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The Constitutional Court has declared Section 40 of Childrens' Act invalid and unconstitutional. The section that deals with the rights of the child conceived by way of artificial fertilisation, only provides for married or unmarried couples but not same-sex marriages. Prior to this ruling, the law did not provide for a situation where two women in a committed relationship conceive a child. Last y...

In a parliamentary response in June 2022, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, revealed that between April 2021 and March 2022, girls aged 10 to 19 had almost 90 000 pregnancies. Is it a governance problem? Parenting? Are parents disempowered? Is it how the kids are cultured? Listen as we reflect on challenges and social impact of teenage pregnancy on adolescent mothers. Also, where a...

A full bench at the Pretoria High Court found that the decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme has been declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. Meanwhile, the minister says is still studying the two judgements and he's taking legal advice on them.

#ToTheBallot - How to ne political parties attract voters? 

It has been reported that the R496-million programme for Early Childhood Development Centres to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has come to an end. The centres were invited to apply for a once-off payment of up to R4 186 per staff member. Guest: Professor Eric Atmore-Director for the Center for Early Childhood Development  

Guest: Christo de Klerk, the Vice President of Blind SA BlindSA and Section27 marched to various government departments in South Africa's capital, Pretoria to raise awareness about the Marrakesh Treaty, to ensure equal access to information for the blind. Blind and visually impaired people have access to less than 0-point-5 percent of published works available in braille format. This despite last...

The Presiding officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Amos Masondo,  have requested an urgent meeting with Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. This, after the exchange of criticism between him and Parliament over State capture.

The Presiding officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Amos Masondo,  have requested an urgent meeting with Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. This, after the exchange of criticism between him and Parliament over State capture.

Guest: Prof Alex van den Heever – The chair of social security at the Wits School of Governance. I also have background in the economics of health. Guest: Fatima Hassan is the Founder and Director of the Health Justice Initiative, and a human rights lawyers and social justice activist. South African National Assembly passes the National Health Insurance Bill        

Guest: Dr. Philani Mthembu - Executive Director  Institute for Global Dialogue A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers want the  AGOA forum to be moved from South Africa later this year.    

Guest: Vally Padayachee - former executive manager at Eskom Vally Padayachee Unpacking the powers of the Electricity Minister  

Guest: Tshwane MMC for utilities and operations, Themba Fosi UPDATE: CITY OF TSHWANE CHOLERA OUTBREAK  

UPDATE: CITY OF TSHWANE CHOLERA OUTBREAK Guest: Tshwane MMC for utilities and operations, Themba Fosi

Guest: Victor Kgomoeswana –Author and expert on business in Africa Guest: Dr Eddie Mahembe –Development Economist HOW REALISTIC IS AN AFRICAN CURRENCY?    

Guest: Fred Hume, managing director of Hume International  A Look at trade laws within the poultry industry.    

Guest: Asive Dlanjwa - National Spokesperson of South African Union of Students (SAUS) NSFAS Funding challenges  

Guest: Wayne Maxim Thring, South African teacher and politician who serves as the deputy president of the African Christian Democratic Party TO THE BALLOT’– POLITICAL PARTY PROFILE -ACDP      

Guest: Dr Gcina Mhlophe is an author storyteller and founding director of Gcinamasiko Arts & Heritage Trust. Guest: Prof Jonathan Jansen - Distinguished professor of education at Stellenbosch University and president of the Academy of Science of South Africa At the back of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, we ask: What is SA doing wrong? How do we get SA kids reading for co...

Guest: Dr Siphamandla Zondi – Political Analyst What governs SA's selling of Arms?      

Guest: Dr Bongiwe Ndlovu, Project Lead for Protection of F/A/Q Health Foundation Global campaign calling on the World Health Organization to rename HIV  

Expungement of a criminal record is a process by which a criminal record of a convicted offender is removed from the criminal record database of the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service. To discuss this further is Chrispin Phiri the spokesperson for the Department of Justice.   

Understanding the scope of the work of The Presidential Climate Commission, and getting their thoughts on how to address Loadshedding.   They have recently announced that they do not agree with government’s plan to extend the operation of coal-fired power stations beyond their natural lifespan. This comes after Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa received the go-ahead from the ANC and cabine...

Guest: Al Jama-ah Political Party Leader, Ganief Hendricks

Guest: Dr William Mpofu;  Researcher at the university of the Witwatersrand, political analyst Guest: MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora's lawyer, Professor, Lovemore Madhuku

The Al Jama-ah Political Party was established in 2007 by its Party Leader, Ganief Hendricks , that instead of finger pointing, Muslims could play a sincere and positive role, contributing to the transformation of post Apartheid South Africa, for the benefit of all South Africans.   We hear from them regarding:  What their position and thoughts are on the moonshot pact, What of coalitions and thei...