South Africa is introducing new occupational qualifications to better prepare people for the world of work, but are colleges and skills training providers ready for the change? We unpack what this transition means for students, parents and workers, while also exploring how experienced artisans in the informal sector could finally have their skills formally recognised.

GUEST: Japie Nel - Senior Manager for Registration and Recognition at SAQA

The Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo heard oral closing arguments from both the State and the defence in the trial of Imanuwela David and the Joseph siblings (Floriana and Ndilinasho), who are accused of the February 2020 theft of $580,000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm.

GUEST: Nsuku Shiluvana – SABC REPORTER

Applications for Grade 1 and 8 for the 2027 academic year have opened today, Wednesday, 5 August 2026 and will close Friday, 4 September 2026 at 00:00 (midnight). 

GUEST: Onwabile Lubelwana – Spokesperson for Gauteng Education

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with waves of ballistic missiles early this morning, killing one person, injuring 22 and severely damaging buildings in several districts of the city of 3 million people. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr Joan Swart, Researcher in Military Science at the University of Stellenbosch

SAFTU General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, has sparked debate on social media platforms after a clip of an interview he did with a Nigerian radio station made rounds.

GUEST: Zwelinzima Vavi, SAFTU General Secretary

A number of changes were announced yesterday by the MK Party. The most significant change sees Duduzane Zuma being propelled into the upper ranks of the party after his father, former President Jacob Zuma, appointed him as the party's first deputy president during a sweeping leadership overhaul. Let’s get a sense of what some of the changes may mean for the party with…

GUEST: Professor Bheki Mngomezulu, Political Analyst from the Nelson Mandela University

The underrepresentation of African languages in AI, could soon be a thing of the past as a recent PhD study by North-West University has developed AI tools to detect misinformation in South African languages. Research by Dr Seani Rananga, a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria, demonstrated that multilingual AI can identify misleading information across IsiZulu, English and Sepedi.

GUEST: Dr Seani Rananga, a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria

Advocacy group Ground Work Collective seeks to recruit at least 7,000 citizens as volunteers to monitor the upcoming local government elections slated for November 2026. The group is set to launch its virtual "protect our democracy" programme in Johannesburg tomorrow where volunteers will be trained for nationwide deployment on election day.

GUEST: Vincent Maake, Ground Work Collective Spokesperson

Youth unemployment and inequality continue to hold back millions of young South Africans despite years of government, business and NGO interventions. Today we speak to Safe-Hub who believes that the solution is not another programme, but stronger long-term partnerships that connect young people to real opportunities, jobs and economic participation.

GUEST: Robin Petersen - Director Business Development Safe-Hub Global

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation has published Draft Indigenous Knowledge Regulations that will shape how Indigenous Knowledge is recognised, protected, documented, accessed and governed in South Africa. However indigenous communities were excluded from the consultations and they are petitioning against the regulation…

GUEST: Kekeletso Khena Isangoma - Indigenous Knowledge Activist.