The SABC has announced possible staff retrenchments. They say they will consult with its over 3-thousand employees, about their intention to cut jobs. At a meeting with management, organised labour and representatives of non-unionized employees a notice of the retrenchment process under Section 189(3) of the Labour Relations Act has been handed over
Guest: Hannes du Buisson, President of the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu

At least 22-thousand employees of footwear and clothing retail giant Edcon will be retrenched. The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has confirmed that it has received a letter from Edcon on starting Section 189 consultations
Guest: Mike Sikani, Spokesperson for the South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU)

World News today: Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway have been elected to take up a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. Neither Kenya nor Djibouti gained the required two-thirds majority to win the Africa seat on the 15-member council. This after a long diplomatic battle between the two for the position. Kenya and Djibouti have been battling for a year to claim the non-permanent African seat on Council for the years 2021 and 2022 to replace the outgoing South Africa. But what does this means for SA and Ireland relations?

Guest: Fionnuala Gilsenan, Ambassador of Ireland to the Republic of South Africa

What is dexamethasone, the new drug being used to treat COVID-19 and why should we be optimistic about it? We ask this as it is not the first time during the coronavirus pandemic that a drug has been touted as a treatment for COVID-19 but only to find that it is not.

Guest: Professor Yunus Moosa, President of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society and Head of Infectious Diseases

Staying with matters VBS. Last year we spoke to Freelance Journalist, Nomatter Ndebele who spoke to many of the victims of VBS, who were scared of speaking out due to fear of being killed. People who lost thousands in the VBS scandal when the bank collapsed were reportedly fearful that exposing VBS looters in public could lead to them being killed. This afternoon we continue our discussion with Nomatter Ndebele...

Guest: Freelance Journalist, Nomatter Ndebele

Seven of the eight suspects arrested in the looting of the VBS Mutual Bank between 2015-2018 will appear in court tomorrow, according to the Hawks. The arrests come nearly two years after two-point-seven billion was looted from the Bank.

Guest: Pauli van Wyk, an Investigative Journalist from the Daily Maverick's investigative unit Scorpio

The South African Society of Psychiatrists is calling on public and private healthcare providers to maintain the availability of beds for psychiatric patients as they work to build a large hospital bed network to cope with Covid19 outbreak. They say the long-standing critical situation in state mental health hospitals is exacerbating the crisis, while psychiatric patients are far more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than the general population due to their high levels of co-morbidities.

Guest: Dr Kagisho Maaroganye, Board member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists

Social Development Minister, Ambassador Lindiwe Zulu joins us to outline the objectives of the newly launched ministerial advisory committee on social change, which is aimed at driving social behaviour change in communities.

Guest: Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development

Time now for Both Sides of the Story: This evening we will look at who is in really in charge of the Congress of South African Students (cosas)? There seems to be leadership squabbles within the student body. On both sides of the story we will look at who is really at the helm of Cosas.

1. Tumelo Sebopela, Member of Cosas's National Task Team

2. Thabang Mamaila, Cosas NEC member (part of the Makgafane faction)

What should the future of youth activism look like in South Africa? As we commemorate the 1976 Soweto Uprising - during this hour, we focus on the struggles and challenges facing South Africa's youth, and lessons that other young people from other countries can learn from South Africa.

1. Guests: Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research

2. Guest: Paul Maritz, Manager for Youth and Career Development and the coordinator of Solidarity Youth:

3. Guests: Lebo Nke - Executive for Partnerships at Harambee