The Daily Discourse

Sbu Zondi -Senior Manager for marketing and communications at Durban Tourism.

Dr Venicia McGhie, senior lecturer and head of the Department of Academic Development in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and Madge du Preez, retired senior faculty officer and coordinator of the EMS Student Support and Research Unit (ESSRU), combined their expertise to create a book that could be the saving grace for many prospective first-years at university (or any other tertiary institution).
Dr Venicia McGhie, senior lecturer and head of the Department of Academic Development in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

guest: John Ssempebwa - CEO of Uganda Tourism Board

Mike Shingange NEHAWU 1ST Deputy President and the COSATU JMC Convenor
and Kagiso Mokaila NUPSAW President

guest: Namhla Mayeki - Business Relations Manager at Dinare Tours

guest: Willmari Pronk, Marketing Manager for Namibia Tourism

Mr Albert Mncwango, Former Inkatha Freedom Party Member of Parliament, now IFP deputy National Chair

Davis Committee. The committee has concluded that SA is not ready for a new wealth tax at the moment, though it said that the tax system needed to address the “disturbing levels of wealth inequality” in the country. In the report on the feasibility of a wealth tax released yesterday, the committee says that further research is needed before the government can decide whether to impose a new wealth tax. We are joined by Judge Dennis Davis who was Chair of the Davis Tax Committee to find out what motivated this conclusion…

Guest: Judge Dennis Davis – Chair of the Davis Tax Committee

Guest: Dumisani Mpafa – Black Management Forum Deputy President

According to Dumisani Mpafa, as the BMF they support the wealth tax, and have been calling for it. For them, it would assist in finding out who exactly are the wealthy people in the country, and also implore those who have accumulated wealth to contribute to society. They also say that this money must then be segregated, so that it does not get diluted into the fund for our fiscus.

Guest: Dan Roodt - Director of PRAAG (the Pro-Afrikaans Action Group)

According to him, it has not worked in other countries, so we shouldn’t introduce it.

Guest: Natasha Mazzone – Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises

Even in a digital age, some jobs remain dangerous, such as mining, with miners facing risks ranging from fire to falling rock and entrapment. Last week saw miners 7 die, with 6 miners still being trapped underground at Sibanye Mine. According to Sibanye-Stillwater mine, four of the seven mine workers that were trapped after an earthquake hit the Masakhane gold mine west of Johannesburg. What role can robotics and Artificial intelligence play in making our mines safe? Is SA ready? Are there any disadvantages to the introduction of robotics and AI? According to Marvin Singh from CSIR Mining Innovation, SA mines are different from mines in other parts of the world, were our mines are bigger, and there are geo-technological challenges. He joins us now to unpack this further.

Guests: Navin Singh – Director of Mandela Mining precinct