The Daily Discourse

ANC Secretary, Ace Magashule has called on members to be united and criticized those that took the party to court saying they should instead use internal structures. This follows attempts to stop the ANC elective conference in KwaZulu Natal. Magashule says a united ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is a major contributing factor to the party's performance on elections nationally...This morning we will look at...

Time now for our regular Friday feature "Men Talk". Today we look at "The things that make men feel insecure". At the core of this discussion is the need for men to be strong characters and never insecure about anything. Everyone is insecure to a certain degree BUT we are living in a society that doesn't support men in sharing their insecurities. So as a man, what is your biggest insecurity? For m...

The Department of Basic Education says it is studying the judgment handed down by the Bhisho High Court in the Eastern Cape, which effectively ordered the government to fix "loopholes" in the legislated minimum norms and standards for school infrastructure. For more we are now joined in studio by GUEST: (In studio) Department of Basic Education spokesman, Elijah Mhlanga

Sexual and gender minorities are becoming more vocal, more visible and more determined in working towards full social inclusion on the African continent. But what can this latest trend be attributed to - is Africa finally embracing the LGBTI community? GUEST: Dr Finn Reygan, Senior Research Specialist at Human Sciences Research Council

The ANC on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of one of its employees allegedly involved in "serious crimes". This comes after Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba made a claim that one of the suspects arrested in a recent cash-in-transit heist in Dobsonville. Mayor Mashaba also claims that 2 ANC ministers are also involved in serious crimes. guest: Mayor Herman Mashaba

The Black Imbizo, a dialogue platform for Africans to engage on issues affecting Africans, is set to take place at the Newtown Cultural Precinct, in Johannesburg, tomorrow (Saturday). The Black Imbizo is a movement based on love and the restoration of African dignity. The initiative aims to address and redress the injustices that black people have been going through for over 400 years and continue...

The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele says they will look into increasing the number of police officials and units in the Western Cape, but will not deploy the army to the province. Cele and the police's top brass were briefing the media in Cape Town saying they're making inroads in the fight against crime in the province. GUEST: Dr Chris De Kock - Who is an Independent Crime and Violence analyst

SANParks says a game ranger was shot and killed by suspected poachers at the Kruger National Park on Thursday. For more we are now joined on the line by South African National Parks, spokesperson Ike Phaaphla

Comparative analysis between Zimbabwe and South Africa by Joy Chimombe (some interesting and alarming similarities between Zimbabwe before it collapsed and SA right now) GUEST: On the line (UK): Joy Rufaro Chimombe, African Affairs Researcher at Xubera Institute for Research and Development

Sifiso Falala shares thoughts on the upcoming BRICS Summit and areas that still require attention in ensuring that BRICS make the same impact with businesses in South Africa as we have seen with China’s One Belt One Road global reach initiative. He argues that, at present South Africa’s inclusion in BRICS means absolutely nothing to South African businesses. GUEST: Sifiso Falala, CEO of Plus 94 Re...

Guest : Rob Daves

guest: Premier phumulo masualle

Few leaders - whether in America or Africa - leave office with former US President Barack Obama's record of public service unblemished by scandal, accusations of lying, defying or circumventing laws, or actions of self-enrichment, this according to Wits Professor, John Stremlau. He says leaders that eschew these traits are easily discernible and their behaviour adds authority and endurance to thei...

guest : Dr Thami Mazwai-Member of the presidential BEE Advisory Council

***BACKGROUND ON O.B: The Township and Rural Economies Summit 2018 takes place against the backdrop of a renewed government effort to advocate for economic redistribution and a more inclusive economy. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council (BEEAC), and Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism are hosting the...

Speaking at the 100th anniversary commemoration of Mandela’s birthday at Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the late president would be highly aggrieved to see racism rearing its ugly head in South Africa and across the globe. CLIP: RAMAPHOSA GUEST: Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa – Chairperson of the Moral Regeneration Movement

The recently launched University Business Challenge (UBC) will see South African students participate in teams in a business simulation competition designed to develop their entrepreneurship skills. The competition basically is designed to engage and develop students’ employability and enterprise skills so that they’re given a head start in life. In other words. The live finals will be held during...

(The have had a lead up to Mandela Day, by starting the procedures from the beginning of the month) The University of the Western Cape’s Faculty of Dentistry is celebrating 40 years of excellence in July 2018 - since producing its very first crop of graduates in 1978. This Mandela Day the Faculty of Dentistry will make 100 senior citizens smiles from ear to ear when they receive new dentures in Ju...

Each and every year Park Meadows management team gives 67 Blankets a centre court allocation to celebrate not only Tata Madiba's birthday but also to showcase our initiative and this year is no exception. However, this year the theme of the show stand is focused on his centenary and the displays, blankets and scarves will have a Proudly South African twist to the event. We will be collaborating wi...

On Thursday, 19 July 2018, Future Nation Schools will host their inaugural The 2018 Nelson Mandela School SleepOut where students, parents, and teachers will be challenged to spend the night outdoors on their school grounds. The Nelson Mandela School SleepOut Empowered by Liliesleaf: For The Tomorrow Trust will see learners, parents and teachers spend a night outdoors, gaining empathy for vulnerab...

For a long time South Africa’s level of unemployment has been critical. Unemployment disproportionately affects black people along the Apartheid era racial classification lines. Over the years the government has come up with several economic policies that promised mass job creation but these have all failed. Some business oriented economists and commentators have blamed the high unemployment on SA...

Meanwhile, KwaZulu Natal still has the highest number of people living with HIV, followed by Mpumalanga and the Free State. There's an increase in the number of new infections in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape. For more, we are now joined by… GUEST: KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo

The number of new HIV Infections in South Africa has dropped significantly since 2012 by 44 percent, this according to a recent report by the Human Sciences Research Council. The 2017 HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey shows that 4.4 million people living with HIV are on treatment. The late former President, Nelson Mandela was concerned about the impact of HIV in the cou...

Douglas Gibson pays tribute to our late former President Nelson Mandela and talks about how opposition parties used to view/tackle the ruling party during the days of Madiba. GUEST: Douglas Gibson, former SA’s Ambassador to Thailand

Time now for the African Perspective. Today the spotlight is on Eritrea, a northeast African country on the Red Sea coast, which won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war. Between 1998 and 2000 Eritrea and Ethiopia engaged in a full-scale war in which 70,000 people are thought to have been killed, after the two countries expelled each other’s' envoys. And now, Eritrea and Ethiopia...