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The NPA to carefully consider the judgment relating to the trial within a trial in the asbestos case after the court found that Moroadi Cholota's extradition from the US was unlawful 04.06.2025 6:34

    Guest: Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga: NPA National Spokesperson 

Government’s new Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF) — designed to revitalise South African-owned spaza shops and food outlets in townships and rural areas — has disbursed just R6 million of its R500 million allocation so far, due to coordination and verificat 03.06.2025 10:28

    Guest: Benji Seitlhamo: Acting Director of Economic Development for the City of Johannesburg. 

The ANC Dullah Omar Region and Leader of the ANC Caucus in the City of Cape Town, unveils the ANC’s 2026 Local Government Election agenda, a bold, people-first vision to reverse structural inequality and restore dignity to all communities. 03.06.2025 5:42

 Ndithini Tyhido: African National Congress (ANC) Dullah Omar Regional chairperson

The Association for Monitoring and Advocacy of Government Pensions (AMAGP) has raised alarms over the mismanagement of billions in public servants' pension funds, accusing the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and its asset manager, the Public Inve 03.06.2025 6:09

    Guest: Zirk Gous: The Association for Monitoring and Advocacy of Government Pensions (AMAGP) Spokesperson

The Western Cape High Court has barred impeached former judge Dr John Hlophe from serving on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). 03.06.2025 7:13

    Guest: Willie Aucamp: Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary Spokesperson

The EFF will today in the Standing Committee on Finance and In The Western Cape High Court Oppose the Anti-Poor fuel levy increases! 03.06.2025 6:14

  Guest: Sinawo Tambo: Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) CCT Member And MP

The Gauteng Health MEC has now revealed that Gauteng’s public healthcare system is under intense pressure, with over 34,000 patients currently on waiting lists for surgical procedures. 03.06.2025 8:39

    Guest: Dr Percy Mkhulu Selepe: Acting Chief Operating Officer at Gauteng  Department of Health.

Hundreds of mentally ill individuals deemed unfit to stand trial or be held criminally liable are being kept in South African prisons instead of psychiatric hospitals — a practice that contravenes the intent of the law and undermines both mental health ca 03.06.2025 9:13

    Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo: Spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services

South Koreans head to the polls today in a historic presidential election set against the backdrop of unprecedented political upheaval. 03.06.2025 5:49

    Guest: Prof David Monyae is the Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 03.06.2025 5:56

  03 June 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Sudan – Khartoum Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has dissolved the country's caretaker government, according to reports from state news agency SUNA. The news came late yesterday, just one day after Idris took the oath of office as the country’s first prime minister since a military coup four years ago.   2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;U...

The Western Cape High Court has declared it unconstitutional and invalid for theNational Assembly to appoint Dr John Hlophe as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). 03.06.2025 5:55

    Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin: Research and Advocacy Officer of the Judges Matter 

As the world observed World No Tobacco Day this past Saturday, public health advocates are drawing attention to the emerging health threats posed by alternative nicotine products, particularly e-cigarettes and vapes. 02.06.2025 7:10

  Guest: Professor Richard Van Zyl: Leading pulmonologist at the University of Cape Town (UCT) 

Rand Water has dispatched emergency water tankers to areas across Gauteng hit hardest by ongoing maintenance on its water infrastructure. 02.06.2025 4:05

Guest: Makenosi Maroo: Spokesperson, Rand Water

General Godfrey Lebeya, the former head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), bowed out of office on Saturday, ending a tenure marked by institutional rebuilding and high-profile arrests. 02.06.2025 17:44

    Guest: General Godfrey Lebeya, Former head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks)

As South Africa’s initiation season begins, traditional leaders have issued a firm warning to initiation school operators to comply with the law or face severe consequences. 02.06.2025 7:31

    Guest: Kgosi Larmeck Mokoena: President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa(Contralesa)

Calvin Rafadi: Crime Expert & Research Associate, University of Johannesburg has now penned an open letter to the Police Minister to declare a state of emergency in all identified crime hotspots in SA 02.06.2025 8:23

    Guest: Calvin Rafadi: Crime Expert & Research Associate, University of Johannesburg

On Sunday, El Salvador marked six years under the rule of President Nayib Bukele, a leader who has proudly branded himself the “world’s coolest dictator.” 02.06.2025 6:16

    Guest: Prof Angelo Dube: Director, School of Law at UNISA

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 02.06.2025 4:37

    2 June 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Nigeria – North-Central Niger (Mokwa) The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 yesterday. Torrents of predawn rainfall early Thursday unleashed the devastating flood on Mokwa, nearly 380 kilometers (236 miles) west of Abuja and a major trading and t...

There are now reports that the South African Police Services are facing a shortage of detectives, with each officer managing between 300 and 500 dockets 02.06.2025 7:35

    Guest: Mike Bolhuis: Specialist investigator

Professor Helen Rees, Executive Director of Wits RHI, has been awarded the 2025 Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health by the World Health Organization (WHO). This prestigious global accolade recognises her extraordinary, sustained contribution 30.05.2025 9:51

Guest: Professor Helen Rees, Executive Director at Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) 

South Africa faces mounting risks of being barred from US and EU airspace due to non-compliance with international aviation safety regulations. 30.05.2025 5:22

  Guest: Linden Birns: Managing Director & Partner, Plane Talking and Aviation Expert    

Frustration has boiled over in Palm Ridge, where residents of Phase 5, Phase 6, Riverside, and Aerial in Ward 61 (Tsietsi) will march to Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s office on Friday to hand over a memorandum demanding urgent intervention on service deli 30.05.2025 5:00

    Guest: Sipho Linda Mkhonto: Palmridge Community Forum Chairperson

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 30.05.2025 6:36

    The Morning Brief Afrika Update Report 30 May 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Ivory Coast- Mauritania Mauritanian economist and former minister of finance Sidi Ould Tah has been elected as the new African Development Bank president Sidi Ould Tah who formerly served as Mauritania's finance minister was elected during a vote yesterday at the bank's annual meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast...

The brutal murder of 30-year-old Olerato Mongale has now caused national outrage over the persistent and deadly crisis of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in South Africa. 30.05.2025 9:14

    Guest: Criselda Kananda: Family spokesperson 

Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is officially stepping down from his controversial role as a special government employee in the Trump administration. 30.05.2025 3:30

    Guest: Brooks Spector: Associate Editor at The Daily Maverick