The Daily Discourse

Workers union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has threatened to haul state arms manufacturer, Denel to the courts. Denel notified its employees that they would not receive their full salaries this month. In an internal memorandum leaked to the media, the company says employees will only receive 85 per cent of their salaries today and the balance will be paid in a week's...

We are now in conversation with Ms. Catrina Bonus, Deputy Chief, of the Uniformed Division for the United States Secret Service - the first female to achieve this rank. Prior to this, Ms Bonus has held many leadership positions in the White House Branch, Foreign Missions Branch, the Naval Observatory Branch, and Special Operations Division - Magnetometer Operations Office and the Office of the Chi...

Two videos of prisoners and warders engaged in illicit behaviour at Durban's Westville Prison have emerged. The cell phone footage shows prisoners snorting what appears to be cocaine and smoking other drugs inside their jail cells. Warders are also seen handing weapons to prisoners and allegedly encouraging them to fight in the videos. GUEST: Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Department of Just...

As this is the last Tuesday of the month, and as June is Youth month, we will be dealing with questions that have come in during the month from the youth. GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

This morning we are in conversation with Home affairs minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi to discuss how national government should tighten South Africa's porous borders and ensure it has a database of every person living in the country. We will also look at rampant cross-border crimes such as robbery, murder, smuggling of illicit goods, and stock theft, which have also been attributed to the country's...

The streets of Umlazi, in KwaZulu-Natal are flooded with garbage and this situation has been going on for years. Refuse collection was disrupted in the municipality after sub-contractors protested against not being paid for several months by the main contractor. GUEST: Mandla Nsele, Acting head of communications for the EThekwini Metro

We are now in conversation with the ANC's national spokesperson Pule Mabe to discuss the claims that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is investigating President Cyril Ramaphosa for money laundering. This after reports emerged that Mkhwebane had extended the scope of her probe into a R500 000 donation President Ramaphosa received during his campaign to secure the ANC's presidency in 2017. GUEST:...

Time for our regular Monday feature Legally Speaking. The word conveyancing is used to describe the administrative and legal procedures necessary to transfer ownership (and other rights) in immovable property from one person to another. In terms of the laws in South Africa immovable property (vacant land, houses, flats, farms, and buildings) can be privately owned. Thousands of property transactio...

Guest: Dr Sibongise Dhlomo

A fifth homeless man has been found murdered on the streets of Pretoria on Wednesday. Police could confirm that all five victims were "male, middle-aged, homeless and killed during the night". Homeless people are always the first to be exposed to danger because they don’t have homes. The number of homeless people in SA streets continues to grow every day. How do we deal with the issue of homeless...

This morning we are in conversation with former National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega. Was she made to shoulder all the blame for the Marikana tragedy? For more she now joins us on the line… GUEST: Former National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega.

Time now for our Friday Wind Down feature, where we profile high achievers in their respective fields. This morning we are in conversation with one of South Africa's most prominent political figure, the former premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa. Shilowa resigned as Premier on the 29th of September 2008. Shilowa left the ANC to help form the opposition Congress of the People (COPE), where he beca...

These past weeks we have be talking to newly appointed MEC’S about economic development in their provinces about their plans as a department to help create jobs, eradicate poverty and transform. Economic development is critical for any country’s growth or development and with unemployment being one of the leading issues in SA it’s important to build and transform SA’s economy in order to create jo...

Peaceful protests in Malawi against the outcome of the May 21 Presidential Elections are on today nationwide. Protesters want the nullification of the outcome of the presidential poll. They cite vote counting irregularities as evidenced by use of Tipex on many result sheet forms, as a major reason for backing their calls. GUESTS: Undule Mwakasungula, who is a Malawian Human Rights and government a...

These past weeks we have been talking to newly appointed MEC’S about economic development in their provinces and about their plans as a department to help create jobs, eradicate poverty and transform. Economic development is critical for any country’s growth or development and with unemployment being one of the leading issues in SA it’s important to build and transform SA’s economy in order to cre...

Unemployment is a continuous fight in SA and in an attempt to reduce unemployment in South Africa especially in the youth segment, the Bizniz in a Box has helped 70 young entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. These businesses cover various needs of the local community. Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) came up with the Bizniz in a Box concept to overcome challenges like fun...

The President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa), Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena says the decision by parliament not to include a praise singer is unfortunate and doesn't do much for the preservation of African culture. GUEST: Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena, President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) GUEST: Dr Sipho Sithole, founder of Native Rhyth...

The ANC has revealed who will head the various portfolio committees in the sixth term of Parliament and controversial former ministers accused of corruption, allegations of wrongdoing and state capture, such as Mosebenzi Zwane, Faith Muthambi and Bongani Bongo are on the list. ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said MPs who had allegations against them had appeared before the party's integrity commissi...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) confirmed that there had been shooting incident involving its soldiers and Mozambique border police on Sunday afternoon in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal. SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobozi confirmed in a statement on Monday that shots were fired in the area of Ndumo, east of Farazella, along the SA-Mozambique border at around 4pm...

Bona Manzi provides a world-class borehole drilling in Polokwane and services to the industrial, commercial and domestic markets in South Africa. In a water scarce area like Northern Limpopo, supplementary sources like groundwater play a major role in keeping households, villages and farms from ruin. Having access to a borehole in the city can also save residents a lot of money when it comes to wa...

In today’s show we look at what’s referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its likely impact on labour and our lives. Many analysts, experts and indeed trade unions are concerned about the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on the world of work and the likelihood of replacing workers with robots creating even more unemployment and poverty. Estimates of job-losses range from 9 to 47...

Staying with issues around agriculture, we are now in conversation with S’dumo Dlamini, the Deputy Minister in the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Minister Dlamini will speak to us about how the national and provincial departments that are responsible for agriculture and land issues can make agriculture and land reform work… GUEST: S’dumo Dlamini, the Deputy Minister...

Organised agricultural bodies calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa, to provide clarity on land reform in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. Omri van Zyl, the executive director of Agri SA, says the organisation hopes that the president would also focus on getting all government departments to work together to provide South African agriculture with the support and enabling env...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday deliver his second State of the Nation Address, SONA. It is expected that President Ramaphosa's Sona will deal largely with issues of the country's economy, unemployment, State-owned Enterprises and land reform. This morning we are in conversation with two small parties for their expectations on President Ramaphosa’s SONA… GUEST: Dr Wouter W...

At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide attack in north-eastern Nigeria, while watching a televised football match. Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 25 kilometers from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV. Officials in the country have linked the triple suicide bombing to Boko Haram. For the latest we are now...