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Shell and Impact Old and Gas, its SA partner, have lost their appeal at The Supreme Court of Appeal regarding the exploration rights in the Wild Coast. They have invested R1.1 bn on the project. Guest: Wilmien Wicomb, Attorney from the Legal Resources Centre  Guest: Sinegugu Zukulu, Program manager at Sustaining the Wild Coast   The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the majority of the compa...

The 2024 national and provincial final elections results were announced last night. No party received any outright majority. Now, it’s up to the parties to talk to each other and form a coalition government. Guest: Ebrahim Fakir, Analyst at EISA (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa)   The SA mood after these elections The dispute by different parties Coalition talks and parties...

The  Green Connection took  the National  Energy  Regulator of South  Africa  (Nersa) and the Department of Mineral  Resources  and  Energy  (DMRE) to court to “force” them to suppy it with the details of the deal. The court ordered them to hand over confidential documentation over to the Green Connection. Green Connections wants in its bid to set aside the contracts.   Joining me Priyanka Naidoo...

We’ve been chatting to different independent candidates for this upcoming election.  Guest: Faith Phathela, Independent candidate from Limpopo Faith Ntakadzeni Phathela, a devout believer, is driven by a mission she believes stems from God’s will. Born on Halloween (31 October), Phathela sees her birthdate as symbolic of a divine purpose: to cleanse South Africa of the corruption that plagues its...

Guest: Kganki Matabane, Black Business Council

There’s been debate among some writers and activists that these elections taking place next week Wednesday lack a socialist voice. Is that the case? Is there a future for socialism in South Africa? Guest: Gunnett Kaaf, Marxist writer and activist The next elections and socialist voices Parties that claim to be left Socialism in SA if it has a chance Ebrahim Harvey | South Africa's missing socialis...

A new study by two researchers, Ihsaan Bassier from London School of Economics and Political Science and Vimal Ranchhod and Prom Vimal Ranchhod from UCT says minimum wage for South African farm workers has helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor… To talk about this and other issues faced by farm workers, 30 years after democracy Guest: Colette Solomon, Director of Women on Farms Proj...

The International Criminal Court said today it is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Defence Minister, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other two Hamas leader on war crimes charges. It stated that the charges relate to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group, and to Israel’s military response in Gaza. A panel of ICC judges will consider wheth...

We continue our conversation with different parties that will partake in this year’s National and Provincial elections. For the past few weeks we have been speaking to different Independent Candidates who will be participating in this year’s elections. Guest: Tshepo Mogano, Independent Candidate First, who is Tshepo Mogano Jr? What led you to consider standing as an independent for these elections...

The Treatment Action Campaign says according to its latest that - government’s HIV treatment strategy of supplying clinics with medications for only a month to three months stops patients taking their medicine. The TAC has also been protesting in different regions on this: Guest: Morongwa Ntini Spokesperson - Treatment Action Campaign As the TAC you’ve been protesting, tell us more about that and...

How far is the African continent in in playing a role in the world of Artificial Intelligence, AI. What will it do for the the continent and what do we need to do to get there Guest: Yamkela Spengane, Technology researcher AI is taking over the world, where is the African continent regarding this? What kind of policies do we have in terms of developing it on the continent? Practically, what are so...

The National Assembly has passed the  Basic Education Laws Bill . It was adopted in the National Assembly today and will now be sent to President Ramaphosa to be signed into law. A total of 223 MPs voted in support of the bill, while 78 voted against it. To chat more on what this bill is about and what it aims to achieve I am joined by Guest: Nomusa Cembi, Spokesperson - SADTU (South African Democ...

President Ramaphosa will tomorrow sign the National Health Insurance Bill into law paving the way for what some believe will be the universal health access for all. It’s a controversial bill as some are threatening to go to court saying it is unimplementable and unconstitutional.   Guest: Russel Rensburg, Director at Rural Health Advocacy Project The NHI becomes the law tomorrow but some of us are...

Statistic South Africa released the latest national unemployment figures today saying the first-quarter unemployment rate rose by 0.8 of a percentage point to 32.9% from 32.1% in the fourth quarter. The question we are asking tonight is; how do we bring more young people into the mainstream economy especially those in the townships. Guest: Bulelani Balabala, Founder: Township Entrepreneurs Allianc...

What role can the supermarkets and small businesses play in fighting obesity in the country? It is estimated that Almost half of adult South Africans  are overweight or obese, according to the the country’s 2023 National Food and Nutrition Survey. Guest: Liezel Engelbrecht, Innovation Manager for the All children on track portfolio at DG Murray Trust First, the obesity problem in South Africa. How...

Personal fraud like banking scams, job application, identity theft etc have been around for sometime but seems they’re intensifying. The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), says there has been a 32% increase in fraud incidents reported to it last year just last year alone. Guest: Roy Retief, Head of Operations at the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service 32% last year, what’s be...

Guest: Sihle-Isipho Notshokweni, Author, storyteller, scholar. Her work in general The success of her first book, Wanda. Writing children’s books. Her work with Eastern Cape writers Her TV show - The Ultimate Book Show Head Producer (Cannes Selected) Her work with the United Nations Development Programme Timbuktoo project Her writing course Her next production, the Storytellers Studio alongside Li...

Today, President Ramaphosa signed into law or given his approval to the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which criminalises hate crimes and hate speech. To break it down for us Ben Winks Independent advocate specialising in media, constitutional and international law. President assents to law Bill criminalising hate crimes, hate speech President Cyril Ramaphosa has giv...