What is Northern Cape's Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs response to the water crisis in the Kai Garib Local Municipality?

Guest: Bentley Vass - MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs in the Northern Cape

Municipal Watch: Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has raised their deep concerns following revelations of how much municipalities owe Eskom. It was revealed last week in Parliament that the amount went from R89-billion to  R110-billion.

Guest: Ms. Lerato Phasha - SALGA Portfolio Head for Municipal Finance and Fiscal Policy

Guest: Dr Namane Dickson Masemola - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Guest: Prof. Puleng LenkaBula - the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa

Bafana Bafana to take on Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup today

Guest: Sifiso Ramara - SABC senior sports journalist in Mexico

Guest: Reneilwe Yeye Letsholonyane - Bafana Bafana legend who was part of the 2010 World Cup squad

Guest: Mninawa Ntloko - SAFA Spokesperson

The Electoral Commission is seeking answers after RISE Mzansi declared a R30 million loan write-off as a donation in its latest political funding disclosure. The party insists the transaction is fully compliant with the Political Party Funding Act, while the IEC says it is examining the details of the arrangement. 

Guest: Songezo Zibi - Leader of Rise Mzansi

1. Ethiopia – Addis Ababa NEBE Releases Preliminary Results From 24 Constituencies As Prosperity Party Dominates The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairperson, Melatwork Hailu, has released preliminary results from 24 constituencies, showing the ruling Prosperity Party winning all but one of the seats announced so far in federal parliamentary and regional council races. 
2. Namibia – Windhoek Qatar Energy and Shell have announced a new oil discovery off the coast of Namibia. The two oil companies are partners in the petroleum exploration licence (PEL) 39 in the Orange Basin and announced the discovery this week. "Shell, alongside its partners Qatar Energy and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), has reported encouraging exploration results from its Merlin-1X exploration well. 
3. DR Kongo – Rwanda AFC/M23 rebels and the Rwandan army have committed numerous war crimes in eastern DR Congo, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. In the aftermath of the capture of the city of Goma on January 30, 2025, when 11 trucks left the Unity Stadium with approximately 1,700 people on board and headed north towards Rutshuru, a campaign of forced recruitment began. HRW, which conducted some 200 interviews with former detainees, describes it as systematic. 

In our historical archives, it was on this day, 11 June 1976, when the then Deputy Minister of Bantu Education, Andries Treurnicht, rejected the applications by five Soweto schools to depart from the so-called 50-50 policy in secondary education, which entailed equal use of English and Afrikaans in schooling

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The Global Briefing: As the European Union considers welcoming new members, five of its most influential countries are proposing a controversial safeguard

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is once again under strain after both countries exchanged fresh military strikes

Indonesian court has sentenced four military intelligence officers for carrying out an acid attack on prominent human rights activist Andrie Yunus.

Guest: Mikatekiso Kubayi, PhD - Senior Researcher and South African Research Chair on African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg 

Built in Mzansi: How Lekgabe “Kgabsy” Dihlabi has built a grassroots, non-profit organisation (NPC) dedicated to rural economic development, education, and community self-reliance (autonomization), primarily operating in Qwaqwa. She is currently holding a campaign called #NoChildLeftBehind, where she assists matriculants with tertiary and NSFAS applications.

Guest: Lekgabe “Kgabsy” Dihlabi - Founder of Qwakanda 

The SABC has confirmed it will be the official home of the FIFA World Cup 2026, bringing 34 live matches across S3 and SABC 1, supported by full radio coverage nationwide and streaming on SABC Plus. With the powerful campaign message “ALL OF US. ALL IN. Kaofela,” the broadcaster says this World Cup is about more than football.

Guest: Orapeleng Lebethe - Head of Productions for SABC Sport