NIGHT FALL

Guest: Nixon Katembo - Channel Africa's head of the KiSwahili service and Africa Affairs Analyst

The Constitutional Court has found that President Cyril Ramaphosa had nothing to gain by suspending the Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane because an investigation into the Phala Phala saga continued in her absence.  This follows the Western Cape High Court's order, declaring her suspension invalid. Ramaphosa suspended Mkhwebane in June last year. Also, the Constitutional Court has dismi...

A new report by the joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 and outlines the path to get there. The UNAIDS reports contains data and case studies which highlight that ending AIDS is a political and financial choice. The report highlights that HIV responses succeed when they are anchored in strong political leadership. Night Talk reflected on the HIV Response...

Guest: Kgosientsho David "Sputla" Ramokgopa

  Guest: Simphiwe Dlamini - the International Secretary of the Party Communist Party of Swaziland. Guest: Busie Mayisela,the President of the newly formed Swazis First Democratic Front (SFDF  

Guest: Ndithini Tyhido-KDF Chairperson/ Cape Metro Department Council- Convenor The Plight of the Homelessness  

Guest: Prof Jackie Walters of the Dept of Transport and Supply Chain Management at UJ  

Guest: Kwezi Mngqibisa, is a Research Associate at the Center for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.    

FATHERHOOD / FATHERLESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA Guest: Bongani Luvalo -Founder of Cool Dads Foundation, Parenting Coach, Facilitator, Entrepreneur and Social Commentator

African Leaders Ukranian / Russia Peace Deal Guest: Dr David Matsanga - International Relation Expert      

Guest: Phutego Mojapele-Aciation Expert Guest: Ms Ouma Tema: Creative and Founding Director of Plus-Fab Policies around plus-size travelers

Guest: Peter Jordi - Attorney at the Law Clinic at University of the Witwatersrand Reflection on the VIP Assault   

Guest:Mrs Nokulunga Mnqeta - Director of the Fort Hare Foundation. She is governance specialist, a scientist and fundraiser. Guest: Sibulele Ngozi- Resource Mobilization Manager at the University of Fort Hare Guest: Siphiwe Ndlovu  -University of Fort Hare  Alumni

Guest: Collen Malatji - ANCYL President

Guest: Prof. Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, U. Pretoria Ethiopia has applied for membership in the BRICS group of emerging economies.  

The DA recently expressed its dismay that President Ramaphosa has signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Act. According to the DA, The Employment Equity Act will not bring about the transformation of the workplace it purports to seek. Instead, it will further impoverish the vast majority of South Africans, while enriching a thin sliver of politically connected individuals as has been expe...

The ex-parte order gagging amaBhungane from reporting on leaked files relating to Zunaid Moti and the Moti Group has been set aside by the Gauteng High Court Deputy Judge President Judge Roland Sutherland delivered judgment in which he overturned the order the group had obtained. The court also awarded costs to amaBhungane and its journalists.   The gag order stems from AmaBhungane publishing a nu...

Guest: Prof Dirk Kotze - Political analyst based at UNISA French Protests

Stokvels - How can South Africans fully use it to their advantage? Nsika Masondo is the CFO of the National Stokvel Association of South Africa, as well as the NASASA Financial Co-Operative.

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...