The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo office in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune district after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme. The dismissals follow an internal investigation that uncovered how the officials allegedly manipulated the social grants system while working with external syndicates.

GUEST: Tebogo Tshipi, Sassa Senior Manager: Communications and Marketing and Customer Care Unit

SA Harvest’s has launched the “Start Strong” this Mandela Month that seeks to address how to build food access systems that will ensure safe, edible surplus food that reach people consistently, responsibly and with dignity.

GUEST: Ozzy Nel – CEO of SA Harvest 

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed Proclamation 325 of 2026 giving the SIU the authority to probe the procurement of the Free State Department of Education into the construction of schools in the province.

GUEST: Selby Makgotho – SIU Spokesperson 

The Mangaung Metro has disqualified more than a thousand spaza shop applicants found to be fronting for undocumented foreign nationals. The Metro received over 2100 applications with only 956 successful applicants. 

GUEST: Zinn Lockman, Economic Development Manager for SMME’s in the Mangaung Metro Municipality 

Last week, the Constitutional Court upheld a Western Cape High Court ruling that found two provisions of the Refugees Act unlawful and unconstitutional. With this judgment in mind as well as what’s been happening in South Africa with mass demonstrations against undocumented migrants, we’ve invited someone who understands the law around these issues to answer a few questions…

GUEST: Ashraf Essop, Specialist immigration lawyer

The Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign, a coalition of over 160 civil society organizations, trade unions, and community groups formed to combat rising xenophobia, Afrophobia, and vigilante violence in South Africa held a media briefing to give an update of the migrant conditions on the ground. 

GUEST: Dr Lubna Nadvi - Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign member 

The South African Human Rights Commission has published a damning report detailing its findings and recommendations on police and correctional facilities across the North West. 

GUEST: Shirley Mlombo - Provincial Manager for the South African Human Rights Commission in the North West province

Continuing with our BIG ISSUE of the week looking into the country’s illegal mining crisis, today we look at the socio – economic drivers and impact of illegal mining in mining communities…

GUEST: Christopher Rutledge – Executive Directors of Mining Affected Communities United in Action

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Parks Tau, officiated the announcement of Toyota South Africa Motors‘ R10,4 billion investment in Durban today. The investment is expected to strengthen South Africa’s manufacturing sector and boost economic growth. 

GUEST: Gcinokuhle Malinga, SABC News Reporter in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Sipho Mhlangu, a 35-year-old suspect, arrested by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in connection with the murder of Tshwane EFF regional secretary, Monicca Dube, appeared in the Cullinan Magistrate's Court today where the case was postponed to 23 July for bail application.

EFF Treasurer-General, Omphile Maotwe, joins me on the line to react to this as well as arguments in the Phala Phala matter after the Western Cape High Court reserved judgment. 

GUEST: Omphile Maotwe, EFF Treasurer-General