The pass rate for the Class of 2020 is 76.2%. Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says although the national pass rate dropped below 80%, with a drop of 5%, it is much better than she expected. She announced the pass rate in Pretoria. Liela Magnus reports ....

guest: Seliki Tlhabane-Chief Director: Maths, Science and Technology at the Department of Basic Education

The Department of Health in partnership with Pfizer have embarked on an immunisation and child health catch up drive. Let’s find out now what this is all about and what parents should know about it. And also under the current Covid-19 restrictions, where does one take their child?
Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Literary lovers are in for a treat as the Market Theatre has put together a star studded cast to pay tribute to the literary giant E’skia Mphahlele. They will be performing the novel called Tate Etla Gae (Father Come Home) in Sepedi as this forms part of the Indigenous Languages programming funded by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Incubation Programme.

Guest: Clive Mathibe – Stage adaptor and director of the play

The Human Sciences Research Council held a webinar at the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address discussing policy options existing for sustainable and equitable macroeconomic reconstruction and recovery beyond COVID-19. They were zooming into this four-point plan for the economic future of South Africa. The big question is how realistic is it under the current political climate marred by corruption?

Guest: Dr Peter Jacobs – Research Director in the Inclusive Economic Development division of the Human Sciences Research Council

The public consultation process on the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service has officially been launched. You may remember last year the framework was released for comments aimed at creating a system of professionalism in the public service.

Guest: Busani Ncaweni-Principal of the National School of Government

Last week we received an anonymous call from one of our listeners who wanted to know how the principle of innocent till proven guilty works. What does it mean in legal terms and to the layperson’s year? This is a term that is very popular with politicians when dealing with their own and to explain this to us,

Guest: Prof Hennie Strydom – Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg

In this hour we focus on preserving the legacy of Nelson Mandela through the Nelson Mandela Museum and Foundation. How do we utilise his legacy and memory to build a better South Africa and better world?

Guest: Mr. Mandisi Msongelwa - Acting CEO of the Nelson Mandela Museum

Guest: Ndileka Mandela

This morning we bring you a special programme marking 31 years since international icon and South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela was released from the Victor Verster Prison in 1990. The Nelson Mandela Museum is celebrating the historic event today by taking us back to the planning of his release and reflect on his last day at the prison and the whole process of walking him from the gate to where he addresses the nation. Let’s first talk about why the museum decided to mark the day in this manner as we welcome…

Guest: Dr Nomvuselelo Songelwa - Council Chairperson of Nelson Mandela Museum (5 minutes to set the tone and give listeners background to the celebration)

CLIP-MANDELA-OPENING

LINK: We speak now to those who were in the forefront of receiving Mandela when he was released in 1990…

Guest: Trevor Manuel – Former Finance Minister and part of the then committee tasked to receive Mandela (Will speak on readiness of Nelson Mandela’s release and its activities)

Guest: Dr Sydney Mufamadi – Former Minister of Safety and Security and also part of the committee tasked to receive Mandela (Will speak on the political preparedness and democratic future in South Africa.)

The first COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize along with a group of healthcare workers at the Khayelitsha District Hospital, in Cape Town. The Western Cape will be receiving 13-thousand of the 80-thousand Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines which have arrived in the country. Corbin August reports

Guest: Kevin Halama – Spokesperson for the Health and other services personnel trade union of South Africa

Supporters of the Free State Radical Economic Transformation (RET) Forces have questioned the independence of the country's judiciary. The group has pledged support for ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, ahead of his court appearance in Bloemfontein tomorrow. Thabiso Radebe has the story…..

PKG-MAGASHULE

LINK: Let’s speak now to one of the organisations that are supporting Ace Magashule…

Guest: Gift Pudi – SANCO’s Deputy Provincial Chair in the Free State

Guest: Polediso Motsoeneng – Former secretary of the Tabo Mofutsanyane region