You penned a piece that doctors must look beyond treating individual illnesses and use their voices to advocate for healthier, more equitable societies. The article explores the role of medical professionals in challenging inequality, shaping health policy and strengthening healthcare systems, particularly across Africa.

GUEST: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa is chairperson of the South African Medical Association,

We now cross over to our SABC International Reporter who’s covering the The SADC Council of Ministers meeting currently underway in Durban today.

GUEST: Khayalihle Khumalo – SABC News International Reporter

The Zimbabwean authorities say 15 bodies have been recovered after a passenger ferry capsized on Lake Kariba. We get an update on the latest with…

GUEST: Ephert Musekiwa – SABC Zimbabwe Correspondent

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo says it's concerned with the volume of service delivery complaints it has been receiving from residents across the province.

GUEST: Victor Mavhidula - SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Manager

Zambia holds an election tomorrow to decide if President Hakainde Hichilema will get a second five-year term. Election posters are said to everywhere in Zambia, from lamp posts and shop fronts to massive billboards, with faces of presidential and parliamentary candidates looming over passers-by as more than eight million registered voters will get the chance to choose a president and a new parliament. 

GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News specialist correspondent

Deputy Director for Investigations at the Independent Police Investigative Directorate in KwaZulu-Natal, Len John, is on the stand at the Madlanga Commission talking about alleged squads targeted suspects linked to cash-in-transit robberies, taxi operators and drug syndicates, allegedly operating under the guise of a Task Team. 

GUEST: Andy Mashaile, Security Strategist

Creative Minds Technologies has done something that has never been done before in South Africa and built a humanoid robot that listens to you speak in ANY of our 11 official languages and replies back in that exact same language. All of this happening automatically. No settings needed. No menus. The robot just knows. Question is, is this a chatbot? Does it have a script? Creative Minds Technologies’ Chief Technology Officer, Mzwandile Zulu, says this is a physical, thinking, listening, speaking robot, built from the ground up by a South African, for South Africans.

GUEST: Mzwandile Zulu, Creative Minds Technologies’ Chief Technology Officer

This past weekend, the DA announced in its manifesto that it had plans to allow private-sector firms to provide municipal services. Trade union federation, COSATU, has rejected the DA’s call to privatise municipal services, claiming that it would be a recipe for disaster. What do analysts make of this plan? Let’s find out from…

GUEST: Sandile Swana, Political & Governance Analyst and Principal Consultant at Centre for Strategic Leadership

The South African Mint is taking us higher with the latest release in its Odyssey of the Sky series — the 2026 Martial Eagle, celebrating one of Africa’s most powerful birds of

prey. Beyond its appeal to collectors, the coin brings together African wildlife, symbolism and world-class craftsmanship, raising interesting questions about how our natural heritage can be preserved and celebrated through art.

GUEST: Shane Kennedy - Acting General Manager Sales & Marketing for the South African Mint

We now get a status updates of how things look like especially in key areas that have set out severe weather warnings…

GUEST: Tokelo Chiloane - South African Weather Service Weather Forecaster