Yesterday, Fikile Mbalula who is the ANC’s head of elections - revealed that the party will use “surplus” candidates to shore up its list of MPs and MPLs to Parliament, should its integrity commission ask those implicated in allegations of corruption to step aside.

Guest: Fikile Mbalula, ANC Head of Elections

A group of women affiliated to the Inyanda National Land Movement are calling on traditional leaders to respect the constitution that guaranteed gender equality and access to land by all. Tomorrow they will march to the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders to demand an end to discrimination against women in land allocation.

Guest: Nomonde Phindane, Inyanda women’s empowerment programme manager

Is party loyalty still a determining factor in South African politics? And what role do demographics like race, age and gender play? New research shines a light on the profile of the South African voter, the complexity at play in their minds, and the power of trust in President Ramaphosa in shaping voter preferences.

Guest: Prof Leila Patel (Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Sarchi Chair in Welfare and Social Development at CSDA, UJ)

: As from next month, Zim government will start paying partial compensation to white commercial farmers whose properties were seized nearly 20 years ago under Robert Mugabe’s land reforms. The chaotic fast-tracked land reform in 2000 saw thousands of white commercial farmers ejected from the land and their workers displaced.

Guest: Ben Freeth, (Zim farmer and Executive Director at Mike Campbell Foundation

South Africans have condemned the attack of a police officer by an alleged group of foreign nationals. Meanwhile, police have confirmed that the video doing the rounds on social media to which its members were attacked in Sunnyside is valid.

Guest: Dr Chris de Kock, Independent crime analyst

Guest: Dr Vusi Sibanda, President of the African Diaspora Forum

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A new forensic report into a multibillion-rand locomotive contract at Transnet has recommended that former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe and others must face criminal charges for their role in a dodgy locomotive contract deal.

Guest: Kanabo Skhosana, from MNS Attorneys (she is the author of the report)

Protests in Sudan reached a new stage over the weekend, with tens of thousands of people demonstrating in front of army headquarters in Khartoum to demand the departure of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has been leading the country for three decades.

Guest: Sabir Ibrahim, representative of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, North (SPLM)

Today the Minister of Transport, Dr Blade Nzimande officially launched the Easter Road Safety Campaign in KwaZulu- Natal. The focus this year is the impact of alcohol on motorists and its contribution to road carnage.

Guest: Simon Zwane- Spokesperson, Road Traffic Management Corperation (RTMC)

Every Friday we celebrate South Africans from all walks of life with a great story to tell. This afternoon we celebrate Dr Welcome ‘Bhodloza’ Nzimande… for his contribution to empowering maskandi musicians.

Guest: Dr Welcome “Bhodloza” Nzimande, former Station Manager of uKhozi FM