Was President Cyril Ramaphosa correct in deciding to reshuffle former Justice Minister Thembi Simelane or do you think he should have removed her from the Cabinet like some people are suggesting? The key thing to note about this discussion is that Simelane has not been criminally charged.

GUEST: Sandile Swana, Political analyst and Governance expert

Johannesburg City Manager Floyd Brink has been instructed by the High Court in Johannesburg to vacate his office within ten working days. His appointment has been set aside and declared unlawful, the judge also awarded the Democratic Alliance costs in this matter. The case was brought by the DA last year, citing concerns over Brink’s appointment. For more reaction to this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, DA’s City of Joburg Caucus Leader

The University of Johannesburg has been ranked top university in the Sub-Saharan region. According to the Times Higher Education’s 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, UJ was particularly recognised for its high performance in the access and fairness as well as the resources and finance pillars. To explain what this means for the university is……

GUEST: George Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor & Principal of the University of Johannesburg

Earlier on, I spoke to the CEO of the Black Business Council, Kganki Matabane, about a statement his organization put out calling on Business Unity South Africa to stop claiming to represent all of business in South Africa. To get a reaction from this statement, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business Unity South Africa

South Africa and Nigeria are cementing ties with the 11th session of the Bi-National Commission under way in Cape Town. 11th Bi-National Commission coincides with 30 years of diplomatic ties between the 2 countries. It is also worth noting that Nigeria accounts for approximately 64 percent of South Africa's total trade with West Africa. SABC News Reporter, Lulama Dlepu joins me on the line to breakdown the day’s events in Cape Town

GUEST: Lulama Dlepu, SABC News Reporter

South Africans with credit cards issued by major South African banks are complaining that fraudulent transactions processed by Facebook are draining their accounts. Customers from these banks contacted MyBroadband, complaining that large amounts have been deducted from their cards. They all said that the transaction description contained the contraction “FACEBK”. Jan Vermeulen, My Broad Band editor, joins me on the line to tells us more about these complaints…

GUEST: Jan Vermeulen, My Broad Band editor

Mary Phadi has returned to MK Party as its Mpumalanga convenor after winning her case against the party. Phadi, who is a renowned businesswoman and president of the Truckers Association of South Africa, was fired for alleged mismanagement of funds and hatching an assassination plot against her rival in the party. SABC News Reporter, Motsebi Monareng, SABC News Reporter was in court and joins me on the line to tell us about this case…

GUEST: Motsebi Monareng, SABC News Reporter

South Africa has officially launched its G20 Presidency, with President Cyril Ramaphosa promising to bring the development priorities of the African continent and the global south more firmly onto the agenda of the G20. South Africa has adopted the theme “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability” for its G20 Presidency. For more on this significant moment for South Africa and what it means, we are joined by……

GUEST: Professor Patrick Bond, Political economist & Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg

Latest figures from Stats SA show that South Africa’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter. This unexpected slowdown has been largely caused by a big drop in agricultural production, with transport, trade and government services also contributing to it. For further elucidation on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa & Head of Stats SA

We hear from the Black Business Council (BBC) on why they want Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) to stop claiming to be the sole representatives of South Africa’s business interests. They are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently intervene on this matter as there is no organisation that can claim to represent South Africa without the blessing of the government leadership. For more clarity on this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Kganki Matabane, CEO of the Black Business Council (BBC)