Former president Jacob Zuma has ordered State Capture commission of inquiry Chairperson, Deputy Chief Judge Raymond Zondo to recuse himself as the chair. In a letter his lawyer, Eric Mabuza, sent to the commission, Zuma says he feels that Zondo is biased against him and therefore must step aside and allow a different judge to preside over the state capture commission. Last week, Zondo said he was not willing to negotiate with Zuma and his legal team on a date when he should appear before the Commission.

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LINK: Last year when Zuma appeared on the Commission, he asked Judge Zondo about the purpose of the commission and what it’s called State Capture…..

Guest: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast – Political Analyst

President Cyril Ramaphosa brought the debate around the removing of apartheid statues back on the national agenda. Delivering his virtual Heritage Day message yesterday Ramaphosa said that they won’t be apologetic for upsetting people, as the country confronts its historical injustices….

Guest: Professor Pitika Ntuli - Commissioner at the CRL and also internationally renowned sculptor and heritage activist

President Ramaphosa has recently announced the country’s move to alert level 1 lockdown, and with this, the country’s economy has since been opened to accommodate more businesses, especially those in the tourism and hospitality space.
Mayor of eThekwini, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda joins us now to tell us how they are taking advantage of this opportunity…

Guest: Sipho Kaunda

Earlier this week we saw the Khoisan community up in arms over branding used by a wine making company in the Northern Cape. The company, Namaqua Wines, uses Khoisan illustration on their wine boxes labelled "Rain Dance". This then draws our attention to the age old problem where indigenous medicines and symbols are used for commercial gain while the ethnic communities get nothing out of it. To navigate this issue and look at how communities can take ownership of their inheritance, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Prince Stanley Petersen - Member of the National Khoi-San Council and chief negotiator in the Rooibos case

Guest: Martha Pinkoane - Academic and founder of the Institute of Traditional Medicine and Traditional Knowledge...Dihlare Remedy.

Guest: Lesle Jansen - Lawyer from the organisation Natural Justice.

Very special day for our diverse country today where we reflect on our rich heritage. We have so many ethnic groups that make our country beautiful, how then do we unite under one common heritage to make our country a better place? Speaking now to the Heritage Council, how are they using days like these to promote social cohesion?

Guest: Danny Goulkan – Head of Communication and Stakeholder engagement at the National Heritage Council

September being Heart Awareness Month we focus on matters related to the heart. How should we take care of our hearts and do we take them for granted? We’ve seen young people die of heart attacks, is it normal seeing that it used to be elderly people who died from heart conditions? Well to answer all heart related questions,

GUEST: Dr. Norman Lester - Cardiologist at Midstream Hill Medical Park

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Focus: This morning we speak to the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation about water pollution. Recently Parliament’ Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation welcomed progress made by his department in addressing the challenges of pollution in the Gauteng municipalities of Emfuleni and the City of Tshwane.

Guest: David Mahlobo – Deputy Minister Water and Sanitation

A report published by SA Medical Journal has revealed that many adult males experience violent rape with perpetrators likely to be armed. This the report says is often to humiliate the victim report titled: The Unspoken Victims at rape trends in instances where young boys and men were raped or sexually assaulted. For a perspective on this,

Guest: Rees Mann - Executive Director at NGO, South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (samsosa) and a survivor himself, Rees Mann

One of the accused in the Nathaniel Julies murder case, Caylene Whiteboy, has told the Protea Magistrate's court that she's being framed by her co-accused and that she's received death threats. Three police officers are applying for bail for the murder of the 16-year-old who was gunned down last month just metres from his home in Eldorado Park in the south of Johannesburg. Let’s listen to what some of the residents had to say at the court..
LINK: The revelations in court has highlighted a huge problem on community policing and to look at the conduct of police especially in public places,

Guest: Dave Bruce – Independent Researcher specialising in policing and public safety

Today being Tuesday, it’s time for our regular UIF feature where Tsiamo Molema 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: Tshiamo Molema – Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Commissioner’s Office