The commission of state capture is currently taking place here in Johannesburg and as I was watching this morning the cross examination of former GCIS CEO Mzwanele Manyi… a bit of drama over there. …asking Adv. Maleka to recuse himself.

Guest: SABC reporter Mzwanele Mbeje was there

Education should provide a way out of the poverty trap, but the ability of the South African education system to act as a reliable conduit for children out of poverty has been limited. Various international studies attest to the poor quality of our education system. Under such circumstances, blaming the failure of the system on inadequate financial resources is probably the most natural thing to do, but that misses the picture completely. This is according to two researchers, Thando Ngozo and Sabelo Mtantato from the Financial and Fiscal Commission

Guest: Thando Ngozo - Researcher – Financial and Fiscal Commission
guest: Sabelo

Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe say they will launch a new attempt this week to put pressure on the president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and his ruling Zanu-PF party to share power. Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, said he would call for a “transitional authority” to “move the country forward”. Chamisa reiterated his rejection of the results in presidential polls held four months ago.

Guest: Piers Pigou - political analyst

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is calling on the SAPS to utilize its employee assistance programme to deal with member suicides. This follows yesterday’s shooting at the Durban Magistrate’s Court where a woman was allegedly shot dead by her estranged policeman husband during divorce proceedings.

Guest: Richard Mamabolo - Spokesperson for police union, Popcru

Locals claim that the killings were sparked by an allegation that Sotho-speaking people had been stealing from Xhosa-speaking people at the settlement. To find out what is going on here,

guest: Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone - North West police spokesperson

EFF leader Julius Malema says he has laid criminal charges against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan because he knows his rights. Malema has laid five criminal charges against Gordhan and two against his daughter, Anisha Gordhan. Gordhan is facing charges of contravening the intelligence act, money laundering, fraud and perjury while his daughter is facing fraud and corruption charges. Malema claims Gordhan opened and operated an unlawful foreign bank account in Canada which has an account balance of 48-million-US dollars. Gordhan's also accused of participating in the formation of the SARS rogue units between 1999 and 1994. For the latest on this,

guest: Phumzile Mlangeni - SABC journalist in Pretoria

The majority of South African small businesses generate revenue of less than R200,000 annually and nearly half of SMEs employ between two to five employees, according to the SME Landscape Report An Assessment of South Africa’s SME Landscape: Challenges, Opportunities, Risks & Next Steps’ 2018/2019. The report was recently launched by SME South Africa .
It says the report offers a comprehensive assessment of the state of SMEs in South Africa, with a focus on the key challenges, opportunities, risks and proposed next steps.

guest: Lebohang Thulo, - Editor of SME South Africa.

Eastern Cape ANC Member of the Legislature Christian Martin spent this past weekend protesting in front the Eastern Cape Premier’s office, sleeping in a coffin. They say it was an attempt to highlight the gang violence in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas. He was joined in the protest by Khoisan chiefs Crawford Fraser and Cora Hennings.

Guest: Christian Martin Activist and an MPL

There's five days left before NSFAS funding applications for next year CLOSE. NSFAS says 32 billion rand has been set aside to assist financially struggling students. The Student Financial Aid scheme says it has also managed to clear the payments backlog for the 2017/18 financial year. To find out what the public should know, we are joined on the line by...

guest: Kagisho Mamabolo, - NSFAS spokesperson

Two people have died following a shooting incident at the Durban Magistrate Court. Sources say that a police officer allegedly shot his estranged wife and her boyfriend before turning the gun on himself. The two died at the scene and the officer was seriously injured. It's believed that the deceased and her husband were having marital problems. To get an understanding of what happened, we are joined on the line by...

guest: Colonel Thembeka Mbhele - provincial police spokesperson