The Daily Discourse

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot; Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch. This morning we are going to deal with: How much life insurance do I need, and why do premiums vary from company to company when it comes to not only life assurance, but disability and dreaded disease? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

This morning we are in conversation with former ANC provincial chairperson and North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo. Mahumapelo was removed from serving as premier in 2018, and the party's provincial executive committee following protracted and violent protests in the province. Job Mokgoro was appointed to replace Mahumapelo. Mahumapelo and his supporters, however, won two high court bids challeng...

The situation is escalating in Iran .This could destabilize the many things including starting a world war. What’s next? GUEST: Mr Ibrahim Deen, Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre

In the past, strong research from the field of positive psychology has shown that universally money adds to our happiness only up to a certain point. How true is this? Today we ask can money buy you success and happiness. GUEST: Douglas Kruger, who is the Author of “Is your thinking keeping you poor?” 5o Ways the Rich Think Differently and Award Winning Speaker. He is the only speaker in Africa to...

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has led the party to its sixth electoral victory but this could be its last chance. We are now in conversation with Richard Calland, an Associate Professor in Public Law, at the University of Cape Town, who says the ANC's domination has been in decline since 2009. In four successive national and local government elections since former party president Jacob Zuma entere...

Fred Brownell, the designer of South Africa's first democratic flag, passed away at his home in Pretoria on Friday. He died at the age of 79. The flag was adopted on the twenty-seventh of April 1994, during the country's first democratic general election, to replace the flag that had been used since 1928. The new national flag was chosen as a symbol of South Africa's new democracy. Recently the Eq...

This morning we will continue celebrating the life of one of South Africa's most loved and influential musicians, MaBrr ... The Madonna of the Townships ... The Queen of African Pop, Brenda Fassie. Fassie who died in 2004 left an indelible mark on the South African music scene. Her songs are still played at parties and weddings. For more on the live and times of Brenda Fassie we are now joined on...

ANC is retaining its grip on the Eastern Cape. As vote counting continues, the ANC in the Eastern Cape has garnered over 68 percent of the vote, followed by the DA with over 15 percent and the EFF with over seven percent in the province. GUEST: Lulama Ngcukayitobi, ANC provincial secretary

We are now in conversation with Premier candidate for the DA in the Western Cape, Alan Winde, who says they are optimistic that the party will retain power in the province. Support for the DA and ANC are down in the Western Cape according to the latest provisional election results. Vote counting has been completed in over 94 percent of voting stations. The provincial IEC is expected to give its fi...

For governments to function optimally there must be a good relationship between politicians and administrators. We are now in conversation with Tania Ajam, who is an Associate professor, in public financial management at the University Of Stellenbosch School Of Public Leadership. Professor Ajam says the uncertainty about lines of accountability, especially in relation to public financial managemen...

The Independent Electoral Commission said 55% of voters who registered to vote are female and 45% male. In 2014 voter turnout was significantly higher among women than men, so we have been seeing more women come forward in the last years. With issues like gender discrimination, abuse & other issues women in SA face, it’s important that their voice is heard. Why is the women vote so critical? Joini...

The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it will conduct an audit to establish whether there was double voting at specific polling stations. At least nineteen people were arrested in three KwaZulu-Natal municipalities for "double voting", thus far. This morning we are in conversation with Advocate Pansy Tlakula, former chair of the Electoral Commission of South Africa and cu...

This morning we are in conversation with Law professor Steve Cornelius, who last year resigned from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) disciplinary tribunal following the announcement of the new laws on female testosterone regulations. Recently Olympic 800-meters champion Caster Semenya lost her appeal against the IAAF's rules that entail female athletes with high natura...

The ANC is projected to win 57.3% of the national vote and will drop below 50% in Gauteng, this according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). GUEST: FIKILE MBALULA, ANC HEAD OF CAMPAIGNS

The Freedom Front Plus says more voters are supporting the party because it keeps its promises, unlike other parties. The FF Plus is making a relatively strong showing in the national race for votes in early counting nationwide. GUEST: Wouter Wessels, Who is the Head of Campaigns for the Freedom Front Plus

The Legacy Centre – An accounting firm committed to the responsible transformation of South Africa and an empowerment paradigm that is rooted in sustainable wealth creation. Millycent Mashele is the founder of The Legacy Centre, one of the few blacked and women led accounting and consulting firms in South Africa. The business offers a comprehensive range of business solutions from advisory, taxati...

With all eyes on this year's final election results, we now speak to Mike Law, who is a project coordinator and chief researcher at the Political Party Co-operation and Building and Sustaining of Coalitions initiative, about how coalitions may unfold in certain provinces. So will political parties’ band together to form a coalition as we saw in the major metropolitan councils of the City of Johann...

Yesterday roughly 26.7 million registered South African voters casted their ballots in the country's sixth democratic elections. A record-breaking 48 political parties contested these elections. Yesterday voting closed at nine in the evening and counting resumed immediately afterwards. The election results will be officially announced on Saturday evening. For the latest we are now joined in studio...

Yesterday Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha visited two of South Africa's biggest correctional facilities, the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria and the Johannesburg Correctional Centre, to assess their state of readiness to participate in South Africa's sixth democratic national and provincial elections. For the latest on the preparations that have been made t...

National Police Commissioner Khehla Sithole has assured electoral officers working at identified hot spots in the North West, that they will be protected by law enforcement officers. The area is one of the IEC hotspots going into today’s elections - following 5-months of protests last year… GUEST: Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, Provincial Police spokesperson

Police Minister General Bheki Cele says more than fifty one thousand police officers will be deployed at voting stations across the country. He's identified KwaZulu-Natal and North West as the high-risk provinces where possible protests could disrupt voting. GUEST: Brigadier Jay Naicker, Police Spokesperson in KwaZulu Natal

Sudan is in the middle of a revolution. Protesters who deposed former President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years, want a civilian-led government. According to Sudan's military council says it will not allow civilians a majority on the supreme council, set to rule the country during a transitional period. Protest leaders have accused the military of not negotiating in good faith and promoting...

The Breaking Down Borders Summit is a gathering of young leaders from diverse backgrounds who occupy leadership roles in vast fields with the aim of driving inter-country relations. This year’s theme is “Reclaim Africa!” which is a call to action for young people to take ownership of the future of the continent. With this and with it being Africa Month we ask, how we can remain united as Africans...

Last week Tuesday we dealt with finance related questions that came in during the month of April and we didn’t get to answer all your questions pertaining to retirement plans, Investment portfolios and other financial issues, so this morning on Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch we will continue to answer your questions… GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Li...

The Islamic Interfaith Research Institute says voting in the 2019 general election does not go against the religion even though it falls during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. According to Founder and director of the Institute, Rafiq Hassen, the start of Ramadan will begin today as per the lunar calendar that they follow. This morning we will get to understand what the month of Ramadan entails…...