Former SA Ambassador to Thailand Douglas Gibson weighs in on the Ebrahim Rasool matter. It’s all public knowledge now that Rasool has been declared an unwelcome person in the US after the country’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him a “race bating politician who hates America”. Tensions between South Africa and the US have been on a downward spiral since Donald Trump occupied the White House, it all started with him criticising South Africa’s new land expropriation law.

GUEST: Douglas Gibson, former SA Ambassador to Thailand

Former SA Ambassador to Thailand Douglas Gibson weighs in on the Ebrahim Rasool matter. It&rsquo;s all public knowledge now that Rasool has been declared an unwelcome person in the US after the country&rsquo;s Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him a &ldquo;race bating politician who hates America&rdquo;. Tensions between South Africa and the US have been on a downward spiral since Donald Trump occupied the White House, it all started with him criticising South Africa&rsquo;s new land expropriation law.
GUEST: Douglas Gibson, former SA Ambassador to Thailand

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Umkhonto weSizwe Party member, Bonginkosi Khanyile is currently leading the “Where Is My Vote” walk, which is a 14 hour walk to the Constitutional Court that will see him submitting a memorandum regarding last year’s election results. This as the party believes that last year’s general elections were rigged.

GUEST: Bonginkosi Khanyile, member of the MK Party

Umkhonto weSizwe Party member, Bonginkosi Khanyile is currently leading the &ldquo;Where Is My Vote&rdquo; walk, which is a 14 hour walk to the Constitutional Court that will see him submitting a memorandum regarding last year&rsquo;s election results. This as the party believes that last year&rsquo;s general elections were rigged.
GUEST: Bonginkosi Khanyile, member of the MK Party

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Let’s now tell you more about the upcoming Africa Children’s Summit, which is dedicated to amplifying voices of children across the continent, ensuring their active participation in shaping their future. The event will bring together 1,300 children from all five African regions to discuss pressing issues affecting their well-being. Joining us to outline the objectives of this Bi-Annual Summit is…..

GUEST: Bathembu Futshane, Acting Chief Director for Communications at the Department of Social Development 

Let&rsquo;s now tell you more about the upcoming Africa Children&rsquo;s Summit, which is dedicated to amplifying voices of children across the continent, ensuring their active participation in shaping their future. The event will bring together 1,300 children from all five African regions to discuss pressing issues affecting their well-being. Joining us to outline the objectives of this Bi-Annual Summit is&hellip;..
GUEST: Bathembu Futshane, Acting Chief Director for Communications at the Department of Social Development

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Let’s move to Zimbabwe now where there is a national protest taking place today, but we do understand that the situation remains calm in the country, despite all the noise that was made leading up to this day. Security forces are patrolling city centres after warning against demonstrations. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under threat from opponents within his governing ZANU-PF party, who are concerned that he wants to stay in office beyond his current presidential term, which ends in 2028. For an update on this, we are now joined by……

GUEST: (Zim): Lenin Ndebele, Zimbabwean journalist

Let&rsquo;s move to Zimbabwe now where there is a national protest taking place today, but we do understand that the situation remains calm in the country, despite all the noise that was made leading up to this day. Security forces are patrolling city centres after warning against demonstrations. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under threat from opponents within his governing ZANU-PF party, who are concerned that he wants to stay in office beyond his current presidential term, which ends in 2028. For an update on this, we are now joined by&hellip;&hellip;
GUEST: (Zim): Lenin Ndebele, Zimbabwean journalist

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