The Daily Discourse

Following 54 hours of maintenance work, Rand Water is satisfied that all operations have been completed but urged residents to continue using water sparingly. To give us an update on this, we are now joined by Acting General Manager Operations at Rand Water Mr Eddie Singo.

Guest: Mr Eddie Singo - Acting General Manager Operations at Rand Water.

What could help young people find jobs in South Africa? We are now in conversation with Professor Leila Patel, a Professor of Social Development Studies, at the University of Johannesburg, who with a team of other experts conducted research to assess what features of youth employability programmes worked well in helping young people find work.

GUEST: Professor Lauren Graham, an Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, at the University of Johannesburg

Women face still many challenges in South Africa. These challenges relate to voice and representation of women in society in general. Today we specifically look at the economic challenges. What are really the tough economic conversations that women are participating in? What opportunities exist for South African women to be a key stimulant in economic growth?

GUEST (In Studio): Rehema Isa, Founder of Hadithi Media and Strategist
GUEST: Lebo Biko

Education expenditure ranks amongst the highest cost items of the state’s annual budget. Yet South Africa’s return on this huge investment has been poor and the education system is regarded as being in a constant crisis. The country’s levels of achievement in all areas of education, primarily mathematics, science and reading and writing are poor. At the same time the country is said to be experiencing a skills crisis, not having the requisite skills available within the labour market to meet the needs of the economy. This, despite youth unemployment being well over 50% and the highest in the world, and all this in a context of a looming 4th Industrial revolution.

With us to discuss this we have…

1. GUEST: Professor Salim Vally, from the Centre for Education Research and Transformation (CERT) at the University of Johannesburg

2. GUEST: Ms Noncedo Madubedube, General Secretary of Equal Education

Workers union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has threatened to haul state arms manufacturer, Denel to the courts. Denel notified its employees that they would not receive their full salaries this month. In an internal memorandum leaked to the media, the company says employees will only receive 85 per cent of their salaries today and the balance will be paid in a week's time.

GUEST: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, Numsa's national spokesperson

We are now in conversation with Ms. Catrina Bonus, Deputy Chief, of the Uniformed Division for the United States Secret Service - the first female to achieve this rank. Prior to this, Ms Bonus has held many leadership positions in the White House Branch, Foreign Missions Branch, the Naval Observatory Branch, and Special Operations Division - Magnetometer Operations Office and the Office of the Chief, among others. Ms Bonus will be speaking at an event in Midrand, Johannesburg, this morning. For more she now joins us on the line

GUEST: Ms. Catrina Bonus, Deputy Chief, of the Uniformed Division for the United States Secret Service

Two videos of prisoners and warders engaged in illicit behaviour at Durban's Westville Prison have emerged. The cell phone footage shows prisoners snorting what appears to be cocaine and smoking other drugs inside their jail cells. Warders are also seen handing weapons to prisoners and allegedly encouraging them to fight in the videos.

GUEST: Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Department of Justice and Correctional Services

As this is the last Tuesday of the month, and as June is Youth month, we will be dealing with questions that have come in during the month from the youth.

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

This morning we are in conversation with Home affairs minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi to discuss how national government should tighten South Africa's porous borders and ensure it has a database of every person living in the country. We will also look at rampant cross-border crimes such as robbery, murder, smuggling of illicit goods, and stock theft, which have also been attributed to the country's porous borders. Meanwhile EFF leader Julius Malema, during his election campaign stated that should his party came into power; they would do away with the country's borders. He said the move would put an end to the xenophobic violence directed to African foreign nationals and foster a sense of unity.

GUEST: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Home affairs

The streets of Umlazi, in KwaZulu-Natal are flooded with garbage and this situation has been going on for years. Refuse collection was disrupted in the municipality after sub-contractors protested against not being paid for several months by the main contractor.

GUEST: Mandla Nsele, Acting head of communications for the EThekwini Metro