parliament yesterday. He says despite the decline in mining in the first quarter of the year due to load shedding, electricity prices and a five m...

Uber and Bolt (formerly known as Taxify) have competition, this as Business man, Kenny Kunene has entered the e-hailing taxi industry. Kenny says he started the business to empower our drivers to be their own boss. Kunene's service, called Yookoo Rides intends to compete with some of the big companies in the world of high-tech transport. GUEST: Kenny Kunene, who is a businessman

Lobby group, Afri-Forum, has called on the NPA to hasten its prosecutorial decisions on cases of EFF leader Julius Malema. Afri-Forum has highlighted three cases in which Malema is alleged to have contravened the law. They include allegations of firing shots at the EFF's fifth anniversary celebrations rally in the Eastern Cape, fraud and tender-related corruption in Limpopo and assault of a police...

Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina says there was nothing wrong in the granting of a one-point-nine billion tender to put up portable toilets in informal settlements. The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism earlier alleged that it was a jobs for pals scheme with 16 companies being offered the tender. Masina says the tender was about increasing the number of temporary toilets from nine-t...

Nigeria, one of Africa's largest economies has finally joined the Africa Free Trade Zone. The West African country was one of the last countries that had not committed to signing the deal. Meanwhile, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has asked South Africa to continue supplying electricity to his country. He made the plea to President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Nige...

Time now for our regular Wednsday feature, Water is Life. This morning we are in conversation with the Overberg Waterboard in the Western Cape. Overberg Water distributes water to the surrounding and rural areas of Cape Agulhas, Theewaterskloof and Swellendam. It has three (3) water treatment schemes with twenty-two (22) reservoirs which are located strategically across the Overberg region. For mo...