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South Africa’s new employment equity quotas officially take effect today, marking a major shift in how workplaces will be structured. In Cape Town, the High Court hears arguments over whether s*x work in the informal economy should finally be decriminalised. Meanwhile, US tariffs are shaking up global trade, with Indian manufacturers moving more production into Africa to keep access to American markets. On the business front: Cell C’s pre-listing clean-up, the Reserve Bank’s push to crack open payments, and new credit rules that could rope in university debt. And stick around as we retell the the true origins of Shosholoza - the miners’ chant that became a sports anthem.

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South Africa’s health system is facing its biggest shake-up in decades, with the NHI Act promising universal care but raising fears of tax hikes and state control. The police are under scrutiny over 121 political killings dockets, a saga that could decide whether SAPS can even police itself. In business, MSC - the world’s biggest shipping company - has been cleared to run trains in SA, just as Maersk pulls the plug on the US route. The Boks recall Faf de Klerk for a historic Eden Park clash, and Cape Town’s lunchtime cannon blast still startles tourists more than two centuries later.

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Julius Malema’s “kill” speech has finally backfired with a hate speech ruling that could redraw the lines of South Africa’s political speech. At the same time, billionaire Jannie Mouton is betting billions to turn Curro schools into a nonprofit. While Denel faces a crippling US lawsuit over undelivered fighter jets. Later in the show we step onto the padel courts to see why this sport is fast replacing golf as the dealmaker’s game.

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South Africa’s most famous rhino breeder is now accused of running a R250 million horn trafficking ring, a scandal that’s shaking conservation circles. At the same time, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has dissolved the SA Tourism board just weeks before the G20 Summit, raising questions about politics versus accountability. Stats SA’s latest crime survey reveals just how wide the trust gap has grown between citizens and police. And stick around as we revisit how Black Label beer earned its knockout nickname, Zamalek.

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Two of South Africa’s neighbours are in crisis: Lesotho’s textile jobs are vanishing, while Botswana’s diamond-fuelled health system is collapsing. Back home, Sasol’s stock has surged on long-awaited signs of a turnaround, and Bok fans are furious after Cape Town Stadium’s gates were thrown open, raising fresh questions about access and affordability. And in a trip back in time, we look at how a Karoo town once grew rich on ostrich feathers until the bubble burst almost overnight.

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Treasury has set its sights on foreign pensions and the fallout for retirees could be devastating. Ramaphosa and Zuma are locked in a courtroom clash that could redefine the limits of presidential power. In business, Curro stalls while ADvTECH surges, showing a stark split in South Africa’s private education market. On the sport front, the Boks face disruption as a new prop is sidelined after a doping test. We also revisit the incredible journey of Huberta the wandering hippo.

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The ANC’s national support has sunk below 30% in fresh polling, a collapse that reshapes the road to next year’s local elections. Curro’s shrinking enrolments reveal just how hard South Africa’s middle class is being squeezed, while Transnet opens its railways to private players after years of state capture decay. Aspen takes a bruising on the markets, NGOs and big business clash over vaping, and the Springboks grind out a messy win. Plus, the glittering Pretoria discovery that became the world’s largest diamond still fuels a century-old debate.

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Washington is edging closer to sanctioning ANC leaders, with a new Bill raising the stakes for South Africa’s global standing. Meanwhile, Checkers is testing a trolley that doubles as your till, no queues, no scanning, just roll and pay. Starlink may be blocked on South African soil, but Elon Musk is already wiring up the skies with streaming-speed internet at 30,000 feet. Rooibos is booming in Japan, Spur keeps expanding. And later in the show, we trace Castle Lager’s rise from the gold rush to national icon.

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MTN’s past dealings in war zones have sparked a US grand jury probe that could reshape the telecom giant’s future. South Africa’s biggest banks are hauled to the Constitutional Court over rand-rigging allegations, while Anglo American’s R70-billion coal sale goes up in flames. And in the wildcard, we uncover how a Durban family recipe grew into the chutney that conquered the world.

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Gauteng’s answer to taxi violence isn’t tighter policing but a government-built Uber rival. Mango Airlines has finally run out of runway after four years in business rescue, shutting the door on cheaper local flights. Eskom is promising to sell sunshine with its first solar power contracts, even as it fights rivals in court. Meanwhile, we trace how Durban’s sugar-cane fields gave birth to the messy, beloved bunny chow.

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