Guest: Dr Matthews Phosa – ANC Veteran

 

Guest: Prof Alf Nilsen: professor of sociology and director of the Centre for Asian Studies in Africa at University of Pretoria

 

5 June 2024

1. Korea-Afrika Summit- Liberia:President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called on world leaders to recollect that the future is not guaranteed unless concerted actions are taken to leverage Africa's potential to achieve common goals and foster a transformed, equitable, and sustainable future for its people.

2. Ethiopia – Tigray: There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war between 2020-2022, a new report has been issued by the United States-based New Lines Institute and they call for Ethiopia to be brought before the International Court of Justice.

3. Senegal – Dakar:A Senegalese court has jailed two men for "spreading false news" after they accused Ousmane Sonko, the country's new prime minister, of tolerating homosexuality.

4. South Afrika - Zimbabwe: Two male suspects from Zimbabwe, between the ages of 32 and 42, were arrested in the early hours of yesterday at the Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo, accused of attempting to smuggle into the country, 124 blasting cartridges and 109 safety fuses for commercial explosives.

5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 June 1975 when the then Cape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities at the capital, Zwelitsha.

 

Guest: Roelf Meyer: negotiated SA's first transition from apartheid to democracy

 

Guest: Grant Clark: Head of Cash-in-transit Association of South Africa’s (Citasa).

 

Guest: Kenny Kunene – Deputy Leader: Patriotic Alliance 

 

Guest: Cheryl Carolus: ANC Veteran

 

Guest: Velenkosini Hlabisa: IFP Leader

 

Clip: Ĺebogang Montjane: Executive Director, Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa

Guest: Pam Tudin-Buchalter: Clinical psychologist and Co-founder of Klikd

Guest: Wesley Diphoko: Technology Analyst and Editor-In-Chief of FastCompany (SA) magazine

 

Guest: Prof Thokozani Simelane: Professor of practice at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).