According to Professor Philip Frankel, the incidence of human trafficking is on the rise in South and southern Africa. So much so, that the sub-continent is now ranked in some studies among the top 10 trafficking destinations in the world.

Guest: Professor Philip Frankel is in the Department of Social Science, St Augustine College of South Africa. He is also the author of the one and only book on human trafficking in South Africa titled Long Walk to Nowhere: Human Trafficking in Post-Mandela South Africa

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has unveiled a blueprint to reignite growth in the economy. In the paper, the National Treasury said the reforms in the economy would result in the economy growing at between 2% and 3%. The South African economy has been sluggish over the last 10 years. It has been growing at less than 2% in the past decade and in the last five years growth has remained below 1%. The last time the economy grew at about 5% was in 2008.

Guest: Xhanti Payi - Economist at Nascence Advisory

The Nelson Mandela University has said that it is working with all stakeholders to ensure the safety of the university community. To speak to us more about the plans that the University has put in place to ensure safety of students.

Guest: Zandile Mbabela- University of Nelson Mandela spokesperson

Disgruntled students of the EFF Student Command at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth have embarked on a mass shut down resulting in the university suspending lectures for the day. Earlier on students have barricaded the North and South campus entrances with branches and debris.

Guest: Siphosethu Loli - Secretary of the EFF Students Command at the Nelson Mandela University 2nd Ave, Port Elizabeth

Former IEC commissioner Terry Tselane outlines the objectives of his newly established elections management company called the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa (IEMSA). His institute focuses on election management services and providing capacity to individuals and institutions that are in the election space.

Guest: Terry Tselane, former Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission

President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently attending the G7 Meeting in France. The G7 is a forum of the seven countries with the world’s most industrialised and developed economies – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada – whose government leaders meet annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. Other African nations invited include Egypt, Rwanda, Burkina Faso and Senegal. South Africa will utilise the Summit to promote its economic agenda and particularly to promote itself as a major investment destination.

Guest: Prof John Stremlau, Visiting Professor of International Relations at Wits University

Law enforcement officials have confiscated a large number of counterfeit goods at the China Mall, in Boksburg, on Gauteng’s East Rand. The multi-disciplinary operation was led by a tip-off that the mall is selling counterfeit goods.

Guest: Brigadier Mathapelo Peters- Gauteng police spokesperson

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has filed an urgent high court application to declare Afriforum Deputy CEO Ernst Roets in contempt of court for his old SA flag tweet. Yesterday Roets tweeted an image of the old flag hours after the Equality Court declared the gratuitous display of the flag as constituting hate speech.

Guest: Luzuko Koti – Director of Communications and Outreach at the Nelson Mandela Foundation

The IFP will elect its new leader this coming weekend at a conference in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The conference will be a historic one as it will elect a new leader to take over from Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who founded the party and has led it for the past 4 decades. Over the years Buthelezi indicated his intentions to leave the presidency and nominated KwaHlabisa Municipality Mayor Velenkosini Hlabisa as his successor

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

Guest: Professor Lesiba Teffo- Political Analyst