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The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a flagship binational water and hydropower initiative between South Africa and Lesotho, has seen its projected cost surge from R8 billion in 2008 to a staggering R53 billion in 2025. 15.08.2025 6:24

    Guest: Ayesha Laher: director at AHL Water & Water Expert 

Why workplace trauma shouldn't be swept under the carpet. 15.08.2025 6:03

    Guest: Dr Keitumetse “Tumi” Mashego is a clinical and sports psychologist, author of the memoir Trapped in Love, a life-coach and founder of RebaOne Wellness. 

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 15.08.2025 7:19

    15 August 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Madagascar – Antananarivo  SADC to hold 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 17 August 2025 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene its 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on 17 August 2025 at the Ivato Conference Center in Antananarivo,...

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced his intention to approve over 3,000 housing units in the long-stalled and highly controversial E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank. 15.08.2025 7:35

Guest: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk - professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs 

This week marks 13 years since the Marikana Massacre   15.08.2025 6:03

  Guest: Joseph Mathunjwa: Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union President

Black farmers across South Africa are raising urgent concerns over prolonged delays and lack of transparency in securing land leases from the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRRD). 15.08.2025 5:42

    Guest: Mr Mpho Makapela - Chairperson of Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA)

A 27-year-old e-hailing driver was brutally murdered at Soweto’s Maponya Mall on Wednesday night, just two weeks after arriving in Gauteng. His killing is the latest in a long-running conflict between taxi and e-hailing operators, exposing the deep-rooted 15.08.2025 5:12

    Guest: Melithemba Mnguni: secretary of the E-Hailing Partners Council 

South Africa’s government has publicly distanced itself from remarks made by SANDF chief General Rudzani Maphwanya during a high-level visit to Iran, in which he expressed political solidarity with Tehran and endorsed deeper strategic cooperation. 15.08.2025 6:44

    Guest: Peter Fabricius: independent journalist and analyst on foreign policy issues 

The Home Affairs Department has announced Capitec and FNB as the first banks signed up to the new digital partnership model that will expand access to Smart ID and Passport services to 100s more bank branches across urban and rural areas - and to banking 14.08.2025 14:32

    Guest: Dr Leon Schreiber: Minister of Home Affairs 

The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), which administers the pension assets of government employees, has agreed to pay just under R1 billion in what appears to be a fictitious agreement to lease a building for its headquarters in Pretoria f 14.08.2025 8:22

    Guest: Sikhonathi Mantshantha - journalist with News24 Investigations 

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) welcomes the confirmation of Duynefontein in the Western Cape as the approved site for South Africa’s next nuclear power station. 14.08.2025 7:14

    Guest: Loyiso Tyabashe: Group Chief Executive Officer, The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) 

Has the state failed to address the crisis of illegal immigration? Do we have a lawlessness crisis in SA? 14.08.2025 5:51

    Guest: Prof Sethulego Matebesi - Professor and Head of Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State 

South Africa is experiencing a concerning trend of international companies either exiting the market or significantly scaling down their operations. While global economic instability plays a role, local economic weaknesses — including sluggish GDP growth, 14.08.2025 6:10

    Guest: Adrian Saville: Professor of Economics at the Gordon Institute of Business Science

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 14.08.2025 4:32

    14 August 2025 1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Gabon – Libreville  Amnesty granted for 2023 coup and 2019 conspiracy attempts In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising.  The decision, announced on August 12, paves the way for the relea...

A major political controversy has erupted in India, as opposition parties, led by Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, accuse the Election Commission of India (ECI) of "vote theft" during the 2024 general elections. 14.08.2025 6:37

    Guest: Ayesha Kajee, political analyst and research fellow at Africa, Asia Dialogues (Afrasid) 

The community has now threatened to shut down Maponya Mall in Soweto today, after one person was killed and two others injured when two e-hailing vehicles were attacked last night 14.08.2025 4:44

    Guest: Thabang Moloi - Pimville Community Member

The City of Ekurhuleni is facing growing tension following a wave of court-ordered evictions at its low-cost housing flats in Pharoe Park, which triggered violent protests culminating in a suspected arson attack on the Department of Home Affairs building 14.08.2025 11:16

    Guest: Kgopelo Hollo: MMC for Human Settlements for the City of Ekurhuleni   Guest: Edward Molopi: Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer at Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa 

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Mthatha were urgently dispatched to Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Ngqeleni yesterday following a suspected mass food poisoning incident of Approximately 131 learners 14.08.2025 5:07

    Guest: Ncedo Kolanisi - premier-general for AbaThembu kingdom

The Gauteng High Court has found the City of Tshwane in contempt of court for failing to comply with a 2022 court order regarding the maintenance and upgrading of the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market. Judge Mmonoa Teffo ruled that Mayor Nasiphi Moya and City 13.08.2025 8:30

  Guest: Gjalt Hooghiemstra: President, the Institute of Market Agents of South Africa (IMASA)  

Set to take place from 3 to 5 October 2025 in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, the Global Anti-Racism Summit marks a historic moment in the ongoing global struggle for racial justice. 13.08.2025 14:53

  Guest: Edwin Cleophas, Managing Director of The Social Justice Agency and Anti-racism Activist. 

Despite being forcibly evicted from the Union Buildings earlier this year, King Khoisan SA has vowed to continue his fight for the official recognition of the Khoisan as South Africa’s First Nation. 13.08.2025 5:09

  Guest: King Khoisan SA

Tensions in the South China Sea escalated this week following the release of dramatic footage by the Philippines showing a Chinese warship colliding with a Chinese coastguard vessel while pursuing a Philippine patrol ship near the contested Scarborough Sh 13.08.2025 5:27

    Guest: Timothy Walker: Maritime Project Leader & Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies 

Tensions flared in Germiston’s CBD on Tuesday as residents were forcibly evicted from a block of municipal apartments over alleged non-payment of rent. The evictions, carried out by the Red Ants, sparked unrest in the area, culminating in a suspected arso 13.08.2025 8:02

  Guest: Phakamile Mbengashe: Ekurhuleni Municipality Spokesperson  

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 13.08.2025 5:22

    13 August 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Cameroon- France French president admits to France's repressive war during Cameroon's independence struggle French president Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France had led a war in Cameroon during the country’s independence struggle in a document made public on Tuesday.  Macron wrote to Cameroon president Paul Biya on 30 Ju...

South Africa’s unemployment crisis has deepened further, with the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) from Stats SA revealing an increase in the official unemployment rate to 33.2% in Q2 2025. 13.08.2025 11:31

  Guest: Duma Gqubule: Independent Analyst