AfriForum’s blue and green drop results paint a dark and worrying picture of the management of South Africa’s water supply and sewage treatment systems. According to the organisation, water supply and sewage treatment systems do not function properly because the vast majority of municipalities, which are mainly responsible for water and sanitation services, continuously under perform. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Marais de Vaal, AfriForum’s Advisor for Environmental Affairs

Chris Hani killer, Janusz Walus will be sent back to Poland today after completing his parole. Ministers of Justice, Home Affairs, Correctional Services and the Presidency announced this decision just before midday today. Walus shot Hani in 1993 in a failed attempt to derail South Africa’s transition from a white-minority government to democratic rule. To react to this is……

GUEST: Dr Alex Mashilo, SACP National spokesperson & Central Committee member

Ghanaians will head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president as well as 276 Members of Parliament across the country. We understand that the current vice-president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in contention to win the poll. But what exactly are they offering to the country’s electorate and can they assist the West African nation to escape its debt crisis? For more on this, we are joined by……

GUEST (Ghana): Emmanuel K. Bensah Jr. who is an Author, ECOWAS & AU expert

Today we chat to Tshidi Matjeke-Dlungwane who is leading Sausage Saloon’s expansion into Mauritius. One nice thing about her story is that she is promoting a proudly South African brand. Also she is a finalist in the Standard Bank Top Women awards 2024. By the end of this year, Tshidi and her team are aiming to launch three outlets across strategically chosen Mauritian locations.

GUEST: Tshidi Matjeke Dlungwane, founder and CEO of the Stenda Group and now also a successful franchise owner in Mauritius

Earlier today, Mpumalanga police said additional equipment has been secured to fast-track rescue operations at a mine shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. SABC News Reporter, Motsebi Monareng is at the scene and he joins me on the line to give us an update after monitoring developments throughout the day…

GUEST: Motsebi Monareng, SABC News Reporter

Earlier on, I spoke to Tebogo Letsie, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education about his comments on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme being responsible for students turning to sugar daddies and resorting to crime when their bursary payments fail. NSFAS Administrator, Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo joins me on the line to respond to these allegations…

GUEST: Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo, NSFAS Administrator

The condition of South Africa’s government-owned assets and deteriorating infrastructure is a serious challenge that frustrates citizens and businesses daily. But key issues like water management, hospitals and logistics in the country can be turned around using locally-developed tech solutions, according to South African-based enterprise asset management company Pragma. To hear more about these solutions, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Bani Kgosana, Chief Revenue Officer at Pragma

South Africa's Grade 5 pupils have been ranked last out of 59 countries in maths and science in an international standardised test conducted last year. However, the country's Grade 9 performance in maths in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has shown "a remarkable upward trend" after pupils' scores improved by eight points from 389 in 2019 to 397 last year. The Department of Basic Education announced the results of the 2023 TIMSS study in Pretoria earlier today. To get more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr. Mark Chetty, Director for Assessments at the Department of Basic Education

Members of the All-African Alliance Movement have successfully challenged their expulsion from the MK Party in the Western Cape High Court. The AAAM members allege that MK Party leader, Jacob Zuma, sidelined them after the May 2024 elections after they endorsed the MK Party and got some of their members to vote for the party. SABC News Reporter, Canny Maphanga has been following the case and she joins me on the line to share more details…

GUEST: Canny Maphanga, SABC News Reporter

The High Court of South Africa has overturned the government’s plans to add 1.5 megawatts of new coal-fired power to the national grid. The court found that the government failed to adequately consider the impact of coal on children’s rights, particularly their right to a healthy environment. 

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