City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina was reportedly involved in a high-speed crash after curfew hours. According to AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, the accident happened in August last year. It's believed Mayor Masina was driving a luxury state vehicle without permission, when he rammed into the back of a large goods truck driving down the N12 West highway near Alberton, In Johannesburg. AmaBhungane has stated that a witness told police Masina behaved as if he was drunk. The incident has reportedly been kept under wraps - Thirteen months later since the accident. For more on this, we're joined on the line by Tabelo Timse, an Investigator at AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, who has been investigating the matter...

GUEST: Tabelo Timse, an Investigator at AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

There have been recent reports about transgressions at schools relating to the care of children and according to The Guardian, “South Africa has some of the best reactive, but poorest proactive legislation around sexual abuse in the world, contributing to excessively high incidents of rape and related crimes”.

Guest: Marc Hardwick, MD of The Guardian

Earlier today, several political parties who are going to take part in this year’s local government elections pledged their commitment to the Electoral Code of Conduct. Joining us to discuss the significance of today’s signing ceremony is….

Guest: Commissioner Mosotho Moepya, is a member of the Electoral Commission of South Africa

Yesterday, Malawi’s former deputy speaker reportedly shot himself in the head inside parliament, where he had gone to discuss vehicle benefits entitled to him when he left office in 2019. Following this unfortunate incident, Malawi parliament released a statement saying that the incident was linked to frustration with the implementation of his conditions of service.

Guest: Jack McBrams, Journalist with the French News Agency (AFP)

We examine the controversial deal, this after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, NERSA declined to give details on the figures related to the cost of emergency power generation in the country. However the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has estimated that the gas-to-electricity project could cost taxpayers more than R200-billion over 20 years. Several weeks back NERSA approved seven license applications as part of government's Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. Civil action body, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and environmental organizations are demanding that NERSA give reasons for approving the controversial Karpowership generation licenses. But some business who support the deal, say it is needed to mitigate the effects of loadshedding on the economy...

GUEST: Sibusiso Owen Ndidi, Provincial Coordinator of the Eastern Cape Environmental Network

GUEST: Unathi Sonti, Chairperson of the Eastern Cape Marine Business Chamber

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) today held a webinar to address issues around the safety of doctors and what it believes needs to be done to protect healthcare workers. A survey by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) earlier this year showed that one in three South African doctors have been verbally and physically abused by patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.

GUEST: The Vice-Chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa

The International Air Transport Association's new Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East Kamil Al Alawadhi was in Johannesburg South Africa today. He held a media briefing to discuss the current challenges facing South Africa's air transport and travel sectors and on interventions IATA is proposing to government to rebuild the industry, promote economic activity and create jobs. To discuss this further we have on the line Linden Birns, Plane Talking PR and Media Relations Advisor to IATA Sub-Sahara Africa.

GUEST: Linden Burns, Media Relations Advisor to International Air Transport Association Sub-Sahara Africa

Tomorrow marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as such we have decided to invite Professor Jackie Smilg – who joins us now to discuss the significance of this annual campaign that is aimed at raising awareness about the impact of breast cancer. In case you didn’t know, breast cancer accounted for more than a quarter of new cancer cases in South African women last year and also 8% of cancer deaths.

Guest: Prof Jackie Smilg, Chair of the Breast Imaging Society of South Africa (BISSA)

Post the conclusion of Ethiopia’s recent general election. The country is currently preparing for the formation of new government under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. However, Ahmed and his government are facing growing accusations of human rights abuses, mass rape, extra-judicial killings and the use of starvation as a tactic in Tigray. So in light of this, the Human Rights Watch organisation is calling on heads of state who are preparing to gather in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for the establishment of new government not to turn a blind eye to these ongoing abuses. So the questions we are asking are – where did Abiy Ahmed go wrong? And what happened to the man who was once widely praised for his reforms and who was also honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2019 for finally bringing an end to the 20-year stalemate with Eritrea?

Guest: Laetitia Bader, senior researcher in the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch  

Staying with the Special Investigating Unit, SIU's report into the multimillion rand Digital Vibes Covid19 communication contract, which has revealed damning findings against the country's former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, his family and close associates, we speak to Dr. Kenneth Leonard Jacobs, Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Health

GUEST: Dr. Kenneth Leonard Jacobs, Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Health