The pro-independence Polisario Front said Saturday that clashes are continuing in the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Moroccan army launched an operation in the buffer zone on its southern border. “Fighting is continuing after the crime committed by Moroccan troops in Guerguerat,” senior Polisario official Mohamed Salem Ould Salek told AFP.

GUEST: Mr Ibrahim Deen - Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre

Earlier today a media briefing on 24 November 2020 to launch the 2020 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign. The media briefing provided the opportunity for the IMC on GBVF to provide an update on progress made in implementing the National Strategic Plan (NSP).

Guest: Shoki Tshabalala

45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls, aged 11 and 13, after luring them to a hotel, Gauteng police said on Monday. Not in my name was in court yesterday

GUEST: Themba Masango – Secretary General of Not in My name

FREDDIE MERCURY died on this day 29 years ago in 1991 aged 45 years old. The extraordinary artist had last been seen in public at the 1990 BRIT Awards; some today are remembering him through photographs taken by his partner Jim Hutton in his garden a few months before he passed away, smiling in the sunshine with his cats.

GUEST: Sheldon Rocha Leal - PhD Music Academic, Musician, Songwriter and Director of Culture at Southdowns College in Irene, Pretoria.

Last week we started a conversation on the UCT Khoi and San Centre, looking at its curriculum and mission to revive and bring to life the heritage of the Khoi and San people. We broaden the conversation.

GUEST: TAURIQ JENKINS - Chairperson of the A/XARRA Restorative Justice Forum & Community Engagement Officer Khoi and San Centre as part of the African Studies Centre/

As we see Online Education continue to be a growing phenomenon. St Stithians College has announced that it will be launching an 8th school, St Stithians Online School, in collaboration with Valenture Institute, a global private online high school offering a curriculum recognised by the world's leading universities.

GUEST: ROBERT PADDOCK - CEO Valenture Institute

The Solidarity Fund is committed to the eradication of Gender Based Violence and as part of its commitment; we shall be having ongoing conversations every Monday afternoon at 14h05 discussing topics that will challenge all of us to find solutions towards ending the GBV scourge. Today we speak about the National Shelter Movement and the work that they do. #SolidarityForGBV

GUEST: Zubeda Dangor - Head of the Executive OF National Shelter Movement

In light of the conference, the 12J Association of South Africa has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling on him to reassure local investors on the future of Section 12J investments first introduced by the government in 2009.

GUEST: DINO ZUCCOLLO - Chairman of the 12J Association South Africa

In the past few years, people have become fascinated with using their DNA to learn more about themselves, their origins, family trees, predisposition to health conditions and quirky traits.

This has been enabled by the rise in popularity and the relative affordability of direct-to-consumer ancestry testing in places like the US. This testing allows people to swab their mouths to collect cells containing DNA, which are then sent off to companies for testing and analysis.

GUEST Dr Caitlin Uren - A postdoctoral fellow at Stellenbosch University

Sipho was born on 2 November, 1951 in Masakeng, Orlando West, Soweto. He still lives in Soweto and is an active and proud member of the community

GUEST: : RJ BENJAMIN – Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, composer, vocal coach, musical director and producer