The Daily Discourse

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is calling for the review of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement but some economists have warned against this. We are now in conversation with chief economist of the Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, about Mboweni's medium-term budget policy statement and some of the challenges he finds concerning in Mboweni's budget plan...

GUEST: Chief economist of the Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt

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 diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

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 diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

The Zanele Mbeki Development Trust through their annual flagship African Women In Dialogue where they convene 1-thousand women from the continent are gathering again under the theme “Women’s voice and power as agents of change”. They are urging women to critically reflect on the impending anniversaries of UNSCR 1325 and Beijing +25. What can we expect and how should we describe the advancement of women on the African continent up to 2019?

guest: Naledi MAITE – ZANELE MBEKI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME MANAGER

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital and Microsoft programme. The theme for this event is Digital Transformation. Since inception of the Black Industrialist Program in 2016, to-date the dti has funded 140 Black Industrialists, involved in various sectors of the economy…

GUEST: Stieneke Jansma-Director Digetal hubs programme

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital and Microsoft programme. The theme for this event is Digital Transformation. Since inception of the Black Industrialist Program in 2016, to-date the dti has funded 140 Black Industrialists, involved in various sectors of the economy…

GUEST: Mayor of Mandani Municipality-Councillor Thabane Mdlalose

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture led by MEC Hlengiwe Mavimbela are at the forefront in the promotion of reading, arts development and social cohesion. To tell us more on this and the reasons behind this campaign, the MEC now joins us on the line….

GUEST: Ms Hlengiwe Mavimbela – KZN MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation

Time now for our regular Business feature. This morning we host Njabulo Mabuza, who was appointed a board member of the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference, where he started off as a mere intern. He now joins us in our SABC Auckland Park studios to share his story of coming up from an internship programme to now being at board level. He will also elaborate on Birchwood's developments, upgrades and goals...

GUEST: Njabulo Mabuza, Njabulo Mabuza, a board member of the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference

Good morning and welcome to the Talking Point, I am your host Asanda Beda, standing in for Bongi Gwala. You are listening to SAfm, and this morning we are leading the nation's conversation on 104-107, all the way from Isithebe Industrial Park, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. We are here at the Mandeni Local Council, where the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Black Industrialist digital and Microsoft programme. The theme for this event is Digital Transformation. Since inception of the Black Industrialist Program in 2016, to-date the dti has funded 140 Black Industrialists, involved in various sectors of the economy…

Guest; Takalani Tambani-Chief Director at Black Industrialist programme

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union is not impressed with yesterday’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement which they highlight the fact that it was delivered on the backdrop of an economy that is forecast to grow at a disappointing 0,5% in 2019. They go on to say that the speech has left public servants further demoralised as the Minister, once again, fingered the public sector wage bill as one area government will focus on to reduce spending. To tell us more on this,

GUEST: Mugwena Maluleke - SADTU General Secretary