The Liquor Traders Formation says if government implements a stricter lockdown it will have a crippling effect on the alcohol industry. On the other hand the National Liquor Traders Council, South African Liquor Brandowners Association and the Beer Association of South Africa are calling for a more balanced approach. And to tell us more on it, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Sibani Mngadi – Chairperson of South African Liquor Brandowners Association

Many people hardly survive on one salary as things are getting more and more expensive. Parents especially are the hardest hit as they have to not only worry about supporting their children, but perform well at work. Well some experts recommend that people look for opportunities for a side hustle. Is it as easy as they make it to be though? What is the best way to go about it? To help us through this subject, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Nick Haralambous – Entrepreneur and author of the book: How to start a side hustle

Yesterday (25 March) marked exactly one year since the passing of African spiritual icon Credo Mutwa. Today we use the opportunity to not only reflect on his life, but also his constant drive for the restoration of indigenous knowledge and Africanism. Could his beliefs help in bringing back Ubuntu and restore African pride? What can we take from what he stood for? For a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Rutendo Ngara – Chairperson of the Credo Mutwa Foundation

Today marks exactly 1 year since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the national level 5 lockdown. Many of us didn’t really understand what it meant to have your movement restricted and the military and security personnel patrolling the streets. Let’s take you back to that announcement…..

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LINK: To look now at how far we’ve come and also the leadership around dealing with the pandemic, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Angelique Coetzee – Board chairperson at the South African Medical Association

C10orruption Watch yesterday (Thursday) painted a very scary picture of the corruption that took place during the procurement of personal protection equipment. Police officers topped the list, followed by civil servants and not surprising politicians. It says most of the cases recorded in this year's report titled - From Crisis to Action - are on the policing and healthcare sectors. Even ordinary people took a chance which surely talks to how corruption has made many to lose their ethics for wealth. To look at how corruption can contribute to the degeneration of a country, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Liezl Groenewald – Senior Manager: Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute and also immediate past president of the Business Ethics Network of Africa

We talk now to Dr Anthea Jeffery for the Institute of Race Relations who says that the Expropriation Bill now before Parliament will not provide solutions. Some of the problems she points to are inefficiency, corruption, and an absence of secure ownership. She now joins us on the line to share her views….

Guest: Dr Anthea Jeffery - Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Race Relations

We speak now to the Small Enterprise Development Agency. They are an agency of the Department of Small Business Development which provides non-financial support including training. Yesterday (Wed) they announced that the agency supported small enterprises collectively to the tune of over R2 billion for the financial year 2019/20.

Guest: Dr Joy Ndlovu - Seda Board Chairperson

The day has finally arrived where the State Capture Commission of Inquiry heads to the Constitutional Court, to seek an order for former President Jacob Zuma's imprisonment. The tension between Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and the former president have been playing itself out in the media when Zuma claimed that the commission is biased against him. Relations between the former president and the commission broke down when Zuma walked out, and disobeyed a Constitutional Court judgement, compelling him to appear before the commission…..
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LINK: The drama is also playing itself out, outside the court where Zuma’s supporters and ANC veterans have mobilised to get their voices heard. We cross to our journalists to get an update of what’s going on outside….

Guest: Ntebo Mokobo – SABC senior Political journalist

As we get into the winter season under the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacists are recommending a healthy nutrition and supplementation with vitamins. They go on to say that minerals and probiotics may benefit immunity and prevent or ease viral infections. Let’s hear now from a pharmacist’s perspective especially under these Covid-19 conditions. How has it made the flu season even harder? Also where do home remedies fit in all of this? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by…
Guest: Giulia Criscuolo – Pharmacist with the Health Products Association of Southern Africa

The recent student protests have highlighted misunderstandings and sown confusion about what the fund actually pays for. So we thought to invite NSFAS to clarify how one qualifies, what sort of salary bracket from parents is entitled to it and when are the funds are required to be paid back? Also what does NSFAS pay for outside of the tuition fees? As the academic year has already started, is there still time to apply or engage with the institution?

Guest: Kagisho Mamabolo – Spokesperson for the National Student’s Financial Aid Scheme