First Take SA

Ekurhuleni residents continue to grapple with failing services, crumbling infrastructure and crime, despite the metro's economic importance. Today on our podcast feature we sit down with BOSA mayoral candidate Nongelo Chiume on his practical plan to fix the city. And in this series we will also be hearing from various other mayoral candidates from other small parties.

Trade union Solidarity is warning South Africa could be cut from the AGOA trade deal before Christmas. The 2000 American law gives South Africa and 30-odd other African countries, duty-free access for over 1,800 products. For more, we're joined by Jaco Kleynhans, Head of Public Liaison at Solidarity.

Suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is expected to file an urgent legal bid to block his internal SAPS disciplinary hearing today. His defense team says they are pushing for a postponement to prepare for his compounding legal woes. Sibiya faces internal misconduct charges tied to the Madlanga Commission alongside separate criminal counts of rape, grooming and human trafficking. Sibiya remains in custody ahead of his ongoing bail hearing in the Randburg Magistrates' Court this Wednesday. For more on this we're joined by Juanita du Preez, spokesperson for Action Society

Trade union Solidarity is warning South Africa could be cut from the AGOA trade deal before Christmas. The 2000 American law gives South Africa and 30-odd other African countries, duty-free access for over 1,800 products. For more, we're joined by Jaco Kleynhans, Head of Public Liaison at Solidarity.

US President Donald Trump has promised five-thousand-dollar checks for American adults if Republicans win the midterm elections. The announcement has sparked debate over voter incentives and the state of the US economy. Trump said the rationale behind the proposal was the country's "tremendous economic success"
We spoke to former US diplomat and international relations expert, Mr. Brooks Spector.