The Daily Discourse

Too many families today are taking advantage of Magadi or iLobolo and use it for their own pride, money-hunger and greedy interests, this according to Baba Buntu, Executive director at Ebukhosini Solutions. He says by imposing HUGE and impossible monetary demands, such families are squeezing life and love out of young men who are supposed to now start building a foundation for family. GUEST: Baba...

Limpopo Premier, Stan Mathabatha, says the process of appointing new mayors in the province will be done in the interest of rebuilding and regenerating the ANC. This after the Limpopo PEC resolved to fire seven of its mayors who participated in councils investing in the controversial VBS Mutual Bank. Mathabatha says criminal cases will be opened against the officials implicated in transferring mil...

The most notable trends affecting labour this year include the consolidation of the division of the trade union movement with the development of new federation, SAFTU, yet another attempt by established trade unions to persuade government and big companies to create jobs and the passing and signing of new labour laws that include a national minimum wage and greater controls over workers' and union...

South Africa says it remains committed to normalizing diplomatic relations with Rwanda. This after a Rwandan newspaper allegedly called Minister Lindiwe Sisulu a prostitute. Ms Sisulu recently met former army chief, General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, an exiled critic of the Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame, triggering a diplomatic row between the countries. Kayumba fell out with his former close ally Ka...

Time now for our regular Tuesday feature; the African Perspective, where we profile different countries on the African continent. Today the spotlight is on Mali. Once home to several pre-colonial empires, the landlocked, arid West African country of Mali is one of the largest on the continent. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a key regional trading post and centre of Islamic cultur...

This morning The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, where President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the South African Local Government Association's (SALGA) National Members Assembly. SALGA's National Members Assembly is an annual general meeting of local government association made up of all 257 municip...

Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has opened a criminal case against former city mayor Parks Tau and former Member of the Mayoral Committee, Geoff Makhubo. Mashaba is accusing the pair of illegally benefitting 30-million rand out of lucrative deals within the city. The charges include fraud, corruption, maladministration, money laundering and racketeering. GUEST: Spokesperson in the office of the Mayor,...

Time now for our regular Tuesday feature “Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch”. This morning we are in conversation with Brendan Gace, who is in for Bryan, who is away on holiday. Today we will look at Stock Market Investing Tips and Guide for Beginners. GUEST : The Head of Anchor Private Clients, Brendan Gace

This morning The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, where President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the South African Local Government Association's (SALGA) National Members Assembly. SALGA's National Members Assembly is an annual general meeting of local government association made up of all 257 municip...

Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng says the public broadcaster is technically insolvent because its current management does not know how to do business. Motsoeneng was answering questions about his tenure as COO of the public broadcaster earlier on Morning Live with Sakina Kamwendo. Motsoeneng was fired from SABC after being found guilty of putting it into disrepute for holding a media briefing in...

Net1 UEPS Technologies, the parent company of Cash Payment Services (CPS) will have to negotiate with South Africa Social Security Agency over the pricing of the last six months of its contract to distribute social grants after the Constitutional Court said it could not at this stage interfere. Last Week Friday the Concourt ruled that it did not consider the matter urgent. This morning, we find ou...

Last Week Tuesday, the National Assembly voted on and adopted the Property Practitioners Bill. The Bill was met with no objections from any political party. According to Minister of Human Settlements, NomaIndia Mfeketo, seeks to address the injustices of the apartheid era. This morning, we unpack exactly how this property Practitioners bill aims to just that. GUEST: Nocawe Mafu, Chairperson of the...

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), have vowed to continue to fight against the introduction of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in the country. The two unions believe the introduction of IPPs is aimed at paving the way for the privatization of Eskom and the distribution of electricity. GUEST: Numsa's acting spokesp...

Rand Water has called on consumers to use water sparingly following an electrical fault at one of the utility's water purification plant, leading to a decrease in water levels. The problem will affect residents of Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg metro municipalities. GUEST: Rand Water spokesperson, Justice Mohale

Government pensions were the hardest hit by the Steinhoff scandal. Members of the Government Employees Pension Fund lost billions in investments. In the same breath the largest public sector union Nehawu says pension funds should be safeguarded against the hijacking of the Public Investment Corporation to rescue looted state-owned enterprises. On the Talking Point we will discuss whether the gover...

When you think of the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa, most people think of late former president, Nelson Mandela. But while Mandela undoubtedly played a central role in the liberation struggle, there was a plethora of people who contributed to the country's freedom. People like Steve Biko, Walter Sisulu, and Oliver Tambo are some of the lesser known anti-apartheid activists. But why wa...

Just 6 are a proudly Southern African group of young men who hail from East London, Pretoria, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. They were drawn together in 2011 and made the choice to combine their unique individual talents to create one solidified entity they now proudly call Just 6 Blessed with good looks, the gift of singing, composing and arranging and the ability to create all kinds of interesting musi...

What are terms and Conditions of appropriate courtship? Equality in a relationship, does it extend to finances? Is dating, and courtship today, is it done properly? Who pays when a couple goes on a date? How does this relate, to the issues of provision, as set out by culture? Should men be expected to give women money? Or what is called a girlfriend allowance? GUEST: Linda Yende, Speaker, Author,...

It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. Alex Boraine, the man who proposed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and went on to be its vice chairperson alongside Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, passed away at age 87 thi...

One hundred activists recently undertook a trek from Marikana, in the North West province, to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, demanding compensation for the widows of the 34 mineworkers who were killed when police opened fire on striking miners in 2012 in the mining town. A group of protesters, demanding the reinstatement of outsourced municipal workers who lost their jobs in 2010 and 2011, met t...

-A North West high school pupil was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old Grade 1 pupil to death in Makapanstad, -Prominent Cape Town lawyer Pete Mihalik gunned down outside Reddam House while dropping off his children at school, -The bodies of seven people – three women and four children – were discovered buried under piles of sand in bedrooms in Vlakfontein - Manhunt continues for Welkom...

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have become one of the biggest risks and threat to South Africa's economy, with losses and bailouts running into billions each year. Over the last decade SOEs like Eskom, Prasa, SAA, and the SABC have been marred by poor leadership, corruption and mismanagement to the point where ratings agencies like Standard & Poor's cited SOEs as a major reason for the downgrade o...

It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. Yesterday Alex Boraine,the man who proposed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and went on to be its vice chairperson alongside Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, passed away at a...

Cabinet has approved the decision by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, to designate the Atlantis Special Economic Zone in Atlantis Industrial Area, outside Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. The designation of the Atlantis SEZ follows that of the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone and is intended to promote industrial development along the West Coast Corridor. A Special...

Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa recently launched a new research Report titled: Amplifying the voice of women living with disabilities and affected by Gender Based Violence. The report focuses on risk factors to gender-based violence for women living with disabilities in South Africa and is aimed at addressing their compounded vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV Gue...