The Weekend View

Ward councillor, Michael Crichton and City of Johannesburg's MMC for public safety, Michael Sun speak about the situation in Rosettenville currently and what is on the cards for the future...

Zukiswa Kota, Head of monitoring and advocacy monitor at Public Service Accountability Monitor speaks about the pros and cons of reducing the number of province's in the country

This month the Proteas and cricket supporters wore pink in support of the Pink Drive campaign which focus's on breast cancer. Now the Hollywoodbets Dolphins have launched the "more Balls than most" or MBTM campaign to raise awareness of prostrate and testicular cancer. Dave Callaghan talks to us about his fight with testicular cancer...

Former Constitutional court Judge, Justice Albie Sachs says the issue of racism needs to be handled in a calm way because it's a highly emotive subject which evokes a lot of hate and anger, given the country's apartheid history. Institute of Justice and Reconciliation, hosted a dialogue on fighting racism and building social cohesion, in an effort to contribute to the fight against the scourge. Stanley Henkeman Executive Director at IJR and Dr Saths Cooper, psychologist and president of the International Union of Psychological Science discuss this issue...

This week the National Treasury and the Reserve Bank said they view the allegations of currency trade manipulation involving some banks in a very serious light. The Competition Commission found that some local and international banks have agreed to manipulate trade in the buying and the selling of the rand. Dr Azar Jammine, Chief Economist at Econometrix discusses the issue of banks found colluding...

IPID head, Robert McBride this week dismissed allegations that private forensic investigator, Paul O'Sullivan had presented himself as an IPID investigator. Afriforum CEO, Kallie Kriel speaks about how the organisations Prosecuting Unit can assist the country, while CASAC's Lawson Naidoo gives reasons why General Kgomotso Phahlane should be suspended and Professor Marinus Weichers discusses the issues behind the NPA, IPID and Hawks....

The African Capacity Building Foundation Director of Knowledge, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Thomas Munthali discusses mining issues with Elvis Presslin

Rosettenville community leader, Faeeza Chame tells us about the problems in the area which triggered the protests and Police spokesperson, Kay Makhubele on the situation....

By May 2018, all workers in South Africa will have to earn a minimum of R3500 rand a month. The newly signed national minimum wage agreement provides for workers to be paid at least R20 an hour. Government says while there are concerns that jobs will be lost in the process, the move will fight poverty and restore the dignity of lowly paid workers. Professor Imraan Valodia, the Chair of the Advisory Panel on the new minimum wage explains how they got to that amount and more....

General secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union, Myrtle Witbooi and Spokesperson for the Labour Department, Mokgadi Pela discuss sexual harrassment and rape against domestic workers