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Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural dive... more
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,303 episodes available.
May 12, 2021The Thinking Point: ‘Taxi industry taxFinance Minister Tito Mboweni says that R5 million had been collected in Corporate Income Tax from taxi operators. He revealed this while answering a parliamentary question from DA MP Geordin Hill-Lewis. He went on to say that SARS has plans in place to address tax avoidance in the taxi business. For a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by..Guest: Ofentse Mokwena – Transport Economist (He says the taxi industry is being taxed enough and believes government does not have a clear understanding of how to go about it and says the numbers they are giving to the public are inaccurate)...more10minPlay
May 12, 2021Today marks 30 years since the township of Swaneville, near Krugersdorp came under attack from hostel dwellersToday marks 30 years since the township of Swaneville, near Krugersdorp came under attack from hostel dwellers reportedly ferried to the scene by the then South African police. This was in 1991 as the country was building up to the 1994 elections. Survivors of the massacre are today engaging the national Department of Justice on the redress measures and to tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by….Guest: Lilian Sambula – Chairperson of the Swaneville Collective...more8minPlay
May 11, 2021MUNICIPAL WATCH: Sekhukhune water problemsOur focus on the Sekhukhune District Municipality today is based on a voice note that was sent in by a resident Danalton about the water problems they are facing. Let’s take a listen…..CLIP-DANILTON-WATERLINK: Well as you heard that the listener is calling for answers from the Elias Motsoaledi Municiplaity. Well the water is supplied by the Sekhukhune District Municipality and to help us navigate this issue, we are joined on the line by….Guest: Moloko Moloto – Spokesperson for the Sekhukhune District Municipality Guest: Yolande Nel – Marketer and Media Liaison Officer at the Lepelle Northern Water Guest: Makalakatje Phasha – Chairperson of the Sekhukhune Residence Forum...more44minPlay
May 11, 2021Personal development with Dr. Nozi MjoliDr Mjoli talks to us about the power of thoughts, beliefs and emotions to personal and professional success. Guest: Dr Nozi Mjoli – Personal Transformation Coach...more23minPlay
May 11, 2021Personal Finance with Bryan HirschWith the amount of people leaving their jobs, are they being advised correctly about what they should be doing with their retirement savings on withdrawal? GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited...more17minPlay
May 11, 2021THINKING POINT: ANC IMPACT ON THE ECONOMYThe ANC NEC meeting has ordered its suspended Secretary General Ace Magashule to apologise publicly to apologise to party structures for slapping President Cyril Ramaphosa with a suspension letter. This is one of the resolutions taken at the end of the governing party's three day Special NEC meeting which ended earlier this afternoon. We’ve seen the turmoil in the ruling party as it intensified in the past weeks up to now. But then looking at these developments, what do they do for the economy and business confidence? To help us though this subject, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Mandla Isaacs – Political Economist...more13minPlay
May 10, 2021LRA’s Dominic Ongwen sentencedThe International Criminal Court last week sentenced a former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army to 25 years in prison. Dominic Ongwen, who was taken into ICC custody in 2015, was convicted in February of 61 crimes including rape, sexual enslavement, child abductions, torture and murder. The court had considered sentencing him to life imprisonment, but had sided against it due to the defendant's own personal suffering. Under the leadership of fugitive Joseph Kony, the LRA terrorized Ugandans for nearly 20 years as it battled the government of President Yoweri Museveni from bases in northern Uganda and neighbouring countries. Let’s take you live now to Uganda to find out what sort of reaction there has been to the sentencing and also the latest on the hunt for Joseph Kony as we welcome….Guest: Michael Arereng – Ugandan based journalist...more16minPlay
May 10, 2021Africa’s growing infrastructure needs ensuing business opportunitiesLet’s turn our attention now on the impact the non-investment in infrastructure development is having the African continent’s economic development. Some experts have sighted electricity and logistical support as some of the major hindrances that prevents the continent from moving forward in terms of economic development. To talk more on this and how the continent can turn things around, we are joined on the line by…. Guest: Mohan Vivekanandan – Group Executive: Originantion and Coverage at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)...more26minPlay
May 10, 2021Legalising polyandry closer in SANot sure how many of you will react to the news that there is a possibility for polyandry to be legalized in our country? Well this proposal is one contained in the wide-ranging ones in the Green Paper on Marriages which the Department of Home Affairs published last week and to talk more on it, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Sihle Mthiyane –Chief Director for policy at the Department of Home Affairs...more21minPlay
May 10, 2021New Zulu king installedAmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister, Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi confirmed over the weekend that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini ascended the throne amid support from the royal family. There was commotion on Friday night at the KwaKhangelamankengane palace at Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, after a will of the late Regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu's will was read. Nonkululeko Hlophe compiled this report...PKG-AMAZULULINK: For a perspective on these developments and what the new king has to deal with, we are joined on the line by…Guest: Dr Gugu Mazibuko - Senior Lecturer: School of Arts - African Languages at the University of KwaZulu-Natal...more25minPlay
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,303 episodes available.