Here's an Interesting story - We speak to the Executive Mayor of Midvaal Local Municipality, Mr. Bongani Baloyi, who this morning surprised his staff members with a roadblock right outside their headquarters to check for outstanding traffic fines among his officials

GUEST: Executive Mayor of Midvaal Local Municipality, Mr. Bongani Baloyi

We continue looking at the Department of Basic Education's draft amended national admissions policy for ordinary schools. Yesterday we spoke to Jane Borman, a Researcher at Equal Education about their and the Equal Education Law Centre's submissions on the draft school admissions policy, which they say fails to address the placement challenges in various schools around the country. Equal Education says the drafted admissions policy must compel all education MECs to publicly release an annual report on how they plan to fix the shortage of school spaces in their province.

GUEST: Elijah Mhlanga, Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education

A crowd-funding campaign aimed at assisting students in the creative arts was launched yesterday. The campaign is driven by Black Coffee and his partners in the Fashion. Art. Music. Academy (F.A.M). To outline the objectives of the campaign, we are joined by Lungi Maphumulo, Spokesperson for the FAM academy

GUEST: Lungi Maphumulo, Spokesperson for the Fashion. Art. Music. Academy (F.A.M)

Should the local government elections be postponed? The EFF have once again reiterated their call for the local government elections to be postponed. Speaking during a press briefing earlier, EFF leader Julius Malema says most parties are in agreement for the elections to be postponed…

Guest: DA Federal Council Chair, Helen Zille

Unpacking WHO report on the origins of Covid19. A team of international experts that was assigned by the World Health Organisation to establish the origins of Covid19 has ruled out a laboratory leak and they are suggesting that Covid19 likely first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal. But then, what now moving forward - is this sufficient enough to help the world deal with this deadly pandemic?

Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN

Lobby group the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign has raised a number of questions over the new SABC and eMedia Investments' agreement for the Openview satellite free-to-air platform. The SABC and eMedia Investments have cemented what is termed "a new partnership that will grow both broadcasters' free to air offerings." The parties say it will give South Africans access to more quality content, in the language of their choice.
GUEST: Michael Graaf, Communication Rights Activist with The Right2know Campaign

Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre have made submissions on the draft school admissions policy, urging the Department of Basic Education to carefully reconsider some of the shortcomings that will have a negative impact on the right to education. Equal Education says while the Department has made some positive draft changes to the admissions policy, like the anti-discrimination clause, some of the proposed amendments should be reviewed to ensure that the right to basic education is realized for all learners.
GUEST: Jane Borman, Researcher at Equal Education

As part of reducing road safety risks, government says traffic officers will be equipped with technology to enhance this year’s Easter road safety campaign. Transport department is also of the view that technology will act as a deterrent for corruption, such as the soliciting or acceptance of bribes from motorists.
Guest: Ayanda Allie Paine, Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport

Up Money (PTY) Ltd has been fined R1 million by the National Consumer Tribunal for conducting a pyramid scheme in South Africa. In August last year, a complaint from a person in East London led to the Asset Forfeiture Unit(AFU) obtaining a preservation order to freeze the bank accounts worth more than R18 million of the directors of UP Money.
Guest: Joseph Selolo, National Consumer Commission’s Company Secretary

Last week Wednesday an armed group invaded the town of Palma (in Northern Mozambique) and launched an attack that resulted in the murder of dozens of people. So far, the fighting has left more than 2,500 people dead and 700,000 displaced since the insurgency began in 2017.
Guest: Dr Mustafa Mheta, Senior Africa Researcher at Media Review Network