What kind of a leader is Abiy Ahmed? This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister who helped end his country's 20-year war with Eritrea. Abiy also recently won plaudits for his role in helping to broker a power-sharing deal in neighbouring Sudan after a political crisis that led to the arrest of Omar al-Bashir, the country's ruler for almost three decades.

Guest: Advocate Vasu Gounden, Founder and Executive Director of The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes

Following today’s court ruling – what next for Zuma? Former president Jacob Zuma has lost his court bid to avoid prosecution on corruption charges related to the arms deal which means he will now finally stand trial on grounds of corruption. But has he run out of options – legally speaking, what other avenues can he still pursue?

Guest: Advocate Paul Hoffman, Executive Director at Accountability Now

Fomer SAA chairperson, Dudu Myeni has been granted a trial postponement until the end of October. This comes after Myeni was unable to attend the trial due to financial difficulties. In March 2017, OUTA brought a case against Myeni to have her declared a delinquent director for her fiduciary conduct.

Guest: Wayne Duvenage - Outa CEO

How do we solve the youth unemployment crisis in South Africa? Today marks the annual Harambee Accelerating Inclusive Youth Employment conference convened in conjunction with The Presidency. The overall objective of the conference is to highlight, discuss and develop workable solutions to accelerating inclusive youth employment in South Africa. This year’s conference will focus on what is working and what more is needed to accelerate sustainable pathways for young people into the economy.

Guest: Lebo Nke, head of partnerships and advocacy efforts at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

As we observe World Mental Health Day, we tackle the subject of suicide with Dr Kobus Roux. His organisation is urging healthcare providers to better manage follow-up care for those at risk of suicide, rather than focusing only on one-off interventions at a crisis point. Currently, South Africa’s estimated suicide rate of 13.4 people per 100 000 is approximately four times the global rate of 3.6 per 100 000.

Guest: Dr Kobus Roux, Psychiatrist and member of the South African Society of Psychiatrist (SASOP)

Understanding the history of the Saharawi people. From what we know, Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975. Since then it has been the subject of a long-running territorial dispute between Morocco and its indigenous Saharawi people, led by the Polisario Front. But why are they still not free?

Guest: Ibrahim Dean – Researcher at the Afro-Middle East Centre

Zandile Gumede’s crimes – is it possible that today’s raids could spell the end of her political career? We ask this question following this morning’s developments where the Assets Forfeiture Unit raided Gumede’s rented house in Umhlanga and her residence in Inanda. This morning’s raids form part of an investigation against the former mayor and her co-accused in a corruption case linked to a 2016 waste collection tender that paid out over R200 million.

Guest: Benedict Xolani Dube, Researcher and political analyst from the XUBERA Institute for Research and Development

One of the issues raised by Eskom’s acting CEO, Jabu Mabuza is that the power utility continues to suffer from municipalities not paying their bills.

Guest: Ted Blom - Energy Expert

We now speak to Bonginkosi Khanyile who is an Activist and former Durban University of Technology student who also served time in jail for his part in the Fees Must Fall protests. Last year he led the historic march aimed at highlighting the plight of poor young people and that of Khaya Cekeshe

Guest: Bonginkosi Khanyile – Activist and former Durban University of Technology student who also served time in jail for his part in the Fees Must Fall protests

The Democratic Alliance has approached Parliament’s portfolio committee on police asking that the acting head of the Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID), Victor Senna, and the former head Robert McBride be held accountable regarding allegations that the police watchdog prematurely completed or closed cases to manipulate performance statistics.

Guest: Andrew Whitfield, DA shadow minister of police