The Democratic Alliance, DA's proposed motion to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to probe Phala Phala has been defeated. Yesterday Members of Parliament voted against the DA's motion for the establishment of an ad-hoc committee to investigate the 2020 burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. 204 MPs voted against the motion, while 135 voted in favor of the establishment of the ad-hoc committee. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Chief Whip in Parliament, Siviwe Gwarube

British oil and gas company, BP says it has decided to pull out of the aviation industry in South Africa. The company says it is ending all aviation activities, including refueling planes at OR Tambo International Airport. BP says the decision was made as a result of its current global business strategy. To discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Aviation Analyst Phuthego Mojapele

The Public Service Commission will today release a report on the performance of public service departments with a focus on service delivery. The report looks into the failure to deliver things like medicine due to non-payment of suppliers by government departments and its impact. Just recently diabetic patients in the Eastern Cape municipality of Gqeberha could not get their insulin amongst other medicines due to a shortage of stock in the province's health department. To discuss this and more Elvis Presslin spoke to Anele Gxoyiya, a commissioner on the Public Service Commission In the Northern Cape

The City of Tshwane will today host a special council meeting to elect a new mayor. The special meeting comes after the Democratic Alliance requested a postponement due to alleged threats from the ANC. The mayoral position has been vacant since the resignation of Dr. Murunwa Makwarela after revelations he forged a court letter. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Analyst Dr. Levy Ndou

At least five people have been killed in two separate shootings in Durban yesterday. Two taxi drivers were killed in Berea and in the other shooting two people were killed In Springfield Park in a drive-by shooting - A Third victim was rushed to hospital and has also died. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda

DA leader, John Steenhuisen says Human Rights Day is meaningless if the challenge of pit latrines is not addressed and given the attention it deserves. He was speaking in Buffelsdorings in the Eastern Cape where a 3-year-old, Langalam Viki, died in a pit latrine at Mcwangele Primary School. Steenhuisen has outlined the reasons why the party will take legal action against the eradication of pit latrine toilets in the country. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the DA leader, John Steenhuisen...

The South African Human Rights Commission has started its investigations Into the lack of hormone replacement therapy for transgender at health facilities in the North West. This follows a complaint lodged by a non-profit organization, Action For Social Justice against the provincial health department for its alleged failure to provide access to feminizing hormone therapy. The medication helps male-to-female transgender individuals achieve a more feminine appearance. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the Executive Director of Action For Social Justice, Thabiso Mogapi

Gauteng police are investigating two cases of murder following the death of prominent liquidator, Cloete Murray and his son. The pair were killed in an apparent hit in Midrand, Johannesburg at the weekend. Cloete Murray was also involved in several high-profile insolvency cases such as Gupta-linked firms, and corruption at Eskom and Bosasa whose executives were implicated in state capture allegations. Murray and his son Tom were shot at while travelling on the Newroad off-ramp on the N1 North. His son died on the scene while Murray succumbed to wounds in hospital yesterday. Crime Analyst Dr Chris de Kock spoke to senior producer Ronald Phiri...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed over 3400 soldiers to support the police in the maintenance of law and order during today's nationwide shutdown. The deployment comes as the Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF is gearing up for its planned shutdown to force President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign over load-shedding and other social ills facing the country. SANDF members are on standby to assist police across the country in order to mitigate the potential impact of the shutdown. Elvis Presslin spoke tp Black Business Council CEO, Kganki Matabane...

Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says South Africa is aware of its legal obligation and the government will engage relevant stakeholders regarding the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court, for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In its warrant, the ICC accuses Putin of being responsible for war crimes in Ukraine, including the unlawful deportation of children. Russia invaded the country over a year ago. This is as the Russian president is expected to attend the BRICS Summit to be hosted by South Africa in August this year. As a signatory to the Rome Statute, South Africa would be required to give effect to the warrant. Elvis Presslin spoke to Sanusha Naidu, Foreign Policy analyst at the Institute for Global Dialogue...