We tell you more about the findings of the latest GenNext Report. This as the younger generations are becoming more critical of the powers that be, and need more from their government and companies that have control over their lived experiences. So do we understand how our young people feel about the world around them and are we meeting them where they are? To unpack the outcomes of the report is…….

GUEST: Lesego Kotane, MD for Yellowwood and Chief Strategy Officer for TBWA South Africa

As the Isle of Man government continues to attract more foreign professionals through recruitment incentives - we are told that more South African professionals are making their way to this tiny Island which is situated in the middle of the Irish Sea. So what draws them to this island? For more on this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Marnie Delaney-James, founder and MD @Isle of Man Opportunities

Following reports of massive financial mismanagement within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Parliament’s Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Tebogo Letsie has accused the student funding organisation of destroying students’ lives, saying the organisation’s actions are causing students to rely on sugar daddies for financial support.

GUEST: Tebogo Letsie, Parliament’s Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education

Today we chat to Chanel Hauvette, Senior Marine Ranger at CapeNature’s Robberg Nature Reserve - who is the newly crowned winner of the ‘Best Marine Ranger’ category of the 2024 African Conservation Awards. She has been recognised for her extraordinary dedication to marine conservation. She manages hundreds of annual strandings, from seals and birds, to endangered turtles and sea horses.

GUEST: Chanel Hauvette, Senior Marine Ranger @CapeNature’s Robberg Nature Reserve

Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, Mpumalanga SAPS Provincial Spokesperson

President Cyril Ramaphosa reconfigured his GNU Cabinet last night, announcing that Thembi Simelane would take over as minister of human settlements. Thembi Simelane will be replaced by Mmamoloko Kubayi as minister of justice and constitutional development. According to a statement released by the presidency, the move, “was to ensure the effectiveness of the Cabinet in delivering to its mandate and in accordance with section 91(2) of the Constitution”.

GUEST: Professor William Gumede, Founder and chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation

For the first time, South Africa’s influencer marketing landscape has been mapped in a comprehensive benchmark report designed to empower both brands and influencers. YOUKNOW Technologies, South Africa’s leading marketing technology and analytics provider, has teamed up with The Racket Club, an integrated experiential agency, to release the 2024 South African Influencer Benchmark Report. To get more info on this report, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Braden Smulders, head of digital at The Racket Club and lead on the survey

KwaZulu-Natal police have assured residents of protection from possible violence linked to an ongoing taxi strike in Durban. Taxi operators from the Durban Long Distance Association have been striking for five days after their vehicles were impounded over operational permits. The taxi operators blocked some roads in the Durban CBD in what KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said was an unprotected strike. 

GUEST: Ndabezinhle Sibiya, Spokesperson for the KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements

A Northview high school deputy principal is currently fighting for his life in hospital, after he was shot six times in his office by unknown men. The incident happened yesterday and according to the department of education in Gauteng, police investigations are underway.

GUEST: Steve Mabona, Spokesperson for the Department of Education in Gauteng

Former Justice Minister’s troubles are far from over - following the announcement that the office of the Public Protector will investigate corruption allegations against her. The inquiry follows a complaint lodged by ActionSA in August, accusing Simelane of corruption linked to the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank.

GUEST: Athol Trollip, ActionSA Parliamentary Leader