We now get a response from the Gauteng Health Department regarding the tragic incident that occurred at Mamelodi Hospital.

Guest: Kwara Kekana - Gauteng Health Spokesperson for MEC Bandile Masuku

We will look at an incident that occurred at Mamelodi Hospital involving a pregnant Zimbabwean woman who was refused help as she was in labour because of her nationality. According to the patient, the nurses uttered xenophobic phrases such as “this is not Zimbabwe.” #NotInMyName has raised this as a matter of concern and has reverted to addressing this social injustice through active citizenry. To speak to us more on this issue we are now joined on the line by…

Guest: Themba Masango - Head of Communications at #NotInMyName

The South African Municipal Workers Union says the agreement signed by Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba and unions yesterday was invalid and illegal as it prevented workers from embarking on a strike. They are also saying that individuals purporting to be representing it who signed a memorandum of understanding with City of Johannesburg were not mandated by the union to do so.

Guest: Bafana Zungu, Provincial Secretary

Anti-pollution activists from Greenpeace Africa have completely blocked the entrance to Eskom's Megawatt Park headquarters with a makeshift emergency hospital scene to highlight the premature deaths and diseases caused by Eskom's polluting coal-fired power stations. This follows Greenpeace India's release of a new study detailing the world's worst sulphur dioxide hotspots, revealing that the Kriel area in Mpumalanga is the second worst pollution hotspot in the world.

Guest: Melita Steele, Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager for Greenpeace Africa

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo - Correctional Services Spokesperson

Yesterday a new video of the kidnapped South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed surfaced on social media. In the video, Mohamed pleads with the South African government to assist in the talks to ensure his safe release. Mohamed was taken hostage more than two years ago while travelling with the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers on a relief mission to Syria.

Guest: Eldred De Klerk, Principal Associate at AFRICA Analysis

The South African Federation of Trade Unions has issued a statement that strongly condemns the recent brutal attacks on informal traders on the streets of South Africa by both police and vigilante groups. They also reject claims that all those attacked were selling counterfeit goods, they say there is no evidence to justify any of these spurious charges.

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions

In our Both Sides of the story today we will continue to get different perspectives on the National Health Insurance Bill which was officially launched last week by the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize. The Department of Health announced that NHI would come into effect in 2026. For this conversation we are joined by...

Guest: Dawie Roodt- Economist
Guest: Anthea Jeffrey- Institute of Race Relations

Disgruntled ANC members in the party's Moses Mabhida region in Pietermaritzburg have shut down the party's office protesting over the Regional Task Team which they want to be dissolved. For on this story we are joined by

Guest: Guest: Vusi Makhosini- SABC Reporter in KwaZulu Natal

Members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union known as SATAWU at North West Transport Investment, the NTI, marched to the Department of Transport in Pretoria today to demonstrate over what they call "their displeasure" at statements allegedly made by Minister Fikile Mbalula. The NTI bus service is contesting the transport department's decision not to renew their contract when it ends next year in April. We are now joined on the line by…

Guest: Zanele Sabela - Spokesperson, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union