Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has said on several occasions that South Africa cannot ditch fossil fuels.

He says that while the country is committed to transitioning to clean energy, the reality is that it still has vast reserves of coal and petroleum sources to exploit.

Last year, the government said it would aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 — but the plan still allows coal beyond that date.

Climate advisers are urging it to set more ambitious emissions targets by accelerating the move away from fossil fuels.

We speak to Hilton Trollip, a Research Fellow in the Global Risk Governance programme and a Senior Researcher at UCT's Energy Research Centre.

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Rioting that started following the arrest last week of former president Jacob Zuma has spread across KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng.

 

It has seen looting, busses and trucks torched, businesses shuttered and transport networks halted as cities and towns faced with angry crowds have all but shut down.

 

Speaking on Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the authorities will take strict action against the rioters, but that failed to stem the violence.

 

For an update on the situation in KZN, we speak to the Sunday Times Orrin Singh who is in Pietermaritzburg.

And to find out the latest from Gauteng, we talk to EWN's Nthakoana Ngatane.

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In last week's meeting of Parliament’s ad hoc committee on amending Section 25 of the Constitution, the ANC used its majority to ensure that its proposals on the amendment were adopted.

 Section But the EFF has rejected the changes saying they will not be supported by the party. 

It wants the amendment to include its proposal for a provision that would put all land in state custodianship.

This effective withdrawal of the EFF’s 44 votes in the National Assembly means the ANC will not reach even a two-thirds majority in the House.

To find out where this leaves the proposed amendment, we speak to Dr Farai Mtero, 

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Rioting that started following the arrest last week of former president Jacob Zuma has spread across KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng.

It has seen looting, busses and trucks torched, businesses shuttered and transport networks halted as cities and towns faced with angry crowds have all but shut down.

Police say criminals are taking advantage of the chaos of the pro-Zuma protests.

Speaking on Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the authorities will take strict action against the rioters, but that failed to stem the violence.

The Constitutional Court began a sitting today to hear Zuma’s application to have his conviction and sentencing overturned. 

We speak to Dr. Guy Lamb, a criminologist at Stellenbosch University's Department of Political Science, about how difficult it is to police such widespread unrest.

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Dr Keith Cloete, Western Cape head of health

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Laura López González - health journalist

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Daylin Mitchell | MEC for Transport and Public Works at Western Cape Government

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Karyn Maughan Legal journalist: News24

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Zain speaks to Andrew McKechnie Professor at Univeristy of Pretoria department of zoology and entomology.

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