After a few weeks away from the classroom, the national lockdown may start to feel like a holiday; but if you are a learner it is important to remember that the academic year is still ticking along. National Education Collaboration trust is tasked with supporting the department of basic education during this time of corona virus and lockdown. They also work with different radio and television stations to run classes for learners during this current lockdown.
Guest: Mr Dhianaraj Chetty, Who Is the Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation at National Education Collaboration, Necat

World News today: As South Africa continues to observe the state-mandated nationwide lockdown in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, a large majority of Africans find themselves in dire straits. Border closures, scarcity of essential goods and wide-spread food shortages mean that survival necessities are more inaccessible than ever before. To solve this problem, Hello Paisa has created an app called Malaicha.com: an innovative solution facilitating the delivery of essential goods and groceries to Zimbabwe.
Guest: Sayjil Magan, Managing Director of Hello Paisa

Running out of alcohol during the lockdown? Dr Eugene Allers, Board member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists gives expert advice on how people should cope during the lockdown and how their anxiety can be managed - as it is public knowledge that for many South Africans who enjoy a daily sundowner for stress relief and relaxation, extension of the national lockdown has sparked anxiety about their rapidly-dwindling supplies.

Guest: Dr Eugene Allers, Board member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)

According to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), workers must be paid in full during the nationwide lockdown. The National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA) however, believes that the contract of employment between the employer and employee has been suspended for the duration of the lockdown and, just like the employee is not obligated to tender services, the employer is not obligated to pay the employee who cannot tender his services.
Guest: Karl Cloete- NUMSA Deputy General Secretary
Guest: Gerhard Papenfus - Chief Executive of NEASA

Standard Chartered Bank has warned its staff to avoid using Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Google Hangouts for virtual gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic due to cyber security concerns, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
Guest: Toby Shapshak – Editor-in-Chief, Stuff Magazine

Lawyers for Human Rights are considering approaching the Concourt to have waste pickers recognized as an essential service during the lockdown. This after the North Gauteng High Court last week dismissed their application on behalf of reclaimers and waste-pickers demanding recognition as essential service workers.

Guest: Attorney Louise Du Plessis, from Lawyers for Human Rights

Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu has called on "unscrupulous service providers" to immediately stop sabotaging efforts to provide water to communities across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Guest: McIntosh Polela, spokesperson for Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu

Tricia Erasmus joins us to share thoughts on the state of asylum seekers in South Africa and how the national lock-down is affecting them, in particular, the renewal of their visas - as allegations have surfaced that some asylum seekers were instructed by their employers to go on unpaid leave until their visas were renewed.
Guest: Tricia Erasmus, Senior Associate and Jacquie Cassette Director and National Practice Head of the Pro Bono and Human Rights practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH)

Sonke Gender Justice has expressed anger over the City of Cape Town’s decision to carry out evictions despite Minister Lindiwe Sisulu asking municipalities to suspend evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week Saturday, the City of Cape Town evicted occupants in Makhaza, Khayelitsha and left many families homeless, and this Sonke says highlights the City’s disregard of the measures that have been put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Guest: Rev Bafana Khumalo, Acting Co-Executive Director @ Sonke Gender Justice

Yesterday, former US President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden for President. He noted Biden’s leadership on health care, climate change, and the 2008 recovery, and said that he believes Biden is the person who can heal the country in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. But is he strong enough to take on Donald Trump?
Guest on the line (UK) Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of US politics at the University of Birmingham