The Daily Discourse

As we celebrate #WorldRadioDay2025, we wanted to have a discussion on licensing of radio stations and how do we create pathways for the growth of the industry. Radio has played a very historical role in enhancing our democracy. Looking back, do we have a good story to tell? According to Icasa, there are 209 community broadcasting licences, 35 low power sound licences, 27 c...

Guest: Dr Magome Masike – Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s (HPCSA) We end the show by chatting to the Health Professions Council of South Africa and their mandate. Many time we hear about all of these institutions, but know and understand very little about what they do. So to educate us on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Advocate S’du Gumede - Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg As of tomorrow (Thursday) the Office of the Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg will be kicking off what it calls seven-week Citizen Information Clinics Programme in Alexandra Township North-East Johannesburg. They are launching it under the theme “Here to Hear You " , a campaign they say will cover all seven regio...

Guest:  Darryl Swanepoel - Executive Director of Inclusive Society Institute. He wrote the Social Cohesion Index that was launched last week. Guest: Dr Yacoob Abba Omar - Director of Operations at Mistra and Chair of the Social Cohesion Task Team of the NPC  Guest: Rethabile Ratsomo - Non-Racialism Programme Manager at the Ahmad Kathrada Foundation   Social Cohesion is essential to...

The 5th of February kicked off the beginning of the 125th anniversary celebrations of Charlotte Maxeke. The Charlotte Maxeke Institute also used the occasion to announce the appointment of Professor Musawenkosi Saurombe whom they say was chosen because she mirrors the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke which will enhance the importance of access to equal education. She now joins us via zoom to talk about...

With so much going up, from electricity, petrol and food, so many people especially parents are struggling to find ways of getting by. So we thought to use this feature today to talk about practical ways of getting by while also trying to save. To help us through the discussion, we are joined by... Guest: Dr Frank Magwegwe – Head of Financial Education at Nedbank and also Senior Le...

Guest: Oliver Naidu - President of Vopak (South Africa) Our next guest is a partner on this joint venture to design, develop, construct, finance, operate and maintain the LNG terminal for a period of 25 years. The operation set to open its doors commercially in 2027 and boast storage capacity of up to 2 million tons of gas per year. To tell us more about their partnership with Transnet on this pro...

Guest: Mr Dennis Mqadi - Richard's Bay Port Manage This morning, Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) and it's partners will sign two strategic terminal operator agreements that will develop liquified natural gas import terminal and bulk liquid terminal in South Africa. This new LNG terminal will provide receiving, storage, marine bunkering, truck loading, regasification & gas transmission...

In the past weekend, we have seen new executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that has halted all funding, sanctioning the South African government for its land expropriation act and offering a lifeline to the Afrikaans community refugees status in the USA. Afriforum and community of Orania has since declined these interventions, stating they would like land recognition within South Afri...

Guest: Skhumbuzo Dlamini - Mayor of King Cetshwayo District Municipality The development of these two terminals is a game changer in the economic landscape of the region. The LNG terminal alone is projected to create over 1,000 job opportunities for communities surrounding the UMhlathuze region, while the bunkering services terminal aims to generate 400 direct and indirect jobs from the project in...

Guest: Keenan Meyer - South African pianist and composer We end on a jazzy note with the sounds of Keenan Meyer soothing us into the weekend. Jazz lovers refer to him as a renowned pianist and composer with captivating performances and innovative compositions. He is fairly young and already earned the respect of the jazz market and now joins us to talk about why he chose this genre.

Tomorrow (Saturday) the Dr AB Xuma Museum will be opening the Don Mattera exhibition and also the 70th commemoration of the Sophiatown forced removals that took place in 1955. The exhibition which is a collaboration between the Don Mattera Legacy Foundation, Dr AB Xuma Museum, Wits History Workshop and Heritage Nexus aims to celebrate the life and works of Don Mattera. There wi...

Guest: Miyelani Holeni - Group Chief Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group As the President prepares to deliver his State of the Nation Address, collapsing municipalities remain one of the biggest headaches for him to address. Political parties are also gearing up for the 2026 municipal elections with promises of turning things around. We've had these discussions over and over, but so many of t...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is this evening (Thursday) delivers his State of the Nation Address for the 7 th administration under the theme: “Harnessing Parliamentary Diplomacy for the Realization of Global Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability.” This administration is run under the government of National Unity as the ANC for the first time in the country’s d...

The annual Mining Indaba is currently taking place in Cape Town under the theme: Future-Proofing African Mining, focus being on sustainability and economic value for the African mining sector. Running parallel with the event is the Alternative Mining Indaba, a platform advocating for social justice for sustainable development. We thought to use the opportunity to talk abou...

In the headlines, we have come across the names of taverns that are linked to loss of life due to noncompliance: Enyobeni Tavern for underage drinking. This week, one of our callers shared his concern surrounding the mushrooming of taverns in his neighbourhood of Chiawelo, and how operators are not compliant with liquor trading requirements or the municipal by-laws wh...

Seven years ago, the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, claimed 218 lives and resulted in more than 1 000 infections. Lawyers representing claimants in the listeriosis class action against South African (SA) food producer, Tiger Brands have announced an agreement that will see some claimants receive advance payments. The company faced claims for damages of up to R2.5 bi...

This morning Bryan revisits the issue of wills. Even though he’s not a lawyer, this time around he is going to discuss the key clauses that should be included in a will. He now joins in studio to give his insights… Guest : Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited (Radio line: 011 880 4888)

As South is still in talks regarding the reparation of our 14 soldiers killed in the DRC on a SADC peace mission, the M23 fighters say that they are making their way to Kinshasa. The conflict in that part of the world has erupted in a diplomatic spat between Rwanda and South Africa. The situation has also angered many South Africans who are calling on government to recall our troops at the back of...

The Land Expropriation Act being signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa has caused major debate among political parties with some threatening to take legal action over section 12(3) surrounding nil compensation payable for the expropriation of land. Some civil society organizations have shared their concern surrounding the authority given to the Minister of Public Works and raised concerns g...

Guest: Clifford Mabe, Gift of Givers Usually this time of the year the focus is all on education and today we are coming to you live from Galeshewe in Kimberley. This is because the SABC is fulfilling a request by the principal of Tetlanyo Secondary School. He requested laptops as he says that out of the 30 computers they have, only 14 are functional. In an age of technology, computers are compuls...

Guest: Olehile Hammer, Tetlanyo Secondary School Principal

Guest: Katleho Tsholo, SABC CSI Manager Usually this time of the year the focus is all on education and today we are coming to you live from Galeshewe in Kimberley. This is because the SABC is fulfilling a request by the principal of Tetlanyo Secondary School. He requested laptops as he says that out of the 30 computers they have, only 14 are functional. In an age of technology, computers are comp...

Usually this time of the year the focus is all on education and today we are coming to you live from Galeshewe in Kimberley. This is because the SABC is fulfilling a request by the principal of Tetlanyo Secondary School. He requested laptops as he says that out of the 30 computers they have, only 14 are functional. In an age of technology, computers are compulsory. One can’t imagine any youn...

After a hectic week in the news end off with opera sounds can be very refreshing and soothing. Taking us to the weekend on our Friday Wind Down is Noluvuyiso Mpofu who is an opera soprano singer. She has been a leading voice in so many opera arrangements. Highly talented is how some of the opera lovers refer to her. She now joins us to talk about how it all started for her and what attracted her....