The Daily Discourse

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi – Long standing unionist, activist, former Cosatu General Secretary and currently general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions Guest: Madala Masuku - First deputy general secretary for the SACP   As you heard in my opening that today (10th of April) marks exactly thirty years since Chris Hani the then general secretary of the South African Communist part...

Guest: Mario Fereira - Head of the CARP Fishing Project (part of Hunger Alleviation Programme) and Head of the Southern Cape/Garden Route area for Disaster Relief at Gift of the Givers Foundation The holiday period is always a time for giving as communities share the little that they have with each other. Our next guest is at the forefront of providing relief to communities that are in need and ha...

Guest: Siyabonga “Big Zulu” Nene - Rapper and Songwriter Guest: Jabulani “Sjava” Hadebe - Singer, Rapper, and Actor Fans of two of South Africa’s heavyweight entertainers Sjava and Big Zulu are in for a treat as the pair announced a joint project as ‘Inkabi Zezwe that will be released in May 2023. The intermingling of traditional IsiZulu musical forms with contemporary music is the confluence at w...

Guest: Dr. Simphiwe Dlamini - Lecturer at the School of Physiology at the University of Witwatersrand At least ten million South Africans didn’t have enough food or money to buy food in 2019, according to Stats SA. Our next guest has conducted a study looking at the impact of food insecurity and mental health in the country. One of the gaps he indentified was our understanding on the impact of hou...

#AfricaUnlocked: Significance of April the 6th April the 6th is one of the most significant historical day in our country. Yes we remember the unjust execution of NK cadre Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, but it’s also the day Jan van Reebek landed at the Cape in 1652. It is also the day the Pan African Congress (PAC) was formed. With all of these developments in mind, we speak to David Letsoalo who call...

Guest: Dr Kedi Motingoe - Child Psychiatrist and member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) Although statistics in South Africa are scarce, a study conducted in the Western Cape noted an increase of 76% in children with autism in schools. Symptoms present early in the child’s development and behaviours such as the way they learn, speak, play and behave in a social context. In rea...

Guest:   Simon Zwane – Spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Corporation Let’s turn our focus now on the state of our long distance buses and taxis. Some of the long distance buses and taxis on the road are in a very poor state. One often wonders how authorities deal with these taxis and buses. Also the awkwardness of having to stop the bus or taxi and not allow it to continue with the jour...

Guest: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola - Spokesperson of NUMSA Guest: Lwaphesheya Khoza - Department of Transport Spokesperson As we head into the Easter Weekend, there is a bus strike that is looming as bus-passenger sector workers are demanding 7% increase, health insurance and the two year agreement. The trade unions have been in negotiations since January 2023 and trade unions lodged their dispute in F...

Guest: Lumka Oliphant – Spokesperson for the Department of Social Development This morning we speak to the Department of Social Development about some of the social grant categories the public don’t seem to understand. One of the issues they have highlighted is the Child Support TopUp Grant. What is it exactly and also as the Talking Point, we receive a lot of your queries from our listeners about...

Guest: Lionel Makokotlela – Founder at Financial Wise Corner This morning, we discuss the pros and cons when it comes to the administration of estate.  

Guest: Dr. Aaron Motswaledi - Minister of Home Affairs Yesterday, we had a caller who had asked a questions surrounding status of exemption permits in the country and the backlog that exists at the Department of Home Affairs. We have since received a call from the Department who has asked for the opportunity to clarify the process and take on queries. We are joined by...  

Guest: Waldo Marcus - Head of Marketing at TPN Credit Bureau The survey attributes the increase in vacancies to delayed inventory coming onto the market coupled with high rates of vacancies in rental stock with lower price points. All indications are that the residential rental market will be able to absorb the available supply of rental properties. However, the increased cost of living is expecte...

Guest: Prof Pitika Ntuli – Cultural activist and former anti-apartheid activist Guest: Seth Mazibuko – Anti-Apartheid activist & community leader (formed part of the June 16 uprising) The month of April has been adopted as Freedom Month because it is the month that where the country’s first democratic election took place in 1994. So as of today, we as the Talking Point will be embarking on a j...

Guest: Prof. Heidi van Rooyen - Group Executive of the Impact Centre at the HSRC Three Years On: Has our Healthcare system recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic? Focus: South Africans woke up under a hard lockdown after Level 5 restrictions kicked in at midnight in the last week of March 2020. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement a few days before the lockdown, after consultation with le...

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says the poor performance of municipalities in the country, is due to the appointment of non competent and non qualifying officials in public service office positions. Justice Zondo said this during delivering the keynote address at the OR Tambo lecture at the University of Fort Hare in Alice last week. Zondo says the mismanagement of State Owned Enterprises is all due...

Lionel Makokotlela joins us to talk about the psychology of money and how this is impacting on households… Guest: Lionel Makokotlela – Founder at Financial Wise Corner

Focus: As we mark the three-year anniversary of the lockdown, we turn our focus on the amount of debt this has left for many people in the country. Research conducted by the National Debt Advisors Research Department has revealed that between March and December 2020, 80% of the finances in South African households were negatively impacted as a result of lockdown, job losses and a subsequent interr...

One of the stories that dominated the weekend is that of taxpayer money spent to keep power uninterrupted for ministers and their deputies. The amount is said to be around R7-million since June 2019. This was revealed by newly appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala, answering a question by DA MP Leon Schreiber. According to reports, the department spent R18.3 million...

On weekday mornings since February of 2023, we have been following the journey of Sibahle in our book reading. This morning, we thought it would be a good time to bring the author onto the show to unpack some of the seminal themes that have emerged and what to expect as the book is set to continue until the end of next month. We are joined by... Guest: Cylia Mmapula Monama (Lesego) - Author of the...

Formed in 2013, Thesis ZA is a duo consisting of vocalists Ayanda Charlie and Ondela Simakuhle. Our next guests have been featured on Radio 2000’s “Rising Stars” program, the duo has performed alongside Zoe Modiga and performed as an opening act for Msaki. They’ve performed with the likes of Hugh Masekela, Ian Von Memerty and Gloria Bosman in their respective careers, and have an exciting future t...

Our next guest is a Zimbabwean comedian based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his satirical news show "Properganda with Kandoro' and his podcast podcast Sadza in the morning. Kandoro burst on the scene in 2016 with his satirical skits, he went on to form Madhorofiya Republik which became the vehicle that housed his other creative work including Sadza in the Morning podcast, an animated...

In 2021, a study conducted illustrated that up to 25% of people are affected by depression and anxiety in South Africa. This study was conducted again in 2023 and it was also discovered that people who had experienced a childhood trauma are most likely to develop mental health problems. One of the key barriers to seeking help is the cost of counseling.   Our next guest has developed an mobile appl...

 As you heard yesterday (Wed) that newly-released Statistics South Africa figures show that the country's annual consumer price inflation increased from six-point-nine per cent in January to seven p er cent in February this year. Inflation increased by zero-point-seven-percent - month-on-month in February. Inflationary pressures came from food and non- alcoholic beverages, housing, utilities and t...

Earlier this week, the International Criminal Court (ICC)issued a warrant of arrest for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin on war crimes (the deportation of 16 000 children) related to the Ukranian conflict. This would mean that all of the 123 member states of the ICC would be compelled to arrest the Russian Head of State and transfer him to their headquarters at the Hague. Russia’s investigati...

 This week, the North Gauteng High Court has been hearing the court application on the constitutionality of loadshedding. The group of eleven organizations that have made a multi-stakeholder court application against several government departments including the Presidency surrounding the energy crisis. The group has called for schools, essential services such as hospital as well as clinic faciliti...