Guest: Khululekile Ncandane – Father

 

 

Guest: Sihle Zikalala: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)

 

 

Guest: Axola Myendeki: General Manager: Commercial & Industrial, Astron Energy

 

 

Guest: Martin Snow: professor in the Astronomy department at University of Western Cape and Research Chair in Space Weather 

 

 

Guest: Neelan Karikan: president of JOASA 

 

 

Guest: Nkosana Dolopi: SADTU Deputy General Secretary 

 

Guest: Dr Deliwe Kumalo from the University of South Africa in the departments of Psychology of Education 

 

Guest: Nkosana Thakgedi - Director for Governance in Schools: Department of Basic Education 

 

 

13 May 2024 

 

1. Egpty- South Africa – Israel- ICJ, Egypt plans to join South Africa’s genocide petition against Israel at the International Court of Justice, its Foreign Ministry announced yesterday, as part of its campaign to force Israel to halt a pending major military operation in Rafah.

 

1. Tunisia- Tunis, Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Tunisian capital yesterday to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists and opposition figures, and the setting of a date for fair presidential elections.

 

1. Niger - Benin, Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine concerned that Benin's blockade of Niger's oil exports, imposed in response to a border closure, violated trade agreements between the two countries and with Niger's Chinese partners.

 

1. Mali- Bamako, Participants in Mali's national dialogue have recommended extending the military-led transition to democracy by three years and allowing junta leader Assimi Goita to stand in the eventual election.

 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 13 May 1996 when the late President Tata Nelson Mandela appointed new cabinet members after the withdrawal of the National Party from the Government of National Unity.

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Nomahlubi Kwinana: South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Commissioner 

 

 

Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Senior Researcher and Director Afrasid (Africa, Asia Dialogues) 

 

 

Guest: Steven Friedman – Research Professor: University of Johannesburg