The Daily Discourse

In the last financial year, the job creation efforts of the provincial government amounted to over 89 000 jobs. We turn our attention to the beneficiaries of this programme and hear how these initiatives have changes their lives. We are joined by... Guest: TBC (Kwanele Ncelane will confirm names in the morning)

The Mangaung Municipality has been in the news for long due to poor management, leadership crisis and a lack of service delivery. A few months ago there was a lot of political drama that left the Metro without a mayor after the resignation of Mxolisi Siyonzana in March. The ANC recalled Siyonzana, his deputy and the speaker for their poor service delivery record. After that, Papi Mokoena was elect...

This morning, we are in conversation with the Kwa-Zulu Natal government on the S'thesha Waya Waya campaign. The initiative is part of their provincial integrated youth development strategy and seeks to address unemployment through opening job opportunities within government department. To help us understand the types of job opportunities and joint projects that will be created from this initiative...

As we continue with the series, we speak to the premiers of the nation’s province to hear what they have the state of the province: what have they achieved, and what work still needs to be done to improve the quality of life for the resident in their provinces. We run the series as these premiers enter the final year of office before the next national election. Today, we turn our attention to the...

Health experts and harm reduction advocates are appealing to government to review the newly tabled tobacco bill (The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill). One of their key concerns is that the bill violates human rights as the tightened restrictions around one of the most effective tools in reducing harm and achieving smoking cessation will fall away. Our next guest ex...

As we do on the last Tuesday of every month, Brendan takes your personal finance questions… Guest : Brendan Gace – Head of Anchor Capital Private Clients (Bryan Hirsh is away until Tuesday, 11 July 2023)      

Employees who report for duty under the influence of alcohol or drugs present a real problem in the workplace. The use of alcohol or drugs affects an employee’s sight, speech, coordination and reaction speed. In addition, employees working with machinery or driving a vehicle whilst under the influence pose a high risk to the employer, themselves and their colleagues.  It is the employer’s responsi...

Today (26 of June), marks 68 years since the adoption of the Freedom Charter in 1955. From the 25th till the 26th of June, over 3 000 representatives from the different resistance movements made-up of different race groups made their way through police cordons to gather on a dusty square in Kliptown where they were in one accord giving their own inputs to the South Africa they would like to live i...

On Friday, Tabea Kabinde, who is the Chairperson of the Commission for Employment Equity briefed the media around on the status of the country’s employment equity. Her report indicates that the pace of transformation is still very slow. It goes on to say that top management positions are still largely occupied by whites at 62%, followed by Africans at 16%, despite the fact that Africans have the h...

The South African National Council for the Blind in partnership with the with its Member Organisation, Tape Aids for the Blind say that they are increasing their call for what they call the uncoupling of Marrakesh Treaty from the Amended Copyright Bill which is currently with NCOP. The Treaty was adopted in Morrocco on 27 June 2013 and aims to facilitate access to published works for persons who a...

This morning we feature Benjamin Jephta as he’s just released a new album entitled Born Coloured, Not Born-Free. In this latest project he reflects on his experiences as a so-called ‘Coloured’ male in post-Apartheid, democratic South Africa and the challenges and difficulties that come with labelling people. He now joins us in studio to talk about his journey and why he chose to go by this title r...

This week the community of Diepsloot again took to the streets in protest against service delivery and crime. Eskom yesterday (Wednesday) announced that they are withdrawing their services as they fear for the safety of their technicians. Some of the reports talk about the lack of water, residents sharing communal taps, roads not serviced. Crime adds to their problems. Let’s use this opportunity n...

Let’s wrap-up the show by getting to understand the General Education Certificate. It’s punted as one of the flagship programme of the Department of Basic Education aimed at giving learners from Grade 9 the opportunity to advance themselves through TVET colleges. But then lots of questions are being raised about just how much weight they carry and whether it’s a good strategy to take seeing how sh...

It is extremely worrisome that a Stats SA report released two months ago stated that about 84% of children experienced corporal punishment at school. It is concerning that we see no reaction from society and very little action being taken against such teachers. In South Africa, corporal punishment was abolished in 1997, yet we still see  blatant disregard from teachers who violate this law while n...

Local government has faced greater challenges than ever before to regain the trust of South Africans and to provide essential services in a prompt, financially responsible manner. In recent years, the decline of local government has been characterised by service dysfunctional municipalities, administrative instability, financial mismanagement and crumbling municipal infrastructure. Guest: Tsakani...

Doctors are warning those who are embarking on a hair transplant to be very careful in how they choose an experienced and qualified doctor. When one watches lifestyle shows, there are so many bogus doctors out there who’ve botched surgeries  with devastating effects. So this morning, we take a look at this issue to find out how those who would like this procedure should look out for and also just...

On Monday this week, we received a voice note from one of our listeners, Val in Cape Town. She was talking about a job ad she saw in the newspaper for a manger’s post, but the salary did not match the position. To help us understand how the salaries are matched to the post and also whether this is something new, we are joined by Guest : Samantha-Jane Gravett - Africa Director at Robert Walters (Ro...

The Human Sciences Research Council is working alongside the National Treasury’s Cities Support Programme and Economic Policy Unit to release new information on the economic performance of municipalities. The initiative is set to  monitor the economic conditions of  municipalities and provide critical data to inform policy planning that will address questions surrounding urbanisation, uneven devel...

This morning, Brendan talks about what are the financial risks one may face after a persons has officially retired… Guest: Brendan Gace – Head of Anchor Capital Private Clients (Bryan Hirsh is away until Tuesday, 11 July 2023)

Today (Monday 19th June) marks exactly one-hundred-and-ten years since the passing of the 1913 Natives Land Act. This Act limited African land ownership to 7% and later changed to 13% through the 1936 Native Trust and Land Act of South Africa. Since the dawn of democracy, the various regimes from Nelson Mandela’s government to Cyril Ramaphosa have not really come up with concrete solutions on the...

Last week a report by ActionAid and Wits University has revealed how women artisanal suffer in that industry. Most of them are sole breadwinners trying to feed their families. The report entitled Understanding   the role and participation of women in artisanal mining high goes on to reveal some of the gender and cultural-based discrimination.  Guest: Sifiso Dladla - Mining and extractives lead at...

As we lead up to Father’s Day this coming Sunday, we have a discussion on what it means to be a present father in modern society particularly as many households are fragmented.  Guests: Tshepo Moekwena - Founder and Chairperson of the Moving Ahead Development Agency 

The clip you’ve just heard is from Dr Nthato Motlana who was a community activist at the time. He was explaining to British journalists after the shooting on the 16th of June about how the learners at the time felt about Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. So today with my two co-hosts we thought to engage with you our audience about what we understand about having an education. Many people with...

In a developing story, the South African charter aircraft has been impounded by Polish authorities. This aircraft was on its way to support President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to Ukraine and Russia. This impounding has thrown the police and SANDF’s operational plans into disarray. The Head of the Presidential Protection Services, General Wally Rhoode has told the media in Poland that the So...

Rise of generator theft during loadshedding reeking havoc on network connectivity In recent weeks, telecommunications providers have been affected by generator theft at major cellphone towers around the country. The targeted items Telecommunications giants have reported several hits at their towers by syndicates since the start of 2023 and lose millions of rands due to the vandalism & theft. I...