The good news for the SMME sector is that the City of Ekurhuleni has approved the implementation of Ekurhuleni Enterprise Development Fund Policy. This they say is in line with the municipality’s Finance Management Act. How different is this from what is already out there and who is it open to?

Guest: Doctor Xakaza – MMC for Economic Development at the City of Ekurhuleni

Farmers Union Saamtrek Saamwerk in the Northern Cape has called on authorities to launch an investigation - after receiving complaints from emerging farmers not getting the necessary assistance from government to make their farms profitable. Farmers who are leasing land say they are expected to start paying rent after 5-years of occupying the land - however they are saying mechanisms are not always put in place to make their farms profitable, adding to their frustrations. To get an understanding of the issues,

Guest: Sehularo Sehularo – Spokesperson for Farmers Union Saamtrek Saamwerk in the Northern

Earlier in the day, security was beefed up outside the Nelson Mandela Bay Council Chambers in Port Elizabeth, ahead of the much anticipated council meeting. Amongst the items on the agenda is the motion of no confidence against Mayor Mongameli Bobani. Bobani's future remains uncertain as his coalition partners the ANC, AIC and PA have turned against him. For the latest on this,
Guest: Mcebisi Ngqina – SABC reporter in Port Elizabeth

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has today announced an improvement in Metrorail's on-time performance. He was speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg on PRASA's War Room Progress report. Mbalula says since the inception of the War Room - an initiative to address challenges in the passenger rail environment - the department is heading towards their goal of 85-per cent on-time performance. For more on this,

Guest: Dr Sipho Sithole – Group Chief Strategy Officer at PRASA

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department says traffic is flowing smoothly on the M2 highway which was officially reopened to traffic this morning. The bridge was closed for refurbishment in February this year after the discovery of structural defects which were found to be posing a danger to motorists. For more on this,

Guest: Wayne Minaar, Spokesperson of the Johannesburg Metro Police

Supporters of Jawar Mohammed took to the streets on October 23 and 24 to protest after he said on Facebook that police had surrounded his home in Addis Ababa and tried to withdraw his government security detail. Their protest led to violence as we are told that 86 people were killed during the protests.

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

Today, the South African Police Service released a statement reminding South Africans that dealing in cannabis remained a serious criminal offence in terms of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act. They have also warned that the establishment of illegal dispensaries/outlets, online sites and social media platforms which are marketing and selling cannabis and cannabis-related products to the public remains illegal, except where specifically allowed in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act.

Guest: Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, national spokesperson of the South African Police Service

What now for the main opposition in Nigeria? Yesterday, Nigeria's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the main opposition candidate (Atiku Abubakar) to overturn the result of this year’s presidential election in which Muhammadu Buhari won the second term. According to electoral commission data, Buhari took 56% of the vote against 41% for Atiku.

Guest: Musa Mdunge, International relations political analyst

Earlier on today, the Equality Court dismissed Pravin Gordhan’s hate speech case against EFF leader Julius Malema. According to Judge Roland Sutherland, while Malema’s utterances aimed at Gordhan were “indeed hateful”, the minister’s legal team failed to prove that they violated the Equality Act and thereby constituted hate speech (Malema had referred to Gordhan as a “dog of white monopoly capital”).

Guest: Samkelo Mokhine - Executive Director, Freedom of Expression Institute

Guest: Pieter Groenewald - Leader of the Freedom Front Plus