The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has warned residents that housing scams are becoming more prevalent in the province. According to the department, the scammers falsely claim to be senior officials, such as Directors, MEC’s or Heads of Department.

GUEST: Tahir Sema, Head of Communications at the Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng

The Global Watch: Afrobarometer’s inaugural flagship report shows that over the past decade, popular support for democracy has declined sharply in several countries, and opposition to military rule has weakened. South Africans should be worried as this latest report states that support for democracy in this country and Mali drastically went down this year compared to 39 other African countries. But what really informs this decline and what needs to be done to turn the situation around? For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Boniface Dulani, Director of Surveys @Afrobarometer

Ziya Xulu hopes the SA television and film industry can write more roles for young performers that are size-inclusive and cater for greater body representation. At the weekend, Xulu won Best Newcomer for her portrayal of Pikiwe in Shaka iLembe at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards.

GUEST: Ziya Xulu, Award winning actress from KZN

We unpack the latest Global AIDS Update report which states that of the 39.9  million people living with HIV, 9.3 million, nearly a quarter, are not receiving life-saving treatment. But what is encouraging though is that the report also reveals that AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030. For more on this discussion, we are joined by….

GUEST: Eva Kiwango, UNAIDS South Africa Country Director

Earlier on we spoke to the leader of Al Jama-ah party, Ganief Hendricks who insisted embattled Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, is not leaving the city’s apex position, despite claims by ActionSA that Gwamanda is on his way out. What does the ANC think of all of this? We are joined on the line by…

GUEST: Lesego Makhubela, ANC GP spokesperson

You may have heard that close to fifty people were arrested recently in connection with multi-million-rand sim card fraud. We understand that police agencies recovered SIM cards of different service providers to an estimated value of over R1 million and suspected cloning machines from several suspects. joining us to talk about what can be done to deal with this problem is….

GUEST: Adv. Thokozani Mvelase, CEO the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC)

Depositors of the VBS Mutual Bank are not giving up the fight to get their money back. Looting of the bank led to its collapse in 2018, leaving many municipalities and individual depositors devastated. The VBS Shareholders Forum held a media briefing today to map the way forward.

GUEST: Robert M Livhoyi

Earlier today, MK Party supporters gathered in support of former President, Jacob Zuma, at the Beyers Naude square in Johannesburg. The square is situated a few meters away from ANC Headquarters, Luthuli House. Former ANC President, Jacob Zuma, is appearing before the party’s NDC via a virtual platform. SABC News Reporter, Sibahle Motha covered the story and she joins us on the line

GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News Reporter

Earlier on today the Presidency announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Bill which details South Africa’s commitment to the global climate change response. Joining us to discuss the significance of this Bill is…..

GUEST: Brandon Abdinor, Head of the Pollution & Climate Change Programme at the Centre for Environmental Rights

The Global Watch: Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane has declared a national food insecurity disaster, also warning that no less than 700 000 Basotho face extreme hunger because of the severe El Nino drought that has affected not only Lesotho's agricultural sector but the rest of SADC region.

GUEST: Rapelang Radebe, SABC Correspondent based in Lesotho