Plans by labour Federation Cosatu to grind government services to halt tomorrow (Wednesday) are at an advanced stage. The labour union briefed the media in Johannesburg on its planned nationwide strike against corruption, gender based violence and collective bargaining. Cosatu says the strike will take the form of work stay away and protest action. The strike comes at a time when millions of workers in the private sector have either lost jobs or have received salary cuts.

Guest: Sizwe Pamla – Cosatu’s national spokesperson

They call it the mother of all professions because every professional goes through a teacher. Today being World Teachers Day, we pay tribute to teachers around the world. Our guest is nicknamed the ‘Tech Granny’ by her colleagues because of her passion and skills for using digital resources in teaching and learning. This despite the fact that she was born before the class was technologically advance. She joins us now on the line to talk about her journey and encounter with technology…

Guest: Phuti Ragophala - Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator

Since the surfacing of a video where a man allegedly tried to kidnap a child from a restaurant in Johannesburg earlier last month, we’ve been hearing about other instances of this nature. Police are warning people to be vigilant, not just with children, but also missing relatives. Some reports suggest that we could be facing a problem of human trafficking and to understand how it works and the different forms it is executed in,
Guest: Major Margaret Stafford - South Africa's coordinator for Anti Human Trafficking at the Salvation Army

Guest: Portia Qametsi – Legal Professional at Law for All

As the country is now at alert level 1, majority of industries are going back to normal. The aviation industry is all getting back in shape and dealing with challenges before it. The Air Traffic and Navigation Services says it is implementing an airspace management efficiency initiative, known as the Gauteng Airspace Performance-Based-Navigation Plan. This they say will assist in the recovery of the industry post the Covid-19 pandemic. How exactly is this going to improve the industry and what should we as the public know about it?

Guest: Jeoffrey Matshoba – Executive Responsible for Air Traffic Management

Free State residents have expressed their anger over the poor conditions they are living in after the provincial government spent 255-million rand on an asbestos roof audit project that did not benefit them. Last week, seven people accused of fraud, corruption and money laundering appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court after the Hawks arrested them in the Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They are facing charges relating to the multi-million rand asbestos housing project that dates back to 2014. Residents of Dark City in Bloemfontein say they are relieved the wheels of justice are turning for those who involved in the scandal. Ishmael Modiba reports...

Guest: Ismael Modiba – SABC reporter in the Free State

Ishmael, the ANC in the Free State held a couple of meetings around the issues, what can you tell us on that?

Last week Friday we saw some suspects appearing in court, are there more expected this morning?

LINK: We go now to KZN where a former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner and a police captain were expected to hand themselves over to the police in Durban this morning (Monday) this after the Investigative Directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority issued a warrant of arrest for them and to tell us what’s happening there
Guest: Vusi Makhosini – SABC reporter in KZN

LINK: In Limpopo three more people including a former Member of Parliament and a bank employee were arrested in connection with theft and fraud of four-point-eight-million-rand belonging to the Makgatho Community Property Association in that province.
The suspects allegedly connived in irregularly awarding a farming tender to a company linked to the wife of a senior municipal official of the Molelemole Local Municipality.

Guest: Michael Makhungo – SABC reporter in Limpopo

Land Administrator Officers will do quarterly spot checks on state land leased by farmers to ensure it is being used for its intended purpose. Emerging farmers - including women are set to benefit from the land release. Agriculture Minister, Thoko Didiza, has announced in Pretoria that the department will ensure that the more than 500 thousand hectares of state land released will be productively farmed or the state will terminate the leases. Didiza says the 30 year lease agreement stipulates that the farmer cannot transfer the lease to someone else or sublet the farm.

Guest: TERRIES NDOVE - DDG LAND REFORM

Yesterday (Thursday) many of you wanted to know how the Hawks managed to arrest so many people almost in one day. Another question was whether the arrests were based on information that was revealed at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture or if it was based on information that was gathered even before the commission? Well, to answer all your questions and talk about the arrests,

Guest: Hangwani Mulaudzi – Spokesperson for the Hawks

There was a lot of criticism this week from child advocacy groups when ANC Mpumalanga Provincial Executive Committee member and former MEC who has been accused of raping his children was named despite journalistic rules aimed at protecting the child. We use this opportunity now to look at the responsibility of media practitioners in naming child sex offenders. Experts say that this may cause trauma to young victims. Also now with the emergence of social media, covering such cases requires more caution. What it is that us as the media should always be conscious of?

Guest: William Bird – Executive Director at Media Monitoring Africa –

Guest: Ngaa Murombedzi – Advocacy Manager at Women and Men Against Child Abuse –

Guest: George Classen – Member of SANEF’s Diversity and Ethics Committee and also Ombudsman for Media24

As life goes back to normal with employees reporting for duty, labour experts are drawing the focus back to the Employment Equity Act and how government can impose and ensure that employers adhere to it. What are the loopholes in the act and why do some employers not comply?

Guest: Teboho Motsoane - Skills Development and Employment Equity Specialist of Strata-g Labour Solutions

In our business feature this morning we talk about the business of luxury with Buyi Mafoko. She is also Founder of The Events Fraternity, a Pan-African luxury consultancy which she says is vested in the Emerging Affluent and Affluent consumer and commercial markets. She now joins us on the line to talk about her journey and challenges along the way. What attracted her to this market and what would she say is that one thing that can make or break you in this industry?
Guest: Buyi Mafoko - Co-Founder and Managing Director at Matte BLK and Matte BLK Printing Founder, Luxury Aficionado at The Events Fraternity