The Daily Discourse

This morning we ask, how does / did apartheid and colonialism affect the way black people see themselves, and how they love themselves and each other? Do black people need to develop an attitude of black love, for themselves and each other? How does one go about developing self-love, coming from the past that we come from as black African people? And then, how do we express that love? Guest (studi...

Pit toilets in South African schools – what is it going to take to get rid of them? It was revealed late last year that about 4624 schools in the country have pit toilets. These figures were revealed by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in a written parliamentary reply. Guest: Tshepo Motsepe, General Secretary of Equal Education

As part of the U.S. Embassy’s continued efforts to bolster education in South Africa, they have brought American puppeteer and visual storyteller Karen Konnerth to the country to hold workshops with teachers to show them how incorporating arts into teaching can enhance learning. Karen’s performances to pupils are entertaining and educational. Guest: Karen Konnerth, World-renowned American Arts Int...

Translated from the Afrikaans meaning 'apartness', apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party (NP) government and was introduced in South Africa in 1948.Even though apartheid came to end in 1994, the scars left by apartheid still exist who experienced the cruelty of the apartheid system. This morning we aim to understand, how apartheid has affected and continues to affect the lives...

The Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) will this evening host a lecture on the Roots of Racism by Professor Achille Mbembe, author of the award winning book, 'Critique of Black Reason'. The lecture forms part of ARNSA's Anti-Racism Week programme which runs from March 14-21 annually. ARNSA is a network of some 80 organisations and is spearheaded by the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Found...

What gives rise to political leadership, at any given time? This morning we unpack political party leadership, with the aim to understand what makes a leader appealing to their constituency and what they need? What organisational dynamics and historical conditions give rise to certain leaders, and the message they then bring forth? We look at what history dictates, individual attributes and qualit...

guest: Fanele Ndlovu

guest: Dr simon tailor -RLED coordinator and lecture at ukzn

guest: Dr sibetha - chief director of the department of economic development, tourism and environment affairs in Kzn

As we observe Anti-Racism Week, Professor Saths Cooper talks about the intricate issue of mental slavery and explains the significance of Biko Fanon Award for Psychological Liberation. Guest: Professor Saths Cooper, Vice President of the International Social Science Council and President of the International Union of Psychological Science

March being Human Rights Month, this morning we tackle the subject of Women’s Rights vs Male Supremacy in Indian Muslim Communities. Our guests talk about women's place in Islam, cultural customs and how they are actually regarded in their homes and community. Guests: Ayesha Fakie, is the head of the sustained dialogues programme at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Khadija Bawa, is an...

Last week Taxify app-based driver Siyabonga Ngcobo’s charred body was found in the boot of a burnt car close to the Unisa Sunnyside Campus on Thursday night. His colleagues believe it’s a murder that was carried out by rival metered taxi drivers. The ongoing rivalry between Johannesburg meter taxi drivers and Uber operators has been going on since 2016. This morning we ask both parties involved, w...

Thando Sipuye on truth and lies about South African history”. He is arguing that in South Africa there is neither democracy nor justice when it comes to narrating critical historical events and moments. He goes on to say that the re-construction and re-writing of histories about the Sharpeville Massacre which occurred on March 21, 1960, and the re-constitution of that day as ahistorical and a depo...

Today on our musical wind down, we celebrate the music of Ringo Madlingozi who rose to fame when he and his band Peto won the Shell Road to Fame contest in 1986. Madlingozi’s sound is firmly rooted in traditional Xhosa rhythms and harmonies. Guest (studio): Ringo Madlingozi

In a wide ranging interview, Godrich Gardee talks about recent political developments in the country and he will also explain his party’s stance on the land question. Guest (studio): Godrich Gardee, EFF’s Secretary General

Advances in biology and neuroscience have shown that a child’s brain and cognitive development are shaped by their learning experiences. The way we learn, affects the brain and its capacity. According to Dr Liebenberg, understanding of the brain – the organ of learning – would be critical to a teacher’s readiness to work with students. Guest: Dr Lieb Liebenberg – CEO of ITSI – an EdTech company

Should we be viewing businesses owned by foreigners as a threat? How can we exploit the enterprising natures of foreign entrepreneurs and learn from them? What are some of the challenges that they face as business owners in South Africa? Guest: Nicholas Mabena - African Diaspora Forum deputy chairperson for the SADC region

amaHlubi King Mthimkhulu III joins us to discuss the role of traditional leaders in a democratic dispensation and he will also outline the main objectives of the newly formed African Renaissance Unity Party. Guest: Bob janson

We look at the emotional aspect that goes along with a parent, due to migration, making a decision to leave their children in their country of origin, in search for refuge of economic opportunities. Also, what informs such a decision? What challenges come with it? Guest: cynthia banda

The repatriation of eight Zimbabwean children who are being kept at a place of safety in Rustenburg in the North West is set to take place on Tuesday. The children aged between two and 14 were found undocumented in a truck in Rustenburg last November. It is believed they were travelling to Cape Town to visit their parents for the Christmas holidays. We look at the decision to repatriate the childr...

On Monday, the Freedom Front Plus launched a plan of action - called Fight Back South Africa - to stop expropriation of land without compensation. The party is calling on civil society and individuals to make submissions to oppose the proposed amendment to the Constitution that will allow the expropriation of land without compensation. Guest: Dr Corné Mulder, Freedom Front Plus parliamentary chief...

Any economy influenced by new technology and Artificial Intelligence promises to transform the workplace as we know it today. So this morning, we examine; whether artificial intelligence technologies’ disruption in Africa will widen or close the skills gap and look at the impact such technologies will have for South Africa in particular, and its youthful population – given the unemployment rate at...

Following the announcement by the former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that R57bn will be allocated to fund free tertiary education. Dr. David Harrison argues that the primary engine of long-term economic growth is our young children, and that proper investment in them will improve school outcomes, reduce school and college failure rates and improve national productivity. He joins us now to expla...

Post the ANC’s Election Workshop, Fikile Mbalula speaks to us about the ruling party’s campaign objectives for next year’s national elections. The party wants to deal with unemployment, crime and corruption among other issues as it heads to the 2019 elections. Guest:Pule Mabe

Yesterday, Cosatu presented its proposals on the need to decriminalise sex work to Parliament’s public hearings. They argue that they support decriminalisation because it will help to ensure sex workers are treated as human beings and that they are able to access their full constitutional, labour, human and other rights and opportunities. Guest: Mathew Park, COSATU Parliamentary Officer