Talks to end Libya’s civil war broke down after military leader Khalifa Haftar rejected a proposed truce agreement. Russia and Turkey pushed the fighting parties to accept the cease-fire as Libya endured its worst violence since the 2011 NATO-backed ouster of Muammar Qaddafi, which ushered in years of instability that divided the country between rival administrations.

Guest: Musa Mdunge, International relations political analyst

Following the killing of a patient at Clairwood Hospital in Durban last week. The National Health and Allied Workers Union has threatened to go on strike if security is not improved in health facilities around the country.

Guest: Ayanda Zulu, Provincial Secretary of Nehawu in KwaZulu-Natal

Today on Both Sides of the Story, we talk about the school uniform industry and looking at different ways that can be introduced to curb anticompetitive behaviour in the industry. In 2018, the Competition Commission instituted investigations and conducted a survey into the R10 billion industry after receiving complaints about the high prices. On the other hand, the department of education already issued the National Guideline on School Uniforms in 2015 to discourage the use of a single supplier approach because it adds to parents’ financial burden.

Guests: Sipho Ngwema, Sipho Ngwema, Head of Communications @ Competition Commission

Mahlomola Kekana, President of the National Association of Parents in School Governance

The South African Union of Students (SAUS) says many students are frustrated at different universities in the country. It says higher learning institutions are not willing to resolve the challenges many students are facing such as registration fees and student accommodation. The Union says students at the University of Venda, Unisa in Durban and the University of Limpopo are already protesting because of registration issues. Union

Guest: Mischeck Mugabe, president of the South African Union of Students (SAUS)

Guest: Mzwakhe Matukane, Senior Director at the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Department of Finance

A Free State health official and another suspect were arrested on Friday after they were allegedly found in possession of one-point-two million rands' worth of Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. The Free State health department has meanwhile vowed to intensify efforts to hold all those responsible for the theft of medication accountable.

David Motau, the Head of the Free State Health Department

SA’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni took to social media on Sunday calling on Lesotho to open its border to a “co-federal” state with South Africa. His bold idea has drawn both praise and criticism, with citizens of both countries discussing the pros and cons of the proposal online.

Guest: Dr Sethulego Matebesi, Political analyst from the University of Free State

The NECT through the National Reading Coalition has developed a National Reading Improvement Plan (NRIP) which is a comprehensive blueprint that provides a roadmap to improve learners’ reading. According to the Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study that was released in 2017, 78% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are unable to read for meaning.

Guest: Godwin Khosa, CEO of the NECT

Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is currently visiting South Africa to discuss boosting economic and political ties between the two countries as well as cooperating in the work of the African Union (AU) which is based in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

Guest: Professor Mammo Muchie, Research Chair, Department of Science and Technology& National Research Foundation at Tshwane University of Technology

We hear from Nehawu on why they are supporting Cosatu’s call for heads to roll at Eskom. The national union believes that the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan and the rest of the Eskom board must resign with immediate effect for allowing the entity to deteriorate.

Khaya Xaba - Nehawu Spokesperson