The Daily Discourse

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is investigating if ranitidine, a common heartburn medicine, has a chemical contamination which could cause cancer. This begs the question: Just how safe are our medicines?

GUEST: Mlungisi Wondo, Acting Deputy Director for Law Enforcement at the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says the work of the tribunal and the SIU is expected to unearth more public funds lost to the corruption, fraud and illicit money flows. The tribunal is also expected to look at cases emanating from evidence at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Let’s get to understand what its terms of reference are and what we as the public can expect from it…

GUEST: Crispin Phiri – Spokesperson for the Department of Justice and Correctional Services

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from the Royal Elephant Hotel, in Centurion. The Public Service Commission, South Africa-European Union and University of South Africa, UNISA are hosting a two-day dialogue on Values-Driven Public Sector, themed: Values-Driven Public Sector: Building State Capacity through Professional Ethics and Integrity. The Dialogue will create a platform for stakeholders to engage on the critical challenges and opportunities related to strengthening ethics and integrity in public administration.

GUEST: Mr Senzo Mchunu, Minister for Public Service and Administration

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from the Royal Elephant Hotel, in Centurion. The Public Service Commission, South Africa-European Union and University of South Africa, UNISA are hosting a two-day dialogue on Values-Driven Public Sector, themed: Values-Driven Public Sector: Building State Capacity through Professional Ethics and Integrity. The Dialogue will create a platform for stakeholders to engage on the critical challenges and opportunities related to strengthening ethics and integrity in public administration.

GUEST: Bernard Rey, Head of Cooperation at the South Africa-European Union

Sudan's transitional government has ordered the immediate closure of the nation's borders with Libya and Central African Republic, the first such measure taken by the new Sudanese authorities since the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir. The announcement followed a meeting between the transitional government and the government of South Darfur State, part of Sudan's western Darfur region that has suffered from violence since 2003. The northeast African country has often complained about arms trafficked through its borders with the two countries. For more on this, we are now joined on the line by Mohamed Hassan, Sudan's Ambassador to South Africa.

GUEST: Mohamed Hassan, Sudan's Ambassador to South Africa

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from the Royal Elephant Hotel, in Centurion. The Public Service Commission, South Africa-European Union and University of South Africa, UNISA are hosting a two-day dialogue on Values-Driven Public Sector, themed: Values-Driven Public Sector: Building State Capacity through Professional Ethics and Integrity. The Dialogue will create a platform for stakeholders to engage on the critical challenges and opportunities related to strengthening ethics and integrity in public administration.

GUEST: Dr Dovhani Mamphiswana – Director General for the Public Service Commission

As you heard in the news that the DA has reiterated that it is fully behind its leader, Mmusi Maimane amid reports of concerns in some sections of the DA's leadership about a Cape Town house and a car that was used by Maimane. Maimane has denied a Sunday newspaper report that he refused to hand back a vehicle allegedly supplied to the party by disgraced Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste - once allegations of misconduct at the company emerged. The DA says Maimane immediately returned the vehicle soon after the allegations surfaced.

GUEST: Mike Waters - Democratic Alliance's deputy federal chair

Staying with our regular Friday music feature, the Friday Music Wind Down, we now profile Durban-based, Musical director and co-founder of Joyous Celebration, Lindelani Mkhize. Lindelani Mkhize is known as the father of entertainment through his involvement in Kwaito, jazz, afrosoul, afropop and more famously gospel. He now joins me here at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC)…

GUEST: Durban-based, Musical director and co-founder of Joyous Celebration, Lindelani Mkhize

Time now for our regular Friday Music Wind down. This morning I have 3 gentlemen joining me here at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) for day 3 of the Durban Business Fair. The gentlemen are Njabulo Nxumalo, Ntokozo Zondi and Nkosinathi Zondo; they are an acappella group from Durban…

GUEST (O.B): Njabulo Nxumalo

GUEST (O.B): Ntokozo Zondi

GUEST (O.B): Nkosinathi Zondo

Hiring the right person can improve productivity, boost office morale, and positively impact the company's bottom line but what happens when bad hire takes place? A company might not only lose financially but its reputation can be questioned too. This morning we are in conversation with a recruitment expert that can discuss what a company could lose by hiring a wrong person and solutions to how they can avoid a bad hire.

GUEST: Chantelle Smith - Recruitment Specialist, HR Company Solutions