The Daily Discourse

On ‘Living with it’ today we look at bipolar. This is one of those conditions we hear about a lot in the media. But do we really understand what it’s like to live with it?

Guest: Mbali Kgosidintsi – Living with Bipolar

Last year, Statistician-General Pali Lehohla revealed that the rate of spousal abuse had risen over the past five years, with 11% of assault and murder of women at home rising to 31% in 2015. He said the drivers of contact violence across all sectors included inequality, jealousy and financial matters. Anger, drugs and alcohol also played a major role.

Guests: Pule Goqo, Brothers for Life Ambassador

Javu Baloyi, Spokesperson of Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)

Tshepo Mokoena, Karabo’s uncle

Palesa Mpapa, Legal Advocacy Manager at People Opposing Women Abuse

Issues of youth unemployment dominated discussions at the Pan-African Parliament with the body’s president calling on representatives from the various member states to improve the situation. Poverty and crime also featured highly on the agenda. But then what sort of plans are there from the parliament itself to work with the various countries in turning the situation around?

Guest: Yusupha Jobe – Deputy Clerk for Administration and Human Resources at the Pan-African Parliament

Free Speech, according to Flemming Rose; But where do we draw the line between free speech and hate speech?’

Free speech is one of our most important rights and one of the most misunderstood - and one thing we often forget is that it comes with responsibilities. Joining us to tackle this complex and controversial subject is Mr Flemming Rose. During his tenure as culture editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, Rose was principally responsible for the September 2005 publication of the cartoons that initiated the Muhammad cartoons global controversy in early 2006. Since then, he has been an international advocate for freedom of speech and is the author of several books, including The Tyranny of Silence that the Economist in 2014 named one of the 10 best non-fiction books of the year.

Guests: Flemming Rose, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C.

Dr Faisal Suliman, Chairperson of the South African Muslim Network

When it comes to tourism figures in the country, authorities celebrate the amount of foreign visitors we get into the country. But interestingly there is a group classified as Afropolitans who are said to be traveling domestically. This market is said to be going unnoticed as not much is catered for them. Who are they exactly and why does it seem like they are an untapped market?
Guests: Jerry Mabena - CEO Thebe Tourism Group

On our Friday musical wind down, we focus on the music of ‘Go Barefoot’. One of the descriptions given to their music is “Indie Kwela Folk Rock”. Today they are releasing their new track entitled ‘Clouds of Rain’ and you will be hearing it for the first time right here on SAfm…….

Guest: Go Barefoot – Music band

As the world’s business leaders are gathering in Durban for the World Economic Forum, different call are being made to deal the continents economic challenges. We hear now from Kunle Elebute from KPMG who believes that Africa has a lot of opportunities awaiting to be unlocked. Where would he say the problem lies and how can we unlock the opportunities?

Guest: Kunle Elebute - National Senior Partner, KPMG in Nigeria and Chairman, KPMG West Africa

Markets in the short term are not driven by fundamentals. If this is the case what drives markets?

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates

Tomorrow (Tuesday) being World Asthma Day, we take the opportunity on ‘Living with it’ to understand what people with asthma go through on a daily basis. Also getting a medical understanding of what asthma is all about.

Professor Keertan Dheda - Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Pulmonology at the University of Cape Town

On our SMME feature today we look at how the ICT sector has helped in shaping entrepreneurship on the African continent. These days it’s almost impossible for a business not to operate outside of technological advancement. How is it helped in improving how entrepreneurs think?

Guest: Hadley Harris - MD of the Futuretell Group