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Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 09.02.2024 3:17

09 February 2024: Nigeria-Abuja, ECOWAS Foreign Affairs minister convened an emergency meeting yesterday to address pressing issues in the region such as the political turmoil in Senegal and the exit of Niger , Mali and Burkina Faso; DR Congo- North Kivu, Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the towns and villages surrounding Goma as clashes between Congolese army and M23 rebel...

President Cyril Ramaphosa used his last stage of the nation address before the elections last night to talk about how our economy has changed over the last thirty years - and how it has grown since 1994. 09.02.2024 6:31

Guest: Lebohang Phelo – Senior Researcher: Trade Collective

SONA: Are the “efforts” mentioned in the speech enough to address the economic issues that are faced by the country, high cost of living, unemployment and etc.? 09.02.2024 4:01

Guest: Nomzamo Zondo: Executive Director, Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa

Safer Internet Day (SID) 09.02.2024 8:39

Guest: Nomshado Lubisi: Communications Manager, Media Monitoring Africa

There was a series of comments yesterday by president Cyril Ramaphosa about electricity during his state of the nation address last night - he says that load shedding is improving - and that the end of load shedding is in sight. 09.02.2024 9:24

Guest: Prof. Sampson Mamphweli - Head of Department of Science and Innovation Energy Secretariat at the South African National Energy Development Institute

There are still very limited prospects for an end to the fighting and the Israeli actions in Gaza - after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected peace terms offered by Hamas. 09.02.2024 4:48

Guest: Steven Gruzd - head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs

During the State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa said the end of load shedding is in sight - and that Transnet is making progress in dealing with its problems both on the railways and with the ports. 09.02.2024 2:57

Guest: Busi Mavuso - CEO of Business Leadership South Africa

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 08.02.2024 4:23

8 February 2024: Sudan -Khartoum, The United Nations refugee agency says war-torn Sudan must not be forgotten and calls for aid funding; Senegal -Dakar, ECOWAS have requested Senegal authorities to reverse the presidential election delay that caused an uproar; Mali-Bamako, the Government of Mali says it will not respect ECOWAS treaty's withdrawal notice period; DR Congo- North Kivu, Cong...

Bafana Bafana lose against Nigeria in the Afcon 2024 semi-final. 08.02.2024 10:00

Guest: Nkululeko Nkewu - iDiskiTv Founder

Tshwane Ya Tima operation yesterday disconnected 70 households on the first day of operation. 08.02.2024 3:41

Guest: Councillor Jacqui Uys: MMC for Finance, City of Tshwane

A group of companies that manufacture tyres - and import tyres now say they are trying to ensure that illegal tyres - or tyres that don’t comply with our standards are not able to be used in the country. 08.02.2024 5:40

Guest: Vishal Premlall: National Director of the Tyre Equipment Parts Association

The Gauteng Provincial Government has now confirmed that the first group of crime prevention wardens has gone to a military base in Nigel to undergo training from the South African National Defence Force 08.02.2024 5:10

Guest: Helmoed Heitman - Military and Defense Analyst

President Ramaphosa urged South African youth not to be choosy when job opportunities present themselves during youth engagement in Cape Town ahead of SONA 08.02.2024 7:44

Guest: Siya Mama: Spokesperson, Assembly Of The Unemployed

In Pakistan, millions of people are voting today - after thirty people were killed in twin bomb attacks targeting a campaign office in the Balochistan province yesterday. 08.02.2024 6:18

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

Mediated Conversation: Cost of living and Debt 08.02.2024 16:24

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams: Programme Coordinator at the PMB Economic Justice and Dignity Group Guest: Annaline Van Der Poel - Debt Rescue Debt Specialist

Ahead of the State of the Nation Address - there are various calls for the president to take drastic action to improve our economy - and to increase support for people who are battling to survive 08.02.2024 3:51

Guest: Liso Mdutyana: Tax & Budget justice team member at the Institute for Economic Justice

Tonight, President Cyril Ramaphosa will be on the podium in Parliament - sitting in the Cape Town City Hall to deliver his State of the Nation Address. 08.02.2024 10:21

Guest: Jomo Nyambi: National Council of Province House Chairperson

Bafana Bafana to take on Nigeria tonight in the Afcon 2024 semi-final. 07.02.2024 3:27

Guest: Neil Tovey - Former Bafana Bafana Africa Cup of Nations-winning

The Competition Commission has approached the Constitutional Court of South Africa for leave to appeal the Competition Appeal Court judgment in a case against banks alleged to have colluded in the rand/dollar currency pair 07.02.2024 6:19

Guest: Rob Rose: Editor, Financial Mail

Environmental toxins poisoning epigenetic inheritance 07.02.2024 5:14

Guest: Prof Tiaan de Jager: Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria

There was a swearing in ceremony at International Court of Justice yesterday for our first ever permanent judge at the court - Judge Dire Tladi - who now officially takes office as a full judge of the court 07.02.2024 6:27

Guest: Professor Dire Tladi - Future Africa Research Chair in Global Equity

Mediated Conversation: Is NHI constitutional? 07.02.2024 22:19

Clip: Dr Nicholas Crisp – from the Department of Health Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa: chair of SAMA and spokesperson for the SA Health Professionals Collaboration (SAHPC) Guest: Dr Katlego Mothudi - MD Board Of Healthcare Funders Southern Guest: Barry Mitchell: Parliamentary Officer, National Education, Health & Allied Workers Union

Ahead of the SONA 2024, Former Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa has suggested that President Ramaphosa has completely wasted all of the good will that he had when he came into office 07.02.2024 7:03

Guest: Mbhazima Shilowa is the former premier of Gauteng and the former general secretary of Cosatu.

Mining companies' social licences to operate depend on their ability to respect human rights 07.02.2024 7:21

Guest: Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 07.02.2024 5:05

5 February 2024: Senegal-Dakar, Senegal's parliament adopts new bill and delays presidential elections until December 15 in a chaotic voting process; Egypt- Gaza- USA, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi has meet with US secretary Antony Blinken on the escalating Rafah situation; Ethiopia-Somalia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he has no intention of going to war with Somalia rather i...