Botswana's ruling Botswana Democratic Party, BDP has again won the country's general elections, after reaching the 29 parliamentary seat thresholds. Botswana parliament is made up of 57 seats, and a party with 29 seats is declared the winner. Chief Justice of Botswana Terence Ranowane is at the offices of the state broadcaster to officially announce Mokgweetsi Masisi the winner. The overall outcomes are expected during the course of the day.

GUEST: Mr Spencer Mogapi, Deputy Editor of Botswana's The Sunday Standard and chairperson of Editors' Forum

The land issue is no doubt one of the most controversial issues we have to confront whether we like it or not. Since the ANC’s resolution on it at Nasrec, we have been having different speakers giving their views on it. This time around we here from the art world. The Gallery of the University of Johannesburg is hosting Conversing the Land, an exhibition of landscapes from the permanent art collections of MTN and UJ, as well as selected landscapes from the joint MTN and UJ Emerging Artists Development Programme. The selection of works interrogates the many ways in which visual artists have grappled with the land in an attempt to understand who we are, where we come from, what we had and what we have lost. To shed some light on this,

GUEST: Annali Dempsey, UJ Art Gallery and Art Collection Curator

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has urged motorist to pay for e-tolls. He has been leading engagements on ways to save the cash-strapped project, given that motorists have basically crippled the e-toll system by simply not paying, despite mounting bills. But Mbalula now says paying for the roads would create a better economic eco-system within the transport industry. To get some clarity on this, we are joined on the line by…

GUEST: Ayanda-Allie Paine – Spokesperson for Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula

The National Assembly's portfolio committee on health is embarking on a national roadshow to inform and educate the public about National Health Insurance Bill (NHI). The Committee will facilitate dialogues where community members and other stakeholders across South Africa will be afforded the opportunity to influence the direction of the NHI...

GUEST: Sibongiseni Dhlomo, chairperson of the National Assembly's portfolio committee on health

It's been another busy week in the world of news, particularly here in South Africa with the news of DA leader Maimane and former federal chairperson Trollip resignation on Wednesday, following Helen Zille's election as federal chairperson of the party at the weekend. And in International news, the inaugural session of the Russia-Africa Summit at the resort island of Sochi.

GUEST: Brooks Spector, an Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick
GUEST: Pieter du Toit, News24's Assistant Editor

Time now for our regular Thursday Health Talk feature, this morning we are in conversation with Belinda Ramakatsa, a Disability media influencer and the Founder of B-scoliosis, who has Scoliosis, a common spinal deformity that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. Belinda says so many people are misinformed about Scoliosis and that it's not just about the spine...

GUEST: Belinda Ramakatsa, a Disability media influencer and the Founder of B-scoliosis

Over the years working more than one job was mostly done by people who were really hard pressed by different circumstances. People like nurses, single mothers and so on. But now this is becoming a norm and even has a title called the 'Side Hustle Economy'. What is it exactly and what are the trends? How is it advancing under the current economic climate? Why is it becoming normal and what sort of impact does it have on productivity?

GUEST: Kresantha Pillay, Lead Specialist: Lifestyle Protector at Liberty Group

SMME owners know the frustration of delayed payments and the effect it has on business. Especially to those who do business with government. Last week the Eastern Cape government developed an APP system to help speedup payment and also track the process through ones phone. It's been a few days since the launch, how is the system going so far and how are the SMME's warming up to it?

guest: DALUHLANGA MAJEKE – HEAD OF DEPARTMENT – EC PROVINCIAL TREASURY
guest: FEZILE MOYANA – WEBMASTER AT PROVINCIAL TREASURY

Yesterday DA leader Mmusi Maimane finally made the announcement we’ve all been expecting him to make. In 1994 our politics became that of a rainbow nation with politicians integrating and driving towards one vision of uniting the country. The DA then grew over the years as a liberal party that accommodates the black electorate. Now we’ve seen two black senior members resign. We speak now to one of the political veterans in the country who was there from the days of the National Party to the DA and had his own share of trouble while a member

GUEST: Peter Marais – President of the Bruin Bemagtiging Beweging or BBB and sole MP of the Freedom Front Plus in the Western Cape Legislature

Mmusi Maimane and Athol Trollip have resigned as party leader and Federal Executive chairperson respectively. In a media briefing at the DA's headquarters in Bruma, Johannesburg, Maimane said that despite his best efforts he had realized that there was a grouping within the party that did not share his vision to build an inclusive South Africa. He says he will continue as the party's parliamentary leader until the end of the year, after which the DA will go to congress to elect new leadership…

GUEST: Professor Steven Friedman, who is a professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg