Frustrated residents of Parkmore, Sandton, have taken it upon themselves to provide the much-needed services they claim the City of Johannesburg is failing to deliver. The residents have long expressed frustration that the Johannesburg Roads Agency has not been maintaining road markings, stop signs, traffic lights, and potholes in the area.

GUEST: Lori Klein, Parkmore Community Association Suburb Manager

Built in Mzansi: How Original Grain Company has partnered with Implats and the Mcambalala Maize Project to build a project that transforms the lives of 70 rural farmers who are responsible for white maize production across 50 hectares of communal land in the Eastern Cape.

Guest: Ryan New – Managing Director at the Original Grain Company 

Guest: Ogalaletseng Gaarekwe - Deputy-Director General: Intergovernmental Relations for National Treasury RSA

Guest: Dumisani Magagula – General Secretary of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union 

Guest: Thabiso Ndebele - Managing Director of Ntiyiso's Revenue Consulting division

Reality Check with Abongile Xhantini: Difference Compassion as DNA of true Diversity - What if compassion is not an emotion, but the architecture of a thriving society? 

Guest: Abongile Xhantini - Founder Veritas Inclusion Advisory 

South African police have arrested more than 200 suspected illegal miners during a major operation at the Losberg Shaft in Westonaria. The operation, involving police, the SANDF and mine security, also led to the seizure of ammunition and supplies allegedly used underground. 

Guest: David van Wyk, Director of the Benchmark Foundation

A long-awaited investigation into the deaths of six healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal has found no evidence directly linking the deaths to workplace bullying. But the report paints a troubling picture of South Africa's public health system, highlighting severe staff shortages, mounting workloads, poor infrastructure and inadequate support for frontline healthcare workers.

Guest: Russell Rensburg - Director of Rural Health Advocacy Project

The winter initiation season in the Eastern Cape has once again been overshadowed by tragedy, with seven initiates losing their lives and 18 people arrested for allegedly operating illegal initiation schools. Authorities say many of these deaths could have been prevented through better compliance with safety measures, proper medical care, and adherence to the law.

Guest: : Zolile Williams - MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in Eastern Cape

The Legal Practice Council has approached the High Court in Johannesburg seeking to have former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane struck from the roll of advocates. The LPC argues that she is no longer a fit and proper person to practise, citing findings related to her conduct and her impeachment from office in 2023. 

Guest: Ignatius Briel -  Director of the Gauteng Legal Practice Council 

The winter initiation season in the Eastern Cape has once again been overshadowed by tragedy, with seven initiates losing their lives and 18 people arrested for allegedly operating illegal initiation schools. Authorities say many of these deaths could have been prevented through better compliance with safety measures, proper medical care, and adherence to the law.

Guest: Inkosi Gwebingqele Gwadiso, Chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders. 

1. The tension between Ghana and South Africa. 
2. Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund and Dangote are building a oil refinery in Kenya