Pope Leo the 14th is now the leader of the Catholic Church. He addressed thousands of Catholics a short while ago. The Democratic Alliance is calling for transparency into the SAPS internal investigation that led to the acquittal of Deputy President Paul Mashatile's VIP Protectors. POPCRU meanwhile, has welcomed the acquittal of the eight members of the Presidential Protection Unit

The DA takes new employment equity targets for companies to court. DDG of the Department of Employment and Labour, Thembinkosi Mkalipi and Michael Bagraim, the DA's spokesperson on Employment and Labour, spoke to us about the amendment to the act. While South Africa is grappling with the challenges within the Government of National Unity, debates about the big impact of state capture and corruption rage on. The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, headed by retired Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, is hailed by many as a timely intervention to thwart and defeat State Capture. We are now joined in studio by the Former Evidence Leader for the State Capture Commission, Advocate Paul Pretorius SC.

Former TRC commissioner advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza says he is hopeful that the Inquiry into TRC prosecutions will help the country to better understand how the gruesome apartheid atrocities took place. The Reverend Frank Chikane says he is worried that taking the commission route may not bring closure to the families if the perpetrators are not criminally charged. He says most of the perpetrators of the apartheid crimes have since died. On the GNU, Chikane says more time should be spent on fixing the country. He says action should be taken to ensure that South Africans are treated fairly. SYNOPSIS: Mchunu says the police are getting closure to unravelling the mystery around the death of the 3 police officers. Experts will inspect the vehicle wreck to search for clues about what happened to the officers. On Phalaphala, Mchunu says the report was classified simply because the SAPS was not the only body dealing with Phalaphala and proper coordination was needed between the bodies.

Road fatalities over the Easter weekend reduced drastically this year by almost 50-percent, as compared to the same period in 2024. This was announced by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. The Umkhonto We Sizwe Party has submitted to Parliament, a motion of no confidence in the finance minister, Enoch Godongwana. Parliament says it will meet the deadlines for the adoption of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals. We spoke to MKP Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Joe Maswanganyi.

Some political parties have poured cold water on the DA's assertion it was victorious in securing the removal of the half a percentage point VAT increase. Earlier, the ANC, IFP, Action-SA, PAC, Rise Mzansi, BOSA, UDM, Good Party, Al-Jamah, PA and NCC held a joint media briefing on their discussions to resolve the fiscal framework in Sandton Johannesburg. ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli AND DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille join us for discussion. President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed he had a telephonic conversation with US President, Donald Trump this morning ahead of Ukrainian President's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to South Africa. Ramaphosa has addressed the media in Pretoria alongside President Zelenskyy. We spoke to Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile's Spokesperson, Keith Khoz,a says due to the vehicle being bulletproof, further investigations had to be done as the windscreen of the vehicle was damaged during the incident EFF Northern Cape's Shadrack Tlhaole says as residents of the Northern Cape they are affected by Orania as it is built on stolen belonging to their ancestors. He says they want access to that land to benefit from it without segregation. NC Premier Dr Zamani Saul says Orania is a private farm and not a town, and that if the residents of Orania want to become a town and be recognised as one, they should follow proper channels and submit to the government. Says the status of Orania causes anxiety for the residents, it has not been finalised.

EFF's Sinawo Thambo says the party wants meaningful engagement on the VAT issue. Hopes that other political parties will come to the realisation that the ANC did not negotiate fairly BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says the ANC will be going against the political consensus and the promises made to the South African public should it go ahead and implement the VAT increase Border management commissioner Dr Mike Masiapato says the BMA is ready for the Easter traffic. He says "we are deploying drones in the sky to be able to see whats happening on the ground" Dr Masiapato says as a result they have already been able to intercept 74 individuals who were trying to enter the country illegally using our borders. Ekurhuleni Mayor Dr Nkosindiphile Xakaza says senior management will face consequences over lost R2bil, including precautionary suspension.

Jeff Radebe says that in appointing Mcebisi Jonas as the special envoy to the US, the President would have taken into consideration his experience in government and business. CAPRISA's Professor Naidoo says the withdrawal of funding by USAID will affect the funding of the NHI. She says CAPRISA partners with Columbia University and Harvard University, and the funding cuts to these two Universities will directly impact CAPRISA, especially research projects around HIV, female-controlled HIV technology, as well as clinical trials on the new HIV vaccine, as well as TB vaccine trials at Wits University. Gauteng Premier Panyaza says the crime-fighting agreement with SAPS and other stakeholders will tackle crimes such as Zamazamas, street lights vandalism, and crime in no-go areas such as illegal settlements, etc. using drone technology. Heists and crime syndicates as well as other organised crimes, will also be tackled.