Angelina Bognounou has been named the new Director for L’Oréal South Africa’s Research & Innovation (R&I) Hub. This milestone marks a significant moment for leadership diversity within L’Oréal’s global R&I network.

GUEST: Angelina Bognounou, L’Oréal South Africa’s new Research & Innovation Hub Director

Tensions were high this afternoon in Johannesburg’s inner city as informal traders marched outside the Johannesburg High Court, protesting the City’s crackdown on unauthorised vendors. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Puseletso Mokoena, SABC News Reporter in Johannesburg

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) called an urgent press conference earlier today to address the deadlock in wage talks with employers in the auto industry. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, NUMSA National Spokesperson

In conversation with Chris Spies on why he has decided to join a group of Afrikaners who have penned an open letter, rejecting Donald Trump’s resettlement offer and objecting to being used as “pawns in America’s culture wars”. Trump has repeatedly said White South Africans are being persecuted, a claim that has been rejected by South Africa’s government and top Afrikaner officials.

GUEST: Chris Spies, Dialogue practitioner

Let’s now speak to our senior reporter who is currently in Kigali, attending the 21st Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP PP). The event aims to reinforce Africa’s commitment to building inclusive, climate resilient and nutrition sensitive agricultural systems.

GUEST: Khayelihle Khumalo, SABC News reporter

We unpack the Human Rights Watch’s report on the lack of accountability for the killings in eSwatini that occurred during the 2021 pro-democracy protests. The 26 page report, “You will Die Waiting for Justice”, confirms that the Royal eSwatini Police Service and the Umbutfo eSwatini Defence Force improperly used tear gas and rubber bullets, and physically assaulted civilians during the 2021 unrest. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Noma Masiko-Mpaka, Human Rights Watch Researcher, covering South Africa, eSwatini and Lesotho

We dissect the Auditor General’s report that looked at the country’s progress towards the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SGD 4.5, with a focus on providing equal and equitable quality education for children with disabilities by 2030. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Thato Mahlamvu, Head of Specialised Audits at Auditor General’s Office

Thami Ngubeni: The Africa CSO G20 Climate, Energy & Sustainable Finance Network (ACG20) states that the second Global Tipping Points Report has declared the world has already breached the first major climate tipping point, marked by the widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs. It highlights the need for transformative climate justice and financial delivery from the world's wealthiest nations, particularly the G20.

Ashraf Garda: ACG20 has called for immediate action and the acceleration of a people-centred Just Energy Transition (JET), and also urged G20 member countries to ensure these transitions are equitable and are not exploitative. For more on this, we are joined on the line by Kuda Manjonjo, a Just Transition Advisor at Powershift Africa, one of the bodies that comprise the Africa CSO G20 Climate, Energy & Sustainable Finance Network - ACG20.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that the death of ANC stalwart chief Albert Luthuli was a murder, overturning the decades-old finding that it was an accident. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Nonhlakanipho Magwaza, SABC News Reporter

Today, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry welcomed back Witness C to continue with his testimony. You may have heard the latter part of the testimony in the first hour of this show. We have invited SABC News Reporter, Sibahle Motha, to join us and share some of the key moments that came out from the earlier part of witness C’s testimony.

GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News Reporter