Can a woman marry two husbands – what does the customary law say to women who want more than one husband and what modern examples are there of successful plural marriage where one wife has two or more husbands?

Guest: Dr VVO Mkhize, President of Umsamo Institute

On Sunday this week, the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development Mr Lebogang Maile will launch a Bontle Ke Botho campaign. This is a clean and green campaign that will address issues pertaining to littering, waste management and greening issues. Mr Loyiso Nkwana told us about the objectives of this campaign.

Dr Nomalanga Mkhize explains why she is against “education for the elite”. Mkhize is of the view that elite education in SA leads to the emergence of economic elite with very little social literacy, and who display contempt for the idea of social intelligence.

Mzwakhe Mbuli defends the controversial bursary which provides funding for young women on the condition that they undergo regular virginity testing. He questions the critics’ selective activism, arguing that most of them kept quiet during the tragic Marikana debacle. This morning we ask, when do we speak out and when do we choose to keep quiet?

Last year the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants held an event on Sustainable Development Goals where they spoke about how established businesses have an obligation to align with these goals. The organization goes on to say that many of them have been slow in adapting these goals. What exactly do they mean by this and how practical is it?

To regulate or not to regulate witchcraft continues to be a highly contentious issue in South Africa today. The South African Pagan Council, whose members practice witchcraft as a religion, is against its regulation and argues that only people who kill for body parts or engage in other already illegal activities should be prosecuted under common law. This morning we learn more about Paganism and find out why it is often identified with the so-called "dark side" of the occult.

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

We examine the reasoning behind Minister Motsoaledi’s plan to ban smoking in public places. Motsoaledi is of the view that smoking increases diseases and puts the health system under pressure with more patients needing care when they could have prevented it. On the other hand, SALTA is strongly opposed to the move, arguing that businesses in townships struggle to make a living as it is and these proposals are not going to achieve anything positive. Should smoking be banned in public places?

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba last week announced that there has been a seven percent increase of foreigners entering South Africa over the festive season despite the new strict visa regulations introduced by the department. Some experts say this has resulted in the tourism industry adopting a positive outlook for 2016. How has this made the industry be positive?