The Daily Discourse

Focus: This morning Bryan discusses the importance of why women must take control of their financial future. Guest(Studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Lionel joins us now to discuss how consumers can handle their rental disputes through the Rental Housing Tribunal. The Rental Housing Tribunal can proceed to investigate your rental dispute with your landlord and assist you in resolving the dispute. This also means that your conflict is heard for free and you don’t require a lawyer to represent you. Guest: Lionel Makokotlela – Founder at Financial...

Today is World Radio Day. It is marked under the theme: Radio and Peace. So to mark this day, we are bringing you a two-hour special looking at the role radio plays in peace and conflict. On the African continent we’ve seen the role radio played in either fuelling or ending a conflict. The situation on Rwanda is one example, but also during Apartheid Radio Freedom played a key role in transmitting...

We continue looking at the World Radio Day theme and the role radio played over the years in conflict and peace. In South Africa’s case pre and post democracy... Guest: Thami Ntenteni - Former SABC executive and also one of the directors on Radio Freedom Guest: Tony Soglo – Business Manager for the SABC’s Fortune Combo stations

 This year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg” on 18 December 1923. Radio remains firmly in place as the country’s most loved medium. Millions tune in daily to 40 commercial and public broadcast stations and over 250 community stations. Although other forms, like television, have threaten...

Our next guest is a SAMA-nominated songtress who first broke into the music industry with the mega-hit ‘You Love’. Her debut album, Ingoma, was the number one album on Apple Music. Songs that have gone Gold (streaming over 1,2 million) include “Ngize Ngifike”, “Zalabantu” and “Higher”. She has worked alongside artists such as De Capo, Nobuhle and Sun-El Musician. She has accomplished all of this i...

 Last week, the mayor for the City of Johannesburg announced his Mayoral Committee after the and there was much contraversy surrounding the appointment of the MMC for Transport, the Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene. During the open line, the listeners called for the MMC to get an opportunity to come onto the show and speak to the work of the Patriotic Alliance within the coalition at the City of...

At the end of the show from Monday to Thursday, we normally wrap it up with the book reading. This time around our book is by Christi van der Westhuizen entitled Sitting Pretty. I found the book so interesting that we decided to invite her over for a discussion on it. She now joins from our studios in Gqeberha…..   Guest(PE Studio): Christi van der Westhuizen – Author of Sitting Pretty

So much expectations from President Cyril Ramaphosa who will be delivering his State of the Nation Address this evening. Those who are unemployed are hoping he can increase the social grant, while the business sector is hoping that he will be firm when it comes to the energy crisis. As South Africans, what can we expect and looking at the tough economic climate the world is going through, just how...

As the Mining Indaba continues in Cape Town till tomorrow (Thursday), with the different mining houses discussing their sector, we thought to speak to the Alternative Mining Indaba. One of the things they are highlighting is how mining activities, which have had negative environmental, health, social, and economic conditions affect women, girls, and marginalised people in mining-affected communiti...

 South Africa has in recent months been experiencing communicable disease outbreaks including measles, chicken pox, and recently cholera. The health department has called for vigilance, urging people to observe proper hygiene and precautions. We take a moment to understand these diseases, and how they present themselves through early symptoms, treatment management, and preventative measures.  Gues...

Guest(Studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

This morning Lionel will deal with medical aid cover. What is it we should understand about what medical aid cover is exactly? He now joins us to unpack it and also make you understand what you should look out for….. Guest: Lionel Makokotlela – Founder at Financial Wise Corner

The ANC Caucus in Parliament has welcomed four of its new M.P's, that the party has deployed to serve in the National Assembly. They are the ANC Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, the second Deputy Secretary-General, Maro-pene RamoGopa, and N.E.C members, Sihle Zikalala and Parks Tau. In a statement, the ANC Chief Whip, Pemmy Majodina says they're looking forward working with the new members and to...

Focus: As the Mining Indaba kicks off in Cape Town today, we thought to focus on some of the mining problems faced by our country. One of the biggest ones we are battling with is that of illegal mining. We as a time received a request form the Sekhukhune Community Forum, telling us about the problems they are facing in their area. They paint a very bleak picture and to share with us what it’s like...

This morning we though to shine the light on those schools that did so well despite the areas they are situated in. Some schools in previously disadvantaged neighbourhoods achieved a 100% pass rate and one wonders how they do it. Is it a question of resources, discipline, good leadership or just a determined group of learners and teachers? Let’s use this opportunity to speak to them so that we can...

Focus: Our artist for today needs no introduction. She’s one of those voices that make you turn the volume when one of her songs are playing on the radio. She’s just one of those outstanding musicians, whether in a group or solo. She will be bringing her previously sold-out show “A Letter to Azania” to the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town on February 25. I guess by now you know who I’m talking about....

eSwatini has a new formation called Swazis First Democratic Front. The country is back in the news after the killing of human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko. This week the country again featured high on the SADC meeting held on Tuesday. So at the back of all of this, we thought to speak to Swazis First Democratic Front to get an understanding of what they are all about and what changes they are hop...

Focus: Yesterday (Wednesday) on our health feature we spoke about lung diseases and the kind of things that affect them. So today as a follow-up, we thought to go back to the issue of TB and silicosis which has affected and killed many mineworkers. Whatever happened to the drive to track down some of the miners and the payment of compensation. Also how big a problem is it still in our country? To...

Guest (Zoom): David Magae

Guest: Dr Alan Peter - Specialist Physician and Pulmonologist at Baragwanath Hospital

Guest(Studio): Mpho Phalatse -Former mayor for the City of Johannesburg

Guest(Studio): Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Last week Monday we started a conversation about sex work and the question of how the South African legal system should respond to the industry and related activities. This is because tomorrow (Tuesday 31st of January) is the closing date for public comment around the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Bill of 2022 that seeks to repeal legislation that criminalizes sex work. Some of the...

Focus: Last week we received information from the Public Servants Association  of South Africa about the bad state of the Ngwelezana Hospital in KZN. They report that some of the equipment is not function in the newly built section of the hospital. Orthopaedic trauma services also had to be shut. The picture they are painting is very bad. To give us an idea on this, we are joined by.... Guest: Mlu...