MTN South Africa is launching its postpaid online proposition, MTN SuperFlex. This innovative offering aims to revolutionise the way customers experience mobile plans by putting the power of customisation, flexibility, and value back into their hands. For more details on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Bertus Van Der Vyker, General Manager

Earlier on today, RISE Mzansi held a press briefing, outlining the party’s state of readiness ahead of its inaugural People’s Convention that is set to take place next month from the 6th – 8th. During the press briefing, Songezo Zibi, the party’s leader revealed that RISE Mzansi will contest the national elections in every province next year. He joins us now to elaborate further on this…..

GUEST: Songezo Zibi, RISE Mzansi National Leader

According to the 2023 Global Organized Crime Index, South Africa has been described as a shadow market due to the nation being categorized as both a source and destination of human trafficking. Some of the prevalent exploitative practices that have been outlined in the report are sex trafficking, organ smuggling, and forced labour. According to the 2023 US State Department Trafficking of Persons Report, it outlined local authorities lack the resources and training required to investigate these cases.  To help us better understand the findings, we are joined by....

Guest: Stephen Buchanan-Clarke - Head of Human Security and Climate Change at Good Governance Africa

After a two-year break, Stats SA has published new data on the economic performance of the country’s nine provinces. According to the latest figures, Gauteng remains South Africa’s biggest provincial economy as its economy grew by 2,8% last year.

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

Yesterday, we covered the adoption of the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill by the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education in Parliament. We heard from members of Parliament representing the Freedom Front Plus and the African Christian Democratic Party. The Department of Basic Education wants to respond to comments made surrounding the fairness of the process and public participation. We are joined by... 

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Spokesperson of the Department of Basic Education

Earlier today, the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education has adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill.  The Freedom Front Plus, ACDP and DA voted against the Bill. The ANC and the EFF voted for the adoption of the bill. The bill is making amendments surrounding language policy, the role of school governing bodies, corporal punishment, homeschooling and Grade R becoming the compulsory starting age for schools. Our next guest objected to the adoption of the Bill based on the proposal on the role of school governing bodies. We are joined by....

Guest: Wyand Boschoff - Member of Parliament and the Spokesperson on Basic Education for the Freedom Front Plus

Guest: Marie Suker - Member of Parliament for ACDP on Basic Education

We find out from Chris Pappas, the Democratic Alliance’s KZN Premier candidate for next year’s election, as his party is hoping to unseat the ruling African National Congress in the province. Pappas is very optimistic about the DA’s chances in KwaZulu-Natal and believes that the prospects of winning the province are high.

GUEST: Chris Pappas, uMngeni mayor & DA’s KZN Premier candidate for next year election

Earlier on today, Police minister Bheki Cele and the SAPS leadership briefed the media on recent successes achieved by the police in the fight against crime. During the press briefing Cele said the SAPS continues to respond decisively to crimes linked to critical infrastructure, commercial crimes, stock theft, illegal mining and illicit cigarettes and theft as well as hijacking and smuggling of motor vehicles.

GUEST: Lirandzu Themba, Spokesperson for the Minister of Police

Government has increased its efforts to control a severe avian influenza outbreak that has so far killed nearly one million chickens across the country. The department of agriculture, land reform and rural development is appealing to the farmers to report any suspicion of bird flu to the nearest veterinarian. For more on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Dr Botlhe Modisane, Chief Director for Animal Health at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

The Somaliland's foreign affairs ministry says it has no appetite to entertain any unification talks. This after Uganda President Yoweri Museveni offered to become facilitator in the reunification of Somalia with the breakaway Republic of Somaliland after more than three decades of separation. For more analysis on why these two countries don’t see eye-to-eye, we are joined by….

GUEST: Izak Khomo, African affairs commentator