eThekwini Municipality's water curtailment project has officially been lifted. The project was expected to run for the next 12 months and was being implemented in a bid to reduce the volume of water abstracted from the uMgeni system. To give us more information on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Sean Phillips, Department of Water & Sanitation’s Director General

In conversation with Reuben Reuters about the effectiveness of medical emergency responses during the festive period, especially with New Year’s Eve approaching. In Gauteng so far, the EMS responses have surpassed the 43 000 recorded during the same period last year. For further elucidation on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Reuben Reuters, The Acting CEO of Gauteng Emergency Medical Services

With January fast approaching, things are not looking good for workers of the North West Transport Investments (NTI) who have not been paid for five months. We understand that some workers were forced to stay in Mahikeng this festive season without any answers. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Lebusa Mamaregane, General Secretary of SAWU-YA BASHUMI Union

As the situation remains tense in Mozambique with supporters of the opposition disputing the election outcomes. We look at the political dynamics in the country as there is a general security threat after more than 1 400 detainees escaped the high security prison yesterday.

GUEST: Helio Guiliche, Political analyst based in Mozambique

The situation is growing dire at Stilfontein Mine in the North West as illegal miners claim they are now eating human flesh for survival. These details were contained in a letter that recently came up to the surface, claiming that many of the miners were disappearing from shaft 10 where they are trying to escape. We thought we should check-in on what is happening in Stilfontein today. Joining me on the line to paint a picture about the kind of Christmas Stilfontein is having is…

GUEST: Thembile Botman, Stilfontein Community Leader

A number of good Samaritans in Pretoria spread the Christmas spirit earlier today by feeding the homeless in that city. The person behind this is…

GUEST: Emma Sibanyoni, Founder of Bros Do Matter and co-founder of Da Clang Foundation

The African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association has once again raised concerns with the situation in Mozambique. The association continues to have security concerns as post-elections protests erupted again after the Mozambique’s apex court upheld Frelimo’s poll victory. Chairperson of the African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association, Mukhwathi Phumudzo joins me on the line to share some of their concerns and requests from the SADC chairperson as well as the UN

GUEST: Mukhwathi Phumudzo, Chairperson of the African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association

Our guest, Professor Tshepo Madlingozi outlines the SA Human Rights Commission’s stance on a contentious issue of frequent arrests of adult private users, possessors and cultivators of cannabis. The commission has written to the national Police Commissioner, Fanie Masemola - urging him to pay more attention on this issue of unlawful arrests as they argue that it is inconsistent with both the law and national operational directives.

GUEST: Professor Tshepo Madlingozi, Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission

The Limpopo department of transport and community safety is intensifying its efforts to combat drinking and driving this Christmas Day, with a strong warning to all road users to exercise extreme caution and responsibility. So far, the provincial authorities have managed to arrest 181 motorists for drunk driving since the beginning of this month.

GUEST: Jane Mulaudzi, Chief Director for Transport Regulation in the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety