The Daily Discourse

Guest: Inge Mulder - Chief Financial Officer Sanral

Guest: Gavin Kelly – CEO of Road Freight Association

As government tries to cover all aspects regarding preventing Covid-19 from spreading, concerns are being raised by truck drivers about toll gates. Truck drivers zigzag the country and across our borders on a daily basis and have a view about what is happening in other parts of the country.

Guest: Mary Phadi – Truckers Association of South Africa (TASA) President

The South African Football Coaches Association (SAFCA) has added their voice in support of the suspension of football matches in the country due to COVID-19.

Guest: President, Greg Mashilo, SAFCA

As the world continues to battle against Covid-19, governments are doing all they can to cover all aspects of possible infections. But now as we talk about the workplace, questions are being raised of domestic workers. Since they are employed by households, how does one deal with them? Do we say they must stay at home? How do we cover their salaries since they can’t work from their homes? What do you do with the one who works for more than one family?

Guest: Myrtle Witbooi - General secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union

Earlier in the week we received a voice note on a businessman who was running a food shop in one of the universities. He is worried about what happens to his business since universities were instructed to close early. This will affect his business negatively he says….

Guest: Albert van Wyk, entrepreneur, property investor and best-selling author of his book "How to Become a Millionaire at 22

On our health feature today we focus on pancreatic cancer. What is it exactly and what are some of the main causes? What is it we should know about it and is there that one thing that one should avoid in order not to contract it or is it just something that happen to anyone? What are we to know about it?

Guest: Dr Khalo – An oncologist based at the 1 Military Hospital is situated at Pretoria

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19, we have been speaking to various institutions and affected communities. We’ve also brought you a global perspective on the latest developments. Now that the amount of infections is increasing, we bring you the local perspective. Let’s get an understanding of how the hostel communities are dealing with the situation as we welcome….
Guest: Mthembiseni Thusi – Chair of Ubunye Bama Hostela

The 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

Professor 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