Tito Mboweni's finance department has been fingered for irregular expenditure to the tune of R249 million by the Auditor General. The Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke says Mboweni's department had exhibited non-compliance with spending guidelines. She added that the delay in implementing the Integrated Financial Management System caused R66 million in fruitless & wasteful expenditure
Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis, DA MP and DA Shadow Minister of Finance

The ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal believes former President Jacob Zuma's refusal to appear before the State Capture Commission will have profound implications for the party. The party met with Zuma last week to discuss the issue.
Guest: Mdumiseni Ntuli, Provincial Secretary of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal

Yesterday, the world witnessed the commencement of Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial. Former President’s supporters are arguing that he wasn’t the only one who riled up the crowd at the now-infamous “Stop the Steal” rally. According to them, 12 other notable “Stop the Steal” speakers have faced few, if any, consequences. Nonetheless, Trump’s second impeachment trial began with a four-hour debate in the Senate over the constitutionality to try a president who has already left office. The Senate voted 56-44 to continue with the trial. Joining us to dissect this issue is….but before we speak to him – here’s how the debate went down last night…..

Guest: Professor John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand

The World Health Organisation mission in China says further studies need to be conducted to uncover the origin of the coronavirus outbreak - including analysing various animal specimen and frozen product imports into China. A team from the WHO has visited sites in the city of Wuhan, searching for clues about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a media briefing in Wuhan, the head of the WHO mission in China Ben Embarek, says there is also no concrete evidence indicating how the coronavirus entered the Huanan market - and a zoonotic host is yet to be identified.
Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN

Prof Ushotanefe shares tips on how to tackle lifestyle diseases in order to avoid severe Covid19 symptoms. He is recommending that individuals with comorbidities must have regular blood pressure and blood sugar check-ups
Guest: Prof Ushotanefe Useh, Acting Director of the Research Entity Lifestyle Diseases at the North West University

The World Health Organisation mission in China says further studies need to be conducted to uncover the origin of the coronavirus outbreak - including analysing various animal specimen and frozen product imports into China. A team from the WHO has visited sites in the city of Wuhan, searching for clues about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a media briefing in Wuhan, the head of the WHO mission in China Ben Embarek, says there is also no concrete evidence indicating how the coronavirus entered the Huanan market - and a zoonotic host is yet to be identified

Guest: Sophie Mokoena, SABC Foreign Editor

Community leaders in Nyanga on the Cape Flats have called for more recreational facilities in the area. This follows the death of four children who fell into a sandhole they dug on a bridge on the N2. For more on this we're joined on the line by Ward 39 councillor Khaya Yozi, who speaks on behalf of the families...
GUEST: Wandile Ngalo, Community Leader in Nyanga

The Electoral Court has authorized the postponement of by-elections scheduled to be held during March due to the continued COVID-19 level 3 lockdown restrictions which prohibit political activities. This brings to 24 the number of ward by-elections which have been postponed since the start of 2021 due to the second COVID-19 wave and its associated restrictions.
Guest: Mr Masego Sheburi, Deputy CEO, Independent Electoral Commission

On World News today we ask, where did Covid19 come from? Earlier today, an international team of experts who were tasked with investigating the COVID-19 pandemic's origins briefed the media about the findings of the first phase of their investigation, and according to them – there is no sufficient evidence to support the claim that Covid19 was circulating in the Chinese city of Wuhan before December 2019.
Guest: Dr Brett Lyndall Singh, based at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

It is now almost inevitable that Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo Lweala is going to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea's candidate pulled out of the race for the job. Okonjo-Iweala spent 25 years with the World Bank as Managing Director and she is widely respected for her effective leadership. To tell us more about Okonjo-Iweala is…….

Guest on the line (Nigeria) Dr Terfa Abraham, Economist & International Finance Analyst