Last year residents of Alexandra Township took to the street and shut the area down in protest of service delivery and housing problems. The filth, the rats and the congestion are just something else. What has happened since their protests? Has anything changed?
Guest: Thandi Mthombeni – One of the organizers of the Shutdown Alex Movement

With the continued uncertainty of Eskom and the impact it has on business, especially the SMME sector, insurance companies are saying it’s not all doom and gloom for the SMME sector. They are coming up with solutions for that may help owners minimize the impact of load shedding. Knowing how complicated insurance companies can be, how then are they making things easy for the SMME sector seeing that cost is also a factor?

Guest: Skhumbuzo Myeza – Managing Director of Imbasa10x

Professor Malegapuru Makgoba has been appointed Eskom interim chairperson. This follows the resignation of Jabu Mabuza last week. Makgoba, a scientist, joined the Eskom board as a non-executive director in 2018, following the resignation of Jabu Mabuza last week. In a statement, the Public Enterprises Department says his appointment is consistent with government's plan to appoint a board with an appropriate mix of industry and engineering experience. Earlier on this morning I spoke to Professor Makgoba and started off by asking him why he accepted the position as Eskom’s interim chairperson

Energy just like water has become a serious issue for the African continent. Some countries are investing in dams, solar, nuclear and other forms of alternative energy. Interestingly, the intra-African trade agreement has been signed and those in the energy sector believe it may bring a lot of positives when it comes to the future of energy. What sort of benefits are there and how should South Africa grab the opportunity with both hands seeing how we are battling with Eskom?

GUEST: Brian Statham, the executive leader of the South African National Energy Association (SANEA)

Today schools are opening and parents and teachers are having their hands full in making sure that all goes well for the first day. But now the Institute of Race Relations has released a report entitled ‘Thrown under the School Bus – The future of the Class of 2020: Gauteng as bellwether on education’. The report interrogates what the future holds for the youngsters and what the class of 2019 tells us. What should we be worried about?

Guest: Hermann Pretorius - Campaigns Coordinator at the Institute of Race Relations

Dr Richard Maponya was one of the founding fathers of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce, commonly known as NAFCOC. They are here too paying their respect to Dr Maponya and we use this opportunity now to speak to them about what he meant to them and also touch on how significant NAFCOC is today under the democratic dispensation….

GUEST: Steve Skhosana – General Secretary of NAFCOC

Time now for our regular Monday feature Legally Speaking, where we discuss all issues pertaining to South African law. This morning we will discuss the calls for the country's sex offenders list to be made public. This in the wake of ongoing cases of gender-based violence (GBV), rape and other sexual offences. This morning we are asking you: Should South Africa's sex offenders list be made public?

GUEST: Nelisa Ngqulana, a Managing Director of PR Trends ZA

Last week Friday some NSFAS-funded students were being turned away from registering at universities because the government financial aid scheme had not yet paid their registration fees. The SABC spoke to some students who were turned away from the University of Johannesburg. They were concerned that NSFAS will pay their registrations fees after the process has been closed. The students’ main worry was funds to secure spaces. Take a listen to some of their concerns…

Guest: Dr Randall Carolissen, an administrator for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile last week denied reports that there are factions in the top six leadership of the party. Since the beginning of the week in Kimberley, different leaders have been conducting campaigns individually, something that is widely seen as factionalism in the ANC. On Thursday, ANC deputy president David Mabuza told the media during a campaign that the Eskom board and Gordhan had misled Ramaphosa when they said there would not be loadshedding before January the 13th. The Presidency then said unforeseen circumstances resulted in renewed power cuts. Clearly all of these points to divisions and looking back to the president’s speech on Saturday, what should we read into these developments?

GUEST: Xolani Dube, a senior researcher at Xubera Institute for Research and Development in KZN

Police in Upington, Northern Cape, had to rescue a group of migrants as anger in the community boiled over. Upington has been in turmoil for two days since the stabbing and killing of police officer Stefano Visagie. A man who's not South African is suspected to be the killer and that has triggered the community to attack shops owned by migrants.

GUEST: Stanley Peterson - one of the community leaders in Upington