Last week, South Africa expelled several foreign diplomats for flouting diplomatic privileges. Following expulsions, the Ministry of International Relations released a statement explaining that some of the diplomats were involved in illegal activities like illegally trading in duty-free alcohol.
Guest: Clayson Monyela, Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations

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“How does a case get withdrawn?” We look at legal processes that are normally followed when one decides to withdraw a case.

Guest: Phindi Mjonondwane, NPA south Gauteng spokeswoman

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 24-year-old woman who is accused of killing her three-month-old baby girl say. The young mother who is in police custody is said to have visited her baby's father at his workplace on a farm at Avontuur, near Middelburg, on Friday evening. Even though the motive of the killing has not been clarified, many people suspected postnatal depression. Just how severe is it and how does it work? What is it that fathers can do to help? For a perspective on this,

Guest: Baatseba Mothoa – Independent Clinical Psychologist

As you’ve heard in the news that the state is now charging former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused with racketeering as well. The amended indictment was handed in when Gumede, eThekwini municipal manager - Sipho Nzuza - other officials, 4 councillors and 8 business people appeared in the Durban High Court. Other charges include fraud and corruption. The case stems from a Durban Solid Waste tender of over 400-million rand in 2017.

Guest: Sipho Ngwema – NPA spokesperson

Following last Friday’s landmark court judgement against Ingonyama Trust, we hear from Thulani Ngubane who speaks on behalf of Rural Women’s Movement (an organisation that took Ingonyama Trust to court last year, claiming that they were tricked into signing leases for their ancestral land).

Guest: Thulani Ngubane, Spokesperson of the Rural Women Movement

On World News today, we focus on Benjamin Netanyahu’s fall – asking what led to his ousting and where did he go wrong? Netanyahu’s 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended yesterday with parliament approving a new government led by nationalist Naftali Bennett.

Guest: Na'eem Jeenah, Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre

The Democratic Alliance, DA is set to table a Bill to allow for Premiers to call for referendums. Currently the Referendums Act only allows for the President to call a referendum and does not provide for a Premier to call for a referendum in a province. The party says the Bill seeks to bring power closer to the people by giving elected Premiers the mechanism to use their constitutional powers to call referendums on crucial service delivery issues. To elaborate further on this, we're joined on the line by...
GUEST: Natasha Mazzone, MP and Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament

The rand strengthened on the news that South Africa agreed to sell a majority stake in the country's grounded national carrier to a local jet-leasing company and private-equity. This morning in Johannesburg, the Rand was trading 0.5% firmer at 13.55 to the U.S. dollar as of 10:11 a.m. We speak to Professor Adrian Saville, who is a Lecturer and Economist at GIBS on what this deal entails for the country's economy...
GUEST: Marius Oosthuizen, who lectures in conscientious strategic foresight by integrating leadership, strategy and ethics, through institutional decision-making at GIBS

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that Takatso Consortium will be the new strategic equity partner for South African Airways, SAA. The Takatso Consortium will own 51% of the airline and SAA will hold 49%. He says the airline will not rely on government funding to operate.
GUEST: Leon Louw, Executive Director of the Free Market Foundation