Kenya’s President William Ruto has revealed that his country has secured Zimbabwe’s support for Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission chairmanship. In return, Kenya will support Zimbabwe's bid for readmission into the Commonwealth and help them fight sanctions. Just how significant is this partnership? For more on this, we are joined by……

GUEST (ZIM): Lenin Ndebele, Head of News24 Africa Desk

Yesterday, the City Press newspaper reported that MK took ID numbers, names and cellphone numbers from a City of Cape Town jobseekers’ database and forged the corresponding signatures before submitting them to the IEC. The publication called 15 people on the MK party’s supporter list; 14 denied they had signed the list. Will this signature scandal have an effect on the predicted votes MK gets?

Guest: Tessa Dooms, Political analyst & Rivonia Circle Director. 

We get more reaction on our first story re SABC Head of News vs the State Security Agency. This after the Presidency’s response, refuting claims that the State Security Agency has been targeting SABC head of news, emphasising that the vetting process needs to be carried out as per the established practise with all SABC executives. Let’s now hear from …..

GUEST: Michael Markovitz, head of the GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank and former SABC Board member

Development agency Kagiso Trust is looking to encourage over 27 million registered voters to cast their hard-fought ballots in the national and regional elections on 29 May. The Kagiso Trust is invoking the legacy of struggle stalwarts such as Desmond Tutu, Beyers Naudé and Rev Frank Chikane, in their#RememberMe campaign.

GUEST: Thabiso Ratsomo, Kagiso Trust Deputy Chairperson

Defacing or illegally removing election posters is a criminal offence. Last week, the Electoral Commission in the Western Cape said that those found committing this offence must be reported to the police. To help us further understand the legal implications of defacing or illegally removing election posters, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Nkululeko Tselane, admitted attorney and the Legal Counsel for the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa.

We look at the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s brand and the IFP's decision to use his voice and image as part of its 2024 national general election campaign.

GUEST: Tshepo Matseba, Managing Director of Reputation 1st

Media Monitoring Africa says anyone who tries to undermine media freedom must be held accountable. This after the SABC’s Group Executive for News and Current Affairs, Moshoeshoe Monare was allegedly called phoned by an official from the State Security Agency (SSA) demanding that he be vetted again and undergo a top security secret test which will include taking a polygraph test. However, the Presidency has disputed claims that the State Security Agency has been targeting SABC head of news, saying that this was carried out as per the established practise with all SABC executives. Take a listen to what Vincent Magwenya said earlier on….

GUEST: William Bird, Director @Media Monitoring Africa

The United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African nation, even though they are yet to announce a timeline for when it will pull out the more than 1,000 military personnel stationed at an American drone base in the Sahara desert near the Nigerien city of Agadez. Observers say this is another strategic victory for Moscow in the Sahel region as they are set to replace the U.S army. Joining us to explain the political dynamics around this issue is….

GUEST (UK): Dr Olayinka Ajala, Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations and Director of the African Research Initiative @Leeds Beckett University.

As the 6th Administration is preparing to exit the political arena. We hear from the Speaker of the KZN legislature about how the Provincial Legislature performed under her leadership. She has listed Covid19 as the most challenging period but says they managed to rise to a new era that the parliamentary sector has been aspiring to, and that is the e-parliament era. She joins us to elaborate further on this…..

GUEST: Miss Nontembeko Boyce, Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature