The Daily Discourse

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the police and the justice department will look at implementing mechanisms that would make it impossible for perpetrators of crimes against women and children to get parole. Cele was speaking at the funeral service of murdered eight-year old Tazne Van Wyk at Elsies River on the Cape Flats. President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier visited the family of Van Wyk and undertook to review the parole system. The damage is done, what then for the family? Is it enough that the parole system should be relooked at?

GUEST: Chrispin Phiri – Spokesperson for the Department of Justice

The Black farmers Association of South Africa last week hosted what they call a 100% radical Transformation Summit where they were hoping to raise a number of issues with some of the national retailers. We spoke to them before the summit and today we talk solutions and find out what came out of the discussions. We are also joined by other stakeholders to get a sense of where the difficulties are…

GUEST: Dr Lenox Mtshagi – President of the Black farmers Association of South Africa

Guest: Luambo Munzhedzi - President of the Agro Dealers Association of SA (ADASA)

Guest: Nakana Masoka - secretary-general of the African Farmers Association of South Africa

ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary - Mdumiseni Ntuli - says the party is committed to reconcile with the IFP. He says the ANC has no intention to topple the IFP where it is governing. He says the parties will continue to engage on different issues raised by the IFP. Let’s zoom into the relationship of the two parties. What should we read into what Ntuli is saying?

Guest: Xolani Dube, Researcher and political analyst from the XUBERA Institute for Research and Development

Today’s guest on our Friday Wind Down is someone who is mostly associated with human rights issues. We know her from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She has set on so many other commissions on human rights around the world. Let’s give you a clue by listening to this snippet……
GUEST: Yasmin Sooka - Former TRC Commissioner and currently a human rights lawyer

Two days ago while discussing the state of our universities, we received some voice notes about the things students do for money. Some young women are said to sleep with older men for money as many of them battle to survive at university. Let’s listen to one voice note and talk about this issue. Where is the system letting them down?

GUEST: Kuhlekonke Ntuli - UKZN's former SRC President at Howard College campus

The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has recalled tinned pilchard products sold by retailers countrywide, that’s because the product was “compromised’ on the production line when the sauce was added to the fish in the can, and “therefore could affect the safety of consumers”, the NRCS said. Now we turn the attention to the consumer to look at what are our rights? Expired food in shops, do the health inspectors check the dates? Is it our duty as consumers to check the dates and do what if you find that something has expired? If you happen to have consumed the recalled tinned fish, can you take legal action?

Guest: Wendy Knower – Consumer Writer

This morning we all matters related to the skin. Dr Bonolo Musiana is a specialist dermatologist who joins us in studio to talk about skin conditions that sometimes affect them not just physically, but also their self-esteem.

GUEST: Dr Bondolo Mushiana - Specialist Dermatologist

The African Union’s Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption is in the country for a few days to undertake an evaluation mission on the implementation of Anti-Corruption measures.

Guest: Honorable Sabina Seja - Representative of the African Union’s Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption

Comedians make us laugh all the time and many of them have become household names. But how much do we know about the business side of comedy? How do they bill? How do they get booked? What makes them appealing to the public and event organisers? How has the industry become so big and lucrative?

Guest: Kedibone Mulaudzi - Comedian

Guest: Pauli van Wyk Journalist with Daily Maverick's investigative team