Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has formally declared an intergovernmental dispute with Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia over the devolution of policing powers, arguing that metro police need greater investigative authority to help tackle violent crime. But will devolving policing powers make communities safer, and what does this dispute mean for the fight against crime?

GUEST: Eldred De Klerk – Senior Policing and Global Security Specialist at the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis

More than four years after the devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods, questions are being raised about what happens when temporary relief comes to an end but vulnerable families still have nowhere to go. We speak to the DA in EThekwini about the group of families left stranded after housing came to an end for the displaced families.

GUEST:Thabani Mthethwa – DA eThekwini Caucus Leader

Zambia underwent its third transition of power in 2021, following democratic transitions from ruling to opposition parties in 1991 and 2011. The administration under President Hakainde Hichilema’s United Party for National Development inherited a country that had undergone a debt default in 2020, was characterised by rampant inflation, and appeared to be experiencing a broad breakdown of the rule of law and assault on democratic institutions. As the country heads towards the 2026 elections, the Zambia Elections Research Network probed public perceptions of the last four years, including

the administration’s policy choices and service delivery and public expectations ahead of the 2026 polls.

GUEST: Dr. Nicole Beardsworth, Political Analyst from Wits University

Anti-illegal-immigration movement March and March says it has no plans to become a political party, announcing instead that it wants to establish itself as "an AfriForum for black South Africans" through a new legal advocacy forum and humanitarian foundation. Speaking during a media briefing in KwaZulu-Natal last night, March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma said there was growing public pressure for the movement to enter politics. But she believed it could better serve South Africans as an independent civic organisation. The organisation announced the establishment of the SA First Forum, a social justice litigation body, as well as the March and March Foundation, a humanitarian non-profit organisation.

GUEST: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, March and March Leader

DA MP, Glynnis Breytenbach, whose party wants the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption disbanded, and an anti-corruption commission independent of the National Prosecuting Authority set up to tackle corruption has said “there is no band-aid big enough to fix it; it must be disbanded”…

GUEST: Glynnis Breytenbach, DA MP

Many young South Africans dream of owning a business, but turning an idea into a sustainable venture can be overwhelming, especially with limited funding and high unemployment. Today, we're joined by the writer of this op-ed to unpack the practical steps young entrepreneurs can take to start, grow and build businesses that can survive and thrive.

GUEST: Sarah Rice - Business Coach at Grow

The National Treasury wants to increase alcohol excise taxes and introduce a minimum unit price, but the proposal has sparked a fierce debate between public health advocates and the alcohol industry. Our guest argues that South Africa cannot continue to frame economic growth and public health as opposing goals, saying heavy drinking is costing the country far more than the industry contributes.

GUEST: David Harrison - CEO of DG Murray Trust

OUTA is seeking an urgent interdict to stop the roll-out of the new Aarto system, in which car owners with unpaid traffic infringements face blocked licenses, sales, or transfers. We find out more on this with…

GUEST: Advocate Stefanie Fick – OUTA Executive Director for Accountability

South African households are under growing financial pressure, with many working people relying on debt just to cover everyday essentials like food, electricity and existing loans. As concerns grow over whether the country's banking system is helping people build wealth or trapping them in a cycle of debt, we unpack the issue with the author of this thought-provoking opinion piece.

GUEST: Prof Conrad Beyers - Head of the Department of Actuarial Science at the University of Pretoria.

A recent surge of undocumented migrants crossing from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has triggered one of the most serious border crises Spain has faced in recent years, placing renewed pressure on migration management and exposing divisions within the European Union. Let’s try make sense of what is happening here with…

GUEST: Zeenat Adam, Former Diplomat and an Independent International Relations Strategist