The Transport Department in KZN is facing a budget shortfall which is likely to affect 100-thousand learners who won’t be able to go to school. The department says it’s unable to provide for all the learners who need the service. To find out what happened and how they are hoping to fix the problem,

Guest: Dr Vusumuzi Nzama – Head of Department in the KZN Department of Education

In an effort to ease dependency on social grants, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services are coming up with new ways of chasing after child maintenance defaulters. They will start using registered cellphone and telephone numbers, company registrations, credit profiles and so on. So basically if you are one of those who chose to run, just know that you can’t hide anymore. To understand how the new approach is going to work, we are joined on the line by…
Guest: Josephine Peta – Senior Legal Admin Officer at the Department of Justice

We start off our new feature on municipalities by focusing on the the troubled Mogalakwena local municipality in Mokopane, Limpopo. They announced a new mayor yesterday, the sixth in less than ten years. Frans Mokwele was elected as the new mayor during a virtual council sitting. He replaces the fired mayor Andrina Matsemela. The municipality has been marred by financial mismanagement, corruption, tender irregularities and political instability due to infighting among ANC councillors. Let’s find out now how the municipality reached this point and what are the new mayor’s plans as we welcome…

Guest: Frans Mokwele – Newly appointed mayor of the Mogalakwena Local Municipality

Guest: Basikopo Makamu – MEC for Corporative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs in Limpopo

Guest: Mohlatso Selomo – Mogalakwena Residents Association

Today in our personal development feature we focus resetting your goals in a changing personal and work environment….

Guest: Zipho Sikhakhane – Global speaker, business strategist and CEO of EMZ Advisory

This morning Bryan discussing some of the golden rules of investments. What is it that people should know before even putting their money down?

GUEST: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

For many years private business have been calling on government to allow them access to the rail infrastructure. James Holley, who is Chief Executive of independent rail operator Traxtion’s says that giving third-party operators access to the rail network would not only enable more efficient freight movements within the country, but unlock potential new export markets by providing capacity to freight goods to ports and the rest of the continent. Let’s get his views now and also find out how his call is being received so far….

Guest: James Holley - Chief Executive of Traxtion, an independent rail operator

The Department of Health in partnership with Pfizer have embarked on an immunisation and child health catch up drive.

Guest: Ntombi Mazibuko - Child Health Consultant- UNICEF

Health experts say what is most important and desired is a COVID19 vaccine that can alleviate pressure from the health care system. Ideally, a drug like the Johnson & Johnson vaccine which protects against severe disease to help decrease the number of hospitalisations and deaths. There is concern over vaccines with lower protection against mild to moderate infections because the time-off needed to recover places a burden on the economy. Mt colleague Stephen Grootes spoke to Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize this morning…

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Guest: Prof Barry Schoub - Chair Of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines

The highly publicised meeting between EFF leader Julius Malema and former President Jacob Zuma at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal ended without any of the two parties revealing details of the discussions. Malema and his entourage arrived in a helicopter at Nkandla at around midday. He was accompanied by former EFF national chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu, ANC Ekurhuleni regional chairperson Mzwandile Masina and ANC National executive member Tony Yengeni.

Guest: Samekele Maseko – SABC Political journalist (Covered the story outside Nkandla)
Guest: Steven Friedman is Professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg

The Centre for Social Development in Africa has released their report which has revealed among other findings that there was mixed knowledge about the National Minimum Wage in the domestic worker sector MW. Most employers knew of its existence but were not clear on the level it was set at and what the temporary exclusions meant. Surprisingly in the agriculture sector, both employers and farm workers were more knowledgeable about it. We focus now on the domestic worker side to find out why there’s less knowledge about the national minimum wage as we welcome
Guest: Senzele Mthembu – Researcher at the Centre for Social Development in Africa
Guest: Pinky Mashiane – Founder and President of the United Workers of South Africa