With just five weeks to the EFF's National People's Assembly in mid-December the party's leader, Julius Malema, has scoffed at suggestions that the departure of some senior party members signals the beginning of the end for the party. This follows the resignation of the party's former national chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu this week. He has joined a list of party members who recently left the red berets to join the uMkhoto we Sizwe Party, with others predicted to follow. Where does this leave the EFF's preparations for its elective conference?

On this episode of It’s Topical, we throw the spotlight on immigration. As South Africa's Government of National Unity marks 100 days, has there been any progress or regression in the immigration issue? To unpack this question we are joined by Sihle Lonzi from the EFF, Funzi Ngobeni from ActionSA and the Immigration law Expert, Ashraf Essop. People from various backgrounds, both locals and foreign nationals, voice their concerns about immigration.

This past week we saw the swearing in of new Members of Parliament from the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Some of the new MPs are well-known personalities and others returning Parliamentarians. The new members of the MKP include former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana, former Transnet CEOs Siyabonga Gama, Brian Molefe and Mzwanele Manyi who recently resigned from the EFF. Musician Eric Kobane, also known as Papa Penny is also now a MKP MP. To unpack this issue, we are joined by Dr Thanti Mthanti who is an MKP Policy Expert and Prof. William Gumede who is a Governance Expert at Wits University. The digital audience also weighs in.

The much talked about Two-Pot Retirement System takes effect on 01 September 2024, with trade unions at loggerheads as to whether this will benefit or disadvantage workers who are facing a financial crunch. Arguing for the system in studio is the largest union, COSATU, represented by its national spokesperson Zanele Sabela, and the General Secretary of SAFTU, Zwelinzima Vavi. Also on the panel is the CEO of Glacier by Sanlam, Khanyi Nzukuma.

This past week a tectonic shift was announced by the EFF that its longstanding Deputy President Floyd Shivambu was leaving the party and joining Jacob Zuma's MK Party. As part of the EFF founding members and a prominent intellectual, what does this spell for the party, the MKP and the political landscape of the country? On the panel are SABC News Acting Political Editor Ntebo Mokobo, SABC News Senior Political Reporter Samkele Maseko, Senior Political Journalist from Sunday World Mawande Amashabalala, Political Analysts Sandile Swana and Dr Fikile Vilakazi.

Following the former Miss SA finalist, Chidimma Adetshina's citizenship controversy, in studio we have the Brand Expert Thebe Ikaleng, Immigration Law Expert Ashraf Essop and our digital audience to explore more about who counts as a South African?

In studio we are joined by Likho Bottoman from Department of Basic Education, Matakanye Matakanya from the National Association of Schools Governing Bodies and Prof. Ben Senokoane from Unisa.

On tonight's show, It's Topical discusses various topics, from Zuma's expulsion, 'Sun City' prison raid to suspected military camp in Mpumalanga.