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The Talking Point

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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9:11

State Theatre: Music of legends

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/19

State Theatre: Music of legends Our next guest is running a theatre production featuring the music of legends like Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Lucky Dube, and more. This is more than a show, it’s a journey through our heritage, memory, and identity. It is written and directed by Joel Zuma, with music direction by Victor Masondo & Joel Zuma and choreography by Lucky Cele. To share more about exciting projects, we are joined by…

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8:38

NEDBANK IMC OB

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/19

Our next guest just addressed delegates in a speech titled: Intellectual Property - What they didn’t teach you in marketing school. He joins us to tell us about the legal implications of the marketing and the importance of protecting intellectual property in the creative process in business. To share his insights, we are joined by… Guest: Craig Shapiro - Executive for Intellectual Property at ENS

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8:28

NEDBANK IMC OB

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/18

Our next guest opened this prestigious event with a speech titled: “It's All in the Mind! The Business Mindset”. She is a lifelong marketer with a keen eye for what really matters in business and joins us to set the scene for this conference at a time where business. To share her work, we are joined by… Guest: Dale Hefer - Chief Executive Officer of the Integrated Marketing Council (IMC)

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7:58

NEDBANK IMC OB

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/18

Our next guest is a seasoned marketing professional with over two decades of experience, has demonstrated unparalleled expertise in brand development, campaign execution and team leadership. She joins us to share more information on the Realtime Video Challenge and how we navigate the attention economy. We are joined by… Guest: Bridget Harpur - Head of Marketing at Volkswagen Group South Africa

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32:14

Property trends in major townships in SA

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/16

We turn our attention to South Africa’s township property markets. Often deemed places that are often underestimated but are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the country’s housing landscape. Each township tells its own story. In Soweto, sales values have hit record highs and middle-income buyers are driving new demand. In Umlazi, properties remains one of the most affordable. In Khayelitsha, rapid population growth and housing backlogs continue to push both formal and

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46:03

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/16

This morning, Bryan talks to us about National Wills week. Bryan will also revisit how money invested today will work in the years to come. We are joined by… Guest (Studio):Bryan Hirsch - Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited (www.bhca.co.za)

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40:14

Skilled and ethical candidates for 2026

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/15

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on political parties especially his own African National Congress to deploy skilled and ethical candidates in the 2026 local government elections. He was speak at the ANC’s NEC meeting over the week in Boksburg. Let's take a listen to what else he had to say… Guest: Stuart Morrison - Data Analyst with the Governance Insights and Analytics team at Good Governance Africa Guest: Dr Dale McKinley - Independent Writer and Political Analyst currently based

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38:34

Student debt crisis in South Africa

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/15

Earlier this month, the Department of Trade and Industry proposed to amend the National Credit Act when it placed a draft proposal for public comment. The amendment would see higher education institutions hand over student information to creditors and put students at risk of blacklisting for student debt and the department argued that the intervention would protect consumer rights. There was widespread public outcry to this proposal. During the public comment period, over 20 000 submissions were

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42:20

Azania and what it should mean in a democratic...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/12

This morning we are joined by Dr Mbuyisi Mgibisa who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg. He is going to share his thoughts on the idea of Azania and what it should mean rather than mere tokenism and symbolism. Post apartheid and now in a democratic era, what should Azania mean and how do we simplify it to the young generation? Dr Mgibisa joins us now to share his thoughts… Guest: Dr Mbuyisi Mgibisa -

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37:15

Friday Wind Down with Phinda

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/12

Soothing us into the weekend today is Phinda who is referred to by some commentators as South Africa’s beloved songstress. She will be performing at this year's Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival and she will be mesmerizing her audiences. Today she joins us in studio to talk about her musical journey… Guest: Phinda - Phinda Matlala is a South African Afo-jazz singer, producer, writer and actress

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30:00

Court case to release three elephants from JHB zoo

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/11

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered that academics may be added as friends of the court in an application brought by Animal Law Reform South Africa, the EMS Foundation and Khoi chief Stephen Fritz. This case which has gained international attention is about the call to release three elephants from the Johannesburg Zoo. The Johannesburg Zoo, City of Johannesburg and the other respondents are opposing the application. To help us understand why the push for these elephants to released from

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43:00

Municipal Watch: Greater Harrismith wanting own...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/11

We go to Free State, this time around its residents of Greater Harrismith and Kestel that are threatening legal action after against the Municipal Demarcation Board after it refused to grant them permission to be removed from under the struggling Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality. Residents say that they are not getting clear answers from the Demarcation Board. Free State MEC for Cogta, Saki Mokoena reportedly made an announcement during a meeting with the board and SALGA in July this year saying that

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41:38

Citizens Corner: Suicide prevention

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2025/09/11

The community of uMhlanga in KZN are this weekend having the annual walk to highlight why we need to have conversation about suicide. The walk organised by Survivors of Loved Ones’ Suicide under the theme: changing the narrative on suicide, is used to call on communities to break the silence on suicide around stigma and mental health. So for this morning we speak to someone who has lost their father to suicide and also those behind the walk to talk about why such initiatives are important and

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14:34

G20 Series with Lerato Tsebe

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/10

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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11:26

The role of women in heritage conservation and...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/10

As we transition our focus to Heritage Month, our next guest honoured Dr Esther Mahlangu as a heritage practitioner and promoting Ndebele art on the global stage. They celebrated the legacy of Dr. Mahlangu in heritage conservation as well as the role women can play through visual arts. We are joined by… Guest: Onkemetse Tlape - Nyatee Foundation Spokeswoman

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41:12

TALKING FINANCE WITH SANDY

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2025/09/09

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7:21

Optimizing Service Delivery

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/09

The Global Exchange presents an opportunity to focus on leveraging innovation and international collaboration to create resilient, inclusive, and future-ready workforces for thriving municipal centers. Amidst service delivery gains made at local government level, the theme encapsulates the aim of the exchange to bridge global best practices with local solutions to address persistent complexities, which includes performance management gaps, frequent leadership changes, capacity and oversight

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18:03

Tshiamiso Trust

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/09

The Tshiamiso Trust which manages claims for mineworkers eligible for compensation due to contracting TB or silicosis has recently announced that they have paid out over R2.27 billion in compensation to former mineworkers and their dependents. They were speaking during their annual General Meeting where they also highlighted progress they’ve made by reaching out to some of the beneficiaries who are suffering from work-related silicosis and TB from mines. They are also reaching out to former

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37:54

Where are we going wrong regarding unemployment in SA?

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/08

We start the week off by looking at this problem of unemployment in our country. The numbers keep increasing with young people losing patience. So many have qualifications, but can't fnd jobs in the fields they've studied for. Politicians on the other hand during election campaigning make all sorts of promises of how they will create employment should they be elected. Big companies are either retrenching or shutting down. One of the most recent examples is tyre manufacturer in the Eastern Cape

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6:55

2025 GOVTECH: Executive for Applications Portfolio at...

The Talking Point ·

2025/09/08

Our next guest will share their insights on Application Development and how this year's theme represents the next chapter of South Africa’s digital public service journey. We are joined by… Guest: Sidima Ntsangani - Executive for Applications Portfolio at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA)

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