The Daily Discourse

June being Youth Month, we turn our focus to mental health. According to UNICEF's 2023 U-Report, 60% of South African youth needed access to mental health support services. Young people between the ages of 15 - 24 are the most at risk (70%). Young people face many challenges that affect their mental health and leads to self-harm: violence, poverty, substance abuse, unemployment, loss of parents an...

Financial planning consists of four principles. Estate, Retirement, Taxation and Investment planning. Over the next four weeks Bryan intends to take each aspect in structuring a comprehensive financial plan.  Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited 

Last week the Black Management Forum in partnership with the Henley Business School hosted a panel discussion entitled: Leading Beyond The Ballot, shaping South Africa’s Post-election Future. This comes at a time where the country is waiting with bated breath to hear what decision political parties are likely make with regards to the type of government we may have since none of them got a two-thir...

We continue the conversation this morning looking at where we are regarding a coalition or government of national unity as proposed by the ANC. Many are comparing this to the 1994 first democratic elections, but others argue that it is not the same. This has no doubt brought strain to the nation as political parties are not in agreement as to a way forward. So this morning we thought to look at wh...

As a country we have been so occupied by what’s happening in our political sphere that we forgot another burning issue of our energy transition. An article published in the MyBroadband website in May reminds us that South Africa is expected to propose a timeline for the shutdown of coal-fired power plants in a bid to secure about $2.5 billion in climate finance. If you may remember that under the...

We end the show by talking to the clergy as they called for a day of prayer around the state of the country. In a statement released over the weekend, the South African Council of Churches says that it has concluded a special meeting of the National Leaders Forum where leaders of member churches came together to reflect on where the country is at the moment from elections to natural disasters that...

On Tuesday this week, Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka briefed the media on her report into the findings of an investigation on the difficulties GBV victims experience when opening cases at magistrates' courts across the country. The other problem is on the police side where she says they are reluctant to register cases and do not inform the victims of their rights to institute criminal a...

As the political parties are meeting behind the scene to come up with plans aimed at taking the country forward, many people in the country are trying to imagine the type of government that will work for all of us. Many of you have been giving your opinions on the show indicating what sort of coalition government partners you would like to see and shared your concerns. In the past 48 hours, we hav...

In light of the #ElectionResults2024, we have eighteen political parties that will be represented in the National Assembly. This includes seven new parties who will become legislators for the first time. We wanted to take a moment to reflect with some of the parties on their recent triumph, their vision for the next 5 years. Guest: Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster - Deputy Leader of Build One South Africa Gu...

Keeping with the theme of elections and the coming coalition government, we turn our focus on the Black Management Forum. They issued a statement last night stating their hopes in the incoming government'. They are hoping for the advancement of economic transformation and the economic participation of black people.  Guest: Monde Ndlovu - Managing Director at the Black Management Forum

We continue with our election theme looking at the different aspects of the outcomes of the 2024 polls where the ANC finds itself not having reached enough numbers to govern nationally. They are now forced to form a coalition with the opposition to form a government. For today’s discussion we thought to look at where coalitions have worked successfully and what sort of lessons we can learn in orde...

Usually on the last Tuesday of the month Bryan answers all your questions of a similar of a similar nature that have been submitted to him. So because we could not speak to him last week due to the elections, he was kind enough to make time for all the questions you may have. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited 

The IEC last night declared the elections free and fair while behind the scenes political party leaders are contemplating who get into a coalition with. The running African National Congress probably has the biggest headache as this is a rude wakening for them. What about us as a nation, what sort of country would we like to see as we start the seventh administration? 1994 was a complete system an...

As the IEC declared the elections free and fair last night, the focus now shifts to parliament. Also the fact that we also have independent candidates and also having to elect the president. This time around the ANC does not have the majority, what then does all of this means? Could we end up with a president that is elected by a united opposition party?  Guest: Xolile George - Secretary to Parlia...

We continue our coverage of the results as they come in. Today should present a better picture of which parties are likely to make it and which ones will be writing their obituaries. Guest: Dr Thapelo Tselapedi – Political analyst

As the day progresses, we are starting to see clearly what the numbers are saying and which provinces there’s likely to be coalition governments. The Patriotic Alliance and MK standout the most. PAC and Azapo are not doing too well again this time around. What should happen to these two?  Guest: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast – Political analyst  

As the results are starting to trickle in, all of us are waiting with bated breath to see who will be at the helm of running the country come Sunday. Will the ANC remain in power? Will the smaller parties gain traction? Or are we headed to a coalition government? I’m currently watching the results board and as early as it is, this is some of the reflection…(Latest results). So to help us talk abou...

We continue to reflect what is on the results board at the IEC’s National Results Operations Centre at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Remember that you as our listeners can also call in to share your views on what is being reflected here at the centre and whether it is what you are wishing for. T Guest: Dr Fikile Vilakazi – Political Analyst

With just a few hours away from the 2024 elections, we thought to talk to some of the election observers about their mandate and also about the work they do. Since the dawn of democracy, South African elections have always been deemed free and fair. This year however, there has been a lot of talk in the media about bringing in election observers from different countries. Just why are election obse...

On 28 May 2014, decorated poet Maya Angelou passed away. The luminary was lauded as global citizen, civil rights activists and luminary in the sphere of literature. As part of the 10th anniversary, our next guest delves into her legacy and unpacks how she used her platform to speak about pan-Africanism. For some who may not know, Angelou lived in Ghana, Liberia and Egypt in the 1960s where she sta...

We speak now to Professor Susan Booysen about an article she penned in the Business Day about post-election coalitions and scenarios. So many of us are pondering what a government will be like under a possibility of coalition government or ANC not having the majority two-thirds to rule. There’s just so much that makes it difficult to even try to predict, so rather let’s hear from the expert as to...

Since the build-up to the 2024 elections, there has been so many mixed reactions from citizens over whether they will be voting or not. The most popular argument is that nothing is going to change as the poverty on the ground is just getting worse. Others complain about a lack of service delivery and corruption from those in power. So this morning we have invited in studio one of the struggle icon...

With less than five days to go before we go to the polls, we thought to have the last interview with IEC in terms of where we are currently and what needs to happen? Last week voting took place successfully outside of the country, while the IEC says that it is ready to run a successful election for 2024. We've also seen the amount of court cases against the IEC from disgruntled parties hoping to p...

Our next guest hails from the Windy City of Gqeberha and has music not only in her heart but in her lineage. Her grandfather was a revered classical composer. She has taken to this ancestral gift and it has taken her to stages across Europe. She has emerged as a prominent figure in the Afro-Soul as well as the Jazz fraternity. She has worked alongside George Benson, Somi, Caiphius Semenya, Thandis...

We continue our series with Miyelani Holeni talking about the different spheres of local government and how they can be improved in order to run municipalities more efficiently. This morning we reflect on the state of service delivery during the sixth administration. We have this conversation ahead of #Elections2024 on the role of provincial and national government in the delivery of services.  Gu...