Built in Mzansi: How a black woman-led aviation company is aiming to reshape African air travel through affordability and innovation.

Guest: Neo Makgale – Founder, Neoheights Aviation Group 

The Municipal Watch: on the 1st of May, residents of Jamestown in the Western Cape held a peaceful protest march against the Stellenbosch Municipality complaining that they are being excluded on issues of development in the area

Guest: Amy Levenda - Member of Jamestown Action Group and Trustee of Jamestown Trust 

Guest: Cllr Otniel Jooste - Councillor for the African Christian Democratic Party at the Stellenbosch Municipality 

Guest: Cllr Ayanda Tomose - ANC Chief Whip in the Stellenbosch University

More than thirty-two schools have been closed in the Eastern Cape province due to severe flooding. How widespread is the impact and what measures are being put in place to support affected schools and communities?

Guest: Malibongwe Mtima - Eastern Cape Basic Education Spokesperson

Severe storms have left a trail of destruction along the Garden Route, with widespread flooding, damaged homes, and major road closures disrupting daily life in the region. Authorities say relentless downpours have caused rivers to overflow, including a dramatic breach at the Touw River mouth in Wilderness, while several communities have been forced to seek shelter. 

Guest: Wouter Jacobs, Garden Route District Municipality Disaster Management Practitioner  

Guest: Prof Tshepo Madlingozi - Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela University and Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University. Madlingozi is also a Commissioner at the SA Human Rights Commission responsible for Anti-Racism, Education and Equality. 

Tensions rose in Tembisa, Gauteng, where community members took to the streets, calling for the permanent closure of all foreign-owned spaza shops in the area. But what’s really driving this growing frustration—and what are the broader implications for social cohesion and small business in South Africa? 

Guest: Mbalenhle Mthethwa - SABC Reporter who was on the ground 

• China positions itself as mediator as Middle East tensions escalate

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07 May 2026

1.    Sudan – Ethiopia 

Sudan has withdrawn its ambassador to Ethiopia following tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

Ethiopia and Sudan have traded accusations that each has violated the other's territory by supporting insurgencies.

“Regarding Ethiopia, we have decided to recall our ambassador there for consultations, as is standard diplomatic procedure in such matters,” said Sudan's army-aligned Foreign Minister Mohieddin Salem.

2.    France – Rwanda 

France’s Paris Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that investigations should resume against Rwanda’s former first lady for her alleged “complicity in genocide”. Last year, a lower court dismissed charges that Agathe Habyarimana had played a role in the 1994 genocide, saying there was “insufficient evidence” against her. Now in her late 80s, she has lived in France since being evacuated by French paratroopers in the early days of the killing spree. It was triggered by the assassination of her husband, the former Hutu president of Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana.

3.    Uganda - Kampala

Uganda’s parliament has passed a contentious new law, critics warn could be used to silence dissent, despite last-minute amendments aimed at softening some of its provisions. The so-called “Protection of Sovereignty Bill” was approved late this week after a heated debate, with lawmakers backing changes that removed a clause classifying Ugandans abroad as “foreigners” and exempted certain institutions — including medical, academic and faith-based organisations — from restrictions on foreign funding.

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day, 7 May 2006, when the former Transkei Prime Minister, Minister of Public Enterprise and Public Works post 1994 in South Afrika, Mme Nomzamo Stella Sigcau, passed away at Durban's St Augustine Hospital at the age of 69. United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa extended condolences to Sigcau’s family and friends, saying she was a mother figure for many. ” [This] was a role she took seriously, and I recall that she would always call me ‘young man’ whenever we met. “Hamba Kahle Manyawuza!”

Iran heads to China for a key diplomatic meeting, marking the latest stop in a month of intensified regional and international engagements by Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi.

In the Canary Islands, officials have refused a cruise ship entry over fears of a deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard.

Canada has named former UN Human Rights Chief, Louise Arbour, as its new Governor General.

Guest: Sanusha Naidu – Senior Research Associate, Institute for Global Dialogue 

Built in Mzansi: Transforming STEM education through coding and robotics.

Guest: Tshego Dludla - Engineer and Founder of AfriCAN Code