Multi-award-winning Soul and R&B Superstar Glenn Jones is in the country for his ‘All For You South Africa Tour’ and is looking forward to entertaining his fans. Those of you who grew up in the 90s may attest to the fact that his best-known songs are "All for You - We Only Just Begun - All I Need to Know and Here I Go Again". He joins us now to tell us more about his upcoming performances and to talk about music in general…….

GUEST: Glenn Jones, Soul and R&B singer

The Gauteng province recorded a worrying number of violent crimes between January and March this year. Provincial Police Commissioner Elias Mawela delivered the statistics earlier today, highlighting an increase in crimes like attempted sexual assault and cash-in-transit robberies. Even more worrying, is the increase in kidnappings by 17%. Why are we seeing an increase increase in kidnappings and what will it take to bring this number down? We’re now joined by violent crime specialist and investigator, Mike Bolhuis. 

The department of health has welcomed the passing of the National Health Insurance Bill, describing it as a historic moment for the country. According to the department, the NHI aims to provide equitable access to quality health services for all South Africans based on their health needs, instead of their socio-economic status and geographic location. Joining us to outline its objectives is….

GUEST: Dr Nicholas Crisp, Deputy Director General for NHI in the National Department of Health

Earlier today, Gauteng Police Commissioner, General Elias Mawela unveiled the province’s fourth quarter crime statistics for the 2022/23 financial year. According to him, overall crime in the province has increased by 2 129 counts compared to the same time last year. He joins us now to elaborate further on this……

GUEST: General Elias Mawela, Gauteng Police Commissioner

We understand that the situation has drastically taken a turn for the worse and so far 103 people have been reported dead and over 100 rescued from the boat accident. Joining us to give us the latest is…..

GUEST (Nigeria) Eniola Daniel, Reporter for The Guardian Nigeria

Suspended Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane went ahead and shared the recording of the alleged meeting between her husband and the late ANC MP, Tina Joumat-Pettersson. In the meeting, Mkhwebane alleges Joumat-Pettersson solicited a bribe to influence the outcome of the inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Parliament’s ethics committee had advised her against sharing the audio recording. What are the implications of her decision considering the inquiry is still ongoing? We’re now joined by political analyst, Dr Ongama Mtimka.

The case against the university of Fort Hare, the SIU and President Cyril Ramaphosa by Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane was heard in the Bhisho High Court today. Mabuyane wants to block an investigation into his alleged fraudulent postgraduate qualifications at the University of Fort Hare. Mabuyane is arguing this is a witch-hunt. What happened in court today? We’re now joined by SABC News Reporter, Sidima Mfeku.

Rabbi Mashabela, CEO of Shynebright recording label: “State-of-the-art studios set to be launched in Limpopo later this month”

The implications of South Africa’s stance on the Ukraine/Russia conflict continue to be felt. A group of legislators in the White House are calling for this year’s African Growth and Opportunity Act summit to be moved away from South Africa. This as it remains unclear whether or not South Africa will continue being a part of AGOA. The US is South Africa’s second-largest single-country trading partner, and AGOA gives duty-free access to 25% of South African exports to the US. Is this kind of response warranted or is the US justified, and how significant is the AGOA status? We’re now joined by Clayson Monyela, Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.