The Daily Discourse

Since Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane replaced Advocate Thuli Madonsela as the Public Protector, the reputation of the office has been under scrutiny from different stakeholders across society. After her appointment , different political parties approved Mkhwebane's appointment with all sorts of disclaimers attached. Are we as a nation not being fair on her?

GUEST: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst

Early last week a student stabbed and killed another student at Forest High School and yesterday a teacher was shot dead at a school in Folweni. There have been many other incidents of crime at schools. Today we ask, how do we ensure tighter security measures on school premises to ensure the safety of safety of student teachers and staff?

GUEST: Maano Ramadwa, who is a Professional teacher and Former principal

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot the Global Perspective, today's destination is the country of India, which is the world's largest democracy and, according to UN estimates, its population is expected to overtake China's in 2028 to become the world's most populous nation. India is also one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage.

GUEST: Neha Poonia, who is SABC's India correspondent

The Pan African Congress, PAC has dissolved its party’s executive. For the latest we are now joined on the line by Narius Moloto, who says the party will be run by an administrator…

GUEST: Narius Moloto, PAC leader

Sugar giant Tongaat Hulett has suspended trading on the JSE. Tongaat asked that its listings be suspended because of accounting irregularities. The company delayed the release of its financial results amid a review of its financial practices. Tongaat Hulett warned last month that its financial results could take a R4.5-billion hit. So what does it mean when a company suspends trading on the JSE?

GUEST: Asief Mohamed - Chief Investment Officer at Aeon Investment management

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) will be picketing together with the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) this morning at all the country's major airports to protest against a myriad of issues at SAA and the South African Airways Technical (SAAT). This includes the recent resignation of the CEO Vuyani Jarana.

GUEST: Zazi Ntshibanyoni - President Of South African cabin Crew Association

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot; Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch. With all the discussions last week about the Reserve Bank, Bryan will touch on discussion around being financially healthy and the steps you need to take to improve this situation.

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

Five ANC members have been sworn in as members of Parliament. They fill the vacancies left by cabinet members who did not make it back into President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet. Meanwhile, another two former ministers, Jeff Radebe and Siyabonga Cwele, have resigned their seats in the National Assembly. Their resignations follow on four other former members of the executive who had done so last week. So what spurred the recent resignation? Could it be the humiliation of being demoted from Cabinet positions to ordinary backbenchers, or perhaps the impact on their pensions and other perks of high office?

GUEST: Dr Dale McKinley, who is an Independent Political Analyst

After visiting some churches in South Africa, I have come to realize that there are differences between the way an African church conducts its church service from that of the white. In terms of time, The African church spends roughly about 2-3 hours, depending on the pastor's message while white church spends 1hr- 1hr.30 minutes. In terms of outfits or uniforms, members of the African Church appear well dressed in colorful regalia but in the white church, people often come dressed in their regular shorts and shirts or in the everyday outfits. So why is there such a difference between black and white people's churches? To answer this we are now joined on the line by...

GUEST: Pastor Duke Khoza, who has a passion for African Culture and Christianity.
GUEST: Father Chris Townsend, who is a Catholic priest

Time for our regular Monday feature Legally Speaking. This morning we continue our conversation with Rakgadi Phosa, a Partner at Gildenhuys Malatji Attorneys about: What legal recourse do you have when it comes to accident claims, medical negligence or misdiagnosis. This as our discussion on medical negligence had a lot of interaction and we still had so much more issues to explore around the topic. So this morning we will discuss what legal rights you have when it comes to medical negligence matters, which may involve cases where doctors or other medical experts operate on you in a negligent or inappropriate way. We will also discuss the claims against the Road Accident Fund after an accident. Rakgadi Phosa, now joins me in our studio to continue this discussion..

GUEST (In studio): Rakgadi Phosa, a Partner at Gildenhuys Malatji Attorneys and Director in the Litigation Department, with vast knowledge in Road Accident Fund work and Medical Negligence