SAfm

The National Briefing

Government EN ↓ 19138 episodes

Author

SAfm

Episodes

The Traditional Health Practitioners demand the reopening of public consultations on the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa (ITHPCSA) draft regulations of Traditional Health Practitioners 50840 with immediate effect 05.03.2025 6:05

Guest: Ntsikelelo Colossa – Ikhwelo Healers Collective Spokesperson for Gauteng and Mpumanaga  

ActionSA will be tabling a Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Deputy Ministers entirely from the Cabinet structure by amending Section 91 (Cabinet) and repealing Section 93 (Deputy Ministers) of the Constitution. 05.03.2025 6:29

    Guest: Athol Trollip - ActionSA Parliamentary Leader  

In light of Zanzou nighclub torture incidents, can owners be held liable for workers actions? 05.03.2025 4:37

  Guest: Melusi Xulu - Practicing Attorney from Donda Attorneys  

President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "truce" with Russia in a post on X and emphasised Ukraine’s intention to work under Trump’s "strong leadership" to secure a lasting peace. 05.03.2025 9:20

Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - Professor Of Strategy: Faculty Of Military Science: Stellenbosch University  

As civil society organisations focused on food justice, children's health, and education, we are deeply alarmed by the recent donation of McDonald's-branded "Mi Desk" desks to two schools in Cape Town, facilitated by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwa 05.03.2025 8:02

    Guest: Devin Heffer: Brand and Communications Manager at Hollywood Group  

Africa Update Report with Adv Sipho Mantula an independent African Researcher 05.03.2025 7:33

05 March 2025   South Afrika – Mozambique  President Chapo and President Ramaphosa discussed strengthening cooperation in transport and logistics.     Sudan- Khartoum  Rapid Support Forces and allied groups sign transitional constitution   After two years of war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied groups in Sudan have signed a transitional constitu...

Overflows occur towards middle March, beginning April. Could the Vaal Dam soon begin spilling, for the first time in almost two years? And what happens if its capacity reaches 100% – will there be danger for people and properties downstream of the dam wal 05.03.2025 6:18

    Guest: Carin Bosman Owner and Director Of Carin Bosman Sustainable Solution  

The Hawks have confirmed the opening of four dockets related to high treason, following accusations that misleading information was spread in the United States regarding South Africa’s Expropriation Act. 04.03.2025 10:08

    Guest: Dr Llewelyn Curlewis: Department of Procedural Law at the University of Pretoria  

The Cape Flats Safety Forum has once again called for the deployment of soldiers to assist in tackling the ongoing gang and gun violence in the Western Cape, despite opposition from the provincial police commissioner 04.03.2025 6:47

    Guest: Albie Isaacs: Chairperson, The Cape Flats Safety Forum  

The City of Johannesburg has been recognised as the best-performing metropolitan municipality in South Africa by the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Local Government Inclusive Growth Index, which ranks local governments based on their ability to tackle 04.03.2025 6:07

    Guest: Daniel Meyer: Lead Researcher and Prof of Business and Economics (Economic Policy) Public, University of Johannesburg (UJ)   

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has now proposed that government should tax the wealthy more and they are not supporting any tax increase upon the poor. 04.03.2025 7:48

    Guest: Matthew Parks: Parliamentary Coordinator, Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU)  

Civil Society organisations committed to food justice are alarmed by the recent handover of McDonald’s-branded ‘Mi Desk’ desks to two Cape Town schools, facilitated by the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube. 04.03.2025 7:43

      Guest: Elijah Mhlanga: Spokesperson, Department of Basic Education  

Africa Update Report with Adv Sipho Mantula an independent African Researcher 04.03.2025 6:50

    04 March 2025     Gabon – Libreville Gabon's military leader announces he will run for president   Almost two years after he led a coup to end more than five decades of Bongo dynasty rule, Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has announced he will run in April’s presidential elections.   After the ouster of President Ali Bongo in August 20...

Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has unveiled a comprehensive plan to assist spaza shops and food-handling outlets across South Africa. 04.03.2025 8:03

    Guest: Ĺebogang Maile: Gauteng MEC, Economic Development and Finance   

Johannesburg City Power has reported a significant increase in vandalism and crime in their underground tunnels, leading to unscheduled power outages. 03.03.2025 5:22

    Guest: Isaac Mangena: Spokesperson, City Power  

Why are South African classrooms and children becoming fast food billboards? 03.03.2025 5:44

    Guest: Nzama Mbalati - HEALA CEO  

Africa Update Report with Adv Sipho Mantula an independent African Researcher 03.03.2025 6:54

28 February 2025   DR Congo- Kinshasha ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC concludes visit to the DRC: Effective justice must be at the heart of our response to this crisis   This visit underlined my commitment to further intensify the work of my Office in delivering justice and accountability in the DRC, particularly in the East. This is something we cannot do alone. It will be delivered...

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has expressed concern about the potential negative impacts of a blanket Value Added Tax (VAT) increase on households, municipalities, and local economies. 03.03.2025 8:09

      Guest: Sabelo Gwala: Director of Operations, The South African Local Government Association (SALGA)  KZN  

A businessman with a long history of government contracts, Chris Delport, is at the center of an investigation by the Hawks into alleged illicit payments of R2.7 billion tied to an R18 billion tender awarded by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (P 03.03.2025 16:04

    Guest: Thanduxolo Jika: Sunday Times Investigative Journalist     Guest: Songezo Zibi: SCOPA  Chairperson   

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned that while creating a memecoin itself is not illegal in South Africa, many activities associated with them fall under financial regulation and may require a financial services license. 03.03.2025 9:29

    Guest: Nolwazi Hlophe: Senior Specialist in our Fintech department, The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)  

Pope Francis, 88, is currently battling pneumonia and has been hospitalised for two weeks. 03.03.2025 8:38

    Guest: Father Russel Pollit: parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein  

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has acknowledged that Postbank has failed to effectively plan for the crisis surrounding the replacement of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) gold cards with Postbank's black cards for social grant ben 28.02.2025 9:16

    Guest: Paseka Letsatsi: SASSA, National Spokesperson 

Africa Update Report with adv sipho mantula an independent African Researcher 28.02.2025 6:41

  28 February 2025 DR Congo- Kinshasha ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC concludes visit to the DRC: Effective justice must be at the heart of our response to this crisis This visit underlined my commitment to further intensify the work of my Office in delivering justice and accountability in the DRC, particularly in the East. This is something we cannot do alone. It will be delivered togethe...

In the aftermath of the devastating 2022 floods in KwaZulu-Natal, over 1,150 displaced families, including 672 school pupils, are still waiting for permanent housing solutions. 28.02.2025 5:43

    Guest: Ndabezinhle Sibiya: Spokesperson for MEC for KZN Transport and Human Settlements

Taiwan has condemned China’s recent military actions, as Beijing staged live-fire drills near the island and deployed a record number of aircraft and warships. 28.02.2025 6:41

    Guest: Prof David Monyae is the Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg. 