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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 7,347 episodes available.
March 19, 2020Sports during Corona Virus OutbreakThe Department of Arts and Culture giving clarity on PSL Matches and sports in general due to Corona Virus.Guest: Walter Mokoena Special Advisor to Minister of Department of Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa...more36minPlay
March 19, 2020Covid-19 and the poorProfessor Steven Friedman has penned an article where he asks whether the commenting classes are worried about what the coronavirus might do to people living in poverty — or what its spread to poor people might do to them? He goes on to say that a common reaction to the virus is driven by an open or implied fear that it will spread to the areas where poor people live, after which it will wreak havoc. Guest: Steven Friedman, Professor of political studies at the University of Johannesburg...more9minPlay
March 18, 2020Covid-19 – Impact on artistsAs the world battles to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 disease, different industries are coming up with ways to deal with the situation. Yesterday Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa questioned how artists are going to deal with the crisis…Dr Sipho Sithole – Cultural practitioner and Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg...more17minPlay
March 18, 2020Wits taken to courtAs universities around the country are letting students go home as a precaution to deal with the Covid-19 disease, two students at Wits University are taking the institution to court. They are alleging that students will be going home without knowing their infection status, and may then infect others. To get an understanding of the legal challenge, Guest: Musa Sithole...more9minPlay
March 18, 2020Water crisis under the Covid-19 eraAs we mark national water month, for many there’s very little to celebrate. Government on the other hand is calling on people to wash regularly, but with which water? How then do we deal with the Covid-19 under the current problems we are facing regarding water? How do we get ourselves out of this situation? What are the solutions?Guest: Dhesigen Naidoo - CEO of the Water Research Commission...more9minPlay
March 18, 2020Amakhosi and the Covid-19The Covid-19 has no doubt affected all aspects of our lives. Government on the other hand is doing all it can to introduce stringent measures to deal with the situation. But then there’s the issue of traditional leaders who oversee many of the country’s rural areas. What role are they playing in educating their subjects on the disease and what is their involvement in helping the country? What are their concerns?Guest: Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana – Chairperson of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa also known as CONTRALESA...more18minPlay
March 17, 2020Focus on Africa: The extraction sectorToday we get into the extraction sector getting to understand its history and so on. What is the history behind this sector?GUEST: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer of Spotlight Africa at Channel Africa...more28minPlay
March 17, 2020Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change: Land, climate dynamics and technological innovationThe Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is today (Tuesday) launching a book entitled: ‘Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change: Land, climate dynamics and technological innovation’. One of the aspects the book is looking at is the views of victims of socioeconomic marginalisation and global warming catastrophes on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. To unpack it for us, we are joined by…GUEST: Dr Peter Jacobs – Editor of the book entitled: ‘Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change: Land, climate dynamics and technological innovation’...more16minPlay
March 17, 2020Talking Finance with Bryan HirschGUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited...more12minPlay
March 17, 2020State of our economy in the corona crisisThe Covid-19 disease has affected all aspects of our lives. Yesterday we saw all the cabinet ministers briefing the nation about the steps they will be taking moving forward. Business on the other is the most worried as these measures will hit the country very hard. This comes at a time where the country’s economy is in a very bad state. For a perspective on the state of the economy. Guest: Busi Mavuso - Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership South Africa...more15minPlay
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,347 episodes available.