The Daily Discourse

Limpopo Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba says the shortage of medicine at provincial health facilities is a disaster. She has blamed a new distribution system, introduced by the National Department of Health...

MEDICINE SHORTAGE LIMPOPO
And that is Limpopo Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba. For more on this we are now joined on the line by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi...

GUEST: Dr Anban Pillay, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance at the Department of Health

South Africa will host the Jobs Summit on 4 and 5 October 2018 as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2018 State of the Nation Address. The president highlighted that jobs, especially for the youth, will be at the centre of the 2018 national agenda. This morning we get input from two youth organisations, to get a perspective from them, what do they expect to come out, are they optimistic that the Jobs summit will bring about solutions to youth unemployment?

GUEST: Mr Sifiso Mtsweni, Executive Chairperson of the
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

As the 2019 national election draws closer, service-delivery protests are increasing in local communities in a context of high joblessness, crime, a lack of economic growth and the rising cost of food and daily necessities. The CSDA tries to answer the question of “What influences political party preferences of South African voters in the run up to the 2019 elections? “ in a new nationally representative study to monitor the impact of socio-economic rights implementation on voter preferences. Is there a shift away from party loyalty and identification in voter preferences? Do socio-economic rights implementation, governance and corruption matter to South African voters?

GUEST: Professor Leila Patel, SA Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development and Director of the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg

The ANC can no longer count on Cosatu to win elections, this according to Professor Steven Friedman, a professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg. Professor Friedman says this isn't because its alliance partner; Cosatu, won't organize votes for the ANC but because it can't. For more on this he now joins me on the line....

GUEST: Professor Steven Friedman, a professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg.

Senegal is a country on Africa’s west coast with a rich French colonial heritage and many natural attractions. Dakar, the capital, features the ancient Médina district and esteemed Musée Théodore Monod, displaying African art. Dakar is also known for its nightlife, centered on native mbalax music. Saint-Louis, formerly the capital of French West Africa, has an old town with colonial architecture

Guests: Talla Niang – Africa Diaspora Forum’s Vice-Chairperson West Africa

UNESCO in partnership with the Department of Basic Education, House of Traditional Leaders and Religious Leaders will be convening a Summit on the Inter-Ministerial Commitment on Upscaling Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Access to Sexual Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents and Young People in South Africa (The ESA Commitment).
The Summit will address how best the religious and traditional sectors can partner with government and the United Nations Family to ensure South Africa meets the expected outcomes of the Commitment to strengthen the country’s response to HIV.

guest: Dr Archbishop Mbulelo Dyasi

Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa said taht his drive to drum up support for South Africa's ailing economy was warmly received by big business. This he said following meetings with business leaders and would be investors in New York.
He also attended the United Nations General Assembly where he called for fair trade and economic practises.A number of initiatives aimed at injecting life into the country's ailing economy have been initiated, these include a stimulus package.

South Africans were introduced to the radical economic transformation back in February 2017, and was to be an ‘overhaul’ of the South African society.

Guest: Khulani Sikhosana - Pro black economist, cofounder of Vuka Darkie pro black lifestyle magazine; which entails editorial content such as science, history, introspection, art.
Guest: Gatto (He doesn’t use a surname because that’s a colonial construct) – With Western Cape Shutdown communities
Guest: Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix

The Salvation Army says society is too complacent about dangers to children. Their comments follow the horrific rape of a 6-year old girl in a Dros restaurant in Pretoria. The Salvation Army says this highlights that society is not yet sufficiently aware of the dangers facing children and other vulnerable people. For more on this we are now joined on the line by...

GUEST: Major Carin Holmes, Public Relations Secretary of the Southern Africa region of the Salvation Army

Every year in September South Africa commemorates National Albinism Awareness Month and. Last Week the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mrs Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu currently chaired a two-day discussion on the plight of persons with albinism from, with today being the final day of the dialogue. In March and April 2018, Mrs Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu visited the Shabane and Mkhize families in Mpumalanga following the killing and mutilation of their children Gabisile and Xolani who were persons with albinism. The forms of discrimination faced by people with albinism are interrelated. Their right to education, for instance, is affected by various forms of stigma and discrimination which might force them to drop out of school. This past Saturday the Albinism Society of KZN celebrates academic achievements of people who have albinism. This as many children with albinism drop out of school. This morning we unpack what issues have been brought up and deliberated on at the dialogue?

GUEST: Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mrs Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu

Recently, the EFF Student Command (EFFSC) has won elections in three KwaZulu-Natal tertiary institutions, as Universities are holding student elections across the country.
This morning we ask: What impact does student politics have of the larger political landscape in the country?
What could this mean as we head into the 2019 National Elections?
Has SASCO lost its relevance in the eyes of students? What of other student movements?
What is it about the EFF student movement that is appealing to young people at different Universities in South Africa?

Guest: Political analyst Xolani Dube, founder of the Xubera Institute for Research and Development.