February sees the launch of Women20 South Africa, an official engagement group of the Group of 20. This is part of  the G20 which we are presiding over this year. It's aim is to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment. To tell us more on this and also talk about how different it is to all the other women's forums we have seen over the years, we are joined…

Guest: Prof Narnia Bohler-Muller - Head of Delegation and Chair of the W20SA. She also serves as a Divisional Executive at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Guest: Florence Musundwa - Deputy Chairperson G20 Empower Alliance

Ahead of tomorrow’s Budget Speech, Bryan gives us a brief update on what we can expect. Our wish list and talking about the last opportunity to make use of saving tax by contributing to a retirement annuity. He will also look at the tax free savings for pensioners who have never made use of the R550000 lump sum which they can take at retirement or retrenchment tax free.

Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) Limited

Guest: Abraham Vosloo – Northern Cape MEC for Education

Last week we received a call from Tumisang in Taung saying that children in her area are not going to school because the Northern Cape Education Department did not pay for the food programme and text books. We then approached the Provincial Department of
Education and they assured us that all is sorted. 

Focus: President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the African Union’s 38th ordinary session of heads of state and government where he said that he is very happy with the outcomes of voting. The AU has a new chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf who is Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister. The summit comes at a time where the continent is facing conflict in the DRC and Sudan while Mozambique is still trying to settle a disputed election result that pit the country in turmoil. Criticism against the AU has always been around it's ineffectiveness of taking action against some of
its members. There has also been calls for unity among the leaders. Let's use this opportunity now to look at the continental body and its effectiveness over the years, also under the new leadership, what new changes should they bring to strengthen itself? To help us navigate this conversation, we are joined by…
Guest: Dr Adem Abebe is an expert in governance, comparative constitutional design, and human rights and democratisation in Africa, and is a lecturer at the University of Pretoria 
Guest: Allan Ngari - Advocacy Director for Africa at Human Rights Watch
Guest: Borges Nhamirre – Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (WILL JOIN AT 10:30)

Guest: Dr Check Achu - Chief Research Specialist and Director of Research at the Human Sciences Research Council (Gettingclearance from his media team)

Guest: Dr Gilad Isaacs - Executive Director of the Institute for Economic Justice (attended and spoke at the conference)
Focus: International government organizations, economists, former heads of state and the clergy held a high-level dialogue under the theme: “Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Common Home” hosted at the Vatican. The event occurs at a critical moment when the ultra-rich in power are shaping political decisions and trying to undermine international cooperation for tax reform. Discussions focused on
the role of taxation of multinational corporations and the super- rich in reducing inequality, combating climate change, and financing sustainable development. Our next guest not only attended the conference, he spoke to this audience on how to build a sustainable future. 

Our next guest hails from South Coast of Durban who burst onto the music scene with the hit: Ngam'thanda Umuntu of his debut album, Language of Love back in 2015. In the past year on Spotify, his music has been streamed 1,27 million times and amassed 296 000 listeners. Besides being centrestage, he has written songs alongside Zahara, Robbie Malinga, Naima Kay, Oskido and many more. Today, he joins us to tell us more about his upcoming album: Kukude Emathandweni and his upcoming performances. We are joined by….

Guest : Linda Gcwensa Afro-Pop musician, producer and songwriter

We take a moment to speak to members of our communities that lead exhibitions and climb some of the highest mountains in the world to raise awareness on social justice issues facing the nation. However, leading these missions take a toll on your body, mind and test your limits. How do they navigate these dangers? How do they 

We ask our next guests how they turn their inspriration to a hobby and eventually their life's purpose. We also hear what advice they would give our listeners who want to become a mountaineer and lead exhibitions. To hear more about their respective journeys, the lessons they have learned along the way and how they use their platforms for active citizenry, we are joined by...

Guest: Angela Yeung - Ambassador of Brand South Africa, Entrepreneur and the founder of the Impilo Collection Foundation 

Guest : Saray Khumalo - Mountaineer, Author and Motivational Speaker

As we celebrate #WorldRadioDay2025, we wanted to have a discussion on licensing of radio stations and how do we create pathways for the growth of the industry. Radio has played a very historical role in enhancing our democracy. Looking back, do we have a good story to tell? According to Icasa, there are 209 community broadcasting licences, 35 low power sound licences, 27 commercial and 15 public broadcasting licences that have been issued.

We can’t shy away from the challenges facing community radio stations from financial management, over prescription of licensing requirements from ICASA, restricted access to commercial market and many others. 22% of our population rely on
community radio stations to access to critical information and creates a sense of belonging with the communities by tailoring local content based on their linguistic needs. This year we are entering 31 years of our democracy and one wonders whether
radio is growing fast enough in this country?
Guest: Councillor Mothibi Ramusi – Chairperson of Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
Guest: Shoeshoe Qhu – CEO of the Media Development and Diversity Agency 
Guest: Pulapula Mothibi – Veteran broadcaster with more than 30 years of experience 
Guest: Koos Radebe – Veteran broadcaster

Guest: Dr Magome Masike – Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s (HPCSA)

We end the show by chatting to the Health Professions Council of South Africa and their mandate. Many time we hear about all of these institutions, but know and understand very little about what they do. So to educate us on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Advocate S’du Gumede - Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg

As of tomorrow (Thursday) the Office of the Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg will be kicking off what it calls seven-week Citizen Information Clinics Programme in Alexandra Township North-East Johannesburg. They are launching it under the theme “Here to Hear You", a campaign they say will cover all seven regions of the city with the aim of educating residents about their constitutional rights to fair and efficient basic municipal services. To tell us why they felt the need for such a campaign and who it's aimed at and what residents should know about it, we are joined by…