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In response to recent violent bullying incidents at South African schools, education experts and unions are calling for a unified, simple, and enforceable school code of conduct to help foster a culture of respect and safety. 07.08.2025 6:49

  Guest: Basil Manuel - Executive Director National Professional Teachers' Organisation of SA (Naptosa) 

Unemployed doctors in KwaZulu-Natal held a shutdown march in Pietermaritzburg this week, marking the seventh consecutive week of peaceful protest outside the Premier’s office. The group is demanding urgent placements within the provincial health system, h 07.08.2025 8:00

  Guest: Dr Nobuhle Makhanya: Spokesperson, Unemployed Doctors KZN  

A key deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump demanding a ceasefire in Ukraine expires this Friday, but Russian President Vladimir Putin appears unlikely to comply. 07.08.2025 5:56

    Guest: Professor Abel Esterhuyse is a member of the Department of Strategic Studies in the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University 

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 07.08.2025 5:15

07 August 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Ghana- Accra  Ghana ministers, ruling party official killed in army helicopter crash The crash of a military helicopter in Ghana on Wednesday killed all eight people aboard including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and other top officials, the government said. The Ghanian military said the helicopter took off in the...

Public sector unions are pressuring the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) to cap its 2026 contribution increase at single digits, following a contentious 13.4% hike this year. 07.08.2025 6:49

  Guest: Dr Stanley Moloabi Principal Officer-Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems)

The sudden and tragic death of 19-year-old Stellenbosch University student Chris Scheffer from meningococcal meningitis has triggered a wave of concern and urgent health warnings. As the university community reels from the loss, health officials are raisi 07.08.2025 7:48

  Guest: Dr Leslie van Rooi: acting Senior Director: Student Affairs, Stellenbosch University  

Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie has called for urgent legal action against the hosts of the Open Chats Podcast after a controversial episode surfaced containing deeply offensive and racist remarks about the Coloured community. What are the limit 07.08.2025 6:16

  Guest: William Bird: Director, Media Monitoring Africa 

In a landmark decision, the High Court of Johannesburg has affirmed the rights of civilians to question and film police officers during their duties without fear of unlawful arrest. 07.08.2025 4:16

  Guest: Chad Thomas: Crime expert and director of IRS Investigations 

The Johannesburg High Court confirmed that Kenny Kunene’s repeated reference to Julius Malema as a “cockroach” during a televised interview in 2021 violated the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (Equality Act).  06.08.2025 7:18

    Guest: Prof Angelo Dube: Director, School of Law at UNISA 

The Special Tribunal is being relocated from the Booysens Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg to a private office building in Pretoria. The move, revealed in a Government Gazette notice, has sparked controversy due to a lack of consultation with current le 06.08.2025 6:17

    Guest: Ms Kgalalelo Masibi: the Chief Director Communication, Department of Justice 

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has found concerning pockets of Basotho within the borders of South Africa, as the law enforcement agencies investigate allegations of Lesotho nationals undergoing military training camps in South Africa. 06.08.2025 8:39

    Guest: Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili: Deputy National Commissioner of Policing and Co-chair of the NATJOINTS 

UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has sparked renewed discussion about national identity and belonging after publicly stating she no longer considers herself Nigerian, despite her heritage and upbringing in the country. 06.08.2025 5:57

    Guest: Roland Henwood: Political Scientist And Commentator University of Pretoria  

On Monday, SANTACO Western Cape hosted the Western Cape Taxi Peace Summit, a critical gathering focused on ending violence in the taxi industry and building a safer, more stable public transport system. 06.08.2025 6:57

    Guest: Mandla Hermanus: Chairperson Santaco Western Cape 

    Guest: Claude Naiker: Public Servants Association (PSA)  Acting deputy general manager

    Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin: Research and Advocacy Officer of Judges Matter  

the IDT’s suspended CEO and the entity’s spokesperson offers journalist R60,000 in cash to bury an ongoing Daily Maverick investigation. Daily Maverick today released an exclusive video footage and audio clips from a meeting a journalist had with the Inde 06.08.2025 7:43

    Guest: Pieter Louis Myburgh: Daily Maverick Investigative Journalist 

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 06.08.2025 6:20

    06 August 2025   1.Cameroon- Yaoundé Constitutional council's decision leaves Kamto out of presidential race Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has definitively barred opposition leader Maurice Kamto from October’s presidential election, rejecting his appeal as "lacking legal justification" in a ruling delivered yesterday. The decision upholds an earlier disqua...

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has expressed deep concern over a rising trend in school vandalism and burglaries during the recent school holidays. With repairs expected to cost around R1 million, the department warns that these criminal act 05.08.2025 6:52

  Guest: David Maynier: Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education 

The Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) is turning up the pressure on the South African government to protect consumers’ health by making Front-of-Pack warning labels mandatory on foods high in salt, sugar, and saturated fat. Through a nationwide series of ro 05.08.2025 6:17

  Guest: Zukiswa Zimela: Communications Manager HEALA 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has issued a stern warning to City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, giving him just two weeks to present a credible plan to curb wasteful and irregular spending—or face national intervention. 05.08.2025 4:07

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

At least 68 migrants have died after a boat carrying around 157 people capsized off the southern coast of Yemen's Abyan province, in what officials describe as dangerous weather conditions. 05.08.2025 4:41

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

In a landmark judgment, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the appointments of five commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) are invalid, due to Parliament’s failure to ensure adequate public participation in the selection process. 05.08.2025 6:07

    Guest: Nkululeko Conco: Attorney at Corruption Watch

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 05.08.2025 7:15

    05 August 2025   1.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;South Afrika – Zambia  No proof late President Lungu wanted burial in Zambia: Family lawyer Counsel for the Edgar Lungu family, Adv. Casper Welgemoed, has argued that there is no evidence to suggest that the late former Zambian President wanted to be buried in Zambia.   2.&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;&ensp;Cameroon – Yaounde&...

Experts have now raised the alarm over a disturbing rise in infant abductions in South Africa, linking many of the cases to unresolved psychological trauma, pregnancy loss, and intense societal pressure to become mothers. 05.08.2025 6:14

    Guest: Simone Robinson: Lecturer: Social Work and Criminology, (Department of Humanities), University of Pretoria 

South African Communist Party Secretary-general Solly Mapaila has now said that plans are still on track for the party to contest the 2029 general elections alone, citing its frustration with holding meaningless meetings with its alliance party, the ANC. 05.08.2025 6:35

    Guest: Mbulelo Mandlana: SACP Spokesperson 