The Daily Discourse

We have often discussed the difference between investment and saving. This morning we are going to be discussing the different types of risk that investors are faced with. We had a question asked last week which we never answered. Why do life assurance, dreaded disease and disability quotes differ so vastly? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gorhan shares the ANC’s position on transformation and some concerns raised by Dr Anthea Jeffrey. Addressing hundreds of SAA employees at the company's headquarters in Jet Park east of Johannesburg, Gordhan warned that if all workers don't do the right thing, the airline will collapse. GUEST: Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan

Last month while address the inaugural SA Investment Summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa said we should treat our entrepreneurs as heroes”. He said "We have become accustomed to…treating our entrepreneurs and businesspeople [badly] and called them all sorts of names. We’ve treated them like enemies and…white monopoly capital – that must end today,” Guest: Dr Anthea Jeffrey – Head of policy at the In...

On Property Matters with Dineo Molomo, this morning we are discussing how a home owner in a sectional title protects themselves from the rules and laws of owning a home in a sectional title establishment. We elaborate on what should a home owner or tenant renting a sectional do to protect their rights and not have their electricity and or water switched off by decisions made by a body corporate. J...

South African businesswoman and former Miss South Africa teen 2002, Phuti Khomo, is doing her bit to give back to the community. The exquisite entrepreneur just started a campaign that aims to give back to young males and females who would like to get mixed up in the modelling industry. Dubbed The Phuti Khumo Modeling Expo, the self-titled initiative aims to disrupt the beauty and fashion world by...

World leaders praise Ethiopia for electing first female president and installing gender-equal cabinet. Seasoned diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde is the only current female head of state on the continent. Women were selected to lead the new Ministry of Peace, the National Intelligence and Security Service and the Federal Police Commission. This morning we look at women leadership in Africa, and ask how Pa...

Free and fair elections are a central pillar of our democracy. The integrity of the Independent Electoral Commission and the issue of rigging of elections and leakage of voter information will be one of the items taking centre stage in next year's election. In Zimbabwe a data leakage scandal hit country's election after the ruling party Zanu-PF sent personalized, unsolicited campaign messages to p...

A Cape Town school has been accused of coercing a black teacher to resign. A grade five pupil at Rustenburg Girls' Junior School, asked a parent whether black teachers real teachers? The school is accused of constructively dismissing Nozipho Mthembu‚ a teacher and also an ex-pupil at the school, by coercing her to resign. The school is now facing allegations of racism. GUEST: Jodi Allemeier, a for...

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Time now for our regular Friday feature The Friday Wind Down, today we profile Durban native, Ternielle Nelson, a South African singer and songwriter. Ternielle is known for her distinctive vocal and neo soulful sound, she also skilfully strums the guitar on some of her performances. GUEST: South African singer and songwriter, Ternielle Nelson

Guest: The Minister of Transport Dr Blade Nzimande

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired embattled and suspended, South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner, Tom Moyane. This follows the recommendation made by the SARS commission chaired by Judge Robert Nugent that Moyane should be removed with immediate effect. If one can summarize this SARS-Moyane debacle King IV and sound corporate governance as an essential element of good corporate citiz...

Another DA councillor has resigned. Former Cape Town mayoral committee member, Brett Herron, who resigned from the City council and as a member of the DA yesterday, says the party has abandoned its manifesto and is hanging on to "racial exclusivity". GUEST: DA National Spokesperson Solly Malatsi

Residents of Masia, in the Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, say Maths and Science education crisis is particularly severe in rural areas. They say the poor state of these subjects in rural schools precludes many students from making the choice to study ICT-related subjects after Matric. Traditional leader Thovhele Nthumeni Masia in partnership with the Department of Education recently launch...

According to statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), As many as one in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems. Furthermore, research reveals that over 40% of people living with HIV in South Africa have a diagnosable mental disorder. Recently the Gauteng Department of Health hosted a Mental Healthcare Summit, whose aim was...

Retrenchments could get worse in South Africa over the next few months, this according to Aadil Patel, director and National Head of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's Employment Practice. Patel says factors such as low levels of economic growth, poor employment figures and fourth industrial revolution, will lead to further retrenchments by South African businesses GUEST: Fiona Leppan, who is a Director of E...

Mpumalanga was recently identified as the world's largest air pollution hotspot. Data shows the province, which has 12 coal-fired power plants, contributes the largest amount of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere. WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year. According to the World Health Organisation, Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and by reducing air pollution...

The ANC's national integrity committee has recommended that the party's leaders implicated in the VBS Mutual bank scandal step down from their positions. The integrity commission says that the reputation and credibility of the party has been seriously affected by the issue. GUEST: ANC integrity committee chairperson, George Mashamba

The Automobile Association (AA) says only 35% of vehicles in South Africa are Insured. In recent years 70% of the total cost of motor claims in the country has been accident related. The Automobile Association is advocating for more people to be insured. GUEST: Automobile Association spokesperson, Layton Beard

Amidst the optimism of the outcomes of the jobs and investment Summit, The HR Think Tank say the cohesion between government, business and labour are crucial to tackling economic growth and employment. The Think Tank says that developing our human capital is key and the challenge is quite significant with South Africa ranking 87 of 130 countries, with a score of 58.09 on the Global Human Capital R...

Continuing high levels of police involvement in serious and violent crime is the key finding of the third edition of the Broken Blue Line report released today by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). This is the third in a series of these reports which looks at the involvement of police officers in serious and violent crime. As in previous reports, the data shows that police continue to be impli...

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is one of the 12 professional accountancy bodies in South Africa (SA). SAICA supports the development of the South African economy and society by promoting and enhancing the value of the profession. It is also currently the only professional accountancy organisation in South Africa that has been accredited by the audit regulator in SA, t...

Over the past few years, refugees and migrants have been in the spotlight all over the world. Since the end of Apartheid, millions of migrants and refugees have settled in South Africa – most coming from African and Asian countries. Those who are poor have encountered many problems here including bad treatment and corruption by state officials, xenophobic attacks in townships and discrimination in...

Unemployment in South Africa increased to 27-point-5 percent in the third quarter, from 27-point-2 percent in the second quarter of 2018. According to Statistics South Africa, the sectors that contributed to the rise in unemployment include mining, manufacturing and private households. GUEST: Brian Kantor, A Chief Economist and Investment Strategist at Investec Wealth and Investment