Gauteng is home to 25 per cent of South Africans. Is the province geared to deal with the anticipated spike of Covid19? The MEC for Health Dr Bandile Masuku outlines the preparations, explains that local herb ‘Lengana’ ‘Umhlonyane’ is not different from the ‘Madagascar’ medicine. Could altitude have something to do with with the accelerated cases in the Western Cape? Find out in this podcast

Did you know that there’s R43 billion of unclaimed pensions in South Africa today? Researcher with Open Secrets, Michael Marchant explains how this situation developed and advises the 5 million beneficiaries how to access the money. Find out if you might be one in this podcast.

Award winning TV star and chairman of South African Guild of Actors Jack Devnarain discusses the current situation of freelance workers including actors not being protected by law and reveals that many of colleagues have not received the promised relief from the Department of Arts and culture. He proposes ideas to solve the problem.

Business leader and author of the book ‘Betting on a Darkie’ reflects on the restrictions that are changing the workplace. He believes some work from home arrangements will become permanent. The Altron CEO also emphasizes that the future of the economy and confidence of the nation will require assertive decision making and action against corruption by President Cyril Ramaphosa and government.

The President of Netball South Africa was one of the first prominent people to publicly announce that she had contracted Covid19. She tells of the shock she first experienced when she had the news, the abuse she suffered from some of the neighbours and the harassment she was subjected to by the Limpopo police chief. A very candid interview.

How is the theatre community coping? The creative director of the Market Theatre insists the show must go on and tells me about monologue performances that are being recorded to be made available digitally. He also talks about the collaborations with other theatres & artists around the world.

The PRASA technical team member and spokesperson talks about steps taken by the administrator to deal with what he calls ‘industrial scale’ looting within the organization. He also discusses the mitigating steps PRASA is taking to prepare the reintroduction of commuter train services in the Covid19 era.

The Deputy Minister of Finance talks about the future of SOEs, Reindustrialization and infrastructure projects that are being contemplated by government to mitigate the disaster of the looming ‘economic depression’. He also confirms that South Africa has approached a few international institutions for loans including the IMF for Covid19 funding. How should SA respond to business closures and retrenchments?

Mr Mthembu outlines the factors that are considered to determine the levels of the lockdown and the capacity that the government is building to manage Covid19. He says government anticipates a peak of cases in a few months that may place a strain on the system. Why is the government deploying such a large contingent, around 70 000 members of the SANDF this time of the lockdown?

The economist with the Institute for Economic Justice unravels the Covid19 relief package recently announced by the President Ramaphosa. He argues that the relief is a better cushion for the difficult restructuring of the economy that lies ahead.