A British tourist is being treated for hantavirus in a South African hospital after testing positive for the virus on a cruise ship. Hantaviruses are primarily carried by rodents and cause rare but severe respiratory and kidney diseases in humans.

Guest: Prof. Salim Abdool Karrim - Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 

SA is losing a staggering R800 million every year, not to new projects or service delivery, but to suspended public servants sitting at home on full pay. Is this a failure of discipline processes or political interference? Or is something deeper within the state? 

Guest: Prof. Somadoda Fikeni, Chair of the Public Service Commission

 

The Reality Check: the imperative of resolving the National Question, two critical components of nation-building: Reparations and Reconciliation.

Guest: Tshepo Madlingozi - Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela University, Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University and Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission responsible for Anti-Racism, Education and Equality

Market Brief with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• Trump plans to raise tariffs on European cars

• 2. GameStop looks to acquire eBay
• 3. Market update

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has now put the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration.

Guest: Matshepo Seedat: Spokesperson for the Minister of Higher Education and Training 

Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

 

5 May 2026

 

1.    Libya – France 

Sarkozy insists “not a single cent” of Libyan money funded his 2007 campaign

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy returned to the Paris Court of Appeal for the final hearings in the high profile case over alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, again rejecting accusations that he sought funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

Sarkozy, 71, told the court there was “not a single cent of Libyan money” in his campaign, reiterating a position he has maintained since the case first emerged.

 

2.    South Afrika – Nigeria 

Nigeria to evacuate 130 citizens from South Africa amid xenophobia fears

At least 130 Nigerians have registered for evacuation from South Africa following renewed fears of xenophobic violence, Nigerian officials said, as tensions rise in parts of the country, including Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

"This figure is expected to rise," Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said in a statement on social media, adding that "Nigerian lives and businesses in SA must not continue to be put at risk."

 

3.    Zimbabwe - Harare

ATTORNEY General, Virginia Mabiza, has warned Cabinet members against distancing themselves or publicly posturing against decisions made at that level, saying those who do so should just resign.

The AG, a trusted ally of Mnangagwa, said this in a veiled response to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's continued resistance to constitutional amendments that will keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office beyond the mandated two five-year terms.

 

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day, 5 May 1941, when the Ethiopian Emperor and Founding Father of OAU, Emperor Haile Selassie, reclaimed his Ethiopian throne.

After nearly five years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Ethiopia to reclaim his throne with British support. Selassie lost his throne in 1936 after he was defeated by the Italians and went into exile in Britain. However, in his absence, Ethiopians continued to resist the Italians, waging a guerrilla war to undermine and destabilise the colonisation process.

 

In Australia, public hearings have begun into the Bondi Beach attack (December 2025).

US President Trump launches “Project Freedom which is aimed at guiding hundreds of stranded ships through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

NATO leaders responded to the American government regarding the withdrawal of 5000 troops in Germany to already strained relations with the security institution

Guest: Dr Garth Benneyworth - Senior Lecturer at Sol Plaatje University. 

 

The Municipal Watch: The Freedom Front Plus at the Govan Mbeki Municipality says that the rising crime and municipal failure undermine the safety of residents. How bad the situation is and why the residents are unhappy?

Guest: Cllr Aranda Nel-Buitendag - PR Councillor for the Freedom Front Plus at the Govan Mbeki Municipality  

Guest: Tracy Seimela - MMC for Community Services at the Govan Mbeki Municipality 

Built in Mzansi: How an AI-driven technology company that specialises in industrial IoT solutions for mineral processing, mining, and health

Guest: Derick Moolman - CEO of Stone Three Technologies 

The kidnapping of Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka has reignited a heated national conversation. Are township economies, particularly the spaza shop sector, being taken over by foreign nationals? Or are deeper issues like crime syndicates, weak regulation and economic desperation at play?

Guest: Mthetho Ngcukayithobi - President of the Progressive Forces of South Africa