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Legal Practice Council calls on all victims of unethical lawyers to come forward 14.02.2024 6:32

Guest: Estelle Veldsman: Manager Risk and Compliance, Legal Practice Council

Our government has now formally sent a letter to the International Court of Justice - asking judges there to consider using their powers to order Israel to stop its offensive in Rafah in Southern Gaza. 14.02.2024 15:25

Guest: Zane Dangor - Director General: Department of International Relations and Cooperation Guest: Benji Shulman: Director of Public Policy, South African Zionist Federation Guest: Mia Swart, Visiting Professor, Wits Law School

Two thousand nine hundred SANDF soldiers will now be sent to the Eastern DRC to try and protect people from militia groups in that region and the deployment will cost around two billion rand 14.02.2024 2:41

Guest: Advocate Pikkie Greeff - South African National Defence Union Secretary

Mediated Conversation: killings of councillors in KZN - has that number increased dramatically in the last few years? 13.02.2024 23:59

Guest: Prof Bheki Mngomezulu: Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University Guest: Jean Redpath: Senior Researcher at the African Criminal Justice Reform Guest: Bheke Stofile: SALGA President

Sanral confirms increase of toll tariffs by 6.25% as of the 1st of March. 13.02.2024 2:13

Guest: Layton Beard: Automobile Association Spokesperson

In Gaza Israeli airstrikes continue in the area around Rafah - where about one and a half million Palestinians are currently trying to shelter in tents or under anything they can find - after being forced to leave the north of Gaza. 13.02.2024 5:11

Guest: Naeem Jeenah: Senior Researcher: Humanity at Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 13.02.2024 2:36

13 February 2024: Senegal -ECOWAS, Chairperson of ECOWAS President Bola Tinubu visited his counterpart President Macky Sall for a one-day working meeting; Sudan- Port Sudan, As the war in Sudan continues, women and girls have been learning new skills at a combat training camp; DR Congo-Kinshasa, Congolese protesters are demonstrating against US and Belgium embassies and demanding them to...

The National Consumer Commission says it’s now conducting a national assessment of all of the brands and types of peanut butter being sold around the country - after finding problems with the producer house of natural butters. 13.02.2024 5:10

Guest: Trudi Broekmann Consumer Law Expert & Attorney at Trudi Broekmann Attorneys

Do you get annoying phone calls from landlines and “087” numbers? How do you handle them? Should they be banned? 13.02.2024 8:28

Guest: Advocate Pansy Tlakula – Chairperson of the Information Regulator

In Joburg, it’s now emerged that every day this year so far there has been a water problem somewhere - after several months where residents have battled to have consistent water supplies. 13.02.2024 3:50

Guest: Dr Ferial Adam - Executive Manager: WaterCAN - OUTA

The SA Municipal Workers Union says it’s started a strike at the uShaka Marine World in Durban - after a dispute about wages. The park is owned by the eThekwini municipality. 13.02.2024 6:36

Guest: Xolani Dube: SAMWU eThekwini Secretary

The Home Affairs Department has issued a circular saying that foreign tourists who are here for long stays - who don’t receive the outcomes of their visa renewal applications in the next ten days must leave the country 13.02.2024 3:34

Guest: Rosemary Anderson - FEDHASA National Chairperson

the Constitutional Court has rejected an application by the ANC to appeal a ruling that is must hand over the records of its deployment committee to the DA 13.02.2024 14:30

Guest: Melusi Xulu: Managing Director, Donda Attorneys Guest: Sandile Swana: Political Analyst

Breaking the Silence: SADAG's Teen Suicide Prevention Week can help Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers with Warning Signs 13.02.2024 7:35

Guest: Cassey Chambers: Operations Director SADAG

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 12.02.2024 4:30

12 February 2024: Egypt-Israel, Egypt is threatening to suspend a peace deal with Israel if troops are invading the town of Rafah; Senegal-Dakar, Confrontation and protest ongoing in the delayed elections in Senegal and three people killed; 3.Malawi-Lilongwe, The Homeland security minister Ken Zikhale has announced through government Gazette notice to lift visa restrictions for traveller...

Auditor-General paints a grim picture as irregularities result in municipalities bleeding R5.6 billion 12.02.2024 5:30

Guest: Dr Harlan Cloete – Governance Expert & Research Fellow, University of Free State

Mediated Conversation: the idea of an International Anti-Corruption 12.02.2024 23:57

Clip: Richard J. Goldstone: former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Guest: Professor Omphemetse Sibanda - University Of Limpopo Law Researcher Guest: Karam Singh – Executive Director: Corruption Watch

The EFF launch their manifesto over the weekend 12.02.2024 8:10

Guest: Sinawo Tambo – EFF National Spokesperson

GroundWork responds to Nkululeko caller 12.02.2024 8:43

Guest: Robby Mokgalaka: Senior Campaign Manager, Groundwork

An explosive leaked document compiled by the department of correctional services (DCS) reveals that an investigation at the prison weeks after Bester was recaptured also uncovered claims of “a poisoning campaign to take out offenders who allegedly ‘saw th 12.02.2024 8:44

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo: Spokesperson, Department of Correctional service

The Eastern Cape High Court has now ruled that the provincial police commissioner must now report the cases of intimidation and violence against Intercape to the hawks - and that the hawks must investigate 12.02.2024 7:51

Guest: Jac Marais - litigation and dispute resolution specialist, Adams & Adams

Eskom has blamed its descent into stage 6 load-shedding on a perfect storm of non-performing renewables 12.02.2024 7:56

Guest: Mohammed Madhi: Energy Analyst & Sinan Energy CEO

It’s now been one year since two South African engineers were arrested in Equatorial Guinea - and jailed in a closed court process - in which no evidence was brought against them 12.02.2024 5:22

Guest: Shaun Murphy: spokesperson for the families

Rural development positively impacts immune development 12.02.2024 6:13

Guest: Professor Michael Levin: Co-author of the study & Head of Division of Asthma and Allergy, Red Cross Hospital & Prof, University of Cape Town

SONA: Does the Speech change anything ahead of the elections. Does the speech cover the right and important things and does it make a difference? 09.02.2024 7:07

Guest: Buhle Geleba – Spokesperson, SA Youth Economic Council