The Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, says the province has seen a rise in early retirements and absenteeism among teachers, mainly due to overcrowded classrooms and growing incidents of school violence.

Deputy president Paul Mashatile talks about the GNU, the National Dialogue price tag, the controversy around his trips abroad and the possibility of facing Patrice Motsepe in the race for the ANC presidency.

Mashatile is in conversation with Sowetan editor in chief, Sibongakonke Shoba, in Sowetan's new podcast, IN THE KNOW.

Read more on the Mashatile interview: https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/

Podcast produced by: Gugu Phandle

In this episode of The Follow Up, we remember the late rapper by providing the timeline of events leading up to his final moments and revealing what strides have been made in the investigation into his murder, and how a year later AKA is still remembered and celebrated by his family, friends and the music fraternity.

The Follow-Up is a TimesLIVE production.