The Managing Director and Founder of Valued Citizens Initiative, Carole Podetti-Ngono has written an Open Letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa. In the letter she calls on the president to provide basic infrastructure in schools, give our children their birth certificates and identity documents, and provide an empowering environment for our teachers. Carole Podetti-Ngono has also requested Ramaphosa to end corruption and incompetence in our learning environments in order for South Africa to attain its 2030 NDP (National Development Plan) goals...

GUEST: Carole Podetti-Ngono, Managing Director and Founder of Valued Citizens Initiative

OPEN FEATURE WITH NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GHANA
**Anthem was done by Richie Mensah, better known by his stage name Richie. He is an award-winning Ghanaian singer-songwriter and record producer.

Time now for our regular Tuesday feature; the African Perspective. Today our profile is Ghana, home of the late former secretary-general of the UN, Kofi Annan. Ghana is considered one of the more stable countries in West Africa, since its transition to multi-party democracy in 1992. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan nation to break free from colonial rule. For more on Ghana, we are now joined on the line by...

GUEST: Dr Angelina Wilson (She's Ghanaian) who is based in the Education and Skills Development programme at the Human Sciences Research Council.

The much anticipated Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture officially started in Parktown, Johannesburg yesterday (Monday). The commission is tasked with investigating the full extent of corruption at state organs. Various key witnesses including former president, Jacob Zuma, former deputy Finance minister, Mcebisi Jonas and former ANC Member of Parliament, Vytjie Mentor will testify at some point...

GUEST: Ms Phephelaphi Dube, Who is a Director at the Centre for Constitutional Rights

On The Talking Point this morning, we discuss the 35th anniversary of the United Democratic Front (UDF), an anti-apartheid body that incorporated many anti-Apartheid organisations. It was launched in 1983, in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. This morning we will explore the UDF's role as a unifying movement of different organisations with a common goal of defeating Apartheid

GUEST: Omar Badsha - Who is the Ceo and Founder of South African History Online

As we continue to observe Women’s Month, this morning we speak to someone who has done so much in her career, Professor Anna-Mart van Wyk. She has done 13 research grants across the world and she has been a guest lecturer in countries such as Washington, Rotterdam and Italy and to top it all - she has supervised various Masters and PhD programmes as well.

GUEST (Studio) Professor Anna-Mar van Wyk and she is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Monash South Africa

how will such a move benefit our country?
Unathi Sonwabile Henama explains how South Africa’s tragedy-riddled past can be turned around and be used for tourism. He has been calling for the conversion of the site of Marikana since 2015.

GUEST: Unathi Sonwabile Henama - Lecturer, Department of Tourism Management at Tshwane University of Technology

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it is alarmed by the poor leadership in some of the schools it has visited in the North West Province. The committee says poor leadership of principals and their senior management teams are the leading cause of under-performance within the system. The committee was in the North West on a week-long oversight visit to assess various pillars of the basic education system. For more on this we are now joined on the line by...

GUEST: Ms Nomalungelo Gina, the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education

Time now for our regular feature; the “Friday Music Wind Down”. Today we profile Singer, actor and presenter, Nicholas "Nick Soul" Nkuna. Nick recently released his Afro-pop album, "Therapy", featuring the likes of Tshedi Mholo and Skwatta Kamp's Relo. Nick Soul now joins me in studio....

GUEST (In studio): Singer, actor and presenter, Nick Soul

How do we reverse this system of belief? How do we create an egalitarian society where everyone is equal? Does the manner in which tasks are designate din the home have a bearing on these schools of thought?

Guest: Sbu Mpungose – Social Commentator and PR and communications professional
guest: Pule Goqo - Brothers for life Ambassador

A latest report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has ranked Cape Town as Africa's top city of opportunity. The report benchmarks Cape Town against 30 of the world’s leading cities across 66 indicators of urban success. The 30 cities identified are global centres of finance, commerce and culture and represent among them a sizeable proportion of the world economy.

Guest: Siyamthanda Songca –Association of Black Securities and investment professionals (Absip) Western Cape Exco (Young Professionals)

Guest: Ian Neilson, Executive Deputy Mayor Of The City Of Cape Town