The Daily Discourse

guest: Namhla Mayeki - Business Relations Manager at Dinare Tours

guest: Willmari Pronk, Marketing Manager for Namibia Tourism

Mr Albert Mncwango, Former Inkatha Freedom Party Member of Parliament, now IFP deputy National Chair

Davis Committee. The committee has concluded that SA is not ready for a new wealth tax at the moment, though it said that the tax system needed to address the “disturbing levels of wealth inequality” in the country. In the report on the feasibility of a wealth tax released yesterday, the committee says that further research is needed before the government can decide whether to impose a new wealth...

Guest: Natasha Mazzone – Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises

Even in a digital age, some jobs remain dangerous, such as mining, with miners facing risks ranging from fire to falling rock and entrapment. Last week saw miners 7 die, with 6 miners still being trapped underground at Sibanye Mine. According to Sibanye-Stillwater mine, four of the seven mine workers that were trapped after an earthquake hit the Masakhane gold mine west of Johannesburg. What role...

Calls for the death penalty to be reinstated are once again in the spotlight after the brutal murders of Karabo Mokoena, Courtney Pieters and now Zolile Khumalo, who was recently killed by her boyfriend on campus at the Mangosuthu University of Technology. It's been 23 years since South Africa took the resolution to abolish the death penalty. But will the re-Introduction of the death penalty deter...

On The Talking Point this Monday morning we pay tribute to Anti-apartheid activist Dr. David Webster. Workers' Day marked 29 years since Dr Webster was assassinated. Webster, an anthropologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, was gunned down in 1989 outside his home in Troyeville, Johannesburg. Ferdi Barnard, a former member of the apartheid military's covert Civil Co-operation Bureau hit s...

We would like to speak him about submission What exactly does it entail? In a relationship, in a marriage. Who submits to whom, under what conditions? How does one submit? Also, in these days where violence against women is so high, how does one descent against healthy submission, and abuse? Does the church preach the message of submission correctly? Does one submit to a boyfriend / husband? How d...

Poor schooling is the biggest obstacle to socio-economic advancement in South Africa, this according to a recent report by the Centre for Risk Analysis. This report seeks to provide a definitive assessment of the quality and output of the country's education system and how that output has changed over time. For more on this we are now joined on the line by Unathi Matwasa, a researcher at the ‎Sout...

Ntsoaki Phali is owner of a business that specialises in the recruitment and placement of people with disabilities into formal employment. It also sensitises clients’ teams on how to relate to disabled people. We speak to her about Why it is important that when addressing youth unemployment, we do not neglect people with disabilities, some challenges she faces in running a recruitment agency for p...

On this is the first week of Africa Month, we look at the Pan African Parliament which will be having its annual sessions in Midrand from the 7-18 May 2018. This morning, we find out now about the role and mandate of the parliament, its significance, its positioning in South African, its role in uniting Africans and also look at what some of its objectives for this African Months will be. Guest: M...

The Mangosuthu University of Technology has established a safety management team to look into security measures at residences, following the death 21-year-old Zolile Khumalo at MUT's Lonsdale residence in the Durban city centre. 23-year old Thabani Mzolo appeared briefly in court today on charges of murder and illegal possesion of a firearm and ammunition. MUT's SRC has since called for better sec...

Gawie Cillié, employment relations expert and lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) says the alarming result is directly linked to the low levels of trust between employers and employees in South Africa – a mistrust that has been cultivated over many years. This coupled with poor reliance on professional management, the country’s capacity to retain and attract talent, as...

Special Envoy for South Africa's candidature for the United Nations Security Council, Aziz Pahad has made a global appeal for the country's bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Aziz Pahad made the announcement during a Freedom Day's celebration in New York City. This will be the third time South Africa is a member of the UN Security Council since 1994. For more on this we...

We discuss the launch, the role and the history of the Richard Maponya Institute. We unpack their partnership with UJCfE, How the institute supports township entrepreneurs, What access opportunities are provided (to finance, markets etc), what role does the institute play in that? We also look at the aim and objectives of the Think Tank. What are the aim and its main objectives? Guest (Studio): Mr...

This morning we unpack the issue of Land, asking the question of how we effectively achieve land redistribution. Is it necessary to amend the constitution? Is it necessary? Guest: Thandeka Mbabama – The DA spokesperson for Land reform Guest: Mr Lekota is leader of the Congress of the People (COPE) Guest: Ronald Lamola - ANC NEC member

South African law professor Steve Cornelius resigned from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) following the announcement of new testosterone regulations. Cornelius, who was appointed to the body’s disciplinary tribunal four months ago, said he cannot associate with an entity that “insists on ostracising certain individuals”. He joins us now to share with us, why he felts...

Last Week various major cities in the country were brought a standstill as thousands of protesters affiliated to the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) embarked on a nationwide strike against the proposed 20-rand minimum wage and amendments to the labour law. Will the Labour Law amendments be beneficial to the workers? Guest: Thembinkosi Mkalipi – Chief Director for Labour Market Pol...

guest: Professor Lesiba Teffo - Who is the director of the school of transdisciplinary research institutes at the university of south africa.

We get Ndumiso Makako’s position on what he can deliver. Guest: Ndumiso Mokako – ANC NEC member

Last week Friday South Africans commemorated Freedom Day, a day which serves as a reminder of our country’s first democratic post-Apartheid elections, held in 1994. As we head into the month of May, being Africa Month, we ask: the day freedom day, what does it signify for foreigners living in the country. Do they feel free being in the country? How can we ensure that the fruits of freedom include...

This morning we take a look at author and journalist Mandy's explosive new book titled ‘Ministry of Crime’. The book is officially released today, and it covers among other things, Exclusive interviews with individuals previously not interviewed such as Gen Joey Mabasa, Mark Lifman and a number of murder investigators, Interviews with major role players in the Criminal Justice sector, including to...

Self-appointed Ndebele king, Stanley Raphael Khumalo says he wants to revive the Ndebele kingdom. Raphael Khumalo has made headlines after declaring declared himself as King Mzilikazi II and unveiled a new Mthwakazi flag last year, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Khumalo's actions to declare himself the Ndebele King has divided opinion in Matabeleland, with secessionists supporting him while the Khumalo cl...

Parliament's presiding officers says it will lobby other African countries against the I-double-A-F's stringent regulations that could prevent Olympic 800-metres champion, Caster Semenya from competing. The world athletics governing body has announced regulations for female athletes with differences of sex development. They restrict the blood testosterone levels for female athletes who run distanc...