The Daily Discourse

Tomorrow is International Mother Language Day; the day originated in Bangladesh in 1952 and was officially launched in 1999 by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO. This day has been commemorated annually ever since on, 21st February, and aims to encourage linguistic diversity and fuller awareness of cultural traditions throughout over 215 countries around the world. This morning we will focus on the Importance of mother tongue language, particularly for children. How parents can encourage their children to speak their mother tongue but most importantly by being examples themselves....

GUEST: Elinor Sisulu, the Executive Director of Puku Children's Literature Foundation

GUEST: Lorato Trok, Specialist Multilingual Editor at Puku Children's Literature Foundation

Marriage is a relationship that takes two very different people with their own unique perspectives and joins them together for a lifetime of blissful togetherness. This morning we will look at Intercultural marriages, which are more popular now than in the past, due to greater levels of cultural awareness and tolerance. We will discuss the dynamics, benefits and challenges of wedding a partner from another culture, nation, religion or ethnicity...

GUEST: Phumla Madiba - A Cultural Activist, a rural grown woman and Anthropologist

It's time to rethink by-laws that criminalize poverty according to Magnus Killander, a Professor of Human Rights Law at the Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria. Professor Killander says the homeless, beggars and other urban poor trying to eke out a living in difficult circumstances are viewed by many as criminals who should be removed from public space. He says in a society that lacks a comprehensive social security system and does not provide sufficient shelter, there is simply not enough support for those who have fallen by the wayside.

GUEST: Magnus Killander, who is a Professor of Human Rights Law at the Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria.

As many of you may know, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to deliver his Budget speech in the National Assembly today. This morning we are going to play a little game where we test your knowledge in relation to the budget speech and the finance ministry. I am going to ask you several questions and you’ll have 30 seconds to answer them correctly. Whoever manages to do so within 30 seconds, will be awarded the chance to choose a topic of their choice that we will do this Friday at 09:30am on the Talking point.

Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean, east of the coast of Mozambique. It’s the fourth largest island in the world. Many of its plants and animals are unique to the island. But like many former colonial countries Madagascar went through various political states like uprisings, provisional governments, single-party rule, socialist economic policies, and threat of secession. Today the country is on a slow and steady economical and political growth path from an extremely low level.

Guest: Frank Lekaba - Researcher in the Governance and Security Unit of the Africa Institute of South Africa, one of the Human Sciences Research Council.

The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has identified structurally high unemployment, growing income disparity and inequality, failure of governance in the public sector, fraud, and corruption among some of the biggest risks for the country in 2019.The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA)’s latest risk report is the outcome of surveys carried out with some 1,028 contributors from a variety of business and risk-related roles.

Guest: Christopher Palm - Chief Risk Advisor at The Institute of Risk Management South Africa

As we prepare for the end of the tax year it is a good time to recap on ways to save for retirement. Today our discussion is about the build-up.

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

Why isn't there a baby changing table in the men's public washroom and only in the women's? Well a new law in America gives dads in New York access to nappy-changing tables in public restrooms. In recent years, there have been campaigns by fathers who have expressed concern that men's public toilets never have diaper-changing facilities, when women's toilets usually do. The new law now requires that changing tables be installed in all new and renovated public toilets, including men's toilets.

GUEST: Bongani Luvalo, Ceo of Cool Dads
guest: Mbuyiselo Botha - Gender Activist who has recently completed a 5 year as a commissioner at the commission for gender equality. He is also founder member of the South African Men’s Forum

We are now in conversation with Nhlanhla Buthelezi, the president of the Durban-based People's Revolutionary Movement (PRM). This morning we will dissect the party’s manifesto.

GUEST: Nhlanhla Buthelezi, the president of the Durban-based People's Revolutionary Movement (PRM)

Africa Global Operations, formally known as Bosasa has announced that it has gone into voluntarily liquidation following the closure of its bank accounts.

GUEST: Managing director for the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) Cas Coovadia