Residents of Tshwane today embarked on their planned week long protest against illegal immigration in South Africa. They are calling for government to take action against people who are in the country without legal documents. They say illegal immigrants make no contribution to the economy, however, they benefit from it. They led a protest in Marabastad in Pretoria today. We’re now joined by Community Member, Given Moraba.

Professor Debra Roberts (South African scientist) has been nominated to head the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The family of 29-year-old South African who was lured to Thailand through a job scam is asking for help to bring him back into the country. Xolani Fongo has been stranded in Cambodia, feeling unsafe after his story was shared in the media. Fongo left Free State heading for Thailand in November 2022 after he was offered a job to work for a Chinese company based in Thailand. He only realised when he arrived that it was a scam. When he arrived was taken to Myamar to work in a scam targeting wealthy American citizens, and after that, he was moved to Cambodia to work for another scam. Xolani Fongo joins us now.

South African journalists and security personnel who were stuck in Poland after authorities refused to allow them to enter Ukraine through their country are finally back in South Africa. The journalists landed in the evening last night after spending days in Warsaw. The group landed in Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria last night. President Cyril Ramaphosa is also back in the country from Russia after what he described as a successful mission to Ukraine and Russia, to facilitate peace talks between the two conflicting countries. We’re now joined by SABC News Political Reporter, Ntebo Mokobo.

In its drive to assist persons with disabilities. The Democratic Alliance has revealed that it will soon introduce a bill that will ensure that service dogs have full public access rights as there is currently no law that protects them. For more details on this, we are joined by….

GUEST: Wendy Alexander, DA MP

Now that South Africa’s driver’s licence card-printing machine has been fixed. The department of transport says they are hoping to clear the current backlog of 350 000 driving licence cards by the end of August. To explain as to how they are going to achieve this is….

GUEST: Collen Msibi, Spokesperson for the Department of Transport

Post the African Peace Initiative that saw a delegation of African leaders holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is very optimistic that the conflict will be resolved. But were the proposals presented by African leaders strong enough to persuade both countries to stop fighting? We find out from….

GUEST: Gustavo de Carvalho, Senior Researcher on Russia-Africa ties at the SA Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde is in the USA leading a delegation of provincial government and Wesgro representatives. The delegation is there to promote the province as a trade and investment destination of choice. This as the future of South Africa’s AGOA status remains a point of discussion. Some legislators in the US have demanded that this year’s AGOA summit be moved away from South Africa following its stance on the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The delegation wants to assure the US government that the province remains committed to AGOA. We’re now joined by Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde. 

Unicef reports that 73 percent of children and youth felt they needed mental health support between October 2021 and October 2022, however, only 38 percent of them were actively looking for help. Access to counseling services, as well as the cost of counselling, remains one of the barriers to getting help. As the rate of unemployment among the youth continues to grow, what options are there for help? We’re now joined by Clinical Psychologist and President of the Pan-African Psychology Union, Dr Saths Cooper.

A Namibian woman has been left shocked and traumatized after discovering that her missing dog had been slaughtered by the people who allegedly stole it. Mavourneen Busch reported her dog missing last week and went on a door to door enquiry to try and find it. She did not find it at a popular place that is known for slaughtering dogs for meat. She was then led to a house where she found its head on a braai stand. Two suspects have been arrested for dog theft and animal cruelty. We’re now joined by Simon Kauluma, news reporter at ‘The Namibian’.