The Daily Discourse

With an increasing demand for young people to fill the missing gap in agriculture. This morning we learn more about the Dukathole Youth for Economic Social and Rural Development - which consists of a group of young people who saw a gap in the agricultural industry. These young people have been doing some great work in agriculture and in creating employment in Hanover, KZN.

Guest: Nkanyiso Katleho Ngubane

Discussing the land issue and equity in the context of the struggle against poverty and social movements in the land sector. Our guests will tell us about the limitations of the South African Constitution, particularly section 25, the property clause and the land reform programme, but also the broader question of whether access to land makes a difference to the livelihoods of South Africans, both rural and urban. Professor Ntsebeza’s research has shown that people with access to land, regardless of its extent, are better off than those without.

Guest: Professor Lungisile Ntsebeza, AC Jordan chair in African studies and director of the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town

Guest: Chumani Maxwele, Chief Curator of the National Land Colloquium at UCT

During late 2012 into January 2013, we witnessed the biggest strike wave and protest movement by farmworkers in recent history in South Africa. The strike took place mainly in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape and centred around the town of De Doorns. This is the main grape growing region of the Western Cape for wine and grape exports. The workers came out on strike to protest their slave wages and working and living conditions. They had 21 demands for improvement.

In today’s show we assess what the farmworkers achieved and how far they’ve come in winning their demands.

GUESTS:

1. Deneco Dube, Deputy general secretary, for the Commercial, Stevedore, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union

2. David Sandi, Farmworker from Grahamstown

3. Alicia Lottering, Chairperson of the Central Karoo Farmworkers Association

Examining the findings of a book called: Development, Social Policy and Community: Lessons from Below. The research reveals that poverty is felt by almost everyone in the area, as everyone is trying hard to survive and it also indicates a high rate of symptoms of depression and anxiety among women caregivers in Doornkop, at 43%. The reasons for this include poverty, hunger and financial stress. So how can the community of Doornkop be assisted moving forward? We find out from our guests.

Guest (studio): Professor Leila Patel, South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development at the Centre for Social Development in Africa at the University of Johannesburg (she played a leading role in the development of welfare policy post-apartheid)

While slavery may have ended In Africa, and the continent considered independent, Can we truly say that Africa is totally free. Are there unseen chains of slavery and the psychological fetters of colonialism in Africa today?
Yesterday following President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held talks in Pretoria to draw a new blueprint for further developing bilateral relations, it was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa said China would invest $14.7 billion (R195 billion) in the local economy, spurring some offshore demand for the currency. Earlier in the week, it was also reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping signed 15 bilateral agreements with Rwanda on Monday while visiting the East African country, the second stop on a four-nation tour to cement relations with African allies.

GUESTS: Mmakgoshi Phetla-Lekhethe - Executive Director at African Development Bank

***Malawi National Anthem saved in the Talking Point Bin***

Time now for the African Perspective, today we profile Malawi, a largely agricultural country. The country is bordered by Mozambique on the east and southwest, by Tanzania on the north and northeast, and by Zambia on the west and northwest. After independence from the British in 1964 and more than 30 years of subsequent autocratic rule, Malawi conducted its first multiparty elections in 1994.

CONTACT: Andrew Nzaliwa, A Malawian national from the Greater Gauteng burial society

Black women and men have high aspirations to be successful at work, and outworking and outperforming others is the norm for many. But what happens to the minds, bodies, and spirits of Black employees when unrealistic expectations are too much to bear—if, despite their hard work, they remain set apart and undervalued?
For women, this may include their having to deal with sexual harassment, sexism, double burden, for black women, racism, gender pay dynamics.
According to a recent study by a US-based research firm Catalyst, Black women, in particular, bear the brunt of the 21st-century malady dubbed “emotional tax”.
This, the organisation says, is a challenge Emotional Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore.
The report revealed that nearly 60% of women of colour surveyed in that country experienced emotional tax – a combination of feeling different from peers at work because of gender, race and/or ethnicity and the associated effects on health, well-being and ability to thrive at work
Guest: Ms Siwe Coka - President of the South African Association of Women Graduates and the Founder & Director of Inkanyezi Foundation which focuses on an Empowerment and Transformative Programme for community women and girls

At its two-day Working Class Summit held at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) brought labour unions, civil rights organisations and activists under one umbrella. According to Saftu, the aim of the summit is to unite unions and people who choose to fight against capitalism and other social ills in society. This they aim to do in a mass movement of the working class, guided by Marxist-Leninist ideology.

Guest (In Studio): Zwelinzima Vavi, general secretary of South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu)

When delivering the 2018 Nelson Mandela Lecture, former US president, Barack Obama proposed an inclusive, market-based system that taxed the rich enough to pay for universal health care, retirement security, infrastructure and scientific research.

Guest: Dominic Brown, Coordinator of the Economic Justice Programme AIDC
Guest: Leon Louw, Executive Director, Free Market Foundation

With July being National Savings Month, we speak to Dr Kobus Du Toit, about the benefits of connecting with ourselves, and how that drives the important decisions we make, whether it be financial, career-related, or any other Important decision in our lives.

GUEST: Dr Kobus Du Toit - Inspirational speaker, a registered brain profile practitioner, author, counsellor and life coach.