The National Briefing

    Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist And Commentator At University of Pretoria 

    Guest: Bianca van Aswegen, a criminologist and national coordinator for Missing Children South Africa 

South Africa's agricultural exports were at US$4,12 billion in the third quarter, a 5% increase relative to the same period in 2023. This reflects an uptick in the volume of various agricultural exports and the price surge in some products, writes Wandile Sihlobo    Guest: Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and Senior Lectu...

on 29 December 2024, Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA), led by the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), filled an urgent application for direct access to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.    Guest: Mametlwe Sebei – Attorney at Lawyers for Human Rights 

Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says 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: Mzwanele Nyhontso - Land Reform and Rural Development Minister  

IT SEEMS hard to imagine but for more than a decade, the residents of Hammanskraal, Tshwane, lived without access to clean, safe drinking water. Tshepo Matseba says that the Hammanskraal water crisis a symbol of the power of good leadership    Guest: Tshepo Matseba – Founder of Reputation 1st 

    Guest: Xolani Fihla, Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson 

Trade routes have been disrupted, border crossings are closed and mines shuttered as thousands in Mozambique flee brutal treatment by security forces.  Guest: SophiE Mokoena - SABC INTERNATIONAL NEWS eDITOR 

SANParks appeals to members of the public not to set off fireworks along the Table Mountain Park, especially around Signal Hill and Tafelberg roads as this could lead to fires  Guest: JP Louw: SANParks Head of Communications and Spokesperson 

 It has been an interesting year in politics with many twists and surprises, such as the EFF losing some key members to uMkhonto weSizwe party (MK) and Action SA switching positions from being a DA partner to a coalition with the ANC and EFF.  Guest: Dr Piet Croucamp - Political Analyst 

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   31 December 2024   Afrika Brief’s Year in Review 2024   The high- middle- and low lights this year: Great powers scramble for African infrastructure, elections offshoot democratic transitions in Ghana, Mauritius ,South Afrika, Senegal and Botswana, and South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel pits t...

AT LEAST 127 people were killed when an airliner belly-landed and veered off the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said.  Guest: Guy Leitch - Aviation Expert, Editor and Publisher at SA Flyer Magazine 

    Guest: Colonel Boysie Zungu, Durban Metro Police Service spokesperson 

the use of fireworks during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. What is it that we as the public should know about the bi-laws governing the use of fireworks and how should we take care of animals during the crossover to the new year?    Guest: Samanta Stelli - Publicity & Communications Officer for the National Council for SPCAs 

    Guest: Jane Mulaudzi, Chief director for Provincial Traffic, Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety 

World Weather Attribution, experts on how global warming influences extreme events, said nearly every disaster it analysed over the past 12 months was intensified by climate change.  Guest: Peter Johnston is a climate scientist at the University of Cape Town   

Key Republicans are already pressing the incoming Trump administration to kick South Africa out of lucrative trade arrangements, should the South African government not change its position on Russia, China, Iran and Israel.  Guest: Brooks Spector - Associated Editor Daily Maverick 

  Guest: Hendrick Makaneta, founder of the Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa 

An inter-governmental process has now been set up, to address the problems at the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works in Hammanskraal, following a deadly cholera outbreak last year.    Guest: Tshiamo Mpane - Acting General Manager, Projects and Services at Magalies Water 

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala engages with informal settlements dwellers affected by the recent fire disaster in the City of Cape Town and assessed progress being made with regards to the provisions of the emergency housing guidelines i.e. rebuild, relocation, restoration and repairs.  Guest: Thembi Simelane - Human Settlements Minister&nbsp...

Dangerous criminals who escaped from a Mozambican maximum security prison might cross into South Africa to continue their criminal activities, according to experts.  Guest: Willem Els is a Senior Training Coordinator on terrorism and explosives related incidents at the Transnational Threats and International Crimes Programme for Institute for Security Studies 

    Guest: Dr Phophi Ramathuba - Limpopo premier 

AmaZulu traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi says he knows nothing about being removed from his position by King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. This comes after media reports on Friday that the Zulu king had removed him as prime minister.    Guest: Prof Musa Xulu - Cultural Expert and Executive Director of the Heritage Development Trust 

  Guest: Daphne Mokwena – Spokesperson: Eskom