The Daily Discourse

Foreign election observers have appealed for calm following the last-minute postponement of the Nigerian election by a week. President Muhammadu Buhari and his main rival Atiku Abubakar condemned the election delay. The presidential and parliamentary polls will now be held on 23 February.

GUEST: Charles Nyuykonge, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Global Dialogue, in Pretoria.

Staying on the issue for safety in Mining, we are now in conversation with one of the Innovators at Evacu8, whose goal is to reduce fatalities, save lives and money at the same time, in the mining industry.

GUEST: Sinethemba Ncede, Evacu8 Co-founder

Is Unisa too big to fail? Unisa may be too big to fail, but being smaller may save it, this according Stellenbosch University professor Jonathan Jansen. He says the tragic stories about this once great institution are endless.

GUEST: UNISA Vice Chancellor, Professor Mandla Makhanya

Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya is heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport today to challenge proposed rules that would force her to lower her testosterone levels. The South African government has said the rules proposed by track and field's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), specifically target Semenya and has called them a "gross violation" of her human rights. The controversial rules would force so-called "hyperandrogenic" athletes or those with "differences of sexual development" (DSD) to take drugs to lower testosterone levels below a prescribed amount if they wish to compete.

GUEST: Thabiso Sithole, Who is an SABC TV and Radio Specialist Reporter

Yesterday many people over the world showed their affection for another person or people by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love, in celebration of Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is named after Saint Valentine, was a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. Men have a reputation of being reluctant of the idea of endlessly talking about how much they love their partners, in SA we saw the fictional ‘men’s conference’ taking place conveniently over Valentine's, meaning men would miss on the day’s activities. This morning however, we talk about what love means to me, and furthermore, when do men fall in-love? Is it difficult for men to fall in-love? What does it take for a man to fall in-love?

GUEST: Mr Sipho Mbele – Inspiring National Best Seller, , Speaker and CEO of Mbelesi

Trade union Solidarity says the current strike by trade union, AMCU, is partly to blame for possible job cuts at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations. This after Sibanye Stillwater announced that more than six-thousand jobs are at risk of being cut at two of its gold mines - Shafts, in Beatrix in the Free State and Driefontein, west of Johannesburg. The mine says this is due to operational and financial risks. Meanwhile, workers affiliated to AMCU are striking for a third month for better pay.

GUEST: AMCU president, Joseph Mathunjwa

Kiel University in Germany has recently reportedly banned full-face coverings in classrooms, citing the need for open communication that includes facial expressions and gestures. Many countries across Europe have wrestled with the issue of the Muslim veil - in various forms such as the body-covering burka and the niqab. The debate has taken in religious freedom, female equality, secular traditions and even fears of terrorism. This morning we understand the different coverings worn by Muslim women, the significance of the coverings and why the wearing of these coverings, have, in some societies, particularly Europe, had been challenged?

GUEST: Aaisha Dadi Patel – Writer, lecturer and recent masters graduate with strong work focus on Muslim women representation.

The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Prof Mills Soko of International Business and Strategy at Wits Business School says the World Bank has an important role to play in the developing world and that it could do much more if the US relaxed its grip on the institution. He and Mzukisi Qbo further talk about the need to redefine its role, and that failure to adapt to the changing world order could see rising powers going their own way.

GUEST: Mills Soko is Professor of International Business and Strategy at Wits Business School, and former Director of UCT Graduate School of Business

A free society is an armed society, this according to Martin van Staden, a legal researcher at the Free Market Foundation. His comments follow government's intentions to introduce legislation that will remove self-defence as a valid reason for acquiring a firearm licence. Martin van Staden says this move by government would be a dream come true for the many violent criminals who roam our streets who have never cared about what the law says, and a complete betrayal of law-abiding citizens who would be left defenseless. He now joins us on the line...

GUEST: Martin van Staden, a legal researcher at the Free Market Foundation, who is pursuing a master of laws degree at the University of Pretoria. He is also author of The Constitution and the Rule of Law.

The SACP's first deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila has reportedly said PAC founder Robert Sobukwe was treated well by Apartheid government as compared to ANC prisoners who were "treated like slaves". Mapaila is said to have made the comments at a dialogue celebrating the Rivonia Triallists at Liliesleaf Farm, in Sandton, this week. The PAC has since dismissed Mapaila's claims and questioned the motives of what they term unwarranted attacks on the party.

GUEST: PAC National spokesperson, Manelisi Mampane