Let’s tell you now about the Council for the Built Environment. They are a statutory body established under the Council for the Built Environment Act. They coordinate in Architecture, Landscape Architects, Engineering, Property Valuation, Project and Construction Management, and Quantity Surveying. To tell us more on this and also what it is that those in the industry and the public should know, we are joined on the line by
Guest: Dr. Sitsabo Dlamini – Chairperson of the Council for the Built Environment

Cabinet has approved the amendments to the Public Administration Management Act. This was announced by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola yesterday (Thursday). The whole aim of the Act is to improve the professionalisation of the public service. For a perspective on this,

Guest: Prof Joleen Steyn-Kotze – Senior Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Reports coming out of Zimbabwe say that journalist Hopewell Chin’ono is at risk of contracting bronchitis and hepatitis following an outbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. He has apparently been moved to a cell with 45 other inmates. The cell only has capacity for 16. Chin’ono was taken into custody last week after being accused of breaking his bail conditions.

Guest: Simon Muchemwa-Channel Africa reporter in Zimbabwe

Communications and Digital Technologies Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says SABC Board and Executive members should personally pay the costs of cases they lose in courts. Kekana made the opening remarks as the SABC appeared before Parliament's Communications Committee. The SABC Board, Executives and the Ministry appeared before the committee last night. There was also tension between some board members. Mercedes Besent reports.
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Meanwhile... ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule has vowed to lobby the Alliance Political Council to stop the impending retrenchments at the SABC. The Council comprises ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, SACP General Secretary Dr Blade Nzimande and the top brass of the labour federation Cosatu including Bheki Ntshalintshali and Zingiswa Losi. The SABC is intending to retrench at least 400 permanent staff employees before the end of this year. But in an exclusive interview with the SABC last night, Magashule promised to call the president to help intervene in the retrenchments at the public broadcaster. Our Political Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo has more.

Guest: William Bird- Director: Media Monitoring

We talk now to Nombulelo Shange, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State. She has penned an article questioning why it is that when black women attain great achievements in their different fields of work, the emphasis largely becomes more on the colour of their skin and not the hard work they have had to put it in order to get where they are. This comes on the back of news that Tsakani Maluleke will become South Africa’s first female Auditor-General, Professor Puleng Lenkabula being appointed as the first female Vice Chancellor at UNISA and Kamila Harris being the first female Deputy President in America. She says these women have been tokenised. Shange joins us now on the line to elaborate on her views and observations…

Guest: Nombulelo Shange - Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of the Free State

November being is also referred to as Movember as it is the month that creates awareness on men's health, mostly focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. Today we turn the focus on prostate cancer and what it is that men should know around it. Why is it so still prevalent today and at what age should men start checking it out?

Guest: Dr. Dominic Stott – Chief Medical Officer at Liberty

On our regular feature today with the Department of Water and Sanitation, we focus on South Africa's role in global water issues through its various bilaterals with various countries and its role on various global organisations.

Guest: Nchedi Moripe - Chief Director: Global Cooperation in the Department of Water and Sanitation

Deputy Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says she and her team will honour the late AG Kimi Makwetu by doing their work diligently and with integrity. He passed away last week after battling cancer since 2018 and will be laid to rest tomorrow. Maluleke who is set to be the first female to head the AG’s office, was elected by Parliament unanimously last month. She joins us now to pay tribute to Makwetu and to share her plans as she takes office in December but let's first listen to this package by our reporter Pearl Magubane who attended Makwetu's memorial service yesterday.

Guest: Tsakani Maluleke- Incoming Auditor-General

Group Executive for News at the SABC Phathiswa Magopeni says she will no longer be issuing retrenchment letters. This follows an urgent meeting late yesterday afternoon with newsroom employees where they expressed frustration and anger as 400 of the corporation’s employees stand to lose their jobs. The public broadcaster was planning to issue more letters to its workers by today as it seeks to reduce its staff compliment in order to save costs. Some workers have been staging lunch time pickets this week to highlight their opposition to the move. The SA National Editor's Forum says it is concerned about what is has described as instability at the SABC. Here is a clip of what happened during a meeting between management and staff in the newsroom yesterday.

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Guest: Hannes du Buisson-President trade union BEMAWU