Let’s talk now to the South African Veterinary Council who have welcomed the recent conviction and sentencing of two women who have been illegally practising as veterinary professionals. They go on to say that the two women were placing the lives of animals at risk and deceiving and defrauding South African pet owners. To understand what it is exactly that the two did and also as members of the public, what should we look out for when taking our animals to the vet? To help us on this subject, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dinamarie Stoltz - Director of Legal Affairs at the South African Veterinary Council

The issue of data privacy has come into sharp focus in recent months with the Protection of Personal Information Act coming into full effect. Now the Information Regulator will be hosting the International Data Privacy Day Webinar tomorrow (Friday) to allow stakeholders to engage topics such as the responsibility of information officers, cyber security and related laws. There have been some data leaks from a government department and certain banks. For more we are joined on the line by…

 Guest: Adv Collen Weapond (Member of the Information Regulator responsible for POPIA)

Guest: Ms Thezi Mabuza (Acting Commissioner   National Consumer Protection)

As we resume our health feature this morning, we start off by looking at the importance of heaving annual health checks. Looking at which conditions to prioritise for women, men and children. Indications are that men are the problem as many of them refuse to go to the doctor. From what age should we all be worried about our health? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by…

Guest:  Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa – Vice chairperson of the South African Medical Association

The United Nations Secretary General and his High Commissioner for Human Rights has publicly denounced the coup d'état in Burkina Faso. This comes after a statement from the global organisation on Monday condemning the action of the country's armed forces and expressing concern at the whereabouts of President Roch Kabore. The United Nations has called for the swift return to constitutional order in the country. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports…

Guest:  Nixon Katembo - African Affairs analyst and language specialist at channel Africa Kiswahili desk

Guest: Martin Ewi - Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies

An interesting survey by Epson has revealed that 58.9% of South Africans believe that a climate change disaster will be averted during their lifetime. Those who were are pessimistic say that there’s still a lack of awareness of the dangers of climate change. To tell us more on this survey and what purpose it’s meant to serve, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Timothy Thomas - Country Manager at Epson Europe B.V

The case against five people who are facing charges of assault linked to the forceful removal of an Amathole District Municipal councillor on Monday has been postponed to the 11th of February. The five appeared briefly in the East London Magistrates court yesterday (Tuesday). The charges against them stems from an incident at the offices of the ADM yesterday where a councillor, Nanziwe Rulashe, was forcefully removed from the offices. Videos of the incident were shared to social media platforms. The Mayor Nceba Ndikinda has met with various stakeholders including the ANC. For an update on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Teris Ntutu – ANC Amathole regional secretary

LINK: Nanziwe Rulashe now joins us on the line…..

Guest: Nanziwe Rulashe - Amathole District Municipal councillor

Let’s turn our focus now a story about residents taking on Eskom. The power utility lost an appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) against a ruling in favour of two community associations that it must immediately restore full maximum electricity supply to residents. Eskom had decided to reduce power supply because the Lekwa and the Ngwathe local municipalities were over-using electricity and collectively owed it more than R2 billion. To discuss this issue and how Eskom deals with municipalities when it comes to electricity supply, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Fannie Potgieter – Chairperson of the Lekwa Ratepayers Association

Guest: Sikhonathi Mantshantsha – Eskom national spokesperson  

Guest:  Adv Jennica Beukes – Public Law Specialist and Doctoral Researcher at the Dullah Omar Institute   

Those in the health sector are warning that making unrealistic New Year resolutions may not be good for your mental health. We always ask ourselves as to whether it’s a good thing to make New Year resolutions, but then if you do, what approach should one take? Also what level of mental health are we talking about? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Nicole Jennings - Spokesperson for Pharma Dynamics 

 As it is the last Tuesday of the month, this programme is always devoted to answering questions that have been submitted to Bryan during the month. He picks out all those questions of a similar nature and deal with them on the last Tuesday of the month……

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited 

A video of an Amathole district municipality councillor Nanziwe Rulashe being assaulted and dragged, kicking and screaming is circulating on social media. She can be seen screaming while other are standing around her watching the commotion. She has opened a case of assault after the  violent altercation at work. Let’s play some of the audio from the video…

Guest: Teris Ntutu – ANC Amathole Regional Secretary