IEC is facing its first legal challenge to the election, with a number of political parties lodging objections to the final results and calling for them to be declared null and void. In papers filed by the Hola Bon Renaissance Foundation last week, the non-profit organisation approached the Electoral Court about what it calls the IEC’s failure to discharge its statutory obligations. The Hola Bon Renaissance Foundation wants the 2024 national and provincial elections to be declared null and void in terms of the Electoral Act, which empowers the commission or the Electoral Court to decide – whether as a result of an objection or appeal brought under section 55, which deals with objections material to the final election results, or otherwise – that a serious irregularity has occurred concerning any aspect of the polls.

GUEST: Bontshitswe Mothopeng-Msieleng, Chairperson: Hola Bon Rennaisance Foundation

Last week, Corruption Watch filed a notice of withdrawal against Brian Molefe to be declared a delinquent director for alleged violation during his tenure at Eskom. Molefe was accused of state capture during the Zondo Commission led by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. The matter is between Corruption Watch as the applicant and Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, Molefe and other executives.

GUEST: Mpho Molefe, Brian Molefe’s attorney

High youth unemployment rate continues to be a thorny issue in this country. This is supported by statistics indicating a 45,5% unemployment rate among young individuals aged between 15 and 34 years. Even more stark is the difference in transition rates between youth without experience and those with experience. So how best should we deal with this issue moving forward? For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Bonga Makhanya, Chairperson of the South African Youth Economic Council

The City of Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power, has decided to implement load reduction in areas it says have exceedingly high electricity usage levels. Following this decision some people are complaining already that now that the elections are over – load shedding is back? But what’s the relationship between load reduction and load shedding? For more on this, we are joined by…….

GUEST: Ruse Moleshe, Managing Director of RUBK an energy advisory and consulting company

ANC Youth League president, Collen Malatji shares thoughts on Government of National Unity and what needs to happen going forward.

GUEST: Collen Malatjie, President of the ANC Youth League

The uMkhonto weSizwe party (MK) has instructed its lawyers to urgently seek an interdict from the Constitutional Court to postpone the first sitting of Parliament until their pending case about possible election fraud is finalised. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Nhlamulo Ndhlela, MK Party national spokesperson

The Global Watch: We examine French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after the right-wing National Rally (RN) party that is being led by Marine Le Pen won around 31% of the vote in Sunday’s European Parliament election.

GUEST (FRANCE): Professor John Keiger, former research director of the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge

United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has requested an urgent meeting with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to discuss the formation of a government of national unity. According to the party, the meeting must serve as a platform for fostering a transparent collaborative agenda for South Africa.

GUEST: General Bantu Holomisa, UDM leader

As announced last night by the party’s President, the ANC will start negotiations with other parties to form a government of national unity. There’s been mixed reactions to this announcement with some party leaders expressing how they feel on social media platforms while others do it on media platforms like ours.

GUEST: Solly Malatsi, DA National Spokesperson

In conversation with Athol Williams, a former ethics lecturer at the University of Cape Town who was one of the 278 witnesses who testified at the Zondo Commission. This as he has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Hertford college.

GUEST: Athol Williams, anti-corruption whistleblower