The Daily Discourse

Obesity is a serious public health problem because it significantly increases the risk of chronic disease such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart diseases as well as certain cancers. guest: Dr Dickson Amugsi, Associate Research Scientist at the African Population and Health Research Center

As you may recall, yesterday we spoke to Dr Azar Jammine about this issue, so this morning Capitec Bank CEO Gerrie Fourie responds to this controversial report. guest: Gerrie Fourie, Capitec Bank CEO

There is no question that the challenges young women face today are different to the challenges women faced decades ago. But when we look back at the women during apartheid, and in particular the more than 20,000 South African women of all races who staged a march in 1956, protesting against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950, we look at them with admiration for their strength....

She unpacks this with us, and also shares her experiences of being attacked in public for the story line she was part of in the soapie. Guest: Makgofe Moagi - Managing Director and Founder of the MDM Foundation, actress and model

the descendants of the first people and the slaves, about their treatment in contemporary South Africa. Guests: Marius Fransman, former Chairperson of the ANC in the Western Cape

Guest: Yomelela Mnqabashe - National Secretary, DENOSA Student Movement

Today being the last Tuesday of the month, Bryan deals with SMSs and emails that haven’t been responded to and he will also share some questions he’s received off air”. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited 011 880 4888 / 082 332 7265

“Being the last Monday of the month, Dineo answers your property related questions” Guest (studio): Dineo Molomo, from Dineo Properties (Pty) Ltd 084 783 4636 askdineo@dineoproperties.co.za Twitter: @dineoproperties Facebook:@dineoproperties

Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body's immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS). Debbie is a young woman living with Multiple Sclerosis, she joins us now to share what life is like, living with MS. Guest: Debbie Adlard – Young person living with Multiple sclerosis and founder of Voice of MS

On our Friday Musical Wind Down today we feature the music of Thami Shobede, known to his fans as “Fresh Milk”. He will tell us about his debut album titled “Never Lost”. Guest (studio): Thami Shobede, (he came second on the 2016 Idols SA competition)

How do we make the tools of economics and innovation studies suitable and instrumental to development? We find out from Dr Glenda Kruss Van Der Heever - she will also clarify the role of the State and its agencies in overcoming the lack of coordination, continuity and adherence of innovation and production policies. Guest: Dr Glenda Kruss Van Der Heever, Deputy Executive Director, Center for Scien...

What does the suspension of KwaZulu-Natal’s PEC mean and what are the duties of the interim structure? Factional divisions have deepened in the province since the controversial 2015 Provincial Elective Conference. Guest: Sihle Zikalala, Co-ordinator of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal

In response to numerous complaints received by the CRL Commission. Yesterday, the Men’s Sector of the SANAC Civil Society Forum convened a dialogue with religious leaders at Ekurhuleni Civic Centre in Germiston. Substituting ARV treatment with holy water and other faith-based commodities that are not scientifically proven to be effective pose a challenge to the country’s efforts in ending AIDS. It...

There has been a wide outcry against Nafupa’s stance on non-black funeral companies conducting business in “black” townships. In a statement issued by Nafupa last week, they argue that black businesses were not given business by Indian or White families and therefore it is not fair for these companies to do business in the townships. Guest: Nkosentsha Shezi, Secretary General of the National Funer...

Dr Thokozani Mhlambi tells us about his social media campaign that is aimed at highlighting African Intellectuals as composers of music. His view is that the early compositions of African Intellectuals carry a strong message of hope and restoration that must be treasured today in South Africa and Africa at-large. He joins us now to tell us more about this wonderful initiative. Guest (Dbn studio):...

During its 54th National Conference that took place in December last year. The ANC took a resolution to nationalise the South African Reserve Bank. However, bank officials spoke out against the proposal when it was first discussed at the ANC’s policy conference in June last year‚ saying its private shareholding structure had no bearing on its monetary policy stance or the regulatory role it played...

With the Western Cape currently facing a serious drought due to poor rainfall. This morning we are joined by Trevor Balzer who will tell us about what the national government is doing to contain the situation. Guest: Trevor Balzer, DDG Chief Operations at the Department of Water and Sanitation

Disclosing the festive season road traffic deaths and volumes (yesterday). The Minister of Transport said preliminary data for the period starting December 1‚ 2017 to January 9‚ 2018 showed that there were 1‚527 people who died on the roads in that period compared to 1‚714 fatalities in the same period the previous year. This represents a 11% decline‚ which surpassed the 10% target. So this mornin...

We find out what life is like living with Friedreich's Ataxia Guest (studio): Jayd Dell - Sufferer of Friedreich's Ataxia

The land question remains a highly emotive issue in this country. Our guest is of the view that public perception that not enough has been done to achieve land reform under the current legal and constitutional prescripts fuels tensions even further. Guest: Yolisa Mfaise, Agri SA’s legal advisor

A new report compiled by Xpatweb, titled Critical Skills Survey Results 2017, confirms that local companies are hard pressed to find the right expertise to achieve their corporate goals. The report also revealed that businesses believe that the acquisition of foreign skills is the only sensible response to this problem. Joining us to tell us more about the findings of the report is….. Guest: Maris...

Yesterday, Nehawu members embarked on a nationwide strike at Unisa campuses. This morning we find out from Nehawu as to why exactly are they striking, and we shall also look at the effect of strike on students, particularly those wishing to study at UNISA who are trying to take advantage of the re-opening of applications. And then we will hear from the leader of Unisa students in the Eastern Cape...

Against which key indicators should business owners measure their SMEs in order to get a picture of where they are at, and what their chances for success are in 2018? Guest (studio): Jeremy Lang - Regional General Manager of Business Investments at Business Partners Limited in Inland West

John Kane-Berman shares his thoughts on the ConCourt ruling in the case of AfriForum vs UFS. According to him, the majority judgement failed to deal with actual practicalities, concentrating instead on "the need to redress the results of past discriminatory laws and practices". Guest: John Kane-Berman is a policy fellow at the Institute of Race Relations

Business disruption has become a hot topic – and it's not just a passing trend, it's regarded as the new normal. Digital transformation is disrupting everything including the running and operations of organisations, business models they enable, the ways in which organisations engage with customers, the ways in which organisations engage with, and harness the energy of their staff. The question the...