Today we tell you more about this wonderful non-profit organisation which is based in the UK called ‘Kesho Collective’ and how they use our Springboks away games (especially when they play in the United Kingdom) to support charitable causes in South Africa. They also use social events to unite South Africans abroad, particularly those who are based in London. The organisation was launched earlier this year by two remarkable South Africans Matthew and Nicholas McGregor. 

GUEST (UK): Matthew McGregor, Co-founder of Kesho Collective

GUEST: Nicholas McGregor, Co-founder of Kesho Collective

Later this week, the SACP will discuss how it will contest elections while remaining part of the Tripartite Alliance. It is no secret that the party has been actively advocating for the reconfiguration of its alliance with the ANC to make sure they have a stronger voice and greater influence in decision-making. To help us breakdown some of the issues that will take center stage at the party’s conference, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Political Analyst

The School Governing Body of Pretoria High School for Girls confronted the Gauteng Department of Education in the High Court earlier today, contesting the legitimacy of the department’s investigation into alleged racism at the institution. The SGB contends that the probe was unlawful and seeks to halt the implementation of its recommendations while demanding access to the complete report. SABC News reporter, Patricia Visagie was in court and she joins me on the line to tell us what happened in court…

GUEST: Patricia Visagie, SABC News Reporter

In June 2021, BP in partnership with Pick n Pay, announced plans to sell wine through its Pick n Pay Express forecourt convenience stores. The Pick n Pay Express store at BP Radiokop on Johannesburg’s the Westrand was the first to offer wine on its shelves, with a planned rollout to other BP sites expected in the coming months. A number of organisations are calling for an immediate halt on the sale of alcohol at petrol station forecourt shops. One of those organisations is Working for an Alcohol Safer South Africa and one of their office bearers, Maurice Smithers joins me on the line to talk about this…

GUEST: Maurice Smithers, Office bearer at Working for an Alcohol Safer South Africa

We examine the DA’s annual report card for the Gauteng Provincial Government. The party has issued a scathing assessment of the Gauteng Provincial Government under Premier Lesufi’s leadership, assigning an overall score of just 2.9 out of 10.

GUEST: Solly Msimang, DA Gauteng Leader

As more organisations are calling on Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to ban terbufos, Mariam Mayet says South Africa has reached a tipping point and Minister Steenhuisen needs to act now to address this problem. You may recall that terbufos was detected in the food that killed six children in Soweto. However, Steenhuisen is adamant that he won’t bow to pressure to ban terbufos as this will have broader implications for the agricultural sector. For more on this, let’s chat to……

GUEST: Mariam Mayet, Executive Director of the African Centre for Biodiversity

Dr Nqobile Xaba shares thoughts on the complexity of the problems posed by illegal mining in South Africa and the threat it poses to the country’s economy and its competitiveness, and she will also share some possible solutions to this ongoing problem.

GUEST: Dr Nqobile Xaba, Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)

Post the recent Tshwane Women in Business Awards (TWIBA), today we speak to Isabella Twala who won the Agro Processing Award. TWIBA awards celebrate women who refuse to be marginalised but who lead, innovate and uplift others. Twala is popularly known as the first black South African woman to make okra into a shake. Her business makes Gumbo Shake, which is stocked in retail shops across the country.

GUEST: Isabella Twala, founder & CEO of Elisheva Trading

Earlier today, Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy, says her department was informed that the Lebombo Border Post will remain closed to traffic due to safety concerns. Creecy says the Lebombo Border carries the most road freight in the country. The Minister said her department is pleading for patience from trade associations as it awaits further communication from its Mozambican counterparts about when the border will be opened.

GUEST: Willem Els, Crime Expert

The DA has hit back at speculation that its member and Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, could lose her job as tensions continue to simmer around the Bela Act. Yesterday, newspaper reports suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa is under intense pressure from within the ANC to fire Gwarube who, in accordance with her party position, is openly opposed to the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. Political Analyst, Professor Lesiba Teffo, joins me on the line to talk about this issue…

GUEST: Professor Lesiba Teffo, Political Analyst