The Daily Discourse

The Disability Rights Symposium under the theme says it aims to bring together the South African disability and human rights sectors by presenting examples of good practice in partnerships and collaboration from around the Globe. They go on to say that “during Apartheid, the South African disability sector, although diverse, mobilised effectively, participated politically and had a powerful voice. Over the past two decades however, much of the vibrancy and dynamism of the sector has faded.” What do they attribute this to?

“Today on ‘Living with It’ we explain how the world works for the deaf and how to cope with deafness”

Wednesday marked the 121st anniversary of the Great African Adwa Victory. It was on that day that the Ethiopians defeated Italian invaders at Adowa (or Adwa) on March 1st 1896. According to history books, this was the biggest defeat suffered by the Europeans since Hannibal and it signaled the beginning of the end of European colonialism. What actually happened on that day and how did it change the status of the African continent moving forward?

On ‘Living with it’ Robyn Leary shares her story of recovery from the difficult early days and how she has adjusted to life after a stroke. Did you know that in 2014 stroke claimed the lives of over 23 000 South Africans, with one person diagnosed every six minutes. Dr Feroza Motara will explain more…..

Guest: Robyn Leary: journalist, stroke survivor

Guest (studio) Dr Feroza Motara, Emergency and family physician – Academic head, emergency medicine faculty health sciences at Wits University and Head of emergency unity at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg academic hospital

The SABC Foundation is involved in helping an 8-year old burn victim get medical treatment. Late last year Mike from the Keletso Health and Skills Development Centre had made contact with the Foundation, requesting assistance for Wanga, an 8 year old little girl from Midrand who was burnt a few years ago in her mother shack. The initial information was then sent to Dr Anushka Reddy who got straight to work in pulling resources together to help the little girl. She’s on the line no to tell us what is involved in dealing with this operation and also how SCAARFX laser helps burn victims…

Guest: Dr Anushka Reddy – Scientific Director at The Cosmetic Medicine Congress of South Africa

We dissect the findings of the HSRC study that looked at how different groups in South Africa were exposed to food advertising in magazines. Results of the study found that more than half of the adverts in magazines that primarily target poor, black people were for unhealthy and starchy foods. Affluent, non-black groups were shown slimming foods and dietary supplements. Adverts also made false claims about foods being healthy.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that radical economic transformation shouldn’t just be a slogan, but it needs to get to the root of poverty and inequality in South Africa. Gordhan said this during his Budget speech on Wednesday. But this term has been used so many times with concerns raised that it is not reaching its target audience. Where do we need to start to make it a reality?

Affordable housing has been a thorny issue for government to deal with. The most difficult one is bridging the gap where one either earns too little for a normal bank funded house and too much for an RDP house. In light of this, the Musa Group says it has come up a solution called the Pension Backed Housing Loans. How exactly will this work and how different is it to what is already in the market?

South Africa has a history of excellence in healthcare and healthcare innovation, having positioned itself at the forefront of some of the world’s most celebrated procedures. In recent years, the country has emerged as a serious contender within the Health Tourism industry; one of the fastest growing globally. What is it that makes us stand out when it comes to health tourism?

Our guest shares his views and thoughts on how to tackle rape culture and the problem of patriarchy. He argues that patriarchy makes rape happen constantly and it makes it acceptable for millions to get raped regularly.