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Government yesterday ended the declaration of a national state of disaster over our electricity crisis after 36 days as several organisations had already said they would challenge the declaration in court 06.04.2023 9:55

Guest: Parks Tau, Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South Africa

The Rise Mzansi party say that they will only form coalitions based on solid values and principles. 06.04.2023 2:52

Guest: Songezo Zibi, Convenor of the Rise Mzansi Campaign.

we have these two big retractions - around the national state of disaster - and around the Eskom exemption from the public finance management act. What does that tell us about government? 06.04.2023 4:26

Guest: Prince Mashele - Political Analyst

the UDM says it won’t join the DA’s coalition proposal to remove the ANC in 2024- and in fact its leader Bantu Holomisa says the DA still has a big brother mentality 06.04.2023 3:38

Guest: Nqabayomzi Kwankwa – Chief Whip and Deputy President of UDM

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday withdrew the exemption granted to Eskom, from reporting irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure in its annual financial statements. 06.04.2023 4:28

Guest: Khaya Sithole - Independent Analyst

IFP has now expelled 3 councillors of Inkosi Langalibalele (Estcourt) local municipality in the KZN Midlands who each allegedly received R100 000 from the ANC to sign a petition & later support a motion to remove their own mayor from office. 06.04.2023 8:07

Guest: Velenkosi Hlabisa, IFP president

According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, more than half of South African firms were impacted by ransomware over the past year. 06.04.2023 4:08

Guest: Billy Petzer, CSIR Cybersecurity System expert and researcher group leader

The Department Of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala on Tuesday visited the disastrous Beitbridge border fence ahead of Easter weekend 06.04.2023 5:34

Guest: Sihle Zikalala - Department Of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala

Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo is aware of the destruction at the Braamfontein cemetery, which has been the largest in the history of Joburg Cemeteries 06.04.2023 9:44

Guest: Jenny Moodley, Spokesperson at Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo

Mediated Conversation: do we need borders in Africa? 05.04.2023 23:40

Guest: Professor Roger Southall, Emeritus Professor in Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand Guest: Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue Guest: Dr. Khabele Matlosa, Visiting Professor, Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership, University of Johannesburg (UJ). Mediated Conversation: do we need borders in Africa?

A study by Wits University has now revealed that poor mental health in SA is linked to food insecurity 05.04.2023 3:57

Guest: Dr. Siphiwe Dlamini - lecturer, School of Physiology, Wits University A study by Wits University has now revealed that poor mental health in SA is linked to food insecurity

Charlene Felicity Mathews was shot dead on Tuesday in Mpumalanga, she was the wife of the former traditional leader chief Clyde Mnisi - who was also killed in the same way a week ago 05.04.2023 6:35

Guest: Julian Rademeyer, Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime's East and Southern Africa research observatory. Charlene Felicity Mathews was shot dead on Tuesday in Mpumalanga, she was the wife of the former traditional leader chief Clyde Mnisi - who was also killed in the same way a week ago

The Special Investigating Unit is now accusing a lawyer from the office of the state attorney of defrauding government of twenty-seven million rand. Advocate Hassan Ebrahim Kajee was arrested over the weekend 05.04.2023 2:35

Guest: Kaizer Kganyago, spokesperson Special Investigating Unit The Special Investigating Unit is now accusing a lawyer from the office of the state attorney of defrauding government of twenty-seven million rand. Advocate Hassan Ebrahim Kajee was arrested over the weekend

Corruption Watch has released a big report looking at the trends of corruption - they suggest that the problems caused by corruption are now being seen in our cities and towns 05.04.2023 12:35

Guest: Karam Singh, Corruption Watch executive director Corruption Watch has released a big report looking at the trends of corruption - they suggest that the problems caused by corruption are now being seen in our cities and towns

It’s emerged that four hundred and sixty million rand given to nine councils in North West for service delivery and infrastructure was returned - because it had not been spent. 05.04.2023 4:30

Guest: Thato Molosankwe, Mahikeng Social Activist It’s emerged that four hundred and sixty million rand given to nine councils in North West for service delivery and infrastructure was returned - because it had not been spent.

It’s emerged that four hundred and sixty million rand given to nine councils in North West for service delivery and infrastructure was returned - because it had not been spent. 05.04.2023 7:39

Guest: Herman Mashaba, ActionSA leader ActionSA announces that they have been in talks with the IFP, VF+, ACDP and other political parties to form a coalition pact to remove the ANC from power come 2024.

Afrika Update Report: 5 April 2023; 1. South Afrika- Uganda, South Afrikan LGBTQI+ activists led by the Economic Freedom Fighter President Julius Sello Malema gathered outside the Ugandan High Commission in Tshwane to demonstrate against the anti-gay bill 05.04.2023 4:59

Guest: Adv. Sipho Mantula from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA Afrika Update Report: 5 April 2023; 1. South Afrika- Uganda, South Afrikan LGBTQI+ activists led by the Economic Freedom Fighter President Julius Sello Malema gathered outside the Ugandan High Commission in Tshwane to demonstrate against the anti-gay bill ; 2. Sierra Leone - Free Town, Political Parties Re...

There’s been reports in City Press that the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Tasneem Motara has fired the acting CEO of the Gauteng Growth and Development agency - Simphiwe Hamilton a month before his contract was due to end 05.04.2023 8:14

Guest: Vuyo Mhaga, Spokesperson of Premier Panyaza Lesufi There’s been reports in City Press that the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Tasneem Motara has fired the acting CEO of the Gauteng Growth and Development agency - Simphiwe Hamilton a month before his contract was due to end

Researchers have now said that the coastline is contaminated by chemicals from inadequately treated sewage 05.04.2023 37:19

Guest: Leslie Petrik, Professor of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape Researchers have now said that the coastline is contaminated by chemicals from inadequately treated sewage.

US President Donald Trump has become the first former president in the history of the world’s oldest democracy to be formally charged and to appear in court 05.04.2023 5:56

Guest: Sherwin Bryce-Pease, SABC Correspondent US President Donald Trump has become the first former president in the history of the world’s oldest democracy to be formally charged and to appear in court

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, launched the South African National Parks (SANParks) Vision 2040 yesterday (4 April 2023) 05.04.2023 6:26

Guest: Ms Barbara Creecy - Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, launched the South African National Parks (SANParks) Vision 2040 yesterday (4 April 2023).

Cape Town’s District 6 has now officially been declared as a National Heritage Site. 05.04.2023 4:53

Guest: Ben Maswinga, Senior Manager: Heritage Conservation Management Cape Town’s District 6 has now officially been declared as a National Heritage Site.

There has been outrage from so many different groups about National Treasury’s exemptions being granted to Eskom from having to report wasteful irregular and fruitless 04.04.2023 15:04

Guest: Chris Yelland, Energy Analyst Guest: Sandile Swana, Political and Governance expert Guest: Hilton Trollip, Independent Consultant in Energy research There has been outrage from so many different groups about National Treasury ’s exemptions being granted to Eskom from having to report wasteful irregular and fruitless

Mediated Conversation: Last week the competition commission released a report on the prices of basic foods in South Africa claiming companies may have been profiteering as food prices has been rising very quickly 04.04.2023 24:46

Guest: Dr Marc Wegerif, researcher, senior lecturer and development studies program coordinator at University of Pretoria Guest: Johann Kirsten, Professor and Director of the Bureau for Economic Research: Stellenbosch University Mediated Conversation: Last week the competition commission released a report on the prices of basic foods in South Africa claiming companies may have been profiteering as...

There has been a most awful act of vandalism at Braamfontein ash walls 04.04.2023 3:49

Guest: Flo Bird, Johannesburg Heritage Foundation Chairperson T here has been a most awful act of vandalism at Braamfontein ash wal