As the holiday season is upon us, we are joined by Reuben Ruiters, Head of Gauteng’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) who will tell us more about the province’s state of readiness as they aim to ensure the uninterrupted provision of healthcare services during the festive season.

GUEST: colin Erakkiah - operation manager at EMS

A French court has sentenced a former Rwandan doctor to 24 years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide that killed more than 800 000 people. Munyemana fled to France in late 1994 and was arrested in 2007 after Rwanda issued an international warrant for his arrest. The court found that Munyemana, who was a gynaecologist in Rwanda, helped write a letter for the then interim government that orchestrated the mass slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus. For more analysis on this, let’s speak to……

GUEST: Dr Etienne Mutabazi, Political analyst for the Great Lakes Region & Human Rights activist

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has started adjudicating R6.43 billion worth of tenders which will be awarded early in 2024 and provide a welcome boost to the construction industry. 77 tenders for various road construction projects officially closed on 14 December 2023 after they were advertised at the end of November 2023 under the roads agency’s Interim Preferential Procurement Policy (PPP). To tell us more about this development, we are joined by...
Guest (TBC): Reginald Demana -  Chief Executive Officer of SANRAL

To make meaningful progress in the fight against hunger and malnutrition among South African children during the holiday season, KFC's Add Hope programme and Gift of the Givers have partnered to launch the Add Hope Festive campaign, which has so far raised R 5 572 780 in R2 donations thanks to the generosity of South Africans.

guest: Imtiaz Sooliman 

Guest: Andra Nel, KFC Marketing Manager: Brand and Purpose

Earlier today, the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) briefed the media following an announcement made by former president Jacob Zuma over the weekend that he will not campaign for the African National Congress (ANC) in the upcoming general elections but will instead vote for a newly formed uMkhonto Wesizwe political party. To share more about their reflections, we are joined by...

Guest (tbc):

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will not appear on the primary ballot in the state of Colorado. This after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Trump’s role in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, during which his supporters disrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, disqualifies him from holding the presidency. So what does this mean for his political future and presidential ambitions? For more on this, we are joined by…..

Guest on the line (UK) Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of US politics at the University of Birmingham

As the bail application of 21-year-old murder and rape accused Bafana Mahungela continues in the Alexandra Magistrate’s court in Johannesburg. We hear from Ulrich Roux about what he makes of the proceedings so far. At stake here, attorneys defending Mahungela are trying to prevent injustice – but are they going about it the right way? We find out from…..

GUEST: Ulrich Roux, who is the founder and managing director of Ulrich Roux & Associates

Former Statistician-General Dr Pali Lehohla is of the view that next year’s national and provincial elections should be postponed, given numerous challenges that our country has had to deal with in the past decade or so. Lehohla says we need to hold serious talks aimed at providing strategic direction about the future of this country. He joins us now to elaborate further on this……

GUEST: Dr Pali Lehohla, former Statistician-General

As we continue with our DRC election coverage, let’s now speak to Charles Nyuykonge who is going to share his thoughts on the political dynamics in the country and he will also help us understand as to what informs the recent tensions between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Saturday, the DR Congo recalled its ambassador from Kenya amid deepening tension between the two countries following the launch of a new Congolese military alliance, including rebels, in Nairobi.

GUEST: Charles Nyuykonge, African affairs commentator

The National Lotteries Commission has been through a difficult year, particularly after the corruption scandal surrounding the grant beneficiaries which triggered investigations leading to the resignation of board members. Given the challenges faced by the Commission this year, our next guests will provide insights into the proactive steps taken towards rebuilding trust ahead of its 25th anniversary in 2024. We are joined by... 

Guest: Ms Jodi Scholtz - Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission