The South African Human Rights Commission meets the police in KwaZulu-Natal and the United Nations Agencies to address issues linked to recent marches on immigration and related concerns

Guest: Aseza Gungubele - Commissioner for the SA Human Rights Commission  

Thousands of Johannesburg commuters face another day of uncertainty as Metrobus services remain disrupted due to ongoing industrial action. The Democratic Alliance has accused Johannesburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene of failing to address these challenges, arguing that years of poor planning and underinvestment have left commuters and workers paying the price.

Guest: Cllr Sean Kreusch – DA Johannesburg Shadow MMC for Transport  

Yesterday, Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander broke down at the Madlanga Commission after being told that a disputed polygraph test linked to him had been declared invalid. How credible are polygraph tests and can they be manipulated?

Guest: Mike Bolhuis - Specialist Investigator Into Serious Violent, Economic, And Cyber Crimes 

AfriForum has gained access to previously concealed Eskom contracts following a landmark court ruling that forces the power utility to open its books on key coal, diesel and electricity supply agreements.

Guest: Morne Mostert - Head of Local Government at AfriForum

• US targets 60 countries with additional tariffs over forced labour claims
• 2. Google parent company, Alphabet raises $80bn to fuel AI expansion
• 3. Market update

1.Ethiopia – Addis Ababa 

The Ethiopians have decided, and the election results are trickling in, and the AU Election Observer Mission will host the press briefing today. The AUEOM is led by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of the Republic of Kenya. The Mission comprises 73 Short-Term Observers (STOs), 61% of whom are women, drawn from 37 African countries, including ambassadors accredited to the African Union, officials of election management bodies, members of civil society organisations, election experts, human rights specialists, gender and media experts, and representatives of youth organisations.

Its findings and assessment of the conduct of the elections at a press conference in Addis Ababa. A final and comprehensive report will be published within two months after the elections.

1.  Senegal - Dakar

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced a new 30-member government that excludes the Pastef party led by his ousted prime minister. Faye's announcement came in a live television broadcast less than two weeks after he fired former ally Ousmane Sonko.

1. Kenya – USA 

Kenyan President William Ruto has defended the controversial US-backed Ebola facility

Kenya's president yesterday defended the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals after a court halted the plan and security forces teargassed protesters fearing the deadly virus could spread in the country.

The US-built facility at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base was due to open last week, according to US officials, to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.

1.  In our historical archives, it was on this day, 3 June 1986, when mass democratic movements called for June 16 Stay away. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the United Democratic Front (UDF), and the National Education Crisis Committee (NECC) gathered to issue a call for a one-day work stay-away on June 16.

The Global Briefing: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held high-level talks with Myanmar’s military-backed leader Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi.

Trade tensions are heating up again after the Trump administration proposed a new 25% tariff on a range of Brazilian imports, accusing Brazil of unfair trade practices.

Denmark has finally formed a new government. Mette Frederiksen has secured a third term as Prime Minister.

Guest: Dr Alfred Makotsi - Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Relations at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) 

Guest: Siyabonga Khumalo - Graduate at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal 

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The Municipal Watch: Veteran politician Khusta Jack has spoken out about why he left the Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral committee. He says that governance in that municipality has deteriorated significantly under the current mayor's leadership and that residents are being cheated.

Guest: Zukile Madikane - Spokesperson for the Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition  

Guest: Mkhuseli Jack -  Former MMC  for corporate services at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality  

Guest: Babalwa Lobishe - Executive Mayor at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality 

The Reality Check: how AI, energy transitions, strategic minerals and logistics are repositioning South Africa and Africa within a rapidly restructuring global economy — and asks who captures the value of this new geopolitical importance.

Guest: Dr Lebohang Liepollo Pheko, Political Economist and Senior Researcher Fellow at Trade Collective.