An alleged bullying incident at Sutherland High School in Centurion, has sparked public interest following a viral video recorded by the mother of the alleged victim. The education department in Gauteng is aware of the incident and released a statement earlier today. To get more details on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Steve Mabona, Gauteng Education’s Spokesperson

Different political parties and organisations will be watching tonight’s SONA with a lot expectations on some of the line items. MK Party MP, Brian Molefe, joins me on the line to talk to us about some of the expectations the official opposition party will have tonight…

GUEST: Brian Molefe, MK Party MP

As we continue our build up to this year’s State of the Nation Address, we have established that this year’s address will be delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a new political climate. And on that climate note, what would climate advocates expect to hear tonight in the address? To answer this question, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Brandon Abdinor, Head of the Pollution & Climate Change Programme at the Centre for Environmental Rights in South Africa

Tensions between South Africa and the United States of America are deepening as America’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio has just announced that he won’t attend this month’s G20 Foreign Ministers meeting due to South Africa’s anti-American agenda. On Tuesday, Ramaphosa spoke with top Trump ally Ellon Musk to set the record straight on the country’s new expropriation act but it seems that the move did little to help the situation. So what now for South Africa and what more should our country do to fix its enfeebled relationship with the U.S? For more on this conversation, we are joined by Sophie Mokoena who is SABC News International Editor. 

GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News International Editor

As President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver his first State of the Nation Address under the government of national unity. We look at the state of our economy and the issue of high unemployment rate. So I guess the question really is - What is it that this seventh administration should fix to get our economy going and to ensure that we arrest the issue of high unemployment.

GUEST: Miyelani Holeni, Local government expert, with specialisation in revenue management, governance, infrastructure delivery and economic development

While many leave the Democratic Republic of Congo and the African continent in search of opportunities, Shanty Tshiela Byart-Mutombo returned. Her belief in the DRC’s potential to thrive inspired her decision to build a business in a sector facing challenges but rich with possibilities for growth and transformation. Today, Shanty Tshiela Byart-Mutombo Champions Courage, Hope, and Transformation in the Mining Sector at Mining Indaba 2025. Shanty Tshiela Byart-Mutombo, Founder and CEO of EG Minings, joins me on the line…

GUEST: Shanty Tshiela Byart-Mutombo, Founder and CEO of EG Minings

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the Lily mine tragedy, a tragedy that left Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda trapped underground when the mine collapsed. The three had been in a container used as a lamp room at the time. There was a commemoration event today at the Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Harry Mazibuko, Lily Mine Tragedy Victims’ Family Spokesperson

Earlier today, Parliament’s Presiding Officers, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, addressed the media on the state of readiness to host the 2025 State of the Nation Address tomorrow. SABC News journalist, Abongwe Kobokwane was at the briefing and joins me on the line to tell us what came out of it…

GUEST: Abongwe Kobokwane, SABC News Reporter

Durban school pupils were taken to hospital after being stabbed in an alleged racial altercation yesterday. Centenary Secondary School in Asherville issued an urgent notice to parents, informing them classes would be dismissed at 9.30am due to “circumstances that have arisen”. To get more information on this incident, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Muzi Mahlambi, Head of Communication for the KZN Department of Education

The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address to outline urgent reforms that are aimed at assisting our country to create more jobs. According to the organisation, tweaking existing policies is not enough. South Africa requires a fundamental departure from the policies and approaches that have led to crisis on almost every front. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Ann Bernstein, Executive Director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE)