According to statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), As many as one in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems. Furthermore, research reveals that over 40% of people living with HIV in South Africa have a diagnosable mental disorder. Recently the Gauteng Department of Health hosted a Mental Healthcare Summit, whose aim was to reflect on the state of mental healthcare in the province. Today we get a national picture of the state of mental illness, and the interventions by government in addressing these.

GUEST: Dr Yogan Pillay, who is the Deputy Director-General at the National Department of Health.

Retrenchments could get worse in South Africa over the next few months, this according to Aadil Patel, director and National Head of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's Employment Practice. Patel says factors such as low levels of economic growth, poor employment figures and fourth industrial revolution, will lead to further retrenchments by South African businesses

GUEST: Fiona Leppan, who is a Director of Employment practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Mpumalanga was recently identified as the world's largest air pollution hotspot. Data shows the province, which has 12 coal-fired power plants, contributes the largest amount of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere. WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year. According to the World Health Organisation, Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and by reducing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease.

GUEST: Dr Raeesa Moolla, from the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies

The ANC's national integrity committee has recommended that the party's leaders implicated in the VBS Mutual bank scandal step down from their positions. The integrity commission says that the reputation and credibility of the party has been seriously affected by the issue.

GUEST: ANC integrity committee chairperson, George Mashamba

The Automobile Association (AA) says only 35% of vehicles in South Africa are Insured. In recent years 70% of the total cost of motor claims in the country has been accident related. The Automobile Association is advocating for more people to be insured.

GUEST: Automobile Association spokesperson, Layton Beard

Amidst the optimism of the outcomes of the jobs and investment Summit, The HR Think Tank say the cohesion between government, business and labour are crucial to tackling economic growth and employment. The Think Tank says that developing our human capital is key and the challenge is quite significant with South Africa ranking 87 of 130 countries, with a score of 58.09 on the Global Human Capital Report 2017.

GUEST: The Managing Director of Knowledge Resources, Mr Wilhelm Crous

Continuing high levels of police involvement in serious and violent crime is the key finding of the third edition of the Broken Blue Line report released today by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). This is the third in a series of these reports which looks at the involvement of police officers in serious and violent crime. As in previous reports, the data shows that police continue to be implicated in crime. The report details the police's involvement in serious and violent crime and puts forward three solutions to turn the tide on criminals.
GUEST: Marius Roodt- Head of Campaigns at the Institute for race relations

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is one of the 12 professional accountancy bodies in South Africa (SA). SAICA supports the development of the South African economy and society by promoting and enhancing the value of the profession. It is also currently the only professional accountancy organisation in South Africa that has been accredited by the audit regulator in SA, the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA).
GUEST: Willi Coates, who is a Senior Brand Executive at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Over the past few years, refugees and migrants have been in the spotlight all over the world. Since the end of Apartheid, millions of migrants and refugees have settled in South Africa – most coming from African and Asian countries. Those who are poor have encountered many problems here including bad treatment and corruption by state officials, xenophobic attacks in townships and discrimination in social life. At the same time our government has promoted an African renaissance and lately under President Cyril Ramaphosa, closer political unity similar to the European Union. What will this mean for us, should we still have national borders?

GUESTS:

1. Tendai Bhiza, from People Against Suffering Oppression and Poverty
2. Professor Loren Landau, from the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits

Unemployment in South Africa increased to 27-point-5 percent in the third quarter, from 27-point-2 percent in the second quarter of 2018. According to Statistics South Africa, the sectors that contributed to the rise in unemployment include mining, manufacturing and private households.

GUEST: Brian Kantor, A Chief Economist and Investment Strategist at Investec Wealth and Investment