The Daily Discourse

Today on our musical wind down, we celebrate the music of Ringo Madlingozi who rose to fame when he and his band Peto won the Shell Road to Fame contest in 1986. Madlingozi’s sound is firmly rooted in traditional Xhosa rhythms and harmonies.

Guest (studio): Ringo Madlingozi

In a wide ranging interview, Godrich Gardee talks about recent political developments in the country and he will also explain his party’s stance on the land question.

Guest (studio): Godrich Gardee, EFF’s Secretary General

Advances in biology and neuroscience have shown that a child’s brain and cognitive development are shaped by their learning experiences. The way we learn, affects the brain and its capacity. According to Dr Liebenberg, understanding of the brain – the organ of learning – would be critical to a teacher’s readiness to work with students.

Guest: Dr Lieb Liebenberg – CEO of ITSI – an EdTech company

Should we be viewing businesses owned by foreigners as a threat? How can we exploit the enterprising natures of foreign entrepreneurs and learn from them? What are some of the challenges that they face as business owners in South Africa?

Guest: Nicholas Mabena - African Diaspora Forum deputy chairperson for the SADC region

amaHlubi King Mthimkhulu III joins us to discuss the role of traditional leaders in a democratic dispensation and he will also outline the main objectives of the newly formed African Renaissance Unity Party.

Guest: Bob janson

We look at the emotional aspect that goes along with a parent, due to migration, making a decision to leave their children in their country of origin, in search for refuge of economic opportunities. Also, what informs such a decision? What challenges come with it?
Guest: cynthia banda

The repatriation of eight Zimbabwean children who are being kept at a place of safety in Rustenburg in the North West is set to take place on Tuesday. The children aged between two and 14 were found undocumented in a truck in Rustenburg last November. It is believed they were travelling to Cape Town to visit their parents for the Christmas holidays. We look at the decision to repatriate the children, and ask could more have been done? What happens now for the children when they arrive in Zimbabwe?

Guest: Ms Lumka Oliphant -Department Social Development spokesperson

On Monday, the Freedom Front Plus launched a plan of action - called Fight Back South Africa - to stop expropriation of land without compensation. The party is calling on civil society and individuals to make submissions to oppose the proposed amendment to the Constitution that will allow the expropriation of land without compensation.

Guest: Dr Corné Mulder, Freedom Front Plus parliamentary chief whip

Any economy influenced by new technology and Artificial Intelligence promises to transform the workplace as we know it today. So this morning, we examine; whether artificial intelligence technologies’ disruption in Africa will widen or close the skills gap and look at the impact such technologies will have for South Africa in particular, and its youthful population – given the unemployment rate at the moment?

Guest: Rob Jardine, Head, Research and Solutions at the NeuroLeadership Institute South Africa

Following the announcement by the former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that R57bn will be allocated to fund free tertiary education. Dr. David Harrison argues that the primary engine of long-term economic growth is our young children, and that proper investment in them will improve school outcomes, reduce school and college failure rates and improve national productivity. He joins us now to explain why Early Childhood Development should not be overlooked.

Guest: Dr. David Harrison – CEO of the DG Murray Trust