The Daily Discourse

 Every year on November 9th, World Adoption Day encourages adoptees to share their stories. It’s also a day for adoptive parents to connect with others and reflect upon their adoption journey. For couples experiencing the pain of infertility, adoption can be a wonderful way to become parents. While adoption is a beautiful process, it can also be sad to realize the number of children in need of a h...

Focus: The World Sciences Forum is an international conference series on global science policy. It will bring together leading scientists, researchers, private sector, civil society and global media to discuss the role of science in addressing global challenges facing humanity. As the international forum will deliberate on the contents of its declaration, what role do international partners to thi...

Focus: As the host venue of the #WSF2022 launch, Iziko Museum is the perfect place to launch the prestigious event as it curates and exhibits indigenous astromy that form part of the Square Kilometre Array and natural history collections. The museum weaves culture, science and innovation together in building the nation's future. Guest: Dr. Wayne Florence - Director Research and Exhibitions at Izik...

This morning we feature South African musician and actor who goes by the name Masandi. His real name is Sandile Mfusi, who is also a pastor’s child and raised in KwaZulu Natal. Reading through some of the internet pages, some describe him as a gospel artist, while some describe him as an Afro-soul artist. How does he describe himself? He now joins us via Zoom to talk about his journey…. Guest: San...

Last week, we received a call from Percy in Matlosana complaining about the treatment he got from the Tshepong Hospital in. He painted a very devastating picture of the state of the hospital and the drama around receiving medication. His call was backed by one of our regular callers, Thandisa. We then sent the audio to Health MEC Madoda Sambatha and invited him to come on to talk about the state o...

Focus: Last month, our next guest presented her report on Racism and the Right to Health to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. One of the major takeaways from her speech is that racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes are becoming more recognizable not only in national context. This is becoming more prevalent within the transnational context. As a result of this repo...

According to the 2019 National Cancer Registry, one in fifteen South Africa men are affected by prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the number one cancer killer among South African men. According to CANSA, testing for prostate cancer should happen annually for men over the age of 40 especially for those men who have a family history of cancer. November also marks Men’s Health Awareness Month and i...

 This morning, Bryan will touch on a part of out personal finance journey that is vital to our revenue generation: HEALTH CARE. This encompasses medical aid, hospital plans, gap cover, dreaded disease, and income replacement. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Lionel is talking to us this morning about lay-buy policies and what consumers need to know. Guest: Lionel Makokotlela - Founder of Financial Wise Corner

Today, we take you to the Buffalo City Municipality. This follows a voice note we got from one of our listeners who was complaining about power outages and how the municipality there deals with loadshedding. Last week, the SACP in that region marched and delivered a list of grievances to the city about high electricity prices, corruption, dirty townships and inadequate billing systems. Let’s get i...

 In 2022 alone, we have experienced over 116 days of loadshedding disrupting our lives at several levels. This morning, we wanted to look into how loadshedding impacts the informal economy and how this puts communities from lower income streams more vulnerable to crime, poverty and deteriorates their mental health. Our next guest has developed a study that looks into these themes and he will be jo...

 The South African Cultural Observatory is this week hosting the cultural and creative sector conference under the theme: “Creative economy reset: Structuring the creative and cultural industries for a sustainable and inclusive future”. We know how many artists suffered greatly due to Covid-19 and many are still unable to get back on their feet. One of the key message the stakeholders are hoping t...

Yesterday, the Black Management Forum held its annual conference under the theme: Realising a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Future. In light of this theme, we want to discuss the state of black management in corporate South Africa given the recent developments in public (failure of SOEs) and private sector (Dischem) that placed a spotlight on out employment policies. We are also seeing a...

As most of the attention is turned towards the Zama Zamas in Krugersdorp, my team has been receiving calls that the problem is also growing the in the Sekhukhune area. Apparently people in that part of the world are digging for chrome illegally even in their yards. So we thought to go there in an effort to find out what is fulling it. Let’s welcome now to someone who faces and fights with the Zama...

Guest: Kaylow

The COVID-19 pandemic not only heightened our awareness on mental health but shed a spotlight of our predisposition towards pre-existing trauma that we have not dealt with as a society. In the next few weeks, we pause and reflect on how we can gain the tools and skills for a trauma-responsive approach to life. How do we reset our perspective towards trauma in a way that acknowledges that we have a...

Kenya yesterday (Wednesday) deployed its first peacekeepers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where local troops are fighting a rebel insurgency. Kenya's defence forces have been deploying logistical support systems since September in readiness for the planned operations against the M23 rebels. The contingent first mission will be recapturing the border city that was seized by the M23 in...

The COVID-19 pandemic not only heightened our awareness on mental health but shed a spotlight of our predisposition towards pre-existing trauma that we have not dealt with as a society. In the next few weeks, we pause and reflect on how we can gain the tools and skills for a trauma-informed approach to life. How do we reset our perspective towards trauma in a way that acknowledges that we have all...

Yesterday (Wed), the ANC in Johannesburg held a media briefing where they said that they were exposing poor service delivery issues they discovered when they took over during the time Executive Mayor Mpho Phalatse was ousted. They go on to say that the City is in a terrible financial which they claim the DA has been hiding.    Guest: Sasabona Manganye - Regional Secretary for the ANC in Greater Jo...

This past Saturday the 29th of October marked World Stroke Day. So we thought to use this opportunity today to talk about some of the causes of stroke and the age one can get a stroke. The perception is that it is something that occurs most to the elderly. Some of the stats say that two South Africans suffer a stroke every 10 minutes of every day. To educate us more on this subject, we are joined...

Drug abuse in South Africa is a social ill that impacts our communities, not only the individuals who are dependent on narcotics use. According to the Global State of Harm Reduction report, South Africa has the biggest market for methamphetamine which is the core ingredient for Tik and crystal meth. Other drugs that have been flagged as on the rise are opioids which is the core ingredient for nyao...

This morning we take you down to the Dawid Kruiper municipality. It’s situated in Upington and the reason we are talking to them is that the area is still using the bucket toilet system and also residents complaining about of unclean drinking water. About two weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa took his Presidential Imbizo there with promises of improving unemployment and service delivery. To tel...

Focus: Lionel is going to talk to us about Garnishing orders and what they are all about. What should you understand about them? He now joins us in studio to educate us on the subject… Guest(Studio): Lionel Makokotlela - Founder of Financial Wise Corner

Focus: Bryan revisits the importance of a Life File in the event of your death, to help wind up your estate and the difficulties faced by Executors. He will also briefly touch on the medium-term budget and how it effects the individual. Guest(Studio): Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

The Minister of Defence answered a written question from the Democratic Alliance surrounding the sale of ammunition from ARMSCOR to the Russian Federation and the likelihood of those arms being used in the ongoing Ukrainian war. In the Minister's response, Hon. Thandi Modise stated that the arms company is still allowed to pursue commercial opportunities with her approval as long as it followed ap...