Guest: Mugwena Maluleke - is the General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, (SADTU)

The National Union of Mineworkers Youth Structure says it is extremely unhappy and concerned by the decision taken by the National Command Council to allow mines in South Africa to operate at 50%. The Council announced last week that the amendments are aimed at allowing a phased economic activity which gives permission for mines to operate at 50% capacity and will gradually increase capacity. To understand what exactly they are concerned about,

Guest: Bonginkosi Mrasi – National Secretary of NUM’s Youth Structure

Since the lockout came into effect, smokers have been raising their concerns as shops are not allowed to sell it. Interestingly some listeners wanted to know about legalities around the sale and consumption of dagga. So to answer all questions about where the issue is currently legally and so on and how much quantity one can have on their person,

Guest: Jeremy Acton – Leader of the Dagga Party – He is one of the people who has been challenging legislation around this issue and was also at the Constitutional Court when the last ruling was made.

Health experts have been raising concerns around people living with HIV with fears that they may be exposed to the Covid-19. So far we’ve not understood exactly what sort of impact it may have on them. Interestingly, UNAIDS and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) are joining forces to help people living with HIV across sub-Saharan Africa from contracting Coronavirus. How will they be doing this?

GUEST: Russel Taylor - Reckitt Benckiser SA. Regional Director Africa, health, general management

Professor Jonathan Jansen got the conversation going when he advised that the 2020 academic year be called off - due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Jansen has suggested that schools promote grade one to grade 11 learners to the next grades - but have a catch up plan in place. He says schools need to work with universities and colleges to bridge the gap for matric learners….

Guest: Hendrick Makaneta - Education activist

Today we speak about urology. According to medical journals, it is a surgical speciality that deals with the treatment of conditions involving the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive organs. What sort of conditions would make one to go visit a urologist?

GUEST: Dr Thami Madlala - Urologist

Since the start of the lockdown period, we have been receiving calls from small business owners about the pain they are feeling as their businesses were forced to shut temporarily. Well let’s speak now to an organization called SaveABusiness. They are a non-profit organisation that assists small businesses with financial aid and support during the lockdown. How do they operate and what size business do they help?

Guest: – From SaveABusiness, a non-profit organisation that assists small businesses with financial aid and support during the lockdown

Social media has been abuzz with footage of law enforcement agencies either beating people in the streets. In some cases there was a lot of brutality while sometimes it’s just a case of scaring them off to stay in their houses. But now some NGO’s are accusing them of being selective in how they execute they treatment.

Guest: Themba Masango – Secretary-General of #NotinMyName

Even though we don’t have scientific evidence on the impact that the lockdown is having on small businesses, the sector has been the most vocal. Government has promised to assist them and also getting some of them to operate. How are the different provinces assisting them? Let’s find out first from Limpopo as to what assistance they are giving to the sector…

Guest: Thabo Mokone - MEC for economic development in Limpopo

Prof Francis Petersen who is Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State has penned an article looking at how universities as global institutions of higher learning are managing COVID-19. Institutions of higher learning have been the hardest hit with fears that the delays are causing major disruptions on top of the factor that the year started with protest action. As far as Prof Peterson is concerned, how are universities managing the disease?

Guest: Prof Francis Petersen – Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State