The Daily Discourse

To get a sense of what students make of the minister’s announcement,

Guest: Moses Nkundako – SRC chairperson at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Campus
Guest: Akha Tutu – SRC President at the University of Cape Town
guest: SIPHELO NQABENI – STUDENT LEADER AT FORTHARE UNIVERSITY

We’ve heard the minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announce the opening of school on the 1st of June. Unions and other stakeholders have raised their concerns about health safety for both learners and teachers. Parents are also not really sure whether to send their children or not. But have we forgotten about those living with disabilities? Where do they fit in regarding this debate? If you are a parent with a child living with disabilities, what are your worries?

Guest: Robyn Beere – Deputy Director of Equal Education Law Centre

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, we are constantly reminded to wash our hands. The strange thing about our country is that we are battling with the supply of water in many areas, but where water is available there a lot of wastage. Councils depend on water metres to try and contain the consumption of water by households, but how accurate are they? Well to look into this issue, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Edwin Sibiya - Group CEO of Lesira-Teq

Professor Adam Habib who is Vice-Chancellor and Principal at Wits was part of a discussion to mark Africa Month yesterday (Tuesday) as part of the “I Meditate Africa Series” hosted by The Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values. The issue he was addressing was “In a world that is moving online, how do we mitigate against deepening inequality so that the poor are not left behind?”
Guest: Professor Adam Habib - Vice-Chancellor and Principal at Wits

As you may have heard in the news and this show how we’ve been covering incidents of mineworkers contracting Covid-19. Communities living in mining areas are worried about the danger they may be exposed to. Let’s stalk now about the relationship between mines and communities they are operating from. Are mines contributing in any positive way to those communities and how should we describe the state of relations between the two?

Guest: John Capel – Executive Director at the Benchmark Foundation

Business is anticipating a reopening of the economy from the 1st of June. So this means that most business will start trading. But now experts are cautioning the SMME sector about what to expect when they reopen. What is the first thing they should be aware of and what are the tips?
Guest: Daniel Goldberg - CEO of Bridgement

Guest: Professor Mary Metcalfe: Research Associate, University Johannesburg

Many people around the world are stressing under the current Covid-19 conditions. Fear, stress and anxiety seems to be dominating our lives. Meditation is recommended as a way of channelling one’s energy into positivity. How exactly does meditation work and how does one apply it under the current situation?

Guest: Dhrupal Amin - A trustee at the Art of Living Foundation

Many of you have been sending us questions related to UIF. So today we brought them back to deal with your questions. Please remember to keep your questions very brief and listen on the radio for answers.

GUEST: Makhosonke Buthelezi - UIF's communication and marketing manager

One would assume that in 2020 we would hear less of abuse stories against the LGBIQ community. But the reality is that they still face a lot of abuse from their families and society in general. According to the Beyond Zero’s Me1st campaign which focuses on men who have sex with men and the #UnMuteMe campaign which supports transgender people, they indicate that harassment by family and society is a contributing factor to the mental health issues of many LGBTI people. We speak now to someone who has experienced abuse directly from different aspects…

Guest: Getty Myeni - From Ermelo – She was stabbed by men she knew who broke into her home and stabbed her to ‘fix her to become a real man