Guest: Corné Mulder: Leader: Freedom Front Plus 

 

 

Guest: Roland Henwood: Political Scientist And Commentator University of Pretoria  

 

 

11 August 2025

 

1.    South Afrika – Zambia 

Lungu family challenges court ruling over burial-Appeal filed in South Africa

The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has filed an urgent application in the South African courts, seeking leave to appeal a ruling concerning his funeral and burial arrangements.

The application was submitted to contest a decision made by the Pretoria High Court on 8 August 2025.

 

2.    Ivory Coast- Abidjan 

Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election.

Ivory Coast, the biggest economy of francophone West Africa, is due to hold a presidential vote in October. 

Earlier this year four main opposition figures, including former President Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse chief executive Tidjane Thiam, have been barred from running by the electoral commission.

 

3.    South Sudan- Juba- African Union Peace and Security Council 

PSC to undertake a field mission to South Sudan as it warns of ‘the potential of a full-scale war’

From 10 to 12 August 2025, the premier standing decision-making body of the African Union (AU), the Peace and Security Council, is scheduled to undertake a preventive field mission to South Sudan. 

This field visit comes against the background of various and high-level engagements by the AU, including through the PSC, as part of the effort to contain the situation in South Sudan and sustain the transitional process.

 

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day 11 August 1998 when the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Palestinian National Authority president, the late Yasser Arafat, arrived in Cape Town on his first state visit to South Africa at the invitation of late President Nelson Mandela.

 

Guest: Prof Yogan Pillay is the director for HIV and TB delivery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

 

Guest: Professor Marius van Staden, associate professor at the Wits School of Law 

 

Guest: Lucien Pierce: Director at specialist IT & Cybersecurity law firm, PPM Attorneys in Johannesburg.

 

 

8 August 2025

1.    South Afrika- Zambia 

Judgement on whether Sixth Republican President, Edgar Lungu, should be buried in Zambia or South Africa has been scheduled for today, Friday, 8th August 2025, in the Pretoria High Court.

The ruling is set for 11:30 hours and will be delivered in open court, according to a notice issued by the Registrar, Joanna Hefner.

This development follows arguments presented on Monday, 4th August 2025, by legal representatives of the Zambian Government and the family of the late President.

 

2.    Kenya - Nairobi

Air ambulance crashes near Kenya's capital killing six (6)

A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed into a residential area just outside the Kenya's capital on Thursday, the aircraft's owner said.

AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed.

The service provider didn't provide the number of casualties or a possible cause, saying in a statement that it was “cooperating fully with relevant aviation authorities and emergency response teams to establish the facts surrounding the situation.”

 

 

3.    France – Algeria 

France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as row deepens

In a letter to Prime Minister François Bayrou, President Emmanuel called for a tougher stance against Algeria's 'disrespect'.

He directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements.

 

4.    Profiling Afrikan Woman – series 

Who is transforming Africa? The women who refuse to wait their turn.

Africa has always had brilliance, courage, or vision. It has always had women who are not waiting for history to remember them but shaping it in real time. 

These women are doing just that, transforming how Africa works, thrives, and is seen by the world.

 

5.    In our historical archives, it was tomorrow in our story 9 August 1956 when 20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws.

In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to present a petition against the carrying of passes by women to the prime minister, J.G. Strijdom.

 

Guest: David Dickinson is an attorney with Lawyers for Human Rights and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Wits University. 

 

Guest: Glen Snyman - Founder and Leader of People Against Race Classification 

 

Guest: Lehlohonolo Thobela: Meteorologist, South African Weather Service (SAWS)