Johannesburg Water has advised Joburg residents, particularly those residing in lower lying areas to use water sparingly in order to assist with the recovery of constrained systems. This as we are told that the bulk network is severely strained due to high water usage as well as the recent power trips at various plants. For more on this, we are joined by…… 

GUEST: Puleng Mopeli, Joburg water spokesperson  

As the ANC continues to prepare for its much-anticipated national conference, which is due to take place in December. We get an update in terms of what transpired this past weekend as party branches convened their Branch General Meetings (BGM’s). You may recall that the process was initially expected to conclude on 2 October, but has since been moved to the 25th.    

GUEST: Samekele Maseko, SABC News political reporter  

The Gauteng Education Department has started sending confirmations for 2023 school placement confirmations. MEC Panyaza Lesufi announced through a media briefing yesterday. Among the issues he raised was the high demand for schools in Gauteng and said new school need to be built to meet the demand. How are school governing bodies dealing with the increasing demand for access to their schools? We are now joined by General Secretary of the National Association of School Governing Bodies, Matakanye Matakanya

Abantu Batho Congress wants eThekwini Municipality to strengthen security around its leader, Philani Mavundla after the murder of his bodyguard. According to Mavundla and the metro police, the bodyguard was killed while entering his home in Umgababa, south of Durban after dropping Mavundla off at his home. 

GUEST: Philani Mavundla, leader of Abantu Batho Congress & Deputy Mayor of eThekwini Municipality  

Public enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has just announced a new board for Eskom that would be chaired by Mpho Makwana. CEO Andre de Ruyter and CFO Calib Cassim will be executive members of the board. So will the new board turn things around? Let's find out from .....

GUEST: Tshepo Kgadima, Energy expert

As Brazilians are preparing to vote on Sunday. Many deem this year’s election as the most consequential since Brazil returned to democracy in 1985. This as some are worried that Jair Bolsonaro may contest the results if he loses. On the other hand, Lula da Silva, who led the nation for two terms between 2003 and 2010, is projected to receive about 47 per cent of the vote, compared with 33 per cent for incumbent far-right leader Bolsonaro.

GUEST: Prof Lyall White, Founder of Contextual Intelligence and Research Associate at the Brenthurst Foundation  

The Department of Health has announced several initiatives to assist the healthcare sector in the face of unprecedented rolling blackouts, including exempting hospitals from load shedding. This follows a call for intervention by industry leaders as hospitals across the country are unable to help patients in critical conditions due to blackouts. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla stated that his department would consider a variety of factors in determining which hospitals are exempt. Prof Adam Mohammed, who has been petitioning and calling for hospitals to be exempt from rolling blackouts, joins us to discuss the department's interventions in greater detail. 

GUEST: Prof Adam Mohammed – Head of internal medicine at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital 

The final investigation reports relating to improper conduct and maladministration in state affairs were released today by the Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka. The reports include findings on the former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Mrs. Nosiviwe Mapisa-official Nqakula's trip to Zimbabwe, and the appointment of the chief of staff in the Department of Public Enterprises in 2020. The Acting Public Protector joins us to discuss the findings of her reports. 

GUEST: Adv Kholeka Gcaleka – Acting Public Protector 

Central to the country's political discourse in the last few years has been that the country's national governance is undoubtedly heading towards an era of coalition politics at a national level, and the narrative suggests that this may be a good thing. However, how true is this when coalition agreements on a local level are constantly falling apart, and ultimately impacting service delivery? We unpack the merits of a coalition government, and what stability and instability mean in the context of government stability and service delivery. 

GUEST: Prof William Gumede - Founder & Executive Chairperson, Democracy Works Foundation 

Following the ousting of Mpho Phalatse as Joburg mayor. We hear from Herman Mashaba, leader of ActionSA about what he makes of her sudden removal.   

GUEST: Herman Mashaba, Leader of ActionSA