Prime Talk

The winds of change are blowing in the world. Within the space of under six months, Iran and Saudi Arabia are back to being cordial, Syria has proven its strategic importance with the Arab League forced to bring it back into the fold and the Israeli settler colonial entity has been put in paralysis with […] […]

According to an international study most children leave Grade 1 without knowing the alphabet, while just over 80% of Grade 4 children cannot read for meaning. The report warns that if South Africa maintains the pre-pandemic improvement trajectory, it will take 86 years for the learners at Grade 4 level to reach a point where […] […]

Radio 786 presents you a number of revelations about the slain Libyan leader and revolutionary, Muammar Gaddafi. He was killed in October 2011 amid what was presented as a legitimate uprising in the North African country. But as you will hear, Gaddafi had changed the fortunes of the people of Libya, turning it into a self-sufficient, peaceful and […] […]

Muammar Gaddafi, the ousted leader of Libya was larger than life. Though not always seeing eye-to-eye with world leaders, let alone fellow Arab or African regimes, his presence could not be ignored. At the UN, Arab league, African Union and other platforms, his input was noted. Dictator, eccentric, megalomaniac are some of the terms he […] […]

Despite South Africa producing an abundance of food…thousands of people still go hungry to bed and malnutrition remains a problem. A situation that not only poses health risks but impacts development. In recent years food prices have also shot up resulting in cash-strapped consumers going for what is the cheapest and most convenient. Amid this […] […]

Like the Covid-19 pandemic – the skyrocketing fuel prices have exposed how South Africans are battling to put bread on the table. Some households have been pushed to avoid buying healthy foods or even meat. For example, people are eating canned meat. However, these threats of hunger did not start now…instead it has only advanced […] […]

In the last decades there have been minor shifts in the outcomes of major climate summits with certain world leaders refusing to significantly compromise. The recently held COP26 summit, touted as “our last best hope”, saw a deal being struck where countries pledged to “phase down” rather than “phase out” coal. The deal also promises […] […]

Climate change is back on the international stage at the COP26 summit currently underway. World leaders and corporations have yet again given undertakings. This time they have pledged to save and restore forests. They have promised to facilitate the alignment of financial flows with the aim to reverse the loss and degradation, while ensuring policies […] […]

The public transport system in Cape Town is struggling. The train service is unreliable and is being targeted by vandals while buses are being robbed and the taxi industry continues to go through sporadic incidents of violence. In some instances, it has been deadly. This situation has heavily impacted residents who need to commute to […] […]

Those that contribute to the informal economy in Cape Town often feel that they are left on the margins and not taken as seriously as traditional businesses. A case in point is the continued harassment and confiscation of goods of informal traders by the City law enforcement officers during operations. They are also easily shoved […] […]

The delivery of affordable housing in Cape Town has been tedious and in some instances non-existent. Ordinary citizens are often left behind as spheres of  government are caught in a football match over what land should be used for these developments. In recent years, housing activists have pushed for certain golf courses to be used […] […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the deep realities of the extent of hunger not only in Cape Town but the rest of South Africa. According to a survey conducted between September and November last year Gugulethu was found to have the highest prevalence of severely food insecure households – standing at 45%. It was followed […] […]

Working class residents of Cape Town have decried the high cost of municipal services, in particular electricity. Some households are forced to make the tough choice between having food on the table or paying for power. According to the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) over the past two decades the price of services such as […] […]

In the lead up to elections – citizens are bombarded by political campaigning, but how do they go about navigating the politics and making an informed decision? Also, what has been the track record of coalition governance in South Africa’s municipalities? Guests: Kate Bapela – National spokesperson, Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Dr Joleen Steyn Kotze […] […]

Stephen Bantu Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement and sought to bring change in South Africa. It was not about a person’s pigmentation or race, but about liberating – as he put it – the colonised black mind. Decades after his killing by the Apartheid regime, analysts have called for the revisiting of that ideology, […] […]

An attempt to remove self-defence as an adequate reason to own a firearm in South Africa has attracted much contention. Gun owners have come out describing the proposed changes to the country’s firearms legislation as draconian, irrational and a government out of touch. But others have welcomed the Firearms Control Amendment Bill and believe the […] […]

Cape Town’s battle for spatial justice has been a protracted one. In recent years the issue has gained traction as government struggles to not only deliver houses to the previously disadvantaged but keeps them on the periphery of the inner city and its economic hubs. Now the Western Cape government has unveiled a Draft Inclusionary […] […]

There has been a call for South Africa’s trade agreements with other countries to be scrutinised and reviewed. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says these deals must be in favour of the country. It points to the poultry debacle – where American chicken flooded the market to the detriment of local producers. […] […]