Not taking it too far in history, one can go back to an era where royalty ruled the world and decided on everyone’s future and education level. But then as expected, revolutions took over. The most popular being the French and the Russian revolutions where ordinary people took over. In Russia it was the peasants and the factory worker who were in the midst of things, giving birth to the symbol of the hammer and sickle. Even though it’s associats mostly with communism, the hammer represented the industrial workers while the sickle represents the peasantry. The worker’s voice was powerful throughout history. But today, we see mass retrenchments, be it factories closing, SOEs collapsing and the list goes on. Where did it go wrong?

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi - The South African Federation of Trade Unions

Guest: Gideon Du Plessis – General Secretary of Trade Union Solidarity

Guest: Riefdah Ajam - General Secretary for the Federation of Unions of South Africa

Guest: Michael Shingage – Cosatu’s Deputy President

Guest: Dr Dino Chetty - Specialist Oncologist who consults at 1 Military Hospital

Guest: Nomusa Dube-Ncube KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs

Struggle stalwart and Rivonia trialist, Denis Goldberg has died at the age of 87. Goldberg was one of the eight Rivonia Trialists who were convicted alongside former President Nelson Mandela for treason.
Omar Badsha - CEO of South African History Online - SAHO,
Jeremy Cronin – Former South African Communist Party General Secretary

As more and more private institutions are heeding government’s call to assist in helping against the fight to contain the Covid-19, we as the station bring them to you to show the good side of our country. This morning we speak to the SA Medical and Education Foundation. They together with their donors have supplied R10-million life-saving medical equipment which has already been delivered to the doctors and nurses working on the frontline of the Pandemic. Who are they and why did they decide to heed the call?

Guest: Trevor Pols – CEO of the SA Medical and Education Foundation

The Unemployment Insurance fund (UIF) has paid out 3-point-3-billion-rand in Covid-19 relief funding since the 27th of April. Government says it has received 103-thousand applications from employers who represent 1-point-7-million employees. Employers are encouraged to apply for funding through the temporary employer/employee relief scheme. Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says 220-thousand workers have still not claimed. The representative is back today to answer all your questions…

Guest: Makhosonke Buthelezi - UIF's communication and marketing manager

Over the past few days we’ve been receiving calls from those in the security sector about the things they face while on duty especially under the lockdown. We’ve seen in malls and shops how they are made to spray customer hands with sanitizers. But is it part of their job? Also some of them are not given protective gear against the virus. Manabela Sam Chauke

Guest: Manabela Sam Chauke – CEO of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority

Yesterday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was expected to brief the media with regard to when schools will reopen, as well as what steps are to be taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among learners, but the briefing was postponed indefinitely. This morning we speak to the unions in the sector to find out what their worries are. Let’s hear first from Naptosa through their Executive Director Basil Manuel who was speaking to Stephen Grootes this morning….

NAPTOSA

Guest: Allen Thompson – President of the National Teachers' Union (Natu)

Guest: Nkosana Dolopi - SADTU's deputy general-secretary
guest: CHRIS KLOPER – GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE
SUID AFRIKANSE ONDERWYSERS UNIE

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

On the 17th of March 1992, white South Africans vote "Yes" in a referendum to allow the National Party government to continue negotiations with the ANC in a process of dismantling apartheid. Let’s go back to that and listen to the news bulletin reflecting the voting….

Guest: Anton Harber – Veteran journalist and Caxton Professor of Journalism

Guest: Mathata Tsedu – Former City Press Editor

Guest: Joe Thloloe – Veteran journalist and former press ombudsman