The National Briefing

Israel now appears to be completely rejecting a ceasefire agreement that was adopted by the United Nations Security Council - after being introduced by the US 12.06.2024 5:14 ↓

  Guest: Zeenat Adam - Executive Director: Afro Middle East Centre

Greenpeace Africa calls for big oil companies to be held accountable after the recent floods in KZN and Eastern Cape 12.06.2024 4:05 ↓

  Guest: Siyabonga Myeza: Greenpeace Africa’s Climate and Energy Campaigner

Mediated Conversation:  Targeted advertising is coming to WhatsApp 11.06.2024 23:55 ↓

  Guest: Jan Vermuelan: Editor, My Broadband Guest: Siphumelele Zondi: Senior Producer, Anchor and Lecturer at the Durban University of Technology. Guest: William Bird: Director, Media Monitoring Africa

Three Valencia fans have been jailed for eight months for abusing Vinicius Jr during a La Liga game in May 2023. This the first criminal conviction for racist abuse of a footballer in Spain. 11.06.2024 11:02 ↓

  Guest: Nkululeko Nkewu: Co-founder of iDiski Times

Faster tests, shorter treatments: How new tech could help slow down drug-resistant TB 11.06.2024 7:51 ↓

  Guest: Prof Norbet Ndjeka: Head of TB Programme, Department of Heal

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has warned that in the wake of the damage inflicted on workers by the sixth administration, the ANC must place workers first as it seeks to form a new coalition government to lead the country forward. 11.06.2024 8:06 ↓

  Guest: Thulani Ngwenya - President, Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU)

There is still no certainty about why a group of men entered a barber shop in site C in Khayelithsa and suddenly started shooting at everyone inside. 11.06.2024 7:56 ↓

  Guest: Reagen Allen: Provincial Minister Police Oversight and Community Safety in the Western Cape Guest: Monde Bambelo - Chairperson Khayelitsha Community Police Forum

The MK Party say they are going to court to stop the parliamentary session from happening - parliament has said it will oppose that - does MK Party have a case? 11.06.2024 9:24 ↓

  Guest: Pierre De Vos: Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School on Public and International Affairs: Unisa 11.06.2024 4:36 ↓

10 June 2024 11 June 2024 1. Malawi – Lilongwe, The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others left the southern African nation's capital, Lilongwe, at 9:17 a.m. and had been expected to land 45 minutes later at Mzuzu International Airport, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) to the north. 2. Egypt- Unites States of America, U.S. Secre...

In Europe, right-wing parties have made a series of unexpected gains in several countries in elections for the European Parliament 11.06.2024 6:02 ↓

  Guest: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk:  professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa

Well while we wait for the national assembly to sit on Friday morning and for MPs to be sworn in - provincial legislatures also have to be sworn in 11.06.2024 9:15 ↓

  Guest: Canaan Mdletshe: Secretary General, The National Freedom Party (NFP)

Sahpra reassures public following Benylin recall - Results from independent laboratories revealed no traces of diethylene glycol in the recalled batches of Benylin®️. 10.06.2024 5:17 ↓

    Guest: Deon Poovan: Senior Manager Inspectorate and Regulatory Compliance, The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra)  

Mediated Conversation:  Personal Finance | Trapped in debt review with no escape 10.06.2024 25:50 ↓

    Guest: Timmy Van der Grijp: Legal Advisor at the Debt counseling department, National Credit Regulator (NCR)   Guest: Benay Sager: Executive Head of DebtBusters   Guest: Maya Fisher-french: Financial Consumer Journalist    

The RISE Mzansi National Leadership Collective (NLC) extensively discussed the proposal by the ANC to form a Government of National Unity (GNU), and other related matters 10.06.2024 9:31 ↓

  Guest: Makashule Gana: RISE Mzansi Chief Organiser

A foreign investigator who was contracted to probe the claims against Zandile Gumede and cases involving Umngeni uThukela water =- has now said under oath - that his company is not being paid - to try and sabotage the corruption cases against certain poli 10.06.2024 7:50 ↓

  Guest: Sam Sole: Journalist and Managing Partner of the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Serious concern has been expressed by civil society organisations about the complete lack of transparency by the department of transport regarding the procurement process for the acquisition of a machine to produce the new smart card driving licences. 10.06.2024 3:38 ↓

  Guest: Layton Beard: Automobile Association (AA) spokesperson

Joburg's City Power to implement load reduction to protect grid from total collapse 10.06.2024 6:06 ↓

  Guest: Ms Tshifularo Mashava - Chief Executive Officer, City Power

The National Consumer Commission says that it’s recalling a shampoo - it’s the dark and lovely moisture plus shampoo that is distributed in a 50militire container 10.06.2024 4:59 ↓

  Guest: Prudence Moilwa: Head of Complaints and Investigations, National Consumer Commission

there has been quite a bit of criticism of the electoral commission over its handling of the elections - and there have even been threats to go to court - MK says that it believes the elections were rigged 10.06.2024 8:54 ↓

  Guest: Dr Sysman Motloung: lecturer of political studies and international relations at North West University

In Israel the man considered to be the prime minister Benyamin Netenyahu’s main political challenger Benny Gantz has resigned from his government 10.06.2024 5:06 ↓

  Guest: Naeem Jeenah: Senior Researcher: Humanity, Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)

Africa Update Report with Faith Mabera is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue 10.06.2024 4:35 ↓

  10 June 2024 1. Ghana – Accra, Masses of Ghanaians and Celebrities flooded the streets of Accra on weekend in a peaceful protest against power outages affecting businesses and daily life across the West African nation. 2. Haiti – Port-au- Prince, Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalised this weekend in the capital of Port-au-Prince just days after arriving in the co...

The National Assembly and Parliament have now received the formal list of candidates of people who will be sworn in as MPs when parliament meets for the first time after the elections next week. 07.06.2024 15:50 ↓

 Xolile George: Secretary to @ParliamentofRSA  

MK Party says it doesn’t accept the outcomes of the elections 07.06.2024 11:10 ↓

  Guest: Nhlamulo Ndhlela - MK PARTY Spokesperson

President Cyril Ramaphosa saying the ANC National Executive Committee has decided to try and form a government of national unity. Is it possible and feasible? 07.06.2024 9:58 ↓

  Guest: Trevor Manuel - Former Finance Minister