In Gauteng, South Africa, over a five-month period, more than 2,000 shooting incidents were recorded, yet police managed to arrest suspects in only 21% of cases. The report highlights growing concerns about gun violence, weak investigative capacity, and low conviction and arrest rates. Communities face rising fear as many cases remain unresolved, raising questions about policing effectiveness, resource constraints, and the justice system’s ability to respond to violent crime across affected communities.

GUEST: Dr. Guy Lamb, Criminologist

A landmark Constitutional Court ruling has dealt a significant blow to the Competition Commission's long-running case over alleged manipulation of the South African rand by local and international banks. The judgment raises important questions about the Commission's investigative powers, accountability in financial markets, and the future of competition law enforcement.

GUEST: Ashely Seckel, Partner at SmitSew Incorporated

Youth see inequality as unequal access to education, jobs, safety, and opportunity shaped by where they are born. It persists due to structural unemployment, poor schooling outcomes, skills mismatch, and historical economic exclusion. To shift this, society needs quality education, job creation, digital access, fair hiring, and youth-led economic inclusion. Inequality is not only income—it is lived daily as limited future possibilities.

GUEST: Irfan Manfera, activist, organiser, and community builder

ActionSA has filed a complaint with the Public Protector over alleged state capture-like conduct by Tony Leon’s firm, Resolve Communications. Let’s find out why from…

GUEST: Michael Beaumont, ActionSA National

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), says they are concerned by and worry about the potential ramifications of the changes made to Cabinet by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

GUEST: Matthew Parks, COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator

A number of Malawian nationals remain at camps in Musina, Limpopo, still awaiting processing for repatriation. Let’s get an update on what’s happening there with…

GUEST: Katlego Nyoni, SABC News Reporter in Limpopo

Senegal's lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional reform that expands their powers while curbing those of the president, triggering protests outside parliament. The reforms were passed by an overwhelming majority after heated exchanges in parliament, underscoring an escalating power struggle between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his former ally-turned-rival, parliamentary Speaker Ousmane Sonko.

GUEST: Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs at the University of South Africa

A tragic bus accident that happened in the early hours of this morning on the N1 in Limpopo resulted in the death of a bus driver and injuries to 11 Malawian passengers. Let’s get details on this from…

GUEST: Mashudu Sebata, Spokesperson: Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety

Alleged crime kingpin, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's plea deal was rejected by Magistrate Ignatius du Preez earlier today in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The Magistrate said that the effective eight years the state and Matlala had agreed on did not fit the crime, and read out an effective 12 years as the sentence he considered just.

GUEST: Nthabiseng Dubazana, Legal Expert and Director at Dubazana Attorneys Incorporated

President Cyril Ramaphosa answered a question about yesterday’s protests from the media on the margins of the Google Cloud Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, today.

GUEST: William Baloyi, Deputy Government Spokesperson