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Kim Heller has now argued that the departure of the 49 Afrikaner South Africans to the US reflects a deep-seated refusal to accept black-led governance in post-apartheid South Africa and a continued sense of racial entitlement rooted in the country’s apar 14.05.2025 13:47

    Guest: Kim Heller: Media, Political Strategist and author of No White Lies: Black Politics and White Power in South Africa

In the Philippines, the once-allied families of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice-President Sara Duterte have descended into a bitter and personal feud—one that could determine the country’s political future. 14.05.2025 8:13

    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 14.05.2025 3:06

14 May 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Germany – United Nations – Afrika U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said that the world body's peacekeeping operation is “only as strong as member states’ commitment to it” as he pleaded with them yesterday to pay their share.   Guinea -Conakry General and presidential elections in Guinea will take place in Decem...

South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis continues to deepen, with over 10.3 million young people aged 15 to 24 unemployed in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics SA. 14.05.2025 4:07

Guest: Siba Nobandla: content creator at Youth Capital

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt has stirred debate by calling for the closure of most public universities in South Africa arguing that the government should redirect funding to private institutions and that many state-owned universities are underperforming 14.05.2025 13:18

Guest: Dawie Roodt: Economist  Guest: Victor Kgomoeswana: Writer, speaker, Commentator and Executive Director: Marketing & Communication at University of Limpopo

@TheSADAG launches free support group for parents. 13.05.2025 6:39

 Tselane Makhetha: Support Group Leader, South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) 

Tiger Brands, South Africa's biggest food producer, on Monday offered to compensate listeriosis victims, marking a major step toward resolving class action after a 2017 outbreak that killed about 200 people and sickened more than 1,000. 13.05.2025 9:25

    Guest: Richard Spoor: Lawyer, Richard Spoor Inc

As South Africa prepares for its third national budget under Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, a contentious debate over tax policy is resurfacing. 13.05.2025 6:48

    Guest: Azar Jamine: Economist

The Department of Transport is under pressure to find an interim solution to South Africa’s driver’s licence card printing crisis, following the repeated breakdowns of the country’s sole licence card machine. 13.05.2025 7:04

    Guest: Collen Msibi: National Transport Department Spokesperson

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 13.05.2025 5:32

    13 May 2025   Ivory Coast- Rwanda- DR Congo-South Afrika Rwandan President Paul Kagame Weighs in On U.S., Qatar-Mediated Peace Efforts President Paul Kagame said that the mediation efforts by Qatar and the United States designed to achieve peace in eastern DR Congo are an acknowledged necessity, adding that Africa needs to actively play its own part in finding solutions to Afric...

The United States and China have now announced a 90-day pause in their escalating trade war 13.05.2025 6:44

    Guest: Brooks Spector: Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick

The NPA has decided to appeal the judgment delivered by Judge Irma Schoeman on 2 April 2025, in the case against Timothy Omotoso and two others. 13.05.2025 12:32

    Guests: Mthunzi Mhaga: National Prosecuting Authority ( NPA) Spokesperson 

The Gauteng provincial government has clarified recent concerns over its reported R1.8 billion budget underspend, emphasising that only R85 million is at actual risk of being forfeited to the National Treasury. 13.05.2025 7:42

    Guest: Lebo Maile: Gauteng Finance MEC

A recent High Court ruling has affirmed that body corporates in sectional title schemes have the legal right to disconnect electricity to units whose owners are in arrears—provided the proper legal procedures are followed. The decision balances the rights of individual owners with the need to maintain financial sustainability within communal living schemes.  Guest: Carlo Mariani: Proper...

the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered a landmark ruling in the case of Blind SA v President of the Republic of South Africa, declaring that section 19D of the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) be immediately read into the existing Copyright Act. 12.05.2025 5:49

 Faatima Lahore: Candidate Attorney at SECTION27

A deepening salary crisis within the Gauteng Department of Health has left numerous doctors — including those at key public hospitals like Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke, and Dr George Mukhari — unpaid for months, forcing some to prove they are 12.05.2025 9:58

    Guest: Motalatale Modiba: Gauteng Health Spokesperson

The South African government, through the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, has formally raised concerns with the United States regarding reports of alleged South African refugees being processed for resettlement in the U.S. 12.05.2025 7:56

    Guest: Chrispin Phiri: Spokesperson of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation

In a rare late-night televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed direct peace talks with Ukraine, signalling a potential shift in Moscow’s stance on negotiations. 12.05.2025 5:10

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

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 12.05.2025 4:22

    12 May 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Somalia- Mogadishu At least seven people have died in devastating overnight floods in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Local officials say torrential rain began on Friday night and lasted for about ten hours, displacing more than two hundred families. Nine houses were destroyed and six major roads badly damaged across several districts...

The City of Tshwane has successfully defended its refusal to implement a 5.4% salary increase for municipal workers, with the Labour Court ruling in its favour amid claims of financial hardship. 12.05.2025 7:27

    Guest: Cilliers Brink: Democratic Alliance (DA) Tshwane caucus leader

The Trump administration is fast-tracking the resettlement of a select group of white South Africans — specifically Afrikaners — under newly granted refugee status, despite a broader freeze on refugee admissions from war-torn or crisis-stricken regions gl 12.05.2025 6:33

    Guest: Craig Smith: Immigration Lawyer

Workplace bullying: How can one deal with it? 09.05.2025 8:25

    Guest: Mabore Sithole: Leadership activist and workplace expert

As May Measurement Month gains momentum, health experts are sounding the alarm on one of the world’s most dangerous and underdiagnosed conditions—hypertension, often referred to as the “silent killer.” 09.05.2025 5:00

 Professor Erika Jones, President of the @SAHypertension

Dear South Africa is encourages Cape Town residents to voice their concerns about their municipalities’ proposed hikes because property rates, electricity, water, sanitation, and refuse removal “are just some of the services” that will see an increase in 09.05.2025 5:14

    Guest: Rob Hutchinson: Founder Of Dear South Africa

Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago-born cleric, has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV—the first American to lead the Catholic Church. 09.05.2025 5:48

    Guest: Fr Hugh O'Connor the Secretary General of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)