The Khoi community and other interest groups held gathering since Friday up to yesterday (Sunday) embracing the new name Gqeberha. They have also written a letter to the Department of Corporative Governance ant Traditional Affairs expressing their unhappiness with the mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality who was not happy with the name. For a perspective on this issue and what it means to the Khoi community and also why it’s not only still a bone of contention but why it should be embraced,

Guest: Christian Martin – Khoi activist

Guest: Prof Barney Pityana - Professor Emeritus of Law, University of South Africa (He wrote about his views on the issue feeling that PE has too many colonial names actually an insult. He also feels that naming places after comrades is more done to buy government favour)

Student body - SASCO and the EFF Student Command have threatened to shut down all institutions of higher learning today Monday. This is part of their ongoing protest to demand free education and for students to be allowed to register for the 2021 academic year even if they have historical debt. Let’s find out now from government as to what they are expecting institutions to do today as we welcome…

Guest: Ishmael Mnisi – Spokesperson for the Department of Higher Education

Guest: Dr Pali Lehohla - Former Statistician-General of South Africa

As South Africa is still battling to get Prophet Bushiri and the Guptas to come back to the country, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola called on all countries to intensify collaboration in repatriating assets and extraditing suspected criminals evading justice. Lamola was representing the country at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Let’s take a look now at where our laws go wrong and why it’s so easy for suspects to leave the country and just not corporate? For a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Gary Eisenberg – Proprietor of Eisenberg and Associates, specialist immigration, citizenship and extradition lawyer

This morning we take a look at the pressure put on officials in the procurement divisions by political heads. Industry commentators feel that procurement officials are under siege as they have to do as their principals tell them or face being victimized. To find out now how widespread this practice is and also what is it they can do under such circumstances, we are joined on the line by….…

Guest: Reuben Maleka - Assistant General Manager at the Public Servants Association

We talk now to Dr Maud Mthembu who is Social Work lecturer at UKZN’s School of Applied Human Sciences. She recently led a team that wrote an isiZulu children’s book about Covid-19 titled: Uhambo Lwami ngesikathi – My journey during Covid-19. We talk to her now about the book and why she felt it necessary to target it at children and also chose to do it in isiZulu….

Guest: Dr Maud Mthembu – Social Work lecturer at UKZN’s School of Applied Human Sciences

This morning we focus on the business of chicken farming. Our guest this morning is not only into poultry farming, but also in the process of launching Blaque Stores, fruit and vegetables outlets which he say are aimed at providing a market for farmers struggling to sell their products. Where did it all start for him?

Guest: Mothupi Kgopa – Poultry farmer, Author and entrepreneur

Yesterday (11 March) marked 10 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This has given environmentalists and interests groups in the country the opportunity to remind government why nuclear is a bad idea. They have been submitting arguments to NERSA about why nuclear should not be included in the country’s energy mix. To educate us on this, and also the main reasons why nuclear should never be considered in our country, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Peter Becker - From the Koeberg Alert Alliance

Protesting students at Wits have again brought to light the issue of funding for higher education. They went on the rampage this week protesting against what they call financial exclusion of poor students. Government on the other hand announced an additional funding for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to address the funding shortfall for the 2021 academic year. Let’s get a perspective now from parliament as we welcome…

Guest: Mohlopi Mapulane - Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology

Condolences have been pouring in for the late AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini who passed away in hospital in the early hours of this morning. The news was confirmed by Traditional Prime minister of the Zulu nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi this morning. King Goodwill has been in hospital for more than a month for diabetes treatment. He died aged 72. Before we talk about his life and times as king, let’s listen to some of the comments from an interview he did on Aljazeera…..

Guest: Dr Zulumathabo Zulu – Research Scientist and Director of Madisebo University Research Institute

As Wits students again take to the streets protesting against financial exclusion at the university, we take a look at whether the promise of a free education is practical indeed. The subject is not new and has been used for political gain over the years. Let’s start off with a comment from Higher Education Minister in 2015 while addressing parliament where he said that free education is possible if the rich can be taxed more….

Guest: Dr. Sean Muller-Senior Lecturer: School of Economics at the University of Joburg’s Institute of Advanced Study