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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.

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12:24

2025 GOVTECH

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/08

Our next guest announced its lead sponsorship of the GovTech 2025 conference, highlighting its ongoing commitment to supporting digital and AI transformation across South Africa’s public sector. As governments worldwide grapple with evolving citizen expectations, their participation highlights its role as a trusted partner in delivering secure, responsible and innovative technology solutions that enhance service delivery, boost citizen engagement and drive operational efficiency. To tell us

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28:35

Friday Wind Down with L’wei Netsivhale

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/05

Our next guest grew up in a musical background family. He was well inspired by his father who played multiple musical instruments including Harp, Mbira, and Percussions. His music is derived from Tshivenda indigenous music fused with African Jazz. He has mastered the art of merging Tshivenda folk music (Malende and Tshikona reeds dance) with contemporary music. To tell us more about his creative journey, his new single: Zwonaka and his upcoming performance at the Joy of Jazz, we are joined

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41:46

A new Political Funding cycle begins

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/05

In South Africa, the political party funding landscape is evolving as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) released its annual report on political party funding. Overall, the DA and ANC attracted substantial contributions. Key legal developments include proposed increases to the private donation limit and disclosure threshold has been raised. Alongside this development, a call to criminalize quid-pro-quo donations tied to procurement tenders. Despite improved transparency, challenges

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34:32

Municipal Watch: Union’s take on municipalities...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/04

For our Municipal Watch feature this morning we try to get an understanding of what is actually happening with municipalities in the North West. This follows Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Cogta’s fact finding mission to find out why those municipalities are so rotten and performing poorly. For those of you who listen to this segment of the show will know how many of these municipalities we've been covering. So to get an understanding of what is going on there, we thought to start with

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32:43

Learner protection data

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/04

Across South Africa, schools are collecting and handling vast amounts of sensitive information of 12 million learners. This includes ID numbers and addresses to academic results and even parents’ financial details. This data should be protected with the highest levels of care. Some questions are being raised by school governing bodies about whether our current systems, particularly SA-SAMS and its modernisation, are truly keeping this data safe. This morning, we’re asking: Who is really

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13:10

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/03

We continue our series on the G20 with Lerato Tsebe, looking at how South Africa uses this opportunity of being at the helm for 2025. Guest: Lerato Tsebe - Independent African Researcher

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17:46

Buy Now, Pay Later phenomena and the rights of consumers

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/03

In South Africa, "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) is a fast-growing payment option for both online and in-store purchases, with popular providers including Payflex, Happy Days PayJustNow, and Float. It allows you to receive your items immediately while splitting the purchase cost into several interest-free installments. However, none of these platforms have been regulated and falling outside the National Credit Act (NCA). What happens if you miss a payment? Our next guest has raised some concerns

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41:51

Citizens Corner: Vaping in school

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/03

For our Citizens Corner this morning, we talk about vaping in schools and the dangers of this habit has on South Africa's youth. Professor Richard van Zyl-Smith who is a consultant pulmonologist at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital says that the proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill of 2022 must regulate the usage of vaping in schools. He was making submissions at the public hearings conducted by the Health Committee on Tobacco and Related products in parliament. Let's

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41:31

M20 Summit: Media Freedom in Africa

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/02

We are coming to you live again this morning from Melrose Arch in the north of Johannesburg for the second day of the M20 two-day summit. It ispart of the various summits related to the G20 brought together by Media Monitoring Africa and the South African Editors’ Forum. This is a platform to unpack the critical challenges affecting the media and information integrity ecosystems today. For today we turn our focus on challenges faced by the media on the African continent which most of the time

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29:06

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/02

This morning, Bryan chat to us about how best to try and teach our children about good money habits. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited (www.bhca.co.za)

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28:05

M20 Media Summit

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/01

We are coming to you live this morning from Melrose Arch in the north of Johannesburg where the M20 two-day summit is taking place. It ispart of the various summits related to the G20 brought together by Media Monitoring Africa and the South African Editors’ Forum. This is a platform to unpack the critical challenges affecting the media and information integrity ecosystems today. To talk about the importance of this gathering as we buildup to the G20 and also how the media navigates this

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51:33

An academic’s take on taxi violence: What is it we...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/01

These past few months we've seen a lot of violence again from the taxi industry, either killing each other or e-hailing drivers. The news of the killing of Siyanda Mvelase at the Maponya Mall in Soweto saw Soweto residents take the law into their hands by burning a minibus taxi. Last week five people were killed in the Western Cape while nine were injured in taxi-related violence. As South Africans we know that this is nothing new and a very common occurrence in this industry. So this morning we

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41:46

Municipal Watch: Makana Municipality vs Joza Township...

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2025/08/30

We go back to the Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape’s Makhanda formerly known as Grahamstown. This time around the municipality is fighting issues of what they say is land invasions. Residents are protesting against what they say is the slow pace of housing developments, the municipality on the other hand feels that residents just want to build informal settlements on land they have invaded illegally. Guest: Phumelelo Kate - Municipal Manager at the Makana Local Municipality Guest:

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42:13

Citizens Corner: Death Penalty (part 2)

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2025/08/30

For our Citizens Corner this morning, we talk part two about public calls being made for the death penalty to return in South Africa. Why is the call for the return of the death penalty question relevant now? Also as a country and the sort of past we come from, how should we approach the question of the death penalty? Two weeks ago, we did a panel discussion to look at this issue in an effort to balance the discussion. Guest: Edwin Cameron - Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services (2020 to

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38:07

Electoral Commission is celebrating Women Championing...

The Talking Point ·

2025/08/29

As part of our Women’s Month coverage, the Electoral Commission is celebrating Women Championing Democracy: Paving the Way to the 2026 Local Government Elections. Earlier this week (Wednesday), the IEC hosted a special event to honour and reflect on the role of women in strengthening democracy. We will unpack various areas that impact women’s participation in electoral processes, both the challenges and successes, across different spheres, including representation in government, as we

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11:15

Friday Wind Down with Ncesh Nonxishi

The Talking Point ·

2025/08/29

Ncesh Nonxishi is a Johannesburg-based composer and singer-songwriter born and raised in Mdantsane and Ntabozuko in the Eastern Cape. Traversing themes of sex, friendship, power, history and the South African political landscape, her music is influenced by songs from her childhood, isiXhosa folk music, church hymns, pop, R&B and jazz. Ncesh Nonxishi,’s debut album Apho Kungenje was released in October 2024 and is co-produced by Bokani Dyer. Featured on the album are Lindi Ngonelo, Gally

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12:13

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

The Talking Point ·

2025/08/27

We continue our series on the G20 with Lerato Tsebe, looking at how South Africa uses this opportunity of being at the helm for 2025. Guest: Lerato Tsebe - Independent African Researcher

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14:48

AHF reaches 2,5 million people living with HIV/AIDS

The Talking Point ·

2025/08/27

South Africa remains at the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic, with over 7.8 million people living with HIV/AIDS. While it boasts one of the largest public health response programmes in the world, access to critical care still remains a challenge in remote parts of South Africa. Our next guest speaks to the realities of HIV care in South Africa: the challenges, the opportunities, and the hope of ending HIV as a public health threat. She joins us as her organization celebrates reaching 2,5 million

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22:18

ACSA has invested R861 million in capital projects...

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2025/08/26

ACSA has invested R861 million in capital projects this year, reaffirming their commitment to modern & world-class airports. Our next guest will unpack the organization's infrastructure strategy to build airports of the future and the importance of financial responsibility. We are joined by…. Guest:Mr. Charles Shilowa - Group Executive for Capital Infrastructure & Asset Management at Airports Companies South Africa

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21:55

Why black African women leave South Africa’s newsrooms

The Talking Point ·

2025/08/26

We are joined now in studio by Bongekile Macupe who is deputy politics editor at News24. She recently presented her Reuters Institute fellowship project at the Frontline Club in London looking at what's it means to be a black African women in South Africa’s newsrooms. She spoke to 10 black African women journalists with years of experience in the newsroom who shared their stories with her and the horrible treatment from male colleagues. Let's allow her now to tell us more about what she

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