AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister, Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi confirmed over the weekend that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini ascended the throne amid support from the royal family. There was commotion on Friday night at the KwaKhangelamankengane palace at Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, after a will of the late Regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu's will was read. Nonkululeko Hlophe compiled this report...

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LINK: For a perspective on these developments and what the new king has to deal with, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Gugu Mazibuko - Senior Lecturer: School of Arts - African Languages at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

The ANC National Executive Committee has heard claims that the party is on the verge of collapse due to the implementation of step aside resolution. Limpopo chairperson, Stanley Mathabatha cautioned that three factions are now claiming to be the real ANC. The NEC meeting has continued without the party's suspended Secretary General, Ace Magashule. He was removed from the virtual meeting yesterday. ANC MP, Bongani Bongo who is also facing fraud and corruption charges - was also removed from the meeting. Let’s listen to some of the leaked audio over the weekend…..

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LINK: To talk more on fears by the NEC members that the party may collapse, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast – Political analyst

The Jazz Foundation of South Africa is this evening (Friday) hosting their Big Band Jazz Festival and one of the biggest groups they are featuring is Joyous Celebration. The gospel formation is this year celebrating 25 years of putting musicians from different walks of life together under one roof with very explosive voices. We speak now to two musical brains from both Joyous Celebration and the Jazz Foundation to find out how they are putting the two genres together this evening under one roof as we welcome….

Guest: Dr Lindelani Mkhize – One of the founding members of Joyous Celebration

Guest: Oupa Salemane – Co-founded the Jazz Foundation of South Africa

Tomorrow (Saturday) is World Red Cross and we use this opportunity now to speak about the work they do in conflict areas and other situations. We often hear how they get into the most dangerous places, but hardly ever asked who they are made-up of and the kind of people who volunteer their services through them. To talk more on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Claudia Mangwegape-Red Cross Provincial Manager Free State

Let’s tell you now about an easier convenient way of getting to Lagos with no stopovers. Nigeria’s airline, Air Peace says it’s determination to ease Africans’ burden of travel by interconnecting various cities across the continent. To tell us more on the airline and how they have been doing over the years and also the support they have been getting from their customers as we welcome….

Guest: Toyin Olajide - Chief Operating Officer at Air Peace

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks exactly 25 years since the National Assembly adopted the Constitution. This was a very historical period as the country was still getting to grips with understanding democracy coming out of apartheid. Everything was new then, from the flag, national anthem and the ability for all nationalities to have a say in the country’s politics. Let’s go down memory lane to capture that period and also talk about how important the constitution is in guaranteeing our freedoms as we welcome…

Guest: Rev Frank Chikane – Former anti-apartheid activist and one of the people who was in the thick of things

Yesterday (Thursday) we were supposed to bring you details for the latest on the Umkhyanyakude Municipality in KZN. This after we received information that the municipality manager went to the police station to open a case of fraud against the deputy CFO and the administrator reportedly on an illegal opening of a bank account where millions were going to be transferred into. To get an understanding of what is going on, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Mdu Dlamini – Spokesperson for the Umkhanyakude Municipality

Guest: Makhosonke Sithole – IFP caucus chairperson at Mkhanyakude

The office of the Chief Justice has clarified the issue of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng taking long leave. In a statement it says regulation 3 of the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act of 2001 provides for Judges to take leave of three and half months for every period of four years' actual service. This leave is referred to as long leave within the Judiciary. President Cyril Ramaphosa has since appointed Justice Sisi Khampepe in his place. For a perspective on this we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Alison Tilley - Coordinator at the organisation Judges Matter

As the country is still reeling from the recent incident involving Limpopo pupil Lufuno Mavhunga who committed suicide after she was filmed being bullied, research by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has revealed that children are more open to cyberbullying than adults. They go on to say that cyberbullies turn to pick random people because of something they did online that the bully did not like. To talk more on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Sophia Moganedi – Senior Researcher at the CSIR specialising in Security and Privacy

Wycliff Mabusela who is a shop steward for a trade union, has penned an article about corruption inside unions. One of the things he highlights is the death threats he has been getting from those bidding to privatise water and sanitation across the country. He joins us now on the line to share his experiences on how corruption works in the trade unions…

Guest: Wycliff Mabusela – Worker at Govan Mbeki Municipality and a shop steward for the Municipal and Allied Trade Union of South Africa