NIGHT FALL

Guest: Prof Hatmunt Winkler - University of Johannesburg Physics professor with a research in interest in sunlight modeling. Guest:  Tshepo Kgadima - Energy Analyst  The Executive Mayor of Tshwane Metro, Cilliers Brink has announced that the City is  considering a private partnership to enhance the functioning of the Rooiwal and Pretoria West Power Station. This they foresee assisting the city to...

Guest: Adekunie Owolabi - Journalist and Researcher Digital Editor at the Diplomatic Watch now a US based Diplomatic Affairs news agency. Nigeria's electricity distribution companies reported "a total system collapse"on Thursday, causing widespread blackouts across Africa's economy. Power generation fell to zero in the early hours and had risen to 273 mega watts (MW) by 10:30 GMT, still well below...

Guest: Alexandra Abrahams - Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Social Development  Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says those responsible for the delays in social grant payments will be held responsible. Thousands of social grants recipients were affected. 

Guest: Mr. Sakhile Hadebe - Academic in the School of Politics at UKZN President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral. Prince Mangasuthu Buthelezi will be burred on Saturday. (16 September 2023) "The Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement founded by Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi in1975 had some of its roots in the cultural organisation, Inkatha" established by King Solomon in...

Guest: Chris Trisos - The Director of The Climate Risk Lab based at the African Climate and Development initiative at University of Cape Town While Africa global carbon emission stand at 4%, according to the African development bank, Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change impacts under all climate scenarios above 1.5 degrees Celsius. There are fears the number of fatalities in L...

Guest: Trevor Shaku - South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) Spokesperson  President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening held a closed-door meeting with organised labor federation to discuss among other things , concerns over economic crisis. In the end of August, National Treasury send a communication to all government departments instructing them to implement austerity measures as part of the...

Guest: Hulme Scholes - Director of Malan Scholes Attorneys and we practice exclusively in the field of mining and mineral law Guest: Tshediso Matona - The Commissioner of the B-BBEE Commission  Black Economic Empowerment is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people. A form of affirmative action, it is intended especially...

The African Union has been made a permanent member of the G20. The African Union now has the same status as the European Union, previously the only regional bloc with a full membership. Its previous designation was invited international organisation. The G20 includes 19 of the world's wealthiest nations  and the European Union represents two thirds of the world's population. Oliver Dickson was in...

The ANC is turning to the Constitutional Court in a final bid to appeal a judgment ordering it to release its cadre deployment records to the Democratic Alliance. The party faced a deadline to hand over the records. This follows the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing with costs the ANC's application for leave to appeal a previous ruling, saying there are no reasonable prospects of success.   Olive...

According to the Health Justice initiative Global pharmaceutical giants bullied South Africa into securing COVID-19 vaccines worth three-hundred-and-seventy-four million US dollars/ This was during the height of the pandemic.  South Africa secret Covid19 vaccine deals which were secret,  were released by the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) following a high court ruling in August ordering the depar...

We get to know Elisabeth Valerio The founding President of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) a political party formed in May 2021.  She is the only woman of the 10 candidates on the 2023 Presidential ballot in Zimbabwe. Prior to entering politics, Elisabeth began her career as a biochemist working in the biotechnology industry. We reflect on her party's perfomance at Zimbabwe's recent election, h...

Guest: Siyabonga Mahlangu, Secretary general of The Inner City Federation

Guest: Nomzamo Zondo, Executive Director of Social Economic Rights Institute Guest: Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, Public Safety MEC

Guest: Mpumelelo Zikalala, Legal Analyst

Last week news broke of a 20-year-old man who became the first Ugandan to be charged with aggravated homosexuality,an offence punishable by death under the country's recently enacted anti-gay law. Following this SAfm Night Talk reflects on the Anti-LGBTIQA+ Law in Uganda to unpacking what is currently happening? And what has been the general reaction and response in the country? Oliver Dickson spo...

Earlier in the year,President Cyril Ramaphosa  appointed a three-member independent panel to enquire into the circumstances of the docking of the Russian vessel known as Lady R in Simonstown, Western Cape, in December 2022. Through this inquiry, government wanted to establish the circumstances that led to the docking of the ship, and the alleged loading of cargo, and its departure from Simonstown,...

Earlier in the year,President Cyril Ramaphosa  appointed a three-member independent panel to enquire into the circumstances of the docking of the Russian vessel known as Lady R in Simonstown, Western Cape, in December 2022. Through this inquiry, government wanted to establish the circumstances that led to the docking of the ship, and the alleged loading of cargo, and its departure from Simonstown,...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addressed the Summit in Sandton, north of Johannesburg by video link through an interpreter. He told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of the BRICS group will lead to a multi-polar world. BRICS is a group of five countries with emerging economies that want to begin their own world economic and trade systems and has dis...

  All eyes are on Zimbabwe as it goes to the polls to elect a new president. Incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking a second five-year term in office as head of state in line with the country's constitution. Mnangagwa's main rival is Nelson Chamisa, alongside other 9 presidential hopefuls.    Oliver Dickson spoke to Dr William Mpofu; Researcher at the university of the Witwatersrand, po...

BRICS leaders have converged in South Africa as the coalition of significant emerging economies looks to exert its influence to counterbalance the Western hegemony in international affairs. The BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - represent a quarter of the global economy, and interest in joining the club has surged ahead of its three-day summit in Johannesburg.  To disc...

Babita Deokaran  Court case -Reaction to 6 accused pleading guilty The NPA says they will continue working on the Babita Deokaran case in order to nab the kingpin that ordered the hit on the life of the corruption whistle-blower. Six men have been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the High Court in Johannesburg. All six received sentences ranging from six to 22 years for their inv...

  BRICS leaders announced the admission of six new countries - Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt as the full members. Ramaphosa noted that this was just the first round of expansion of BRICS, hinting that more rounds may follow. With at least 22 countries had formally applied to join the grouping, BRICS currently "represents more than 40% of the world's population. This evenin...

Zimbabwean Police have revealed that they had detained 41 people and seized cellphones, laptops and other electronic equipment during raids on four locations in Harare following a tip-off concerning "subversive and criminal activities". Mnangagwa used his presidential powers to extend balloting to 24th August 2023 at dozens of polling stations after voting was delayed by up to 10 hours in many are...

South Africa marks 11 years since the Marikana Massacre happened. On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service opened fire on a crowd of striking mine workers at Marikana, in the North West Province.  The police killed 34 mineworkers and left 78 seriously injured.  Is there is a political will to prosecute all those police who gunned down the 34 miners?    Oliver Dickson spoke to Nomzamo Zo...