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We are joined on line by Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) President | Lecturer | Activist | Motivational Speaker Lerato Madumo-Gova, A nursing union that claims to represent 10,000 nurses is threatening a stayaway from Workers' Day on May 1 if their demands around compensation and working conditions are not met.

ARTS INTERVIEW: The National Arts Festival made the decision to go digital. We now get an explanation on how the 11 day festival will do this. We’re joined on the line by Monica Newton, CEO of the National Arts Festival.

INTERVIEW: The National Youth Development Agency has launched the Youth Micro Enterprises Relief Fund aimed at assisting youth-owned enterprises. Funding will be capped at R10,000 for every qualifying business. We’re joined on the line by Sifiso Mtsweni, Chairperson of the NYDA.

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Minister of Labour and Employment, Thulasi Nxesi, says some companies are not complying with the lockdown legislation and paying their workers government's contributions from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). Nxesi was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry. He says the department has already paid UIF benefits to the tune of one-point-six billion rand, and over 600-thousand workers have benefited. The Minister says about 40-billion rand has been set aside for the scheme. For more on this we're now joined on the line by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner, Teboho Maruping

The City of Cape Town's law enforcement officials are monitoring sporadic incidents of looting on the Cape Flats. At least two food truck drivers were injured following sporadic incidents of looting on Monday. There have been over 40 arrests. The city has asked the SANDF to help them deal with the looting incidents. We spoke to Cape Town's mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith....

Department of Social Development is currently briefing a joint meeting of the committees dealing with social issues to assess its performance in responding to the challenges brought about by the Covid 19 pandemic as well as the work of SASSA. The briefing is to highlight the programmes put in place, successes and challenges experienced in their implementations. These include food security programmes, gender based violence programmes and services for homeless people. We spoke to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu..

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The move to online learning by institutions of higher learning has been met with skepticism especially among students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The University of Free State and the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein alongside other universities are faced with adapting to the new conditions following the nationwide lockdown. Makgala Masiteng reports ...

North West premier Job Mokgoro is visiting Boikhutso and Lydeville Towships near Lichtenburg following the eruption of violent protests. Residents of Lichtenburg torched two vehicles including a police van after they ran over two children to death yesterday.