Guest: Sanusha Naidu - foreign policy analyst at the Institute For Global Dialogue Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country in the early hours of Wednesday the 13th of July - this is described as a humiliating exit for a man whose family had been in power for nearly two decades. Days before that, hundreds of protesters had stormed his official residence, demanding that he resign over Sri Lanka's economic crisis, which has seen no respite in months. The country is still out of cash, daily power cuts are routine, and supplies of fuel, food and other essentials like medicines are close to running out. On Wednesday, the former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was officially sworn in as the country's President and issued a "Gazette Extraordinary" calling on the armed forces to maintain public order. Today, the new President (Wickremesinghe) swore in Dinesh Gunawardena, another Rajapaksa ally, as prime minister. There have also been reports about Sri Lanka's police and military troops forcibly removing anti-government protesters who are camped outside the presidential office in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid, on the order of the new President.

Guest 1: Matthew Parks - COSATU’s Parliamentary Coordinator  Guest 2: Rella Suskin - Head of Research at Benguela Global Fund Managers  The repo rate was increased by 75 basis points yesterday, a day after it was announced that inflation is at its highest since 2009. A number of organisations have reacted to this repo rate hike and as it could be expected, people are not happy. Trade union federation Cosatu says the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is moving from being tolerably assertive to becoming overzealously reckless on interest rates. They’re concerned that, because of this exponential repo rate increase, National Treasury will also feel the pinch when it delivers its Medium-Term Budget Statement in October. Is this the ideal way to use monetary policy to deal with high inflation? How did the SA Reserve Bank arrive at this decision and how soon will we start feeling the effects of the repo rate hike?

Guest:  Dr. Richmond Danso - International relations expert On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel, on the first leg of a high-stakes trip dominated by efforts to bring it closer to Saudi Arabia and to persuade Washington’s Gulf allies to pump more oil. US officials say the trip could produce more steps towards normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, historic foes but also two of America’s strongest allies in the turbulent region.

Guest: Lukhanyo Vangqa - Political Analyst Earlier this year, most MPs of the Section 194 committee agreed that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry must start. But the EFF and African Transformation Movement said court processes should finish first. Fast forward to this week, the impeachment inquiry of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane started on Monday.  What does this mean for the future of the public protector's office?

Guest 1: Mary-anne Nobela - Corodrinator at GunFree South Africa, Resident of Alex Guest 2 : Jakkie Cilliers - founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) The country has been hit by a spate of shootings in the past couple of days. But this is not the first, in December we saw the same thing happening in the Western Cape in Khayelitsha. Communities are being ravaged by gun violence and it seems the police are more reactive than proactive in these cases. Are we dealing with a security and policing crisis in South Africa? How realistic and sustainable is it for community members to patrol the streets, unarmed, guarding against armed criminals? Just last night there was another mass shooting in Alex and the death toll there is standing at six.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party yesterday. He said he will stay on as prime minister while the party selects a new leader. Guest: Chad Williams - Senior at the IOL Africa Desk

The ANC's National Executive Committee met earlier this week and some critical issues of national importance were discussed. The NEC has decided to take immediate action to revamp a number of its policies, including the one on cadre deployment. Guest: Queenin Masuabi - Political Journalist and Columnist at Daily Maverick

This week, Eskom reached a wage agreement with labour unions. This comes after the power utility’s CEO tried to stand up to the unions. When it comes to labour, though, Andre de Ruyter is not the first to have tried to stand up to the unions. Guest 1: Hilary Joffe- Editor-In-Chief at Business Day

Guest: Prof Thuli Madonsela, Former Public Protector

Guest: Fortune Charumbira, Presidentr of  the Pan African Parliament

Guest: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, Numsa spokesperson Guest: Khangela Baloyi , NUM energy sector Coordinator

Guest: Lucky Ntimane, Convenor of the National Liquor Traders Association

We examine the significance of political stability in Kenya in light of its position as the largest economy in East Africa, as well as its diplomatic role and engagement on the continent in terms of regional peace and security. Guest:  Dr Margaret Monyani, A Researcher and Lecturer of International Relations at University of Witwatersrand SA  

Primarily as a result of their illegal mining activities feeding into the illicit trade of precious metals and diamonds, coupled with the lucrative high financial returns, compared to routine lawful employment, these zama zamas continue risking their lives, and the lives of others, even though the real economic value of their efforts is not realised. Guest: Leeto Ntaba, Lecture At The Central University of Technology      

This Mining Indaba takes place at a critical juncture in the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic's effects. Mining is still a vital part of our economy after more than 150 years. Guest: Dr Roshelle Ramfol  

My Vote Counts is deeply concerned by the revelation that the Electoral Commission (IEC) is facing budget cuts of almost R800 million (before taking inflation into account) over the next three years. Guest: Dr Sthembile Mbete Guest: Executive Director, Minhaj Jeenah  

On Monday, the corporation stated that it had accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk's offer of $44 billion to take the company private.  Guest: Thandi Smith

Ramstein Air Base, Germany — The United States marshalled 40 allies on Tuesday to furnish Ukraine with long-term military aid in what could become a protracted battle against the Russian invasion

Guest: Leeto - Guest: Rebone Tau   

Presidential elections in France determine who will serve as the President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra for the French side for the next several years Guest: Dr Leaza Jernberg  

South Africa’s coronavirus test positivity rate climbed to the highest in more than three months this week, indicating that the number of undetected infections may be rising.  GUESTS: Prof Adrian Puren.  Executive Director – NICD, Prof Eftyxia Vardas – Clinical Virologist  - Lancet

Despite the fact that the monies have yet to be distributed, South Africans are already anxious that money may be stolen.   GUESTS: Siphamandla Bhengu & Londiwe Mntambo

Guest: Pontsho Pilane - Health Writer and Researcher Guest: Marion Stevens -outgoing founding director of the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition in South Africa and PhD candidate | SARChI Chair in Gender Politics, Department of Political Science, Stellenbosch University.

Guest: Adv Mthunzi Mhaga - NPA Spokesperson

Guests: Adv Stefanie Fick Executive Director from Outa's accountability division Guests: Rudie Heyneke. project manager of the State Capture portfolio OUTA