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Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, has forcefully denied explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 07.07.2025 5:26

    Guest: Paul O'Sullivan: Forensic Consultant, Criminologist & Certified Fraud Examiner

After years of quarantine and strict controls, the South African government has successfully contained foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in parts of the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. 07.07.2025 6:42

    Guest: Mr Dipepeneneng Serage: DDG for Agricultural Production, Biosecurity and Natural Resources Management

As the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama approaches, the hill town of Dharamshala is once again at the heart of global attention. 07.07.2025 5:42

    Guest: Professor Garth Mason: Scholar of Buddhism, Department of Religious Studies and Arabic, Unisa

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 07.07.2025 6:15

  07 July 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Kenya- Nairobi Kenyans put their president on notice over broken campaign promises, corruption and violence Kenyans disaffected with President William Ruto hold placards proclaiming “WANTAM,” a sensational slogan distilling their efforts to disgrace him as a “one-term” leader.   2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Rwanda- DR C...

Heavy downpours have triggered widespread flooding across Cape Town’s Cape Flats and surrounding suburbs, displacing thousands and submerging roads. 07.07.2025 5:01

    Guest: Charlotte Powell: Disaster Risk Management spokesperson 

In a dramatic and combative press conference, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made sweeping allegations implicating senior government officials, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner Lt-Gen Sh 07.07.2025 16:05

    Guest: Mary De Haas: violence monitor in KZN, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KZN’s School of Law, and a member of the Navi Pillay Research Group on Justice and Human Rights   Guest: Mr Ian Cameron: The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police

David Mabuza, South Africa’s former Deputy President, has died at the age of 64 04.07.2025 4:28

    Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje: SABC Political Editor

The integrity of South Africa’s crime intelligence leadership has come under intense scrutiny after seven senior police officers — including the national head of crime intelligence — were arrested on corruption-related charges. 04.07.2025 4:54

    Guest: Mike Bolhuis: Specialist Investigator 

The National Consumer Commission has issued 45 Compliance Notices to 45 non-compliant suppliers of goods across South Africa after uncovering numerous contraventions of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), Act 68 of 2008. This follows a series of nationwide 04.07.2025 5:57

    Guest: Prudence Moilwa: Head of Complaints and Investigations, National Consumer Commission

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 04.07.2025 7:28

    04 July 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;USA – Gabon- Guinea Bissau-Liberia- Mauritania-Senegal US President Trump announces surprise summit with five African Nations US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July.   2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;UN- Rwanda- Eastern DR Congo  UN experts...

The Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has called for urgent intervention from national security bodies after a string of violent attacks targeting senior municipal officials involved in exposing corruption. The most recent victim, Mpho Mafole, a 04.07.2025 5:51

    Guest: Chad Thomas: Crime expert and director of IRS Investigations

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has ignited fierce debate in Parliament by proposing the return of corporal punishment as a way to ease overcrowding in South African prisons. 04.07.2025 10:02

    Guest: Pieter Groenewald: Correctional Services Minister

David Mabuza, South Africa’s former Deputy President, has died at the age of 64 04.07.2025 5:46

    Guest: Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri – ANC National Spokesperson

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Conduct Tribunal has heard damning testimony detailing sustained and persistent sexual harassment by Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge toward court secretary Andiswa Mengo. 03.07.2025 4:57

    Guest: Canny Maphanga: SABC News Reporter 

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has launched a renewed campaign of protest and mobilisation, demanding the immediate absorption of over 150 qualified but unemployed doctors into KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) public health system. 03.07.2025 8:18

    Guest: Dr. Mzulungile Nodikida: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) CEO

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has been intensifying enforcement efforts against illegal and unsafe delivery motorbike operations. Delivery riders are being sent onto dangerous roads with inadequate training, poor safety gear, and 03.07.2025 8:31

    Guest: Xolani Fihla:  Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Spokesperson

The Labour Party of South Africa has launched a fierce legal challenge to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proposed National Dialogue, denouncing it as unconstitutional, fiscally irresponsible, and an elitist bypass of democratic institutions. 03.07.2025 5:24

    Guest: Joseph Mathunjwa: Interim Labour Party President 

South Africa is facing a deepening crisis as the illicit alcohol trade surges, with authorities uncovering vast counterfeit networks and fake booze flooding the market. 03.07.2025 4:39

    Guest: Yusuf Abramjee: Anti-crime Activist 

A Ukrainian long-range drone strike has hit deep inside Russian territory, killing three people and injuring 45 at a military factory in Izhevsk, over 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. 03.07.2025 5:29

    Guest: Professor Abel Esterhuyse is a member of the Department of Strategic Studies in the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 03.07.2025 5:32

    03 July 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Somalia - Mogadishu At least three killed after AU military helicopter crashes in Somalia's Mogadishu airport A military helicopter operated by the African Union crashed and caught fire yesterday at the  Aden Adde International airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing at least five people, according to Somali authorities. &nbs...

The Drinks Federation of South Africa has launched a nationwide call for coordinated action across government, industry, and civil society to combat the illicit alcohol market growing crisis — one that threatens public health, jobs, and the national econo 03.07.2025 7:02

    Guest: Dr Shamal Ramesar: Head of Research at Drinks Federation of South Africa 

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has launched a rigorous verification campaign targeting over 210,000 social grant beneficiaries flagged for possible undeclared income. 03.07.2025 5:04

    Guest: Paseka Letsatsi: South African Social Security Agency national spokesperson

The South African Students Congress (SASCO) is now calling for the removal of Higher Education Minister Nkabane 02.07.2025 5:40

  Guest: Kate Mpuru: The South African Students Congress (SASCO) NEC Member

How toxic leaders are impacting SA’s workforce 02.07.2025 8:03

  Guest: Prof Renata Schoeman: Head of Healthcare Leadership at Stellenbosch Business School

A new report by the Gauteng provincial government has revealed a critical shortcoming in the support provided to victims of gender-based violence (GBV) at police stations 02.07.2025 6:27

  Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise: Director Wise 4 Afrika