The Daily Discourse

how will such a move benefit our country? Unathi Sonwabile Henama explains how South Africa’s tragedy-riddled past can be turned around and be used for tourism. He has been calling for the conversion of the site of Marikana since 2015. GUEST: Unathi Sonwabile Henama - Lecturer, Department of Tourism Management at Tshwane University of Technology

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it is alarmed by the poor leadership in some of the schools it has visited in the North West Province. The committee says poor leadership of principals and their senior management teams are the leading cause of under-performance within the system. The committee was in the North West on a week-long oversight visit to assess various pillars of the basi...

Time now for our regular feature; the “Friday Music Wind Down”. Today we profile Singer, actor and presenter, Nicholas "Nick Soul" Nkuna. Nick recently released his Afro-pop album, "Therapy", featuring the likes of Tshedi Mholo and Skwatta Kamp's Relo. Nick Soul now joins me in studio.... GUEST (In studio): Singer, actor and presenter, Nick Soul

How do we reverse this system of belief? How do we create an egalitarian society where everyone is equal? Does the manner in which tasks are designate din the home have a bearing on these schools of thought? Guest: Sbu Mpungose – Social Commentator and PR and communications professional guest: Pule Goqo - Brothers for life Ambassador

A latest report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has ranked Cape Town as Africa's top city of opportunity. The report benchmarks Cape Town against 30 of the world’s leading cities across 66 indicators of urban success. The 30 cities identified are global centres of finance, commerce and culture and represent among them a sizeable proportion of the world economy. Guest: Siyamthanda Songca –Associati...

#FeesMustFall leader and activist, Mcebo Dlamini, is calling for amnesty to be granted to students who participated in the Fees Must Fall protests between 2015 and 2017. The Fees Must Fall was a student movement that started in 2015‚ to campaign for free higher education. Many students were criminally charged, others suspended and some expelled from university for damage caused to the institutions...

Post The Unity Conference Of The Pan Africanist Congress, We Speak To Mike Ngila Mwendane About The Outcomes Of The Conference And He Will Also Tell Us About The Party’s Reconciliation Strategy Moving Forward. Guest: Mike Ngila Mwendane, Former Deputy President Of The PAC

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has strongly criticized South African Police Services for failure to provide security for the whistleblowers in the murder of former ANC youth league secretary-general and PR councillor at uMzimkhulu Municipality, Sindiso Magaqa. Thabiso Zulu, an ANC member, anti-corruption activist and friend of Magaqa, and Les Stuta, an official at Harry Gwala Municipality, we...

The Gauteng government has allegedly offered to assist late hip-hop star ProKid’s family to bury him them to give him a fitting send-off. In the past, we have seen some of South Africa’s Artists, some of whom had coined it at the peak of their careers, die poor, in need of assistance to be buried. They include Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde of Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and Brown Dash. What...

Substance abuse costs South Africa R37.9-billion annually, according to a 2014 study in the South African Medical Journal. Almost 20% of South Africans - 1 out of every 5 adults - abuse mind-altering substances, with alcohol, pain-killers (codeine) and dagga the worst offenders, and rising figures of illicit drug use suggest the country is losing the war on drugs. Guest: Dr Eugene Allers, Member O...

Time now for our regular Thursday feature Small Business. Today we will examine the effects of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act on small and medium enterprises in South Africa. The Act was created to promote the constitutional right to privacy in South Africa by safeguarding personal identifiable information. While the official deadline for the Act has not yet been announced, busi...

***We will invite listener interactions immediately as the discussion starts, for people to share their experiences*** According to the Statistics South Africa 2016-17 Victims of Crime report a total of 250 out of every 100 000 women were victims of sexual offence. The 2016/17 SA Police Service statistics revealed that 80% of reported sexual offences were rape. Recently, South Africa was shook by...

Black Land First announced on its website on Tuesday that they will be pursuing private prosecutions, against ‘racists continue to improvise even under a Constitutional dispensation that seeks to safeguard and protect the rights of everyone” According to them, Racism has taken a new dynamic. We find out more about this Private Prosecution Unit with their president… Guest (Studio): Andile Mngxitama...

Laphumilanga Youth Development Association has been embarking on a massive drive to bring together thought leaders from 14 townships in the Cape Flats to advise, partner and chart a way forward to turn disadvantaged communities into major economic hubs. According to the organisation, despite the increasing rate of unemployment in townships, it provides big opportunities for innovators in the busin...

The Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, released the report by the Independent Panel on the evaluation of the current list of items that are zero-rated for public comment by August 31. The Independent Panel was appointed by Nene after the increase in tax announcement by the in 2018 budget. VAT was increased from 14 percent to 15 percent that took effect from April 1. The independent panel has reco...

Over the years when discussing occupational health and safety, we normally focus on overt physical effects of work on workers such as accidents that cause death or injury or other factors such as hazardous chemicals or repetitive work strain. It seems that a neglected side of occupational health is workplace stress that often has more far reaching and long term negative consequences for individual...

The Black Nation – Can we rise again? We speak to the author of the book, Dr Pika, who joins me now on the line. GUEST: Dr Pika

Mama Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe, the widow of PAC founder Robert Sobukwe has died. The PAC said she passed away in the early hours of this morning after a long illness. But who was Mama Zondeni Sobukwe and what role did she play in SA’s liberation struggle? To talk about her contribution and legacy, we are joined by…. GUEST: Lebohang Pheko, political analyst and daughter of Motsoko Pheko, former PAC...

Gun owners whose licenses have expired will have to surrender their firearms to the police immediately, those who failed to do so will be arrested. In June this year, the Constitutional Court ruled that gun licenses should be renewed periodically. During our Open Line yesterday, several of our callers who are firearm owners called in to express their confusion around the renewal and process of the...

Time now for our African Perspective, every Tuesday on this feature, we profile an African country. Today the spotlight is on South Sudan. The country gained independence from Sudan on the ninth of July 2011, following the outcome of a 2005 agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. The new country comprises 10 of Sudan's 25 states. South Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched government's plans to improve the provision of sanitation infrastructure in mostly rural areas at a ceremony in Pretoria. This follows the public outcry over failure by the department of Basic Education to eradicate pit latrines in the country's poorest schools. The President is joined by senior officials from the United Nations Children's Fund, the Nelson Ma...

Last week The National Heritage Council of South Africa together with the Zindzi Mandela Foundation co-hosted the launch of the Afrikan Calendar .The Afrikan Calendar emanates from research work done by the Zindzi Mandela Foundation with heritage practitioners and historians who reached a conclusion on a date that is supposed to be celebrated as the “Afrikan New Year’s Day”, the 23rd of September....

Are you looking to save money in 2018 and increase your wealth? Well this morning we have “The Best 100 Money Tips ever”! I'll go through some of them with Brendan Gace, the Head of Anchor Private Clients. If you take some of these tips to mind, you might just have a solid foundation for your future financial well-being. GUEST(In Studio): The Head of Anchor Private Clients, Brendan Gace

Minister of Women in the Presidency, Ms Bathabile Dlamini will deliver a keynote address at a seminar on Landless women of South Africa: expropriation of land without compensation. The seminar which takes place on today, is organised by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) as an attempt to add the voices of women in the current debate of landlessness and expropriation of land without compens...

The ANC has been accused of being indecisive and inconsistent when dealing with its members who are alleged to be involved in corrupt activities, especially those deployed in government. Lately the concept of UNITY appears to be an instrument that has kept even those who have failed dismally in government unshaken. Others however argue that this perceived political expediency is necessary to get t...