Johannesburg’s roads are crumbling under the weight of ageing infrastructure, growing maintenance backlogs, and even illegal mining activity causing sinkholes across the city, with the cost to fix Joburg’s road network now estimated at more than R115 billion.

Guest: Zweli Nyathi - Chief Executive Officer at the Johannesburg Road Agency  

President Cyril Ramaphosa has now said he will not resign despite the Constitutional Courts Phala Phala judgment paving the way for Parliament to revive impeachment processes under Section 89.

Guest: Herman Mashaba - ActionSA Leader 

former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using the conflict with Iran to reshape regional power dynamics. Netanyahu says Israel wants to gradually reduce its dependence on US military assistance

Guest: Dr. Salman Khan -  Independent Geopolitical Analyst for Southeast Asia 

• Trump’s Fed Chair pick, Kevin Warsh clears another regulatory hurdle

• 2. AI boom supercharges South Korean markets 
• 3. Market update

Guest: Sibongile Mkhabela - Executive Director at the Barloworld Empowerment Foundation 

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the Phala Phala panel report on review is placing renewed focus on whether South Africa’s democratic institutions still have the tools to hold a sitting president accountable, a second time around. What are the implications when it comes to Parliament and the Judiciary? 

Guest: Prof Mazwe Majola - Leadership and Governance Expert at the Wits Business School 

Kenya- Africa -France Summit France's Macron announces more than €1 billion of investment deals in Kenya French President Emmanuel Macron urged more investment in Africa, as he prepared to co-host the Africa-Forward summit with his Kenyan counterpart. The first such forum to be held in an English-speaking country, it marks a shift in French policy towards the continent. Paris has stressed its new outlook as a "partnership of equals," with the focus on economic cooperation and investment. 

1. South Afrika – Ghana- AU South Africa’s response to the request by the Republic of Ghana for a debate at the AU on the “Xenophobic Attacks in the Republic of South Africa against African Nationals” The Government of the Republic of South Africa has noted the request by the Republic of Ghana for a debate at the upcoming African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Summit scheduled to take place in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on the 24th of June 2026 on what it calls “Xenophobic Attacks in the Republic of South Africa against African Nationals”.

1. Madagascar - Antananarivo The Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has unveiled a timeline for key votes, with a constitutional referendum set for June 2027 and presidential elections to follow in October. The first major step begins next month, a nationwide overhaul of the voter registry, a process already drawing intense scrutiny after months of controversy surrounding the CENI, despite the recent replacement of several members. Madagascar’s political transition is entering a critical new phase. 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day, 12 May 2018, when the South Afrikan legendary photographer Sam Nzima died at the age of 83 in a hospital in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. This legendary photographer is known for taking the picture of Hector Pieterson during the 1976 Soweto uprising.

The Gauteng Liquor Board is under intense scrutiny after a damning inquiry found governance at the institution had effectively collapsed. Gauteng Economic Development MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa has now released the full report, which reveals allegations of corruption, irregular liquor licences, weak enforcement, and thousands of illegal outlets operating across the province.

Guest: Vuyiswa Ramokgopa - MEC of Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development in Gauteng 

The Reality Check: Democracy and what it means of the role of the state and citizens

Guest: Sibongile Mkhabela - Executive Director at the Barloworld Empowerment Foundation 

Yesterday, Sunday the 10th of May 2026, marked the end of an era in South African journalism as one of the country’s most influential Sunday newspapers, City Press, officially published its final edition.

Guest: Mathatha Tshedu - Former Editor of City Press