We revisit our discussion on the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) calling for Arthur Fraser, the national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services to resign. POPCRU says Fraser has contributed nothing to the transformation of the department since taking office in 2018. The Union also accused Fraser of being ignorant and out of touch with the deteriorating conditions under which correctional officers and centres are confined to. Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo has denied the claims made by the Union. He now joins us on the line...

GUEST: Correctional services spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo
GUEST: Richard Mamabolo, Spokesperson for the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU)

What did Trump do wrong and what has Biden promised the American people and will he be able to keep his word? Some experts believe that President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic was a watershed moment for his presidency. On the other hand, Biden has promised to put forward a raft of relief measures in his first 24 hours as president, and reverse a few of President Trump’s most controversial executive orders. For more analysis on this,

Guest on the line (UK): Professor Lucus Scott of International Politics at the University of Birmingham

Trade union Fedusa wants government to temporarily suspend retrenchments during the national lockdown. The union acknowledges that the extended level 3 restrictions are to help curb the spread of the virus, but they are calling on companies to exhaust all options before resorting to retrenchments.

Guest: Ms Riefdah Ajam, General Secretary of Fedusa

World News: 2020 has been difficult for the Black community in the United States of America. Their struggles were witnessed through Black American activists who agitated for human rights and called attention to the devaluation of Black lives not only in the United States but all over the world. So are minority groups in the U.S, particularly African Americans optimistic about Joe Biden’s presidency?

Guest on the line (U.S): Rev Todd Yeary, Senior Vice President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

South African funeral parlours have ran out of coffins due to an increase in the number of deaths in the country. The Covid-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the situation. The Funeral Practitioner's Association is now considering buying coffins from neighbouring countries, to mitigate the shortage of supply.
Guest: Vuyo Mabindisa, Spokesperson of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association

Unethical journalists from media organizations should face fines, suspension or lifestyle audits according to recommendations by the Enquiry into Media Ethics and Credibility on the ethical challenges facing the industry in South Africa. The report into Media Ethics and Credibility commissioned by the South African Editors Forum - SANEF - was prompted by The Sunday Times' apologies in 2019 for its Rogue Unit, Cato Manor and Zimbabwe Rendition stories. The report made a total of 69 recommendations. So should SANEF establish a policy on the disclosure of income, interests and/or lifestyle audits for journalists?
GUEST: Sbu Ngalwa, Chairperson of the South African Editors Forum - SANEF

As we unpack the outcomes of the Section59 Interim Report - we hear from Dr Donald Gumede, the chairperson of the National Health Care Professionals Association (NHCPA). You may recall that back in 2019, Gumede accused several medical aid schemes of racially profiling black, Indian and coloured doctors.
Guest: Dr Donald Gumede, Chairperson of the National Health Care Professionals Association

This as authorities grapple with violence that has resulted in more than 100 people killed in Sudan’s Darfur region. The ongoing violence poses a test for Sudan’s transitional government which signed a peace deal with rebels from the war-torn western region last year
Guest: Naeem Jeenah, Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is calling for the immediate removal of the National Commissioner for the Department of Correctional Service's (DCS), Mr Arthur Fraser. POPCRU says Fraser has contributed nothing to the transformation of the department since taking office in 2018. The Union has also accused Fraser of being ignorant and out of touch with the deteriorating conditions under which correctional officers and centres are confined to.
GUEST: Richard Mamabolo, Spokesperson for the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU)

Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi has criticized independent schools that have decided to reopen this morning. Briefing the media earlier today, Lesufi says this is reckless behaviour by the schools and action will be take and that any school operating in Gauteng is in defiance of the State.
GUEST: Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi