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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 7,337 episodes available.
April 27, 2020MEDIA COVERAGE POST 1990 EVENTS COVERAGEOn the 17th of March 1992, white South Africans vote "Yes" in a referendum to allow the National Party government to continue negotiations with the ANC in a process of dismantling apartheid. Let’s go back to that and listen to the news bulletin reflecting the voting….Guest: Anton Harber – Veteran journalist and Caxton Professor of JournalismGuest: Mathata Tsedu – Former City Press EditorGuest: Joe Thloloe – Veteran journalist and former press ombudsman...more31minPlay
April 27, 2020Freedom Day – A 90’s journey to voting dayToday the 27th of April is exactly 26 years since the country’s first ever democratic elections. This was the first time in the history of our country that black people were given the opportunity to vote and have a say in the political leadership of the country. Every story has a beginning and an ending and one gets to choose where to start telling the story. We chose to start in 1990, bringing you some highlights, of that period since the announcement by the then state president FW de Klerk during his State of the Nation Address on the 2nd of February…..GUEST: Pali Lehohla – South Africa’s former Statistician-GeneralGUEST: Terry Bell – Long-time labour analyst...more30minPlay
April 23, 2020Health feature: Understanding TelehealthSince we are now in the fourth industrial revolution, we look at Telehealth and its background. According to medical journals, it involves the use of telecommunications and virtual technology to deliver health care outside of traditional health-care facilities. Where is it being used the most?GUEST: Dr Musa Mayayise – Cardiologist...more16minPlay
April 23, 2020PSA-KZN calling for tax reliefThe Public Servants Association in KwaZulu-Natal has raised its disappointment with the president saying he did not accommodate frontline workers in a form of incentive and so on. Let’s take this moment no to understand what it is exactly they are disappointed about and what would they have liked the president to do for them as we welcome….Guest: Mlungisi Ndlovu - KZN manager for the Public Servants Association...more12minPlay
April 22, 2020Covid-19 and its impact on sportsGuest: Sports Medical Doctor Dr Ntlopi Mogoru...more14minPlay
April 22, 2020Yesterday President Cyril Ramaphosa announced funds for municipalities to spend on various projects & homelessThe concern now is how these municipalities are going to handle the money seeing the poor track record many of them are holding when it comes to service delivery and the management of funds. We speak now to the union concerned to get their views and find out if they are worried?…Guest: Koena Ramatlou - Samwu secretary general...more9minPlay
April 22, 2020TransUnion surveyTransUnion has been conducting a weekly survey on how South African consumers have been impacted by COVID-19. One of the scary facts it has revealed is that almost 8 out of 10 (79%) have had their household income negatively impacted. What should we read into this and message is it sending? Guest: Lee Naik - Regional president of TransUnion Africa...more12minPlay
April 22, 2020Effects of stimulus pkg on the poorWe are joined now on the line by political analyst Xolani Dube. He has put forward a couple of arguments against the president’s stimulus package. One of the questions he’s asking is around the existing inequalities where the stimulus package will obviously benefit those who have already and leave the poor with nothing. Let’s engage him now to hear his thoughts..Guest: Xolani Dube, a senior researcher at Xubera Institute for Research and Development in KZN...more11minPlay
April 22, 2020There has been mostly positive reaction to President Ramaphosa’s stimulus packageThere has been mostly positive reaction to President Ramaphosa’s stimulus package. The President announced a 500 billion rand relief package, coming from different sources. Let’s get a perspective now from Business Leadership SA as we welcome….GUEST: Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO of Business Leadership SA...more17minPlay
April 21, 2020Testing kitAllan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellows Daniel Ndima and Dineo Lioma have developed a ground-breaking testing kit called qPCR for Covid_19 that provides results in just 65 minutes, through their company CapeBio. Guest: Daniel Ndima - CEO at CapeBio Technologies and an Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellow and a scientist...more13minPlay
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,337 episodes available.