The Daily Discourse

A new Mastercard and Deloitte Africa report says that the financial services sector in South Africa is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. It goes on to say that rapid developments in digital technologies are both disrupting and enabling change in previously disconnected sectors, such as banking, telecommunications and retail. For a perspective on this,

GUEST: Paula Buchel - Financial Services Strategy and Payments Lead Deloitte Consulting

Last week the Office of the Registrar of Labour Relations issued a notice regarding the requirement of the amended labour laws that trade unions and employers need to have secret ballots of their members before embarking on industrial action. There was an immediate outcry from unions, especially SAFTU and its largest affiliate, NUMSA. However, there is also a debate regarding the interpretation of the law about whether the amendment implies compulsory secret balloting before industrial action. In today’s show we seek to clarify the secret ballot requirement of the new labour law and with us to discuss this we have….

GUEST: Adv Lehlohonolo Molefe - The Registrar of Labour Relation, Department of Employment and Labour

GUEST: Emeritus Professor Darcy Du Toit from the Social Law Project at the University of the Western Cape

The Equality Court yesterday (Tuesday) ruled that AfriForum deputy chief executive Ernst Roets was not in contempt of court when he tweeted an image of the offensive apartheid flag. You may remember that Roets posted the image on Twitter soon after the Equality Court, sitting at the South Gauteng High Court, declared that the gratuitous display of the apartheid flag amounts to hate speech. But then why is this such a big issue? Is it because it represents different perspectives to the various groups? What is it about it that keeps getting us talking?

GUEST: Seth Mazibuko – He is with the June 16 Development Foundation – (He says the displaying of the flag reminds him of his days in detention for leading the June 16 protest)

Yesterday (Tuesday) we held a discussion around security at institutions of higher learning where we’ve recently seen incidents of crime aimed at students. One of the missing elements was the role of the police in keeping students safe. What is their role in it and what sort of assistance are they giving in protecting the students?

GUEST: Lirandzu Themba – Spokesperson for Police Minister Bheki Cele

Over the years many people who won their land claims were often accused of not knowing what to do with the land. Even currently with the ANC having taken a resolution to take the land back, the questions is still being asked as to what people will be doing with the land? Well, let’s talk now to someone who has been assisting those who won their land back

GUEST: Peter Setou - Chief executive at Vumelana Advisory Fund, a non-profit organisation that helps beneficiaries of the land reform programme to develop their land in an effective and sustainable way

This past weekend saw how African leaders united in praising former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe for the role he played in fighting colonial powers. The question then arises over where these leaders lost it? If they could stand together in fighting a common enemy, why can’t they stand together in fighting economic hardships? Why can’t they rebuke each other for human rights abuses? Where is it going wrong and how then they snap out of it?

GUEST: Izak Khomo, Who is Channel Africa's Producer for a show known as "Spotlight Africa"

We often talk about life assurance, with our focus on protecting families in the event of premature death. There are many other reasons why one buys life assurance.

GUEST : Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Amnesty International is calling on political parties running for the October 15 general elections in Mozambique to respect human rights. The call comes as a reminder of attacks on civil society leaders, activists and journalists over the past few years. They go on to say that political parties and candidates running for elections have to commit to a culture of respect for human rights. To get a sense of the political atrocities in Mozambique and also the fears that are being raised, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: David Matshinhe - Amnesty International Researcher for Southern Africa

Students from the University of Zululand on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal yesterday (Monday) marched against the high levels of crime at their institution and off-campus student residences. The students say they feel that the university is being neglected because it is based in a rural area. Earlier this month, the issue was also raised by students from the University of Cape Town following the murder of first year student Uyinene Mrwetyana. Where does the responsibility lie when it comes to safety at universities?

GUEST: Ishmail Mnisi – Spokesperson for the Department of higher education, science and technology

Guest: Joel Mamabolo – NWC member of the South African Students Congress

Many South African male celebrities and ordinary citizens have dismissed accusations of rape and sexual assault leveled against them on Twitter. The men were implicated in a controversial Twitter thread, where sexual assault victims anonymously shared their stories including the names of their alleged rapists and sexual assault offenders.

GUEST: Gert van Der Merwe