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Stats SA data shows that South Africans are now eating less due to high cost of living 26.03.2024 5:34

Guest: Mamapudi Nkgadima; Managing Director of African Response

The United Nations Security Council has now adopted a resolution calling for a full-scale ceasefire in Gaza - and calling for peace there for the period of Ramadan. 26.03.2024 6:16

Guest: Zeenat Adam - Executive Director: Afro Middle East Centre

Mediated Conversation: What Climate Change Means for South Africa and Its People 26.03.2024 22:12

Guest: Anton Cartwright: Researcher at the African centre for Cities (UCT) and an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Lead Author (in 2018). Guest: Prof Roelof Burger: climatologist & president of the National Association for Clean Air: University of North West Guest: Prof Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi: Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health at the London School of Hygiene and...

There is now research that shows parents who believe their children can have a better future are more likely to read and play with them 26.03.2024 4:59

Guest: Prof Eric Atmore – Director: Centre for Early Childhood Development

The National Prosecuting Authority says it has enough evidence to arrest National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. 26.03.2024 17:02

Guest: Stephen May - Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s lawyer Guest: Benedict Phiri – Legal Analyst

If you believe you are going to be arrested - what options do you have to try and stop the police of the NPA from arresting you? 25.03.2024 4:53

Guest: William Booth: Criminal Law Expert

Electric vehicles: taxpayers to bear the cost – experts say. 25.03.2024 6:15

Guest: Professor Jannie Rossouw, Wits Business School & Economist

The South African Medical Association is calling on the Gauteng Health Department to resolve Telkom bill issue as hospitals remain 'unreachable' 25.03.2024 5:01

Guest: Mvuyisi Mzukwa: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) Chairperson

Air Quality issues 25.03.2024 4:46

Guest: Prof. Rebecca Garland: Associate Professor, University of Pretoria Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology

Mediated Conversation: we are used to having two ballot papers - one for the national election - and one for the provincial election - what is the third ballot paper for? 25.03.2024 24:53

Guest: Masego Sheburi: IEC Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Guest: Lulu White - CEO Elections Management and Consulting Agency

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 25.03.2024 4:51

25 March 2024: Senegal- Dakar, Senegal has decided, counting on-going and final provisional results expected tomorrow; Chad -N'Djamena, Chad electoral and justice authorities have cleared 10 candidates for this year's long-awaited presidential elections scheduled for May 6; Uganda - Kampala, President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the Ugandan Milit...

In Makanda, the Makana Citizens Front are now asking national government to intervene in the council - because they say a water crisis this is bringing the city to its knees. 25.03.2024 7:49

Guest: Lungile Mxube - Makana Citizens Front Chair

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba launched the party’s election manifesto over the weekend - promising to create millions of jobs - and saying that the party would end black economic empowerment - and replace with it an entrepreneur’s fund. 25.03.2024 5:08

Guest: Michael Beaumont: Interim National Chairperson of ActionSA

In Russia, thousands of people have turned out to mourn the one hundred and thirty seven people killed in an attack on the crocus city hall - that saw people at a rock concert being shot dead by at least four men using automatic weapons 25.03.2024 5:53

Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - Professor Of Strategy: Faculty Of Military Science: Stellenbosch University

The High Court in Tshwane is expected to hear an application brought by the national assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula against the National Prosecuting Authority - asking a judge to stop her from being arrested by the investigative directorate 25.03.2024 11:02

Guest: Mike Ramagoma: The National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula‘s special advisor

The Dagga Party has written to the president arguing that the dagga bill violates the apex court’s privacy judgment. 25.03.2024 8:20

Guest: Jeremy Acton - Dagga Party Leader

The eThekwini Municipality has now anger its residents for proposing tariff hikes in its draft budget 22.03.2024 6:31

Guest: Ish Prahladh, President: eThekwini Ratepayers' and Residents' Association

United Democratic Movement leader says that the speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been arrested 22.03.2024 8:50

Guest: Bantu Holomisa - United Democratic Movement leader Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Politics Reporter

The speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has decided to take special leave - amid reports from the Mail & Guardian newspaper that she is about to be arrested. 22.03.2024 3:48

Guest: Siviwe Gwarube: Democratic Alliance Chief Whip

In Ukraine, at least thirty one Russian missiles have been fired on the capital Kyiv - with officials saying two of the missiles were ballistic missiles that may have come from North Korea - twenty nine of them of were cruise missiles 22.03.2024 5:02

Guest: Denys Reva, Researcher, Institute for Security Studies 06:35 Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 22 March 2024: Senegal- Dakar, Senegal decides 2024, presidential campaigns ending tomorrow and 7.3 million Senegalese are registered to vote Sunday, March 24; Nigeria -Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has susp...

President Ramaphosa on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, congratulated the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, for his re-election to the position of President of the Russian Federation 22.03.2024 13:14

Guest: Obed Bapela - Deputy Chair: ANC’s International Relations Subcommittee and Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Guest: John Stremlau – Honorary Professor of International Relation: Wits University

SADAG's School Outreach Program has successfully reached over 80,000 learners and engaged with over 1,500 educators across 72 schools in Gauteng in 6 months. 22.03.2024 6:25

Guest: Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha - School Outreach Programme Coordinator: South African Depression and Anxiety Group

Markus Jooste - the man at the centre of the Steinhoff scandal has taken his own life after being hit with a R475m fine by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) 22.03.2024 3:22

Guest: Rob Rose: Editor of Financial Mail

Guest: Denys Reva, Researcher, Institute for Security Studies

The Minister of Public Service and Administration Noxolo Kiviet says government has decided to increase the wages of government workers by four point seven percent. 22.03.2024 4:33

Guest: Jones Galorale: The chief negotiator of government at the Department of Public Service and Administration