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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 7,363 episodes available.
August 26, 2019Divorce and pension fundsNow here is a subject that is not pleasant to talk about. The issue of divorce, as hard as it is, it is a reality. But then where does the money part fit in? Our guest is pointing to the fact that many people don’t understand where the pension benefits fit in. GUEST: Nashalin Portrag - Head of FundsAtWork at Momentum Corporate...more29minPlay
August 26, 2019‘Mnangagwa’s brutal rule’Amnesty International says that Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and a witch-hunt against anyone who dared challenge his government. They also say that socio-economic conditions of many Zimbabweans have also declined over the past 12 months. To get an understanding on this, GUEST: ROBERT SHIVAMBU, MEDIA MANAGER, SOUTHERN AFRICA AT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL...more11minPlay
August 26, 2019Who’s the best candidate to replace Stuart Baxter as head coach of Bafana BafanaThe South African Football Association (Safa) is frantically searching for a new Bafana Bafana coach, as September's deadline draws near. This after Stuart Baxter resigned as coach. It is understood that Pitso Mosimane, Benni McCarthy, Gavin Hunt and Steve Komphela are the frontrunners for the job. This morning we are asking you: Who’s the best candidate to replace Stuart Baxter as head coach of Bafana BafanaGUEST : Velile Mnyandu, Award Winning Senior SABC Sports JournalistGUEST: Former Bafana Bafana defender, Edward "Ma-Gents" Motale...more37minPlay
August 26, 2019Calls to remove Mkhwebane intensifyCalls for Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane have continued to intensify over the past few weeks following several scathing court judgments against her. Earlier this month Members of Parliament held a meeting to discuss a request to look into the fitness of Mkhwebane to hold office. Currently the court of the rules committee is set to determine a process that will be followed in the removal of the public protector…GUEST: Mr Bulelani Magwanishe, Justice Committee chairperson...more14minPlay
August 23, 2019Friday Wind Down: Profiling ANC Deputy Secretary General, Jessie DuarteTime now for our regular Friday Feature the Friday Wind Down. In the spotlight this morning is the Deputy Secretary General of the ANC, Jessie Duarte. Ms Duarte is the former South African High Commissioner to Mozambique, former provincial secretary of the Federation of Transvaal Women. She was once a banned person, a political detainee, Chief Operations Officer in the Presidency and previously the National Spokesperson for the ANC, and member of the ANC NEC. Jessie Duarte was elected Deputy Secretary General at the 54th National Conference in 2017. For more on her social and political life, she now joins me in studio…GUEST : Jessie Duarte, ANC Deputy Secretary General...more51minPlay
August 23, 2019New Waste legislation makes dumping liquid waste at landfills illegalDumping liquid waste at landfills will soon be made illegal in South Africa. The government will this morning (23/08/19) implement a new waste legislation banning all liquid waste from landfill - signaling a massive shift in South African waste legislation. This morning we will examine how this new waste legislation places significant importance on the effective management of such waste by waste producers and the waste industry alike...GUEST: Jason McNeil, Chief Operating Officer at Interwaste...more21minPlay
August 23, 2019‘American entrepreneurs of color: Lessons and strategies for expansion’The African Centre for the Study of the US was hosting a talk by Rory Verrett who is founder and managing partner of Protégé Search. His talk is entitled American entrepreneurs of color: Lessons an d strategies for expansion. What lessons are he highlighting in this talk and what can South Africans lean from the American entrepreneur of colour?GUEST: Rory Verrett - Founder and managing partner of Protégé Search...more21minPlay
August 23, 2019‘IFP Conference’As the Inkatha Freedom Party is getting ready for their national elective conference which starts today (Friday), all eyes are on the emergence of the party’s Former national chairperson Ziba Jiyane who recently joined the party after 14 years since his removal. The party will be replacing Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who led the party since its inception in 1975. To get some inside into what to expect, GUEST: Mkhuleko Hlengwa – National Spokesperson for the IFP and also Member of Parliament...more22minPlay
August 23, 2019Progress of the Political Party FundingThis morning we are in conversation with IEC Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo, about the new law that political parties and donors must disclose donations above a threshold to the Electoral Commission. We want to discuss how far the commission is in implementing the Political Party Funding ActGUEST: IEC Chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo...more17minPlay
August 22, 201920 years of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) as both the regulator and the funder in SAWe continue our weekly discussion with the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), which is celebrating 20 years since its existence. This morning we are in conversation with Ms Xolile Ntuli, the Chief Financial Officer of the National Lotteries Commission board, about how the NLC achieves and maintains clean audit and the impact of the work of the NLC in the communities…GUEST: Ms Xolile Ntuli, the Chief Financial Officer of the National Lotteries Commission board…...more33minPlay
FAQs about The Daily Discourse:How many episodes does The Daily Discourse have?The podcast currently has 7,363 episodes available.