Sign up to save your podcastsEmail addressPasswordRegisterOrContinue with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in here.
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 7,314 episodes available.
February 01, 2021Eugene de KockLast week many of us were shocked at revelation from the Zondo enquiry into State Capture that former apartheid assassin Eugen de Kock was receiving R200-tound a month from government. Well today we speak to someone who is fighting for compensation from apartheid victims. Someone who can tell us more about some of the promises de Kock made and never fulfilled in term of financial contribution to funds meant to help families of his victims. How do they react to these revelations?Guest: Dr Marjorie Jobson – National Director for the Khulumani Support Group...more23minPlay
February 01, 2021Novavax vaccine trialPresident Cyril Ramaphosa will receive the country's one-million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca, at OR Tambo International Airport today. The first consignment of the vaccine will target frontline workers. It was purchased from India and left Mumbai yesterday. The second batch of 500-thousand jabs is scheduled to arrive later this month. Our reporter Noma Bolani is at OR Tambo International Aiport.Guest: Sophie Mokoena Guest: We are now joined on the line by Prof Glenda Gray - CEO of the SA Medical Research Council to discuss more about the vaccine....more19minPlay
February 01, 2021Job scam at TransnetLast week we received a voice note from one of our listeners who managed to record an alleged Transnet employee who tried to solicit a bribe from him for a job. Let’s listen now to the recording…LINK: My producers did contact Transnet and were told to postpone the interview to today (Monday), but by last night there was still no response from the person mandated to do interviews. Our lister Walter Buthelezi...more10minPlay
January 29, 2021Tribute to Sibongile KhumaloTributes continue to pour in for the late internationally renowned jazz musician and opera singer Sibongile Khumalo who died yesterday at 63. The family say memorial and funeral arrangements will be announced in due course. We go now to London where we connect with Michael Hankinson who directed the Princess Magogo Opera which Sibongile Khumalo starred in…..Guest: Michael Hankins – Director of the Princess Magogo Opera which Sibongile Khumalo starred inGuest: James Ngcobo - Artistic Director at The Market TheatreGuest: Sidwell Mhlongo – Classical music presenter for SAfm...more51minPlay
January 29, 2021HSCR facing problems with their surveysThe Human Sciences Research Council is conducting surveys about the prevalence of Covid-19 antibodies in the country. The problem is that they are coming across a lot of misconceptions and falsehoods and information in Limpopo and the North West Province. Guest: Sean Jooste – Part of the Human Sciences Research Council team conducting the survey...more7minPlay
January 29, 2021The Thinking Point: ‘Limpopo nurses strike over new rosterThousands of nurses are preparing to down tools as they are complaining against the Health Department’s unilateral change of the new roster. One of the issues they raise against the changes is that they will increase the workload as the country is in the second wave of COVID-19. To find out why the department implemented these changes and whether they did consult the nurses, Guest: Neil Shikwambane – Spokesperson for the Department of Health in LimpopoGuest: Jacob Molepo – DENOSA’s Limpopo Secretary,...more18minPlay
January 28, 2021Situation on the ground in MozambiqueResidents in Mozambique's port city of Beira, are trying to pieces their lives back together after being ravaged by Cyclone Eloise. Aid agencies on the other hand are warning that they situation may get worse as some people are sleeping ten to a tent with no access to water, soap or masks. Guest: Qari Ziyaad Patel – Trustee and International Projects Co0Ordinantor at the Al-Imdaad Foundation...more11minPlay
January 28, 2021LABOUR TALK: Union’s take on the Mess at the CCMALast week we spoke to Tzvi Brivik who is a director at Malcom Lyons and Brivik about the situation at the CCMA which he describes as a mess. Today we get the perspective of a union that has expressed concerns at the budget cuts warning that it will hurt workers. And to discuss this, Guest: Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima – Head of Women’s Organising at CWAO...more25minPlay
January 28, 2021Thinking Point: IvermectinThe debate around the use of ivermectin continues. Yesterday (Wed) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority announced that it will allow a controlled compassionate use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19. This may bring some relief to Civil society advocacy group SAHARI which has partitioned the regulator to grant access for the use of ivermectin and get their views on this, we are joined on the line by..Guest: Shabnam Mohamed – Founder and spokesperson SAHARI...more7minPlay
January 27, 2021Justice for families of victims of apartheid victimsAs you’ve just heard the names of those who died in police custody being called out and the official reasons given by the then apartheid. This list is from 1963 up to 1987. Guest: Yasmin Sooka - Former TRC Commissioner and currently a human rights lawyerGuest: Jill Burger – Neil Aggett’s sisterGuest: Chrispin Phiri – Spokesperson for the Justice Department...more55minPlay
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,314 episodes available.