The National Briefing

Guest: Dr Elmar Muller - Executive Manager Hydrometallurgy at Mintek 

Guest: Cllr Arista Goosen – DA PR Councillor in the Mahikeng Local Municipality  Guest: Tumo Mmolawa – Resident and North West Province Business Activist  Guest: Tiro Seleka - Director: Community Services at the Mahikeng Municipality 

Guest: Nomfundo Mogapi - Clinical Psychologist and CEO of the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership 

Guest: Anele Gxoyiya - Commissioner at the Public Service Commission

Guest: Bond Nyoka - attorney and legal analyst 

Guest: Nazley Sharif - Member of Parliament and DA Spokesperson on Social Development

Guest: Professor Bheki Mngomezulu - Professor of Political Science & International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD) at Nelson Mandela University  

Guest: Dr Chris van Straten -  Global Health Advisor, Clinical  Governance International SOS

Guest: Sandile Mnguni - Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations within the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal  

Reality Check with Nomfundo Mogapi: From protest to violence - Protest is a constitutional right. But in a volatile environment, it can escalate.  Guest: Nomfundo Mogapi - Clinical Psychologist and CEO of the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a major reshuffle of the Democratic Alliance's representation in the Government of National Unity, removing three DA deputy ministers and reassigning John Steenhuisen from Agriculture to the Deputy Ministry of Trade and Industry. Controversial Dina Pule, is back, this time as the new minister of social development. Guest: Susan Booysen, Emeritus Professor at...

Yesterday, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), acting on behalf of Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, issued a statement where they welcomed the significant outcome achieved in the urgent proceedings before the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court on 26 June 2026. The court case was about government's commitment to prevent xenophobic attacks Guest: Mametlwe Sebei - Attorney at Lawyers for Human R...

It's the start of a new municipal financial year, and for millions of South Africans that means one thing: higher electricity bills. From today, households supplied by municipalities face an average 9.01% electricity tariff increase approved by NERSA. Consumers are now grappling with the cost of keeping the lights on as municipalities roll out their new tariffs for the year.   Guest: Prof. Va...

In a new policy brief, Professor Thuli Madonsela argues that South Africa must confront the realities of undocumented migration through an Ubuntu-centred social justice lens—one that protects the dignity of all people while acknowledging the pressures on communities and the state's responsibility to regulate migration fairly. Guest: Professor Thuli Madonsela, Director of the Centre for Socia...

Built in Mzansi: How an application platform builds event management for African townships. It aims to connect local creatives and event organizers to unlock the hidden "kasi" events economy. It gives local talent and informal business owners the digital tools they need to reach a wider audience. Guest: Lumkile Zinyanga - Founder of Kasi2Kasi App 

Guest: Professor William Gumede, Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance  Guest: Omhle Ntshingila - Project Coordinator Right2Protest.

US consumer confidence ticks higher in June  2. Nike beats estimates despite China weakness 3. Market update

AfriForum heads to court to halt Johannesburg Metro’s unlawful water levy Guest: Marais de Vaal - Advisor for Environmental Affairs at AfriForum    

Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 1.    South Afrika - Zimbabwe Govt deploys 35 buses to repatriate Zimbabweans from South Africa The government has deployed at least 35 buses to repatriate Zimbabweans returning from South Africa, with operations underway from Cape Town, Port Elizabet...

The Global Briefing: The United States is expected to formally trigger the review process for the USMCA trade pact The European Union and China are back at the negotiating table as Brussels pushes for a more balanced trading relationship After Venezuela's devastating earthquakes, many residents say their biggest frustration is not only the scale of the disaster, but what they describe as years of...

South Africa is on high alert as the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants take place across parts of the country. Police, supported by the South African National Defence Force, have been deployed nationally to maintain law and order, protect lives and property, and ensure that peaceful protests are conducted within the law. Lieutenant-General Tebell...

South Africa remains on high alert as the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants get underway. What is the situation at the Durban? Guest: Gcinokuhle Malinga - SABC Journalist in Durban

South Africa remains on high alert as the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants get underway. What is the situation at the Lebombo border? Guest: Motsebi wa Monareng - Journalist at SABC

As South Africa braces for the planned 30 June protests organised by March and March against undocumented immigrants, how is the situation at the Beitbridge border post? Guest: Vutivi Maluleke - SABC Journalist

British American Tobacco plans to cut 9000 jobs globally  Murray & Roberts advances business rescue plan with the sale of its mining business  Market update