250 academics and scientists have come out in support of Professor Glenda Gray, the advisory panel member who went public with her criticism of government's lockdown strategy, and claimed that it was not based on scientific fact. The 250 experts are throwing their weight behind Professor Grey and 'academic freedom' after Acting Director-General of the Health Department, Anban Pillay, called for investigations into her for criticizing government and 'making false claims'...
Guest: Professor Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor, at the University of the Witwatersrand

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is calling on government to set up a COVID-19 corruption tribunal. They say this will ensure that funds dedicated to the social and economic relief reach those that need them the most. Joining us to elaborate further on this is
Guest: Nishan Bolton – Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation

On World News today we focus on French politics: The party of French President Emmanuel Macron has lost its outright majority in parliament, after a group of MPs broke away to form a new party. Their decision leaves Macron's party with 288 seats, one short of a majority in the 577-seat lower house. One other worrying issue for President Macron is that his ratings have dipped during France's coronavirus outbreak.
Guest: Professor John Keiger, Director of Research at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge in the UK

Today being Africa Day we speak to Ebrahim Rasool, founder of OneAfrica – an organisation founded on the idea that peace and collaboration among the people of Africa will help unlock the continent’s prosperity. As part of their Covid-19 response, OneAfrica has launched a platform on its website to allow individuals and corporates to play their part in equipping those who are most vulnerable with the home essentials that they need
Guest: Ebrahim Rasool, former Premier of the Western Cape and founder of OneAfrica

In conversation with Dr Sello Galane about the role of music in promoting peace on the African continent. On Monday, Africans will be celebrating Africa Day under the theme “Let the drums roll and the guns be silenced”. This year’s theme encourages everybody from anywhere in Africa and the world to grab their drum or any percussion instrument on Africa Day to join the chorus for peace and to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Guest: Dr Sello Galane, a musicologist, educationist, a composer and music performer

What’s happening in the Tech world? Today we focus on Innovations and Inventions. According to Mic Mann “Innovation holds the key to the exponential solutions that can solve our education, energy, health, poverty, food and water challenges”
Guest: Mic Mann, Ceo of Singularity-U South Africa And Director Of Mann-Made

The United Kingdom says they will work with the African Union to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Africa. The UK will also invest R450 million to the AU's coronavirus response fund. Another key announcement is an additional 10 charter flights to get British Travellers home. To elaborate further on the two Initiatives, we are now joined on the line by Mr Nigel Casey, the British High Commissioner to South Africa...
Guest: Mr Nigel Casey, the British High Commissioner to South Africa

The CEO of the South African Medical Research Council, Professor Glenda Gray, has sought to explain her comments over government's Risk-Adjusted Strategy for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Gray has come under fire for labelling the strategy "unscientific". Gray says she merely suggested that all regulations be solely focused on prevention as well as minimizing transmission of the disease. We now speak to Mia Malan, the editor-in-chief of the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism, who has written extensively about: What's really behind the squabbles at South Africa's high-level COVID-19 committee

Guest: Mia Malan, the editor-in-chief of the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

We dissect the outcomes of the survey that was recently conducted by AskAfrika. The results show that as lockdown restrictions ease, many people do not feel safe to return to work. The survey also unpacks the significant social changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the results show that the sense of “managing” with the lockdown has significantly dropped from 52% in week one to 23% currently.

Guest: Andrea Redemeyer, CEO of AskAfrika

As the race to develop a vaccine for Covid19 continues across the globe. Some people believe that China still faces the big challenge of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections. Currently, three Chinese vaccines are under clinical trials in the country and so far the country has reported more than 82,000 coronavirus cases, with at least 4,633 deaths. However it must be mentioned that China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. So what lessons can other countries take from China’s handling of the COVID-19 epidemic and how close are we to a coronavirus vaccine?

Guest: Doctor Brett Lyndall Singh, member of the anti-epidemic team specialising on Coronavirus