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.

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 continue to celebrate Heritage Month, this morning we are joined by Mfuniselwa Bhengu to dissect the history of the Zulu nation and how King Shaka welded the Zulus together into a formidable Zulu kingdom in the whole of Africa.



Mfuniselwa J Bhengu, Author of the book ‘Amazulu: Ancient Egyptian Origin’

Guest (studio): Eric Manchidi – President of the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions.

The South African construction industry has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Not so long seven construction workers died when the side of a mansion collapsed on them near Alberton last month. Last year saw the collapse of the Tongaat mall during construction. Surely this is not good for the industry. But the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions ahs appointed a new president and we chat to him this morning to find out what his plans are to change the industry’s picture around

We look closely at the Aurora case of possibly BEE gone wrong in the mining industry and more importantly, we find out why the workers remain in the situation that they are in.
Guest: David Van Wyk, Lead Researcher at Bench Marks Foundation
Guest: Paul Pelembe: NUM Acting Branch Secretary
Guest: Solly Phetoe: COSATU Provincial Secretary, North West Province

As the Ebola crisis continues to further plunge affected countries in West Africa into a crisis, questions are being asked about the economic impact this is causing. Questions are also being asked as to why the African leaders seem not to unite in dealing with the situation? Why are they still depending again on western countries to come up with solutions? What happened to African solutions for African problems and what lessons can be learnt from this?

The President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha who is of the view that there is an increasing number of racial attacks against South Africans of Indian descent in recent years.

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.

Coloured people in South Africa make up around 10% of the population and have a very strong cultural identity – but how much do we know about them - Do we really understand what defines their cultural heritage and what it means to be coloured in South Africa? Does the coloured community even accept the term “coloured”?


Rev Michael Weeder, Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town

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.