The Best of the Breakfast Show with Xolani Gwala

Xolani speaks to Khulani Qoma Eskom board spokesperson about the recent move in which Brian Molefe will return to Eskom next week .

Xolani speaks to Professor James Grant- Associate Professor of Law at Wits University spoke to Xolani and explained that the President is relying on Rule 35(12) where opposing parties can refer to a document in their application; and that the president’s lawyers are entitled to ask for that document being referred to by opposing parties.

Xolani speaks to Gauteng Mec for Human Settlement Mr Paul Mashatile who insists that the Department for Human Settlement determines who gets housing first by integrating their housing demands with that of the City of Joburg into one list. He noted that there was interference in the past with queue jumping and now controlling the list tightly. He also says that they have (since 2014) started clearing the backlog from 1996 by prioritising elderly, disabilities and military veterans.

Xolani speaks to Advocate Jan Lekgoa Mothibi Head at the  Special Investigating Unit on what came out of parliament in which the Special Investigating Unit briefed Parliament recently detailing how it was owed R418 million by state institutions and its plans to probe the SABC. He is on the radio to chat about current proclamations, plans to speed up the turnaround time for investigations into state corruption and maladministration and the role it will play in assisting the SABC Board. 

Xolani speaks to  Nicholas Greyling ,the  Chairperson of the SGB at Parktown Boys' High School  where A 22­year­old waterpolo coach is accused of sexually assaulting more than 20 schoolchildren at Parktown Boys’ High. Their action sparked a call from the MEC of Gauteng Education  Panyaza Lesufi  spoke about his discontent on how the school handled the situation and their communication with the department .

Xolani speaks to Rees Mann ,Founder and Victim of sexual abuse at South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (SAMSOSA) says this is such an unspoken issue.

Mann said that Schools and parents need to more proactive in understanding that boys can be victims. Parktown Boys incident is not an isolated incident.

Xolani speaks to Khomotso Moshikaro ,Private  Law Expert at UCT about the court judgment from the Pretoria High court yesterday  in which the judiciary gave President Jacob Zuma until next Thursday to hand over to the Democratic Alliance all records and reasons for his contentious cabinet reshuffle which saw the axing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas.

Xolani speaks to  the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, Yunus Carrim about the public hearings into the "untransformed" financial services sector. Carrim said that the committee heard a number of submissions on the grievances from black financial providers, who argue that the banks’ assertion that they have made substantial improvements in transformation is inadequate

Xolani speaks to Emma Sadlier an Independent Social Media Law Expert speaks on the  Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have become the most effective and immediate way of conveying information. There are, however, some pitfalls that come with being able to communicate instantly on social media such as defamation. A caller phoned in yesterday asking what recourse do business owners have when defamed on social media. Emma spoke about legal issues related to social media postings.

Xolani speaks to Sdumo Dlamini  Cosatu president about the shameless behavior at yesterday’ rally from members and the moment of reflection they will need to take .We followed up with Dr. Sydney Mufamadi, Director of the School of Leadership at the University of Johannesburg and Founder member of Cosatu on the divisons they face .