The National Briefing

  Guest: Anja Van Beek – talent and culture strategist, leadership and HR expert and executive coach. 

The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.  Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist And Commentator At University of Pretoria 

    Guest: Prof Mark Swilling - Co-Director, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University 

  Guest: Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast - Political Analyst  

South Africa has welcomed New Year’s babies at several hospitals across the country with the youngest mother being just 12 years old. What does this tell us about the teenage pregnancy crisis in SA?    Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise – Director: The Wise Collective 

    3 January 2024  1. UN Security Council- Geneva  Security Council welcomes five new non-permanent members  The Security Council on 2 January welcomed Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia as the five newly elected non-permanent members for the 2025–2026 term.  2.Ghana- Accra  Ghana ends visa requirements for Africans  Beginning in early 202...

    Guest: Gavin Kelly - Road freight Association CEO 

Suspected people smugglers will face severe curbs under new laws in Britain, the government said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to fight illegal migration and strengthen border security.    Guest: Musa Mdunge - Political Analyst PHD University Of Dundee Uk 

    Guest: Boniswa Dladla - Transformation Coach 

    Guest: Professor Vally Padayachee, power and energy expert and a former executive manager of Eskom and a former senior executive of City Power Jhb 

MSUNDUZI Mayor, Mzimkhulu Thebolla, has warned defaulting residents that their access to essential services, such as electricity, will be terminated in the coming year if they do not pay their municipal bills.    Guest: Mzimkhulu Thebolla - MSUNDUZI Municipality Mayor 

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape expresses its  grave concern over the teenage pregnancy of a 12 year old girl who gave birth on New Years Day , 01 January 2025 at Frontier Hospital in Komani.    Guest: Gift Ngqondi - Provincial Head of Communications: ANC Eastern Cape  

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

Economists have expressed great optimism about the growth of the South African economy next year, however, warning that this can be scuppered by international and geopolitical events, particularly in the United States, where there will be a new government under an unpredictable leadership.  Guest: Dawie Roodt - founder, Director and Chief Economist of the Efficient Group 

ELECTRICITY and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has warned that the high cost of electricity is a ticking time bomb that could trigger unrest and undermine the government.    Guest: Natasha Gertze - Founder: Electricity Tariffs Must Fall 

The UN Human Rights Office says Israeli attacks  on and around hospitals have pushed Gaza's healthcare system to "the brink of total collapse" and raised serious concerns about war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Guest: Sanusha Naidu - Senior Research Associate based with the Institute for Global Dialogue 

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) National Church Leaders Forum met with members of the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM), in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing on the situation on the ground in Mozambique.    Guest: Rev Mzwandile Molo - South African Council of Churches (SACC) General Secretary 

  Guest: Dr Sharon Nyatsanza – Deputy Director: National Council Against Smoking 

Ingonyama Trust responds to an interview we did yesterday with the Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso saying he is the only authority empowered to suspend members of the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and that AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini acted beyond his powers when he did so.  Guest: Vela Mngwengwe – Ingonyama Trust CEO 

  Afrika Update Report   2 January 2024   1. Mozambique- Maputo   Mozambique’s Outgoing President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has advocated for dialogue without “schemes, arrangements, and interests” amid post-election tensions, yet opposition leader Venancio Mondlane calls for “reuniting the nation” and promises new protests dubbed the spe...

  Guest: Lucia Masuka (Executive Director, Amnesty International Zimbabwe) 

THE South African government has strongly criticized illegal miners, known as zama zamas, following their voluntary emergence from abandoned mines in Stilfontein, North West. This wave of miners emerging comes after a major police operation, “Vala Umgodi”, was launched to address the ongoing illegal mining issues in the area.    Guest: Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, NAT...

    1 January 2025  1. Forecasting Afrika’s 2025: Sound of change echoes Fela’s rebellion and Masekela’s vision  As Africa closes the chapter on 2024, the year emerges as one of both resistance and collaboration. It has been a year that could be described as the offspring of two powerful cultural anthems: Fela Kuti’s Kalakuta Show and Hugh Masekela&rsquo...

    Guest: Mike Muller - Civil Engineer And Visiting Adjunct Professor in the University of the Witwatersrand Graduate School of Governance 

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called for the criminalisation of racism after a viral video of a white couple allegedly calling two black women “baboons” at a Food Lover's Market store in Fourways over the weekend.    Guest: Zama Ntshona  - ATM Spokesperson