Prof Thuli Madonsela is urging South Africans to consider offering amnesty to corrupt people, arguing that this would give the country an opportunity to start with a clean slate. According to her, “it’s just so systemic that if people can self-disclose without huge consequences, it will allow us to clean the system.” She joins us now to elaborate further…

Guest: Adv, Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University

Today on Beyond Innovation we talk about Data Science for Social Impact, meaning how we can better bridge the gap between Data Science and Society. How language can be harnessed as a data source to better understand our world. We speak to Dr. Vukosi Marivate - who has worked to better use natural language and data science in a number of areas that impact society. He has worked with a group that has led the Covid 19 ZA project which is aims to make open Covid 19 data in South Africa

GUEST: Dr. Vukosi Marivate, Chair for Data Finds, University Of Pretoria

Staying with our story of Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, firing his Health MEC, Dr. Bandile Masuku over the SIU report into the Covid-19 PPE corruption scandal. The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Geoffrey Makhubo says he remains committed to transparency regarding their soon to be released Covid-19 procurement Internal Audit Report. He joins us on the line to elaborate more...
GUEST: Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Geoffrey Makhubo

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has fired Dr. Bandile Masuku from his position as Health MEC following allegations of corruption. Presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko, health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife - Johannesburg MMC, Loyiso Masuku - were placed on leave in July following a controversial multi-million rand PPE tender scandal. An SIU investigation has found that Masuku had failed to execute his function in compliance with the constitution and public financial act.
GUEST: Private Forensics Investigator Paul O'Sullivan, from Paul O'Sullivan & Associates, Forensic & Loss Control Consultants

The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is currently experiencing critical blood supply shortages and they are appealing to the public, particularly eligible donors to urgently assist. The organisation needs at least 3500 units of blood to meet the national demand each day
Guest: Ravi Reddy, Chief Operations Officer at the South African National Blood Service

Earlier on today, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that they have decided to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger and its "contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas."

Guest: Lola Castro- World Food Programme director for Southern Africa

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi in collaboration with the police, have been closing illegal schools in the province. To elaborate more on their operations today, we're now joined on the line by...
GUEST: Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi

Parliament has received numerous objections related to the process it followed in interviewing and appointing new members of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).
GUEST: EFF MP, Ms Nokulunga Primrose Sonti, She sits on the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

We outline the objectives of the illicit trade hotline that was launched recently by the Consumer Goods Council of SA. We are told that the hotline was set up to assist the government, private sector and civil society to work together to combat illegal trading in the country
Guest: Abraham Nelson, head of Crime Risk Initiative @ Consumer Goods Council of South Africa

The Special Investigations Unit has referred four criminal matters to the National Prosecuting Authority with regard to the procurement of a fence by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure at the Beitbridge border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. On the other hand, MPs serving on the public works oversight committee in Parliament who have inspected the controversial infrastructure believe that De Lille has a case to answer for her involvement in this border fence debacle.
Guest: Nolitha Ntobongwana, Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure