Veteran South African actor, director, and playwright Dr John Kani is our guest today and he joins us to talk about his role as Colonel Ulenga in Adam Sandler’s Murder Mystery 2 sequel. We understand that the 2019 Murder Mystery was massively successful, being streamed by over 30 million accounts in its first three days. 

GUEST: Dr John Kani, South African actor, director, and playwright 

Outa has written to Toursim Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu and the acting CEO of SA Tourism, Themba Khumalo, asking them to put the Tottenham Hotspur deal on ice. The organisation says the size of the budget for the deal is unacceptable considering the urgent issues that need funding in South Africa the low public trust in government’s decisions on spending. It says initiatives to improve SA tourism should shift to helping the industry recover, rather than trying to advertise the country as the ideal destination. We’re now joined by OUTA CEO, Wayne Duvenage. 

A two day cabinet lekgotla is under way at the Presidentital Guesthouse in Pretoria. The energy crisis is at the top of the agenda among other issues being discussed. Leaders of government from all three spheres are in attendance at the meeting being chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa. What else is on the agenda?

Guest: Ntebo Mokobo

SA Tourism's Acting CEO, Themba Khumalo, says the economy is expected to rake in around 88-billion-rand in profits from its investment in the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Khumalo was responding to the Daily Maverick report on a proposed SA government sponsorship of the club – also revealing that the funding was meant to be spent on foreign soil regardless of the initiative. Documents obtained by the Daily Maverick reveal that government is on the verge of finalising a sponsorship deal worth around one-billion-rand with the London-based club.  

GUEST: Themba Khumalo, Acting CEO of SA Tourism  

Following the recent unfortunate incident that involved Sheba the tiger. The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has revealed that government has approved the establishment of a task team to audit facilities where non-native species are kept.

GUEST: Flora Mokgohloa, Deputy Director General: Biodiversity and Conservation at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment  

UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030. South Africa is one of the countries that has committed to this pledge. According to the United Nations, currently, around the world, a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes. But can the 2030 target be reached?

GUEST: Dr Bulumko Futshane, Director of Programmes at Beyond Zero

What kind of impact would the reported Tottenham Hostspurs deal have on the image of South Africa and its tourism? Rwanda has a similar deal and they have reported a 17% improvement in their tourism since it was signed. Many seem against it, but what could be the benefits? We’re now joined by Solly Moeng brand reputation management advisor and MD of strategic corporate communications consultancy DonValley.

The Health and Allied Workers Trade Indaba Union has written to the Gauteng College of Nursing as well as the MEC for health in the province to express shock and concern following the increase of tuition fees at the Gauteng College of Nursing by 200%. This follows a report by nursing students at the college that a course they paid R3129 for later year, now costs over R11000. The unions also says nursing students are being forced to use specific service providers for basics such as uniforms and learning materials. For more on that, we are now joined by Bafana Tshabalala, Gauteng Provincial Chairperson  of the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade union.

Today we celebrate twin sisters Matlhogonolo and Masego Mphahlele who invented Digital X-Ray Glasses. Their exceptional innovation boasts technology that enables radiologists to scan the human body quicker than traditional scans.  

GUESTS: Masego Mphahlele 

The deadline for South African companies to take part in the 4 day week pilot project have closed. The project seeks to find out the possibility of moving a work week from five to four days, without compromising productivity. 29 companies have signed up and will participate in the project for six months and track productivity levels. 28 of the companies are from South Africa and one in Botswana. The pilot will take participants through an onboarding process before officially starting on the 1st of March. For more on that,

Guest: Karen Lowe, Director of 4 Day Week South Africa NPC and Chairperson of the 4 Day Week SA Coalition.