We assess President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization. Recently, Trump has been criticizing the UN’s health agency for failing to quickly sound the alarm when the novel coronavirus emerged and accused it of helping China cover up the threat it posed.

Guest: Dr John Stremlau, Visiting Professor of
International Relations at Wits

We hear from the ANC Youth League national task team on why they want the government to reconsider the unbanning of alcohol sales under lockdown level 3. They are arguing that the sale of alcohol has the potential to put a strain on the health system unnecessarily.

Guest: Sizophila Mkhize, Spokesperson of the ANC Youth League Task Team

BSS: South African Human Rights Commission says it is concerned that the opening of schools in the Western Cape will exclude learners in disadvantaged communities. The Commission has given the Western Cape Education Department until 2 o'clock this afternoon to confirm that no teaching and learning will take place at schools this week in line with a decision by the national Basic Education Department. Failure to comply will result in an urgent interdict against the resumption of classes
Guest: Andre Gaum, Commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Western Cape

Guest: Debbie Schäfer, Western Cape Education MEC

Companies across Africa have taken rapid steps to initiate community emergency relief efforts in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for ongoing social relief will be front of mind for a network of African purpose-led Shared Value companies and leaders, who will participate in the continent's first ever virtual Shared Value Leadership event from 2-5 June 2020 to discuss challenges faced by business in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, how business has had to adapt, and what economic recovery will look like for the region...
Guest: Nichole Yembra, Shared Value advocate and speaker at the Africa Shared Value Leadership eSummit

The SA Youth Chamber of Commerce has been assessing the Impact of the Covid-19 national lockdown on small businesses in South Africa. As the country officially enters level alert three of the lockdown, the Youth Chamber of Commerce says many businesses have suffered unrecoverable costs and some are on the brink of closure. We now speak to the President of the Youth Chamber of Commerce, Thapelo Maleka who says they deployed teams to all the 9 provinces to assess the damage done by the lockdown. So what did their assessment uncover?
Guest: Thapelo Maleke, president of the SA Youth Chamber of Commerce

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the Advocates Ouma Rasethaba and Rodney de Kock as the deputy national directors of the National Prosecuting Authority. The pair will start their duties effective from today. Ramaphosa has also appointed Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga as the Special Director of Public Prosecutions in the office of the NDPP Shamil Batohi. Advocate Mhaga will provide legal advice to the National Director regarding special legal and administrative issues
Guest: Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, Special director for strategic and legal advisor within the office of the national director, Advocate Shamila Batohi

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has just concluded tabling the Provincial Government's 1st ever Virtual Budget 2020 for the Office of the Premier. His speech also focused on the latest developments on the Coronavirus pandemic
Guest: Sihle Zikalala, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal

Moving further afield: European Union and UK negotiators begin their final round of scheduled trade negotiations today. For more details on this, let’s hear from the BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler.
Guest: Dr David Monyae - Director at the Centre for Africa China studies at the University of Johannesburg

We look at the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal against the South African Reserve Bank. On Friday last week, the Supreme Court of Appeal found the decision by the South African Reserve Bank to refuse access to the records requested by the South African History Archive and Open Secrets in respect of the late Brigadier Blaauw, Robert Hill and Vito Palazzolo in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), 2000 application unlawful and in conflict with the provisions of PAIA

Guest: Hennie van Vuuren, Director, Open Secrets and author of ‘Apartheid Guns and Money’

BSS Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says schools must keep a Covid19 file, to record their work plan and incidents affecting the institution amid pandemic. Motshekga has apologized for rescheduling last night's briefing - on whether schools would reopen today - amid on-going consultations. Speaking during a media briefing in Rustenburg, in the North West, Motshekga says schools must resume operations next Monday, the eighth of June - and that learners are obliged to return
GUEST: Nic Spaull, a Senior Researcher at Research on Socio-Economic Policy at Stellenbosch University's Department of Economics