The Constitutional Court has upheld a Western Cape High Court ruling that found parts of South Africa's refugee laws unconstitutional and invalid. At the centre of the case are rules that allowed asylum applications to be rejected on procedural grounds.

GUEST: Chanel van der Linde, Senior Researcher: Helen Suzman Foundation

The University of Pretoria (UP) has officially launched the Degrees Delivered campaign, a three-year fundraising initiative that aims to unlock opportunities for graduates whose qualifications remain inaccessible because of outstanding historical student debt. We speak more on this with…

GUEST: Rikus Delport is the Director of Institutional Advancement at the University of Pretoria.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)’s latest data has revealed an increase in lab confirmed measle cases. We speak more on this…
GUEST: Dr Lesley Bamford: Child Health Specialist and Acting Chief Director for Maternal & Child Health: National Health Dept

The Commission for Gender Equality has released a report on the last local government elections and we unpack the report with…
 
GUEST: Mokgadi Eurika Mogane - Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality
 

Corruption and the Criminal Justice System
Why high-profile corruption cases often take years to conclude and whether South Africa is winning the fight against corruption.

GUEST: Lebogang Ramafoko -  Executive Director of Corruption Watch
 

Former State Security Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, has been named as South Africa’s ambassador to France by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Dlodlo will succeed Nathi Mthethwa, who died in September last year after serving as ambassador since 2024. Xhanti Payi, Economist and Strategist at Inani strategies says this appointment is an excellent signal in the direction of economic diplomacy.

GUEST: Xhanti Payi, Economist and Strategist at Inani strategies
 

Dozens of Malawian nationals spent another night sleeping outside Durban’s old drive-in after only one bus transported part of the group to Musina yesterday. More than 300 people remain stranded as community leaders continue searching for more buses.

GUEST: Gcinokuhle Malinga, SABC News Reporter in Kwa-Zulu Natal
 

A joint operation is currently underway at the Losberg Kloof Mine in Westonari, west of Johannesburg as part of the ongoing action on illegal mining and organised crime. We cross over to SABC REPORTER…

GUEST: Nonhlanhla Ntshingila - SABC Reporter

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) concluded its Annual General Meeting this past weekend, in which a new executive leadership was selected. We speak to the newly appointed chairperson…

Guest: Katy Katopodis – SANEF Chairperson

The National Dialogue faces a legitimacy challenge as there are allegations that properly nominated steering committee members were side lined while the presidency failed to issue formal appointment letters to participants already involved in the process.

GUEST: Sibongile Mpanza, Community Liaison of the Immigration Sector