Numerous parents from the Mthatha area are struggling to obtain their children's report cards. They allege the schools are withholding the report cards due to fees owed. But the practise of withholding report cards is illegal. Let’s now speak to SABC News reporter Nomzwanele Mngoma 

Today, the ANC is celebrating 112 years since its formation. To celebrate this day, the governing party is hosting a series of events in Mpumalanga and President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the party's January 8th statement to scores of supporters at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga on Saturday. For more on what this day means to the party and also to talk about the party’s state of readiness ahead of Saturday’s event, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Maropene Ramokgopa, ANC’s 2nd Deputy Secretary General & Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Secretary General of the ANC Fikile Mbalula has admitted that the ruling party misled Parliament in 2015 about the infamous Nkandla 'fire pool' to defend former president Jacob Zuma. So following this revelation we ask - what are the consequences for politicians who provide false and misleading information to Parliament? We hear from……Steve Swart…..but before we speak to him, take a listen to what Mbalula said yesterday…..

GUEST: Steve Swart, ACDP MP who was part of the Ad-Hoc Committee that looked into the Nkandla matter

Let’s move to the U.S now where the Federal Aviation Administration has grounded more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 airliners after a window blew out of one of those planes in mid-flight Friday night. Today, major US operators of the Boeing 737 Max 9, cancelled a combined 342 flights as the grounding of the aircraft continues to disrupt their schedules.

GUEST (Los Angeles, U.S): Phuthekgo Mojapele, Aviation analyst

In conversation with a multi-global award-winning Maths and science educator, Dr Khangelani Sibiya - who has been nominated in the Outstanding Educational Influencer of the Year category at the Global Education Awards that are due to take place in the U.S next week. Sibiya will also be competing in the Most Inspiring Global Educator category at the IOER International Pinnacle Awards. For many, he is such an inspiring person as he continues to help many pupils who are struggling with maths and science subjects.

GUEST: Dr Khangelani Sibiya, multi-global award-winning Maths & Science educator

Still on Oscar Pistorius: In his prime, Pistorius made headlines for overcoming adversity and attracted huge sponsorship deals from big firms. However, all that came crashing down when he was arrested for the murder of his then girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. So how did all of this affect his image?

GUEST: Solly Moeng, founder of DonValley reputation managers 

Oscar Pistorius is at home after his release on parole. This was confirmed by the Department of Correctional Services earlier on today. Reacting to the release of Oscar Pistorius – June Steenkamp (the mother of Reeva Steenkamp) said there can never be justice for her daughter and she also added that she was not certain as to whether Pistorius did serve enough time. While most rights groups and feminists deliberate on the severity of the sentence, we look at the parole processes in terms of how they work and how Pistorius was ultimately released.

GUEST: Miles Bhudu, Prisoner rights activist

The inquest into the apartheid police murders of the Cradock 4 - who were murdered by security police in 1985   has been reopened. Now South Africans will get to know the facts about what really transpired in relation to the deaths of Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto, Fort Calata and Sicelo Mhlauli - as we understand that there’s new evidence which has never been presented to a court of inquiry before. To react to this, let’s now speak to…..

GUEST: Lukhanyo Calata, Journalist & Author (son of Fort Calata)

The SABC has secured the rights to broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament and the rest of CAF events for the 2024 season. Total Energies AFCON tournament is a highly anticipated sport spectacle that will take place in Ivory Coast starting from next week Saturday until the 11th of February and will only be available on SABC channels across all broadcasting platforms in South Africa. Joining us to explain what this means for the public broadcaster is…..

GUEST: Ian Plaatjies, SABC COO

Well, 2024 is finally here and a lot has been said about the upcoming national and provincial elections, with some political parties even saying that 2024 is our 1994 – but how true is this assertion – and what’s the current state of affairs in relation to our politics – which political parties are likely to dominate our political sphere this year – are we likely to witness any surprises and who are going to be the main players or the king makers in this year’s political calendar? For more on this, we are joined by……

Guest: Asanda Ngoasheng, Political analyst

Guest: Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Director of the Center for Security, Peace and Conflict resolution