It’s D-Day tomorrow as Americans will decide the fate of the US presidential candidates. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are expected to deliver their last pitches to voters in key battleground states that could determine who wins the presidency. So what’s the current atmosphere like and who is leading in the country’s battleground states?

GUEST (US): Sherwin Bryce Pease, SABC Correspondent based in the US

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed claims of tensions within the Government of Provincial Unity, saying that the only person they have a problem with is Thulasizwe Buthelezi, the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC who also serves as Zulu Prime Minister.

GUEST: Siboniso Duma, Chairperson of the ANC in KZN

Today we chat to former Public Service Minister, Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi who has done a lot as an activist pre and post democracy. Currently, she serves on boards across academia, think-tanks and the private sector. Some of you may recall that Dr Fraser-Moleketi was also a member of the Constituent Assembly that crafted and adopted the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa in 1996. So she joins us to chat about her personal journey and a whole lot of other interesting things……..Let’s hope you will get inspired.

GUEST (STUDIO): Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University & Chairperson of Tiger Brands

Jair February (11) and his buddies, Ryan Fortuin and Abigail Schubert (both 12), make up Team Checkmate from Cape Town’s Booster Kids Robotics School. The trio built a chessboard for the blind. Thanks to their innovation, the trio were selected to represent South Africa at the 2024 Asia Pacific Open Championship, which took place in Australia in July.

GUEST: Jair February, 11-year-old from Team Checkmate of the Cape Town’s Booster Kids Robotics School

MMC for Human Settlements in the City of Johannesburg, Councilor Mlungisi Mabaso, visited the Nancefield Old Age Home in Eldorado Park earlier today to address illegal occupation and break-ins in the facility. MMC Mlungisi Mabaso joins me on the line to shed light on how his visit to the Old Age Home went…

GUEST: Mlungisi Mabaso, MMC for Human Settlements in the City of Johannesburg

Truth Be Told, a six-part documentary series that puts South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission process under the microscope will be broadcast every Sunday on SABC2 from this coming Sunday. Enver Samuel, the producer and director of the series joins me on the line to share about what we can expect in each episode…

GUEST: Enver Samuel, Producer and Director of Truth Be Told Series

Earlier today, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembisile Simelane, signed the historic memorandum of understanding on Maintenance Online Listing of Defaulters with the Consumer Profile Bureau and Social Justice Foundation. To get reaction on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Luke Lamprecht, Advocacy Manager at Woman and Men Against Child Abuse

Following yesterday’s interview with Fanie Groenewald from the Press Council of South Africa. Today we give you another side of the story as we are joined by the CEO of the Independent Media. You may recall that last week, the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) announced its decision to expel the Independent Media group of publications with immediate effect. According to the council their decision was largely informed by the group’s refusal to obey findings of the Council’s Adjudication Panel and Chair of Appeals relating to a column headlined Is Karyn Maughan South Africa’s Leni Riefenstahl – the Nazi Film Propagandist? published on 3 March this year. However, the Independent Media denies this, claiming that they are actually the ones who chose to withdraw from the PCSA, owing to the Council’s mishandling of their case. For more clarity on this, we are joined by…… 

GUEST: Viasen Soobramoney, CEO of IOL

Yesterday, the African Union celebrated Africa Day of Food and Agriculture. This year’s celebration coincides with the 19th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) that is currently underway in Zambia.

GUEST (KENYA): Estherine Fotabong, Director of Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability at the African Union Development Agency

We examine the NPA’s decision to withdraw corruption charges against former Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa and his co-accused, former EOH Executive, Jehan Mackay. The pair made representations to have their charges dropped. Kodwa was charged with violating the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act and the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act for allegedly soliciting bribes worth one-point-six million rand in exchange for government kickbacks from Mackay.

GUEST: Mpumelelo Zikalala, Legal practitioner