The National Briefing

    Guest: Vuka Chonco - Deputy General Secretary of the Food and Allied Workers’ Union  

  Guest: Paseka Letsatsi - SASSA Spokesperson 

  Guest: Dr Herman van Niekerk - University of Johannesburg (UJ)’s geologist 

  The Morning Brief   Afrika Update Report   15 November 2024  1. Senegal – Dakar  What is at stake in Senegal's parliamentary elections  Senegal votes in parliamentary polls on Sunday, eight months after electing new leaders promising profound political change.  What is at stake and who are the main players in the West African country's snap elections?    2. Mozambique - Maputo  • Mozambique's ou...

  Guest: Jackie Hintenaus - Co-ordinator: Health Programmes City Health, City of Cape Town 

    Guest: Jonathan Hoffenberg - programmes manager at The Parent Centre 

  Guest: Bishop Yolelo, the Chairperson of SANTACO Eastern Cape 

  Guest: Mgwebi Msiya, The Eastern Cape Liquor board (ECLB) Spokesperson 

  Guest: Jasper Knight - Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand. 

The options for the recovery of funds lost in the contravention of foreign shareholding in the country by FlySafair Airline would have to to include either the State, through amendments, taking over the low-cost carrier, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) calculating the amount of tax lost and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) invoking legislation of money transfers on the matter, analy...

  Guest: Gogo Ndlovukazi Masechaba - CEO Traditional Healers Organisation (THO) 

South African children as young as 11 are being indoctrinated and groomed to commit acts of terrorism, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) international relations expert Willem Els has warned. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said he was aware of the challenges that posed a security threat to South Africa.    Guest: Willem Els: Senior Training Coordinator on terrorism and explosives, Institut...

This World Diabetes Day, celebrated annually on 14 November, Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) wishes to draw attention to diabetes care, as well as urge the government to continue reinforcing those policies that contribute towards lessening the plight of those living with this non-communicable disease.   Guest: Zukiswa Zimela - Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA)  Communications Manager 

Approximately 4,500 illegal miners are underground at a mine in the North West as Operation Vala Umngodi intensifies.  Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that the government will not be sending any help for scores of illegal miners trapped underground in Stilfontein, North West. She was briefing the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held  on 6 November 2024  Guest: Pet...

As the Fuel Retailers Association(FRA) gathers once again for its 6th Conference, it will be reflecting and celebrating 30 years of successfully executing its mandate of promoting and protecting the interest of all fuel retailers in South Africa. Alongside the reflections and celebrations, the conference will be forward looking under the theme “Evolve Together through Unity In Action”.    Guest: R...

  Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa - Vice Chair South African Medical Association 

  Guest: Thembile Botman – Stilfontein Community leader 

  The Morning Brief  Afrika Update Report  13 November 2024  1.Somaliland - Hargeisa  Voters head to polls in Somaliland as leaders hope for global recognition  Voting was underway yesterday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region is experiencing political tension.  2,Namibia- Zimbabwe  Is Nami...

The Gauteng education department has postponed the appointment of new office-based staff as well as teachers who applied to be promoted as heads of department, deputy principals and principals until April next year because of budget constraints. This comes as the Western Cape is set to lose 2 407 teaching posts in January because of budget shortfalls amounting to R3.8 billion.    Guest: Jaco Deaco...

  Chair Wendy Lucas-Bull said the work does not appear to appeal to locals, who have a drop-out rate of 80% in its driving programmes.  Guest: Khaya Sithole – Independent Analyst 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.  Guest: Brooks Spector – Associate Editor: Daily Maverick 

Stats SA releases its stats for quarter 3 of 2024, confirming that youth unemployment is a national priority for the seventh administration. ‘ while all political parties campaigned around the issue of job creation for young people, we haven’t seen the same urgency in the Government of National Unity’ says Nape Senong, Mobiliser Strategist at advocacy campaign Youth Capital.  Guest: Nape Senong is...

  Guest: Sello Seitlholo - water and sanitation deputy minister  

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) is paving the way in humanoid robotics with the unveiling of a cutting-edge research platform. This groundbreaking platform showcases advanced robotics technology and demonstrates the power of interdisciplinary collaboration within engineering.  Guest: Dr William Duckitt, a lecturer in the Department of Electri...