Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader?

  Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba’s father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of the war that started more than a week ago. According to Iranian media, Mojtaba once served in the military for several short periods during the Iran-Iraq …

Engineering symposium

  Following recent, fatal building collapses in South Africa. We hear from the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as they intend to host their Inaugural Biennial Engineering symposium this month. We understand that this time around the symposium will focus more on public safety, infrastruc…

One Graduate, One Placement campaign

As South Africa’s labour market remains under severe strain, with structural unemployment continuing to limit economic participation. We hear from Yershen Pillay post CHIETA’s launch of “One Graduate, One Placement” campaign that is aimed at tackling rising graduate unemployment rate. GUEST: Yersh…

First of five remains of miners at Ekapa Minerals retrieved

  Around 3PM today, Police in the Northern Cape confirmed that the first of five remains of miners at Ekapa Minerals have been retrieved. The men were trapped 800m underground in mid-February. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Ulrich Hendricks, SABC News Reporter in the Norther…

Fireside Chat with Pandelani Nefolovhodwe

Today we are pleased to be joined by one of the Black Consciousness movement cadres, Pandelani Nefolovhodwe. During the dark days of our struggle against apartheid, Nefolovhodwe and many other leaders amplified the black voice, advocating for civil rights, social justice and equality. We hope that …

 Court rules against unilateral VAT powers of finance minister

  The DA and the EFF welcomed a court ruling that has declared the unilateral powers of the finance minister to determine the valued-added tax rate as unconstitutional. Let’s get more on this from… GUEST: Sinawo Tambo, EFF National Spokesperson

Miners trapped at Ekapa Mineral’s Joint Shaft

Earlier today, a Prayer session was held in Kimberley by the Northern Cape government for the five men still trapped at Ekapa Mineral’s Joint shaft. Family members of the five miners were also present at the session. As it stands, the men are presumed deceased after a mud rush more than 2 weeks ago…

legal application brought by the North West businessman Suleiman Carrim who wanted his appearance at the commission to be heard in-camera.  

Madlanga adjourns till Monday  The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has adjourned until Monday. Key to today’s proceedings was the legal application brought by the North West businessman Suleiman Carrim who wanted his appearance at the commission to be heard in-camera.   GUEST: Andy Mashaile, Secur…

Remembering Mosioua Lekota

    Former Congress of the People (Cope) MP and deputy leader, Willy Madisha pays tribute to Mosioua Lekota, praising him for building a solid legacy. Lekota served the nation in several important leadership roles. He was Premier of the Free State from 1994 to 1996 during the formative years of p…

Consumer Credit Index data

Post this year’s Budget Speech. TransUnion has just released its Consumer Credit Index, showing that household credit health remains in recovery with policy developments likely to reinforce this trend. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by….. GUEST: Fatgie Adams - head of credit risk @Tra…