Good news for unmarried fathers is that under the Children's Amendment Bill, they will have full access to their children. One of the things the bill is proposing is that a person who has custody of a child may not deny the other with parental responsibilities access to the child unless there’s an order of the court to that effect. Let’s look now at the practicality of the Bill as we know that not all situations are the same. How does it deal with those in between issues of the irresponsible father who may want to abuse the system? To discuss this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Nokzola Mndende – Director of the Icamagu Institute

Guest: Castro Musinyali – Chairperson of the organisation: ‘We are fathers, we are parents’

Guest: Zitha Hasungule – Senior Project Coordinator for the Centre for Child Law’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit

Many of you have been calling the show complaining about water supply in your different areas. Even through our Municipal Watch feature, water is the top of the issues you raise. Will this morning we have Deputy Minister for Water and sanitation David Mahlobo who tabled his Budget Vote earlier in the week. Let’s use the opportunity to find out what his plans are to deal with the problem…..
Guest: David Mahlobo – Deputy Minister for Water and Sanitation

As the fourth industrial revolution is advancing in a very fast pace, those in the technology sector are asking whether South Africa is ready for the Digital Skills Curriculum? Our guest is of the view that the link between Mathematics and Coding and Robotics, and the role of language in teaching and learning, need to be considered before the country’s schools can be ready for such a technically advanced subject.
Guest: Dr Benadette Aineamani - Director of Product & Services at Pearson Africa

Let’s touch base now with the Companies Tribunal. It is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry which was established in terms of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008. It was set up to provide speedy resolutions of company disputes and operates nationally. To tell us more on what they do and how they can be approached and the type of disputes they deal with, we are joined on the line by….
Guest: Khatija Tootla – Member of the Companies Tribunal

Human Rights Watch has released a new report on how the Covid-19 pandemic is fuelling child labour. Ghana, Uganda and Nepal are pointed out as culprits in the rise of this practice. Some of the contributing factors are the economic impact and school closures. To discuss this further, we are joined on the line by…..

Guest: Jo Becker - Advocacy Director in the Children’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch

We do part two on service delivery issues at the Sekhukhune/Elias Motsoaledi region based on a voice note that was sent in by a resident of Danalton about service delivery issues they are facing. Two weeks ago we spoke to the Sekhukhune District Municipality and today we focus on the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality and the problems they are facing on the ground. Let’s remind you of the issues that were raised in the voice note…..

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LINK: To deal with the issues, we welcome…
Guest: Cllr Julia Mathebe – Mayor of the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality
Guest: Basikopo Makamu – Limpopo’s MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

Guest: Bashimane Madihlaba – He is with the Ward 23 Development Forum (They have taken their issues to the Public Protector out of frustration. He says there are pipes in his area and diggings from a project that was never completed for many years. They also don’t have water, pipes have not been installed. They fall under the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality

The KZN MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works, Ntuthuko Sibiya tabled his 21/2022 budget vote speech last week with promises of dealing with the backlog of paying service providers. He also spoke of doing more to altering what he calls “skewed” economic patterns, which includes the provision of office accommodation for all government departments. The MEC now joins us on the line to talk about his vision…..
GUEST: Jomo Sibiya – KZN MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, there has been calls for more to be done to convey messages in the different indigenous languages. Last week stakeholders including government held a panel discussion on how to go about this and to tell us where the process is at the moment and what came out of the discussions, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Xolisa Tshongolo – Acting CEO for PanSALB

Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi got a tongue lashing from Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Scopa over the financial state of the Compensation Fund. The committee has ordered him to conduct a full forensic investigation after very worrying findings from the Auditor General. To find out what some of the things are that Scopa was not impressed with and what they would like to see happen moving forward, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa – Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts

***This feature is brought to you by the KZN Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs**

We speak to the KZN MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sipho Hlomuka reflecting on his department’s Budget Speech which he tabled on Friday. One of the hard issues he’s hoping to deal with is the spate of attacks on traditional leaders in the province. He also praised his department for what he calls “remarkable achievements” on the delivery of water, electricity, and sanitation. He joins us now on the line to further elaborate…..

Guest: Sipho Hlomuka – KZN MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
guest: NONALA NDLOVU - HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS COGTA KZN