The National Briefing

Guest: Marius Opperman - DA Caucus leader: Thaba Chweu Municipality   Guest: Friddah Nkadimeng - Executive Mayor: Thaba Chweu Municipality   Guest: Tshepo Maphanga - Unemployed graduate from Sabie, Simile Location under the Thaba Chweu Municipality   

  South Africa’s whistle-blowers have exposed corruption, saved public money, and risked their lives in the process. Now, civil society organisations are calling for more time to scrutinise the country’s proposed Whistle-blower Protection Bill. Guest: Lebogang Ramafoko - Executive Director at Corruption Watch 

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says the days of prison smugglers are numbered, as the government intensifies raids inside correctional facilities across the country. More than 37 000 cellphones and other contraband have been confiscated in over 1 400 raids, while officials implicated in corruption are also facing disciplinary action. Guest: Pieter Groenewald - Correctional S...

The Reality Check: social safety net that is no longer serving - the role of abo Gogo in our communities? Guest: Sibongile Mkhabela - Executive Director at the Barloworld Empowerment Foundation  

Market Brief with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter Trump’s pick, Kevin Warsh clears final hurdle to take over as Fed chair 2. IEA warns of rising oil price volatility as Middle East supply losses deepen 3. Market update  

The Global Briefing: Westminster power plays to Beijing diplomacy and student uprisings over public university funding in Buenos Aires. The UK debate has increasingly centred around figures like Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham, and Yvette Cooper as possible future Labour leaders US President Trump arrived in Beijing alongside major US business leaders, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang,...

Early Childhood Development practitioners have welcomed Cabinet's approval of the Children's Act Amendment Bill. For more than five years practitioners have been rejecting the Bill saying it failed to reflect the realities of ECD programmes in their communities. Guest: Dr David Harrison - CEO of the DG Murray Trust     

Built in Mzansi: How Amalooloo systems are designed to provide dignified sanitation in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, particularly those facing water scarcity.  Guest: Lukas Fourie - Chief Executive Officer, Amalooloo 

New figures released by Statistics South Africa show the official unemployment rate has climbed to 32.7%, with more than 8.1 million South Africans now without work. Has unemployment become a national disaster? Guest: Dr Siphe Potelwa - President of South African Association of PhDs.  Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa - Member of the Budget Justice Coalition   

Higher energy costs push US inflation to near three-year high 2. Walmart mulls job cuts as it looks to AI to boost productivity  3. Market update

Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as internal party tensions raise fresh questions about his leadership and whether he can hold onto power. US President Trump says military issues, including arms sales to Taiwan will be on the table, setting the stage for another tense chapter in US-China relations. Voters in The Bahamas are heading to the polls in a surprise snap electio...

In a move that could impact thousands of vulnerable households across South Africa, NERSA has officially approved the National Free Basic Electricity rate for the 2026/27 financial year. Guest: Rhulani Mathebula - Executive Manager for Electricity, National Energy Regulator of South Africa 

1. Uganda - Kampala As Uganda's 81-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in to a seventh consecutive term, speculation is already growing about who will replace him. His son, army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has made no secret of his wish to take over, despite the improbability of an electoral win. Many Ugandans now accept that Museveni's presidency — the only one they ha...

President Ramphosa has now said he will not resign over the Phala Phala matter. How do we maneuver in a government of national unity and what is Parliament going to do? Guest: Ambassador Tony Leon - Former leader of the Democratic Alliance and ambassador   

Youth bear the brunt as unemployment climbs to 32.7%  Airports Company South Africa is confident on jet fuel supply despite global tensions  Market update    

Today, suspended police commissioner Fannie Masemola will be back in the Pretoria Magistrates' Court. He'll be joined by alleged Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, a director of Medicare24 and 12 high-ranking police officials in the dock for their alleged roles in a R228 million tender scandal. Guest: Calvin Dludla - SABC News Reporter  

As the Western Cape battles deadly floods, strong winds and widespread displacement, disaster teams remain on high alert across the province. What rescue operations, humanitarian relief efforts are there and what can residents expect as severe weather conditions continue? Guest: Colin Deiner - Chief Director: Disaster Management and Fire/Rescue Services in the Western Cape Government   &...

The Reality Check: What is driving - The new South Africa and the sense of the role of the state?  Guest: Sibongile Mkhabela - Executive Director at the Barloworld Empowerment Foundation   

After more than R80 billion spent over two decades on South Africa’s Bus Rapid Transit systems, the government has now admitted the project has failed to become the mass public transport solution it promised to be. Serious questions are now being asked about planning, accountability, and the future of public transport in South Africa Guest: Isaac Mahlangu - Local Government Editor at th...

The DA says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the Section 89 Panel report on review must not be used to delay the work of Parliament and that It is his legal right to approach the High Court and the DA respects due process, the courts and the rule of law. Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance  

The ANC confirms that President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be resigning, that remains committed to subjecting himself to the full process and will act in full compliance with the order and directions of the Court, in line with our constitutional democracy. Guest: Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri - ANC Spokesperson

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the Phala Phala panel report on judicial review has placed renewed attention on South Africa’s constitutional impeachment process. What does this mean for the separation of powers and Parliament’s impeachment process?  Guest: Mpumelelo "Bond" Nyoka - Attorney & Legal Analyst   

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter, after he reportedly told supporters he will not resign despite the judgment paving the way for Parliament to revive impeachment processes under Section 89. What does the ruling mean politically and legally?  Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Politics Reporter   Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi - Sec...

Johannesburg’s roads are crumbling under the weight of ageing infrastructure, growing maintenance backlogs, and even illegal mining activity causing sinkholes across the city, with the cost to fix Joburg’s road network now estimated at more than R115 billion. Guest: Zweli Nyathi - Chief Executive Officer at the Johannesburg Road Agency