The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation:  What is the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill? 09.04.2024 25:33 ↓

  Guest: Heidi Swart: Research co-ordinator for Intelwatch   Guest: Willem Els: Senior Training Coordinator: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)   Guest: Mr Kenneth Mmoiemang - Chairperson of the GILAB Committee  

Four senior ANC leaders are at risk of being removed from the list of potential MPs after they were flagged by the party’s top seven and its integrity commission 08.04.2024 6:59 ↓

    Guest: Professor Susan Booysen: Political Analyst  

The Public Servants Association says they believe workers deserve more than the increase they are getting from government this financial year 08.04.2024 6:22 ↓

    Guest: Reuben Maleka - Public Service Association Assistant General Manager  

Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the Sunday Times newspaper yesterday said he wants government to work with farmers and civil society groups like Afriforum to deal with our water problems 08.04.2024 12:51 ↓

    Guest: Keith Khoza: Political Advisor & Spokesperson for Deputy President, Paul Mashatile     Guest: Anthony Turton – Professor at the Center for Environmental Management University of Free State.  

Mediated Conversation:  How countries and companies try to influence us. 08.04.2024 23:58 ↓

    Guest: Prof David Monyae: Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg     Guest: Angelo Fick: Director of Research, Auwal Socio-economic Research Institute (ASRI)     Guest: Brooks Spector: Associate Editor: Daily Maverick  

The Limpopo Education Department has missed the deadline to provide safe sanitation 08.04.2024 4:09 ↓

    Guest: Kimberley Khumalo: Researcher, Equal Education  

the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has now approved a new load shedding system that would include up to stage sixteen - in a major emergency 08.04.2024 4:02 ↓

  Guest: Sampson Mamphweli: Head of Energy Secretariat at South African National Energy. Development Institute  

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 08.04.2024 4:43 ↓

  1.Rwanda – Kigali, Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists.     Nigeria- Abuja, The former head of Nigeria's central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele is expected to appear in a court in Lagos today after fr...

The political party COPE, the Congress Of The People launched its election manifesto over the weekend - in Hammanskraal 08.04.2024 4:19 ↓

    Guest: Erick Mohlapamaswi -Acting General Secretary, COPE    

In the Western Cape, the Premier Alan Winde has ordered schools to be closed in some regions - while in other places people are trying to assess the damage after intense storms and really strong winds there. 08.04.2024 4:40 ↓

    Guest: Colin Deiner: Western Cape, Chief Director for Disaster Management  

Best cities in South Africa for selling extra solar power 08.04.2024 6:18 ↓

    Guest: Mohamed Madhi: CEO of Sinan Energy  

In South America, almost all of the governments in that continent have lined up to condemn the actions of Ecuador - who broke diplomatic conventions by sending police into the Mexican embassy 08.04.2024 6:17 ↓

    Guest: Prof Andre Thomashausen: Professor emeritus for International Law at Unisa  

The former national assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be back in court only in June after being released on fifty thousand rand bail yesterday following her arrest on charges of corruption. 05.04.2024 3:57 ↓

    Guest: Stephen May – Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Lawyer

The municipality of Emfuleni in Gauteng says it’s telling residents not to drink the tap water - because it’s become contaminated with sewage. It’s now switched off water supplies to some areas 05.04.2024 4:31 ↓

    Guest: Madoda Besani – Chief Director: Emfuleni Municipality

The Gauteng Education Department says it will now act against several teachers who were negligent in a way that led to the death of 12 year old Latoya Temilton. She was on a school leadership outing in Gauteng - when she drowned in a pool - 05.04.2024 4:06 ↓

    Guest: Steve Mabona, Gauteng Basic Education Department Spokesperson

Time to turn the tide on the tobacco mafia. The South African tobacco industry is greatly encouraged by the growing national pushback against the threats posed by the illicit tobacco industry. 05.04.2024 3:26 ↓

    Guest: Francois Van Der Merwe – Spokesperson SA Tobacco Transformation Alliance

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 05.04.2024 4:48 ↓

    5 April 2024   Somalia- Ethiopia, Somalia has announced the expulsion of Ethiopia’s ambassador from the country amid rising tensions over a port deal dispute in the breakaway region of Somaliland.   Togo-Lome, Nine Togolese politicians who were running a campaign against a new constitution that could allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his 19-year rule have been arrested.   South Sudan...

The Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism hereby notifies all consumers to check expiry dates on all foodstuff sold by any seller or store prior to any exchange of goods for cash. 05.04.2024 8:10 ↓

    Guest: Rodgers Monama – MEC Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism

The Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has now confirmed that he wants to spend twenty three billion rand on training young people and creating jobs in several different sectors 05.04.2024 13:01 ↓

    Guest: Thulas Nxesi - Employment and Labour Minister

who blew the whistle on former national assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula? 05.04.2024 2:53 ↓

    Guest: Melusi Xulu a practicing attorney from Donda Attorneys

Yesterday, during the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by parties and candidates contesting elections an incident happened when the image of one independent candidate Anele Mda - was not properly shown during the signing ceremony 05.04.2024 6:02 ↓

    Guest: Anele Mda - Activist who now is running as an Independent candidate

In Myanmar, the National Unity Government says it’s been able to attack targets in the capital of the country using a series of drones - and was able to damage an airport, an air force base and an army headquarters. 05.04.2024 6:26 ↓

    Guest: Nay San Lwin, Co-founder, Free Rohingya Coalition

how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) can undergo successful turnarounds with the presence of political will and capable leadership. 05.04.2024 7:21 ↓

    Guest: Dr Harlan Cloete is a research fellow in the Department of Public Administration and Management at the University of the Free State.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigns as Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament. She is expected to hand herself over to the police over allegations of corruption and money laundering 04.04.2024 5:30 ↓

    Guest: Siviwe Gwarube: DA Chief Whip & MP

Mediated Conversation: how the sporting calendar has changed? 04.04.2024 24:28 ↓

    Guest: Kelvin Watt - MD Director Nielsen Sports Africa   Guest: Thanduxolo Mxoli: SABC Sportscaster   Guest: Craig Ray: Daily Maverick Sports Editor