The Daily Discourse

Residents of Sudan’s capital reported heavy air strikes in central Khartoum on Tuesday amid a surge in looting while Saudi Arabia said negotiators were working toward a short-term ceasefire. Witnesses said the army unleashed intense air bombardment in the centre of Khartoum and around the presidential palace. Last week, the Human Sciences Research Council hosted a webinar entitled, Challenging dom...

Guest: Alan Campbell - Sales and Marketing Director at ANEW Hotels and Resorts In the past hour, we have been speaking to various stakeholders in the local tourism industry. Now, we turn our attention to operators within the industry and the challenges they face when finding ways to encourage more domestic travel to their amenities.  

#SAfmTalkingPoint - live from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre where the Africa Travel Indaba is taking place. The tourism industry was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and trying very hard to recover. The host city Durban was also hit hard by floods a year ago and using this opportunity to attract tourists.  Guest: Nomasonto Ndlovu – Acting CEO of SA Tourism Guest: Nhlan...

As coalition-led municipalities seem to be falling apart, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, PAC, is calling for regulations that could help to properly govern the coalitions. Speaking at their press conference yesterday (Monday), Party president, Mzwanele Nyhontso said that the chaos that continue to play out at the many coalition-led municipalities must be a thing of the past. He went on to...

As of today, Bryan will be with us for a whole hour every Tuesday to not only deal with the topic of the day, but also all financial enquiries you may have. This morning he’s talking to us about how to live with inflation. We’ve all experienced how expensive things are becoming and constantly told to tighten our belts. Bryan now joins us in studio to share his thoughts....   Guest(Studio): Bryan H...

Audience engagement: Welcome back messages from #SAfmTalkingPoint with Cathy Mohlahlana

We kick off the show with Professor Tshepo Madlingozi. He has been writing articles airing his views on the state of the country. Recently at an event attended by academics, one of the things he pointed to is how we need to go back to the role of social movements. He talks about how these movements like the UDF and other civil society organisations became the voice of the poor and marginalised. We...

In the past month, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have faced a 50% budget cut on their social development grant by the Gauteng government at the end of April 2023. The NGOs represented social services that provide care for vulnerable children, elderly, and people with disabilities. While the department has promised to reimburse the remainder of their grant by 15 May 2023, there has not been...

Our next guest burst into the music scene after winning the Dare to Dream music competition in his municipality back in 2014. He recorded Buyelekhaya which has gone on to sell over 8 million albums to date and was in high rotation around the continent in Nigeria, Ghana as well as Botswana. He has gone onto become a multi-award winning artist who has worked alongside Mlindo the Artist, Vusi Nova, J...

Our next guest grew up in a small town called Keimoes on the banks of the Orange River, about 40 km from Upington and has written a storybook on his journey as an entrepreneur. In the book, he shares valuable information on how to build sustainable business systems through his outlook: Concept, Method & Mindset. He also shares insights on wealth generation, mentorship, the failures along the w...

This morning, 15 stakeholders within the social justice sector will convene a meeting to reflect on commitments made during the GBV Presidential Summit, the National Strategic Plan, funding for GBVF, and accessing the GBVF Response Fund. In addition, the meeting will focus on engaging relevant parliamentary portfolio committees to discuss prosecutions and strengthening the work being done to comba...

What is happening with the SASSA payment dates? We have been receiving calls from many of you who were confused about your social grant payments. Some of you complaining about not receiving your payments as usual. The agency has since issued a statement clarifying that they have made changes to the schedule. So we have invited them on for this hour to deal with all your questions you may still hav...

She and her mother wrote a new book and adapted this work into a theatre production called Nobuntu which will be staged at the Johannesburg Theatre on Mother’s Day. “uNOBUNTU”, is a portrait of the quintessential, post-millennial South African family; a devoted daughter helps her mother fulfil her life-long dream of publishing a treasured 40-year-old manuscript. This story of hope, and triumph, go...

Guest: Prof Tiaan de Jager - Director of the  University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control Health Feature: Leadership, Innovation, Investments can contribute to eliminating malaria Focus: On our health feature this morning we revisit the issue of malaria. I guess it does puzzle the mind that in 2023 malaria is still a problem in the world. Professor Tiaan de Jager - Director of...

Premier of South Africa's Gauteng Province, Panyasa Lesufi, says there's no more time to negotiate with criminals. Lesufi says the introduction of the Crime Busting Unit for Gauteng sends a strong message to criminals who have invaded the province and the people's lives into hell. He was speaking during the pass out of 6000 Crime Prevention Wardens in Soshanguve north of the capital Pretoria over...

Consumer Talk with Lionel Makokotlela This morning, Lionel will be dealing with tips for those whose cars are stolen and how to claim from your insurance. Police Stats for 2019/2020 have revealed that around 128 cars and motorcycles are stolen each day.  Lionel now joins us to talk on this issue… Guest: Lionel Makokotlela – Founder at Financial Wise Corner

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch Focus: This morning Bryan deals with the importance of persisting with your own investment strategy…. Guest(studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited      

The history of Worker’s Day is said to originate from the 1800s when workers were fighting for shorter days and also the right to have a say in how they are treated. The 1st of May is recognised internationally as Worker’s or Labour Day and here in South Africa it was officially recognised in 1994 when the democratically elected government took over as you all know where we come from. So today, we...

Two of the country’s musical legends and recipients of the lifetime achievement awards, Babsy Mlangeni and Joe Nina have joined forces. They are bringing a timeless musical masterpiece, Kumnandi and Kumnandi Reloaded. have come together to create a project that perfectly blends their individual styles into a celebration of life and to tell us more on the project and how it came about, the two lege...

This morning we speak about black women’s hair. Our guest is highlighting how black and mixed-race women, traditional shampoos and conditioners pose a huge risk. One of the things she says is that research has found that 78% of products on the black hair care market contained toxic ingredients leading to a host of health issues for black and mixed-race women: cancers, hormonal disruption, developm...

Since the beginning of this month, which is regarded as Freedom Month, we’ve been bringing you a historical perspective of our journey to this day. So today we are bringing you the voices of young people to hear how they interpret this day and also what are their experiences of freedom. Listening to comments either on social media or the media in general, the biggest talking point is unemployment....

Guest: Jackie Seroke - Currently finance secretary for the PAC and also a former detainee who was tortured for his part in liberating this country Guest: Hezekiel Mothupi - Founding member of the Pan-Africanist Congress, former member of the PAC Youth League and leader of the PAC Sophiatown branch. He is now 90 years and working on his autobiography.

Guest: Dr. Shangai Mutambawira - Medical Doctor

Yesterday, we started the week by commemorating the 30th anniversary of the passing of Oliver Reginald Tambo on 24 April 1993. The Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation commemorated the day by screening the 2019 documentary: The Jewel in our Crown which delves into the mind of the master diplomat, whose vision and foresight created the network of global alliances that constituted the anti-apartheid...