The Daily Discourse

President Jacob Zuma says only dialogue will help end the current political and security crisis in Burundi. Zuma said this while leading an African Union High Level Panel on Burundi aimed at breaking a deadlock on the stalled talks in the conflict ridden country. The panel met representatives from political parties, civil society organisations as well as religious groups in a bid to understand the current crisis and come up with a solution to the country's cycle of violence. What should we read into the outcomes of the meeting?

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) will next month be hosting an incubation conference where they will be highlighting the various programmes they are running to assist the SMME sector. Many of the start-up business owners who call into Morning Talk highlight the struggles they face on a daily basis especially funding. How then do these programmes run by SEDA assist the SMME sector and what can entrepreneurs look forward to at this conference?

Today Joanna discusses ‘Being resilient’ and how to weather the storms during difficult times

We examine the role and place of African languages in our education system, and we also find out why the majority of African states continue to practise linguistic policies that they inherited during the colonial era.

The question on what defines happiness has been with us for decades. Some says it’s money that makes us happy, while others say love and family is what brings happiness. How then do we define happiness?

The South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum has started a three-year programme in partnership with the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller targeting township businesses. The issue of township businesses is one that many experts battle to deal with. Many argue that big business entering the township is not helping the situation. So what new thing is this programme bringing?

Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela has visited the Port of Cape Town to monitor progress on the operation Phakisa oceans economy projects. The programme was launched by President Zuma in July 2014 to maximize the economic potential that the oceans possess by increasing the GDP contribution and increasing employment. What has he found on his visit and when can we feel the benefits?

We debate the appropriateness and feasibility of the proposed National Health Insurance scheme, a system which government says will ensure that everyone has access to appropriate, efficient and quality health services. However, the Free Market Foundation is rejecting it, arguing that given the country’s bleak economic growth forecast and chronic unemployment situation, South Africa simply cannot afford a system of nationalised health-care. What’s your opinion - Does South Africa really need a nationalised healthcare system? To debate this isse, we are joined by the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Mr Jasson Ubarch an Economist with the Free Market Foundation.

Discussing, What is it like to be a white person in South Africa today? Gerhard Papenfus talks about what it means being white in South Africa today and he also shares his views and thoughts on whether white people genuinely have a future in this country.

Lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy were sworn into Myanmar's parliament last week, with enough seats to choose the country's first democratically elected government since the military took power in 1962. The NLD won some 80 percent of elected seats in November's historic vote, catapulting it to power as Myanmar's ruling party after decades of struggle that saw many of its members imprisoned. However, the junta-drafted constitution means the party will have to share power with the army that for years suppressed, often brutally, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and her allies.