Let’s move to Zimbabwe now where there is a national protest taking place today, but we do understand that the situation remains calm in the country, despite all the noise that was made leading up to this day. Security forces are patrolling city centres after warning against demonstrations. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under threat from opponents within his governing ZANU-PF party, who are concerned that he wants to stay in office beyond his current presidential term, which ends in 2028. For an update on this, we are now joined by……

GUEST: (Zim): Lenin Ndebele, Zimbabwean journalist

Today we chat to another astute business leader who has earned her stripes in the business world, Busisiwe Mavuso, some of you probably know her as Busi Mavuso. In 2020 Busi was awarded the ‘Influencer of Influencers Award’ and last year she received the runner up ‘Business Leader of the Year Award’, from the Future Leader Forum. Hopefully her story will inspire you…

GUEST: Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa

You (MEC) described this year’s budget as a budget for “inclusive growth and development through government allocative efficacy”, how does this reflect on the distribution of the budget? A big percentage of the R97billion was once again distributed towards Education and Health, please elaborate on that choiceWith the province’s high unemployment rate remaining a concern, how does this budget respond to that issue? We know entrepreneurs have an important role to play in boosting economic growth and creating jobs, is there any cash injection into the sector this year, if yes which sectors have you catered for?

guest: MEC Mlungisi Mvoko

Civil rights organization, AfriForum, has condemned what it called the Constitutional Court’s decision to "legalise" calls for violence against Afrikaners and farmers, exemplified by the chant “Kill the Boer". This condemnation follows the court's ruling yesterday, which dismissed AfriForum's application for leave to appeal regarding the chant. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO

According to the latest rankings by Brand Finance, the collective brand value of the top 100 South African brands reached R688.6 billion, with banking, retail, and telecoms contributing over 62% of the ranking’s total brand value. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Jeremy Sampson, MD of Brand Finance Africa

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to go about their business as usual on Monday. He has described those calling for protests as retrogressive individuals who are pursuing delusional ambitions. It is widely reported that Mnangagwa is facing growing dissent within his party, ZANU-PF, with some veterans calling for countrywide protests to force him to step down. We understand that most of them are concerned that he is planning to extend his rule beyond his current presidential term. But why are they turning against him now, especially because most of them supported him to take over the reigns when the country’s military toppled Robert Mugabe in 2017? For more analysis on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Lenin Ndebele – Zimbabwean journalist

The EFF in the Northen Cape is calling on national government to review its position on the existence of Orania, arguing that its existence weakens unity in the country.

GUEST: Shadrack Tlhaoele, EFF Provincial Chairperson in the Northern Cape

Gauteng High Court Judge President, Dunstan Mlambo has made an interesting proposal that seeks to make mediation mandatory before civil matters go to trial. According to him this will assist the High Court to deal with a massive backlog of civil trials. But how has this proposal been received so far and legally speaking, can it stand the test of time? For more on this, we are joined by…

GUEST: Nthabiseng Dubazana, an admitted attorney of the High Court & Director @Dubazana Attorneys

In an unprecedented move earlier today, the DA issued a statement just before a City of Cape Town council sitting was about to start in which the party announced that ANC caucus leader, Banele Majingo, resigned from the party to join the DA. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

Guest: Vusi Mdala, Secretary ANC Dullah Omar Regio

Today marks exactly five years since President Cyril Ramaphosa placed the nation under a strict lockdown in 2020 to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Most of us are probably wondering, what if another pandemic like the deadly Covid-19 outbreak hits the country, will be able to handle it and if so, how well? To shed light on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Professor Shabir Madhi, Dean of Wits University’s faculty of health sciences