The Black Business Council (BBC) has strongly condemned the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) proposal to replace the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act and the Public Procurement Act, saying it's a continuation of apartheid.

Guest: Kganki Matabane: CEO Black Business Council 

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• China unveils 5 yr economic plan, focus on investment instead of stimulus 

• 2. Raubex flags a slump in earnings 
• 3. Markets

Guest: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk - professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs 

The City of Tshwane is under mounting scrutiny over a reported R777 million spent on water tankers in the 2024/25 financial year – a figure that overshot the approved budget by R457 million.

Guest: Aaron Maluleka: City of Tshwane MMC For human settlements 

Following a bullying incident involving pupils at Milnerton High School, in Cape Town, Why do school children bully each other and how can parents spot the early warning signs?

Guest: Professor Seths Cooper - Former President of the Psychological Society of SA

Phapano Phasha argues that the dismissal of Lumka Oliphant, former Chief Director of Communication in the Department of Social Development, is not merely an HR decision — it is a damning indictment of the moral decay within South Africa’s political leadership.

Guest: Phapano Phasha - chairperson of The Centre for Alternative Political and Economic Thought

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• Spar expands its exposure to the healthcare market with its acquisition of Aptekor

• 2. H&M bets on Yaga, with R80 million investment 
• 3. Markets

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• Inflation ticks higher in September 

• 2. Famous brands’ stronghold in local market boosts earnings (owner of steers, Debonairs and wimpy)
• 3. Markets

The Gauteng Premier has disbanded the Amapanyaza and the Public Protector (PP) has also released a report on allegations of irregularities in the establishment, appointment, and deployment of Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW)

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Gauteng Government Spokesperson

Two teenagers, Diegan Ryters (17) and Tigan du Plessis (18), were tragically killed in a gang-related shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon. Why is gang violence rife in Coloured communities?

Guest: Dereleen James: ActionSA MP, anti drug activist