The Daily Discourse

In July, The Black Imbizo was hosted, to address and redress the injustices black people endured for over 400 years. Vukulu joins us now, to share some insights that came out from that event, but also, to unpack how black Africans assert themselves in the different environments they find themselves in? How we speak to one other, even when both of us speak the same indigenous language, how we dress...

Government says reports that it is planning to lay off about 30 thousand of its employees are misleading and creating a state of panic in the public sectors. However Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo, does admit that plans to restructure the public service are afoot- but there is no proposal for mass retrenchments. So what is it, severance package, restructuring or reorga...

Time now for our Friday Music feature, Friday Wind Down. Today we profile a music legend, a chart topping singer-songwriter and guitarist, Condry Ziqubu. Ntate Ziqubu is best known for his hit song "Skorokoro" but his musical journey extends way beyond his 1980's hits. Condry Ziqubu now joins us in studio... GUEST (In studio): Singer-songwriter and guitarist, Condry Ziqubu

In today's discussion, we look at the role of men as partners in stopping violence against women. Gender-based violence is a profound and widespread problem in South Africa and our rates for Gender Violence and crimes against women rank amongst the worst in the world. On our Men Talk feature we will focus on the role that men and boys of all ages can play in preventing and reducing gender-based vi...

We examine the relationship between weather and various types of crime. Professor Greg Breetzke did a study on this and its findings demonstrate that the amount of violent, sexual and property crime in the city of Tshwane is significantly affected by temperature and, to a lesser extent, rainfall. GUEST: Greg Breetzke - Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology Fa...

Earlier this week on Lifetime Live, Criselda Dudumashe was joined by a young unemployed graduate, Zipho Majova with possession of a Public Policy Honours degree from the University of Cape Town. In discussing her recent column published on the Daily Maverick titled: Challenges faced by a black graduate - From degree to internship to unemployment – the life of a black graduate, Zipho says the job s...

According to some activists, decriminalising sex work will play a big role because it will bring back the dignity of the sex worker. As we commemorate women’s month, the spotlight is thrust again on gender-based violence (GBV), experienced by women and girls worldwide, with South Africa recording some of the highest rates of sexual violence, globally. Sex workers are also not exempt from this. Rec...

The economic implications of expropriation without compensation (EWC), which risks jeopardising South Africa’s economic recovery, are matched by the damage politicians are doing in their handling of the debate – creating expectations that can never be met, worsening racial tensions, destabilizing the social fabric, and promoting land invasions across the country. This is a warning by the Institute...

This morning we learn more about the efforts by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) in promoting and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups especially women and children. We get to understand the work they do with relations to child Maintenance, Sexual Crimes (Offences), Domestic Violence, and ask: How do they ensure that women have faith in the justice system? Al...

South Africa is currently hosting the first-ever Global Aviation Gender Summit that will see nearly 500 top-ranking representatives of governments and the aviation industry from across the world. The summit, which takes place over three days (8 - 10 August 2018), is being hosted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization...

It is well recognized that women are powerful drivers of economic growth in South Africa, and are vital to the country reaching its full economic potential. Yet women account for only 18% percent of business owners in South Africa, this according to the second MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs report, released earlier this year. When women are ready to grow into SMMEs, they are again faced w...

The Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI) In Partnership With Freedom Park, National Heritage Council (NHC) And Sisulu Foundation Are Proud To Announce An Initiative To Celebrate And Honour Mme Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke, Mama Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu And Other Women Icons Through: ‘Intergenerational Women Dialogue’ – A Series Of Dialogues That Includes A Dialogue Between Charlotte Ma...

It’s been 21 years since corporal punishment was banned in South Africa – but why do we still have teachers who continue to beat pupils as a form of discipline? GUEST: Matakanye Matakanya, General Secretary of the National Association of School Governing Bodies

To curb high numbers of graduate unemployment in South Africa, the Minister of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, launched the Public Service Graduate Recruitment Scheme at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in July. The Scheme, approved by Cabinet in December 2017, offers new graduates work opportunities and training in government departments. This initiative came to fru...

He's one of the winners of the NSTF-SOUTH32 AWARDS under the emerging researcher category. He grew up in Kwa Zulu Natal. His father dies when he was 2 by suicide. There was no maths and science teacher at his high school, so Musa volunteered to teach those subjects. After his mother and sister’s death, he was left with the responsibility of taking care of his sister's two young girls while he was...

Over six years ago Binkie Mosiane was raped and murdered underground in platinum mine. The perpetrator was eventually arrested, put on trial and jailed for life. The case highlighted the problem that violence against women was not confined to the home but also plays itself at workplaces in South Africa where women regularly face violence and sexual harassment and abuse at the workplace. It is esti...

A new study from the Human Sciences Research Council seeks to contribute to our public debate on ant immigrant violence by looking at the opinions of ordinary South Africans. Using public opinion data, Steven Gordon looks at which explanations for anti-immigrant violence are most popular amongst the country’s adult population. By understanding how the public views this important question, we can b...

The South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has signed a power sharing agreement with the rebel leader Riek Machar and other opposition groups in a bid to end five years of civil war. About four-million people have been displaced, since the war broke out in 2013. This isn't the first agreement signed by Kiir and Machar. The question now is: will it hold? GUEST: Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher at th...

Time now for the African Perspective. Today the spotlight is on the kingdom of Swaziland, which is one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. Mswati III is the King of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He was crowned in 1986 at the age of 18, succeeding his long-serving father King Sobhuza II, who died at the age of 82. In April this year, King Mswati III announced that Swa...

In the aftermath of the Life Esidimeni tragedy and concerns raised of possible human rights violations at The Tower Hospital in the Eastern Cape, The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) says there is a need for medical and health professionals to be advocates without being criticized or threatened if they do. GUEST: Professor Bernard Janse van Rensburg, President of SASOP

Lectures at Rhodes University in Makhanda were cancelled yesterday following the death of Khensani Maseko in her Johannesburg home this past weekend. It's suspected that Khensani, committed suicide. Maseko who was part of the Student Representative Council at the varsity was allegedly raped by her boyfriend on campus in May of this year. The Incident has been met with mixed reactions on social med...

The Democratic Alliance's highest policy decision making body the federal council, has decided to do away with black economic empowerment, citing that the policy is not working. The party also says they believe unequivocally in real broad-based black empowerment but do not support the ANC government's version of B-BBEE codes, which has only served to enrich politically connected elite. GUEST: The...

The recent news of Top South African cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi’s suicide has put issues of mental illness again on the spotlight. According to his family, Prof. Mayosi committed suicide following a struggle with depression. We focus today on depression faced by Sex Workers in SA. In a recent study, conducted in SA, the researchers focused on 508 sex workers across Soweto in a study tha...

Female blue-collar workers have traditionally lacked power in their employment choices, as marginalized and predominantly uneducated workers, but Fourth Industrial Revolution technology will allow women to participate in jobs that used to exclude them due to their perceived lack of strength, stamina and education level. However, to unlock this potential, businesses need to provide women with oppor...

Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed victory in the Zimbabwe general election. The former ally of Robert Mugabe won 50.8 percent of the vote in last week's historic first polls since the Mugabe's ousting last year. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, who scored 44.3 percent of the votes, has rejected the result. On The Talking Point this morning, we look at Mnangagwa's tenure as Zimbabwe's newly elected p...