Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

VBS, Steinhof, and more sectors reopened Level 3 and long-serving ministers effectiveness

Guest: Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst

Topics: Politics: Are long-serving ministers still effective?

Topics:From the Continent: Safeguarding Africa's food systems

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Guest: Jean - Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Topics: African leaders call for urgent debate tag UN Human Rights Council on sysremnic racism and police brutality in the United States.

Kenya probes theft of stolen COVID 19 denotations from China.

Nigerian women protest against rapes and violence

During any time of crisis, the media ought to play an important role in being the communication link between the government and citizens. That’s according to media watchdog, Media Monitoring Africa. Since COVID-19 reached South Africa’s shores, Media Monitoring Africa has monitored the reporting of media outlets across the country.

Guest: Azola Dayile, Compiler of Report - Media Monitoring Africa

Topic: Media urged to seek out the voices of women and young people

Topics:From the Continent: A New Addition to the Egyptian Family Structure

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Guest: Jean - Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Topics:  Moroccan president undergone health surgery

To celebrate Youth Day this year, the Norval Foundation which is a centre for art and cultural expression has teamed up with Strauss & Co to host the SA Youth Choir as they perform in the “Why Should I Hesitate: Sculpture exhibition” by William Kentridge. This will be the last time the monumental exhibition will be seen as the museum remains closed to the public amidst COVID- 19 and national lockdown. June 16, a portion of the SA Youth Choir will film on-site at the museum in Cape Town and the rest will record at home. 

Guest: Vicky Lekone, Public Programmes Coordinator at the Norval Foundation,

Topics: Honouring Youth Day with visual and performing arts

Topics:From the Continent: The World's First Freddie Mercury Museum is on an African Island

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Government relaxed regulations under level 3 at the beginning of the month, permitting the sale of liquor. Since then, hospitals across the country reported a spike in trauma cases due to alcohol related incidents. Just this week several women had been murdered and some were reported missing. Slain 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule’s body was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort with multiple stab wounds. She was eight-months pregnant at the time of her murder. A body of another woman was found in an open veld in Dobsonville, Soweto on Friday. Minister Cele said the correlation between alcohol and gender-based violence had to be scrutinized. Abongile speaking to Programme Manager - 1000 women 1 voice

Guest: Caroline Peters, Programme manager at 1000 women 1 voice

Topic: Unbanning of alcohol detrimental to the most vulnerable

Food processing company, Philafrica, is providing 2.8 million meals to 12 000 families across the country. The company, together with the Gift of The Givers, and other local NGO's will distribute the Gold Power Maize Meal.  This is the company’s response to the huge impact COVID-19 has had on the economy.  The impact has far-reaching consequences that goes beyond the JSE - there’s the knock-on effect of job losses and hunger that puts people in a vulnerable position. Many companies have been forced to either put their workers on a short time or even forced leave for months once the lockdown came into effect. In response to this, Philafrica together with its family of companies, AFGRI Animal Feeds, AFGRI Milling, and Nedan, came together to provide these meals to 12 000 homes.

Guest: Roland Decorvet, CEO of Philafrica

Topic:   2.8 million means to 12 000 families across the country