Guest: Matshidiso Lencasa, Budget Researcher at Section 27

Guest: Isabella Frey, Founding and Executive Director of Social Policy initiative

Guest: Pontsho Pilane, Writer

Guest: Naeem Jeenah, Executive Director Afro Middle East Centre

Senegal's President Macky Sall hails his country's democracy as being in good health as he and his ruling coalition concede defeat to the anti-establishment opposition candidate. Just 10 days after being released from jail, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's youngest president. 

Guest: Amadou Barry, Channel Afrika’s correspondent in Dakar, Senegal   

The ANC says it will accept and comply with the electoral court ruling, dismissing its bid to have the uMkhonto weSizwe Party deregistered.

The electoral court has ruled that the MK party met all the IEC requirements, before the prescribed time for registrations. This means that the political newcomers can contest the upcoming elections.

Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin, Researcher at Judges Matter 

In a significant development in South African politics, the Electoral Court has delivered a resounding blow to the African National Congress (ANC), dismissing the party’s attempt to invalidate the registration of the newly-formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.

The unanimous judgment of the court reaffirms the integrity of the electoral process and underscores the importance of upholding democratic principles in the face of partisan manoeuvring.

The ANC's efforts to challenge the registration of the MK Party represents a troubling trend of using the courts for electoral purposes, rather than engaging in open and fair competition based on ideas and policies.

Mpumalanga Action Movement 

Guest: Dzvinka Kachur - research fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and co-founder of the NPO ‘Ukrainian Association of South Africa’

Guest: Oleksandra Romantsova - Executive Director at the Centre for Civil Liberties