Focus: One-On-One with Lorenzo Davids about his journey, career, dedication and many other things that you didn’t know about him. Through his story, we hope to inspire others. GUEST (Studio): Lorenzo Davids: CEO of the Development Impact Fund and the Justice Fund

Senamile Madlala, Junior Associate at Women’s Legal Centre 

The Black Business Federation put out a statement this week noting the signing of the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The federation applauded the streamlining of agencies meant to assist SMMEs by the formation of the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency and also called on the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, to put a special focus on certain things… GUEST: Ntsikelelo Dlulane, Black Business Federation CEO

We’ve just spoke to the EFF about the party turning 11 today and they gave us an interesting summary about their role in South African politics over the past 11 years. How different would that summary be from a political analyst’s point of view? GUEST: Sihle Lonzi _ President of the EFF Student Command

EFF turns eleven The EFF is turning 11 years old today. Since its formation, the party positioned itself as a radical party opposed to the ruling government. There’s absolutely no doubt that the EFF has played a critical role in South African politics. What sort of scorecard would the party gives itself for the role they played in South African politics over the past 11 years? GUEST: Professor Steven Friedman, Political Analyst from the University of Johannesburg

South African police have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in Mpumalanga. It is widely reported that these Libyan nationals came into the country to train as security personnel, and they have been in the country since April this year. But where was our intelligence to stop this and why was this secret military camp only detected now? Joining us to react to this is….. General Mojo Motau, retired South African Army general who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence GUEST: General Mojo Motau, retired South African Army general who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence

The Global Watch: According to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report  – close to 733 million people faced hunger last year, and that is equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa. Surely this is concerning, but how should global leaders deal with this problem? GUEST: Sandy Bukula, Interim CEO @ Operation Hunger

Outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has once again reminded South Africans that through the work of the State Capture Commission, he has made a lot of enemies. Zondo revealed this earlier on today when he was presenting the 2022/23 Annual Judiciary report. GUEST: Melusi Xulu, Legal analyst

The Electoral Court is hearing the DA’s legal challenge of President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sunday address to the nation on the 26th of May 2024. The then Official Opposition Party, in papers before the court, accused Ramaphosa of "abusing the highest office in the land for flagrant Electioneering". SABC News reporter, Zoleka Qodashe has been covering the story… GUEST: Zoleka Qodashe, SABC News Reporter

We continue talking about the resignation of Zizi Kodwa as a Member of Parliament. In a statement released earlier today, ANC acting national spokesperson Zuko Godlimpi said the resignation is with immediate effect after the secretary-general of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula, received a letter from Zizi Kodwa formally communicating his resignation as a member of parliament. Equal Education and other civil society organisations called for Zizi’s removal GUEST: Noncedo Madubedube, Equal Education’s General Secretary

The Hospital Association of South Africa welcomed the Gauteng High Court Certificate of Need judgement. The organization was however disappointed that a legal challenge to the planned Certificate of Needs became necessary. GUEST: Dr Dumisani Bomela, Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Association of South Africa

Earlier this week, the ANC in Tshwane announced its intention to call for a vote of no confidence against Mayor Cilliers Brink. To give us reasons why this move is necessary, I am joined on the line by GUEST: George Matjila, ANC Regional Secretary

Earlier this week, the ANC in Tshwane announced its intention to call for a vote of no confidence against Mayor Cilliers Brink. The ANC said it was confident that its motion would prevail against Brink, despite the numbers being against them. A joint caucus in the Tshwane Metro released a statement earlier today announcing that the multi-party government stands united against ANC’s motion of no confidence in Mayor Cilliers Brink. GUEST: Jacqui Uys, Joint Caucus Chairperson

With heatwaves continuing to have a major impact across the globe. We understand that Monday was the hottest day ever globally. While scientists cannot be certain that Monday was the very hottest day throughout that period, average temperatures have not been this high since long before humans developed agriculture, that’s according to the European climate change service. GUEST: Thando Lukuko, National Coordinator @ SA Climate Action Network

Our guest, Dr William Mpofu is posing some serious questions about the coming together of various political parties and the formation of the Government of National Unity. This as some observers feel that this government of national unity spells the end of the ANC as we know it and the beginning of a post-ANC South Africa. Mpofu’s key question is – who benefits from the current arrangement? He joins us now to elaborate further on this….. GUEST: Dr William J Mpofu is Researcher at the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies(WiCDS), University of the Witwatersrand, and Senior Research Associate of Good Governance Africa (GGA), SADC Region.

The Global Watch: Sudan’s paramilitary leader General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo has announced that he intends to attend next month’s ceasefire talks that have been arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia. The talks will take place in Switzerland and are aimed at reaching a nationwide cessation of violence that has been going for 15 months. But will the other side led by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan attend and what will it take to resolve the impasse in Sudan? GUEST: Zeenat Adam, Deputy Executive Director at the Afro-Middle East Centre

Following relentless criticism over his deployment to the National Assembly. ANC NEC member Zizi Kodwa has finally resigned as a member of Parliament (MP) with immediate effect. But politically speaking – why did he put himself in this position in the first place and to what extent has his actions hurt the party’s renewal project as it is public knowledge that there are those who often argue within the ranks of the ANC that the party’s step aside rule was being applied selectively. The rule compels those facing serious criminal charges to vacate their positions. For more analysis on this, we are joined by…… GUEST: Dr Ongama Mtimka, Political analyst based at Nelson Mandela University

A school governing body of the Pretoria High School for Girls has suspended 12 pupils over allegations of racism. This comes after messages that were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp group comprising white pupils. GUEST: Steve Mabona, Gauteng Department of Education’s Spokesperson

GUEST: Caroline Doherty, Durban born writer/producer

The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance has once again called on the city’s Executive Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, to resign. The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance made this call in the wake of the significant decline in citizen confidence and trust in the leadership of the executive mayor and his mayoral committee. The alliance highlighted many severe problems in Johannesburg, with a deepening crisis looming. GUEST: Julius Kleinhans, Executive Manager for local government at OUTA and member of the Johannesburg Crisis Committee

Premier Soccer League chair, Dr. Irvin Khoza, has announced Betway as the new sponsor of the Premiership. Betway, the new title sponsor, will replace DStv, with the league now known as Betway Premiership. This is an interesting story to look at for sports sponsorship… GUEST: Kelvin Watt, Chairman of Nielsen Sports Africa

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau is expected to use this week’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum that is currently underway in Washington to enhance US-South Africa’s bilateral relations. Some of you may recall that recently, there have been calls for the US to review US-SA relations. GUEST: Prof. Patrick Bond - Political Economist and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg

The High Court in the Free State has postponed the pre-trial conference of convicted murderer Thabo Bester and his co-accused to next Wednesday. To give us an update in terms of what happened in the Free Hight Court earlier today is…. GUEST: Makgala Masiteng, SABC News reporter

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has warned residents that housing scams are becoming more prevalent in the province. According to the department, the scammers falsely claim to be senior officials, such as Directors, MEC’s or Heads of Department. GUEST: Tahir Sema, Head of Communications at the Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng

The Global Watch: Afrobarometer’s inaugural flagship report shows that over the past decade, popular support for democracy has declined sharply in several countries, and opposition to military rule has weakened. South Africans should be worried as this latest report states that support for democracy in this country and Mali drastically went down this year compared to 39 other African countries. But what really informs this decline and what needs to be done to turn the situation around? For more on this, we are joined by…. GUEST: Boniface Dulani, Director of Surveys @Afrobarometer

Ziya Xulu hopes the SA television and film industry can write more roles for young performers that are size-inclusive and cater for greater body representation. At the weekend, Xulu won Best Newcomer for her portrayal of Pikiwe in Shaka iLembe at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards. GUEST: Ziya Xulu, Award winning actress from KZN

We unpack the latest Global AIDS Update report which states that of the 39.9  million people living with HIV, 9.3 million, nearly a quarter, are not receiving life-saving treatment. But what is encouraging though is that the report also reveals that AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030. For more on this discussion, we are joined by…. GUEST: Eva Kiwango, UNAIDS South Africa Country Director

Earlier on we spoke to the leader of Al Jama-ah party, Ganief Hendricks who insisted embattled Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, is not leaving the city’s apex position, despite claims by ActionSA that Gwamanda is on his way out. What does the ANC think of all of this? We are joined on the line by… GUEST: Lesego Makhubela, ANC GP spokesperson

You may have heard that close to fifty people were arrested recently in connection with multi-million-rand sim card fraud. We understand that police agencies recovered SIM cards of different service providers to an estimated value of over R1 million and suspected cloning machines from several suspects. joining us to talk about what can be done to deal with this problem is…. GUEST: Adv. Thokozani Mvelase, CEO the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC)

Depositors of the VBS Mutual Bank are not giving up the fight to get their money back. Looting of the bank led to its collapse in 2018, leaving many municipalities and individual depositors devastated. The VBS Shareholders Forum held a media briefing today to map the way forward. GUEST: Robert M Livhoyi

Earlier today, MK Party supporters gathered in support of former President, Jacob Zuma, at the Beyers Naude square in Johannesburg. The square is situated a few meters away from ANC Headquarters, Luthuli House. Former ANC President, Jacob Zuma, is appearing before the party’s NDC via a virtual platform. SABC News Reporter, Sibahle Motha covered the story and she joins us on the line GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News Reporter

Earlier on today the Presidency announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Bill which details South Africa’s commitment to the global climate change response. Joining us to discuss the significance of this Bill is….. GUEST: Brandon Abdinor, Head of the Pollution & Climate Change Programme at the Centre for Environmental Rights

The Global Watch: Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane has declared a national food insecurity disaster, also warning that no less than 700 000 Basotho face extreme hunger because of the severe El Ninodrought that has affected not only Lesotho's agricultural sector but the rest of SADC region. GUEST: Rapelang Radebe, SABC Correspondent based in Lesotho

Al-Jama-ah leader Ganief Hendricks has come out in defence of Kabelo Gwamanda arguing that there are no reasonable grounds to remove him. Hendricks is also of the view that ActionSA’s call for Gwamanda’s axing is aimed at shielding Herman Mashaba as he might be investigated for something that occurred when he was in charge of the City of Joburg. GUEST: Ganief Hendricks, Leader of the Al-Jama-ah party & Deputy Minister of Social Development.

Orlando Pirates have launched their kit for the 2024-25 season. The Buccaneers provided the first look at their new Adidas kit in a function at Orlando Stadium earlier today. They posted pictures of their players sporting the new kit on X. GUEST: Orlando Pirates FC Players

Despite vowing to never work with the ANC and declining the offer to join the Government of National Unity, Action SA says it will now support the party in Joburg. A shake-up in the composition of the executive of the City of Johannesburg is beginning to take shape.

We tell you more about a South African organisation that is currently doing well in terms of incorporating artificial intelligence in its business operations, something that has seen it expand its network globally. This home-grown tech startup already supports women across Brazil, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey, the UK, and South Africa – and it now seeks to expand its reach into Asia to address the region's unique societal and cultural challenges. GUEST: Kele Boagkomo, Co-founder of Yugrow

Lobby group AfriForum has approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to have former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe kicked off the Judicial Service Commission. AfriForum in its papers said it would be “inappropriate that aspirant judges be assessed on their ethics, integrity and fitness for judicial office by [John] Hlophe” against the backdrop of the findings against him. GUEST: Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO

Cellphone data analyst Pinky Vythilingam is back on the witness stand at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain who was killed in 2014. Meyiwa was at Kelly Khumalo's parental home in Vosloorus on Gauteng's East Rand - when he was shot and killed. Vythilingam is going through cellphone records and towers where some of the accused cellphones were used. For more update on this, let’s now speak to SABC News reporter Pearl Magubane…….

We find out from the party’s national chairperson Michael Beaumont. This as the party argues that it will support any government in Johannesburg on an issue-by-issue basis. GUEST: Michael Beaumont, ActionSA Chairperson

The Global Watch: With US President Joe Biden having officially withdrawn from the Presidential race – what does it mean for the Democrats, his main challenger Donald Trump and the country’s Vice President Kamala Harris? We find out from…… GUEST (US): Anita Powell, Voice of America's White House correspondent

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Pension Funds Amendment Bill that is key for the implementation of the two-pot retirement system, which takes effect on September 1. The signature into law of the bill gives legal certainty to the retirement industry, which has been implementing the necessary changes. We get reaction from labour union, COSATU on this matter… GUEST: Matthew Parks, COSATU Parliamentary co-ordinator

We continue getting reaction on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address. While outlining the seventh administration's priorities, the President also touched on food and petrol prices, stating that more food items will be added to the exempt foods list and government will look at the petrol price model and see what changes can be made there. Former statistician general, Pali Lehohla joins me on the line to unpack this… GUEST: Pali Lehohla, Former Stats SA Statistician General

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's address at the opening of Parliament. Amnesty International South Africa says the new administration must demonstrate its ability to provide basic services and uphold human rights for all residents of South Africa. This as they argue that service delivery in the country has been severely compromised by corruption and poor policy implementation - among other things. GUEST: Genevieve quintal

Earlier today, KZN Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi gave an update on the state of policing in the province. The presser focused on crime analysis, arrests, as well as progress on high-profile cases, among others. This press conference happens a day after a SARS lawyer, Advocate Coreth Naude, linked to high-profile matters in Durban was shot while driving in uMhlanga. SARS Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, termed the attack an attempted assassination. GUEST: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, KZN Police Commissioner

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the Opening of Parliament Address yesterday, outlining the seventh administration's priorities. One of the priorities of the GNU administration happens to be income poverty which the president spoke about last night, mentioning that the SRD grant is one of the interventions our government introduced to support the unemployed. We get reaction on this from Institute for Economic Justice’s Neil Colema… GUEST: Neil Coleman, Senior Policy Specialist at the Institute for Economic Justice

THE ICJ RULING: What should happen next and how should the global community view the ICJ’s pronouncement? For more analysis on this, we are joined by…. GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, International News Editor for SABC

A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally earlier this morning, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. An update to a product offered by global cyber security firm, CrowdStrike, appeared to be the trigger, affecting customers using Microsoft's Windows Operating System. A couple of hours ago, Microsoft said the issue had been fixed. GUEST: Richard Frost, Cyber Security expert from Armata

President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today convene a joint sitting of the newly established two Houses of Parliament to deliver the Opening of Parliament Address for the Seventh Administration. The address provides President Cyril Ramaphosa an opportunity to outline the key priorities and policies of the seventh administration. The seventh administration is made up of several political parties that formed a Government of National Unity founded on the respect for the Constitution, the Bill of Rights in its entirety, a united South Africa and the rule of law.