The Daily Discourse

Today we are broadcasting live from the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel, In Durban, KwaZulu Natal, for the Annual Local Government Asset Management Indaba. The MEC for the department of Cogta Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube will this morning (19 March), meet with all Mayors from all the Municipalities in the Province to engage on how to turn around the performance of municipalities within the province. This morning we will discuss the role of Local Governments in ensuring that assets are managed properly and how the Centre for Municipal Asset Management has been established to focus on promoting integrated asset management.

GUEST: Dr. Zweli Mkize minister of Cooporetive Governance and Traditional Affairs

Today we are broadcasting live from the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel, In Durban, KwaZulu Natal, for the Annual Local Government Asset Management Indaba. The MEC for the department of Cogta Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube will this morning (19 March), meet with all Mayors from all the Municipalities in the Province to engage on how to turn around the performance of municipalities within the province. This morning we will discuss the role of Local Governments in ensuring that assets are managed properly and how the Centre for Municipal Asset Management has been established to focus on promoting integrated asset management.

GUEST: KZN's SALGA Deputy Chair, Nonhle Mkhulisi

The Executive Mayor for the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba says the City is considering private prosecution on several criminal matters sitting with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) due to its inaction. Mashaba says has written to the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke, to express his "deep concern and frustration". He says the City has on numerous occasions sought to engage the NPA to raise such concern on the apparent lack of attention paid to fraud and corruption cases emanating from the City…

GUEST: Tony Taverna-Turisan, who is the legal advisor to Herman Mashaba, the Executive Mayor for the City of Joburg

Today we are broadcasting live from the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel, In Durban, KwaZulu Natal, for the Annual Local Government Asset Management Indaba. The MEC for the department of Cogta Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube will this morning (19 March), meet with all Mayors from all the Municipalities in the Province to engage on how to turn around the performance of municipalities within the province. This morning we will discuss the role of Local Governments in ensuring that assets are managed properly and how the Centre for Municipal Asset Management has been established to focus on promoting integrated asset management.

GUEST: Mrs Nomusa Dube-Ncube MEC Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Having a valid will is important for everyone, but it becomes particularly essential in the event that you have dependents or a family. This morning on our Finance feature we will look at the importance of having a valid Will and some of the dangers of an unsigned wills and intestate succession.

GUEST: Brendan Gace, the Head of Anchor Private Clients

Today we are broadcasting live from the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel, In Durban, KwaZulu Natal, for the Annual Local Government Asset Management Indaba. The MEC for the department of Cogta Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube will this morning (19 March), meet with all Mayors from all the Municipalities in the Province to engage on how to turn around the performance of municipalities within the province. This morning we will discuss the role of Local Governments in ensuring that assets are managed properly and how the Centre for Municipal Asset Management has been established to focus on promoting integrated asset management.

GUEST: ANC KZN provincial secretary, Mdumiseni Ntuli

Through the State Capture Inquiry South Africans have been privy to shocking details of the depths of corruption in the country. State Capture Inquiry was a Commission which is set up to investigate allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the Public Sector including organs of state. The Human Rights Commission recently hosted a panel discussion under the theme "The Impact of Corruption on Human Rights". The objective of the discussion was to understand the level, pervasiveness and form of corruption at local government level; to reflect on the negative effects of corruption on the protection of human rights; and to explore synergies and possibilities for cooperation between different sectors of society in the fight against corruption.

GUEST: Buang Jones, who is the Provincial manager of the Gauteng office for the South African Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC)

Yesterday I spoke to the America's Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan, who is in the country to promote U.S. trade and investment, as well as advancing peace and security, including with respect to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Throughout the trip, the Deputy Secretary will affirm the United States' longstanding and wide-ranging commitment to Africa as he engages with government officials, representatives from the business community and civil society, youth leaders, and U.S. Mission personnel. The Deputy Secretary will conclude his trip in Luanda, Angola.

The Right2Know (R2K) Campaign has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to implement all of the recommendations of the High-Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency. In particular, R2K wants the President to scrap the Secrecy Bill as recommended by the report and for all those implicated to be named and prosecuted. The report found that former President Jacob Zuma used the country's intelligence services for his own political and personal interests.

GUEST: Thami Nkosi, Right2Know's Campaign organizer

We are now in conversation with Advocate Nokukhanya Jele, who is a Legal Advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa about the National Association of Democratic Lawyers, NADEL, which is a voluntary organisation of lawyers. This morning we will discuss the judicial system and access to justice for disadvantaged people and also the rule of law.

GUEST: Advocate Nokukhanya Jele, Legal Advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa