Mdzananda Animal Clinic and four local animal welfare organisations have launched a groundbreaking sterilisation project in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. The project, aiming to sterilize 500 female dogs, will take place between February and mid-March this year.

Guest: Marcelle du Plessis - Fundraising and Communications Executive of Mdzananda Animal Clinic

The International Monetary Fund has released its World Economic Outlook for 2024 and South Africa's predicted growth domestic product stands at 1%. This is revised down from 1,8% that was predicted back in October 2023. The international financial institution says that the revision is due loadshedding and disruption in the logistics services back in December. To help us understand what implication this reading has ahead of the Budget Speech in the next three weeks, we are joined by...

Guest: Dawie Roodt - Economist

About an hour ago, the Electoral Commission briefed the media on their state of readiness in relation to the upcoming National and Provincial elections, and they also unveiled plans for the second national voter registration weekend that is due to take place this coming weekend. This as part of ensuring that South Africans who were unable to register to vote during their first registration drive in November last year have another opportunity to do so.

GUEST: Ms Akhtari Henning, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer at the Electoral Commission

SECTION27 has welcomed the decision by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to re-employ an employee who was denied employment solely on the basis of her HIV status. According to the organisation, discrimination against people living with HIV by the SANDF has been a longstanding issue in South Africa. Let’s now speak to …….

GUEST: Motheo Brodie, Candidate Attorney @SECTION27

Listening in to that package is former Health Minister in Zambia, Dr Chitalu Chilufya who will give us the latest in relation to this ongoing health problem and also discuss possible solutions in terms of how best the country can arrest this problem.

GUEST (Zambia): Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, former Minister of Health in Zambia

Anti-Corruption advocacy group, Transparency International has just launched its latest Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023 and South Africa has dropped in the index rankings, scoring 41 out of 100. One of the reasons why the country has not performed well is due to its failure to criminalize corruption and build stronger anti-corruption institutions. To share their observations on this new index, we are joined by...

Guest: Wayne Duvenage - Chief Executive Officer of the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse

The Chief Whip of the Council (Cllr. Sithembiso Zungu) was injured in a shooting incident that occurred in the South of Johannesburg. While Zungu is recovering from his injuries, the Rand Water executive, Teboho Joala lost his life along with his bodyguard. The pair were attending a back-to-school campaign for pupils in Zakariyya Park. To speak to us on how the City of Joburg will ensure the safety of its councilors when it comes to executing their duties, we are joined by...

Guest: Cllr. Margaret Arnolds - Speaker of City of Johannesburg

With the start of the 2024 academic year looming, especially for those who will start a new life as students in institutions of higher learning. We examine the role of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority in addressing high unemployment rate as they intend to assist the class of 2023 in relation to this issue.

GUEST: Yershen Pillay, Chief Executive Officer of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA)

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce the date for the national as well as provincial elections. The President has come under fire for delaying this announcement by opposition parties. According to the Constitution, the election must take place within 90 days after the legislative term ends. How does this delay affect the work of the IEC to effectively execute a free and fair election? To help us understand these dynamics, we are joined....  

Guest: Tessa Dooms - Director at Rivonia Circle

The Department of Water and Sanitation issued a statement in response to the water interruptions in eThekweni municipality and the role they will play in assisting the municipality to address infrastructure as well as supply issues. Residents in Phoenix, Tongaat, and Verulam have been protesting outages that have lasted for months. The latest flare-ups took place yesterday in Phoenix and Verulam in the past weekend. To tell us more about the interventions that will be made, we are joined by...

Guest: Dr Sean Phillips - Director-General at the Department of Water and Sanitation