City of Joburg Mayor Dr. Mpho Phalatse has denied that her administration is purging staff members who are politically aligned to the ANC which was running the metro until the November 2021 local elections. The City sent letters to about 130 employees last week asking them to make representations after it emerged that their contracts were allegedly irregularly converted from fixed term to permanent. Dr. Phalatse says these were political appointees who employment was linked to the term of office of the political leadership at the time. Let’s first listen to what Leah Knott - MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services at the City of Joburg had to say when speaking to Stephen Grootes this morning….

Guest: Karabo Ramaguma – SAMWU Cluster Secretary  

Guest: “Andile” one of the workers affected

Guest: Tzvi Brizik – Labour analyst and Director at Malcom Lyons and Brivik Incorporated

The historical Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia north of Joburg, will receive a R7 million cash injection from the Department of Arts and Culture. The institution will also be declared a cultural institution under the Cultural Institutions Act. Funding to the site that is known for having provided refuge to freedom fighters, was closed last year when trustees failed to account for more than R8 million received from government. For the latest on the developments, we are joined on the line by…

Guest:  Nathi Mthethwa – Sports, Arts and Culture Minister

In our Friday Wind Down today, we are joined by SAMA and KORA Award Winner Gloria Bosman. The Soweto born singer was classically trained and her music has been described as boasting the sensuality of Jazz. She joins us now on the line...

Guest: Gloria Bosman - South African Award-Winning Musician

There have been growing calls for South Africa to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a stance that SA has consistently refused to take. It has instead focused more on encouraging dialogue between the two countries. But why is it that Pretoria will not outright criticise Russia and what will doing so achieve anything? For more on this we are joined by...

Guest: Richard Calland - Associate Professor in Public Law at the University of Cape Town and Political commentator

Today marks the last day of the SA Local Government's National Conference in Cape Town. We have been speaking to different guests about the challenges that the sector is facing and what SALGA is doing to support its members deliver good quality services to residents. We are now joined on the line by...

Guest: Provincial Director of Operations at SALGA Limpopo, Ledile Sebati

Today marks the last day of the SA Local Government's National Conference in Cape Town. We have been speaking to different guests about the challenges that the sector is facing and what SALGA is doing to support its members deliver good quality services to residents. We are now joined on the line by...

Guest: Thembeka Mthethwa

Let’s wrap the show now by talking to Nilen Vencadasmy, who is Chairman of Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority. He was in the country last week as part of a roadshow to strengthen the South African market. To tell us more on why he was targeting our country and what is it that his country is offering for those who may be interested in visiting, he now joins us via Zoom…

Guest: Nilen Vencadasmy - Chairman Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority

ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has vowed to take the third part of the State Capture Commission Report on judicial review. The report found that Mantashe and several ANC leaders including Nomvula Mokonyane, Thabang Makwetla and Vincent Smith illegally benefitted from Bosasa's corrupt business model. But the former ANC Secretary General said he found the report to be unfair on him as it was based on assumptions and not facts. Ntebo Mokobo has more…

Guest: Karan Singh – Executive Director at Corruption Watch

Latest reports coming out of Ukraine is that South African ambassador to that country André Groenewald is safe after fleeing conflict-torn Kyiv. Many of you were moved yesterday by the story of Mandisa S’thabile Malindisa, a South African medical student who fled from Ukraine to Budapest, Hungary. She was describing how bad the situation is and what she had to go through. Well today we thought to hear from the Department of International Relations, but before we do that, let’s take a listen to some of what Mandisa had to say about her experience

Guest: Clayson Monyela - Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations

We bring you day 2 of SALGA’s National Conference where we are broadcasting from over till tomorrow. Stakeholders from municipalities, provincial and national government, the business sector as well as think tanks are convening here in Cape Town the conference the main theme being the consolidation of local government in helping to rebuild communities. We will be speaking to different people about issues of local government.