For many years now all we’ve heard about the e-tolls was never in favour of motorists. The ANC government which by the way implemented these tolls kept promising to deal with them. Taking you back to everything that was said by government around e-toll will take the month. So for now let’s listen to this interview by Aldrin Sampier talking to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on the 3rd of March this year….

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LINK: Well this time around draft regulations to the Aarto act – are proposing a fine of R500 for defaulting motorists each time they pass under a gantry. To educate us on this, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Howard Dembovsky - Chairperson of Justice Project South Africa

This coming Thursday matric learners will be sitting for their exams. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the exams will be starting on the 5th of November and finish on the 15 of December 2020. But some questions are being raised as to what happens should a learner test positive for Covid-19 during the exams? Also what sort of measures are in place from the department to deal with something like this?
Guest: Elijah Mhlanga – Spokesperson for the Depart,ment of Basic Education

John Steenhuisen is the Democratic Alliance's new leader. He emerged victorious at the party's virtual elective congress attended by over 2000 of the party's members this weekend. Steenhuisen's win appears to have been a forgone conclusion given the gap in support between him and the other contender KZN MPL Mbali Ntuli as Busi Chimombe reports…

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LINK: Is Steenhuisen the right man for the job and what new thing can we expect from him and the new DA leadership? For a perspective on this,

Guest: Jan Gerber – Parliamentary reporter at News24
Guest: Prof Andre Duwenage – Lecturer at North West University

As we mark National Wills Week, very scary revelations are coming out regarding top international celebrities who died without drafting a will. Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman died without a will in place. Aretha Franklin died in 2018 without having submitted a will to her attorney. There are just so many high profile people who find themselves in this situation where they leave the family with a headache. What is it about drafting a will that seems so hard for people to look into? Why do people choose not to file a will and is it only for the high profile or should we all be doing it? To talk more on this, we are joined on the line by….
Guest: Eunice Masipa – Director of Pretoria based law firm Masipa Attorneys

Let’s tell you now about the Urban Festival 2020. It is the first iteration of the event in South Africa that seeks to provide a virtual platform for engagement on a multitude of urban development ideas and perspectives. This year’s theme is all about Empowering the Civic and contends with how technology could be used to bridge gaps and enable development.

Guest: Geoff Bickford - Programme Manager - South African Cities Network

We are joined now by one of the party’s stalwarts, Ambassador Douglas Gibson who was the DA’s Chief whip in parliament…

Guest: Ambassador Douglas Gibson

The DA will hold its virtual elective conference this weekend facing a number of challenges. This year alone the official opposition party has lost three provincial leaders with one saying it's no longer the party he joined twenty years ago. This was preceded by the exiting of some senior party leaders including Mmusi Maimane, Herman Mashaba and Athol Trollip among others. The party has also lost the appeal of voters after losing ground in the 2019 and 2016 local government elections. Ntebo Mokobo has more…

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LINK: My colleague Bongi Gwala yesterday spoke to the party’s former leader, Tony Leon. Let’s listen to what he had to say…
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LINK: KZN MPL Mbali Ntuli now joins us on the line to talk about her leadership ambitions and what she’s hoping to bring to the party…
Guest: Mbali Ntuli – DA KZN MPL

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has stressed the importance of unity in the taxi industry - saying violence and conflict among stakeholders must be stopped. Mbalula was speaking at the opening of the National Taxi Lekgotla - which will encourage engagement with taxi stakeholders to debate and discuss how to create a safe and sustainable taxi industry. Mbalula will, over the next few days, lead the discussions in Gauteng. Let’s listen to what the minister had to say…

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LINK: It’s 2020 and the taxi industry is still giving government a headache. Where should we say the problem lies? Why is the taxi question so difficult to deal with and is unity possible in that industry?

Guest: Siyabulela Fobosi – Senior Researcher at UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights, Nelson Mandela School of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Fort Hare

It’s time for our regular UIF feature where Makhosonke Buthelezi 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: Makhosonke Buthelezi – Director of Communications and Marketing at UIF

It’s only a matter of months until the United Kingdom officially becomes a non-EU Member State. In light of this, the British government has introduced a new points-based visa route which commentators say will make it easier for South African students to study abroad. To make us understand which is the easy part and what some of the new requirements are.

Guest: Rebecca Pretorius, Country Manager at Crimson Education