Tzvi Brivik has written an article about what he deems as a mess at the CCMA where part time commissioners face a work overload due to budget cuts. This he says may lead to the collapse of the institution. As far as he’s concerned, how will this impact on the case brought to the CCMA?

Guest: Tzvi Brivik – Director: Malcom Lyons and Brivik

There has been calls for celebrity queen Somizi Mhlongo to be charged for intimidating a journalist. Two journalists sent questions to him and instead of answering, he apparently insulted them. Now we know that our country has a free media under a democratic state and the worry is that if this kind of behaviour is not dealt with in its infancy, then it may lead to hostility towards our profession. To look at whether we are overreacting to this incident and how such behaviour should be dealt with,

Guest: Prof Anton Harber – Caxton Professor of Journalism at Wits University

On our business feature today we talk to a manufacturer of eye glasses. They are called VUES and describe themselves as an African eyewear retailer with the sole purpose of “protecting the naked eye they say. Let’s find out who they are and what drew them into this industry….

Guest: Jaxx Tshabala – Director at VUES Artified Opticals

Minister of International Relations Dr Naledi Pandor yesterday (Wed) through a virtual programme gave a brief reflection of South Africa’s tenure at the UN’s Security Council. The session was hosted by the London Chatham House with an audience made-up of diplomats, policy makers just to name a few. Next month South Africa will conclude its tenure as chair of the AU and to reflect on some of the highlights,

Guest: Dr Naledi Pandor - Minister of International Relations

President Cyril Ramaphosa has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee to be chaired by his deputy president David Mabuza to oversee the country's Covid-19 vaccine rollout program. He was speaking during the ANC Progressive Business Forum dialogue on the economy and the pandemic. The meeting was called among others to discuss vaccine selection, procurement and distribution. South Africa is planning to vaccinate 40 million people before the end of the year in an effort to achieve herd immunity. The first one million doses of the vaccine meant to vaccinate frontline health workers are expected in the country later this month. Ntebo Mokobo has more….

Guest: Stavros Nicolao-Chairman of the Business for South Africa’s Health Working Stream

Guest: Professor Keith Engel-CEO of the SA Institute of Tax Professionals

Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, says his office has drawn up a new document for the National Command Council, asking for a change in restrictions for the province. Speaking during his weekly digital media briefing, Winde says it’s been 21 days since they engaged with the NCC and put forward proposals for restrictions when the province was in the midst of its peak.

GUEST: Alan Winde – Premier of the Western Cape

Former police security branch officer, Martin Naude, has denied any involvement in the death of anti-apartheid activist, Neil Aggett in 1982 at the then John Vorster Square police station in Johannesburg. Naude says he had interrogated Aggett from mid-December 1981 and last saw him alive on January the 9th the following year. He says he then returned to his hometown of East London. Aggett was found hanging in his cell at the police station on the 5th of February 1982. The apartheid security police said that he had committed suicide but Aggett's family believes that they were responsible for his death. Wisani Makhubele has been covering the story and filed this report…

Guest: Jackie Seroke – PAC member and activist detained and tortured by the then apartheid police

Over the years we’ve been talking about pitbulls killing children and calls for them to be banned. But the owners always feel that their dogs can be controlled. The latest incident is of a 4-year-old child who was mauled to death by a neighbour’s pitbull. Let’s now to an owner of this breed and also get a legal perspective on what it is that people who live in an area where neighbours keep this breed of dogs as we welcome….

Guest: Lins Rautenbach – Former PRO of the Pitbull Federation of South Africa

Guest: Chris Smit – Director at DSC Attorneys

As a follow-up from last week, Bryan will today look at what individuals should do going forward to try and make sure that they are not in the same situation next January. With interest rates being so low, what alternatives are there to help pensioners living on a fixed income to help make ends meet?

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

The Economic Freedom Fighters is pushing forward with its agenda for the postponement of this year's local government elections and their merging with the general election of 2024. The party says it is has begun a process of engaging all political parties on its stance and although some are unconvinced, it may just have the heavyweight support it needs to push the matter through.

Guest: Lulu White – Thought Leader on Elections, Democracy and Governance