US President, Donald Trump, recently banned foreign aid to South Africa. Founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa, Mia Malan joins me on the line to breakdown how this ban works as it has been reported that the ban does not include Pepfar projects.

Guest: Mia Malan, Founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa

I just spoke to Dr. Eileen Carter, Provincial Manager of the South African Human Rights Commission in the Eastern Cape about the commission’s report on school sanitation crisis in the Eastern Cape. Siyabonga Mtima, Spokesperson for the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape joins me on the line to respond to this report…

Guest: Malibongwe Mtima, Spokesperson for the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape

The South African Human Rights Commission in the Eastern Cape has released a damning report on the government's failure to eradicate pit latrines in schools. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr. Eileen Carter, Provincial Manager of the South African Human Rights Commission in the Eastern Cape

How will the party’s internal divisions affect its objectives ahead of next year’s local government elections and probably its ability to attract more members as well? We ask this question following well publicised tensions between Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and the party’s secretary general Floyd Shivambu. For more analysis on this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Tessa Dooms, Political analyst & Director of Programs at the Rivonia Circle

We give you an update on the ongoing legal matter between Congo vs Apple. Some of you may recall that a group of international lawyers representing the Democratic Republic of Congo filed court papers in December last year, demanding that Apple’s subsidiaries in France, Belgium and Apple US parent company respond to a series of questions about whether the tech giant is somehow benefiting from the country’s blood minerals.

GUEST (UK): Robert Amsterdam, is an American-Canadian international lawyer, specialising in political cases and human rights. He is also the founding partner of Amsterdam and Partners LLP

Following his 2023 recognition for his powerful song ‘Bayethe’. Acclaimed South African flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman recently won his third GRAMMY Award at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards for his album Triveni, and today we celebrate and salute him for his latest achievement.

GUEST: Wouter Kellerman, South African flutist and composer, and 3 x GRAMMY Award winner

Professor Susan Booysen, Political Analyst from Wits University joins me on the line to share her views on this announcement as well as other events leading up to this moment…

Guest: Professor Susan Booysen, Political Analyst from Wits University

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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo’s president to directly negotiate with them. For more on this, I am joined on the line by...

Guest: Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki African School on Public and International Affairs

Renowned paediatric pulmonologist Professor Refiloe Masekela has received the prestigious American Thoracic Society (ATS) World Lung Award. The award recognises the outstanding contributions of individuals in improving global lung health. Masekela is the current President of the South African Thoracic Society, underscoring her influence in shaping respiratory healthcare policies and practices in South Africa and beyond. 

GUEST: Professor Refiloe Masekela, Head of Paediatrics and Child Health at UKZN