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Matome Maponya Investments (MMI), the former majority shareholder of Daybreak Farms, has broken its silence to directly challenge the Public Investment Corporation (PIC)’s role in what it claims was the deliberate collapse of one of South Africa’s most pr 24.06.2025 9:49

    Guest: Kholofelo Maponya:Matome MaponyaInvestments (MMI) Chairman and former DayBreakFarm Shareholder.   

Qatar Airways confirms reinstatement of flights as airspace reopens in the State of Qatar after temporary suspension of its flights due to the closure of air traffic movement in the State of Qatar. 24.06.2025 7:08

    Guest: Phutego Mogapele: Aviation Analyst  

The City of Tshwane is battling an escalating electricity crisis, with five substations having burned out or caught fire so far in 2025. 24.06.2025 7:34

    Guest: Lindela Mashigo: City Of Tshwane Spokesperson  

The Public Service and Commercial Union of South Africa (PSCU) has sounded the alarm over what it calls gross financial mismanagement at the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), citing more than R500 million in questionable expenditures. 24.06.2025 6:21

    Guest: Tahir Maepa: Spokesperson, The Public Service and Commercial Union of South Africa (PSCU)  

The death toll from the devastating floods in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, has climbed to 100, as more bodies continue to be recovered. 24.06.2025 11:27

    Guest: Ahmed Bham: Gift of the Givers head of search and rescue     Guest: Zolile Williams: Cogta MEC, Eastern Cape  

Teresa Oakley-Smith, founder and CEO of transformation consultancy Diversi-T, warns that there is no meaningful anti-racism education in schools, and the absence of policy, teacher training, and leadership on the issue continues to enable systemic racial 24.06.2025 6:16

    Guest: Teresa Oakley-Smith, founder and CEO of the transformation and diversity consultant firm Diversi-T  

Does staying silent equate to being unethical? Does the moral duty to speak out hold up in both theory and practice? 23.06.2025 6:57

    Guest: Cynthia Schoeman: Managing Director and Chief Ethics Activist Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd 

There is now a significant and growing backlog of cases at IPID—an issue that directly affects the directorate's ability to deliver on its constitutional mandate of ensuring police accountability. 23.06.2025 4:36

    Guest: Mr Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of The Portfolio Committee on Police    

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 23.06.2025 7:00

    23 June 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Equatorial Guinea- South Afrika Release of two South African nationals from detention in Equatorial Guinea following Presidential Pardon The Government of the Republic of South Africa welcomes the release of Mr Peter Shane Huxham and Mr Frederic Potgieter from detention in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.     2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ens...

President Donald Trump, who returned to office in 2025 promising to be a “peacemaker,” has instead led the United States into direct military action in the Middle East. 23.06.2025 7:21

    Guest: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk - Professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs

A recent landmark ruling by the Pretoria High Court has exposed serious misconduct by the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA), which unlawfully blocked businessman Sipho Pityana’s appointment as chairperson of Absa in 2021. 23.06.2025 7:08

    Guest: Sipho Pityana: Business Leader

How dangerous is a nuclear bomb? 23.06.2025 6:07

    Guest: Dr Kelvin Kemm: Nuclear Physicist

Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrated 30 years of the establishment of the Constitutional Court in South Africa. Decaying infrastructure, underfunding, and administrative dependence on the Executive have eroded its ability to function effective 23.06.2025 7:43

    Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin: Research and advocacy officer, at Judges Matter

As South Africans recently marked Father’s Day with heartfelt messages and family gatherings, why do we still have absent fathers 23.06.2025 6:47

    Guest: Dr Sheetal Bhoola: lecturer and researcher at the University of Zululand and the Director of StellarMaths Sunningdale Durban

Adolescents in South Africa continue to face overlooked health and well-being challenges, exacerbated by poverty, digital and climate shifts, and social pressures 20.06.2025 5:13

    Guest: Prof Eugene Davids is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Pretoria  

In a world where platforms like WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram are central to youth culture, the line between connection and harm is increasingly blurred. 20.06.2025 10:59

    Guest: Mabore Sithole: Author, Educator, Mental Health Advocate  

South Africa has announced a partial lifting of its ban on chicken imports from Brazil, implementing a new "compartmentalised" biosecurity strategy. 20.06.2025 4:12

    Guest: Imamaleng Mothebe: CEO of The  Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE)

Will the National Dialogue solves SA's unemployment crisis? 20.06.2025 7:17

    Guest: Duma Gqubule: Economist & Research associate at the Social Policy Initiative

Tensions between Israel and Iran have surged dramatically as both nations engage in direct military strikes, signaling a dangerous new phase in Middle East hostilities. 20.06.2025 6:40

    Guest: Roland Henwood: Political Scientist And Commentator University of Pretoria 

Amid growing internal discord within the Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, former secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has vowed to remain within the political formation—despite his dismissal and the swirling rumours of a split. 20.06.2025 8:01

Guest: Sandile Swana: Political and Governance Analyst

As millions of South Africans battle daily hunger, a national petition has been launched urging the government and major food retailers to take urgent action against soaring food prices 20.06.2025 5:36

    Guest: Mark Heywood: South African Human Rights and Social Justice Activist

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 20.06.2025 7:39

    20 June 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Israel- Iran – Afrika Evacuations begin: African citizens caught in Israel-Iran crossfire For many Africans living, studying, or working in the Middle East, the last few days have been filled with fear and uncertainty as the Israel–Iran tensions keep escalating.    2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Zambia – South Afrik...

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 19.06.2025 6:25

    19 June 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;USA- Qatar- DR Congo- Rwanda Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on Peace Talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, mediated by the United States and Observed by the State of Qatar Following three days of talks, a peace agreement text was initialed at the State Department in Washington, DC by representativ...

The internationally acclaimed Drakensberg Boys Choir — affectionately known as the Drakies — is preparing to bring their signature musical magic to Johannesburg for the much-anticipated Music in the City 2025 concert series. 19.06.2025 14:25

    Guest: ⁠Ariel Mbaya - Drakensberg Boys Choir Guest: Khumo Gwatyu - Drakensberg Boys Choir Guest: Jacques Linde - Head of Choral Activity Guest: Hendrik Bekker - Executive Headmaster

On June 16, MK Party (MKP) leader Jacob Zuma has taken a firm stance against undisciplined members, emphasising no one is above the party. was speaking to members at Christianenburg Sports Stadium in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal. 19.06.2025 5:15

    Guest: Prof. Ntsikelelo Breakfast: Political Analyst  