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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.

State-owned entities and the question of accountability

37 mins; June 06, 2025

Municipal Watch: AG calling for mayors to be held responsible for municipalities

42 mins; June 05, 2025

SA Food Safety Summit 2025

29 mins; June 05, 2025

Citizens Corner: farm security in rural areas

38 mins; June 04, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

13 mins; June 04, 2025

Cabinet approves National Labour Migration White paper

18 mins; June 04, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

44 mins; June 03, 2025

Alcohol ban for public schools

32 mins; June 02, 2025

Are we unfair in how we judge political nepotism?

40 mins; June 02, 2025

The upcoming NDPP appointment and transparency of the process

38 mins; May 30, 2025

The upcoming NDPP appointment and transparency of the process

20 mins; May 30, 2025

AFDB meeting

46 mins; May 29, 2025

Municipal Watch: Why is Emfuleni such a difficult case?

40 mins; May 29, 2025

The state of the National Library of South Africa

31 mins; May 27, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

40 mins; May 27, 2025

Policy directive changes and how it will impact the ICT industry

30 mins; May 26, 2025

Africa Day: Plight of African workers

43 mins; May 26, 2025

TWATTERBAAS & HOW MISINFORMATION AS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

42 mins; May 23, 2025

FridayWindDown with Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane

30 mins; May 23, 2025

The proposal for a national Green Bank

30 mins; May 22, 2025

Municipal Watch: Part 2 Mopani District Municipality water problems

45 mins; May 22, 2025

New questions emerge on the charter plane carrying refugees

17 mins; May 21, 2025

Budget Vote - What will make the GNU parties agree this time?

39 mins; May 21, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

10 mins; May 21, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

40 mins; May 20, 2025

Some of the reasons behind the Sudanese civil war

30 mins; May 20, 2025

What is Ramaphosa and his delegation walking into?

43 mins; May 19, 2025

The Cost of Living

36 mins; May 19, 2025

Municipal Watch: Impact of non-electricity payment on municipalities

45 mins; May 16, 2025

Jabulile Majola’s Global Invitation to Pause, Reflect, and Connect

28 mins; May 16, 2025

Budget 3.0 must not retreat into austerity

45 mins; May 16, 2025

Illicit Trade and the impact on business as well as consumers

37 mins; May 15, 2025

Africa Travel Indaba

16 mins; May 15, 2025

Africa Travel Indaba

3 mins; May 14, 2025

Citizens Corner: Supporting educational outcomes for school learners

32 mins; May 14, 2025

Africa Travel Indaba: Exhibitors

9 mins; May 14, 2025

Talking Finance: Barloworld BEE Scheme (Kulasizwe Scheme)

20 mins; May 13, 2025

The Personal Cost of Politics report

33 mins; May 13, 2025

Why is Africa fertile ground for mercenaries?

47 mins; May 12, 2025

International Nurses Day

37 mins; May 12, 2025

Personal Finance with Sandy van der Zanden

26 mins; May 11, 2025

Africa Month: Is Africa ready to decolonize herself?

44 mins; May 09, 2025

#FridayWindDown with MXO

34 mins; May 09, 2025

Wasteful expenditure and challenges of unauthorised spending

28 mins; May 08, 2025

Municipal Watch: Ekurhuleni Housing, who qualify for RDP house?

47 mins; May 08, 2025

Parliament’s new Ethics Code

22 mins; May 07, 2025

Citizens Corner: Protest looming as creative industries voice their frustration on the Mzansi Golden Economy initiative

40 mins; May 07, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

12 mins; May 07, 2025

Talking Finance with Brian Hirsch

45 mins; May 06, 2025

Pretoria National Botanical Garden Awarded Level 4 Accreditation by Arbnet Accreditation

37 mins; May 06, 2025

Child abandonment and the legal challenge of baby savers

23 mins; May 05, 2025

Ramaphosa’s TRC NPA announcement

55 mins; May 05, 2025

#FridayWindDown with Paras Sibalukhulu Dlamini

26 mins; May 02, 2025

Balancing act when it comes to issues of language

98 hours 30 mins; May 02, 2025

Parliament’s new Ethics Code

44 mins; May 01, 2025

#FridayWindDown with EDSOUL

39 mins; April 30, 2025

China’s response to the US trade war

39 mins; April 30, 2025

Citizens Corner: Rights of minorities 31 years into democracy

38 mins; April 30, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

27 mins; April 30, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

45 mins; April 29, 2025

Ibrahim Traore - On a coalition course with the West?

48 mins; April 29, 2025

VAT Hike & the impact on our grocery baskets

32 mins; April 24, 2025

Municipal Watch: Municipalities blow billions in unused grants: How does that happen?

31 mins; April 24, 2025

Determining the valuation of a property

14 mins; April 23, 2025

Citizens Corner: Department of Employment and Labour’s take on the UIF crisis

39 mins; April 23, 2025

Personal Finance with Sandy van Der Zanden

45 mins; April 22, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

11 mins; April 22, 2025

Health civil society organizations calling on government to make emergency funding available

31 mins; April 22, 2025

Road fatalities and the impact they have on hospitals

33 mins; April 21, 2025

The Dangers of Sexual Grooming for young children in SA

32 mins; April 17, 2025

Municipal Watch: Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality

47 mins; April 17, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

14 mins; April 16, 2025

Head injuries and school sports

14 mins; April 16, 2025

Citizens Corner: Chaos and the UIF

39 mins; April 16, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

44 mins; April 15, 2025

Striking disparities in employment across South Africa

29 mins; April 15, 2025

Justice and Gender Apartheid round table

37 mins; April 14, 2025

Unpacking the Fiscal Framework process in Parliament

38 mins; April 14, 2025

Using history to remind us of our freedom today

31 mins; April 11, 2025

#FridayWindDown with Kekelingo

30 mins; April 11, 2025

The Relationship between the Government of National Unity and Business

36 mins; April 10, 2025

Municipal Watch: Ntwane villagers build their own bridge

41 mins; April 10, 2025

G20 series with Lerato Tsebe

13 mins; April 09, 2025

Citizens Corner: The plight of security guards

45 mins; April 09, 2025

30 Organizations make their submission on Labour Law amendment

19 mins; April 09, 2025

Legal Aid South Africa changes means test threshold

32 mins; April 08, 2025

Personal Finance with Bryan Hirsch

40 mins; April 08, 2025

Electoral Reform Consultation Panel: Where is the process currently?

32 mins; April 07, 2025

US Tariff Hikes: Opportunities or Free Fall?

45 mins; April 06, 2025

Friday Wind Down with Joyous Celebration

38 mins; April 05, 2025

Loss of faith in the justice system and the stakeholders in the legal framework

35 mins; April 04, 2025

SAMA files court application on the constitutionality of the NHI Act

34 mins; April 03, 2025

Municipal Watch: Scopa talks about what they found at two municipalities in the Eastern Cape

44 mins; April 03, 2025

How have small businesses in the Franchises industry after the first quarter of 2025

36 mins; April 02, 2025

Citizens Corner: App to curb GBV and femicide in the country

44 mins; April 02, 2025

OB: Department of Public Works and Infrastructure summit

9 mins; April 01, 2025

Personal Finance with Sandy van der Zanden

45 mins; April 01, 2025

OB: Department of Public Works and Infrastructure

7 mins; April 01, 2025

Budget Vote 2025: Will it pass?

32 mins; March 31, 2025

CONTRALESA CALLS FOR REFERENDUM TO DEAL WITH LAND ISSUE

40 mins; March 31, 2025

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