Johannesburg’s rubbish is piling up, and residents want answers. Gareth Edwards speaks to Randburg councillor Ralf Bitkau about the PikitUp crisis, uncollected refuse, rats, landfill pressure, broken trucks, municipal finance and why the solution may sit higher than PikitUp itself.

South Africa’s local elections are already tense. Gareth Edwards speaks to Wayne Sussman about voter registration, KZN’s first-time registration surge, youth voters, political killings and what the numbers really reveal before election day.

Gareth Edwards speaks to Samke Mnguni from the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund about Youth Day, children’s rights, youth unemployment, parenting, schools, online harm and why South Africa still needs a whole-of-society response.

AI is changing the workplace, but not in the simple “robots are coming for your job” way many fear. Gareth Edwards speaks to Daniela Thom about AI fluency, job anxiety, critical thinking, business strategy and why human judgement remains the real workplace advantage.

Francis Herd speaks to Masela Nhlapo about Transnet’s rail reform, the 11 private train operators awarded access to the tracks, localisation, freight recovery, investment risk and whether South Africans will truly benefit.

Gareth Edwards and liquor law attorney Danie Cronjé examine South Africa’s illicit alcohol trade, fake liquor, illegal outlets, public health risks, tax losses and whether overregulation is helping the black market grow.