The National Briefing

 Municipalities sounding the alarm over water mafias - we talk DWS about how this is impacting the service delivery around water or how it impacts the efforts being made to address water supply challenges and what are the common “practices” of these mafias and is the department involved and to what extent in addressing this issue  Guest: Sean phillips: Director General, Department of water and san...

  Afrika Update Report   Tunisia - Tunis Tunisian President Kais Saied announced yesterday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the economy, ahead of a presidential election on October 2024.  DR Congo – Kikuvo-Kirumba Renewed fighting between Democratic Republic of Congo's army and M23 rebels broke out on Sunday around a densely populated t...

Feature Interview: We talk to the Minister of health about the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) looking into the fraudulent medico-legal claims, which has reportedly saved the health department more than R3 billion by uncovering multiple instances of fraudulent activities, including cases where lawyers claimed for patients who had died.  Guest: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi: Minister of Health  

International - Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut last month, the Iranian-backed movement said, as Israel's cabinet met to prepare a response.  Guest: Dr Kingsley Makhubela: Risk Analyst, former Diplomat and Public Relations Executive 

  Guest: Mlungisi Mabaso  Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) of Human Settlements in Johannesburg,  

  Guest: Teboho Mofokeng: Lecturer Water Engineering, UCT   

  Guest: Cas Coovadia: CEO, Business Unity South Africa ( BUSA)   

  Guest: Ian Cameron: Chairperson of the Portfolio committee on Police  

  Guest: Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa, South African Medical Association (SAMA) Chairperson  

  The movement represents 32,000 teaching assistants who were part of several government programmes.   Guest: Sihle Mzizi : Secretary for The Gauteng Youth Brigade (GYB)   

  Afrika Update Report   23 August 2024   Sudan- West Darfur- Chad  Trucks carrying vital food supplies crossed the Adre border between Chad and Sudan for the first time since February 2024.Their load includes sorghum, oil and rice, according to the UN, and is destined to over 12,000 people who are at risk of famine in the Kereneik area of West Darfur.    Somalia – Ethiopia  Somalia has issued a w...

  Guest: Xolani Galada: Deputy Director-General for Infrastructure at the Gauteng Department of Health

  Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Director at Africa Asia Dialogues and Global Governance Analyst  

  Guest: Asalam Dasoo - Convener of the Progressive health forum

  Guest: Ms Neptune Masombuka is the acting head of the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College (BMJC)  

Food justice is a Women’s Rights issue   Thirty-year-old Siyakholwa Mkoka from Khayelitsha, a township in the Western Cape, lives in a seven-person household. Each month, the family has just R3000 to feed all seven mouths   Guest: Zukiswa Zimela:  Communications Manager  

Science & Innovation Segment : Science: World Mosquito Day which is observed annually on 20 August is used to highlight the work/progress towards Malaria elimination efforts in the SADC region which have received a significant boost thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) and the Roll B...

  Guest: Fentse Malatji: Digital Strategist at advocacy campaign Youth Capital

  Guest: Mr Malibongwe Mtima: Department Of Education Spokesperson, Eastern Cape   

     Guest: Prof Raymond Parsons: Business School economist: North West University  

  Guest: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe: National police spokesperson  

  She replaces Margaret Arnolds, who lost the seat on Friday.   Mthembu was up against the DA's Nonhlanhla Sifumba, who received 68 of 248 votes.   Guest: Herman Mashaba: Action SA Leader  

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

  Guest: Wandile Sihlobo:  Agricultural Economist & Author