National Transport Month

October is a transport national transport month. It is considered prudent because it emphasizes the importance of being alert, making the right decisions when travelling to prevent accidents, and ensuring that you arrive safely at your destination. Our guest is RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane.

Love Scams on the rise in South Africa

A former public servant in the North West Province has been robbed of her pension fund payout in an elaborate love fraud that involved witchcraft and religion. The woman was left penniless after her Kenyan boyfriend tricked her into taking out multiple loans and also convinced her to resign from her permanent post. 

Basotho Bicentennial

Lesotho and Basotho people commemorate 200 years since King Moshoeshoe I founded the Basotho nation in 1824.

Deaf Awareness

September is Deaf Awareness Month and our story looks into the challenges that deaf people are still faced with. We ask if the pronouncement of sign language as the 12th official language has brought about any changes. Deaf people say a number of public places like clinics and police stations still don't provide sign language interpreters. Our case study is a successful deaf young man who is doing at WITS. We also profile the Centre for the Deaf at WITS to create awareness and inform deaf people who might be interested in furthering their studies. Pan South African Language Board played an important role in advancing sign language. They talk to us about the work they do. We also provide ways in which South Africans can learn sign language online and at institutions that offer basic sign language courses.

Bogwera/Initiation

Abductions and killings of young men divides communities in the North West Province about initiation schools.

SALGA

Leihlo La Sechaba dives deep into the consolidated report on local government audit outcomes latest presented by the Auditor General. Exposing critical insights into local government spending, financial management and corruption. The show examines the outcomes as reflected in the report. We get comments from SALGA and find out what municipalities cite as challenges leading to poor financial management. And comment from an independent analyst to give the report a holistic view from an ordinary citizen's perspective to that of an expert. We get comments from SALGA and find out what municipalities cite as challenges leading to poor financial management. And comment from an independent analyst to give the report a holistic view from an ordinary citizen's perspective to that of an expert.

2 pot retirement system

Leihlo La Sechaba explores the 2 pot retirement system. Explaining how it balances accessibility and long-term savings. The show breaks down what retirees can expect from when the system kicks in and how they can manage funds between different pots. Providing viewers with crucial insight to optimize their retirement planning and financial stability.

Crime Statistics

Numbeo Crime Index by city shows that some of the cities with harrowing crime rates are in South Africa. Indicating a nation grappling with some of the highest crime rates in the world. We explore the socio-economic factors fuelling criminal activity in the country and possible solutions South Africa needs to implement in effort to put crime under control.

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