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Pakistan has ordered all unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers - an estimated 1.7 million people - to leave the country by November. 05.10.2023 5:29

Guest: Shafiq Morton - Journalist, broadcaster, author of several books, who has covered events in the region for many years

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa 05.10.2023 5:42

Afrika Update Report: 4 October 2023; 1. Ethiopia-Addis Ababa, the annual joint consultative meeting between UN Security Council and AU Peace and Security Council begins tomorrow and what is the agenda? 2. Senegal- Dakar, Lawyers of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have launched a legal counter-offensive at the supreme court with two appeals; 3. Liberia-Monrovia, As Liberia 2023 dec...

Ordinary South Africans are increasingly becoming vulnerable to kidnapping, with the latest police crime statistics revealing an alarming 8.6% increase in reported kidnapping cases compared to last year. 05.10.2023 6:27

Guest: Justin Naylor, MD at iTOO Special Risk

Eskom owed 4.7 billion by City of Tshwane and Ekurhuleni municipalities 05.10.2023 3:35

Guest: Amanda Qithi, Eskom Gauteng Spokesperson

Mediated Conversation: Thousands sign petition for doctors, midwives to report underage pregnancy to police 04.10.2023 24:36

Clip: Kekeletso Khena - Chief Technology Officer: K-Squared Group Advocate Brenda Madumise – Director: The Wise Collective Marion Stevens - A policy analyst and academic completing her PhD in Political Science at Stellenbosch on the construction of sexual and reproductive health policy in SA. Founding and outgoing Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition Director.

Investment in early childhood development could cut inequality and ignite growth. Correcting government’s historic neglect is necessary to end the cycle of dropping out of school, leading to a lifetime of unskilled employment 04.10.2023 9:19

Guest: Daniel McLaren is public finance economist at ECD programme Ilifa Labantwana.

Do you have a passion for rockets, satellites, earth observation, remote sensing, and more? Do you have an extra-terrestrial idea on how to use data and technology to help save the world? Then Innovate UK wants to hear from you 04.10.2023 5:40

Guest: Alana Kruger, Knowledge Transfer Manager for South Africa at Innovate UK.

Former US President Trump’s civil fraud trial continued for a second day in New York 04.10.2023 4:50

Guest: Brooks Spector - Associated Editor Daily Maverick

The Department of Basic Education is probing pupil behaviour that may be linked to "areas of spirituality and ancestral encounters". Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said there were reports from more than 3 000 schools 04.10.2023 3:51

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Department of Basic Education Spokesperson

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) published research Monday, in the form of a Policy Brief, that shows reports of an immediate and acute ‘fiscal crisis’ in South Africa are being exaggerated for political purposes. 04.10.2023 6:22

Guest: Zimbali Mncube, Institute for Economic Justice Tax and Budget Policy Researcher

Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change has boycotted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State-of-the-Nation address yesterday 04.10.2023 5:27

Guest: Amos Chibaya - Citizens Coalition for Change MP

Cosatu says that the massive increase in the price of fuel today is yet another painful further blow to an already battered economy and struggling working class. 04.10.2023 4:49

Guest: Mathew Parks – Cosatu Spokesperson

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa 04.10.2023 6:18

Afrika Update Report: 4 October 2023; 1. Ghana -Accra, several hundred opposition protesters rallied in Ghana's capital Accra to denounce the country's lingering economic crisis; 2. Kenya-Haiti, Kenyan President William Samoei Arap Ruto welcomes the United Nations Security Council resolution to send a Kenya-led multinational armed force to Haiti; 3. Maurituis-Port Louis, The Secretary General o...

National Union of Mineworkers demands a lengthy delay in the implementation of Just Energy Transition 04.10.2023 4:58

Guest: Khangela Baloyi NUM Energy Sector Coordinator

SAFTU is appalled and disgusted to learn that R134 million was looted in the Bojanala Municipality, North West province. 04.10.2023 2:56

Guest: Trevor Shaku - South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) National Spokesperson

what Impact does fuel hikes have on cost of living? 04.10.2023 4:48

Guest: Dr Marc Wegerif. Senior Lecturer and Development Studies Program Coordinator at University of Pretoria

Mediated Conversation: Are we headed for an economic and fiscal implosion? 03.10.2023 23:31

Clip: Dawie Roodt - Economist Dr Azar Jammine – Economist at Econometrix Dr. Thabi Leoka - Economist

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has instituted an urgent investigation into an incident in which a 13-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by two security guards at a hospital in Ladysmith. 03.10.2023 7:11

Guest: Sindisiwe Ngcobo - Denosa KZN provincial organizer

Meteorite discovery: Unusual finds by South African farmer add to space rock heritage 03.10.2023 6:08

Guest: Roger Lawrence Gibson - Professor of Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology, University of the Witwatersrand

Ukraine confident of broad support as EU ministers convene in Kyiv 03.10.2023 7:26

Guest: Sayan Dey - Assistant Professor, Postcolonial Literature and Cultural Studies Alliance University, Bangalore

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa 03.10.2023 5:40

Afrika Update Report: 02 October 2023; 1. Libya-Italy, Flights resumed between Libya and Italy over the weekend after a nearly decade- suspension; 2. Nigeria-Abuja, for decades, Nigerians would dance on the streets to loud music on October 1, waving the country's flag in pride to celebrate its independence yet economic blues and nationwide labour strike dampens the mood; 3.DR Congo-Kinshasha, Th...

The United National Transport Union (Untu) says that it’s no surprise that the Transnet CEO resigned 03.10.2023 6:07

Guest: Steven Leshabana - United National Transport Union President

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) calls action to be taken against DA uMngeni Mayor Chris Pappas following allegations that he helped his fiancée win a tourism contract with his municipality. 03.10.2023 7:41

Guest: Mafika Mndebele - ANC KZN Spokesperson

Most drinking establishments in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, do not have proper, licensed security personnel. This was revealed in a PhD study into violence and those that offer protection services to patrons at taverns, pubs and clubs. 03.10.2023 4:05

Guest: Dr Nkosingiphile Mbhele, a criminology and forensics studies lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Nearly 6,000 people have petitioned the Health Department to introduce a policy that forces doctors to report pregnancies in minors to the police so officers can investigate statutory rape. 03.10.2023 7:17

Guest: Kekeletso Khena - Chief Technology Officer: K-Squared Group