The Daily Discourse

On Tuesday South African Breweries, SAB & Anheuser-Busch InBev, World's largest brewer, hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of localisation and creating Black Industrialists in South Africa, as part of an update on the Enterprise Development pillar of the Public Interest Commitments (PIC) agreements made to government and which are aligned to National Government Agenda. This morning for our Business Feature, we are going to talk about Transformation, creating black Industrialists and jobs through localisation...

GUEST: Bishen Morgan, Procurement Director for Sustainability and Supplier Development at the South African Breweries, SAB

As South Africans celebrate Heritage Month; events around the attacks against foreign nationals are putting strain on the celebrations. How then do we as South Africans celebrate while this is going on in our country and how do we forge a common heritage as one Africa to preach a message of unity? Where is the Ubuntu principle and how do we revive it under these circumstances?

GUEST: Professor Pitika Ntuli, is a sculptor, poet, writer, cultural activist and an academic

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) says it is concerned about the lack of consequences from almost all the municipalities that appeared before the committee on Tuesday. Scopa met with six municipalities who had failed to obtain a clean audit for three consecutive financial years. The committee wanted to understand from the municipalities what has led to the near collapse of financial management in these municipalities. These municipalities are Mogalakwena, Mopani District, Thabazimbi, Vhembe District, Joe Morolong and Phokwane municipalities.

GUEST: Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Chairperson of Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa)

New research warns that African consumption of illegal drugs is projected to become a public health emergency. According to the study by ENACT - a European funded project, it is anticipated that by 2050 there will be a total of twenty-three million drug users in Sub-Saharan Africa. The continent's looming drug crisis is said to be fuelled by organised crime and poor policy. For more on the findings of the research here's Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa, ENACT, Martin Ewi...
GUEST: Martin Ewi, Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa, ENACT

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has released the 2018/19 National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report which outlines the work done by the Green Scorpions in the past financial year. One of the things it pointed out is that the financial year continued to display a similar pattern to previous years in relation to the most prevalent types of environmental crimes being detected by the various EMI Institutions. What is the most important aspect we should know as the public?

GUEST: Frances Craigie – Chief Director of Enforcement at the Department of Environmental Affairs’ legal authorization, Compliance and Enforcement branch

Since 1994, South Africa has experienced xenophobic attacks against African and Asian migrants and refugees. In 2008, 2015 and now in 2019 we’ve seen widespread flare-ups, especially against African migrants who are alleged to be taking away jobs from South Africans and the source of crime, such as drug dealing. Most notable hotspots this year have been street vendors plying their trade in Johannesburg’s CBD who were initially harassed by the local SAPS and repelled by the vendors and at the same time unemployed truck drivers attacking foreign drivers. Armed male hostel-dwellers then staged violent and random attacks in the CBD against street traders that then morphed into rioting and looting in other areas. In today’s show we look at the issue of xenophobic violence from a labour perspective.
GUEST: Amir Sheikh, spokesperson for the Africa Diaspora Forum
GUEST: Mametlwe Sebei, president of the General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA)

The Human Science Research Council will be hosting a symposium on language practices in South African higher education institutions this coming weekend. The big issue is how an overwhelming majority of instruction at tertiary institutions and business is still conducted in English or Afrikaans which continues to marginalize a large group of the black student population. We use this opportunity now to talk about the difference a change in language policy will make for the marginalized group

GUEST: Dr Alude Mahali - Conference convener for the Human Science Research Council

Religious practices and teachings in public schools has always been a very sensitive and hotly contested debate. The current national policy on religion and teaching prohibits public schools from adopting one religion to the exclusion of others. So, should pupils in public schools take part in religious practices or education even if the school has non-believing pupils? This morning we will look at: What the law says on religion in public schools

GUEST: Nadene Badenhorst - An advocate with the Legal Counsel of Freedom of Religion SA, a legal advocacy organisation working to protect religious freedom

Cameroon is divided by two languages; English speakers in that country want independence against the largely French-speaking government. For decades Francophones and Anglophones lived in relative harmony until the country violence experienced spurred by linguistic divisions. Francophones control a large portion of Cameroon's government and some English speakers say they're denied equal representation and access, as a result. This morning we will look at the conflict between Anglophone separatists and government, and where this linguistic divide stems from...
GUEST : Izak Khomo, Who is Channel Africa's Producer for a show known as "Spotlight Africa"

Have you started your own financial planning? Do you know the principles that make up for successful financial plan? Well this morning we are going to look at the 10 principles of financial planning?

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