The National Briefing

  Guest: Heidi Svendsen, from the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences: University of Pretoria 

    Guest: Lesiba Thobakgale - SA Police Union Spokesperson 

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   27 November 2024     1. Namibia- Windhoek  Namibian decides today- what is the election mood now as voting has begun? Who are other presidential candidates? How does their electoral system work?   • Voting is due to open at 07:00 on Wednesday with polls closing at 21:00.  • The youngest of Namibia's 15 presidential candidates is a 37-year-old university...

  Guest: Zoleka Lisa, Vice President Corporate Affairs, South African Breweries 

The Tshiamiso Trust urges all former gold mineworkers and their families to check if they are eligible to lodge a claim to be compensated for permanent lung damage from silicosis or work-related TB. The Eastern Cape province holds the highest concentration of Tshiamiso Trust claim lodgements and payments in South Africa, with a total of R516 million already paid to 5,443 eligible beneficiaries fro...

Ahead of World AIDS Day (1 December), a new report by UNAIDS shows that the world can meet the agreed goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 – but only if leaders protect the human rights of everyone living with and at risk of HIV. The report’s message is summed up in its title: “Take the rights path to end AIDS”.  Guest: Zeenat Abdool - UNAIDS. Communication and Advocacy Officer, U...

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

AS THE Class of 2024 prepares to conclude their academic journey with the traditional ‘pens down’ events, a poignant call to action has emerged from the World Changers Candidate (WCC). The organisation, dedicated to combating drug use among South African youth, is urging parents to remain vigilant as celebrations come with a myriad risks, including substance abuse.  Guest: Lucas Mahlakgane, chairp...

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Songezo Zibi, reflects on the presentation by the Auditor-General (AG) for the 2023/24 audit outcomes for national and provincial departments and public entities. Mr Zibi is of the view that the audit outcomes are important as they enable Parliament and South Africans to track government spending and whether the plans set out in...

    Guest: Melusi Xulu - Managing Director of Donda Attorneys 

Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years. If SWAPO candidate Netumbo Nandi-ndaitwah wins, she will become the country’s first female president.    Guest: Eliaser Ndeyanale – Namibian Journalist 

  Guest: Thembisa Fakude - senior research fellow for Africa Asia Dialogues 

  Guest: Tsakani Shiviti - chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation,    

    Guest: Simon Zwane - Road Traffic Management Corporation Spokesperson 

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action and Mining Affected by Mining United in Action (MACUA-WAMUA) have noted the latest development that at least fourteen miners have surfaced in one of the abandoned shafts 10 in Stilfontein, North West province. This has affirmed their claims that miners are desperate to surface and any further delays in assisting the miners to surface places their li...

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   26 November 2024   1. Namibia- Windhoek   Namibia decides 2024   Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election on Wednesday.  At least 1.4 million people, or about half of the population, have registered to vote in the elections, with 15 political parties running f...

Black Friday shoppers warned to be vigilant: The latest crime statistics from South African Banking Risk Information Centre, (SABRIC) show the most common type of online fraud in South Africa is phishing scams, including the use of fake websites that mimic real ones. Most of these schemes operate through deceptive, ‘fake’ portals that request the victim to sign in to their account – catching onlin...

  Guest: Lisa Vetten: research associate of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at UJ 

The EFF will be in the Constitutional Court today, challenging parliament’s decision not to hold an impeachment inquiry into the president’s Phala Phala controversy.  A motion by the African Transformation Movement (ATM) to impeach the president over Phala Phala was voted down by the National Assembly in December 2022.    Guest: Vuyo Zungula - African Transformation Movement (ATM) 

  Guest: Chris DE Kock - Crime Analyst 

    Guest: Juanita du Preez – Action Society Spokesperson 

  Guest: Lukhona Mnguni - Political Analyst 

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   25 November 2024    1. Namibia – Windhoek   Namibia decides 2024 this week   The Namibian Electoral Commission says it is ready for Wednesday’s presidential and national assembly elections. More than a million Namibians have registered to vote, and political parties have wrapped up their campaigns and the ruling party SWAPO faces voters with reason to b...

  Guest: Professor Benjamin Rosman - Professor in the school of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Wits University 

  Guest: Ann Bernstein - The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) executive director