Farmer’s organisation Agri-SA wants problems with power generation and tariff hikes addressed during Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Speech tomorrow. The agricultural sector is also keeping a close watch on how Mboweni will address funding for the troubled Land Bank. There also fears that he may raise taxes which the industry is warning against. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Joseph Kau-Agricultural Economist at the Research Council of SA

Among the key functions of the National Lotteries Commission is funding Not for profit organisations, NGOs, sporting bodies, educational institutions rights down to small cultural groups. Today we profile one of those beneficiaries which is the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), or Sea Rescue which is a registered non‐profit organisation that is committed to preventing drownings and saving lives. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr. Cleeve Robertson-CEO of the National Sea Rescue Institute

The Free State province has once again come out tops achieving an 85.1% matric pass rate. The results were announced by the Minister for Basic Education Angie Motshekga yesterday. Gauteng was second with 83.3% with the Western Cape coming third at 79.9%. The national figure is at 76.2%. We are now joined on the line by…who is one of the top achievers in the North West province which achieved a pass rate of 76.2 …

Guest: Jana Geyser is one of the top learners in the North West province. She is from Rustenburg High School.

The pass rate for the Class of 2020 is 76.2%. Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says although the national pass rate dropped below 80%, with a drop of 5%, it is much better than she expected. She announced the pass rate in Pretoria. Liela Magnus reports ....

LINK: The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that the Department they will be focusing on implementing programmes that will help with skills development and the preparation for a fourth industrial revolution. This will come by way of strengthening schools of specialisation. Motshekga was speaking yesterday during the release of the 2020 Matric Results. The Gauteng Education Department has been at the forefront unveiling a number of technical high schools in recent years with MEC Panyaza Lesufi saying the schools will also help address skills shortages. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Professor Ruksana Osman-Education expert Wits University

The pass rate for the Class of 2020 is 76.2%. Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says although the national pass rate dropped below 80%, with a drop of 5%, it is much better than she expected. She announced the pass rate in Pretoria. Liela Magnus reports ....

guest: Seliki Tlhabane-Chief Director: Maths, Science and Technology at the Department of Basic Education

The Department of Health in partnership with Pfizer have embarked on an immunisation and child health catch up drive. Let’s find out now what this is all about and what parents should know about it. And also under the current Covid-19 restrictions, where does one take their child?
Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Literary lovers are in for a treat as the Market Theatre has put together a star studded cast to pay tribute to the literary giant E’skia Mphahlele. They will be performing the novel called Tate Etla Gae (Father Come Home) in Sepedi as this forms part of the Indigenous Languages programming funded by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Incubation Programme.

Guest: Clive Mathibe – Stage adaptor and director of the play

The Human Sciences Research Council held a webinar at the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address discussing policy options existing for sustainable and equitable macroeconomic reconstruction and recovery beyond COVID-19. They were zooming into this four-point plan for the economic future of South Africa. The big question is how realistic is it under the current political climate marred by corruption?

Guest: Dr Peter Jacobs – Research Director in the Inclusive Economic Development division of the Human Sciences Research Council

The public consultation process on the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service has officially been launched. You may remember last year the framework was released for comments aimed at creating a system of professionalism in the public service.

Guest: Busani Ncaweni-Principal of the National School of Government

Last week we received an anonymous call from one of our listeners who wanted to know how the principle of innocent till proven guilty works. What does it mean in legal terms and to the layperson’s year? This is a term that is very popular with politicians when dealing with their own and to explain this to us,

Guest: Prof Hennie Strydom – Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg