The National Briefing

Apartheid-era criminal cases referred for criminal prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) are slowly edging towards court as an NGO, the Foundation for Human Rights, keeps up the fight for justice.  25.11.2024 6:12 ↓

    Guest: Mosa Leteane , Senior Projects Officer at the Foundation for Human Rights. 

COP29 ends in betrayal as African leaders slam weak finance goal as “climate colonialism”, says Greenpeace Africa   25.11.2024 8:28 ↓

  Guest: Amos Wemanya - Greenpeace Africa's Responsive Campaigns Lead 

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert  25.11.2024 8:22 ↓

    Guest: Reon Pienaar, an expert in waste management and vice president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA). 

Eskom has now finalised a technical breakthrough allowing zero buyers to convert their meters to KRN2 beyond the 24 November 2024 deadline  25.11.2024 6:04 ↓

    Guest: Trevor Ngwane - Director, Centre for Sociological Research and Practice, University of Johannesburg and Anti-Apartheid Activist 

Binge drinking at weekends and over the holiday season in South Africa, where more than one in five drinkers are classified as “heavy episodic” consumers of alcohol, has prompted authorities to call for alcohol curfews over the coming festive season.  25.11.2024 6:55 ↓

  Guest: Prof Charles Parry, a specialist scientist at the South African Medical Research Council’s Mental Health, Alcohol, Substance Use and Tobacco Research Unit 

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged “war crimes”.  22.11.2024 5:45 ↓

  Guest: Sophie Mokoena - International News Editor for SABC 

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says government is considering whether to declare the incidents of foodborne illnesses across the country, a National Disaster.  22.11.2024 5:49 ↓

    Guest: Velenkosini Hlabisa - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister  

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) lowered its policy rate today by 0.25%, from 8.0% to 7.75%. The Committee’s decision was unanimous, and the cut was widely expected. Yesterday’s CPI announcement, which showed ye 22.11.2024 5:46 ↓

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) lowered its policy rate today by 0.25%, from 8.0% to 7.75%. The Committee’s decision was unanimous, and the cut was widely expected. Yesterday’s CPI announcement, which showed year-on-year inflation falling to a four-year low of 2.8%, meant a follow-up cut was almost guaranteed. At the same time, the SARB’s conservative a...

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says government is considering whether to declare the incidents of foodborne illnesses across the country, a National Disaster.  22.11.2024 6:38 ↓

  Guest: Tebogo Khaas, Institute of Chartered Entrepreneurs Global Chief Entrepreneur. 

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged “war crimes”.  22.11.2024 8:47 ↓

  Guest: Saber Ahmed Jazbhay – Human Rights Lawyer and Analyst 

While the Department of Water and Sanitation is improving water security in South Africa, farmers are worried about how failures at municipal level might impact them, according to Janse Rabie, AgriSA’s head of natural resources.  22.11.2024 4:14 ↓

  Guest: Janse Rabie, AgriSA’s head of natural resources. 

DEPUTY Finance Minister Ashor Sarupen said that since 2019, criminal syndicates have disrupted over 180 construction projects worth R63 billion.  22.11.2024 8:53 ↓

    Guest: Ashor Sarupen - DEPUTY Finance Minister  

AS Premier Thami Ntuli ramps up his crime-fighting strategies, a prominent crime expert and author, Mary de Haas, has voiced strong criticism of the ongoing crime summits led by the provincial government.  22.11.2024 7:58 ↓

    Guest: Mary De Haas - Violence monitoring expert 

Eskom’s KRN recode process: Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena has reiterated that the 24 November 2024 deadline for updating prepaid electricity meters cannot be extended.  22.11.2024 7:57 ↓

  Guest: Daphne Mokwena - Eskom spokesperson 

Gauteng Health MEC reflects on her first 100 days in office and further share some of the achievements and plans in place to improve the quality of care in Gauteng.  21.11.2024 4:25 ↓

  Guest: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko – Gauteng MEC for Health 

Please Call Me (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate will today fight for R9.4bn against Vodacom for his invention at the Constitutional Court   21.11.2024 4:08 ↓

  Guest: Isaac Mahlangu - senior reporter for the Sowetan 

DEBT counselling experts and economists have warned consumers to be cautious when spending on Black Friday specials and to avoid getting into unnecessary debt.  21.11.2024 6:04 ↓

    Guest: Annaline Van Der Poel – Chief Operations Officer at Debt Rescue 

Research Associate at the Social Policy Initiative Duma Gqubule has now said that Treasury favours primary budget surpluses over job creation and that there is no interest in improving the effectiveness and scale of public employment programmes  21.11.2024 5:52 ↓

  Guest: Duma Gqubule is research associate at the Social Policy Initiative. 

AFRICA UPDATE WITH SIPHO MANTULA   21.11.2024 4:49 ↓

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   21 November 2024   1. Mozambique- Zimbabwe   Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane faces legal action and latest on SADC troika where half of SADC Heads of States sent representative to the extra-ordinary summit.  Mozambique’s Attorney General has filed a civil lawsuit against opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, who is currently in exile, accusing him of...

Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.  21.11.2024 9:07 ↓

  Guest: Gustavo De Carvalho - Senior Researcher on Russia-Africa ties at the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) 

A gender specialist said that while the government had established initiatives to deal with violence against women, there was little implementation of those initiatives.  21.11.2024 6:56 ↓

  Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise: Director Wise 4 Afrika   & GBV Activist 

UP EXPERT OPINION: ‘Prioritising menstrual health will empower girls to stay in school, gain confidence and dream bigger’  21.11.2024 6:24 ↓

  Guest: Dr. lydia Chibwe is a Project Officer at the Women's Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria. 

THE vibrant community of Bo-Kaap is facing an increasing challenge, as residents rally against the rising tide of tourist buses invading their neighbourhood.  21.11.2024 6:19 ↓

  Guest: Osman Shaboodien – Chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association 

The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned that two of South Africa's seven water boards face bankruptcy due to municipal debts.  21.11.2024 9:41 ↓

    Guest: Sean Phillips: Director General, Department of water and sanitation