As we enter Women's Month, we are greeted by news that Inanda in Kwa Zulu Natal has become the country's rape capital fourth year running. What is it about this community for it to record the highest number of rapes for so many years? Also what should we read into this seeing that our country is battling the scourge of rape and gender-based violence?

Guest: Ngaa Murombezi – Advocacy Manager at Women and Men against Child abuse

Limpopo's government has handed over 40 shacks worth over 2- million-rand to hostel dwellers at Talana outside Tzaneen. They are the first phase of the department's 15-million-rand Covid-19 temporary accommodation relief. This move has upset many who feel that the money used was too much for shacks which does not deal with the real problem of housing in that province.

Guest: Basikopo Makamu - MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

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The SABC will tomorrow (Saturday) mark 84 years since it was established in 1936. One of the interesting things about the SABC is that it an institution that touched many of our lives one way or the other. Be it radio or TV. Let’s talk about some of the milestones of the institution as we welcome…

Guest: Nada Wotshela - Group Executive for Radio

Many of those who are fortunate enough to have jobs are encouraged to take leave during the lockdown period. Health experts are pointing out that many employees are stressing and used to a system where they save leave days for December and Easter. But this year, there was no Easter Weekend. How important is taking time off for workers and how does it help?

Guest: Alison Hallett, the founder of Work Mind Matters and a qualified occupational therapist

With just a day to go into August, the Office of the Premier in KwaZulu-Natal is today launching their Women's Month Campaign. The 2020 commemoration will focus on unfinished business of empowering women under the theme “Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal Future”. To talk more on the KZN plans Women’s Month, we are joined on the line by
Guest: Lenox Mabaso – Spokesperson for the KZN Office of the premier

Lawyers around the country are raising their frustration about the plight of crash victims trying to claim for the Road Accident Fund. The lockdown is said to have made things worse. Let’s speak now to a lawyer to get an understanding of the challenges faced by the victims also how this affecting them directly….

Guest: Kirstie Haslam - Partner at DSC Attorneys

But then how do we take control of our communities to by-pass the politicians? How do we take charge as citizens? Let’s talk now to someone who has led from the front and knows the possibilities around it as we welcome…

Guest: Dr. Trevor Ngwane – Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and also President of the Sociological Association

Let’s talk about the arts now especially under the current lockdown situation. For people who love art festivals and so on, rehearsals are going on in a performance devised specifically for the Zoom app The Art of Facing Fear, which features artists from seven countries in Africa, South America, and Europe. It is a digital international collaboration conceived by Rodolfo García Vázquez and Ivam Cabral from acclaimed theatre company Os Satyros in São Paulo.

Guest: Napo Masheane – Cast member and co-producer of the production “The art of Facing Fear”

July is National Savings Month in South Africa, and Nedbank dedicates the month to encourage consumers to adopt or maintain a culture of saving. This is in aid of changing the narrative that South Africans have a poor savings culture and also encouraging consumers to adopt new/better financial habits.
Even with a seemingly bleak backdrop, stokvel savings remain preferred savings vehicles for a large portion of the South African population. Let’s get a perspective from Nedbank on Stokvels as we welcome…

Guest: Sisandile Cikido: Nedbank’s Head of Retail Investments

Guest: Palesa Lengolo: Author of the book titled Stokvel how they can make your money work for you.

Yesterday when Andrew Mlangeni, the last remaining Rivonia Trialist was buried, even the president had to say something about the corruption that has plagued his government. Even the speakers raised their concerns about the Covid-19 corruption. Let’s hear what the President had to say….

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LINK: Having listened to those two sound clips from very senior members of the ruling party, what should we say? How can the Africa’s oldest liberation movement redeem itself from corruption? Is it too late to turn their image around?

Guest: Mcebisi Ndletyana-Professor of Politics at the University of Johannesburg