The Daily Discourse

The state of SA’s power sector, power sector growth across the continent, and opportunities for foreign investors. Amid ongoing questions about the state of South Africa’s power infrastructure and utilities management, other countries across Africa are moving toward legislative reform to pave the way for progressive new infrastructure partnerships with compelling investment potential. Could SA be...

Guest: Mary Robinson - former president of Ireland

To quote Desmond Tutu, “When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land”. It is believed largely in Africa, that If you pray hard, pay your tithes, go to church regularly and serve God with all your heart, you will succeed In life. But Africa continues to be plagued...

Guest: Graça Machel

Professor Susan Booysen unpacks Madiba’s Legacy from the days of Codesa negotiations to his famous reconciliation project, and the question we are asking this morning is - Did South Africa do enough to support his vision? GUEST: Professor Susan Booysen is Director of Research at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra) and Visiting Professor at the Wits School of Governance, Univ...

The SABC Editorial Policy draft is now available for final public comments till 1st August 2018. The South African Broadcasting Corporation went out to the public to ask for submissions and comments on its editorial policies. The intention of this exercise was to make sure that South Africans were widely consulted, and that the final policies will be compliant with the law, and as reflective of So...

South Africa the convention is that women adopt their husband’s surname once they get married. South African law covers this aspect of name change in Section 26 of Births and Deaths Registration Act [27] and women are still free to make the decision on their own or in consultation with their partner once married. So, what’s in a surname? What is the significance of women changing their surnames af...

Thembalethu Zulu shares thoughts on the composition of the French soccer team. She questions why some people are suddenly declaring France as a pseudo African team and argues that what we are seeing is a microcosm of the continued effects of colonialism. GUEST: Sowetan S Mag editor, Thembalethu Zulu

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has reportedly awarded members of the security services a 22.5% "special allowances" rise. Some analysts in the country see the move as a way of "buying votes". Meanwhile, Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has reiterated their calls for electoral reform; he says Mnangagwa wants to cause instability in the southern African country by tr...

This morning we are talking about the importance of preserving Robert Sobukwe’s legacy, asking – do we really understand and appreciate the role he played in changing the political landscape of this country? GUEST: Benzi Ka Soko, Independent political analyst

Time now for our regular Friday feature "The Wind Down". This morning we profile award-winning, Afro-pop sensation, Ntando Bangani. The multi-platinum selling artist is back with a new album titled, "Mayibuye", after a two-year break from the music industry. He now joins me in studio… GUEST (In studio): Afro-pop sensation, Ntando Bangani

Time now for our regular Friday feature Men Talk. Today we look at the socialization of both the boy and girl child. How do we raise our boys? We at times tell them to be strong and not to show any emotions, especially those that will make him less of a man such as crying openly and publicly. We say to a boy child tiger’s don't cry, what does that mean? What are the long term results of this type...

Back in 2015 the Rev Ecclesia De Lange expressed a deep disappointment at the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss her appeal over her axing from the Methodist Church. The Court’s Dismissal was over an arbitration agreement with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. She was suspended from the church and discontinued as an active minister in 2010, for breaching church’s policy, after annou...

As we continue with the discussions on the quest for the expropriation of land without compensation and how this is to be done within the law, the freedom Charter has been thrust in the spotlight. The pre amble of the Freedom Charter states “We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that n...

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) yesterday (12 July 2018) convened its inaugural Local Links Leadership Conversations Lecture Series Seminar, at the WITS School of Governance (WSG) under the theme "Honouring the Legacy of Nelson Mandela through Inspiring Thought Leadership in Local Government Sphere". As part of its strategic agenda, SALGA continuously formulates and implemen...

What does it say about the state of equality in SA today? The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday released a scathing report on the government's failure to address inequality and poverty. The organization’s Equality Report for 2017-2018 evaluated the government’s programme of radical socio-economic transformation from a rights-based perspective. Are we becoming more of an une...

This are the findings, based on a projection by the World Poverty Clock and compiled by Brookings Institute, 87 million Nigerians are living under the poverty line. Nigeria is currently the largest economy in Africa, what then is contributing to the high levels of poverty in the country? GUEST (Studio): Dr Peter Karungu, who is the Managing Partner at Synthecon, Incorporated and economist

Over 60% of South African homes are fatherless, according to reports. In a recent advertisement washing powder brand, Omo claimed 57% of South African kids were raised without fathers, in an advert celebrating people who fulfill this role. Latest data puts the figure of absent fathers, including those who have died, above 60%. This morning we examine South Africa’s first Fathers Report which focus...

Vachellia Premium Vodka, an exciting new, 100% Black-youth owned Premium Vodka brand. The Vodka is said to be meticulously crafted in small individual batches using a combination of innovative and experimental techniques, which is a harder way to distil but produces a product such as Vachellia Premium Vodka, one that is vastly more authentic and superior. Vodka Vachellia Premium Vodka is 100% yout...

Is land expropriation aimed at whites? FF Plus leader, Dr Pieter Groenewald says the pronouncements from President, Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize that blacks and traditional leaders are excluded from the envisaged expropriation process, show the true colours of the ANC about the fact that expropriation without compensation is aime...

Today's university graduates are struggling to find work, as most positions require work experience. But how can you have experience, if you're struggling to find work? In response to this, the South African Breweries (SAB) has introduced a graduate management training programme, aimed at providing university graduates with the relevant on-the-job experience. The Trainee program is an intensive 10...

A notable observation that has been made by the Public Service Commission is that there seems to be a lack of control with regard to public servants exiting the Public Service through resignations, where there is cashing out of their pensions and thereafter being reappointed into the service. They argue that this trend needs to be further investigated. GUEST: Michael Seloane, who is a Commissioner...

New communications technology has facilitated the development and growth of new taxi services such as Uber and Taxify. Uber has been a pioneer in this “sharing economy” with drivers owning their vehicles and seen as entrepreneurs contracted into the Uber system. However, the company and its drivers have been on the receiving end of often violent protests. In South Africa there have been clashes be...

On Tuesday, Government is hosted the #100MenMarch to raise awareness on violence against women and children. Arthur Mafokate came under strong criticism after it was revealed he wanted to take part in the march, given the fact that he is currently entangled in a court case where he is accused of assaulting his musician ex-girlfriend Busisiwe Twala, aka Cici. The Government Communication and Inform...

Time now for the African Perspective, as customary on a Tuesday we profile an African country, today the spotlight is on Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire. This is a tropical country in southern West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (North Atlantic Ocean), bordered in the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, in west by Liberia and Guinea, and in east by Ghana. For more than three decades after its i...