TheTakeOffInterview| Heavy rainfall has caused havoc across the country, damaging roads .  causing flooding and loss of lives  in some areas. Johannesburg has also seen an unprecedented amount of rain…What is behind this?

Guest: Joel Guy Chabata, SABC Meteorologist

• Authorities on Tuesday said 82 lives had been lost in a spate of severe summer weather that has seen South Africa pummeled by persistent downpours for days. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said most of the deaths were due to drownings and lightning strikes.

Disaster teams across the country have been dispatched to various parts of the country and are working around the clock to assist communities.

First Thing is First | After forcing his way into at least three restaurants at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg yesterday - and demanding to see the businesses’ employment details, so as to ascertain the ratio of foreign and local employees - EFF leader Julius Malema eventually conceded that it was not true that the establishments were inclined towards hiring mainly foreign nationals. This visit has re-ignited the debate around foreigners and employment in SA

• What does the law say about employing foreigners?

Guest: Thembinkosi Mkalipi - Chief director of labour relations for the Department of Labour

BE DRIVEN: Eastern Cape born David Davani has started a cleaning
and interior design business called The Lazy Mkhwenyana. We now
speak to David Davani, The Lazy Mkhwenyana Founder and
Managing Director.

Former Orlando Pirates star Lucky Lekgwathi has re-
opened his ‘Grootman’ restaurant which was looted and destroyed
during the July unrest last year. Lekgwathi has however moved the
restaurant from Kliptown in Soweto to Southdale Mall. He joins us
on the line.

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#SpecialGuest | Legendary hit maker , Multi Award Winning DJ Ganyani… He has been entertaining dance music fans since 1994 with his club DJ sets and his popular Ganyani House Groove series. Today he also celebrates his birthday

• His latest single is titled ‘Emakhaya’ ft Kwesta & Sino Msolo
• He was born in Limpopo and Ndofaya, situated in Meadowlands, Soweto.
• He has mentored many DJs Throughout his career such as DJ Mbuso and DJ Clock  to mention a few

Coastal schools have reopened on Wednesday for the 2022 academic year. Some schools have been affected by severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding, while others were looted and stripped of school infrastructure and technological gadgets, adding to already existing challenges of learner materials, school transport and infrastructure, in provinces like the Eastern Cape. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) General Secretary Mugwena Maluleke..

SASSA says it is  experiencing delays processing reconsiderations for the COVID-19 SRD Grant. An applicant is required to request reconsideration of the decision to decline his/her application, if  the applicant is sure that the decision made was incorrect, and that he/she does meet the qualifying criteria for the grant. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  SASSA's spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi.

With the class of 2021 matric results expected to be released on the
21 st of this month, we had a chat to Megan Hosking - psychiatric intake
clinician at Netcare Akeso on how learners can cope with the anxiety
that comes with waiting for their results and how parents can be of
assistance.