The Daily Discourse

Athol Trollip speaks to us about governance issues and recent political developments that occurred in PE. He is confident that he will survive a motion of no confidence against him. Last week Thursday’s vote was postponed after the meeting descended into chaos.

Guest: Athol Trollip, Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

guest: Tokyo Sexwale

This morning we profile Liomi, proudly South African perfume brand. According to the owner and creator, the aim is to make luxury oil based fragrances accessible to all.
guest : Marriam kgole

Unpacking the book “Development, Social Policy and Community Action: Lessons from Below” How do citizens in poor communities benefit from and perceive state interventions and how do they interact with others in the community to promote the well-being of themselves and their families? (The book was launched yesterday and it addresses these two key questions).

Guests: Prof Lauren Graham (Deputy Director at the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), University of Johannesburg

Marianne S. Ulrikssen (CSDA Research Associate and Co-Editor of the book)

A Critique of the State Land Audit, an in-depth analysis from the Institute of Race Relations”. The Land Audit has been central to justifying government’s move towards a policy of property expropriation without compensation but according to the Institute of Race Relations, government’s Land Audit is a deeply questionable source of information. It leaves at least as many questions open as it answers. And the manner in which its information has been presented to the public has been misleading. So what informs the institute’s objection to government land audit? Can their arguments be empirically supported?
Guests: Terrence Corrigan, Project Manager at the Institute of Race Relations

A new family of very promising silver-based anti-cancer drugs has been discovered by researchers in South Africa. The most promising silver thiocyanate phosphine complex among these, called UJ3 for short, has been successfully tested in rats and in human cancer cells in the laboratory. According to Professor Marianne Cronjé, Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Johannesburg, the UJ3 complex is as effective as the industry-standard drug Cisplatin in killing cancer cells in laboratory tests done on human breast cancer and melanoma, a very dangerous form of skin cancer, as well.

Guest (studio): Professor Marianne Cronjé, Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Johannesburg

Baleka Mbete discusses the role of SA’s Parliament in setting the global agenda. She is currently in Geneva, leading a delegation of nine Members of Parliament to the current 138th Assembly and Related Meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Guest on the line (Geneva) Baleka Mbete, Speaker of the National Assembly

To mark the 11th year since the passing of Professor Archibald Monwabisi Mafeje, the 2018 lecture will be held under the theme: ‘Rethinking intellectualism, intellectual spaces and methodologies’. Dr Ibbo Mandaza will present the lecture, and joins us now to unpack how Intellectualism impacts on leadership.

Guest: Dr Ibbo Mandaza, a celebrated academic and politician

Gender pay gaps between men and women have been commonplace for decades in most countries around the world including South Africa. The 2017 Pulse of the People report run by market research firm Ipsos found that, on average, women in SA earned 27% less than their male counterparts. The report, which surveyed more than 3,500 employed South Africans across various occupations and regions, found that this gap was even wider among top earners. How then do we close the gap?

Guest: Ms Siwe Coka - President of the South African Association of Women Graduates and the Founder & Director of Inkanyezi Foundation

Solly Mapaila explains the SACP’s stance on corruption and their objection to former President Zuma being part of the ANC election campaign. The South African Communist Party says the ANC should exclude former president Jacob Zuma from its electoral campaigns. They argue that “we seek to transform society to lead it somewhere and to get there we need incorruptible leaders. We can’t have that kind of face representing our value system. That is completely against what we stand for.”

Guest: Solly Mapaila, 1st Deputy General Secretary of the SACP