Police Minister Bheki Cele together with national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola are scheduled to visit the shebeen where 15 people were shot and killed in Soweto yesterday (Sunday) morning.

This is a brutal reminder of a recent incident where 21 young people died in a tavern in Enyobening in the Eastern Cape. Calls are now being made for shebeens and taverns to be closed early and that we should go back to the regulations of Covid-19 that saw alcohol sales being restricted. Will that help deal with this problem? For a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Malaika Malhatsi - Geographer, urban planner and research fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation

 Chairperson of the Commission on Khoi-San Matters,Professor Nico Botha, says they are happy that the Khoi-San people are finally recognised in the National House of Traditional Leaders after protracted delays. He says the commission is now working on all claims lodged from the Khoi- San who want recognition. The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act Three of 2019 ensures that the Khoi-San leadership are also recognised as public office bearers. Let’s use this opportunity now to understand what this means and the sort of changes it’s bringing to the Khoi-San people 

Guest: Chief Crawford Fraser - the Link Royal House

Guest: Pastor Jan Bekkies - The Spokesperson for the Khoi-San Community in the Nelson Mandela Bay region

 Our next guest was born and raised in the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. While studying a Theatre and Performance degree at the University of Cape Town, she met the band members who would become what we know as FreshlyGround. In 2019, she changed her artist brand and became known as the One Who Sings - which was inspired by the isiXhosa phrase: lo uculayo. What you may not know about her is that she was casted in the lead role in the television drama Tsha-Tsha, which aired on SABC 1. Mahola voiced the character of Zoë in the animated feature film Zambezia (2012), and also recorded a song on the original motion picture soundtrack.

Guest: Zolani Mahola – South African singer, actress and

storyteller

Yesterday the international news was dominated by the

stepping down of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He bowed down to from ministers to quit, but wants to stay in No 10 until the party chooses his replacement. His leadership has been criticized over recent months, including over the Partygate scandal and his fine for breaking his own lockdown laws. These developments raises a lot of questions about leaders taking accountability. For a perspective on lessonslearnt from this, and what our leadership can take from this,

Guest: Prof Tinyiko Maluleke – Vice Chancellor and Principal at Tshwane University of Technology

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he wishes the best but is prepared for the worst over the row between his country and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. DR Congo accuses Rwanda of backing the Congolese M23 rebels and recently halted all trade and co-operation agreements. Rwanda denies the allegations. President Kagame held talks with his Congolese counterpart, President Félix Tshisekedi yesterday (Wednesday) in the Angolan capital, Luanda. The talks are being mediated by Angolan President João Lourenço. To find out now what is at the core of the conflict, 

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

Focus: President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that children and teenagers are not permitted to enter drinking establishments such as bars or taverns. He was speaking at the symbolic funeral yesterday for the 21 young people who lost their lives at the Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape last month. One of the things he emphasised on is going back to how communities used to raise their children….

Earlier this week, the price of petrol increased by 2-rand-37-cents per litre, diesel increased by 2-rand-30-cents per litre and the price of illuminating paraffin increased by 1-rand-66-cents per litre. Calls have been mounting for a shutdown in protest of the high cost of fuel, hikes in repo rate and inflation rate. This is as the government confirms that the fuel levy subsidy will not continue beyond August.

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi - Secretary General of the South African Federation of Union

The Presidential Climate Commission says that it welcomes the acceptance of the Just Transition Framework by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Valli Moosa who is the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission said that addressing climate change requires significant and unprecedented transformations across all sectors of the economy, with opportunities and challenges. To tell us more on why this is important for the country, and also what some of the highlights are, 

Guest: Valli Moosa - Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission

Focus: yoga instructor. She’s talking to us about the health benefits of yoga. When one looks up the word ‘yoga’, there are so many descriptions of what it is. The most common one is that it is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. What exactly does it bring when it comes to our health? To help us understand,

Guest: Bafikile Sedibe- Choreographer, Dancer and yoga instructor

In the state capture commission of inquiry’s fifth report released a fortnight ago, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo called for a special commission of inquiry to probe the Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (Prasa).This is despite the extensive evidence heard before the Commission about the rot at the state rail service. Chief Justice Zondo devoted more than 200 pages of his fifth report to the capture of Prasa, the lion’s share of which interrogated the Swifambo and Siyangena contracts. In this hour, we unpack the state of railway in light of this recommendation and the future outlook of the sector.

Guest: Dr. Mathetha Mokonyama - Impact Area Manager: Transport Systems and Operations at CSIR

Guest: Mesela Nhlapo - Chief Executive Officer at the African Rail Industry Association