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This Interview is About the Sanlam Benchmark Survey and event, setting the scene for the broadcast : To ensure audiences become aware of the main take-outs they will be able to glean from the event and that they are empowered to think about their own reti 19.06.2025 7:30

  Guest: Kanyisa Mkhize: CEO, Sanlam Corporate  

South Africa has moved one step closer to reclaiming its place on the Formula 1 calendar. The FIA’s recent approval of design proposals to elevate Kyalami to a Grade 1 Certified circuit marks a significant technical milestone. 19.06.2025 6:09

  Guest: Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase: Member & Spokesperson of The Formula One Bid Steering Committee  

The Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is concerned after reviewing correspondence from Higher Education Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, which contradicts earlier assurances regarding the independence of the panel tasked with recommending b 19.06.2025 6:22

    Guest: Tebogo Letsie: Chairperson, Portfolio Committee on Higher Education  

South African police are facing a growing crisis in livestock management, with over 300 animals going unclaimed in just the 2024–25 financial year — a sharp increase from previous years. 19.06.2025 6:09

    Guest: Freddie Tonder: Vice Chairman of the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum  

Three years after the final report of the Zondo Commission, South Africa’s criminal justice system is still struggling to bring state capture and other high-profile corruption cases to court. 19.06.2025 7:42

    Guest: Songezo Zibi: Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) Chair    

As tensions between Iran and Israel erupt into open conflict, the role of the United States — and especially former President Donald Trump's ambiguous stance — is under intense scrutiny. 19.06.2025 7:41

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

South Africa faces a critical shortage of public health inspectors—essential personnel tasked with protecting communities from food borne diseases and ensuring compliance with health and sanitation laws. 18.06.2025 6:41

    Guest: Foster Mohale: National Spokesperson for Department of Health

At least a quarter of a million people — many of them children — are trapped in legal and social limbo due to years-long delays in the processing of late birth registrations by South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA). 18.06.2025 4:38

    Guest: Paula Proudlock: Senior Researcher at the Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town 

South Africa has officially taken a pivotal step toward modernising its property sector with the launch of the long-awaited electronic Deeds Registration System (eDRS) on 1 April. 18.06.2025 6:13

    Guest: Michael Lenz: CEO, TransBridj

Chelsea kicked off their Fifa Club World Cup campaign against Los Angeles FC to tens of thousands of empty seats in Atlanta. 18.06.2025 5:49

    Guest: Janet Whitton: SABC Sports Researcher/Journalist

Child labour in South Africa has significantly declined since the end of apartheid, thanks largely to stronger legislation and improved enforcement by the Department of Employment and Labour. 18.06.2025 5:40

    Guest: Mathew Parks: Parliamentary Coordinator, Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU)

We speak to Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, about the Department’s role in the growing crisis around unfinished public infrastructure projects — with a spotlight on fire safety non-compliance at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hosp 18.06.2025 10:24

    Guest: Jacob Mamabolo: MEC, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GPDID) 

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 18.06.2025 5:13

    18 June 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Sudan - Khartoum Sudan's Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil El-Tayib Idris, has directed the reopening of universities in Khartoum. In a memo to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the PM directed that a proper assessment of the damages and repairs be done following the attacks on the university buildings and research centres. &nbsp...

A sharp rise in kidnappings reported at Jabulani police station in Soweto has sent shockwaves through the community, fuelling fear and deepening mistrust in everyday services like e-hailing transport. 18.06.2025 6:28

    Guest: Lizette Lancaster: Manager of the crime and justice information hub at the Institute for Security Studies

Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane is set to begin a three-day visit to the Eastern Cape, where devastating floods have claimed at least 90 lives and left thousands displaced. 18.06.2025 8:25

    Guest: Thembi Simelane: Minister, The Department of Human Settlements 

Equal Education (EE) is heartbroken and outraged by the recent loss of four high school learners in Samora Machel, Cape Town, who were tragically murdered between May and June 2025. 17.06.2025 7:40

    Guest: Ayanda Sishi-Wigzell: Communications Manager: Equal Education 

As South Africa marks Youth Month, Youth Capital is putting the spotlight on the lived experiences of young people with a powerful new advocacy tool. Thetha Nge (Let’s Talk About) is a conversation game designed to spark honest, reflective dialogue on wha 17.06.2025 5:50

    Guest: Nape Senong is the Mobiliser Strategist at Youth Capital

A draft budget of over R700 million for South Africa’s upcoming National Dialogue has ignited a firestorm of criticism from trade unions, political parties, academics, and civil 17.06.2025 9:59

    Guest: Vincent Magwenya: Presidency Spokesperson

The recent devastating floods in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, have not only left a death toll of 88 and displaced thousands, but also unmasked deep-rooted systemic failures in public service delivery, infrastructure development, and disaster preparedness. 17.06.2025 7:09

    Guest: Ali Samblay: Project Manager, Gift of The Givers

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 17.06.2025 5:43

    17 June 2025   USA- Kenya- Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria U.S. considers adding more African countries to travel ban If implemented, the new measures would mean nearly 40 African countries face bans or some form of travel restrictions to the United States.   Uganda - Kampala Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law an amendment allowing military t...

As world leaders gather in the Canadian Rockies for the 2025 G7 Summit, memories of the chaotic 2018 meeting — marked by acrimony and a now-iconic photo of a defiant President Donald Trump — loom large. 17.06.2025 5:33

  Guest: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos: Chief executive of the South African Institute of International Affairs

In a nation gripped by high crime levels, Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe has raised alarm over the increasing violence against elderly citizens. 17.06.2025 6:49

    Guest: Siza Magangoe: DDG; Social Welfare Services, Eastern Cape Department of Social Development

South Africa has achieved a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen financial integrity, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) confirming that the country has substantially completed all 22 action items in its greylisting Action Plan. 17.06.2025 5:28

    Guest: Ismail Momoniat: National Treasury Adviser

South Africa’s growing dependence on imported animal products raises critical concerns about food safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 16.06.2025 10:12

South Africa’s growing dependence on imported animal products raises critical concerns about food safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). My MSc research focused on the characterization of Salmonella enterica strains found in imported poultry meat from Brazil, Europe, and the United States, with a particular emphasis on their resistance to antibiotics. This study adds to global evidence t...

Grant Abbott, Secretary General of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), has issued a stark warning about the deepening crisis of corruption in South Africa’s universities. 16.06.2025 11:21

Grant Abbott, Secretary General of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), has issued a stark warning about the deepening crisis of corruption in South Africa’s universities. In an interview with BizNews, Abbott accused “corruption mafia” networks of capturing governance structures within higher education institutions, comparing the phenomenon to state capture. With example...