Rose September, the Chief-director for Children at the Department of Social Development talks to us about her department and Child Protection Week. The week wraps up today in Lusikisiki, OR Tambo District in Eastern Cape under the theme: "Let us all protect children to move South Africa forward". Province's across the country have all observed the week differently.

Labour federation COSATU has embarked on a vigorous mission of re-inventing itself. COSATU president Sdumo Dlamini has publicly broken his silence on the labour federation's support for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the ANC. Meanwhile, this week the SACP condemned the continued threats against its second deputy general secretary, Solly Mapaila. COSATU's general-secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali and SACP spokesperson, Alex Mashilo discuss the issues facing the alliance and the way forward....

The South African Police Service says it remains committed to combating crimes against women and children. This as the country observes National Child Protection Week. The SAPS has called on communities countrywide to report any suspicion of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, not only during Child Protection Week. Norman Cooper from The Phoenix Foundation speaks to Weekend AM Live to address the issue of abuse of women and children in the context of self-defense...

Minister for Women and Children, Susan Shabangu, says it's high time government started working with people on the ground to address their concerns. Shabangu joined almost two-thousand people who marched against women's abuse in Johannesburg. We spoke to a victim of abuse, Mokgadi Motau; a man who abused his partners, Tumelo Mabena and police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo...

Cosatu this week took a decision to ban President Jacob Zuma from addressing any of its activities. Dr Sydney Mufamadi speaks to Safm about the issues ANC veterans and stalwarts want addressed at the NEC meeting currently underway in Irene...

In this week's CONSUMER CONVERSATION: Legal experts are warning couples that before they say their "I do's", they need to decide which type of marriage contract they want to enter into. Jennifer Stoler, an associate and notary at Schindlers Attorneys...

Kirsten Hornsby, national director at Tiny Hands, an organisation working to eradicate human trafficking talks more on the issue of human trafficking

Cape Town could run out of water by September if current consumption levels are maintained. Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits School of Governance and a Commissioner of South Africa's first National Planning Commission says in 2007 the City of Cape Town was warned that there might be a water crisis in future due to the continuous increase in population...

ANC member of parliament Dr Makhosi Khoza says she finds it extremely difficult to NOT vote with her conscious in Vote of NO confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Regarding the threats by ANC youth League, Khoza says the party is addressing the matter- but has asked her to stop posting critically about the party on her Facebook page.

Free State police say more bodies of illegal miners are still underground at the disused Harmony Eland Mine in Welkom.the benchmarks foundation has renewed its call for the department of minerals resources to legitimise the so called Zama Zama mining in a bid to curb deaths related to it. Solly Phetla, from the deputy minister's office at the department of mineral resources, reacts to calls on the department to legitimise Zama Zama miners