The corruption and fraud case against former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama and four others has been postponed to 13 July. The five were arrested this morning by the Hawks on charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering, and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act. The case relates to the evidence that was presented to the commission of inquiry into state capture.

Guest: Sindisiwe Seboka, Spokesperson for NPA's Investigating Directorate

Yesterday, US law enforcement authorities revealed that Glencore agreed to plead guilty to a web of bribery and price manipulation charges that stretch from Venezuela to Nigeria and Los Angeles in deals with the US, UK and Brazil. Glencore is the largest among a handful of companies that dominate global trading of oil, fuel, metals, minerals and food. Following this embarrassing revelation, the mining company has agreed to pay over $1.1 billion to resolve the government’s investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and a commodity price manipulation scheme.

Guest: Christopher Ruthledge, Executive Director at MACUA/WAMUA ADVICE OFFICE

On World News today, we ask – Is the U.S doing enough to reduce firearm access to youth and individuals who are at risk of harming themselves or others? This following the most recent data that was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which suggests that fire arms are now the new leading cause of death among kids and teens in the US.

Guest on the line (US): Dr John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations @ Wits

THE INNERVIEW: The release of Flabba Habedi’s killer, Sindisiwe Manqele on parole this week has brought back a conversation around how the process of victim-offender-dialogue works. Many support the idea of people being brought back to society after a process of rehabilitation and mediation between offenders and their victims, while some believe this is unfair and a spit in the face of victims of crime. What purpose do the victim-offender dialogues serve? And what happens should the correctional services department feel an offender is ready to go back to the community after rehabilitation while the victims of their crime do not approve of the decision?

Guest: the Department of Correctional Services’ Spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo as well as Community Activist, Bra Willie.

Guest: Mfundo Mabaso: Head of FNB Secure Lending Cluster Growth

Eskom technicians were attacked yesterday by armed thieves while working in Mabopane on Wednesday. This is a second incident in Mabopane this week. Another attack happened in Nomzamo in Soweto. All these attacks within three days. Eskom has raised concerns about the safety of its employees in communities as the country deals with power issues. The power utility says attacks on its employees causes delays on repair work, prolonging the period residents spend without electricity.

Guest: Eskom’s Gauteng spokesperson, Amanda Qithi.

Cosatu is calling for government to extend the R1.50 fuel levy reduction that comes to an end on the 31st of May. The trade union federation says government should use the extension period to find a sustainable solution to rising fuel prices. Government introduced a temporary 40 percent reduction on the fuel levy for April and May as an intervention to help contain rising fuel prices. The price is expected to rise again next month.

Guest: Cosatu Spokesperson, Sizwe Pamla. 

Opposition parties in parliament are suggesting that ANC MP’s should not be part of the soon to be established parliament’s committee on State Capture as some of them have been implicated in Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s report. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by…..

Guest: General Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement (UDM)

Earlier on today, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele announced that Cabinet has approved the publication of the Constitution’s Eighteenth Amendment Bill for public comments which essentially means that Sign Language will now become the country’s 12th official language. 

Guest: Lance Schultz, CEO of the Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB)

After carefully studying the contents of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission's (TRRC)Report. Gambia's government has announced that former president Yahya Jammeh will be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office. The independent commission’s report fingered Jammeh and his henchmen as people who were responsible for 44 specific crimes against journalists, former soldiers, political opponents and civilians, including killings and rapes. 

Guest: Dr Emanuel Matambo, Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg