Five people have been killed in two separate shooting incidents in Tongaat, north of Durban. According to IPSS Medical Rescue, the first incident occurred on the R102 near the Engen garage. This left two people dead and one person injured. The second shooting occurred a short while later, at the Fairbreeze intersection to the R64, this has left three people dead and a further two people injured.

GUEST: Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda, Police spokesperson in KZN

The home of Free State Premier Mxolisi Dukwana caught fire this morning. We understand that emergency services and fire fighters in the province have managed to put out the raging fire. According to the premier's spokesperson Sello Dithebe, the cause of the fire is yet to be established. He joins us now to furnish us with more details…..

GUEST: Sello Dithebe, Free State Premier spokesperson

GUEST: Ishmael Modiba, SABC News reporter

President Cyril Ramaphosa is today hosting King Philippe and Queen Mathilda of the Kingdom of Belgium. According to the Presidency, the Belgian monarchy’s visit will serve to expand and strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and revitalise economic relations with a focus on trade, foreign direct investment, and tourism. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC Foreign Editor

The minister of International Relations in South Africa Dr Naledi Pandor says cabinet will have to discuss the announcement by the international criminal court that it has issued a warrant of arrest for Russian president Vladimir Putin. While Russia is not a signatory to the Rome Statuette, South Africa is a full member of the international criminal court. We’re now joined by SABC International News Editor, Sophie Mokoena, but before we do, let’s listen to what Minister Pandor said.

Epson recently launched its new WorkForce Enterprise AM-C products in line with their commitment and philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation that enriches lives while saving the environment. To give us more details on their latest offerings is…..

GUEST: Yudheer Harbhajun, Epson South Africa Office Automation Sales Manager

Tech giant, Google has started a process of testing and artificial intelligence chatbot called Bard in the US and the UK. The AI chatbot will rival Microsoft’s ChatGPT and simila apps. Bard allows users type questions and requests in English, and gives detailed answers, it also helps compute code. For more on Bard and what the platform seeks to do, we are now joined by Jan Vermeulen, Editor @MyBroadBand 

More bad news for South Africans as the latest stats  figures show that the country's annual consumer price inflation increased from six-point-nine per cent in January to seven per cent in February this year. According to Statistics South Africa, food inflation increased to an all-time high at 13-point-six percent year-on-year, while transport inflation increased by nine-point-nine percent year-on-year. To give us a break down in terms of what informed these latest figures is…..

GUEST: Patrick Kelly, Chief Director responsible for price statistics @Stats SA

Yesterday, the Parliament of Uganda passed a bill that imposes harsh penalties on individuals who engage in homosexual acts or identify as LGBTQ+. The new legislation provides for a prison sentence of over 10 years for those who violate the law.

GUEST: Christian Rumu, Senior Campaigner for Amnesty International for the Great Lakes Region

We hear from Lord Peter Hain – following the UK government’s decision to lift its three-year ban against global consultancy firm Bain & Company. You may recall that last year, the Zondo Commission found that Bain & Co. played a major role in the state capture corruption scandal in South Africa, crippling SARS ability to investigate tax evasion.

GUEST (UK): Lord Peter Hain, UK MP

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania says the rights of black people in South Africa are still being trampled on and it will continue to fight to restore people’s dignity. The party hosted a commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre in Vereeniging in the Vaal earlier today. Secretary-General of the PAC, Apa Pooe delivered a keynote address at the commemoration, saying it is unacceptable that people still do not have land. Pooe also took part in yesterday’s national shutdown against load-shedding and worsening economy. He joins us now.