Today is World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day. Teachers Day is held annually on the fifth of October. Since its set up in 1994, the day celebrates the marking of the “teaching in Freedom" in 1996. In commemoration of this day we will look at the role of teacher unions in South Africa when it comes to issues pertaining to teachers. Are teaching unions in touch with the needs of teachers? What are they doing to prevent any form of violence committed against teachers by learners or any other member of society whilst performing their duties? And is the leadership of our teaching unions’ representative of most teachers?

GUEST: Nkosana Dolopi, who is the deputy general secretary, of South African Democratic Teachers Union

GUEST: Ted Townsend - Media Liaison Officer at the South African Teacher's Union

In an article he penned on how we can unlock Tourism as a key to unlocking economic growth, Sango Ntsaluba executive chairman of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited says if we are deliberate in our efforts in taking advantage of the growing tourism wave, we need to start decentralizing tourism attractions to areas like Sharpeville in the Vaal, Egazini in Grahamstown (recently termed Makhanda) and Brandfort in the Free State, among others.

GUEST: Sango Ntsaluba - Executive chairman of Executive of NMT Capital He is also a founding member of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited. He is also one of the founding members of Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo

Professor Nomboniso Gasa is of the view that State Capture goes much deeper and wider than these and affects the very quality of South African life and social fabric. It affected the capacity of departments to meet their obligations.

GUEST: Nomboniso Gasa is adjunct professor of public law and a senior research associate at the Centre for Law and Society at the University of Cape Town. Her work focuses on land, politics, gender and cultural issues

On the 8th December 2008, The President of the South African Youth Chamber of Commerce (SAYCC), Mr Thapelo Maleke launched the Young Women-in-Business Forum (YWBF) with an intention to accelerate the participation of Young Women in our country's economy. He envisioned a platform to connect, inspire and support influential Young Women Entrepreneurs who wanted to use business to create a values-driven and sustainable wealth.

GUEST: Tshegofatso Ndlovu – Secretary of the Young Women in business forum of the South African Youth Chamber of Commerce

Guest: Mr. Phila Mahaye, Chairperson: Westville Business Chamber

Namibia's president has called for a change to the country's constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and re-distribute it. President Hage Geingob was speaking during a land conference in Windhoek. He has vowed to push ahead with land redistribution. He has also denied allegations that the land conference outcome has been predetermined. Take a listen…

NAMIBIA LAND
And that is Namibia's president, Hage Geingob. That sound courtesy of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. For more on this we are now joined on the line by…

GUEST: Kavena Hambira, chairperson of the Namibia Institute for Democracy, which is a non-partisan Think Tank.

Limpopo Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba says the shortage of medicine at provincial health facilities is a disaster. She has blamed a new distribution system, introduced by the National Department of Health...

MEDICINE SHORTAGE LIMPOPO
And that is Limpopo Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba. For more on this we are now joined on the line by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi...

GUEST: Dr Anban Pillay, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance at the Department of Health

South Africa will host the Jobs Summit on 4 and 5 October 2018 as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2018 State of the Nation Address. The president highlighted that jobs, especially for the youth, will be at the centre of the 2018 national agenda. This morning we get input from two youth organisations, to get a perspective from them, what do they expect to come out, are they optimistic that the Jobs summit will bring about solutions to youth unemployment?

GUEST: Mr Sifiso Mtsweni, Executive Chairperson of the
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

As the 2019 national election draws closer, service-delivery protests are increasing in local communities in a context of high joblessness, crime, a lack of economic growth and the rising cost of food and daily necessities. The CSDA tries to answer the question of “What influences political party preferences of South African voters in the run up to the 2019 elections? “ in a new nationally representative study to monitor the impact of socio-economic rights implementation on voter preferences. Is there a shift away from party loyalty and identification in voter preferences? Do socio-economic rights implementation, governance and corruption matter to South African voters?

GUEST: Professor Leila Patel, SA Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development and Director of the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg

The ANC can no longer count on Cosatu to win elections, this according to Professor Steven Friedman, a professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg. Professor Friedman says this isn't because its alliance partner; Cosatu, won't organize votes for the ANC but because it can't. For more on this he now joins me on the line....

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