Our next guest is hosting their inaugural #WalkwithMaxeke 5km Fundraising initiative in partnership with Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum. #WalkwithMaxeke Fundraiser will be commemorating 83 years of Mme Charlotte Maxeke’s passing with the core objective of supporting the Future Leaders, Future Farmers Initiative. 

Guest: Nonhlanhla Msomi - Project Lead at the Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI)

Guest: Brian Hiersch, Personal Finance 

Director of the EPWP Vukuphile Contrcator development programme, this is one of the sub-programmes of the EPWP

Guest: Thembani Mackaukau, Director of EPWP Vukuphile Contrcator Development Programme

Guest: Sihle Zikalala,Minister of Public Works

Guest: Tshepiso Ramufhi, Director Construction Management at department of public works

Department of Public Works is hosting an Imbizo, where the minister Sihle Zikalala will be engaging public on benefits and challenges for Women and Youth in Construction

Saturday saw the burial of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who passed away at the age of 95. A lot of good things were said at the funerals by those who were given the chance to speak. But then as we all know that the man has a very dark history that we can’t just forget. So this morning we thought to look at the African way of remembering somebody as we are taught through history to not speak ill of the dead? Wars have been fought among different tribes, how then did they deal with the memories? 

Guest: Dr Zulumathabo Zulu – African historian and author who is with the Madisebo University

Guest: Mbuso Khoza - Cultural practitioner, singer and song writer and actor

The Department of Social Development has been doing road shows consulting children on the National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence and Femicide. This plan is the country’s blueprint document in dealing with the scourge of GBV and femicide.  However, speaking to children on this, the department says that they (children) say that it is not child friendly and sadly it has forgotten them and men. 

Guest: Lumka Oliphant – Spokesperson for the Department of Social Development

We are joined in studio this morning by Tessa Dooms and Ebony Chutel. They co-wrote a book entitled, Coloured: How Classification Became Culture. One of the most popular and common phrases used generally is that of 'Not being black enough or white enough’– If you identify as 'Coloured'.

Guest: Tessa Dooms - Director at the Rivonia Circle 

Guest: Lynsey Ebony Chutel - Journalist and writer 

Bongeziwe Mabandla soothes us into the weekend with his brand new album ‘amaXesha’. He will be kicking off his Southern African tour in a few days which was sparked by three sold-out album release shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town in June this year. 

Guest: Bongeziwe Mabandla – IsiXhosa folk artist 

Residents under the Buffalo City Municipality have taken their municipality to court disputing the inconsistent billing they are getting from the municipality. The municipality is reportedly deducting 80% of the electricity purchase so that this amount can go towards outstanding arrears. The other complaint residents are raising is that even houses that are not occupied as the owners live oversees, the billing comes very high. 

Guest: Sthandiwe Velaphi – Journalist with the Daily Dispatch 

Guest: Samkelo Ngwenya – Spokesperson for the Buffalo City Municipality

Guest: Leonard Ncumbese – Founder of the Community Dialogues 

Gabon's new military leader says he plans to maintain relations with France, despite Paris condemning the coup there two weeks ago. The junta-appointed Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima says there is a need to maintain the link because of the French investors involved in the country's mining and oil industries. 

Guest(Studio): Nixon Kathembo - Channel Africa Producer and Africa Affairs Analyst 

Guest(Texas via Zoom): Professor Toyin Falola - Professor of History at the University of Texas

Guest(Gabon): Lyonel Bonbon – Gabonese politician