The National Briefing

President Cyril Ramaphosa has now signed the party funding Bill into law 08.05.2024 6:10 ↓

    Guest: Grant Masterson: Elections Specialist, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)

While you are constructing a building - who is responsible for the safety? 08.05.2024 7:32 ↓

    Guest: Gundo Maswime: Lecturer in the University of Cape Town’s civil Engineering Department

Africa Update Report with Faith Mabera is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue 08.05.2024 4:44 ↓

    8 May 2024   Libya - Italy, The Prime minister of the UN-backed government in Libya hosted his Italian counterpart, in Tripoli Tuesday yesterday with an intention to sign “Mattei plan” for Africa.   Togo’s – Lome, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that eliminates presidential elections, and it is a move that opponents say it will allow him to exten...

It’s been another incredibly long night for families and rescuers on the site of the collapsed building in George in the Western Cape - as people have been working through the night to try and find workers trapped in the rubble. 08.05.2024 8:02 ↓

    Guest: Sagree Chetty: SABC News Western Cape Reporter   Guest: Colin Deiner - Chief Director for Disaster Management in the Western Cape

City Power’s R1,073 billion debt forces Eskom to approach the High Court. The City of Joburg says that actually Eskom has been over-charged City Power since 2021 - and that Eskom owes the city over three billion rand. 08.05.2024 3:04 ↓

    Guest: Nthatisi Modingoane: Deputy Director: Communications, City of Johannesburg

South African Businesses Dangerously Unprepared for Cyberattacks. 08.05.2024 4:15 ↓

    Guest: Kabelo Letsoalo: Cybersecurity Specialist at Cisco

Ratepayers still reject ‘high’ tariff hikes. 08.05.2024 3:22 ↓

    Guest: Ish Prahladh, president of the eThekwini Ratepayers and Residents' Association (Erra)

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is considering further steps to take against the abhorrent and unpatriotic political advertisement by the Democratic Alliance (DA), which shows the burning of the South African flag. 08.05.2024 8:04 ↓

    Guest: Zizi Kodwa - The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

Mediated Conversation:  On Sunday, the Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building released the findings of the first part of its investigation into the causes of the fire that killed at least 76 people last year. 07.05.2024 25:20 ↓

    Guest: Adv. Ntokozo Qwabe: Spokesperson - Commission of Inquiry into Usindiso Building   Guest: Nomzamo Zondo: Executive Director, Socio- Economic Rights institute of South Africa (Seri)   Guest: Angela Rivers: General Manager Joburg Property Owners   Guest: Cllr Bongani Nkomo - DA Shadow MMC for Economic Development

It’s now emerged that the massive fire underneath the M1 highway in Joburg between Carr street and Smit street has caused damage to the bridge there - and that chunks of concrete fell off during the blaze. 07.05.2024 4:27 ↓

    Guest: Kenny Kunene - MMC for Transport, City of Johannesburg

The George Municipality in the Western Cape says the death toll now stands at four following the collapse of the multi-storey construction building on Monday. 07.05.2024 7:47 ↓

  Guest: Colin Deiner - Chief Director for Disaster Management in the Western Cape   Guest: Mario Ferreira - Gift of the Givers' regional manager in the Southern Cape   Guest: Chantel Edwards-Klose - George Municipal Spokesperson

MK Party Founder Jabulani Khumalo has written to former President Jacob Zuma and requested that the IEC urgently removes him as the face of the party and its President. 07.05.2024 4:04 ↓

    Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Politics Reporter

Africa Update Report with Faith Mabera is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue 07.05.2024 4:02 ↓

    07 May 2024   US Africa Business summit kicks off in Dallas Texas   Authorities launch Inter-Malian dialogue to find lasting solution to crisis   Counting of votes underway in Chad after polls

The SA Police Services says they’ve arrested six hundred thousand people in the operation known as Operation Shanela over the last year. 07.05.2024 6:07 ↓

    Guest: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe: SAPS National Spokesperson

The South African Medical Association (Sama) has condemned the spread of misinformation on social media platforms about the Covid-19 Omicron XBB variant. 07.05.2024 5:24 ↓

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

Chinese president Xi Jinping is now on a three country tour of Europe - he’s in the continent for the first time in five years - at time when the relationship between China and Europe appears to be under strain. 07.05.2024 6:34 ↓

    Guest: Prof David Monyae is the Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg

City Power’s R1,073 billion debt forces Eskom to approach the High Court. 07.05.2024 3:21 ↓

    Guest: Amanda Qithi: Gauteng Eskom Spokesperson.

There are more warnings from several groups that they could challenge the expropriation bill - if the president signs it into law. 07.05.2024 4:30 ↓

    Guest: Makone Maja: Campaign Manager, The Institute of Race Relations (IRR)

Political grandstanding on jobs is an insult to youth of SA. 07.05.2024 5:08 ↓

    Guest: Kristal Duncan Williams: Project Lead at Youth Capital

Mediated Conversation:  Church and Politics 06.05.2024 24:19 ↓

    Guest: Rev Mzwandile Molo : Acting General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches   Guest: Prof Dion Forster: Professor of Public Theology at the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) in the Netherlands and Research Fellow of the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology at Stellenbosch University.   Guest: Levy Ndou: political analyst

It’s now been confirmed that four hundred eight hundred and eighty nine workers at the SA Post Office have received notices that they are going to be retrenched 06.05.2024 4:55 ↓

    Guest: Matthew Parks: Spokesperson, Trade union federation the Congress of South African Trade Unions

Political posters carry weight but cost money, which many parties don’t have 06.05.2024 9:43 ↓

    Guest: Sarah Britten: Brand and Communication Specialist  

Around four thousand jobs could go at the mining company Sibanye Stillwater. 06.05.2024 3:51 ↓

    Guest: Mpho Phakedi: National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Deputy General Secretary

City power begs cops to bring in an army to stop crippling theft and vandalism following the M1 cable theft fire that led to a huge electricity outage 06.05.2024 6:15 ↓

    Guest: Tshifularo Mashava: City Power CEO