Over the past few years major concerns have been expressed by civil society and the media about the environmental crisis. These concerns range from global warming, air pollution, pollution of the sea and impact on marine life and the extinction of thousands of species. With a point of no return estimated to be 12 years, the environmental crisis will obviously impact on the economy, jobs and life itself.
However, it is not clear what the trade union movement’s positions are and whether they will seek to influence government and big business to deal with the environmental crisis. In today’s Workers on Wednesday show we discuss the trade union view on issues related to the environment and how they plan to influence and ensure positive change. With us to discuss this we have

GUEST: Lebogang Mulaisi - COSATU Social Policy Coordinator

GUEST: Phakamile Hlubi - Media Officer and Spokesperson for Numsa

Violent attacks against foreign nationals have sparked outrage in South Africa and protests across the continent. Foreigner nationals living in the country have fled for safety, while others say they have nowhere to go. The recent scores of people have been injured; many shops have been looted and torched. Local women married to foreign nationals, and who have children with them, have spoken about the damage and toll the attacks have taken on their marriage and relationships and how they feel ostracized in their communities. This morning I am joined in studio by a married couple who have been affected by the recent violence…

GUEST: Anonymous, who is a Nigerian born, energetic gospel singer, based in South Africa. He's also a song writer, vocal coach and a worship leader.

GUEST: Precious, who is a South African Gospel sing, who is married to Anonymous

As the country reels from the chaotic situation that is taking place in our cities, where mass looting is taking place, traditional leaders are also adding their voice calling for calm. The EMBO KINGDOM, through His Royal Majesty Chancellor King BHUNGANE lll, says that it is calling for calm among what they refer to as “our people and Africans in particular”. They go on to say that they condemn the sporadic violence that we see among and against our African brothers and sisters in Gauteng Province and elsewhere in the Country. To hear what they have to say and what their concerns are,

GUEST: His Majesty King Bhungane the Third

Time now for our regular Tuesday feature the Global Perspective, where we profile countries around the globe. This morning we profile the Republic of Ireland, an island in the British Isles located west of Great Britain, which is known for its physical beauty, with vast areas of unspoilt wilderness and breathtaking sceneries of romantic ruins…

GUEST: Paula Molloy, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa

Planning to Invest or are you currently in the process of Investing? Well this morning we are going to look at the first step in making an investment plan for the future and what steps should be taken to an organised investment plan?

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

Yesterday (Monday) saw mass looting around Johannesburg where not only foreign owned business, but also locally owned. Some of the areas that were targeted were Tembisa, Melvern and the Jeppe area. What image does this portray for the country? To get an understanding on the impact of looting from a business perspective,

GUEST: Joan Warburton-McBride – CEO of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Time now for our regular Monday feature; Legally Speaking, this morning we are in conversation with Andiswa Gowa, an Occupational Therapist at Andiswa Gowa Practice and Sinolwazi Mahlaba, an Attorney at Simi Healthcare Solutions, a Public service in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Both Companies were founded by Andiswa and specialize in Medical legal cases pertaining to personal injuries.

GUEST: Andiswa Gowa, an Occupational Therapist at Andiswa Gowa Practice

GUEST: Sinolwazi Mahlaba, an Attorney at Simi Healthcare Solutions, a Public service in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

We talk to the Road Accident Fund to remind you our listener and the public in general about how to approach the Road Accident Fund and what the new changes of directly claiming mean. For many years lawyers defrauded the fund millions of rands as they gave very little to victims. Since the changes how has the public been dealing with the fund?

GUEST: Advocate Khathu Magadani, Promotions and Activation manager at the Road Accident Fund

As we enter Heritage Month, we turn our focus on the Khoi and San community. They started off celebration this weekend with a programme they call “cultural reawakening” themed “from Coloured to Khoi”. They go on to say that they would like to restore themselves as a nation from being named coloured to reclaim their Khoi and San ancestry.
GUEST: Christian Martin – A Khoi-San activist and ANC MPL in the Eastern Cape legislature
GUEST: Khoi chief, Crawford Fraser

Mzwanele Nyhontso was elected president of the Pan Africanist Congress at the party’s national elective conference this past weekend in Bloemfontein. But as expected with the PAC, another faction is disputing his presidency saying the conference was illegal. Narius Moloto who was not part of the conference is reportedly one of the people saying the conference was illegal. To get an understanding from the new leadership,

GUEST: Newly elected PAC President, Mzwanele Nyhontso