In our personal Development feature this morning we speak to someone who does not need an introduction as you hear her voice every morning from 6am bringing you the latest news daily. She will be leaving us this coming Thursday so we though to bring her on to get to know her more and give you the chance to interact with her a bit…

Guest : Nomsa Mdlhuli – SABC News Reader

Police union POPCRU has withdrawn its participation from the Public Service Summit being held in Boksburg on Gauteng’s Eastrand. The union says it does not believe that the meeting will result in anything positive as the employer continues to undermine the collective bargaining processes. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Richard Mamabolo – POPCRU spokesperson  

In week three of our series of interviews with Treasury that aims to simplify the concept of procurement. Today we look at the different methods of procurement across government and to educate us on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Rakgadi Motseto – Chief Director: Stakeholders and Clients Management at National Treasury

The ANC's National Executive Committee concluded its weekend virtual meeting yesterday with some members reportedly asking why the party is not decisively with Bathabile Dlamini. Other than that, various key issues topped the agenda such as the framework for the party's response to the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. Our political reporter Samkele Maseko has been watching the developments and he now joins us on the line…

Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Political journalist 

The White House has clarified US President Joe Biden's recent utterances on the invasion of Ukraine - saying he was not calling for a regime change in Russia. In a speech on Saturday, Biden said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, should not remain in power - but the White House says the president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region. The Kremlin later responded, saying Biden cannot decide who governs Russia. Biden was speaking during a visit to Poland... 

Guest: Professor Siphamandla Zondi - 

Guest: Naeem Jeenah - Executive Director at the Afro-Middle East Centre

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured local and foreign potential investors that his administration is serious about fighting crime and corruption for investment to flourish. He was speaking at the official opening of the Fourth SA Investment Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg yesterday (Thursday). The one-day conference is called to help government attract one-point-two-trillion-rand worth of investment by the end of 2023. Ramaphosa says with at least 770-billion-rand already pledged since the inaugural conference in 2018, government is two thirds away from reaching its target. Ntebo Mokobo has more.

Guest: Jason Hamilton - Guest Lecturer at Stellenbosch Business School

Guest: Tebogo Khaas – Entrepreneur and President of the SMME Forum

 Guest: Dr. Pali Lehohla – Social commentator and former Statistician-General 

As you heard in the news that Operation Dudula leader Nlanhla 'Lux' Dlamini is expected to appear at the Roodepoort Magistrate's court today on charges of house breaking, theft and malicious damage to property. That's according to his lawyer Ike Khumalo. On Wednesday an elderly man laid charges of breaking and entering, intimidation as well as assault against Lux at the Dobsonville police station, in Soweto

Organisers of the Yakhal’ inkomo exhibition at the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria say the work aims to inspire and to incite new conversations about the full experience of apartheid. The exhibition starts this Saturday the 26th and will showcase the work of Bongi Dhlomo. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Lekgetho Makola – CEO Javett-university of Pretoria

This coming Saturday Zimbabweans will be going to the polls for by-elections which are viewed as a dress rehearsal for the general elections, next year. The biggest opposition party, led by former MDC senior leader Nelson Chamisa, will contest the elections under the name Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after losing the name MDC Alliance to Douglas Mwonzora, a former ally. What can we expect as commentators are worried at the amount of violence ahead of the elections? Will Chamisa's new party make inroads this time around?

Guest: Dr. William Mpofu – African analyst based at Wits University  

A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) shows that the Joburg Central Magistrates Court does not consider much the circumstances of the communities when eviction applications are made. The report has found that this is inconsistent with the current legislation and Constitutional principles. It also found that the respondents often did not have legal representation. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Nerishka Singh – Lead author of the report and candidate attorney at SERI