The Daily Discourse

 "Letters of Hope,” is a play set in 1976 apartheid South Africa and it follows the story of 16-year-old Jeremiah who aspires to be a policeman but faces opposition from his father, a local postman. Following his father’s death, Jeremiah uncovers his father’s secret courier service, delivering letters from freedom fighters in exile and prison to their families. The film garnered the prestigious aw...

As I told you earlier that we are coming to you from the Kruger National Park where Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande is hosting his counterparts from the different BRICS countries.   Let’s start off by understanding the importance of this partnership and how it’s benefiting us as South Africans and also the partner countries as we welcome… Guests(OB): Dr Nkosina...

We are coming to you live from the Kruger National Park this morning where Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimamnde is host the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Education Senior Officials Meeting. The education engagements which started yesterday (Wed) till today (Thursday|) are hosted as part of the build-up to the 15th BRICS Summit to be chaired...

We are coming to you live from the Kruger National Park this morning where Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimamnde is host the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Education Senior Officials Meeting. The education engagements which started yesterday (Wed) till today (Thursday|) are hosted as part of the build-up to the 15th BRICS Summit to be chaired...

  We continue our talk with Premiers from the various provinces and today we are joined by the Western Cape’s Alan Winde. He recently returned from a trip to the USA aimed at what he says was to ensure that Western Cape and the country remained part of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. This has caused a spat between him and the national government. He now joins us via Zoom to talk about the...

  July being the Mental Illness Awareness Month, the South African Society of Psychiatrists is highlighting a very important issue that is troubling the country. They say that that the stigma associated with mental illness, as well as the misconception about the benefits and use of antidepressants, serve as major barriers to people seeking assistance. They go on to say that more than a quarter of...

Our next guest has created a programme that will help create sustainable livelihoods within communities. Zimele’s youth development programmes are aimed at training relevant skills that make economic opportunities more accessible for young people in host communities. These programmes operate in the wholesale and retail, tourism and hospitality sectors. In addition, Zimele supports SMMEs owned and...

 Last week, one of our listeners have called into our open line to make us aware of students having their funding for NSFAS revoked. These students have seen their funding status go from approved to suspended, leaving students in limbo ahead of the second semester. Students across the country have been affected and has raised a questions on the capacity of NSFAS to fund all the students.  Guest: S...

Bryan is back and he has returned to the studio. This morning, he will be answering some of the questions that listeners have left on the radio line while he was away… Guest: Bryan Hirsch – Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates

As we continue our focus on hunger issues, the Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with the China Rural Technology Development Centre of the Ministry of Science and Technology are hosting a Poverty Alleviation through Science and Technology workshop. This they say will capacitate professionals, practitioners, grassroots innovators, volunteers, and agripreneurs to gain practical knowledg...

Newly appointed Health Ombudsman, Emeritus Professor Taole Mokoena joins us in studio to talk about taking over the office after Professor Malegapuru Makgoba. One of the things Makgoba said when stepping down was that the office investigated and finalised over 10,000 complaints during his seven-year term. Among these cases were the Life Esidimeni and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital that has...

SA Harvest, a food rescue and hunger relief organisation is calling on food donors, partners, corporate, members of the public to join their mission to deliver 1 million meals during this Mandela Month. They say that 10.3 million tonnes of food is wasted annually while 20 million South Africans are on a spectrum of severe food vulnerability, ranging from going to sleep hungry every night to runnin...

Our next guest is one of South Africa’s brightest exports. They have worked alongside fellow international superstars: Black Coffee and Moonchild Sannelly. Their sophomore album, You Will Not Die drew critical acclaim for its gospel, soul and electronic pop influenced sounds. The album was written at a time  Even musicial giants Madonna and Elton John praised their work. Their latest album is a co...

Today, we are celebrating World Chocolate day under the theme:“Discovering the Sweet Secrets of Chocolate.” On this day, people around the world come together to indulge in the rich and velvety goodness of chocolate while celebrating its remarkable history and significance.  As part of this day, we thought to talk all things chocolate and spread some joy. To tell us more about the history of choco...

The bourgeoning use of digital media in recent years has seen a corresponding surge in digital disinformation, particularly on social media platforms. Electoral processes have not been spared. Left unchecked, this phenomenon stands to undermine the conduct of credible elections. This week, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) signed a Framework of Cooperation with Media Monitoring Africa and...

The annual District Development Model Conference came to an end yesterday (Wed) where delegates from government departments and municipalities gathered to discuss how the model can help improve municipal performance. The conference which was held in Stellenbosch was looking at this model can stop the increasing wasteful and fruitless expenditure by municipalities. So for today’s segment we thought...

So many of you have probably felt cheated on unfairly charged by lawyers and don’t really know what to do and how to get your money back. Well, this morning we invited the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund. They are set up to protect members of the public from unscrupulous lawyers. There’s been so many cases over the years about dodgy lawyers overcharging and so on. So, let’s use this opportunity...

We speak now to the Board of Healthcare Funders reacting to the NHI Bill which was passed by the National Assembly in June.  They have raised their concerns to the Bill in its current form saying that they have identified several anomalies in the Bill that they feel requires further attention and alignment with the constitutional. To elaborate on what exactly they are not happy with, we are joined...

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Human Rights Commission have partnered in producing a podcast looking into what happened in KwaZulu-Natal that sparked the 2021 July unrest. This coming Saturday, the 8th of July marks two years since the unrest and they, so the two institutions went on the ground in KZN to get first- hand experience from witnesses to that tragic period and to te...

Our next guest is part of a youth organization that is celebrating a decade of  empowering communities for positive change. The organization has reached over 4325 young people with many actively part of civil society, business and grassroots community projects. As part of Mandela Month, they will be awarding 10 young people who are doing incredible initiatives in their community through their Acti...

This morning, Brendan will talk about securing your personal finances against scams and the importance of financial planning… Guest: Brendan Gace – Head of Anchor Capital Private Clients (Bryan Hirsh is away until Tuesday, 11 July 2023)

Health economists estimate that unaddressed mental health conditions cost the South African economy R161 billion per year due to lost days of work, presenteeism and premature mortality. Closer to home, South Africa scored the lowest average on the mental health wellbeing scale in the Mental State of the World 2022 report. One of the key concerns is that there are still high rates of burnout, anxie...

Australian High Commission to South Africa called Dialogues Across Violent Histories. They are doing it in partnership with  the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest at Stellenbosch University. According to the two institutions, the dialogues are meant to explore the critical role that Australian and African artists and indigenous practitioners play in providi...

As we kick off Mandela month, we take a moment to focus on some of the good work and investments being made in improving the state of education in the country. One of our next guest not only make interventions to making learning for pupils easier but also support teaching staff. One of our guests make important interventions within the STEM subjects. More recently, they have worked together to adv...

To wrap up Youth Month, a session regarding youth participation within local government structures was held given the lower turnout of young people at the previous local government election. The aim of session was to also prepare and capacitate the next cohort of public officials navigate the service delivery crisis. This session also discussed the importance of youth development programmes at mun...