The situation in Gqeberha remains tense even after Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team met with taxi operators and businessmen in Korsten after violent clash between drivers and shop owners – some of whom are Somalian. Amir Sheik, the spokesperson for the Afrika Diaspora Forum and also member of the Somali board have condemned the recent violence but says their members were more victims than instigators in the violence...

GUEST: Amir Sheik, spokesperson for the Afrika Diaspora Forum and also member of the Somali board

Understanding the relationship between district, metro and local municipalities, asking - what makes a municipality a metro?

Guest: Dr Mike Sutcliffe, Director of City Insight & former eThekwini Municipality Manager

Police Minister Bheki Cele has outlined the police Service's course of action after acts of violence and destruction of property in Korsten, Gqeberha. He earlier met with representatives from taxi associations, business communities to address the tensions in the area.

Guest: Ponky Bangani, taxi driver

As pro-democracy protests continue to spread throughout eSwatini. Yesterday, police shot a man dead during clashes with a group of commuter bus operators protesting for political reforms in the kingdom of Eswatini.

Guest: Zweli Martin Dlamini, Managing Editor of Swaziland News

No one is better fitted to gear an economic miracle in South Africa than a businessman president. This according to a recent article by former government spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete, who says the ANC may not be blind to it, but its economic crisis responses don't hold a sense of urgency. He says if the ANC wants to preserve its legacy it must rally behind an economic plan that affords all South Africans economic prosperity.

GUEST: Mayihlome Tshwete, who is a former government spokesperson

What is the use of a ballot paper? And how does the IEC determine how many ballot papers are allocated in a certain area, this ahead of an election? To answer this, Aldrin Sampear spoke to Mr Masego Sheburi, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer at the IEC

GUEST: Mr Masego Sheburi, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer at the IEC

Botswana's Court of Appeal has started hearing a government attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. The country's High Court in 2019 ruled in favour of campaigners seeking to strike down prison sentences for same-sex relationships, declaring them unconstitutional. Botswana is among a handful of countries in Africa, where social codes are often conservative, to have decriminalised homosexuality. Others are Lesotho, Mozambique, Angola and the Seychelles. South Africa is the sole nation on the African continent to allow gay marriage, which it legalised in 2006.

GUEST: Caine Jason Youngman, who is with the Lesbian, Gays, Bisexuals of Botswana

Former Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Mandla Msibi's bail application was adjourned following a bomb scare at the Nelspruit Magistrates Court. Msibi and four others are facing two charges of murder and one of attempted murder. Two of the accused were released on 20 thousand rand bail each last week. Meanwhile the provincial ANC PEC has resolved that the embattled MEC, PEC member and Head of Provincial Elections Mandla Msibi must step -aside.

GUEST: Sasekani Manzini, ANC Mpumalanga

GUEST: Mohammed Phiri, a supporter of former Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Mandla Msibi

The National Consumer Commission has launched an investigation into the conduct of Elgin Fruit Juice (PTY) LTD, the supplier of 100% Apple Juice Concentrate. This follows a recent recall of 100% Apple Juice by Coca-Cola Beverages, Pioneer Foods and Woolworths.

Guest: Ms Thezi Mabuza, Acting National Consumer Commissioner

World News: Yesterday, the UN's top court ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over their maritime border. The ruling comes after Nairobi last week said it had revoked recognition of the court’s jurisdiction. So what now for bilateral relations between these two countries?

Guest: Abdulkarim Farah, Journalist working for Universal Somali TV