Guest: Dr Edwell Gumbo, Director: Entrepreneurship, Universities South Africa

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Supra Mahumapelo

Post China’s 80th anniversary of World War II, we ask why - was Donald Trump so annoyed to see Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un appearing together? During China’s military parade that occurred yesterday, the U.S President Donald Trump posted a sharply-worded message on Truth Social, accusing the three leaders of conspiring against the US. For more analysis on this, we are joined by….

GUEST (Germany): Dr Gideon Chitanga, Researcher at Maximilian University of Munich

AfriForum and the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) have announced that they have requested countries worldwide to impose targeted sanctions against Julius Malema for continued chanting of “Kill the Boer”. These two organisations have also launched a detailed charge sheet against Malema, called the Malema Dossier. Interestingly, some of you may recall that in 2022, Judge Edwin Molahlehi ruled that the singing of the song “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer” doesn’t constitute hate speech and if anything the song deserves to be protected under the rubric of freedom of speech as it articulates the failure of the current government to address issues of economic empowerment and land division.

GUEST: Ernst van Zyl, Head of Public Relations at AfriForum

Our guest Lee Naik is of the view that through partnerships the sector can do more not only in driving economic growth but also in shaping a society that works for everyone.

GUEST: Lee Naik, CEO @TransUnion Africa

Earlier on, I spoke to Provincial ANC spokesperson, Jimmy Machaka, about Stan Mathabatha's resignation as the party’s provincial chairperson. What could this mean for the party’s leadership in the province, especially ahead of next year’s local government elections? Let’s make sense of it all with…

Guest: Zakhele Ndlovu, Political Analyst from the University of KwaZulu Natal

Five people have been killed in a taxi crash on the N1 between the Buccleuch interchange and Allandale road in Midrand. The JMPD has advised motorists to avoid this section of the freeway and to seek alternative routes.

GUEST: Xolani Fihla, JMPD Spokesperson

A digital content creator colloquium is taking place in Bloemfontein, Free State, from today until Friday. The event aims to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration within the creative and communication sector. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Khusela Diko, Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies

The ANC Youth League has criticised the DTIC’s proposed amendments to the National Credit Regulations, arguing that if signed into law, the proposal will effectively prevent students and graduates from accessing opportunities in certain sectors where blacklisting by credit bureaus is a barrier to employment. For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Zama Khanyase, National spokesperson of the ANC Youth League

French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials in connection with a deadly 2012 bombing that killed Marie Colvin, an American who worked for the British newspaper ‘Sunday Times’ and French photographer Remy Ohlik. Assad fled to Russia with his family after being overthrown by rebel forces last year. So, are we likely to see justice in this case? For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Ibrahim Dean, Independent Researcher & political commentator