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02
MAR
10am
Mkhwebane confident ConCourt will clear her of wrongdoing
Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she has noted the report by Independent Review Panel which found prima facie grounds of incompetence, misconduct and incompetence against her. Advocate Mkhwebane says she’s confident the Constitutional Court will clear her of any wrongdoing
GUEST: Public Protector Spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe
GUEST: Public Protector Spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe
02
MAR
10am
We’ll not need another storage facility for Covid-19 vaccines - Mabuz
Deputy President David Mabuza is currently visiting the Biovac Institute in Midrand, Johannesburg. The visit follows a decision by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Covid-19 Vaccines, chaired by the Deputy President to visit various sites established for vaccine rollout. For more on this, we’re joined on the line by Joseph Phaahla, the Deputy Minister of Health, who also visited the Biovac Institute in Midrand…
GUEST: Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health
GUEST: Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health
02
MAR
9am
SANRAL property middleman accused of frustrating female black farmer over lease agreement
An aspiring female farmer is calling on the South African National Roads Agency, SANRAL to help her extend the lease agreement she has with one of the entity's service providers. Noksie Kolwapi says she has written to Sanral on numerous occasions asking for a longer lease agreement, in order to revamp and develop the farm she is renting in Plettensberg Bay, In the Western Cape, but her efforts are being frustrated by Sanral's middle man.
GUEST: Noksie Kolwapi, An aspiring female farmer, in Plettensberg Bay, In the Western Cape
GUEST: Dr. Lennox Mtshagi, President of the Black Farmers Association of South Africa
GUEST: Noksie Kolwapi, An aspiring female farmer, in Plettensberg Bay, In the Western Cape
GUEST: Dr. Lennox Mtshagi, President of the Black Farmers Association of South Africa
02
MAR
9am
Government admits Private sector may purchase Covid-19 vaccines – AfriForum
The government has admitted under oath in its court documents that there is no legal restriction on the private sector to purchase Covid-19 vaccines. This according to AfriForum and Solidarity, who took legal action against the state, for reportedly using political power to create public impression and sow uncertainty regarding the purchase and sale of vaccines. The two organizations say there is now legal certainty that the private sector may purchase and distribute vaccines - "a huge setback for looters"...
GUEST: Dr. Dirk Hermann, Chief Operations Officer of Solidarity
GUEST: Dr. Dirk Hermann, Chief Operations Officer of Solidarity
02
MAR
8am
SA veterinary surgeons perform first partial knee replacement on a cat
History has been made in South Africa. This after veterinary surgeons at the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital successfully conducted South Africa’s first partial knee replacement on a cat, saving its right leg from being amputated. To tell us more about this historic achievement is…
Guest: Dr Adriaan Kitshoff Senior Lecture at the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital
Guest: Dr Adriaan Kitshoff Senior Lecture at the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital
02
MAR
8am
Outstanding by-elections to go ahead as planned - IEC
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on political activities. The Independent Electoral Commission says the outstanding by-elections that were scheduled to take place next month will now proceed as planned. According to them, the president’s announcement will help to “clear the decks” of vacancies ahead of the Local Government Elections schedule for between August and November this year. For more clarity on this, we are joined by…
Guest: Sy Mamabolo, Chief Electoral Officer at the Independent Electoral Commission
Guest: Sy Mamabolo, Chief Electoral Officer at the Independent Electoral Commission
02
MAR
8am
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption
World News: Yesterday, a French court found Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, guilty of corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. Sarkozy was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
GUEST: Prof John Keiger, Retired Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Cambridge
GUEST: Prof John Keiger, Retired Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Cambridge
01
MAR
9am
Independent panel recommends Parliament to commence removal of Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Parliament confirms that the Independent Review Panel has found prima facie grounds of incompetence, misconduct and incompetence against Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
GUEST: Natasha Mazzone, MP and Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament
GUEST: Natasha Mazzone, MP and Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament
01
MAR
8am
John Hlophe unfit to remain Judge - Justice Johann Kriegler
Chairperson of the Freedom Under Law, Johann Kriegler is calling for Judge John Hlophe to be suspended over his conduct in the case against Advocate Bongani Bongo. Kriegler is arguing that Hlophe is unfit to be a judge since he attempted to pervert the course of justice against former President Jacob Zuma thirteen years ago. He joins us now to elaborate further…..
Guest: Justice Johann Kriegler, Chairperson of the Freedom Under Law
Guest: Justice Johann Kriegler, Chairperson of the Freedom Under Law
01
MAR
8am
Ghost staff haunt uMsunduzi municipality’s payroll
Worrying reports coming from KwaZulu-Natal suggest that uMsunduzi Municipality has moved to freeze the salaries of 121 people feared to be ghost employees. But who is benefiting from this corruption and how did the names of these ghost employees get added to the municipality’s payroll?
Guest: Mzimkhulu Thebolla, Mayor of uMsunduzi Municipality
Guest: Mzimkhulu Thebolla, Mayor of uMsunduzi Municipality
01
MAR
8am
Mozambique’s Cabo Insurgents pose no threat to SA - Jasmine Opperman
World News: Jasmine Operman shares thoughts on humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by armed groups have forced more than 565,000 to flee their homes. Last week Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that South Africa’s security forces are monitoring the situation in Northern Mozambique to avert security threats in the region.
Guest: Jasmine Opperman, Africa analyst at the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
Guest: Jasmine Opperman, Africa analyst at the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
25
FEB
10am
Hillbrow clashes between Zulus and Zimbabwean nationals fake - SAPS
Police in Gauteng say they are concerned by several video clips doing the rounds on social media, depicting acts of violence in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.Police are however say the clips claiming there were violent confrontations between Zulus and Zimbabwean nationals are fake and malicious news.
GUEST: Police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters
GUEST: Police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters
