Komako helps us understand the phenomenon of “Black Tax” and whether it is a responsibility or a burden. Her research findings suggest that Black people are born into “Black Tax”.

Guest: Ms Nokubonga Komako, Media and Cultural Studies graduate

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) is founded on religious roots including the recent formation of the African Freedom Revolution by KwaZulu-Natal secretary of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa, Bishop Timothy Ngcobo. Could we see more religious leaders forming political parties in the future?

Guest: Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, General Secretary, SACC

How can we fix our education system? Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a paper on basic education in SA, Struggling to Make the Grade. Today we get to the bottom of the issues as we give you both sides of the story -

Guest: William Saunderson-Meyer, writes the Jaundiced Eye column on current affairs which appears in The Citizen, Weekend Argus and on Politicsweb

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga, national spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education

“Mark Kingon gives us an update on SARS revenue collection for the period of 2018/19”

This was in the municipal by-elections which took place last week. The ANC received 65% of the vote, the EFF 3% and the UDM 2%. Analyts have labelled these results as interesting considering how fairly new Mzwanele Mannyi’s party is. Elections analyst, Dawie Scholtz is on line to give us his thoughts on these results.

Guest: Dawie Scholtz- Elections Analyst

A Special Investigative Unit (SIU) report has revealed that Eskom employees engineered load-shedding in 2008 in order to create emergency coal contracts amounting to R14.5 trillion. Some of these projects were for a period of 10 years and were entered into without proper tender processes. For a reaction on this story we are joined on the line by Energy expert Ted Blom

Guest: Ted Blom- Energy Analyst

Speaking at the Hilton Hotel recently during the launch of the book Democracy Works – Tendai Biti told a Durban audience that his country invented state capture and South Africans perfected it.

Guest: Tendai Biti, Zimbabwean opposition MP, constitutional lawyer and co-author of Democracy Works

On Friday last week, the South African National Defence Force announced that it has administratively discharged 35 of its members for going absent without leave (AWOL) for more than 30 days while they were on course in Cuba.

Guest: Brigadier General Mafi Mgobhozi, SA National Defence Force (SANDF) spokesperson

PIC granted extension:. The commission is investigating numerous dubious transactions and allegations of impropriety. One voice that has been very consistent against corruption at the PIC is General Bantu Holomisa.

Guest: General Bantu Holomisa, UDM leader

World News: Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh is accused of having orchestrated the embezzlement of nearly US$1 billion of public funds and illegal timber revenue during his 22-year rule. How did one man loot the country?

Guest: Dr Emanuel Matambo, Visiting Researcher at the Center for Africa – China Studies @UJ