The Best of the Breakfast Show with Xolani Gwala

Church goers attacked JMPD officers outside the Revelation Church of God on Sunday. Leadership at the Revelation Church of God have denied the assault of two metro police officers who towed an illegally parked vehicle belonging to a member of the church in Hillbrow. A JMPD officer is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by a group of church goers. MMC for Public Safety in Joburg, Michael Sun, and one of the leaders of the church Dereck Sibisi respond to the incident.

Stephen speaks to Ted Blom, Head of Energy at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) about the Parliamentary inquiry into governance and state capture.  Former Eskom CEO Tsediso Matona told the Parliament's Porfolio Committee on Public Enterprises that the load shedding crisis affected Eskom's procurement procedures. Ted Blom gives context on when the rot started.

Stephen Grootes spoke to Judge Dennis Davis, chairperson of the Davis Tax Committee, on what the issues are affecting governance and tax collection at Sars.

Stephen Grootes speaks to investigative journalist Micha Reddy about the Paradise Papers and how the 13.4-million documents relate to Appleby, an elite law firm with offices in offshore jurisdictions across the globe.

Stephen speaks to Dr Pali Lehohla Former Statistician General about stepping down after 17 years of bieng the number man for the country and retiring his yellow suit .

Stephen speaks to Jacques Pauw: Author of The President's Keepers about his new book which reveals explosive details about the network of people who have kept President Jacob Zuma in power and out of prison.” The Presidents Keepers “ claims that President Zuma was paid 1 million rand a month for a period in his first term as President, by a security company owned by Roy Moodley. The book details how President Zuma failed to submit tax returns in the first five years of his Presidency, and how his son Edward Zuma was paid monthly by suspected tobacco smugglers for his political influence. The book also details links between President Zuma, tobacco manufacturer Yusuf Kajee, and convicted drug dealer Glenn Agliotti, and so much more.

Stephen speaks to the CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, Bonang Mohale who said South Africa's gross domestic product can only grow with the help of the private sector, accusing government of being anti-business.

Stephen speak to Lesiba Mothapa National Credit Regulator -company secretary about declaring on road admin and handling fees routinely added to VW financial services as illegal and ordered the company to pay back customers .

According to Sunday Times, President Jacob Zuma is understood to have met with several high level and powerful officials from Russia who flew in to discuss the controversial nuclear deal and pressure the President to speed up the process and have the deal signed off by the minister of energy. Stephen Grootes spoke to Professor Hartmut Winkler, Professor of Physics at the University of Johannesburg, about why there is big push to sign a nuclear deal with Russia.

Following conversations around rape happening locally and globally, gender activist and Commissioner at the Commissioner for Gender Equality, Mbuyiselo Botha, unpacks the prevalence of rape in society and the role of men in the conversations around rape.