Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Kenya have called off a nationwide strike. The health care workers called on the Kenyan government to provide better working conditions. However, nurses and clinical officers will remain on strike as they say their demands are yet to be addressed.

GUEST: Professor Thumbi Ndungu – Deputy Director African Health Research Institute

This year’s Kwanzaa celebrations will have to incorporate Covid-19 regulations and those celebrating it are considering doing it virtually. But then does it lose its meaning and how important is it to celebrate it despite possible disruptions?

GUEST: Thando Sipuye – Historian and Social Scientist

The Covid-19 pandemic has no doubt left destruction for the SMME sector with many closing down due to the lockdown. On the other hand there are those businesses that thrived during this period. Let’s talk now about how business can better prepare for situations like this as we welcome….
Guest: Khathutshelo (Khathu) Mufamadi - Computer engineer, founder and CEO of Droppa

Social media has brought us many new things, from social new ways of journalism, social celebrities and now influencers. These are people who get paid as trend setters and become very popular through their activities on the net. To educate us on this and talk about why its becoming popular and why people want to be influencers,

Guest: Choaro Motshoeneng – Brand influencer and content creator

The Beitbridge border and the N1 in Musina, Limpopo faced disruptions these past few days as travellers head to various destinations for the festive season holidays. Traffic volumes started increasing over the weekend leaving officials unable to control traffic as trucks and small vehicles heading north towards Zimbabwe occupy both lanes. Let’s listen to what some of the motorists had to say…

Guest: Rudzani Tshivhase – SABC reporter in Limpopo

Let’s tell you now about the annual collaboration between Centurion Haven of Hope, Basadi Ba Moshito & Railways Café. They will be hosting The Fathers Table Christmas Lunch for the needy and to tell us more on this and how long it has been running for,

Guest: Tebogo Mpufane – Director Centurion Haven of Hope

Doctors in Kenya have joined nurses and clinical officers in a nationwide strike for better working conditions. Concerns are that this could make this worse for the country’s health system. Let’s listen to this report from Sara Kimani….

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LINK: Lately we’ve seen some of the leaders on the African continent succumb to Covid-19 which poses the question as to what this pandemic is unmasking about investment in infrastructure on the continent. To help us through this issue, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Advocate Sipho Mantula - Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki African School on Public and International Affairs at the University of South Africa

Yesterday we received calls and voice note messages about water crisis in some municipalities. Some resident claim not having water for a few days now. Let’s listen to what Thando had to say regarding water at the OR Tambo Municipality…

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LINK: To get an explanation from the OR Tambo Municipality, we are joined on the line by….

GUEST: Zimkhitha Macingwane – Spokesperson for the OR Tambo Municipality

LINK: Then we received this call from Bongani at the Emfuleni Municipality….

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LINK: To respond to this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Makhosonke Sangweni – Acting Head of Communication at the Emfuleni Municipality

President Cyril Ramaphosa last week raised concerns around gatherings during the festive season. He said that the current restrictions on the size of gatherings are not enough in preventing crowding in the current situation where new cases are rising rapidly…..

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LINK: We speak now to those in the entertainment industry who are directly affected. One of the major upcoming festivals called Hearts A Fire in eKurhuleni’s, Brakpan planned for 8-thousand people now has to cut down to 250 and tell us more on this and the heavy losses they will be facing, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Azana - Songwriter and vocalist

Guest: Sipho Mgomezulu - Event organiser

Efforts are under way to help thousands of people left destitute following a fire at the Masiphumelele informal settlement near Fish Hoek in Cape Town. The fire which broke out on Thursday destroyed more than 1000 shacks. The problem of shack fires has been with us for many years.

Guest: Prof Richard Walls – Head of the Fire Engineering Research Unit at Stellenbosch University