Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced provisional funding allocations to some state-owned enterprises. Presenting the medium term budget policy statement in Cape Town, Mboweni says allocations to SAA, Eskom and Icasa were mainly funded through reprioritisation by reducing the baseline of national departments and their entities as well as provincial and municipal conditional grants….
Guest: Dr Joachim Vermooten – Independent Aviation Economist

Many sectors that have suffered under the lockdown are hoping a favourable slice from what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be dishing out this afternoon. Mboweni will be tabling the Medium Term Budget in parliament around 2pm. Let’s listen to what some of the industry players are hoping for…..
Guest: Somaya Kahki – Director for Tax at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

When one thinks of non-profit organisations, we always remember the wonderful work they do for communities in need. But what we don’t know is the stress and depression they are going through especially under the current lockdown situation. In light of this, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group in partnership with shikululu Social Investments have come up with Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) Mental Health Support Programme to offer mental health care and support to all NPO’s. They have also been getting a lot of calls since the lockdown started from people feeling anxious, lonely, worried and depressed.

Guest: Vanisha Gordhan- Spokesperson at SADAG

The Department of Human Settlements is using the Rapid Land Release programme to deal with housing issues in urban areas as more people are moving to cities.

Guest: Neville Chainee - DDG Strategy and Planning Human Settlements

The family of footballer Senzo Meyiwa says they want to know who orchestrated his murder. Five men arrested in connection with Meyiwa's murder appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Gauteng's Eastrand yesterday. They are facing charges of murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The case has been postponed to the 27th of November where a formal charge sheet will be presented before court. Tshepo Phagane was in court…

LINK: The behaviour of the suspects, the discrepancies between AfriForum and the police version raised a lot of legal questions even though the NPA believes that it has a tight case and to get a perspective on this.

Guest: Ulrich Roux – Criminal Law expert

There has been mixed reaction coming out of parliament around President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Civil Union Amendment bill into law. The bill prevents marriage officers from refusing to preside over same sex marriages. Let’s listen to what the parties had to say….
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LINK: The big question then focuses on the rights of the officers as this may go against their beliefs. What then for them? Is it a question of do your job or quit? Where do rights start and end?

Guest: Ropafadzo Maphosa – PHD candidate and researcher at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Advanced Constitutional Public Human Rights and International Law

David Letsoalo has written an interesting piece outlining how freedom of expression is repressed in our day under a democratic government. Under the apartheid regime one would see things like banning, arrests and so forth, but under the so called freedom era, it is done subtly. What is the deception around freedom of speech today as far as he’s concerned?

Guest: David Letsoalo – A Sankarist, activist and law academic

We close the show off with a remarkable leader who comes from a very humbling beginning and today sits at the top of Investec. Who is he and how did he make it this far? What are his thoughts around leadership and the state of the economy?

Guest: Fani Titi – CEO and Executive Director at Investec PLC

Many businesses have suffered a lot under the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to get banks and other financial institutions to work together during this period, but on the ground the story is different. The Free State Black Business Chamber is calling on the Consumer Protector to help them against landlords who are demanding rent due to them from March and to tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Lucky Motsamai – CEO of the Free State Black Business Chamber

There’s been a lot of clashes in the Ivory Coast as the country gears up for elections on the 31st of October. A house belonging to one of the presidential candidates was set alight with some reports suggesting that supporters of President Alassane Ouattara were behind the attack. Last week Ivorians living in South Africa vowed to intensify their call for President Ouattara not to contest that country's polls for a third term. Commentators are also worried about the return of former President Laurent Gbagbo. Let’s speak now to someone tasked with the responsibility of engaging with the Ivorian diaspora..
Guest: Issiaka Konate – Director General for Ivorians Oversees