The Daily Discourse

Just 6 are a proudly Southern African group of young men who hail from East London, Pretoria, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. They were drawn together in 2011 and made the choice to combine their unique individual talents to create one solidified entity they now proudly call Just 6 Blessed with good looks, the gift of singing, composing and arranging and the ability to create all kinds of interesting musical and percussive sounds with their voices, they’re the band without instruments who’ve given birth to a fresh new sound they call “Afro Vocal Play”

GUEST: Just 6 – the group

What are terms and Conditions of appropriate courtship? Equality in a relationship, does it extend to finances? Is dating, and courtship today, is it done properly? Who pays when a couple goes on a date? How does this relate, to the issues of provision, as set out by culture? Should men be expected to give women money? Or what is called a girlfriend allowance?

GUEST: Linda Yende, Speaker, Author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur

It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. Alex Boraine, the man who proposed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and went on to be its vice chairperson alongside Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, passed away at age 87 this past Wednesday. Many criticisms have been leveled to the TRC, saying it failed in its mission. This morning e ask: How then do we effectively deal with wounds of the past?

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is research chair in studies in historical trauma and transformation at Stellenbosch University

One hundred activists recently undertook a trek from Marikana, in the North West province, to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, demanding compensation for the widows of the 34 mineworkers who were killed when police opened fire on striking miners in 2012 in the mining town. A group of protesters, demanding the reinstatement of outsourced municipal workers who lost their jobs in 2010 and 2011, met the Marikana marchers. The two groups decided to consolidate their marches in solidarity with each other's causes.

GUEST: Thapelo Amad – Aljamah ah Chief Whip and City of Johannesburg Councilor

-A North West high school pupil was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old Grade 1 pupil to death in Makapanstad,

-Prominent Cape Town lawyer Pete Mihalik gunned down outside Reddam House while dropping off his children at school,

-The bodies of seven people – three women and four children – were discovered buried under piles of sand in bedrooms in Vlakfontein

- Manhunt continues for Welkom hijackers after man shot dead in cold blood in mall parking lot.

Are we a nation that does not value human life anymore?

GUEST: Psychologist, Dr Saths Cooper

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have become one of the biggest risks and threat to South Africa's economy, with losses and bailouts running into billions each year. Over the last decade SOEs like Eskom, Prasa, SAA, and the SABC have been marred by poor leadership, corruption and mismanagement to the point where ratings agencies like Standard & Poor's cited SOEs as a major reason for the downgrade of the country's credit rating. Meanwhile Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko says the President is deeply concerned about the current developments at the SABC and will soon meet with Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to discuss them. This follows the resignation of four SABC board members.

Guest: Dr Dale McKinley, who is a Political Analyst

It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. Yesterday Alex Boraine,the man who proposed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and went on to be its vice chairperson alongside Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, passed away at age 87.
Many criticisms have been leveled to the TRC, saying it failedin its mission. This morning e ask: How then do we effectively deal with wounds of the past?

Guest: Lukhanyo Calata – Editor at Open View

Cabinet has approved the decision by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, to designate the Atlantis Special Economic Zone in Atlantis Industrial Area, outside Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. The designation of the Atlantis SEZ follows that of the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone and is intended to promote industrial development along the West Coast Corridor.
A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is an economic development tool to promote national economic growth and export by using support measures in order to attract targeted foreign and domestic investments and technology. The talking Point today is broadcasting from the Atlantis, Robinvale Sports Ground for the Atlantis Special Economic Zones Presidential launch.

GUESTS: Khusela Diko the spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa and Maoto Molefane, Chief Director for Special Economic Zones project at the department for Trade and Industry
guest: Francis Jackson, Special Economic Zones project executive at Green Cape

Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa recently launched a new research Report titled: Amplifying the voice of women living with disabilities and affected by Gender Based Violence. The report focuses on risk factors to gender-based violence for women living with disabilities in South Africa and is aimed at addressing their compounded vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV

Guest: Chiedza Chagutah Programs manager at Hlanganisa Institute for Development Southern Africa (HiDSA)

22 ON SLOANE is the largest startup campus in Africa. The campus offers disruptive startups and innovative SMEs a complete turnkey solution to scale, from the initial idea all the way to commercialisation, funding opportunities and access to markets. Its aim is to nurture the entrepreneurial mindset, ensure their sustainability, and explore development of new industries and contribute towards job creation in Africa.This morning we profile the work they do.

Guest: Kizito Okechukwu is the co-chair of the Global Entrepreneurship Network