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Guest: Prof David Monyae, International  Relations expert and Director: University of Johannesburg Centre for Africa-China Studies President Ramaphosa address the UN General assembly just a few hours ago. Some of the things he touched on his speech include….        

Guest:Yamkela Spengane, Technology and telecommunications researcher. One of the people The President got to see yesterday is Elon Musk and there’s been this talk around Starlink operation in SA. But, what are the regulatory hurdles for this to happen in SA?    

The Department of Labour conducted a "blitz" inspection at Babel restaurant, Menlyn, Pretoria following a viral video by a former worker who detailed her experience at her place of work. Guest: Sidney Moshoadiba, Education officer: Casual Workers Advice Office

Guest: Gaopalelwe Phaleatsile, Mom vlogger, content creator: Mommy_Feminist and founder of: Abortion Support South Africa Miscarriage and depression.

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The Gauteng Health Department says it is busy rolling out a programme of refurbishment for all public hospitals. It was responding to a viral video of Tom London, a patient that was admitted at Helen Joseph Hospital. Tom London described the conditions as deplorable Guest: Rich Sicina , President of Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union - HAITU

A big concern in SA regarding aspirant chartered accountants and their struggles to pass. A recent report states that only 14%, or 189, of the 1 333 candidates who sat for the first of two qualifying board exams to become a chartered accountant (CA) passed it.  Guest: Khaya Sithole, Chartered accountant, academic and activist    

GUEST: SAMANTHA FILBY, Research Officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill goes back to parliament for more deliberations   GUEST: SAMANTHA FILBY, Research Officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town  

GUEST: DR ZAMOKUHLE MBANJWA , Political analyst and academic Placing Public Works projects under government and doing away with tenders      

Guest: Thulani Ngwenya - President: POPCRU Police force challenges  

Guest: Yonela Diko Politics - ANC & SACP tensions  

GUEST: TEBOHO MARUPING, UIF Commissioner THE STATE OF THE UIF - WHY ARE CLAIMS AND PAYOUTS NOT BEING PROCESSED TIMEOUSLY  

Guest: BASIL MANUEL , Executive Director OF Naptosa (the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa)    The Western Cape Education Department issued a circular to principals, educators and school-based staff at public schools about post allocations for 2025. The provincial department said it faces a R3.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years and consequently, 2,407 e...

Guest: Dr Sysman Motloung, Political scientist, North West University The Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke revealed yesterday that only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23.

Guest: Thabo Shole-Mashao, Social commentator and journalist It’s known as one of the hotly contested tenders in the country, the R180bn national lottery tender where the new winner is supposed to announced soon.

Joburg has a new mayor and same old problems. Another building burning this past weekend, infrastructure collapsing and the Bree Street (the street that blew up) still not fixed. Apparently, Joburg needs about R200bn to fix its infrastructure.  Guest: Brian McKechnie, Joburg architect and heritage consultant Bree Street repairs delayed to 2026 after 'non-compliant' contractor fired Lillian Ngoyi S...

Capitec Bank says the surge in sports betting in SA is something that the country has to have a conversation about…saying sports betting had taken root in SA with more people looking to lay their hands on extra money. Guest: Ms Sibongile Simelane-Quntana, Executive director of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation. Capitec flags surge in sports betting As a nation we should definitely...

Guest: NOMZAMO ZONDO, Executive Director · Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa Johannesburg Emergency Services personnel suspect illegal electricity connections may have led to the blaze that gutted an abandoned building in Jeppestown in Johannesburg. Four people have died, with three others being treated for their wounds, after  fire gutted a building in Jeppestown, Johannesburg on Su...

Guest: VICTOR MAVHIDULA, Limpopo Provincial Manager · South African Human Rights Commission Police have arrested a Limpopo pig farmer, his farm supervisor and a worker after they allegedly shot dead two women scavenging for expired food and then threw their bodies in a pigsty.   Official accounts and eye witnesses said the pigs had already started feeding on the upper parts of one of the corpses b...

Guest: Zanele Njapa, Founder and CEO of The Unlearners It is reported that one in three employees who have experienced a toxic workplace culture said they have used sick leave to avoid it… According to a poll of 800 HR leaders and full-time employees who have faced toxicity in the workplace, said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a less toxic atmosphere… Tonight we look at w...

Guest: Zukiswa Zimela, Communications Manager - Healthy Living Alliance The Healthy Living Alliance says it it calling for an affordable and nutritious food for all…. It is urging the government to adopt vital regulations to support the improvement of health and wellbeing of all, particularly women and children. It is calling for government to prioritise food justice. What does this all mean?    ...