Western Cape Minister of Education Debbie Schafer says 13 schools in the province which have registered grade seven or twelve learners failed to reopen today. Eleven of the schools due to confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Guest: Western Cape Education Department spokesperson, Bronagh Hammond

The South African Communist Party is calling for the SASSA R350 Covid-19 grant to be made permanent. You may recall that the grant was introduce in April and intendent to last for a duration of six months (which means it will stop in October this year)
Guest: Dr Alex Mashilo, National spokesperson of the SACP

World News today: Can Joe Biden beat Trump in the upcoming US election? Aaccording to a new poll in the US, former Vice President Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump to 12 percentage points in Michigan, where we are told voters are unhappy with Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Guest on the line (UK) Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of US politics at the University of Birmingham

Post last month’s launch of the Kindness Contagion – we speak to Beth Arendse about the objectives of this noble initiative. The campaign encourages Africans and the rest of the world to share the message of hope, kindness and solidarity across the globe
Guest: Beth Arendse, Kindness Contagion Executive Producer and founder of the South African Creatives Industries Incubator

On Beyond Innovation - we ask you - Did you know that Sugar cane help treat chemotherapy side effects? Prof Monde Ntwasa is a Biochemist in Drug Discovery and Development - he led a team of researchers who observed that sugar has properties that could be used to reduce side effects of chemotherapy. This however is not a new phenomenon as it was observed in 1924 by Otto Warburg. Why have scientists not fully developed this research to fruition?
Guest: Prof Monde Ntwasa is a Biochemist in Drug Discovery and Development

Tomorrow - ANC struggle stalwart, anti-apartheid activist and former Robben Island prisoner Andrew Mlangeni turns 95. Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Tata Andrew Mlangeni is the last remaining Rivonia Trialists. Mlangeni served as an MP in the National Assembly until his retirement in 2014

Guest: Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women Youth and Persons with Disabilities

The Covid-19 pandemic saw domestic and international flights around the world being grounded due to the virus. As South Africa is now in alert level 3, some domestic flights are set to resume. So what goes into restarting the engines of planes when they have been switched off for this long due to the lockdown? And do pilots need refresher courses before flying people?
Guest: Captain Nigel Hopkins, Member of the Executive Committee of the South African Airways Pilot Association and a Senior Captain, with 20 Years in Training at SAA

SA Express workers are calling on government to force the State-owned Enterprise to pay outstanding salaries before its liquidated next week. Workers at the Airline have not been paid since February this year. Today, the workers marched from SAA Airways Park to the Union Buildings to hand over a list of their demands. Other workers staged a protest outside Parliament in Cape Town.

Guest: Nthabiseng Lehlongwane - Who is an employee of SA Express and who was also at the march in Pretoria at the Union Buildings

Guest: Lebogang Mokgopa - Who is a Senior Cabin Crew member of SA Express, Lebogang wasn't present at the march as she is currently on maternity leave.

Guest: Zazi Sibanyoni-Mugambi, President of the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA)

We now tell you more about a sad story of Amahle Nkabinde who has been missing for 10 years. What is even more worrying about this story is that her mother has been given the run-around by the authorities, including the local police who have not been helpful on the matter. On top of that she has been treated with disdain every time she tries to get help.

Guest: Zama Ngwenya, mother of Amahle

Prof Francis Petersen who is the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State responds to claims that UFS students are not adequately equipped or supported to study remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Guest: Prof Francis Petersen, the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State