Hollywood actors are expected to resume work after their union and studios have reached a tentative deal to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy.  

Guest (Carlifonia-Los Angeles): Jonathan Handel, Entertainment and Technology Attorney and Journalist.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 3 300 members of the South African National Defence Force for service in cooperation with the South African Police Service to prevent and combat crime and maintain and preserve law and order under Operation Prosper. So does it mean that South Africa will finally win the battle against the zama zamas? We find out from ……..

Guest: David Van Wyk, Lead Researcher in mining safety at the Benchmark Foundation

Human Rights Watch has warned that the draft law on associations submitted by 10 parliamentarians to the Tunisian Parliament, would violate the right to freedom of association and endanger civic space in the country if adopted in its current form. Under the draft law, international organizations would be required to obtain prior authorization to register from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and it also empowers the ministry to issue temporary authorizations and to revoke and suspend them at its own discretion.

GUEST (ZIM): Lenin Ndebele, Head of News24 Africa Desk

Good news is our tourism sector is booming once again. Between January and September this year, South Africa saw a significant influx of tourists, with over 6,1 million visitors arriving in the country, more than 58.4% when compared to the 3.8million arrivals to South Africa the same period last year. To talk to us about this and also to tell us more about the World Travel Market that is currently underway in London is……..

GUEST: Patricia DeLille

This week, we commemorate Southern Africa Development Community Malaria Week under the theme: Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate & implement. This comes at a time when more than 7400 cases of Malaria in South Africa this year. Our next guest will share the work he does to combat the life-threatening disease. We are joined by...

Guest: Sherwin Charles - Co-founder and CEO of Goodbye Malaria

The National Treasury has rejected a funding request made by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, totalling R1,5 billion. The funding request was made by the public broadcaster to support the coverage of the 2024 elections. Last week, the national broadcaster was omitted from the medium-term budget policy statement and the Finance Ministry has raised concerns surrounding the sustainability of the institution given that it is in worse shape than in pre-COVID 19 pandemic when it received a R 3,2 billion loan guarantee. To help us understand how this latest financial slump will affect the delivery of services at the public broadcaster is……and…….

Guest: Thandi Smith - Head of Programming at Media Monitoring Africa

Guest: Uyanda Siyotula - National Coordinator of SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS = Save Our SABC)

The controversy around the design of the South African flag is far from over. A senior official in the department of sport, arts and culture in Makhanda, Hastings Mqhayi has taken the legal route to force the government to recognize him as the designer of South Africa’s post-apartheid flag. Mqhayi is set to meet the office of the state attorney in Pretoria this month.

Guest: Bandile Magibili - Spokesperson to Hastings Mqhayi

According to the latest World Security Report, chief security officers have flagged loadshedding and social unrest as the biggest disruptors to private security systems in South Africa. The research outlines the threat of social unrest is due to the contestation of public space as a response to the misuse of public resources (corruption) and fraud. The report also unpacks regional trends on the continent, including the rise of internal threats from the recent coups that have taken place in the last 12 months. The report surveys 2000 security actors across 30 countries around the world. To help us understand the role of security associations and councils in 

Guest: Tony Botes - National Administrator of the Security Association of South Africa 

South Africa's International Relations and Co-operation Minister Naledi Pandor has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a warrant of arrest for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior decision-makers for alleged contraventions of international law in relation to the ongoing war in Gaza. Pandor has also accused Hamas of violating International Humanitarian Law. 

GUEST: Zane Dangor, Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation

GUEST: Zev Krengel, Vice President of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies

The City of Johannesburg has filed an application for leave to appeal the decision of the High Court in relation to the appointment of Floyd Brink. This as they believe that there are a number of legal grounds for concern in the High Court Judgement which they think an Appeal Court may reach a different conclusion. The City’s spokesperson joins us now to elaborate further on this……

GUEST: Mlimandlela Ndamase, Director of Communications for the City of Joburg