Recently, one of the largest and most powerful trade unions in the country, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) was again in the news. This time, not so much for its strike activity, but rather the Department of Labour's threat to deregister the union. Some have speculated that this was due to the trade union's strike activity in the mining industry and opposition to Cosatu affiliated and ANC aligned, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). In today's show we explore this development and more broadly the role of the state in regulating trade unions.

1. Terry Bell, who is an Independent Labour Analyst

2. Ms Sellinah Mahlangu, Directorate for Collective Bargaining at the Department of Labour

We are now in conversation with Themba Godi, the leader of the African People's Convention, APC. Themba Godi has chaired the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, SCOPA, for the last 14 years. Godi will not be returning to parliament as his party failed to secure enough votes to keep its seat in the National Assembly. The APC garnered just over 19 thousand votes in the elections.

GUEST: Themba Godi, the leader of the African People's Convention, APC

This morning we are in conversation with SABC Economics editor, Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki to look at South Africa's economy post the recent general elections, this also in the wake of the unemployment rate which has increased to its highest level since late 2017. Stats South Africa recorded it at 27.6% at the end of the 1st quarter of 2019. For the latest outlook on the country's economy, Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki now joins me in studio...

GUEST: SABC Economics editor, Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki

We are now in conversation with Gideon du Plessis, the General Secretary of Solidarity. The trade union says it is disappointed with AngloGold Ashanti's announcement that it would possibly sell Mponeng, its only remaining mine in South Africa, along with all its other mining operations…

GUEST: Gideon du Plessis, the General Secretary of Solidarity

Time now for our regular slot African Perspective, which will now be known as the Global Perspective as we broaden our reach by moving beyond the African continent. This morning we are profiling Russia - the largest country on earth, which emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to seek to reassert itself as a world power. For more on the country

GUEST: Alexander Kulyaev - Second Secretary Press-Attaché for the Russian Embassy in the Republic of South Africa

Time now for our regular Tuesday slot; Talking Finance with Bryan Hirsch. This morning we are going to deal with: How much life insurance do I need, and why do premiums vary from company to company when it comes to not only life assurance, but disability and dreaded disease?

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

This morning we are in conversation with former ANC provincial chairperson and North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo. Mahumapelo was removed from serving as premier in 2018, and the party's provincial executive committee following protracted and violent protests in the province. Job Mokgoro was appointed to replace Mahumapelo. Mahumapelo and his supporters, however, won two high court bids challenging the disbanding of the provincial executive committee. This morning we will speak to Supra Mahumapelo about attempts to on his life, his tenure as premier and ANC chair in the province and how the ANC should go about delivering services to people in the province after its win in the general elections...

GUEST: Supra Mahumapelo, former ANC provincial chairperson and North West Premier

The situation is escalating in Iran .This could destabilize the many things including starting a world war. What’s next?

GUEST: Mr Ibrahim Deen, Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre

In the past, strong research from the field of positive psychology has shown that universally money adds to our happiness only up to a certain point. How true is this? Today we ask can money buy you success and happiness.

GUEST: Douglas Kruger, who is the Author of “Is your thinking keeping you poor?” 5o Ways the Rich Think Differently and Award Winning Speaker. He is the only speaker in Africa to have won the Southern African Championships for Public Speaking a record five times.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has led the party to its sixth electoral victory but this could be its last chance. We are now in conversation with Richard Calland, an Associate Professor in Public Law, at the University of Cape Town, who says the ANC's domination has been in decline since 2009. In four successive national and local government elections since former party president Jacob Zuma entered office that year, the ANC's share of the vote has fallen. The party's leaders know it, but find it hard to accept.

GUEST: Richard Calland, an Associate Professor in Public Law, at the University of Cape Town