The National Stokvel Society of South Africa has warned members of stokvels to keep their operations private, especially as the festive season gets underway. The association says stokvels must be vigilant when they share their savings as scammers may target members in light of December being peak withdrawal season for group savings schemes. To share their tips for how stokvel groups can safely disburse their funds, we are joined by...

Guest: Andrew Lukhele - Chairperson of the National Stokvel Society of South Africa

Durban Port has become a hub for international drug networks smuggling drugs into the country as the police yesterday seized R151 million worth of cocaine that arrived at the Durban Harbour from Brazil. This is the third massive drug bust in two months at this harbour.  No arrests have been made and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has taken over the investigation.

Guest: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe - Police spokesperson

The Virtual Santa Shoeboxes initiative has brought the world to tears of joy. After a young boy was captured on video celebrating after he received a special gift whilst at school in the Western Cape. Each year the Santa Shoebox Project collects and distributes personalised gifts of essential items and treats for underprivileged children throughout South Africa and Namibia. Joining us to tell us more about this noble initiative is…..

Guest:  Deb Zelezniak - CEO of Santa Shoebox Project

As we commemorate 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), our next guest argues that R1,6 billion budget allocation is not reaching organizations protecting women and children. This is despite commitments made at Presidential Summits on GBV (2018 & 2022) and Femicide and the rollout of the national Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP). The budget is also not stemming the tide of violent crimes against women and children either. Crime statistics for July-September 2023 estimate 100 rapes and 78 women killed daily. To tell us more about this, we are joined by...

Guest: Dr Nthabiseng Moleko - Economist at Stellenbosch Business School

The South African economy recorded a minor contraction in the third quarter of this year as output fell in the agriculture, mining and construction industries, Stats SA’s data revealed earlier on today. According to Joe de Beer, DDG responsible for Economic Statistics at Statistics South Africa, almost all sectors of the economy were neither growing nor declining. But what informs this trend, De Beer joins us now to elaborate further on this…….

GUEST: Joe De Beer, DDG responsible for Economic Statistics @Stats SA

MEC of Basic Education in Free State speaks out on murder of 16-year-old learner in Bloemfontein. The body of young Machaka Radebe was found in a field near Phase 9, Bloemspruit in the early hours of Monday morning. The Department of Basic Education for young learners to be vigilant and announced that psycho-social services will be made available for learners and staff attending Brebnar Secondary School. We are joined by... 

Guest: Makalo Mohale - MEC of Basic Education in Free State

The Democratic Alliance has announced that it will submit a PAIA application to obtain every national minister's full performance assessment. The party made this announcement earlier on today when they were briefing the media about their assessment of the country’s 6th Parliament.   

GUEST: Siviwe Gwarube, Parliament’s Chief Whip of the official opposition

After acknowledging that the net migration is too high. Rishi Sunak’s government has announced new VISA rules that will make it difficult for foreigners to move to the UK. However, the new rules have faced backlash from sectors such as healthcare, which is already experiencing staff shortages. According to the UK government, the tightening of immigration rules aims to reduce net migration. For more on this, let’s speak to…..

GUEST (Scotland): Musa Mdunge, Political analyst and PHD candidate based at the University of Dundee

In the past hour, the African National Congress held a press briefing on the status of Ezulweni Investments after the sheriff of the High Court failed to attach property from Luthuli House to remedy the R102 million bill the political party amassed for election banners for the 2019 National Elections. According to reports, the governing party blocked access for the Sheriff of the Gauteng High Court. To tell us more about the position of the African National Congress and what emerged from the briefing, we are joined by...

Guest: Samkelo Maseko - SABC News Politics Reporter

As the Police continue investigations into the death of seven people in a vigilantism attack in Diepsloot, members of the community have come out and criticized the government for their lack of visibility within the community given the rise of rampant crime. During the announcement of the latest Crime Stats for Quarter 3 of 2023, the Minister of Police highlighted the rise of vigilantism in violent crimes in the past quarter. To unpack this further, we are joined by...   

Guest: Prof. Nirmala Gopal - Criminologist and Professor of Humanities at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal