The Daily Discourse

With South African interest rates being rather high and consumers very stretched, what can they do to become financially healthy?

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

Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom. A former top figure in the now-banned Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi was in court for a hearing on charges of espionage. He was 67. Morsi was ousted by the army in July 2013 following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader.

GUEST: Mr Ibrahim Deen, Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre

A man suspected of being part of a group of men who raped two teenage girls has been castrated and killed by a mob in Thembisa. A member of the public who saw the incident alerted the community who came out and confronted the rapists. Two of the suspects managed to escape, while the other was caught and killed by members of the community at the scene. Many community members in the past expressed frustration with police response to incidents like these and ended up taking issues into their own hands. Are they to blame for doing this? Is mob justice the only solution to crime in South Africa?

GUEST: Captain Kay Makhubela, Gauteng police spokesperson
GUEST: Andy Mashaile, former Chairman of the Gauteng Community Police Board, #TurnBackCrime Interpol Ambassador and National & Provincial Awards Winning Leader.

Sudan's former-President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown in a coup in April. Bashir was driven from a jail in the capital, Khartoum to the prosecutor's office where he was read the corruption charges against him. Prosecutors say a large hoard of foreign currency was found in grain sacks at Bashir's home after he was ousted, bringing to an end nearly 30 years in power. Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), accused of organising war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region, charges he denies.

GUEST: Ahmed Elzobier, a researcher on Sudan for the rights group Amnesty International

The majority of South African children do not know how to read or write in their mother tongue because of the influence of English and the choice to speak English frequently? Why is it important to teach children their mother tongue and let them speak it frequently so that they retain it?

GUEST: Masennya Dikotla - CEO Moileteno institutefor Langauge and Literacy

Minority rights lobby group AfriForum wants Zindzi Mandela dismissed as ambassador to Denmark for her 'racist' tweets. This after tweets - from an unverified Twitter account that appears to be that of Nelson and Winnie Mandela's daughter Zindzi, tweeted "Dear Apartheid Apologists, your time is over. You will not rule again. We do not fear you. Finally #TheLandIsOurs". The lobby group's Deputy CEO Alana Bailley says Zindzi has 'demonstrated a hateful attitude towards white people in the country'.

GUEST: Alana Bailley, Deputy CEO of AfriForum

The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953. Are the youth of today as staunch about their issues like the youth of 1976?

GUEST: Mr Seth Mazibuko - Activist and June 16 1976 Student leader

Time now for our Friday Wind Down feature, where we profile high achievers in their respective fields. People who are seen as role models, leaders and overachievers! This profile is a personality interview where we focus on key aspects of our guest's remarkable journey. Joining us for our feature this morning, all the way from our SABC Sea Point studios in Cape Town is Gordon Igesund, a former South African football player and coach.

GUEST: Gordon Igesund, who is a former South African football player and coach.

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from the National Recreation Center, Nasrec, in Johannesburg. This morning the Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, will hold a Consultative Meeting which seeks to share the priorities of his new term in office and to also solicit inputs on the Education Roadmap for 2019-2024. A detailed 100 days Programme of Action will also be presented as part of the agenda. Among those who will be in attendance are learners, principals and SGB members.

guest: Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi

This morning the Talking Point is coming to you live from the National Recreation Center, Nasrec, in Johannesburg. This morning the Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, will hold a Consultative Meeting which seeks to share the priorities of his new term in office and to also solicit inputs on the Education Roadmap for 2019-2024. A detailed 100 days Programme of Action will also be presented as part of the agenda. Among those who will be in attendance are learners, principals and SGB members.

guest: Steve Mabona spokesperson for the department of education in Gauten