Today, King Mswati III is expected to hold talks following last month’s deadly pro-democracy protests. All citizens of the kingdom have been invited to the forum known as iSibaya at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace. This is the first time the king will address the unrest in which at least 50 people died. 

Guest: Zweli Martin Dlamini, Managing Editor of Swaziland News

The past few days have been extremely challenging for Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as we all witnessed violent incidents which from the beginning appeared to have arisen as a response to the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma. We are told that the damage caused by the looting and unrest in Durban is estimated at approximately R16 billion. Joining us to elaborate further on this is…

Guest: Mxolisi Kaunda, eThekwini Mayor

Following recent revelations by the State Security Agency that some of its former senior members within the agency, who were supporters of former president Jacob Zuma, were key in orchestrating the violent unrests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. This morning, Deputy Minister of State Security Agency, Zizi Kodwa told Stephen Grootes that retired army general; Mojo Motau is one of the people who made inflammatory statements in the past….

Guest: General Mojo Motau, retired South African Army general who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence from 1998 - 2009.

The Health Department has called on people visiting vaccination sites to remain vigilant. The call comes as vaccine registration for people aged 35 and 49 opens. Vaccinations for the age group will start on the first of next month.  Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane joins us on the line to outline the measures underway to deal with the violent protest taking place in some parts of the country, which have impacted the vaccination rollout negatively.

GUEST: Acting Health Minister, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane

The National Taxi Alliance say the ongoing rampant looting at malls and other areas are a threat to taxi operations. The Taxi Alliance say transport businesses are losing on the routes they have nurtured for so long and the ranking facilities they fought so hard for at the malls. To elaborate more on this, we're joined on the line by Theo Malele, Spokesperson for the National Taxi Alliance (NTA)...

GUEST: Theo Malele, Spokesperson for the National Taxi Alliance (NTA)

So yesterday I came across an Interesting article on our WhatsApp pad, which was written by one of our listeners - Independent political analyst Luchulumanco Mawisa. In the 2019 article titled "How do our people express themselves outside of toyi-toyi", Mawisa talks about how delivery protests are birthed by the absence of party political engagement and how people of this land ought to build a form of organic African discourse that puts the electorate at the centre of democracy. I found this article interesting as it speaks volumes about our electoral system and current unrest facing citizens. For more on this Mawisa joins me on the line...

GUEST: Independent political analyst, Luchulumanco Mawisa

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the President will declare a state of emergency if necessary to quell the violent protests and looting that has gripped Gauteng and KZN. Briefing the media yesterday Mapisa-Nqakula says the department of defence does not think the country has reached a point where a state of emergency is needed.

Guest: Dr Dale McKinley, who is an Independent Political Analyst

South Africa riots: Why is the Black Consciousness voice missing in our narrative today as townships flare up in fire? You may recall that during the struggle years, the Black Consciousness Movement used to carry a slogan that said ‘Udarkie akaspine ekasi’ loosely translated as ‘A Black person doesn’t commit crime in the townships’. This mantra was a metaphor that suggested that we must not cripple ourselves as Black people. Given what is happening in our country at the moment – what has become of us?

Guest: Nelvis Qekema, Black Consciousness activist and former Chairperson of Azapo

The Electoral Commission has today launched an online voter registration facility allowing new voters to register and existing voters to update or amend their registration from the ease and convenience of their homes or elsewhere. To explain how this virtual system will work is…

Guest: Sy Mamabolo, Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission

On World News today – we focus on good news for a change. After our neighbouring country, Zimbabwe became the first nation to exempt all member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from visa requirements. To explain what this means is…

Guest: Professor David Moore, Professor of Development Studies at the University of Johannesburg