Today with Kieno Kammies

Kieno Kammies speaks to Jo'burg mayor Herman Mashaba

The Thinning Blue Line

As the country's blood-splattered crime stats were released this week, top cops called for at least 10 000 more officers to take to the streets to make South Africa safer. Sadly, yesterday, the already thin blue line protecting good citizens from

criminals, got even thinner when a Metro officer was shot dead in cold blood in Hillbrow. A community tired of violence acted quickly and helped officer make an

arrest.

Kieno Kammies speaks to Raees Jassiem started karate at Goju Kai in Mowbray three years ago.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Talents

A seven-year-old Karate student did not let a huge price tag stand in his way of reaching a national tournament has been invited to. Instead, little Raees Jassiem is using another hidden talent to raise funds for the competition in October. The Lansdowne boy is now selling atchar and dried fruit at a Rylands stall to fund his dream.

What’s Viral with Primedia digital content sub editor Barbara Friedman

Kieno Kammies speaks to Adam Gilchrist, UK correspondent

1. Russian Denials (the 2 Salisbury Novichok suspects plead their innocence).

2. No Killer Robots We’re European (a big decision by the European Parliament).

3. Inedible Animals on the Menu (rats in China & cats & dogs in Vietnam).

Kieno Kammies speaks to Emma Bezuidenhout City’s Library Services Head for Information Communication and Technology

New library system explained

The City of Cape Town has made a few changes to their library system. Emma Bezuidenhout, the City’s Library Services Head for Information Communication and Technology, explains how these changes, which include amendments to lending and renewal policy, will affect users.

Kieno Kammies speaks to Journalist at Business Day and the Financial Mail

The Loot of all Evil

In his new book, Licence to Loot, investigative journalist Stephan Hofstatter takes an x-ray of state capture in South Africa to reveal its rotten heart. And his focus is on how our parastatals were targeted and systematically stripped of assets and funds by the Guptas and their allies.

Kieno Kammies speaks to Councillor Eddie Andrews, Mayoral Committee Member for Area South,

City's laser quest to conquer truck-eating bridge

Every month at least two trucks get wedged beneath the Atlantic Road bridge in Muizenberg. It leads to massive traffic snarls, where additional traffic officers who could be better used elsewhere have to spend time diverting traffic at the scene.

The City is now taking a hi-tech approach to the problem and are using HiDEF

cameras and lasers, as Mayoral Committee Member for Area South Eddie Andrews explains.

Kieno Kammies speaks to Prof Dilip Menon Mellon Chair of Indian Studies and the Director of the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa at Wits University

1 Sinking rupee and rising fuel prices

2 Nepal and China in military exercises

3 Healing Himalaya Foundation

Kieno Kammies speaks to Beverley Schafer Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture at Western Cape - Government

What is the DA doing for the Western Cape's poor

You only have to drive through the Cape Flats to see first hand how rife unemployment is, and that not many people are living a better life as promised by government. The Democratic Alliance statistically leads the way in job creation when

compared to other provinces, yet our situation is still dire. Beverley Schafer, Standing Committee Chairperson on Economic Development, Tourism & Agriculture, joins us this morning to explain just what they are doing to make life better for the poorer, more vulnerable citizens of the Cape

Kieno Kammies speaks to PRASA Group CEO Sibusiso Sithole

Last Friday evening, a gang of criminals, not content with having robbed

train passengers of their belongings, proceeded to throw them off the train -

leading to one death and many others injured.