South Africa remains on high alert as the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants get underway. Are protests still an effective tool for communities to drive change, and what goes into organising them responsibly?

Guest: Thabang Wesi - Bekkersdal community leader

South Africa remains on high alert as the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants get underway. What is the situation at the Home Affairs in Cape Town?

Guest: Mlamli Maneli - SABC Journalist in Cape Town

Reality Check with Nomfundo Mogapi: 30 June planned protests - What’s happening beneath the surface? What wounds are being triggered? Why do grievances escalate so quickly? What practical steps can help us calm things down while still taking people’s pain seriously?

Guest: Nomfundo Mogapi - Clinical Psychologist and CEO of the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership 

SA remains on high alert ahead of the planned 30 June protests targeting undocumented immigrants, with the police and the SANDF deployed across the country to maintain law and order and protect lives and property. While organisers say the demonstrations are about immigration and service delivery, critics have raised concerns about the potential impact on foreign nationals and public safety.

Guest: Xolani Zuma - March and March legal advisor 

As South Africa braces for the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants, security has been heightened, with the police and the SANDF deployed across the country to maintain law and order. Meanwhile, the South African National Taxi Council, SANTACO, has assured commuters that taxi services will operate as normal despite the planned demonstrations.

Guest: Rebecca Phala - SANTACO National Spokesperson  

The Women on Farms Project is a Stellenbosch-based feminist NGO and they say that targeting poor migrants from other African countries lets government off the hook from the real underlying causes of the current crisis. 

Guest: Kara McKay - Campaigns Programme Facilitator at Women on Farms Project 

Guest: Colonel Robert Netshiunda - KZN Police spokesperson 

Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

1.    SADC- Virtual Extraordinary Summit

SADC Leaders Convened an Extraordinary Summit on the Madagascar Crisis and regional security issues yesterday.

 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government convened an Extraordinary Virtual Summit yesterday to discuss the political and security situation in Madagascar.

According to the regional bloc, the meeting will consider the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation's report, which has been monitoring developments in Madagascar.

2.    Republic of Seychelles- Afrikan Union 

AU Commission Chairperson Congratulates the Republic of Seychelles on the 50th Anniversary of Independence yesterday.

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Seychelles on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the country's Independence.

3.    Ethiopia- Tigray – European Union 

TPLF Rejects EU Criticism, Accuses Federal Government of Violating Peace Deal

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected European Union accusations that it is undermining Ethiopia's 2022 peace agreement, instead accusing the federal government of violating the accord and warning that the Tigray region faces a growing risk of renewed conflict.

In a statement issued in response to the European Union delegation's call for the urgent resumption of talks to implement the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), the TPLF dismissed the bloc's concerns as based on "inaccurate information" that fails to reflect realities on the ground.

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day, 30 June 1960, when the independence and liberation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was recognised, following mass demonstrations in 1959, during which, in the country’s capital, Kinshasa (at the time still called Leopoldville – the city of Leopold), the army attacked the demonstrators, killing hundreds.

Guest: Vincent Magwenya - Presidential Spokesperson  

As SA prepares for the planned 30 June protests against undocumented immigrants, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens to exercise their constitutional right to protest peacefully while warning that violence, intimidation and vigilantism will not be tolerated. 

Built in Mzansi - How a company produces fresh chicken and beef bone broth, which is delivered weekly to customers across the city. The business uses bones that would often go to waste, creating a circular economy model that converts agricultural by-products into nutritious food while creating income opportunities in rural areas.

Guest: Phumeza Stuurman - Founder of Rural Impaqt Bone Broth and participant in the Stellenbosch Business School Small Business Academy