• New vehicle sales hit a 13 year high in May
• Motorists brace for another petrol price hike
• Market update

Bafana Bafana's long-awaited journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally back on track after a dramatic visa saga threatened to derail the team's preparations. Deputy sports minister says heads must roll over this debacle

Guest: Peace Mabe - the Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture   

Parliament’s Impeachment Committee yesterday elected RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana as its chairperson. What does this decision signal about the stability of the GNU? What political trade-offs were made to secure this outcome?

Guest: Dr Levy Ndou - Political Analyst 

Parliament’s Impeachment Committee yesterday elected RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana as its chairperson. He secured 19 votes, which defeated United African Transformation (UAT) leader Dr Bantu Mahlatse, who secured 12 votes. 

Guest: Dr Bantu Mahlatse - Leader of the United African Transformation  

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is seeking clarity from Rise Mzansi over a R30 million donation that originated as a loan before being converted into a donation. What concerns or questions does the conversion of a loan into a donation raise under the Political Party Funding Act?

Guest: Matsobane Nkoko - IEC Political Funding Manager

Why do we always see so many service delivery protests in Winter? 

Guest: Seth Mazibuko, founder of the Seth Mazibuko Foundation and one of the leaders of the historic June 16, 1976 Soweto Uprising. 

1.Guinea- Conakry 

Counting is underway in Guinea after weekend’s legislative and municipal elections.

The vote marks a new step towards the return of democratic rule after the 2021 coup that brought President Mamadi Doumbouya to power.

Seven million voters were eligible to elect 147 members of parliament.

But turnout was reportedly low in the capital Conakry and the central city of Labe. Most candidates were drawn from the presidential camp after the government dissolved the main opposition parties in March.

2.Somalia Mogadishu- International Community

 International Community Urges Dialogue as Somalia Political Tensions Rise

The international community has expressed deep concern over Somalia's political situation, calling on the government and opposition to urgently resume dialogue and reach agreement on the country's electoral roadmap.

The appeal comes as political tensions intensify over Somalia's electoral process, with growing disagreements between government and opposition figures on the future direction of the country's political system.

3.United Kingdom - Ghana: 

PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama is in London, United Kingdom, for a high-level visit featuring a royal audience with King Charles III.

The visit is expected to deepen the long-standing bilateral relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom, and position it as a premier investment destination in Africa, a statement signed by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said.

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 2 June 1965 when Angela Thoko Didiza was born in Kwazulu. She was the youngest of three children born to Vusimuzi and Assiena Ntombenhle Msane, and her mother was from a family of small-scale farmers in present-day Mpumalanga.

Didiza attended the Ohlange School in Inanda, founded by John Dube of the African National Congress (ANC). During her matric year in 1981, she met Phumzile Mlambo, who was later the first woman Deputy President of South Africa; Mlambo became a close friend and political mentor to Didiza.

• US factory activity improves in May
• 2. Anthropic confidentially files for US initial public offering (IPO)
• 3. Market update

The Global Briefing: Tensions are rising between Mexico and the United States after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused Washington of interfering in Mexico's domestic politics and judicial affairs.

Authorities in France and the United Kingdom have seized a Russian-linked oil tanker.

Indian authorities are preparing for protests led by the rapidly growing CJP movement, which has gained traction among young people frustrated by unemployment, inequality and governance issues

Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist and Commentator from the University of Pretoria  

Built in Mzansi: How Navi Bot, a robotic solution that assists visually impaired individuals with real-time navigation. 

Guest: Lefa Monyebudi - Grade 11 learner from Radira Secondary School and inventor of NaviBot