1.#Bushiri (Prophet and wife skip South Africa, DoJ issue warrant of arrest and use the SADC protocols to extradite the pair)
2. #BonginkosiMadikizela (DA investigate leader on assassination attempt)
3. #ZumaVsZondo (Recusal Case heard in Court today)
4. #AceMagashula (ANC branches call for corrupt officials to step down)
5. #SollyMsimang (DA Gauteng elect new leaders)
6. #JuliusMalema (The Kiffness shares video comparing Malema to Hitler)

Guest: Yamkela Spengane - Social commentator, Researcher, Political Economist and Data Scientist

The Public Participation on SABC Radio Station: A Case Study of Ukhozi FM and SAfm

Media platforms, such as radio, creates a public sphere which Jurgen Habermas (1989) describes as a realm within social life. This realm facilitates the development of public opinion and this realm can be accessible to all. Ukhozi FM (Sithakela Isizwe) and SAfm (The View Point) has created a public sphere which Habermas (1989) argues is a result of democracy and people should be allowed to freely interact to each other publicly…

The media also play an important role in building national identity and to foster nation-building and civic solidarity (Bornman, 2013). Elirea Bornman (2013), echoing Jurgen Habermas (2001), perceives national consciousness as a modern form of social solidarity; the product of the development of new forms of communication, especially mass communication.

Guest: Sanele Gamede.- Ph.D candidate | School of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

The governing party’s Pule Mabe described Makwetu as a gallant servant of the people of South Africa, and built a culture of accountability and transparency in the use of state resources must be preserved.

The DA’s Jan de Villiers said the party trusted that his legacy will have a lasting impression on all public servants and the office of the auditor-general.

The SA Local Government Association said his leadership was exemplary and his stewardship of this highly respected office propelled it to even greater heights. Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) chair Mkhuleko Hlengwa told Business Day the additional powers the auditor-general obtained during Makwetu’s time in office — which ensured that accounting officers can be held accountable for material irregularities under their watch — was the hallmark of Makwetu’s tenure.

Guest:Mr. Sandile Zungu - President | Black Business Council

eThekwini Municipality launched the R2.2-billion automotive supplier park that will be operational as of 2021. The automotive manufacturer, Toyota, will be one of the first tenants in the special economic zone.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the KZN Department of Economic Development, Ithala Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) and the South African Technicians Association (SATA). The MoU is aimed at fast-tracking the entry of disadvantaged communities into the automotive sector and entire value chain in the province. This investment initiative forms part of the revitalization of the township economy and Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism will be assisting emerging entrepreneurs in the automotive industry. The partnership will develop 1 339 new jobs will be created as a result of the investment.

Guest: Mhlanganisi Madlongolwana

Cape Town-based Catherine Wijnberg is a successful entrepreneur with experience in starting, growing and operating businesses in five different sectors across three countries. She was born in Ndola, Zambia to an entrepreneurial father.

The fourth of five children she travelled from an early age to UK for boarding school and studied agriculture in Scotland and Australia. Catherine started her working life as an agricultural economist at the Zambia Farmers Union. Her first entrepreneurial venture was a leap of faith into the new forex auction system in Zambia and an import business serving the local farming network.

Guest: CATHERINE WIJNBERG - AUTHOR OF “SHEEP WILL NEVER RULE THE WORLD”

Guest:Dr. Mandla Lamba - CEO | Verityhurst Academy

Guest: Dr Makgoba

In June, Ethiopia’s parliament confirmed that the national elections scheduled for August 2020 would be postponed for up to a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was heavily criticized by opposition critics, with many accusing the prime minister of using the pandemic as an excuse to unlawfully extend his mandate.

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) denounced the decision, labelling it “unconstitutional”, and declared that it would unilaterally hold its own regional elections as scheduled.

Guest: Zecharias Zelalem - Journalist | Addis Standard / Middle East Eye

Demystifying Nicotine: Unethical to Deprive People of Less Harmful Alternatives

Smoking cigarettes is the most harmful form of consuming nicotine and it is the duty of government, industry and society to ensure that smokers have access to less harmful nicotine products. “It is unethical for us to deprive people of alternatives that are less harmful to their health and tobacco is no exception,” Dr. Letlape said.

South Africa’s approach to regulating less harmful nicotine products should include a review of the scientific evidence and best practices from other countries that are making rapid progress in reducing smoking rates and improving the health profile of their societies by incorporating harm reduction into their tobacco control strategies.

Guest: Prof. Solly Rataemane - Head of Department of Psychiatry | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Our co-host is a health care leader in South Africa and the former president of the Health Professions Council of SA. He founded the African Medical Association in 2006 and was previously the president of the World Medical Association (WMA).

He made history by becoming the first black person to qualify as an ophthalmologist in SA during the apartheid years, his interest in health care for SA has seen him participate in various health committees and task teams most specifically his work on harm-reduction in the early 2000’s and his ambitious projects with former President Nelson Mandela which resulted in access to antiretroviral treatment to HIV positive patients.

Guest: Dr. Kgosi Letlape - Ophthalmologist, Health Activist and Harm Reduction Advocate