The National Briefing

In Russia, there are still huge questions about how the attack on the crocus concert hall was planned and executed -while eleven people have now been arrested for the attack - which saw one hundred and thirty nine people dying 28.03.2024 5:30 ↓

    Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist and Commentator at University of Pretoria

for political parties how important is the brand the name the colours that it uses - how important are all of those things? 28.03.2024 6:34 ↓

    Guest: Tshepo Matseba: Managing Director, Reputation 1st

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 28.03.2024 4:52 ↓

    28 March 2024:   DR Congo-North- South Kivu and Ituri, The United Nations mission in the DRC ( MONUSCO) briefed UN Security Council that humanitarian disaster is unfolding and worsened since the end of the recent elections in DRC;   Russia- Mali- Niger and Republic of Congo, Russian President Vladimir Putin engages on megaphone- diplomacy on security and economic co-operation with Mali, Niger...

Last Chat with Ray Mahlaka on his Last Day 28.03.2024 6:23 ↓

    Guest: Ray Mahlaka – Business Journalist

Ireland has decided to intervene in our application to the international court of justice to have Israel’s actions in Gaza declared a genocide - and to stop Israel’s offensive there 28.03.2024 4:09 ↓

    Guest: John Stremlau - Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand

Residents of Westbury have threatened to shut down entrances to the area until the government attends to their concerns of gang violence in the area 28.03.2024 5:51 ↓

    Guest: Bishop Dulton Adams: Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (ACDP)

Road safety cautions and routes to be aware of around Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North Wes 28.03.2024 3:28 ↓

    Guest: Madoda Mthembu: Operations and Maintenance Manager for SANRAL Northern Region.

Internet woes: Longest undersea fibre cable in the world, with four SA connections, due this year 28.03.2024 6:44 ↓

    Guest: Jan Vermuelan: Editor, My Broadband

The South African Reserve Bank MPC decided to keep the repurchase rate at its current level of 8.25% per year 28.03.2024 3:21 ↓

    Guest: Iraj Abedian: Chief Executive of Pan-African Investment and Research Services

Today, the Electoral Commission is due to announce which objections its received to the candidates political parties want to represent them in parliament and provincial legislatures. 28.03.2024 5:07 ↓

    Guest: Brian Wimpey - Trademark Attorney at Bredenkamp IP Attorneys

In Israel, a meeting of the country’s war cabinet has been cancelled - amid what appears to be a growing split within the coalition that supports the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 27.03.2024 5:25 ↓

    Guest: Steven Gruzd, head of the Africa-Russia Project at the South African Institute of International Affairs

Data released by Stats SA yesterday has now revealed that employment in formal sector fell by 1.8% in 4th quarter of 2023 27.03.2024 5:24 ↓

    Guest: Koketso Mano: Senior economist at FNB

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande has de-registered four Educor Colleges: Damelin, City-Varsity, Lyceum College and ICESA City Campus 27.03.2024 4:24 ↓

    Guest: Veli Mbele - Department of Higher Education spokesman

New figures from the Crop Estimates Committee which tries to predict how much food will be harvested in SA shows that the total maize harvest for this year could be down by twenty percent compared to last year. 27.03.2024 6:03 ↓

    Guest: Wandile Sihlobo: Chief Economist, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande has de-registered four Educor Colleges: Damelin, City-Varsity, Lyceum College and ICESA City Campus 27.03.2024 5:33 ↓

    Guest: Jon Foster-Pedley - dean and director of Henley Business School

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 27.03.2024 4:53 ↓

    27 March 2024:   Sudan -Saudi Arabia-USA, Possible resumption of peace talks in Saudi Arabia after the holy month of Ramadan between the fighting forces in Sudan;   Senegal - Dakar, The new president- elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye's plate is full already and what are his priorities?   Togo- Lome, Togo lawmakers have adopted a new constitution by moving from presidential to parliamentary system;...

In North West, a school principle and a circuit director in the education department have been suspended - amid claims that they were selling teachers posts. 27.03.2024 3:26 ↓

    Guest: George Themba - South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) Provincial Secretary, North West

Today, the High Court is hearing the ANC’s application against MK Party for using its name and logo. 27.03.2024 8:40 ↓

    Guest: Prof. Susan Booysen: Political Analyst

Mediated Conversation: Responses to accusations faced by individuals in the private sector versus those in public office 27.03.2024 21:05 ↓

    Guest: Dr Kingley Makhubela - Conflict Resolution Expert and RiskRecon Director   Guest: Buyane Zwane - CEO of Breakthrough Development   Guest: Peter Goss - Professor of Practice in Corporate Governance, Forensic Auditing and Fraud Prevention: University of Johannesburg

The Electoral Court has confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party will be part of the elections - after it ruled against the ANC’s application which claimed MK had been wrongly registered as a political party 27.03.2024 5:49 ↓

    Guest: Lulu White - CEO Elections Management and Consulting Agency

The South African Medical Association is calling on the Gauteng Health Department to resolve Telkom bill issue as hospitals remain 'unreachable' 26.03.2024 7:10 ↓

    Guest: Motalatale Modiba: Gauteng Health Department spokesperson

A judge in the high court has now ruled that Eskom must hand over details of its contracts with coal suppliers, with people who transport diesel - and with the countries it supplies with electricity - to the group Afriforum. 26.03.2024 6:01 ↓

    Guest: Louis Boshoff: Campaign Officer, AfriForum

The Border Management Agency says it’s now ready for the Easter period- traditionally this is the busiest time of years at our borders with more people going in and out of the country in a shorter space of time than any other period of the year. 26.03.2024 4:25 ↓

    Guest: Dr Mike Masiapato: Commissioner, The Border Management Authority

The African Transformation Movement held a rally in Joburg over the weekend to discuss its manifesto. The party says it would it would bring back the death penalty - and that it would tell police officers to shoot to kill criminals. 26.03.2024 7:14 ↓

    Guest: Zama Ntshona, ATM National Spokesperson

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 26.03.2024 4:22 ↓

    26 March 2024:   Senegal- Dakar, Senegalese have decided and from prison to state house, Diomaye Faye's road to Senegal's presidency;   Nigeria-Kaduna, More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students and staff have arrived back in Kaduna;   South Africa - Midrand-PAP, Zimbabwe's deputy president of the Chiefs Council, Fortune Charumbira re-elected president of the Pan African Parliament,   Malawi- L...