The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the school year so badly that even those in the sector don’t have concrete solutions to proceed with an almost wasted year. But now the worry is the psychology of those who will be sitting for their Grade 12 exams. Psychologists are turning the focus on the parents and the role they can and should be playing in helping their children through this difficult process.

Guest: Lauren Martin -Counselling Psychologist and SACAP Head of Faculty: Applied Psychology

Bryan looks at whether this is a good time to be investing….

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

The DA has accused the SAA Business Rescue Practitioners of misleading the public when they announced that National Treasury had provided another letter of commitment to provide the 10-point four billion rand required to relaunch the ailing airline. The party says National Treasury had not made a commitment to cut budgets or redirect cash to fund any SAA bailout. DA MP Alf Lees has challenged both the BRPs and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to produce the letter of commitment if they dispute his assertion. He says it is astounding that there can be any consideration of budget cuts in other departments to fund SAA when South Africa had to borrow money from the IMF just to cope with the economic meltdown caused by government's Covid-19 lockdown ...

Guest: Christopher Sabangu - Deputy president of the South African Cabin Crew Association

A 64-page report by Human Rights Watch has revealed atrocities committed against foreign nationals in our country. The report titled: They have robbed me of my life: Xenophobic Violence against Non-National in South Africa paints a very gloomy picture of how Africans and Asian foreign nationals were treated between last year March up to this year in the same month. But then what is this based on and what should we attribute the revelations to? Is it about economics as some South Africans accuse foreign nationals of taking their jobs? Also, what is it that makes South Africa attractive to foreign nationals?

Guest: Dewa Mavhinga - Southern Africa Director with the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch

Guest: Victor Kgomoeswana – Author of Africa is Open for Business and public speaker on African business affairs

Guest: Dr. Tanya Zack-Urban Planner and Senior Visiting Fellow at Wits University

These days one can’t even go to the loo without their cell phone in hand. Microwave ovens are a must-have replacing the old way of cooking. Instant food prepared in a lab are what we eat. Babies are monitored through gadgets placed in their rooms. Direction is given by GPS and reading of maps have become a thing of the past. These are just a few examples of how much technology has taken over our lives. To highlight the impact this is having on our health and happiness, a panel of South African experts are discussing the subject and also looking at how to live greener while embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Guest: Dr Marlena Kruger – Integrated wellness Practitioner and Techno Life Coach. She is also founder of TechnoLife Wise Foundation

The widow of slain top cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, says she is confident that justice will be served and those responsible for his murder will be brought to book. Kinnear, a senior investigator in the Anti-Gang Unit, was gunned down near his Bishop Lavis home on the Cape Flats yesterday. He was involved in the investigation of several high-profile cases. Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the family in the Western Cape and called for an immediate investigation into why the protection service assigned to Kinnear had been withdrawn.

Guest: Peter Ntsime- Acting Deputy General-Secretary-South African Policing Union

As part of celebrating Heritage Month, we speak about embracing and celebrating our languages and heritage. Artists do it best as they have a way of integrating heritage in their art. Motlanalo is one such musician who has embraced her Sepedi roots and chose to sing in her mother tongue. Let’s take a listen to one of her tracks and then we will talk about her and why she chose this genre…..

Guest(Skype): Motlanalo – Singer and song writer (Beauty Rammalo)

We focus now on the Public Service Commission’s quarterly bulletin which they released this week. It focuses on a number of issues from education, payment of service providers and health to name a few. As a public service watchdog, what would they say are the most complaints they are receiving relating to corruption and also is the situation improving as far as they are concerned?

Guest: Michael Seloane - Commissioner at the Public Service Commission

The issue of shale gas exploration and extraction in the country is one that has seen environmentalists at loggerheads multinational who’ve been trying to explore minerals. Well in an effort to guide policy development and regulatory framework on the issue, Chairman and the CEO of the Council for Geoscience together with the Beaufort West Local Municipality Councillors will on Monday officially launch phase two of the Karoo Deep Drilling and Geo-environmental Baseline Programme.

Guest: Mosa Mabuza - Chairman and CEO of the Council for Geoscience

The IEC says that a proposal to pilot e-voting in next year’s local government elections may not happen as the country did not have sufficient funds. Speaking to the South African National Editors Forum yesterday (Wed), chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said that political parties did not appear to be in favour of electronic voting. Let’s hear now from the IEC as we welcome…
Guest: Mawethu Mosery - deputy ceo at the iec