The Daily Discourse

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

The Department of Transport says that the aviation industry is dominated by a generation of individuals over the age of 40. They estimate that by 2017 more than 40% of the industry professionals will be 55 years of age or older. How then do we change the situation around and what are some of the underlying factors? Are young people not interested in the sector?

We hear from Professor Rosabelle Boswell about why she thinks tax systems are inhumane. She argues that tax system is colonial and punitive, but on the other hand - she suggests that South Africans should activate their philosophy of Ubuntu at the state level, to infuse a new tax system with humanity.

the music of afro-soul artist Sol Shivambu. He is dubbed as” a true child of the soil”. How does he describe himself and his music?

A literature review commissioned by the Soul City Institute has revealed that South Africa has a serious drug usage problem twice that of the global norm. Surely this is of great concern to the nation as a whole. What are some of the underlying factors behind this?

November the 3rd till December the 3rd is marked as National Disability Rights Month. We use the opportunity to find out how the country has progressed in terms of fairness when it comes to equality particularly on matters pertaining to people with disabilities. How far are we and where should we be improving?

Guest: Magic Nkwashu, independent disability analyst

Focus: This coming Sunday Ukhozi FM will be hosting its Annual Gospel Festival at Germiston Lake, Ekurhuleni. The station hosted the event 3 years ago and they say since then their listeners have been calling for it. So they are doing exactly what their listeners are requesting them to do. What can they expect this time around?

Guest: Mu Ngcolosi – Marketing Manager at Ukhozi FM

Focus: We dispel some of the myths that exist around youth unemployment in this country. We do this through the Youth Employability Study conducted by the Centre for Social Development in Africa (at UJ) which aims to understand the effects that youth employability interventions and access to financial assets have on facilitating young people’s transition into employment.

Guest (studio): Lauren Graham: Associate Professor and Deputy Director at the UJ Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA)
Senzelwe Mthembu: Researcher at the UJ Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA)

Michael Hlophe defines black privilege and argue that Black people should stop being as lazy as they’re labeled and come up with innovative ways to combat the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’.

As unrest continues in Ethiopia for almost a year now, the country’s government has reportedly ruled out holding new elections to address the grievances behind protests. The riots started late last year when government decided to expand the capital, Addis Ababa into the surrounding farmlands in the Oromia region. Is this really about the expansion or is there more to it? Prof Mammo Muchie - Research Chair in Innovation Studies Faculty of Economics and Finance at Tshwane University of Technology