For many, sex work is regarded as a morally degrading activity in society – while some believe that the country’s criminalisation of sex workers highly contributes to the exceptionally high levels of gender based violence, rape and murder of the women plying the trade.

Guest: Vera Qwesha, Author & ex sex worker

Guest: Constance Mathe, Coordinator for Asijiki (the coalition of sex work in SA)

The community of Xolobeni (members of the Amadiba Crisis Committee) in the Eastern Cape have asked civil society organisations, political parties and President Cyril Ramaphosa to block Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s planned visit to their village on Thursday. They are accusing the Minister of trying to force them to allow an Australian company, Transworld Energy and Mineral Resources (TEM), to mine on their piece of land despite the high court in Pretoria barring the minister from doing so.

Guest: Nonhle Mbuthuma- Spokesperson for the Amadiba Crisis Committee

According to Blind SA visually impaired people in South Africa are being deprived access to millions of publications due to delays in approving the Copyright Amendment Bill. Data has also shown that blind people have access to only about five percent of all publications globally.

Guest: Christo de klerk who is the chairperson for Blind SA

They are accusing the ruling party of attempting to prevent its president, Mathabo Leeto, from joining Parliament after the May 8 elections. They say Leeto was initially number 86 on the ANC list, but she appeared as number 140 on the list that was submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

Guest: Richard Mkhungo, Secretary General of Sanco

Guest: David Mahlobo, ANC NEC member and the ANC mediator in the divisions within Sanco

We hear from the SA weather service in terms of what to expect in the next few days”

Guest: Mnikeli Ndabambi, Acting CEO, SA Weather Service

Residents in Port St Johns were also affected by heavy rains which caused extensive damage to houses, offices and other infrastructure. Families from Green Farm have been evacuated to a town hall and churches where food and blankets are provided by disaster teams.

Guest: Fundiswa Mhlekude - SABC Reporter, Eastern Cape

23 people have been killed following persistent heavy rains and flooding in KwaZulu Natal. Community members have joined the search and rescue team in searching for four missing family members in the Malven area south of Durban.

Guest: Guest: Minoshni Pillay- SABC Reporter in KwaZulu Natal

African leaders are currently meeting in Egypt where they will address developments in Sudan and Libya, in the first emergency summits since the two nations were rocked by popular protests and an invasion on the capital respectively.

Guest: Dirk Kotzé is a Professor in Political Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA)

The Institute of Race Relations recently visited the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where they handed over the names of nearly 160 000 South Africans who are opposed to Expropriation without Compensation to the Office of the Presidency. The organisation is of the view that land reform can be done without tampering with property rights, which are one of the cornerstones of any functional democracy.

Guest: Sihle Ngobese, Head of Strategic Operations, IRR

After his infamous butchering of the South African national anthem at a rugby test match between the Springboks and France in 2009 – Ras Dumisani owns up to his past “bloop”.

Guest on the line (France) Ras Dumisani