Post the building collapse that resulted in three people losing their lives in Doornkop. The City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Public Safety, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku has revealed that the building had no approved plans with the city as required by building regulations.

GUEST: Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, the City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Public Safety

Following media reports that Iranian naval vessels are en route to South Africa to participate in the Mosi naval exercise alongside Russia. The DA’s spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans, Chris Hattingh, says the presence of these sanctioned states contradicts the country’s stated foreign policy. He also warns that these exercises will strain crucial relations with major trading partners, such as the United States of America.

GUEST: Chris Hattingh, DA Spokesperson on Defense & Military Veterans

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has been relocated from the C-Max facility, Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, to the super-maximum facility at eBongweni Correctional Centre in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. Correctional Services spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, said the transfer of remand detainees and sentenced offenders between correctional facilities is a standard operational practice informed by a range of considerations, primarily security, safety, operational requirements, and effective inmate management across the correctional system. Let’s focus on the security and safety aspects of this with…

GUEST: Willem Els, Institute of Security Studies

A 19-year-old Grade 12 learner from Tiego Tawana Secondary School in the North West province has died after allegedly being taken forcibly to an initiation school shortly after completing his matric examinations in late November 2025. For more on this story, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Thabiso Moss, SABC News Reporter in North West

The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services started rolling out intensified emergency and fire safety enforcement operations in the inner city today as part of a broader public safety drive during the festive season. To tell us more about this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Kagiso Phasha, City of Johannesburg EMS spokesperson

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, visited Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, today where two SANDF members were swept away by the Komati River. Yesterday, human remains believed to be linked to the Christmas Day incident were recovered near the Mozambique border. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Michael Mdluli, SABC News Reporter based in Mpumalanga

China’s military has staged a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of what it calls “Justice Mission 2025”, which is aimed at demonstrating its military might. Taiwan has condemned the drills, with the country’s President Lai Ching-te, stating that his territory would act responsibly by neither escalating conflict nor provoking disputes. But – what are the core factors that inform the design and implementation of these drills across various contexts? For more on this, we are joined by…….

GUEST: Salman Khan, Independent geopolitical analyst for South East Asia

The City of Cape Town has renewed its call for water-wise behaviour after average daily water consumption exceeded the city’s summer usage target. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Councillor Zahid Badroodien, City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation

Free State Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, MEC for health, Monyatso Mahlatsi and other members of the Executive Council visited Maternity wards across the Free State province today to congratulate mothers and their new born babies. Let’s get a sense of how many babies were born in the Free State today with…

The South African National Defense Force and the Border Management Authority intensified efforts to intercept illegal border crossings at Beitbridge today as the return phase begins and thousands of people are expected to re-enter South Africa. Let’s get a sense of what happened today at that port of entry with…

GUEST: Batseba Mabowa, SABC News Reporter in Limpopo