The National Briefing

The South African Medical Research Council national university students study highlights urgent need to curb e-cigarette and hookah advertising and marketing. 16.02.2024 7:29 ↓

  Guest: Dr Catherine Egbe, a senior specialist scientist in the Mental Health, Alcohol, Substance Use and Tobacco Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council

The City of eThekwini has now failed to meet the deadline to fix the water problems around the Verulam, Tongaat and Phoenix (KZN). The Water Affairs Minister Senzo Mchunu had said the problems would be resolved by yesterday 16.02.2024 5:31 ↓

    Guest: Roshan Lil- Rathan – Spokesperson: Verulam Water Crisis Committee

City Power has taken action against a business owner who acquired a mini substation illegally and has confiscated it 16.02.2024 6:54 ↓

    Guest: Isaac Mangena: Spokesperson, City Power

The President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the deployment of our soldiers to the DRC under after two soldiers were killed and three were hurt in a mortar attack on their base in the east of that country. 16.02.2024 10:12 ↓

    Guest: Siphiwe Dlamini - SANDF Spokesperson   Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - Professor Of Strategy: Faculty Of Military Science, Stellenbosch University

Cllr Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku: MMC of a public Safety: City of Joburg says that the spectacle orchestrated by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, parading the launch of 6000 CCTV Cameras in Gauteng this week is nothing short of a theatrical diversion 16.02.2024 7:16 ↓

    Guest: Cllr Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku: MMC of a public Safety: City of Joburg

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 16.02.2024 5:48 ↓

    16 February 2024:   Ethiopia- Addis Ababa, Resurgence of military coups, wars and disintegration of regional blocs top agenda of execution council of ministers of foreign affairs;   DR Congo- Ituri-Djugu, DRC armed rebel group CODECO has attacked and killed 14 people including two South African soldiers;   Haiti-Kenya, Haiti's government is still working on an agreement with Kenyan government...

Eskom confirms that the electricity to the Central Karoo towns and surrounding areas is fully restored 16.02.2024 4:40 ↓

    Guest: Daphne Mokwena: Eskom Spokesperson

Several countries around the world that have supported Israel strongly in the past are now warning that it must not send its army into Rafah - where around one point four million Palestinians are living under tents or plastic 16.02.2024 5:17 ↓

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

The Head of the Special Investigating Unit Andy Mothibi told Parliament that the National Lotteries Commission had been run as a criminal enterprise - and that around one point four billion rand had been stolen from the commission. 16.02.2024 6:01 ↓

    Guest: Prof Barney Pityana: National Lotteries Commission Chair

The Agriculture Department has now confirmed that King Misizulu ka Zwelithini does have the legal authority to appoint himself as chair of the Ingonyama trust - because he is the sole trustee of the trust 16.02.2024 6:43 ↓

    Guest: Prince Africa Zulu: former Spokesperson for King Misuzulu KwaZwelithini

In the wake of growing local and global regulatory changes, a new software by Escrow seeks to give SA FinTech developers the edge 15.02.2024 4:46 ↓

    Guest: Guy Krige, Executive Risk Consultant at Escrowsure

The tourism industry is reiterating its concerns about a circular from the home affairs department that says tourists who are staying here for a long period who don’t get clear confirmation they can stay by next week must start preparing to leave the coun 15.02.2024 8:04 ↓

    Guest: Patricia De Lille: Minister of Tourism   Guest: David Frost: Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) chief executive

Parliament is now considering the general intelligence laws amendment bill which is supposed to change how our intelligence services work 15.02.2024 3:33 ↓

    Guest: Heidi Swart: Investigative Journalist

Mediated Conversation: Can cameras in towns and townships help fight crime? 15.02.2024 24:50 ↓

    Guest: TJ Masilela - Chairperson of Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board   Guest: Chad Thomas - IRS Forensic Investigations   Guest: Sithembiso Khuluse: National Programme Coordinator, Right2know

In the US, it appears the signs of political dysfunction are growing - after congress impeached the homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a narrow majority 15.02.2024 5:02 ↓

    Guest: Brooks Spector – Associate Editor: Daily Maverick

Climate change forces WC government to invest R17 million in facility to fight natural disasters 15.02.2024 3:44 ↓

    Guest: Anton Bredell: Western Cape MEC for the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Plannin

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 15.02.2024 4:12 ↓

    15 February 2024:   Senegal-Dakar, Senegalese authorities have suspended mobile internet and banned a March against the delayed presidential elections;   Nigeria- Abuja, Nigerian government has appealed to Interpol for assistance in arresting three suspects of forging former president Muhammadu Buhari's signature to withdraw $6m;   Ghana-Accra, Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo has replaced fi...

the Abantu Batho Congress has now appointed the former ANC MP Makhosi Khoza as its deputy president 15.02.2024 10:04 ↓

    Guest: Philani Mavundla: Abantu Batho Congress Leader

yesterday the Auditor General told parliament that had made an adverse findings against NSFAS - saying that there was no audit evidence of some of its reported achievements 15.02.2024 12:41 ↓

    Guest: Blade Nzimande: Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa

The Electoral Commission is once again partnering with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to host the 6th annual Schools Democracy Week programme to educate young people about electoral democracy. 15.02.2024 9:07 ↓

    Guest: Likho Bottoman: Department of Basic Education (DBE) Director for Social Cohesion

Business Day is reporting that the National Treasury has written a formal letter to the City of Tshwane - saying that it will withdraw over six hundred million rand in grand funding - because it has not spent the money it has been given quickly enough. 14.02.2024 10:19 ↓

    Guest: Cilliers Brink: City of Tshwane Mayor

Mediated Conversation: The business of Call Center jobs 14.02.2024 23:03 ↓

    Guest: Reshni Singh - CEO: Business Process Enabling South Africa   Guest: Jan Vermuelan My Broadband   Clip: Adv Pansy Tlakula – Chairperson of the Information Regulator

In Pakistan, it’s still not entirely clear who will be the new prime minister - after elections last week saw parliamentary candidates supporting the former prime minister Imran Khan taking the most seats in parliament. 14.02.2024 6:07 ↓

    Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Director at Africa-Asia Dialogues

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) says the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act system will result in an increase in income for municipalities from traffic infringements. 14.02.2024 6:53 ↓

    Guest: Monde Mkalipi - Spokesperson for The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

how do we the scourge of cyberbullying? 14.02.2024 4:51 ↓

    Guest: Paul Esterhuizen, CEO of School-Days