The Daily Discourse

As Grade 12 learners are writing their final exams, fears are already being raised over their future. According to the Child Gauge 2015 report, released by the Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town, 51% of those aged between 20 and 24 are not employed or studying, while 21% are employed, 16% are still completing school and 12% are studying or training. Surely this is of great concern for the country’s economy and the labour force. But not all is doom and gloom as the private sector is putting their mouth where their money is. One of them is the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, what are they bringing to the table this time?

On Monday this week, Minister of Small Business Development Ms Lindiwe Zulu opened the South African leg of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Sandton. This morning she joins us to talk about the state of entrepreneurship in this country and also to discuss challenges faced by entrepreneurs in general.

Over the past few weeks parliament’s workers have been protesting and picketing, demanding the settlement of long outstanding issues and grievances. In today’s show we get to the bottom of the workers’ grievances and what is being done to settle them

We learn more about the newly formed union, called the South African Liberated Public Sector Workers Union (SALIPSWU). What purpose will this union serve – are its services needed?

Yesterday, Wits University hosted the Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture. The lecture coincides with the 11th Power Reporting Conference which is the largest gathering of African investigative journalists. One of the guest speakers was Tobore Ovurie, a senior Nigerian investigative journalist who went undercover to expose human trafficking. What did she discover during her investigations and also what are some of the challenges faced by investigative journalists especially on the continent?

Tshidiso Mokhoanatse explains why he is opposed to the SABMiller possible take-over deal. His party is demanding that black businesses be included in the whole value chain of SABMiller beverages. He joins us now to discuss this further….

Inspired by the #RhodesMustFall movement of South Africa, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh who is currently studying at Oxford University in the UK is leading a group that is lobbying Oriel College to remove Cecil John Rhodes statue. They argue that Rhodes statue is an affront to the dignity of those who must walk past it every day. Given what transpired here in relation to the same issue a couple of months ago – is their call genuine? Call us and share your thoughts…….

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.

As we marked Children’s Day on Saturday, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has called upon companies to help in protecting the rights of children. In years past, the United Nations has been very vocal on the rights of children in the workplace. What is the current situation in South Africa and what role should companies be playing in this?

Newly acquired chicken company, Daybreak has come up with a way to take their business to the township giving entrepreneurs an opportunity to start their own businesses. The chicken business will be run through mobile containers with cold storage facilities. How different is this from what’s already out there?