The Daily Discourse

Should South Africa consider taxing its wealthy citizens to bridge the income gap between the rich and the poor? This morning we are in conversation with Professor Ingrid Woolard, Dean, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, at Stellenbosch University. Professor Woolard says high wealth inequality creates an imbalance of political power between citizens as the wealthy can potentially influen...

Are you blacklisted? Or have you been unfairly blacklisted? The word "Blacklisting" is a term commonly used by credit providers to threaten or coerce people with outstanding debt to pay up. This morning, we turn our focus on unfairly being blacklisted, How to handle it, How to clear your name from it and what legal recourse one has if they have been unfairly blacklisted. Joining us on the line for...

What are your thoughts on the calls for the establishment of a state owned bank in South Africa? Critics of the idea of a state owned bank have criticized the thought of it by citing the poor track record in the management of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This morning we will look at the role and purpose of a state bank, who stands to benefit from it and whether South Africa needs a stated-owned...

The number of young South Africans under the age of 20, who have registered to participate in Wednesday's general election has declined to the lowest level since at least 1999, this according to data from the Independent Electoral Commission, IEC. Are South Africans just not interested in voting? Many have said that they just don't see any point in voting and that they also don't see a vote as a p...

National police Commissioner General Khehla Sithole is expected to visit Vuwani in Limpopo this morning. This follows threats by the pro-Makhado Task team in Vuwani that there will be no elections taking place in Vuwani. Community members will shut down the area tomorrow where they will have a mass meeting to pave a way forward on whether they will participate in Wednesday election or not. They ar...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Moola

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: mouba

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. guest: Andrew Hudson from FNB Acquisitions

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. guest: salisha

In the past year, the public-interest sector was shaken up by a number of reports of sexual harassment against women, allegedly perpetrated by powerful (often white) men in positions of power. This morning we talk about what the real causes of sexual harassment is, how perpetrators are able to emotionally manipulate their victims, abuse of power and how we can encourage women to speak out even if...

The Mail & Guardian reported last week on the squalid conditions that black students in rural universities face (“UniZulu students’ accommodation conditions are ‘inhumane”). But those in charge are escaping blame. 25 years after democratic elections, why are students still living in shacks, Crammed together, without basic services, they walk far to campus, often in the dark, terrified of being mug...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Sonto Ndlovu

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Philani Shange, the deputy mayor of...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Sthembiso Madladla, Chairperson of...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. guest: John Addison, Director of Wild Fron...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Winile Mntungwa, Head of Durban Tou...

Yesterday we commemorated Labour Day and today we look at the plight of domestic workers, their role in society, rights and why they are underpaid. Do you have a written contract with them where their responsibilities as well as yours as employers are explicitly stated and agreed upon? GUEST: Florence Nokuzola Mosepele - Managing director of Cleaners on Call

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Jenny Chetty, travel manager at Gre...

The Talking Point is coming to you live this morning from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), in KwaZulu-Natal. We are here for yet another gathering of the annual Africa's Travel Indaba. The Travel Indaba showcases the widest variety of Africa's best tourism products and attracts international buyers and media from across the world. GUEST: Bashni Muthaya, Chief Strategy offi...

Four Rhodes University PhD Chemistry students have been awarded the top position in the 2019 Hult Prize Challenge, for their electronic and electrical waste management system. The 4 students; Nobuhle Ndebele, Lindokuhle Nene, Reitumetse Nkhahle and Gauta Matlou participated in the 2019 Hult Prize Regional Summit held at the Brookhouse International School in Nairobi, Kenya. For more on their inter...

The annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony will take place this coming Thursday at Westpark Cemetery, in Johannesburg from 12:00 Midday. The ceremony pays tribute to the strength and resilience of the Jewish people and all victims and survivors of the horrific Holocaust. This morning we are in conversation with Holocaust survivor, Irene Fainman, who was just 6 years old when she and her family wer...

What are Markets, the all share price index, and indices? Such complex technical economic words are frequently used, not only in economic analyses and policy documents, but also in the general news media, such us our own market update. To better understand these economic jargon and yardsticks of economic performance we are now joined in studio by SABC Economics reporter, Nompumelelo Siziba GUEST N...

Workers and their trade unions in South Africa and all over the world will be celebrating Mayday or Workers' Day this today. This morning we will be in conversation with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to discuss the plight of workers. From issues around better working conditions for workers, demands for the end of labour brokering and issues of the insourcing of workers and ot...

There are 8 days to go until the General Election, so we decided to profile South Africa for our African Perspective feature. South Africa has one of the continent's biggest and most developed economies. Up until 1994 the country as many of you would know was ruled by a white minority government, which enforced a separation of races with its policy called apartheid. For more on the country we are...

This morning we continue our conversation on the role of the Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers. We are going to discuss some of the most common banking complaints received by the Ombudsman for Banking Services, such as fraud-related disputes, illegal debit orders, credit card problems, issues with Internet banking, cellphone banking or any other issues related to the sector. We...