The Best of the Breakfast Show with Xolani Gwala

ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu has slammed Makhosi Khoza for failing to lead the committee she headed and accused her of ill-discipline for hurling insults at committee members. 702 host Xolani Gwala spoke to Mthembu who says Khoza told committee members that they were "so desperate to be appointed Ministers and deputy Ministers" and questioned their "integrity, intellect and fortitude."

There have been dramatic warnings from the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities chair Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva over concerns of what’s likely to happen to her following a dispute with Pastor Paseka Mboro Motsoeneng. She is applying for a protection order because she believes if left unchecked, Mboro will physically harm her or worse, kill her. Mkhwanazi-Xaluva is also worried he might incite his congregation to harm her. Xolani Gwala spoke to Pastor Mboro and Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva

In March this year, National Treasury told Parliament that medical claims against the state had increased from 28 billion rand to 43 billion rand in a year. But how are these medical malpractice claims affecting the country's private healthcare sector? Xolani Gwala spoke to the chairperson of Social Security Systems Administration & Management Studies at Wits School of Governance Professor Alex van den Heever who says “there are very significant structural problems in both the private and public healthcare sectors in South Africa that need to be addressed”.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula talks to 702's Xolani Gwala about gender based violence and the 6 point plan that is being implemented at a station level. He acknowledges that victims are not always treated sensitively by police officers at stations. Commenting on the Grace Mugabe alleged assault on a young woman in Sandton, Mbalula says they are investigating the matter. He says she may have diplomatic immunity but can still be arrested if it is deemed necessary.

Reports on Sunday said prosecutors guiding the investigation into state capture believe the emails don’t constitute evidence against President Jacob Zuma’s friends, the Guptas, or any ministers or individuals implicated. Xolani Gwala spoke to Wits University Associate Professor James Grant who says the ‘fruits of a poisoned tree’ doctrine used by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the #GuptaLeaks case isn’t valid in South African law. 

There has been strong public criticism surrounding an assault charge brought against Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana. Manana made his first appearance in the Randburg magistrates court on Thursday, where he was granted bail of R5,000 and charged with assaulting two women at a Johannesburg nightclub at the weekend. Bongani Bingwa standing in for Xolani spoke to Wits University Professor James Grant who says It's common procedure for an accused to present themselves to police and summoned to court.

President Jacob Zuma has survived a motion of no confidence in his presidency, held via secret ballot in Parliament yesterday. Following a two-hour debate and lengthy voting process, 198 MPs voted against the Democratic Alliance's bid to remove Zuma, while 177 voted for. About 30 ANC MPs voted for Zuma to be removed. A simple majority of 201 votes was required to remove Zuma as president. Breakfast show host Xolani Gwala spoke to ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu who says there is no witch hunt for those ANC MPs who voted against the party.

A vote on a no-confidence motion that could oust Jacob Zuma is to be held as a secret ballot, increasing the chances that South Africa’s president since 2009 is poised to lose office. Breakfast Show host Xolani Gwala spoke to SACP second deputy president, Solly Mapaila, who said the ANC could have saved the country and the party by going this route had they acted earlier to remove Zuma. Xolani also spoke to Economic Freedom Fighter's general-secretary, Godrich Gardee, who says intense lobbying has happened ahead of the secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana has admitted to slapping a woman in a club in Fourways‚ in the north of Johannesburg. In a recording doing the rounds on social media‚ Manana can be heard speaking to Phesheya Duma‚ the brother of Mandisa Duma. Xolani Gwala on the breakfast show spoke to Phesheya who says Manana’s behaviour is inexcusable and he should be held accountable.

CEO of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), Professor Shabir Mhadi spoke to Xolani Gwala this morning, he says the institution is being weakened by provincial health departments that are either cash strapped or in debt. Workers at the NHLS are facing massive backlogs on their return to work this week, following a five-day strike.  Nehawu suspended the work stoppage on Tuesday, pending the finalisation of an agreement of a 7.3% salary increase. The laboratory at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital ground to a halt last week Wednesday, forcing the institution to outsource work. This has led to a pile up in bills.