NIGHT FALL

Guest: BASIL MANUEL , Executive Director OF Naptosa (the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa)    The Western Cape Education Department issued a circular to principals, educators and school-based staff at public schools about post allocations for 2025. The provincial department said it faces a R3.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years and consequently, 2,407 e...

Guest: Dr Sysman Motloung, Political scientist, North West University The Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke revealed yesterday that only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23.

Guest: Thabo Shole-Mashao, Social commentator and journalist It’s known as one of the hotly contested tenders in the country, the R180bn national lottery tender where the new winner is supposed to announced soon.

Joburg has a new mayor and same old problems. Another building burning this past weekend, infrastructure collapsing and the Bree Street (the street that blew up) still not fixed. Apparently, Joburg needs about R200bn to fix its infrastructure.  Guest: Brian McKechnie, Joburg architect and heritage consultant Bree Street repairs delayed to 2026 after 'non-compliant' contractor fired Lillian Ngoyi S...

Capitec Bank says the surge in sports betting in SA is something that the country has to have a conversation about…saying sports betting had taken root in SA with more people looking to lay their hands on extra money. Guest: Ms Sibongile Simelane-Quntana, Executive director of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation. Capitec flags surge in sports betting As a nation we should definitely...

Guest: NOMZAMO ZONDO, Executive Director · Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa Johannesburg Emergency Services personnel suspect illegal electricity connections may have led to the blaze that gutted an abandoned building in Jeppestown in Johannesburg. Four people have died, with three others being treated for their wounds, after  fire gutted a building in Jeppestown, Johannesburg on Su...

Guest: VICTOR MAVHIDULA, Limpopo Provincial Manager · South African Human Rights Commission Police have arrested a Limpopo pig farmer, his farm supervisor and a worker after they allegedly shot dead two women scavenging for expired food and then threw their bodies in a pigsty.   Official accounts and eye witnesses said the pigs had already started feeding on the upper parts of one of the corpses b...

Guest: Zanele Njapa, Founder and CEO of The Unlearners It is reported that one in three employees who have experienced a toxic workplace culture said they have used sick leave to avoid it… According to a poll of 800 HR leaders and full-time employees who have faced toxicity in the workplace, said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a less toxic atmosphere… Tonight we look at w...

Guest: Zukiswa Zimela, Communications Manager - Healthy Living Alliance The Healthy Living Alliance says it it calling for an affordable and nutritious food for all…. It is urging the government to adopt vital regulations to support the improvement of health and wellbeing of all, particularly women and children. It is calling for government to prioritise food justice. What does this all mean?    ...

Guest: Pinky Mashiane, Founder and president of the United Domestic Workers of South Africa The latest report by SweepSouth reveals that South African domestic workers are still facing a myriad of challenges including economic hardships and mental challenges. The report says the living cost of domestic workers has increased by 15% over the past year, completely dwarfing the 5% earnings increase, a...

Guest: Mbali Tshabalala, Artist They say - FOREWOMEN” is an exhibition that redefines and enriches contemporary art through the lens of its talented participants. The title, a play on the word "forewoman," signifies women who are at the forefront of artistic innovation and cultural dialogue. These artists are not merely participants in the art world; they are visionaries shaping the evolution of S...

Guest: Richard Poplak, Journalist - Daily Maverick EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has resigned from the EFF to join the MK party.  Shivambu confirmed his move at a press briefing on Thursday.  Reading from his letter of resignation sent on Wednesday, Shivambu said he would not be renewing his EFF membership.  He added that his resignation was not a vote of no confidence in the EFF.  EFF MP Mz...

Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Senior budget researcher at SECTION27 and chairperson of the Budget Justice Coalition A thought provoking article written by Matshidio Lencoasa and Siphumelele Duma (senior post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation) on why SA need to reflect on how our industrial policy can be a powerful tool to...

Guest: Tessa Dooms, Political analyst Political changes taking place in the City of Joburg as mayor Kabelo Gwamanda submitted his resignation today.  Used to be called ‘the world class African City’, Gwamanda was the ninth mayor of the city since the 2016 local government election—and the fifth since 2021. Political instability World Class African City? Gwamanda’s tenure Parties like EFF & PA...

Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools Guess: Dr Jaco Deacon CEO - The Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools, Fedsas.  

Guest: Musa Chamane & Lifa Mononga

Guest: Kenneth Lukuko - Justice and reconciliation expert 

Guest: Mbili-thutha Gwala - Chairperson - TEWUSA

Guest: Trevor Shaku - SAFTU

Guest: Lerato Sabata - Procurement expert   

Electricity debt + prices The South African National Civic Organisation, SANCO, in Joburg is proposing an electricity flat rate of R150 for poor households in Joburg. They apparently submitted this memorandum to City Power. How possible is this? Guest:Thomas Thaga, Chairperson - SANCO Johannesburg branch Guest: Brian Kamanzi, Researcher at Trade Unions for Energy Democracy Thomas Thaga, chairperso...