The Daily Discourse

The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace, In Kempton Park, Johannesburg, this morning, where the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Commission is hosting its annual conference. The B-BBEE Commission is South Africa's B-BBEE regulator, established in 2016 to put an end to fronting. The Commission's conference will focus on ownership with emphasis on reported major BBBEE deals of R25 million and above. It will also share information on B-BBEE requirements and best practice. On the Talking Point this morning we will look at the work done by the Commission since its inception. How it intends to make sure that economic empowerment really does take place in the country's major economic sectors, how it is advancing women's economic empowerment and we will also look at the current pace of economic transformation...

guest: MEC for economic Development and tourism KZN Sihle Zikalala

The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace, In Kempton Park, Johannesburg, this morning, where the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Commission is hosting its annual conference. The B-BBEE Commission is South Africa's B-BBEE regulator, established in 2016 to put an end to fronting. The Commission's conference will focus on ownership with emphasis on reported major BBBEE deals of R25 million and above. It will also share information on B-BBEE requirements and best practice. On the Talking Point this morning we will look at the work done by the Commission since its inception. How it intends to make sure that economic empowerment really does take place in the country's major economic sectors, how it is advancing women's economic empowerment and we will also look at the current pace of economic transformation...

Guest: Makininyane Mohapeloa-Managing Director of Tshokoma Business Consultancy

How can parents encourage entrepreneurship in their children? If you scratch the surface of an entrepreneur, and you'll often find a history of entrepreneurial endeavor in the family, this according to Jenny Retief, CEO of Riversands Incubation Hub. Youth unemployment is high in the country and there are simply not enough jobs to accommodate this high number. So how can parents equip children with critical foundational knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to develop their appreciation for self-employment opportunities? Jenny Retief says it is very important to teach children about Entrepreneurship, the lessons of disappointment in business, to prepare them for unexpected business failures or down-times.

GUEST: Jenny Retief, CEO of Riversands Incubation Hub

The Talking Point is coming to you live from the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace, In Kempton Park, Johannesburg, this morning, where the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Commission is hosting its annual conference. The B-BBEE Commission is South Africa's B-BBEE regulator, established in 2016 to put an end to fronting. The Commission's conference will focus on ownership with emphasis on reported major BBBEE deals of R25 million and above. It will also share information on B-BBEE requirements and best practice. On the Talking Point this morning we will look at the work done by the Commission since its inception. How it intends to make sure that economic empowerment really does take place in the country's major economic sectors, how it is advancing women's economic empowerment and we will also look at the current pace of economic transformation...

Guest: Minister of the Department of Trade and İndustry Rob Davies

The Independent Electoral Commission, IEC has plans to stop foreign funding to assure no influence on the country's elections. The IEC is intends to implement a new Political Party Funding Act from the first of April to prevent political parties from receiving foreign funds. The move has been seen as an attempt to make the country less susceptible to capture by foreign countries…

GUEST: IEC chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo

The ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) in the Northern Cape has named over 13 farmers across the province that will be expropriated without compensation. The party is yet to inform or interact with the farm owners.

GUEST: ANC Northern Cape provincial secretary, Deshi Ngxanga

Diversity in ownership within the car rental and fleet management sectors is needed, this according to the Founder and CEO of Afrirent Holdings, Senzo Tsabedze. Senzo says the racially-skewed ownership patterns in the South African economy have remained a bugbear despite several legislative interventions introduced over the years to foster diversity. He says the non-regulated sectors such as the car rental and fleet management market is a perfect example of legacy problems constraining the growth of black businesses.

GUEST: Mandla Gama, Group Executive for Business Development at Afrirent

Deputy President David Mabuza says he doesn't really take Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni seriously over comments on the privatization of state entities. Mabuza was responding to a question from DA MP Natasha Mazzone, who asked if he supported Mboweni's stance on privatization. The emergence of social media has changed the way in which political communication takes place in South Africa. Politicians and political parties are now using social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to communicate with and engage voters. This has also made elected officials and candidates for public office more accountable and accessible to voters. Some politicians even use such platforms to promote ideologies of a particular political party and at times we see politicians from the same party bickering out on social media with the opposing views on such ideologies

GUEST: Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana - Professor of politics at the University of Johannesburg

Zondo Commission to hear application from former SARS commissioner Tom Moyane to cross-examine Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan

FOCUS: The Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture will today hear an application from former SARS commissioner Tom Moyane to cross-examine Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan. Minister Gordhan says Mr Moyane is being used to advance the EFF's political campaign against him…

GUEST: Reverend Mbuyiselo Stemela, spokesperson for the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture

Since its independence from Great Britain in 1966, has had consistently one of the most prosperous economies in Africa with one of the most stable political climates. It is a landlocked country in southern Africa, sharing borders with Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. The Tswana or Setswana people comprise the country’s largest ethnic group, accounting for 79% of the population. This morning we learn more about the make-up of the country, the people, traditions and other interesting facts about the country.

GUEST: Lesedi Thema, who is the Deputy High Commissioner at Botswana High Commission