The Young Communist League of South Africa say "It is not just the Covid-19 virus which is killing people". As the country battles with the second wave, with a new variant, the Communist League has called on the government to implement the Universal Income Guarantee (known as the "Basic Income Grant) to mitigate the exacerbation of the current pandemic and future prospects of the same crisis, given the socio-economic situation citizens find themselves in.
GUEST: Dloze Matooane, National Spokesperson of the Young Communist League of South Africa

The recent surge in the number of Covid-19 deaths in the country is putting immense strain on the country's funeral parlours. Yesterday South Africa reported 214 Covid-19 related deaths. The Eastern Cape recorded the highest number with 123 deaths followed by Gauteng at 17 and KwaZulu-Natal 13. The national death toll currently stands at 26 735. For more on this, we're now joined on the line by Ndabe Ngcobo, the Deputy President of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association and Funeral Parlour owner...
GUEST: Ndabe Ngcobo, the Deputy President of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association and Funeral Parlour owner

While Covid-19 restrictions have severely impacted traditional revenue streams for wildlife reserves and conservation groups, the brutal poaching of South Africa’s rhino remains rife despite numerous efforts to curb it. So what are the solutions to rhino poaching – is rhino dehorning the solution?

Guest: Dr. Joel Alves of WildScapes Veterinary and Conservation Services

As COVID-19 infections continue shooting up to over a million, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) says it is worried that the health care system will buckle under the pressure due to the high infection rate and hospitalisations. They are also arguing that health-care workers can no longer cope with the influx of patients at hospitals.

Guest: Cassim Lekhoathi, Acting General Secretary of Denosa

According to the UN - Central African Republic residents turned out in huge numbers for presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. Currently, the counting process is underway and the election will go to a second round if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. But what are the causes of conflict in Central African Republic and will the elections be free and fair?

Guest: Dr Emanuel Matambo, Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China studies at the University of Johannesburg

We are now in conversation with the Northern Cape Tourism Authority about how their tourism scene is like in the province since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic? Northern Cape's harsh summers can bring little to no rain with temperatures soaring up to 40°c. A trip to the province is not complete if one doesn't visit the famous Big Hole in Kimberley. The Big Hole recalls South Africa's diamond rush, where travelers from across the globe flocked to Kimberley in search of fortune. But to elaborate further on the province, we're joined on the line by...

GUEST: Tebogo Velembo, Marketing Communications Officer, For the Northern Cape Tourism Authority

Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Bongani Bongo, has called on government to urgently intervene in the crisis unfolding at the BeitBridge border post in Limpopo. Traffic is gridlocked on the N1 between Musina and the Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo. This as cars and trucks occupy multiple lanes in an attempt to move through the border quickly. Advocate Bongani Bongo, now joins us on the line...
GUEST: The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Adv Bongani Bongo

Festive Tourism: Today we focus on the economic hub and international gateway to South Africa, the Gauteng Province. Gauteng’s offerings include world-class infrastructure, and the availability of leading shopping brands, hotels and leisure attractions. This makes the province a preferred destination for both business and leisure travellers from all over the world. But is the province doing enough to showcase all the great Gauteng-based tourism opportunities to the South African domestic market? We find out from…

Guest: Barba Gaoganediwe, Acting CEO at the Gauteng Tourism Authority

Pets are part of our everyday lives and part of our families. They provide us with companionship but also with emotional support, and to a large extent – they also assist in reducing our stress levels, sense of loneliness and help us out in many societal ways as well, especially dogs, they are so important to humans in all kinds of ways. Their sense of smell and the fact that they can be easily trained have led to dogs being used to help people in an extraordinarily diverse range of activities. To tell us why pets are so important to humans is…
Guest: John Faul, animal behaviourist

This year saw one of the North West province's key tourism hubs, the Hartbeespoort Dam, slowly becoming a ghost town, with low activity, possible business shutdowns and job losses due to the national lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In July business owners in the local tourism sector, held a peaceful protest in the area, to highlight their plight, calling on government to allow the sector to operate at 100 percent, to save their businesses and livelihoods. But how is the tourism sector like now in the province since the country entered into Alert Level One of the lockdown? And which are some of the best tourist sites one should visit, when traveling to the province?

GUEST: Jeff Mabunda, Tourism Product Development Manager of the North West Parks and Tourism Board