The Daily Discourse

As we continue to commemorate the death of Steve Biko, we have still, discussions around mental slavery, psychological emancipation of the black mind. Last week we had a discussion with Ntate Strike about the black consciousness movement, and spoke about what Biko and his colleagues envisioned with the ideology. One of the key objectives of SASO was to address what they termed black people s inferiority complex.
GUEST (Studio): Luyanda Jafta is co-Founder of The People’s Fund; an asset crowd funding platform that is disrupting the financial inclusion landscape in South Africa by allowing everyday people the ability to buy into developing businesses and the small businesses giving them a return
GUEST (Studio): Siphesihle Tshabalala – Author of Searching My Africa, a young activist and speaker on African spirituality and medical cosmology
GUEST (On The Phone): Kolosa Ntombini - Holds a BSc in environmental and geographical sciences from the University of South Africa, she is currently pursuing her honours, and is passionate about decolonosing and shaping the geography field as an aspiring academic.

The Global Campaign for Education say they are concerned about a new proposed initiative the Education Outcomes Fund. The 'Education Outcomes Fund' seeks to raise $1 billion to scale up proven and / or innovative services from non-State actors by paying for the results achieved. The Global Campaign for Education says while they acknowledge the global education crisis and the need for a radical shift in financing education, the commodification of this basic human right deflects from achieving inclusive quality education for all.

GUEST: Chikezie Anyanwu, Spokesperson for the Global Campaign for Education

A spike in international oil prices and a huge swing in the Rand/US dollar exchange rate have combined to predict a knockout blow at the pumps at the end of September, according to the Automobile Association. On the other hand, the People Against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increases have vowed to intensify its fight against the raising prices of fuel. So this morning we are asking you – How can we reduce fuel prices?

GUEST: People Against Petrol Price Increase (Pappi) national convenor, Visvin Reddy
GUEST: Spokesperson for Automobile Association, Layton Beard

One day, when young boys grow up, they may well be fathers. Pushing a pram and holding a baby as a father. There have been conversations that girls are more ready to be mother because they have ha practice to be mothers, as they play with dolls, prams, and kitchen toys in their young age. Should we not be affording boys the same practice?

GUEST: Mbuyiselo Botha – Gender Activist whose interest is working with men and boys, he happens to work at the Commission for Gender Equality as a commissioner.

The South African Human Rights Commission recently held a two-day inquiry into the alleged sale of "fake" or expired food at foreign-owned shops. This follows incidents of looting and unrest in Soweto and surrounding townships following allegations of the sale of fake and expired goods by foreign owned shops. Following careful assessment of the reports and site visit to Soweto, the Commission held an inquiry as part of its investigation into the possible human rights violations…

GUEST: Buang Jones, the Gauteng Provincial Manager at the South African Human Rights Commission

The 17 - 21 September 2018 is a National Wills Week. The week is an initiative which aims to educate members of the public about the importance of drafting a Will and to support them by drafting free Wills during this period. For more on the event we are now joined on the line by...

GUEST: Advocate Wendy Sithole, Assistant Master at the Department of Justice

Former President Jacob Zuma says the South African state has not been captured. Addressing SASCO members at the Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape, Zuma said the judiciary, the legislature and the executive are not captured
GUEST: Advocate Gary Pienaar, Research Manager with the Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery at the Human Sciences Research Council

The LGBTI business summit which was held on 11 September in Johannesburg was said to put LGBTI agenda for economic empowerment. The summit was convened by the PLUS LGBTI business network, which aims to make a strong business case for the economic inclusion of LGBTI people and to open up new business and other economic empowerment opportunities. PLUS is an initiative of the Other Foundation, which is an African trust that advances equality and freedom in southern Africa with a particular focus on sexual orientation and gender identity.

GUEST : Sim Tshabalala - A board member of PLUS and member of the steering committee for the Business Summit

The chairperson of the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, is expected to deliver his decision on applications for leave to cross-examine witnesses in Parktown, Johannesburg, today.

GUEST: Dr Llewellyn Curlewis, a senior lecturer in criminal and procedural law at the University of Pretoria

In conversation with the newly elected president of the National Teachers Union, Allan Thompson. He will tell us about their 100th anniversary celebrations and also discuss teachers’ salaries, violence in schools and the current state of public schools in general.

GUEST: Mr Allan Thompson, newly elected president of the National Teachers Union (NATU)