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President Cyril Ramaphosa will today meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to revitalise bilateral relations between the two countries. 21.05.2025 12:40

    Guest: Welile Nhlapo is a former ambassador, National Security Adviser to the President of South Africa and Struggle Veteran.

There are now reports that the Gauteng Provincial Government has withdrawn the sanitation support programme in Emfuleni Local Municipality, which has left residents of the Ramaphosa informal settlement in dire conditions. 21.05.2025 5:33

    Guest: Tasneem Motara: MEC, The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements 

As strong cold fronts are to approach KZN, with possible snowfall in high-lying areas. The KZN COGTA MEC Rev. Thulasizwe Buthelezi has placed disaster management teams on high alert. 21.05.2025 8:19

    Guest: Senzelwe Mzila: Spokesperson, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-Operative Governance & Traditional Affairs

The Finance Minister Godongwana is scheduled to table his long-delayed Budget 3.0 today. The are now warnings that the country cannot have a situation where a third budget is not passed. 21.05.2025 6:15

    Guest: Professor Jannie Rossouw: Wits Business School (Economist)    

Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms Nomakhosazana Meth formally announces the implementation of the signed agreement between SAPO and the UIF., aimed at preserving nearly 6,000 jobs and supporting the revitalisation of one of the country's most critical 21.05.2025 4:06

    Guest: Thobeka Magcai, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Employment and Labour  

The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza has intensified sharply in recent days, as Israel launches a renewed military ground and air offensive that has left hundreds dead and further crippled the already devastated enclave. 21.05.2025 6:31

    Guest: Prof. Chris Landsberg: Chair of African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at UJ (Minister Lamola's Special Advisor)  

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 21.05.2025 4:49

    21 May 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Sudan – Khartoum  Sudan’s military says it took full control of Greater Khartoum region that includes the capital Sudan’s military on Tuesday said it took full control of the Greater Khartoum region after a long-running battle against remnants of a paramilitary group in the region’s west and south.   2.&ensp;&ens...

The Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA), together with SASPOS and SASCRS, is using Myopia Awareness Week (23–29 May 2025) to call for greater awareness, early detection, and proactive management, particularly in school-aged children. 21.05.2025 6:38

    Guest: Dr Cor van Zyl: Member of the South African Society of Ophthalmologists    

The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has undertaken a targeted data collection exercise on the employment of foreign nationals across the Public Service. 21.05.2025 7:10

    Guest: Philani Mweli: The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA): Director Employment Management 

The United National Transport Union (UNTU) can confirm that no revised salary/ wage offer has been received from Transnet, nor has a facilitator’s proposal been tabled by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) Commissioners. 20.05.2025 7:16

    Guest: Athenkosi Plaatjie:   The United National Transport Union (UNTU)   Media liaison 

As we observe both International Mental Health Month and the International Day of the Boy Child in May, the urgent question arises: Are we giving boys the emotional support they need to grow into healthy, whole men? 20.05.2025 6:52

Jaco van Schalkwyk: founder of The Character Company (TCC)

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, which includes Bloemfontein, is facing a deepening financial and governance crisis after spending 111% of its 2023–24 budget but delivering less than half of its service targets. 20.05.2025 6:48

    Guest: Thabang Tseuoa: Free State SAMWU Provincial Secretary

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 20.05.2025 5:29

    20 May 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;DR Congo – Noord Kivu- Masisi Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech amid struggles Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense tec...

In a landmark development, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an armed Kurdish group that has fought a four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state, announced it is disbanding and ending its armed struggle. 20.05.2025 5:16

    Guest: Turkmen Terzi: Johannesburg based Turkish journalist, representing online Turkish Newspaper Tr724

According to a first-quarter debt index released by DebtBusters, households earning between R10,000 and R35,000 a month are cutting back on essential spending, including on children, vehicle loans, utilities, transport and food, just to survive. 20.05.2025 5:40

    Guest: Benay Sager: Executive Head of DebtBusters

The City of Tshwane has renewed its promise to deliver clean drinking water to the long-suffering residents of Hammanskraal, now targeting the end of June for completion of the project’s second phase. 20.05.2025 8:11

  Guest: Dr Nasiphi Moya: Executive Mayor of City of Tshwane

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that several provisions of South Africa’s Refugees Act are unconstitutional, delivering a major legal victory for asylum seekers. 20.05.2025 8:18

    Guest: Nabeelah Mia: Attorney and Head of the Penal Reform and Detention Monitoring Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights (Attorney of record for the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town in this matter)

A new debt relief initiative by eThekwini Municipality, offering residents and businesses a 50% municipal debt write-off, has been cautiously welcomed by ratepayer associations and opposition leaders, saying it doesn’t address the deeper issues causing th 20.05.2025 4:46

    Guest: Norman Gilbert: Bluff Ratepayers and Residents Chairperson

Diepkloof hostel residents in Soweto are today protesting demanding the following: Their sold land back, development, water and sanitation 19.05.2025 4:07

    Guest: Xolani Fihla - Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)  Spokesperson

The return of South African soldiers from a conflict zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been marred by logistical failures and political controversy. 19.05.2025 9:26

    Guest: Malusi Gigaba: Chairperson Joint Standing Committee of Defence  

South Africa has recorded 548 cases of bullying in schools since the beginning of 2025, according to figures released by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube in response to a parliamentary question. 19.05.2025 6:18

    Guest: Ms Lee-Anne Germanos: Researcher Advisor, South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the international stage with a high-profile tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — his first overseas visit of his second term. 19.05.2025 6:25

    Guest: Siphamandla Zondi - professor of politics and international relations at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Eastern Cape Social Development MEC Bukiwe Fanta has publicly condemned the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision not to pursue the rape case of eight-year-old Cwecwe, who was allegedly assaulted at her school in October 2024. 19.05.2025 6:04

    Guest: Mphumzi Zuzile: spokesperson to the Eastern Cape MEC Social Development

SAPS in KwaZulu-Natal paid over R154 million in civil claims in the 2024/25 financial year, primarily due to unlawful arrests, detentions and negligent driving. 19.05.2025 5:01

    Guest: Colonel Robert Netshiunda: KZN Police Spokesperson

The National Prosecuting Authority has now said that it will proceed with the appeal despite Timothy Omotoso departure 19.05.2025 5:05

    Guest: Adv. Mthunzi Mhaga - NPA Spokesperson