Some of the comments that have been coming through around why people are looting is that many of them are unemployed. But then economists argue that burning the malls will create more unemployment in the country. This is something our guest disagrees with and to engage on the matter, we are joined on the line by…

 Guest: Dr Pali Lehohla – For South African Statistician General (Dr Lehohla says those malls never made a difference in the unemployment figures)

Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the number of soldiers deployed to help quell the violent riots and plundering in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was determined, amongst others, by the cost involved and the assessment of the situation on the ground. Two-thousand-500 troops were deployed to help bring violence and looting to an end, while 76-thousand were deployed during lockdown level 5 last year to ensure people adhere to the lockdown regulations. Police came under severe criticism as they seemed unable to deal with the looting these past few days. For a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Gareth Newham-Director at the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the ISS

The Independent Community Pharmacy Association says that the outbreak of violence and looting in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng will further delay the country's vaccination rollout programme. The Association goes on to say that independent pharmacies are among the shops looted and medication worth millions of rands has been stolen or destroyed. To get a perspective from them, we are joined on the line by..

 Guest: Jackie Maimin – CEO of the Independent Community Pharmacy

President Cyril Ramaphosa says many South Africans have refused to be mobilised along ethnic lines and the looting has now deteriorated into pure criminality. This follows massive looting of shops and malls in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. The army has been deployed to assist police. The President says ordinary people - including those who own businesses - have been badly affected by the looting and some people have died in the violence. To get a perspective on how President Ramaphosa is dealing with the situation, we are joined on the line by

Guest: Ongama Mtimka – Political analyst

Let’s speak now to Rand water about the water recoveries they have been making.  To tell us more on this and what it means for water supply to their customers, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Justice Mohale – Spokesperson for Rand Water

Leader of the National Liberation Congress in Eswatini, Sibongile Mazibuko says the arrest warrants issued against two members of Eswatini's parliament are aimed at silencing those who are calling for democracy. This is after reports that warrants were issued against Bacede Mabuza and Mduduzi Simelane. Last week, pro-democracy groups embarked on violent protests action and set alight buildings and several shops were looted.  Meanwhile, a SADC delegation, which went on a fact-finding mission, has expressed concern about the disruption of economic activity during the pro-democracy protests.

Guest: Hon President Gawzela – Member of the eSwatini Parliament

This morning we bring you a special discussion on the scourge of gender based violence and femicide that has become a cancer in our country. We are looking at the question of young men and GBV. Where are we and is any progress being made? We have a panel of specialists to help us navigate the issue…..

Guest: Mmatshilo Motsei - Founder of Afrika Ikalafe,

Guest: Luthando Vuba - Financial services professional and is currently the Head of Africa-China Trade for the Standard Bank Group

Guest: Siya Hlongwa - Human rights activist

Guest: Given Siqauqwe Sonke’s Communications and Strategic information Manager

Guest: Mesh Kekana - Founder of Dad in the Pictures  

Let’s talk now about decolonising the internet. This stems from a discussion held by Media Monitoring Africa, Goethe-Institute and the German embassy. One of the questions they were dealing with is whose stories are being told and who is telling them? What role do the internet giants play in influencing content?

Guest: Nanjira Sambuli – Commissioner on the Lancet and Financial Times Global Commission

Guest: Lorena Jaume-Palasi- Founder of the Ethical Tech Society

Our gust this morning is in the business of creating consciousness in the items one buys. Most of us when buying an item hardly ask ourselves who made it, where it was made and so on. She has founded an eco-friendly market place where the buyer knows the background to what they are buying and to explain to us how she came up with this idea and how it works, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Ellen Cooper – Founder of an Eco-friendly market place called Conscious Lifestyle Collective 

The Human Sciences Research Council yesterday (Wed) held a webinar discussing the role the Brics bank plays in financing development in a post Covid-19 world. They also looked at how the Brics Development Bank may be able to help in resolving the economic challenges caused by the pandemic. Since its inception, how much has the Brics Bank contributed to our economy? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by….

 Guest: Dr Sam Koma – Research Cluster Leader at the South African Brics Think Tank