Comair has been grounded indefinitely after its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) confirmed that there is no longer any reasonable prospect that the company can be rescued. You may recall that the group went into business rescue two years ago during the Covid-19 lockdown era.

Guest: Guy Leitch, editor of SA Flyer Magazine

The Algerian government has suspended its 20-year-old cooperation treaty with Spain. Tensions soared between these two nations after Spain gave its backing to Morocco’s position over the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Algeria backs the Polisario independence movement in the region, which rejects Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara. To explain the political dynamics between these two countries is….

Guest: Marta Garrich, Commentator of Spanish political affairs

Trade Union Numsa says Comair cannot guarantee that employees will get their salaries for the month of June, including medical aid payment and other benefits. The airline is on the verge of collapse. It suspended its flights last month, citing financial difficulties. Numsa had a meeting with the airline and other stakeholders on Tuesday. The airline’s management revealed to the union it might be just one week away from liquidation if it doesn’t get an investor urgently. At least 1200 jobs are on the line if the airline collapses.

Guest: Numsa’s Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.

Is it time for South Africa to start a conversation about the possibility of regulating religious organisations? A group of congregants at a church in Boitekong outside Rustenburg has been arrested after they were found naked with children. Police received a tipoff from a congregant and they found a group of six men and women naked with children between the ages of four and 12. Just yesterday we reported of a case of murder in KwaZulu-Natal where a teenager died in the hands of a pastor who was exorcising her. Should we regulate churches the way we do other organisations?

Guest: David Mosoma, CRL Rights Commission Chairperson.

Yesterday, Namibian President Hage Geingob denied having assisted South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to conceal a robbery at his Phala Phala game farm that occurred two years ago. Geingob said if he was involved in any way the evidence should be brought forth in the court case.

Guest: Shelleygan Peterson, Senior reporter with The Namibian newspaper

We got a call from Noko in Bloodriver in Limpopo yesterday saying his area has been getting eight hours of load-shedding for the past two to three months. He said they get four hours of load-shedding in the morning and four hours again in the evening. Some people from the same area tweeted us saying sometimes they don’t get power at all. Noko says they have often been forced to use firewood to heat water for their children in the mornings. So what exactly is going on?

Guest: Limpopo’s Eskom Spokesperson, Matshidiso Phaladi

Six men and women who are congregants of a church in the North West have been arrested after police found them naked with children. The group aged between 21 and 85 was found in a house that’s being used as a church with 11 children between the ages of four and 12. The children whose parents were not there have were handed over to social workers.

Guest: North West Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone.

We delve into this topic, following the NPA’s decision to grant former president Jacob Zuma permission to privately prosecute Advocate Billy Downer.

Guest: Dr. Llewellyn Curlewis, senior lecturer in criminal and procedural law at the University of Pretoria

How important is vitamin D in the fight against Covid-19? A recent study that was published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that patients with insufficient vitamin D levels prior to infection are more likely to develop severe Covid-19 and mortality compared to those with high vitamin D levels.

Vanessa Ascencao, Health & wellness expert, and nutritional consultant