As I mentioned in the first hour of the show. President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Expropriation Bill into law. The law outlines how organs of State may expropriate land in the public interest for varied reasons. But will this new law address the injustices of the past? Let’s get some reaction from ……….

GUEST: Vuyo Zungula, President of the African Transformation Movement (ATM)

TGCSA is the only officially recognized quality assurance body for Tourism products in South Africa. The Council has been operating for over a decade, working with a mandate to maintain and increase the standards and quality of Tourism services, facilities and products in South Africa. Quality assurance plays a critical role in the attractiveness of a product and destination for consumers abroad and domestically, as well as increasing the competitiveness of tourism products in the marketplace.

Guest: Bronwen Auret

In August last year, Western Cape Education MEC, David Maynier, announced that 2,407 teacher posts in public schools would be cut this January. Independent researcher and education consultant, Dr. Seelan Naidoo says data analysis shows only schools from poor areas have lost contract teachers. The Western Cape Department of Education dismisses these claims. To tell us more, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Kerry Mauchline, Western Cape Education Department Spokesperson

Former Post Office CEO, Mark Barnes wrote an opinion piece which tackles the issue of a supply and demand of skills in the country. According to Mark, where titles are more valued than achievements, failure is inevitable. Mark Barnes joins me on the line to tell us more…

GUEST: Mark Barnes, Former Post Office CEO

Families of Apartheid victims intend to sue government over its failure to investigate and prosecute political crimes that were committed during Apartheid. They also want an order that will compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish an independent and public commission of inquiry into the political interference that resulted in many of those crimes not being resolved. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Yasmin Sooka, former TRC Commissioner and Board Member of the Foundation for Human Rights

As today marks Day 5 of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. We get an update from Youmna El-Sayed in terms of how this ceasefire agreement has been implemented so far. 

GUEST: Youmna El-Sayed, Gaza Strip Correspondent

E-hailing taxi operators are currently protesting in Pretoria over operating permits and impounding of vehicles. The inability of e-hailing taxi operators to obtain operating licenses has been a contentious issue in South Africa for quite some time now. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Melithemba Mnguni, Secretary General of the E-hailing Partners Council (EPCO)

A few weeks ago I spoke to Professor Anthony Turton, the spokesperson for Project Blue about their citizen-driven investigation which found that several sampled beaches exceeded safety limits for E. coli and Enterococci; two common indicators of water contamination. The City of Cape Town disputes a few things about this report. Before I talk to Gregg Oelofse, the City of Cape Town’s City Manager for Coastal Management, I’ll share a clip of the conversation I had with Professor Anthony Turton talking about sewage and the Cape Town beaches…

GUEST: Gregg Oelofse, the City of Cape Town’s City Manager: Coastal Management

Overcrowding problem in South Africa’s correctional facilities remains a serious issue. We understand that in the 2023/2024 financial year - South African prisons had an overcrowding rate of 48%. According to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, there are several issues that contribute to this and one of them being the large number of foreign nationals in the system. So how do we arrest this problem? For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Kgomotso Ramoboleng, Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services

US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Monday directing the US to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming. Nolo Mokoena, CIO and co-founder of CRTV Development joins me on the line to talk about the effects and opportunities the USA's withdrawal from the Paris agreement will have on the Africa looking at it from a reduction in climate financing as well as the achievement of climate ambition as set out in the pact and the corresponding policies within the region.

GUEST: Nolo Mokoena, CIO and co-founder of CRTV Development, a Pan African advocacy and storytelling organisation focused on championing climate action in Africa.