AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit has managed to persuade the National Prosecuting Authority to revisit its decision not to prosecute Professor Pierre de Vos in relation to the 2022 child pornography case. Apparently its representations to the NPA identified numerous investigative errors. To explain what this means is……

GUEST: Barry Bateman, Spokesperson of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit

We unpack the findings of the latest Amnesty International report titled, ‘Broken promises: protesters caught between teargas, bullets and batons in Angola’. According to the report, Angolan police routinely responded to protests by violating the rights to life and inflicting beatings which could amount to torture and ill- treatment. What is even more concerning is the fact that Angolan authorities have held no one accountable for these violations. For more on the outcomes of the report, we are joined by…….

GUEST (Angola): Carlos Domingos Quembo, Amnesty International’s Lead Researcher and Author of the report

The department of education in the Northern Cape has urged law enforcement agencies to deal harshly with matriculants who organise pens down parties after finishing their exams. Also earlier today, our minister of education warned students who will be hosting these parties to stay away from alcohol. But how should parents and society in general deal with this issue?

GUEST: Matakanye Matakanya, Secretary General of the School’s Governing Bodies

The winners of the 2024 Township Economy Awards were announced this past weekend, and Thulani Ntshuntshe from Five Star Fire, received the Chairman’s award. The awards recognise game-changers making an impact in their communities while contributing to South Africa’s economic development.

GUEST: Thulani Ntshuntshe, CEO & Co-founder of Five Star Fire

GUEST: Modidima Mannya, Legal Analyst

In a groundbreaking move to combat underage drinking, AWARE.org is bringing the fight to the digital playground with the launch of Roblox: Party in Your Pocket. Mokebe Thulo, Aware.org CEO joins me on the line to tell us about the strategy behind Roblox: Party in your pocket and how that will help curb under-age drinking this festive season… 

GUEST: Mokebe Thulo, Aware.org CEO

Auditor General, Tsakani Maluleke has raised a concern regarding the high-impact auditees that have the biggest impact on the lives of South Africans and on government finances, as they have not yet demonstrated good performance against their planned targets. According to her, these high-impact auditees were responsible for approximately 77% of the 2023-24 expenditure budget of national and provincial government, and they continue to have the worst audit outcomes.

GUEST: Bongi Ngoma, Head of National Audit @Auditor General South Africa

Is cash still King in South Africa and what will it take for a country like ours to modernise its national payment system? Our guest Dr Azar Jamine shares thoughts on whether it is possible for South Africa to become a cashless society.

GUEST: Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist of Econometrix

Refiloe Mongale joins us to outline the objectives of this year’s Road Safety Summit that is currently underway in Brixton, Johannesburg. This is so important as we know that South Africa bears a high burden of road fatalities in Africa, accounting for 25.1 fatalities per 100 000 population.

GUEST: Refiloe Mongale, Executive Manager for Road Safety Stakeholder Relations at the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

We examine the objectives of the G7 meeting where the issue of the ongoing war in the Middle East topped the agenda yesterday. We understand that the group of Seven meeting focused on efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. For the first time, ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and the Arab League Secretary General also took part in the discussions. It is widely reported that a ceasefire deal could be close. For more analysis on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Naeem Jeena, Senior Researcher @Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)