Three female security officers were raped during a break-in at the KwaZulu-Natal transport department's Durban offices on Monday morning by a group of armed men who stormed a KwaZulu-Natal transport department depot in Merebank. According to reports, armed criminals entered the offices south of Durban, which also houses machinery for road maintenance. “They held hostage three male security officers from the private security company contracted to the department. Three female officers held at gunpoint in another room where they were sexually assaulted and raped.”

Guest: Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo - KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson

Yesterday we spoke to Samkelo Ngwenya about the state of the Buffalo City Metro, given its current precarious financial state. So today, we are joined by the former mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, Athol Trollip, who when he was in charge of the metro - introduced measures that were aimed at fostering accountability and transparency, against corruption and fraud. This as we try to highlight some similarities and differences between these two municipalities in terms of how they are governed.

GUEST: Athol Trollip, former Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay & provincial chairman of ActionSA in the Eastern Cape

Earlier on today, SECTION27 and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) launched a conference report titled ‘Democracy & Constitutionalism: Civic Education Conference Report & Keywords’. The report brings into focus the importance of civic education at a time when South Africa is preparing for the 2024 elections, which are widely viewed as the most significant since 1994. Joining to outline some of the key talking points emerging from the report is…..

GUEST: Dan Mafora, Senior Researcher at the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)

We look at the Gauteng medium-term budget policy statement that was tabled by finance MEC Jacob Mamabolo in the provincial legislature earlier today. While the provincial budget increased in total, certain departments had their budgets cut to cater for increases for other provincial programmes.

GUEST: Jacob Mamabolo, MEC for Finance in Gauteng

Niger’s military junta has revoked the country’s anti-migration law which made it illegal to transport migrants through Niger. We understand that the decision to revoke this law is part of their strategy to reassess relations with former western allies who condemned the coup that saw the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum.

GUEST: Dr William Mpofu, Political analyst & Senior Researcher @Wits  

Health Department in Limpopo has confirmed that they are currently looking into the death of a patient who was allegedly denied access into Northam Clinic in the Waterberg District. According to the department, the 23-year-old critically ill patient died after the security guards refused his family entry due to load shedding. For more on this, we are now joined by…..

GUEST: Thilivhali Muavha, Spokesperson for the MEC of Health in Limpopo

Political parties are requesting donations that fall slightly short of the 100, 000 rand threshold in order to avoid having to disclose their contributions and perhaps undermining the Funding Act. So what should happen to these political parties – should the laws be amended to prevent this from happening? For more on this, let’s now chat to….

GUEST: Prof Dirk Kotze - Professor, Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) 

It's a celebration for Mackenzie "Mighty Mack" Friedman and her family. Two years ago, Mackenzie received an official diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. And after founding her stem cell match and underwent her life-changing transplant – last week's test came back indicating she has reached 100% donor chimerism. 

Guest: Megan Friedman - Mighty Mack's mother

Tracker released its most recent vehicle crime statistics just in time for the holidays, revealing that hijackings continue to account for the majority of vehicle crime incidents. It also provides information on the day of the week and the time of day when you are most likely to have your car stolen or become the victim of a hijacking. Joining us for this conversation is…..

GUEST: Mike Bolhuis, owner and head of Specialised Security Services: Specialising in serious violent crimes

Buffalo City Metro’s staff overtime bill has skyrocketed to R35.4m in just three months, causing the financially strapped municipality to impose restrictions on overtime compensation as creditors close the taps. Last Thursday, some traffic officers complained that their municipal petrol cards had been declined at filling stations. To talk to us about the municipality’s financial situation is….

Guest: Samkelo Ngwenya - Buffalo City Metro Spokesperson