Yesterday we spoke to disgruntled City of Joburg residents about the issue of water. Some residents have had issues with water since the Rand water maintenance schedule started a few weeks ago. My area has also struggled with water over the past few days… What could be the issue? To answer that question, I’m joined by…

GUEST: Mr. Gugulethu Quma, Johannesburg Water’s Operations Manager

As the African Union Commission embarks on the Post Malabo consultations roadmap. African Parliamentarians are currently meeting in Accra, Ghana to discuss their involvement in agriculture post Malabo processes and plans for the next agriculture framework. Joining us to explain the significance of this meeting is…..

GUEST (GHANA): Neema Lugaringa, Tanzanian MP

International cricket commentator Kass Naidoo provides an overall assessment of this year’s T20 Cricket World Cup. It’s all history now and we know that Proteas were so close to victory but India having done it before, they won it by seven runs. But what were some of the major highlights of this tournament? 

GUEST: Kass Naidoo, International cricket broadcaster and the founder of Gsport

Last week Tuesday, Professor William Gumede wrote an opinion where he suggested South Africa’s government of national unity should consider creating the position of prime minister and make such a new role the head of government business in charge of the cabinet. 

GUEST: Professor William Gumede, Founder and Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation

Criminals are creating synthetic identities by blending real personal details with fabricated information, a trend that has been further exacerbated by technological advancements and the surge in data breaches. This is according to the head of business integrity at a leading insurer, who noted that the insurer had flagged an alarming rise in sophisticated identity theft.

GUEST: Paul Hjul, Managing Executive at Hjul Consulting

We find out from Standard Bank as to why South African entrepreneurs are increasingly considering intra-Africa trade opportunities. This as they join us to discuss their upcoming Business and Commercial Banking Conference, which will be held under the theme “Africa Unlocked: Unlocking Africa’s Growth,”.

GUEST: Simone Cooper, Executive Head: Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking South Africa

The community of Emmarentia have had no water for 9 days due to Rand Water’s

maintenance of its key water systems. While the maintenance is welcomed and very

necessary, the frustrations that people are experiencing lie with Joburg water. The Joburg Water infrastructure did not seem to cope well with the maintenance leaving

many areas without water for days.

GUEST: Ms Nooreen Patel, Emmerentia resident 

Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi was expected to announce MECs last night, however, the highly-anticipated announcement was postponed for the second time. During a media briefing last night, the ANC in Gauteng accused the DA of negotiating in bad faith. Premier Panyaza Lesufi is expected to announced the Gauteng Cabinet later today.

GUEST: Tessa Dooms, Director of Programmes at the Rivonia Circle

Post the Cabinet announcement we ask – just how difficult will it be for all the Government of National Unity participants to make their partnership work? We find out from Roelf Meyer who was the chief negotiator for the National Party government during the negotiations to end apartheid.

GUEST: Roelf Meyer, former Minister of Constitutional Development

According to the latest data that was released by Life Health Solutions – there is a significant rise in the prevalence of risk cases and more younger people are becoming more prone to mental illness. The data also shows that out of all the key drivers for mental health challenges, suicidal risk remained the most prevalent concern, followed closely by depression, stress, and relationship difficulties. To explain the dynamics around this is….

GUEST: Safia Joseph, Clinical Psychologist at Life Health Solutions