Today, the ANC is holding its 5th National General Council meeting which serves as a forum for ideological engagement and strategic direction on the organisational and political challenges confronting the movement. To give us an overview of this all important meeting is……

GUEST: Ntebo Mokobo, SABC News Senior reporter

Earlier today, ANC staff picketed outside the party’s 5th National General Council in Boksburg, over unpaid and chronically delayed salaries. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dan Semenya, NEHAWU Branch Deputy Secretary and ANC NGC delegate

Following shocking revelations that 176 teachers have been found guilty of sexual misconduct. Various teacher unions and child protection organisations in South Africa are calling for stronger laws to curb sexual misconduct in schools and they also want teachers found guilty of sexual misconduct to be dismissed.

GUEST: Thirona Moodley, Spokesperson for NAPTOSA KZN

The validity period for driving licences in South Africa is set to increase from five years to eight. Director-General of the Department of Transport, Mathabatha Mokonyana, confirmed this last week while briefing Parliament’s Select Committee on Public Infrastructure. Let’s get reaction from…

GUEST: Advocate Stefanie Fick, OUTA Project Manager

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) in Gauteng is deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred in Pretoria this past weekend, where 13 lives were violently taken, including the lives of children. We understand that three unknown gunmen stormed the venue in Saulsville township and randomly fired at a group of people who were drinking. For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Bishop Sidwel Mokgothu, SACC Gauteng Chairperson

Former ANC President, Thabo Mbeki, attended this year’s ANC NGC after a lengthy absence. Could this be a positive sign towards the party’s renewal? Let’s get analysis on the party’s state and what we could see happening going forward with…

GUEST: Professor Andre Duvenhage, Political Analyst from the North West University

As international diplomats celebrate the peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, we ask - can this peace deal end the decades-long conflict in eastern Congo? For more on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Pearl Mathibe, Washington DC based geopolitical analyst and correspondent with expertise in foreign policy and international security

The Madlanga Commission has adjourned for the day with Police Minister on special leave, Senzo Mchunu, still giving his testimony. Earlier we heard from suspended EMPD commissioner, Julius Mkhwanazi. SABC News Reporter, Sibahle Motha, who’s been following proceedings at the commission now joins me on the line to share some of today’s highlights

The Free State Provincial Government hosted a 16 Days of Activism: “Not In My Name” Provincial Men’s Indaba at Lemo Greenpark in Bloemfontein today.  President Cyril Ramaphosa was this year’s keynote speaker. To get more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Ishmael Modiba, SABC News Reporter in Free State

Following its public hearings that took place in Spain, two months ago. The People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan is scheduled to present its final judgement next week Thursday (December 11), in the Haque. Some of you may recall that, in a preliminary statement issued on October 10, the panel of judges found that evidence and testimony presented demonstrated a “coordinated, state-level campaign of gender persecution carried out with the intent to erase women from public life” by the Taliban. To help us understand some of the issues that were raised during the public hearings is…..

GUEST (UK): Dr Benafsha Yaqoobi, one of the prosecutors of the Tribunal