With the emergence of artificial intelligence and automation, up-skilling with sought-after hard skills is probably the best way to ensure job retention. The world is so agile that the future of work will require specific knowledge and skills. This morning we are in conversation with Zipho Majova, who is a Public Policy Honours graduate from the University of Cape Town, about why degrees in this day and age are not enough and millennials should consider doing short courses…

GUEST: Zipho Majova, who is a Public Policy Honours graduate from the University Of Cape Town

Normally when one speaks about trust issues, it usually has to do with love relationships. But interestingly, where does trust fit in when it comes to entrepreneurship? Vanessa Bluen is MD of The Consultant Powerhouse, a company that works with corporates and SME’s. She penned an opinion piece where she says that “Trust is a powerful asset and an important currency that entrepreneurs should work at building with their prospective and existing customers from the outset. As their businesses grow, trust with suppliers, employees and other partners must also be developed.” She now joins us on the line to elaborate on the issue…

GUEST: Vanessa Bluen, Managing Director of the Consultant Powerhouse, a company that works with corporates and SME’s

GUEST: Edward Zuma, the son of former president Jacob Zuma

ANC national executive committee member and former tourism minister Derek Hanekom has confirmed that he met with EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee several times to discuss "ways to oust" the then president, Jacob Zuma. Meanwhile, ANC secretary general Ace Magashule says Hanekom is on a mission to divide the party …

GUEST: Professor Ben Turok, the director of the Institute for African Alternatives and a former ANC MP

As Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister, we look at this means for Brexit and how it also changes the face of British politics. What does it mean for Africa and how should the world embrace his Prime Ministership?

Guest: Sanusha Naidu - Senior Research Associate Based with the Institute for Global Dialogue

Over the years, this show has focused on the crisis at Eskom and its impact on working class people. Over the years the state owned electricity generating entity has ensured power outages or “load-shedding” impacting on the economy and our daily lives, steep increases in the price of electricity and lately it seems, also threats to Eskom workers’ job security. In today’s show we focus on the latest developments in the context of the government’s “New dawn” and implications for Eskom workers and working class communities. With us to discuss this we have

GUEST: Phakamile Hlubi, Numsa Spokesperson
GUEST: Sandra Van Niekerk, senior researcher from the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC

"Why don't you talk about Johan Rupert? Why don't you talk about the Stellenbosch mafia?" - These are just some of the concerns you have raised as listeners. So this morning we will deal with those concerns as we host News24's Assistant Editor, Pieter du Toit about his new book titled: "The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaire's Club ." The book delves deep into Stellenbosch, its history, Afrikaner nationalism, old money and rugby.

GUEST: Pieter du Toit, News24's Assistant Editor

As the South African Defence Force descended on the gang ridden communities in the Western Cape, politicians used it as a point scoring game. However the communities on the ground are happy at the arrival of the army. For a perspective on this and to also understand what it means to deploy the military for such mission, we are joined on the line by…

GUEST: Helmoed Heitman – Independent Defence Analyst

Today in history...When her underground cell was arrested and detained, Phyllis Naidoo escaped to Lesotho along a new route established by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in providing for children who had left South Africa, assisting members of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and ANC to escape from South Africa, and supporting them in Lesotho. She returned to South Africa in 1990. This morning on the Talking Point we will look at the roles Indians played in South Africa's struggle for liberation...

GUEST: Omar Badsha - Who is the Ceo and Founder of South African History

The Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be in the High Court in Pretoria today over the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report on the rogue unit at the South Africa Revenue Service. Gordhan wants the court to suspend the remedial action contained in the report until a judicial review has been completed. He has denied that the intelligence team set up investigate tax evasion was a rogue unit. In a report released last week Mkhwebane found that the establishment of the unit was unlawful and that Gordhan who was SARS commissioner at the time had violated the constitution. She also gave President Cyril Ramaphosa 30 days to take action against Gordhan for violating the constitution and the executive ethics code.

GUEST: Maluti Obuseng, SABC reporter