5 March 2024:

1.USA-Zimbabwe, The United States of America has terminated Zimbabwe sanctions program and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities including President Emmerson Mnangagwa;

2. Sudan - African Union Sudan's Defense force commander Abdel Fattah   al-Burhan has conditioned acceptance of AU mediation on membership reinstatement;

3. Mozambique-Algeria, Algeria has pledged that it will support Mozambique in its fight against terrorism in the Northern Province of Cabo Delgado;
 
4. Haiti- Port-au-Prince, The Haiti's government has declared a state of emergency and night time curfew after an explosion of violence and weekend jailbreak;

5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 March 1990 when the then South African Defence Force (SADF) send troops to Ciskei to restore constitutional order after the led military coup by Brigadier Oupa Gqozo.

 

 

Guest: Prof. Lyn-Marié Birkholtz: University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control

Guest: Giyani Baloi: Mechanical Engineer specializing in Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Guest: Gundo Maswime: Lecture: Municipal Infrastructure Management, UCT

Guest: Teboho Thejane: Chief Director, Department of employment and labour

 

 

 

Guest: Prof Eric Atmore – Director: Centre for Early Childhood Development

 

 

Guest: Bantu Holomisa: Leader of the United Democratic Movement (UDM)

 

 

Guest: Hügo Kruger: Spokesperson: Truth in Energy

 

 

Guest: De Haas is a violence monitor in KZN, an honorary Research Fellow at the University of KZN’s School of Law

 

 

Guest: Ebrahim Harvey: Political Analyst

 

 

04 March 2024:

 

1. DR Congo- North Kivu, SADC Army Chief visited the eastern DRC amidst the ongoing fighting between government troops and M23 rebels;

 

1. Chad- N'Djamena, Chad interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby confirms candidacy in this year's presidential poll;

 

1. Liberia - Monrovia, A resolution for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court for Liberia is expected to be tabled before parliament this week;

 

1. Zimbabwe -Harare, A Bomb scare shut down Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls airport forcing President Emerson Mnangagwa to cancel his trip;

 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 4 March 1932 when South African singer and human rights campaigner Mama Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Gauteng.

 

 

Guest: Timothy Walker: Maritime Project Leader & Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies