This morning Bryan focuses on paying off debt especially for those who are working.

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

The Special Investigating Unit says it is concerned about the publication of leaked investigation reports by the different media houses. They are pointing mostly to the Covid-19 related corruption saying it misleads the public. But then the media being what it is, and serving the public’s right to know, where do we find the balance?

Guest: Keizer Kganyago – Spokesperson for the Special Investigating Unit

Today (09 Nov) being World Adoption Day, we turn our focus why it’s important for people to adopt and raise awareness around the subject. Over the years reports indicated just how difficult the process of adopting is which somehow turns many people off. But then back in the days many orphans were raised by distant family members and neighbours. What has happened to that and how should we describe the state of adoption in the country?

Guest: Thabita Dalamo – Organiser of World Adoption Day South Africa and founder of Baby and I in Melrose

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the unemployment issue worse as many people lost their jobs while young people never got the chance to improve their skills as the country was on lockdown most of this year. Well tech company Microsoft has granted Afrika Tikkun R2.5 million as part of its Global Skills Initiative. The company says that the initiative aims to bring new digital skills to underserved populations and reskill workers impacted by Covid-19 and the economic crisis it precipitated.

Guest: Onyi Nwaneri – CEO at Afrika Tikkun

As per your constant request for clarity regarding the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant, we have invited the South African Social Security Agency to answer all your questions. Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government will be extending the special R350 COVID-19 grant by a further three months. He made the announcement when he delivered his economic recovery plan at a joint sitting of Parliament. To get full explanations as per your questions, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Totsie Memela - SASSA CEO (WILL TALK ON POLICY)
Guest: Fanie Sethokga – General Manager Grants Administration (WILL TALK MORE ON OPERATIONAL ISSUES)

Neither United States President nor the senior members of the Republican Party have officially conceded the Presidential race as Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made history on Saturday by winning both the popular vote and the Electoral College. The 77-year old Biden becomes the oldest person to win the Presidency while Harris becomes the first woman, black in this instance or otherwise, to claim the Vice Presidency… on a day that saw joy flood the streets in cities across the country. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports......

Guest: Dr. Philani Mthembu – Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue

Today (Monday) the SABC and Telkom enter into a channel carriage deal which will enable our audiences to stream the public broadcaster’s content on demand.

Guest : Ian Plaatjies – SABC COO

Let’s tell you now a project focusing on people who are visually impaired. It’s an art programme based on the work of internationally acclaimed Willem Boshoff’s “The Blind Alphabet” which transcribes complex words into tangible objects to be experienced by the blind and translated to the sighted.
Guest: Annali Dempsey – Curator of the UJ Art Gallery

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has seen a huge increase in applications for next year which put the number close to 500-thousand. Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says that this is a major improvement from provinces that had extremely low applications in the past two years. To find what could be behind the increase and how NSFAS is handling it, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Phatisa Ntlonze – Media Liason Officer at NSFAS

US President Donald Trump appeared before the media last night as his grip on the White House appeared to slowly slip away, presenting a litany of grievances while he accused Democrats of trying to steal and rig the election. He promised a lot of litigation over unsubstantiated claims of fraud across multiple states, as Democratic rival Joe Biden urged calm and for every ballot to be counted. Let’s listen to this report from the BBC’s Jon Sopel in Washington…..

Guest: Brookes Spector – Us foreign policy expert