The Daily Discourse

Police say they hope that a reward of 500 thousand rand for information in three killings suspected to be related to the VBS saga will lead to the arrests of the killers. Five hundred-thousand-rand is being offered for information that can lead to the arrest of suspects in the killing of two senior members of the South African Municipal Worker Union in Thohoyandou earlier this year. They are also...

Why do we keep seeing sporadic protests ahead of national elections? We always tend to see the mushrooming of various protests ahead of almost every general election, Guest: Thapelo Tselapedi - Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International relations and Rhodes University

The Alexandra Shutdown Committee says it will hand over its memorandum of demands to President Cyril Ramaphosa today during his expected visit to the township. The President's visit to the area follows sporadic protests by frustrated residents over the mushrooming of illegal dwellings and service delivery challenges… GUEST: ANC spokesperson, Dakota Legoete

Next week Thursday the SABC Foundation will be hosting the SABC Disability Summit at Nasrec, Expo Centre. For more on the Summit we are now joined on the line by Iris Cupido, the CEO of the SABC Foundation GUEST: Iris Cupido, the CEO of the SABC Foundation

South Africa doesn't have enough women in foreign policy, this according to Jo-Ansie van Wyk, Professor in International Politics, at Unisa. South Africa is one of at least 17 countries that have a woman foreign minister. Since 1994, all but one of the country's foreign ministers has been women. Professor van Wyk says the prognosis for a feminist South African foreign policy remains poor as long a...

The DA in Gauteng says it has evidence that the leaders of the Alex Total Shutdown movement are affiliated to the ANC. The DA has again accused the ANC of inciting violence in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg. The DA visited the township yesterday to inform residents of the township of Mayor, Herman Mashaba's visit to the area on Monday next week. Aggrieved residents have been calling for a meetin...

We are seeing a trend of business men moving into politics. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, U.S president Donald Trump are a few examples of business men who are now politicians. Should businessmen be considered as politicians? Do they stand a higher chance of understanding the economy better? GUEST: Lumkile Mondi, Senior lecturer at the Wits School of Economics

By now many of you have heard reports about former President Jacob Zuma, who was allegedly involved in moving millions of US dollars from Libya to South Africa. The reports allege that Zuma received 30 million U.S dollars from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. A Forensic investigator and legal expert David Loxton, the CEO of investigations firm Africa Forensics and Cyber says given the ser...

Msunduzi Municipality in Pietermaritzburg has officially been placed under administration. For more on this we are now in conversation with Lennox Mabaso, the provincial spokesperson for the co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) in KwaZulu Natal GUEST: Lennox Mabaso, the provincial spokesperson for the co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) in KwaZulu Natal

The ANC has lambasted the its Youth League in the Free State for the disruption of the launch of investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh's book on ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. A group of people, with some wearing ANC t-shirts, stormed into Exclusive Books store at Sandton City and vandalized it. The book 'Gangster State: Unraveling Ace Magashule's web of capture' was launched last ni...

Time now for our regular Tuesday feature; the African Perspective, where we profile different countries on the African continent. Today the spotlight is on Sudan, once the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, split into two countries in July 2011 after the people of the south voted for independence. Currently the country has seen continuous mass protests calling for...

Public schools countrywide are still dogged by poor infrastructure, teacher absenteeism and lack of water and sanitation. This is according to the School Monitoring Survey (SMS) report that was released by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in Pretoria yesterday. The report was commissioned by the Basic Education Ministry two years ago to measure progress of public schools as set out in 2019...

Israelis are voting in the country's most closely-fought general election in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud Party, is seeking a fifth term in office. But he is facing corruption allegations and a strong challenge from former military chief Benny Gantz. GUEST: PROFESSOR RAN GREENSTEIN, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AT WITS UNIVERSITY

Time now for our regular feature Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch, today we look at the key principles of a financial plan for a young person who is first starting out? How should young employees start saving towards future financial goals, and realise how crucial it is for them to understand how a financial plan needs to grow and evolve with time and one's career. GUEST : Bryan Hirsch, Chairpers...

Political Economist Moeletsi Mbeki argues that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and affirmative action (AA) discourages investment in South Africa. Moeletsi says corporations are no longer really investing in the country and capital flight is vast because of these policies GUESTS: Political Economist, Moeletsi Mbeki

Do people vote because of what political leaders say and what exactly do voters look for in party? What are some of the reasons why voters vote for a specific party? And how do we create a culture of consistency within political parties when it comes to service delivery? Why do we only hear about such promises during electoral campaigns? To answer these questions we are now joined on the line by…...

Time now for our new feature legally talking, where we discuss issues from a legal perspective with legal minds. This morning we will start off the feature by discussing what legal action can be taken when you are wrongfully accused of a crime. GUEST: Ulrich Roux, founder and managing director of Ulrich Roux & Associates

Yesterday marked the 25th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide where an estimated 800,000 people were killed. In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists who target members of the minority Tutsi community. The violence also extended to political opponents, irrespective of their ethnic origin. GUEST: Vincent Karega, Rwanda's High Commissioner i...

Are violent protests more impactful? What good do violent protests or demonstrations actually do? Can they sometimes make a difference in exacting real change? Now and again we see damage to properties when people vent their frustration over issues or poor service delivery and other concerns, to highlight their plight. Many have stated this is the only language the governments understand. This mor...

With crime at an all-time high in South Africa, we explore the culture of gangsterism in the country. The culture of gang violence has become deeply entrenched in our communities, especially on the Cape Flats, which is notorious for gang related violence. So what is it that causes this social scourge? Is it poor parenting? Perhaps the lack of social programmes and education? Unemployment or perhap...

Tumelo Mogodiseng, the General Secretary of the South African Policing Union (SAPU) who wants the national police commissioner General Khehla Sithole removed from his position. The union has called on Police Minister Bheki Cele to initiate a process where President Cyril Ramaphosa will establish a board of inquiry into the fitness of Commissioner Khehla Sithole to hold office… GUEST: Tumelo Mogodi...

Tuesday the second of April marked exactly a year since the passing of Mama Winnie Madikizela Mandela also known as mother of the nation. She was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. Today, like every other day, we remember this icon and all the good she did for the nation. GUEST: Ntombizikhona Valela, who is a Writer and a historian doing her PhD on Winnie Madikizela Mandela at...

Just last week, police confirmed that a female warder at the Goedemoed prison in the Free State was stabbed to death when she and another female warder were held hostage for nearly three hours by an inmate on Friday afternoon, police confirmed. This raises safety concerns in prisons. How are we ensuring the safety of prison warders in prisons? GUEST: Minister Michel Masutha, who is the Minister of...

ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor, Andile Lungisa says his legal team will challenge the dismissal of his appeal bid against his conviction and sentence at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. The Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda dismissed his appeal after his sentencing for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm by the Port Elizabeth High Court last year. This after he smashe...

Msunduzi Municipality in Pietermaritzburg has reportedly been placed under administration. For more on this we are now in conversation with Lennox Mabaso, the provincial spokesperson for the co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) in KwaZulu Natal GUEST: Lennox Mabaso, the provincial spokesperson for the co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) in KwaZulu Natal