Research shows that a quarter of children under five in South Africa, suffer from stunting. This is a condition caused by malnutrition and it affects the development of children. To elaborate on how this can be prevented we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Anna-Marie Muller – Qualified Public Nutritionist working with the DG Murray Trust

Various labour unions, the mining sector, together with the Department of Science and Innovation have signed an agreement that will see more cooperation during research projects. This pact aims to help create sustainability in the mining industry. The terms of the Consultative Forum were signed in Pretoria on Tuesday. For more on how this is going to benefit the industry and labour we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Beeuwen Gerryts – Chief Director for Technology, Localisation and Beneficiation

Small businesses continue to suffer under the current environment created by the impact of covid-19. Many continue to close down as they struggle to keep afloat. So, are the any new ideas on how SMMEs can overcome these challenges?

Guest: Hepsy Mkhungo – CEO of One Linkage

Experts say stroke is the second leading cause of death across the world and the third cause of disability. In South Africa the figures are also concerning with reports that 10 people suffer from a stroke every hour. To tell us more about this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr. Naeem Brey - Head of the Stroke Unit at Tygerberg Hospital and lecturer at Stellenbosch University

The SA Human Rights Commission in Gauteng says failure to maintain Waterwaste treatment Works in the City of Tshwane is responsible for the pollution of water in Hammaskraal over many years. The organisation says the complaints about the water date back to 2008. It released a report yesterday (26 October) following an investigation. For more on the findings and recommendations we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Buang Jones- SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Manager

Today marks the start of the final year matric exams across the country. Close to 900-thousand learners will be writing the assessments. The Department of Basic Education says it is ready but the exam come as Eskom extends loadshedding until Friday. For more on the department’s state of readiness and whether the power outages will affect the learners, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga- spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education

The South African Post Office is calling on those who qualify for a free set-top box to apply before the 1st of November this year. The country is preparing to migrate to digital broadcasting by the 31st of March 2022. So those who apply before the 1st of November will receive a decoder before the analogue television signal is switched off.

Guest: Tebogo Leshope- Chief Operations Officer at Sentech and also the Chairperson of the Project Steering Committee to expedite the migration from analogue to digital

Yesterday while talking about the Nando’s/Gareth issue, we received a call from Dee who tried to argue that the conversation was not racist, but more to do with service delivery. Let’s take a listen to what he had to say…..

Guest: Jamie Mighty – Socio-Political Analyst

Guest: Miyelani Holeni – Group Chief Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group

Guest: BEVIL LUCAS IS EXECUTIVE LEADER AT THE ORGANISATION “RECLAIM OUR CITY

Esethu Cenga is a South African development economics graduate and Mandela Rhodes Scholar. This past weekend, she won 1.19 million rands for Rewoven, a textile recycling start-up she co-founded in 2017. One of the things she said after winning the prize is how insecure she was and how this has changed her life and made he see that she could actually do what she wanted. Let’s talk to her now about that feeling of achievement and what it does in changing a person’s perspective on life….

Guest: Esethu Cenga - Development economics graduate and Mandela Rhodes Scholar

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is considering granting activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others who were executed by the then military government in 1995. However, the Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation has rejected this proposal saying the Ogoni activists were not criminals and that the Foundation’s request for their exoneration has been ignored. Meanwhile…The leadership of the Ogoni community have met with Buhari to raise a number of issues. We are joined on the line by…

Guest: Pastor Barry Wuganaale - Nigerian Human Rights Activist