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Mediated Conversation: The AI National Policy: South Africa’s initial step to establish an AI policy and regulatory framework 22.04.2024 24:59

Guest: Preeta Bhagattjee: Director and Head of the Technology & Innovation practice, Werksman Attorneys. She is also a technology law specialist and has extensive experience in communications and digital technology law Guest: Arthur Goldstuck: Tech Expert Guest: Emile Ormond: PhD in AI ethics risk governance, and has nearly two decades of experience in policy analysis and risk manageme...

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 22.04.2024 4:56

22 April 2024 South Africa and Afrika mourns passing of former PAC President Dr Motsoko Pheko. South Afrika – Egypt, Minister Naledi Pandor hosted and co-chaired the 10th Session of Joint Commission for Cooperation with Egyptian Foreign Affairs minister, Sameh Shoukry, in Tshwane. 2, Ethiopia - Sudan, Communique of the 1209th Meeting of the Afrikan Union Peace and security council on the...

Gauteng Transport Dept, taxi industry to launch Shesha e-hailing app 22.04.2024 4:53

Guest: Theo Malele: National Taxi Alliance Spokesperson

It’s emerged that around the country at the moment the department of water affairs and sanitation has 67 legal actions underway against councils who are not properly managing their water - and allowing sewage to flow into water systems 22.04.2024 7:33

Guest: Gundo Maswime: University of Cape Town’s Civil Engineer Lecturer

Over the weekend the world’s biggest democracy started voting - as nine hundred and sixty nine million people are eligible to cast a ballot in India’s national elections - they’ll be taking place over around six weeks. 22.04.2024 5:18

Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Senior Research Fellow and Director, Afrasid (Africa, Asia Dialogues)

Well around the country you will hear claims and reports of corruption - relating to how particular contracts went to particular companies that then did not do the proper work 22.04.2024 3:30

Guest: Selby Bokaba: Tshwane spokesperson

what would the Democratic Alliance change in SA if they won this year’s elections? 19.04.2024 19:50

Guest: John Steenhuisen - Democratic Alliance Leader

The South African Revenue Service getting its power supply disconnected shows the culture of nonpayment stems from the top tiers of government. 19.04.2024 5:59

Guest: Anja Smith - Stellenbosch University senior researcher (Economics Department) and Senior Economist at DNA Economics (Public Economics and Modelling Practice)

The Electoral Commission in the Northern Cape hosted a code of conduct pledge signing ceremony where 34 parties contesting in the Province signed. 19.04.2024 2:22

Guest: Bonolo Modise: Head of elections in Northern Cape Provincial Electoral Office (IEC)

Joburg Water shock: Grid near collapse as authorities do not have funds to fix ageing infrastructure. 19.04.2024 4:56

Guest: Anthony Turton: Water Expert

The recommissioning of the first open gas turbine has been successfully completed, marking a significant step towards eradicating load-shedding in Gauteng. 19.04.2024 6:07

Guest: Mr Thami Mathiso, Group Executive: New Business at City Power

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 19.04.2024 4:36

“May 2024 elections are an opportunity to go beyond transactional politics” 19.04.2024 6:30

Guest: Mamphela Ramphele is chair of the Archbishop Tutu Intellectual Property Trust and chair of the Global Compassion Coalition.

A new private members bill has been tabled in the National Assembly, which proposes changes to local government to prepare South Africa for the “new norm” of coalition governments 19.04.2024 5:54

Guest: Omhle Ntshingila: Project coordinator/political analysts, Right2Protest

We take a look at the impact of Dubai’s flooding/heavy rains on the International aviation sector as planes could not leave or emerge amid the bad weather 19.04.2024 5:33

Guest: Phutego Mogapele: Aviation Expert

Cabinet approves Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection 18.04.2024 9:26

Guest: Aaron Motsoaledi: Minister of Home Affairs

The Patriotic Alliance has signed a deal with the leaders of five smaller parties - that operate in the western cape where those parties say they will support the Patriotic Alliance 18.04.2024 8:23

Guest: Charles Cilliers: Head of Negotiations, Patriotic Alliance

the Energy Regulator NERSA has now approved a new Manuel or a new system to help Eskom and municipalities deal with intense load shedding 18.04.2024 6:35

Guest: Nhlanhla Gumede: Regulator Member responsible for Electricity Regulation at NERSA

There is new research that has found that SA communities is facing a heroin/nyaope crisis 18.04.2024 5:45

Guest: Andrew Scheibe -Technical advisor at TB HIV Care and researcher at from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria

Ster-kinekor is planning to shut more cinemas. 18.04.2024 4:28

Guests: Gus Silber: Journalist & Author

Are political parties including women and have plans for Gender-Based Violence in their manifestos? 18.04.2024 8:11

Guest: Lebo Ramafoko: GBV Activist & Executive Director of OxfamSA

Mediated Conversation: Australia’s meteorological bureau announced that it believes what is called the El Nino Southern oscillation has now ended 18.04.2024 22:57

Guest: Willem Adolf Landman: professor in Meteorology in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of Pretoria Guest: Prof Guy Midgley - Acting Director | School for Climate Studies Stellenbosch University Guest: Dr Sandile Ndlungwane: Grain Chair of the African Farmers Association of South Africa

In Europe, the British Broadcasting Corporation - the BBC is now reporting that its analysis shows that fifty thousand Russian soldiers have been killed while fighting in Ukraine 18.04.2024 6:12

Guest: Denys Reva: Researcher, Institute for Security Studies

how effective are protests before an election? 18.04.2024 5:09

Guest: Dr Trevor Ngwane - Director: Centre for Sociological Research and Practice at the University of Johannesburg's Department of Sociology

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 18.04.2024 5:15

18 April 2024 Tunisia- Italy, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was in Tunisia yesterday to reinforce cooperation between the two countries on migration. Libya- United Nations (UN), Abdoulaye Bathily, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has tendered his resignation to Secretary-General Antonio...