We are joined now by one of the party’s stalwarts, Ambassador Douglas Gibson who was the DA’s Chief whip in parliament…

Guest: Ambassador Douglas Gibson

The DA will hold its virtual elective conference this weekend facing a number of challenges. This year alone the official opposition party has lost three provincial leaders with one saying it's no longer the party he joined twenty years ago. This was preceded by the exiting of some senior party leaders including Mmusi Maimane, Herman Mashaba and Athol Trollip among others. The party has also lost the appeal of voters after losing ground in the 2019 and 2016 local government elections. Ntebo Mokobo has more…

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LINK: My colleague Bongi Gwala yesterday spoke to the party’s former leader, Tony Leon. Let’s listen to what he had to say…
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LINK: KZN MPL Mbali Ntuli now joins us on the line to talk about her leadership ambitions and what she’s hoping to bring to the party…
Guest: Mbali Ntuli – DA KZN MPL

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has stressed the importance of unity in the taxi industry - saying violence and conflict among stakeholders must be stopped. Mbalula was speaking at the opening of the National Taxi Lekgotla - which will encourage engagement with taxi stakeholders to debate and discuss how to create a safe and sustainable taxi industry. Mbalula will, over the next few days, lead the discussions in Gauteng. Let’s listen to what the minister had to say…

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LINK: It’s 2020 and the taxi industry is still giving government a headache. Where should we say the problem lies? Why is the taxi question so difficult to deal with and is unity possible in that industry?

Guest: Siyabulela Fobosi – Senior Researcher at UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights, Nelson Mandela School of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Fort Hare

It’s time for our regular UIF feature where Makhosonke Buthelezi addresses all your questions. Please remember to keep your questions very brief and listen on the radio for answers. Also keep your voice notes short and to the point…..

GUEST: Makhosonke Buthelezi – Director of Communications and Marketing at UIF

It’s only a matter of months until the United Kingdom officially becomes a non-EU Member State. In light of this, the British government has introduced a new points-based visa route which commentators say will make it easier for South African students to study abroad. To make us understand which is the easy part and what some of the new requirements are.

Guest: Rebecca Pretorius, Country Manager at Crimson Education

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not say much regarding the SMME sector and neither did he allocate funds for it. He however spoke about ways to make it easier for business people to invest in the country….

Guest: Tebogo Khaas - President of the Small Medium and Micro-sized Federations

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced provisional funding allocations to some state-owned enterprises. Presenting the medium term budget policy statement in Cape Town, Mboweni says allocations to SAA, Eskom and Icasa were mainly funded through reprioritisation by reducing the baseline of national departments and their entities as well as provincial and municipal conditional grants….
Guest: Dr Joachim Vermooten – Independent Aviation Economist

Many sectors that have suffered under the lockdown are hoping a favourable slice from what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be dishing out this afternoon. Mboweni will be tabling the Medium Term Budget in parliament around 2pm. Let’s listen to what some of the industry players are hoping for…..
Guest: Somaya Kahki – Director for Tax at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

When one thinks of non-profit organisations, we always remember the wonderful work they do for communities in need. But what we don’t know is the stress and depression they are going through especially under the current lockdown situation. In light of this, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group in partnership with shikululu Social Investments have come up with Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) Mental Health Support Programme to offer mental health care and support to all NPO’s. They have also been getting a lot of calls since the lockdown started from people feeling anxious, lonely, worried and depressed.

Guest: Vanisha Gordhan- Spokesperson at SADAG

The Department of Human Settlements is using the Rapid Land Release programme to deal with housing issues in urban areas as more people are moving to cities.

Guest: Neville Chainee - DDG Strategy and Planning Human Settlements