President Thabo Mbeki has spent the past few days engaging the ANC’s interim leadership in the Free State to try and foster unity. That province’s leadership structure was disbanded following a court order. It is, much like others, facing a long-standing problem of disunity ahead of this year’s elective conference. Suspended ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule, who appears in court today on corruption related charges, has been accused of being at the centre of divisions in the Free State. Let’s get a perspective now from the ANC’s provincial structures as we welcome….

Guest: Oupa Khoabane – Spokesperson for the ANC’s interim leadership structure in the Free State

Guest: Professor Susan Booysen – Political analyst

The Department of Health in Limpopo has refuted claims that the liabilities of over R14 billion is as a result of medical negligence by staff at their health facilities across the province. They allege that some of these cases are brought by what they call ‘unscrupulous individuals for money purposes’. Let’s try an understand what they are basing this on and as far as they are concerned, what is the correct information as we welcome…

Guest: Neil Shikwambana – Spokesperson for the Limpopo Health Department

Let’s wrap up our coverage now by talking to the SABC’s Head of Sales Intelligence about the importance of this event and how it enhances the Corporation’s vision. Also, what happens moving forward and her work entails….

Guest(OB): Angie Hammond – Head of Sales Intelligence at the SABC - 

Ravi Bhat - Chief Technology Officer & Director Commercial Solutions Area now joins us in our make-shift studio to talk about the importance of data in digital transformation…

Guest: Ravi Bhat - Chief Technology Officer & Director Commercial Solutions Area at Microsoft

We are coming to you live this morning from the SABC’s Renaissance Centre where the Henley studios are situated. This is because the Corporation is hosting their second CxO Series under the theme: How do you manage, govern, secure and store your Big Data for advanced analytics? Why is it not classified as an asset in your financial statements? To explain this to us, we are joined in our make-shift studio by…

Guest: Ian Plaatjies – SABC COO  

This morning we discuss osteoporosis and what it is we need to know about it. According to medical journals, it is a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily. It generally targets bones in the hip, backbone and wrist. To educate us on this and also what the symptoms are and also preventative measures around it, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr. Graham Ellis - Specialist physician specializing in osteoporosis.

The issue of land has proven to be a very hard one to deal with in our country. We’ve heard so many voices over the years trying to point out what they deem to be possible solutions. Even politicians representing the different race groups can’t come up with workable solutions. Well our guest this morning is of the view that partnerships have the potential to propel the success of land reform and enable the creation of viable commercial agricultural and tourism related companies if such partnerships are facilitated in a mutually beneficial manner. He now joins us on the line to share his views…..  

Guest: Peter Setou - Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund

Let’s speak now to the Pharmaceutical Task Group after they’ve elected new leadership that has committed to focus more on economic recovery through sustainable access to affordable medicines. One of the things they do is promote growth and investment in the South African pharmaceutical industry.  To tell us more on how they are hoping to achieve this while also keeping medicine affordable, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Stravros Nicolaou – Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Task Group

Last night the Durban University of Technology announced that it has temporarily suspended all activities on their campuses due to the eruption of violence, intimidation and arson at the Steve Biko campus. Police later confirmed that a group of students set alight four vehicles on the campus. Some of the main reasons for the violence are that some students complained that they struggling to register for the 2022 academic year. This takes us back to the question of how people express their frustration through violence and why this keeps on happening? What is it that makes people resort to burning and destroying infrastructure when they are angry? To help us understand this, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Tsholofelo Nakedi – Community Advocacy Specialist at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi met with the leadership and learners of Hoerskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein west of Johannesburg to determine the cause of last Friday's alleged racially-motivated incident. He says he will meet with them again soon. Earlier police used rubber bullets to disperse some parents and learners who accuse the provincial government of not listening to them following the incident. It is alleged that a violent altercation between black and white learners broke out at the school. Looking at this incident, what will it take for schools to ensure diversity? Where should we start? To help us navigate this discussion, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Lovelyn Nwadeyi – Social Justice Strategist and Director of LN Advisors