Some ANC members are picketing outside the Birchwood Hotel where the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is currently underway. This as they are opposed to the pending coalition talks between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance as they are of the view that the parties’ policies are not aligned.

GUEST: Thuthukile Zuma, ANC member

The Global Watch: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is currently in Chad on the last leg of his Africa tour. We understand that the trip comes as Moscow looks to bolster support from countries on the continent, amidst Russian isolation on the world stage. Just how significant is Lavrov’s visit on the continent? For more on this we are joined by…..

GUEST (RUSSIA): Dr Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council

Post this year’s general elections we hear from Herman Mashaba, leader of ActionSA. This after his party managed to secure representation on all three levels of government, namely; National Assembly, Provincial Legislatures, and Local Government. However, the party has announced that it is leaving the Multi-Party Charter after the Democratic Alliance decided to backtrack on agreements that were signed pre this year’s general elections.

GUEST: Herman Mashaba, Leader of ActionSA

Guest: Madala Masuku, SACP 1st Deputy General Secretary

Nazreen Ebrahim

Zizi Kodwa has resigned as Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture with immediate effect. This as he faces charges of corruption amounting to R1.7-million. The former Minister appeared at the Palm Ridge Magistrate's today and he’s currently out on R30,000 bail.

The election discourse about unemployment revolved around which party can create the most new jobs. This narrow focus glossed over the structural nature of South Africa’s unemployment crisis. While politicians were on their election trail, Youth Capital spoke to at least 180 people, among them activists and researchers and those working in civil society, about what politicians were not discussing on their campaign trails. The conversations they had informed three priorities for tackling youth unemployment over the next five years:

GUEST: Kristal Duncan-Williams, Youth Capital Project Lead

Sibanye-Stillwater reported that more than 200 employees are staging an underground illegal sit-in at its operations in Kroondal. The company said that the morning shift employees at Kwezi shaft, including contractors, initiated an illegal underground sit-in on 3 June, with 211 remaining underground.

NUM Rustenburg leadership had a meeting with the employer at 2PM

GUEST: Geoffrey Moatshe, NUM Rustenburg Regional Secretary

Earlier today, the ANC provided outcomes of its national working committee meeting and the selection process for provincial premier candidates.

Guest: Ntebo Mokobo, SABC News Reporter

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has resigned – shortly after being charged for corruption. Kodwa and his co-accused Jehan Mackay appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge this morning, facing corruption charges involving R1.7 million. Politically speaking – what does it all mean? For more on this, we are joined by……

GUEST: Thobani Zikalala, Independent political analyst