The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation: how has the avian flu epidemic affected farmers and consumers? 24.01.2024 24:15 ↓

    Guest: Dr Mpho Maja - Director Animal Health: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development   Guest: Izaak Breitenbach: General Manager, SA Poultry Association   Guest: Dr Obed Lukhele - Astral’s Technical Executive for the Agriculture Division

why is flooding so bad in KZN? 24.01.2024 8:50 ↓

    Guest: Hope Magidimisha–Chipungu: Professor of Town Planning: UKZN

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 24.01.2024 4:24 ↓

    24 January 2024: Egypt-Russia, the Presidents of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Russia Vladimir Putin have participated in a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Egypt's El Dabaa Nuclear power plant; Ivory Coast-USA, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledges $45 million to boost coastal West Africa security in his second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa; Eswatini-Hong Kong,...

yesterday, the AA said about the seventy petrol stations that had been found to be selling fake diesel and Government has now said that they’ll be probing this. 24.01.2024 5:16 ↓

    Guest: Robert Maake: Director for Fuel Pricing, Department of Energy

the South African Human Rights Commission has taken notice of the ongoing water crisis in Verulam KZN, where they’ve not had water for over ninety days 24.01.2024 3:14 ↓

    Guest: Philile Ntuli: National Commissioner: SA Human Right Commission

In Gaza - the Israeli defence force says it’s now completely encircled the city of Khan Yunis - which the Israeli’s claim is a stronghold of Hamas leaders. 24.01.2024 6:03 ↓

    Guest: Naeem Jeenah: Senior Researcher: Humanity, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection

Water Minister Senzo Mchunu assures Othongathi, Phoenix and Verulam communities that water supply challenges are receiving necessary attention 24.01.2024 15:17 ↓

    Guest: Senzo Mchunu: Minister of the Department of Water & Sanitation  

MK Party says that former President Jacob Zuma is a member of the ANC and will die ANC 24.01.2024 16:07 ↓

Nhlamulo Ndhlela - MK Party Spokesperson

New satellite pictures have now emerged that North Korea has started supplying Russia with weapons for Moscow to use in its attack on Ukraine. 23.01.2024 4:23 ↓

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

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 23.01.2024 4:51 ↓

    23 January 2024: Liberia- Monrovia, Joseph Nyumah Boakai had been sworn in as Liberia's 26th President yesterday and challenges ahead is to tackle corruption and improve living conditions of Liberians ; Kenya-Nairobi, Chief Justice Martha Koome held a meeting with President William Ruto at State house to address a stand-off arising from corruption claims on judges; Uganda -Kampala, The UN Secr...

Government probe has now found fake diesel at seventy filling stations. 23.01.2024 4:49 ↓

    Guest: Layton Beard: AA spokesperson

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Thembi Nkadimeng has now officially classified some municipalities in Kwa Zulu Natal as disaster areas - after the flooding in that province since December. 23.01.2024 4:33 ↓

    Guest: Siboniso Mngadi - KZN COGTA Spokesperson

Thirty-nine electric buses are expected to hit the streets of Tshwane and eThekwini in the coming months as a pilot project initiated by the Development Bank of Southern Africa 23.01.2024 7:09 ↓

    Guest: Prof Prathaban Moodley: General Manager at SA National Energy Development Institute

There’s been angry protests about water problems in Verulam just North of Durban - with residents saying they cannot rely on the supplies of water they are supposed to get 23.01.2024 6:42 ↓

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

Mediated Conversation:  how are we dealing with hijacked buildings in the Joburg CBD? 23.01.2024 24:12 ↓

    Guest: Siyabonga Mahlangu, general secretary of Inner-City Federation   Guest: Angela Rivers - General Manager Joburg Property Owners   Guest: Dr Alvin Masarira: a German trained structural engineer with a PhD and adjunct Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Cape Town  

The nursing union DENOSA is calling on people who have just passed their matric exams to consider studying nursing as a career - but is also warning of fly by night nursing colleges 23.01.2024 4:51 ↓

    Guest: Sibongiseni Delihlazo: DENOSA spokesperson

Exporters in South Africa and other countries in the region are increasingly avoiding South Africa’s dismal rail and harbour logistics in favour of alternative routes to ensure their products reach markets timeously and efficiently, according to experts. 23.01.2024 7:23 ↓

    Guest: Professor Jan Havenga, transport economist at the University of Stellenbosch

The ANC in KZN says that former President Jacob Zuma is no longer a member of the ANC 23.01.2024 10:09 ↓

Bheki Mtolo - ANC KZN Secretary

Moroka Swallows have made a drastic move in an attempt to address a recent disciplinary issue, releasing 22 players with immediate effect. 22.01.2024 7:41 ↓

    Guest: Nkululeko Massiv Metro Sports broadcaster

The City of Cape Town is probing whether the high number of fires in metro the work of arsonists. 22.01.2024 5:00 ↓

  Guest: JP Smith : City Mayco member for safety on security, 

Mediated Conversation: why have seen so many cases of people faking their qualifications? 22.01.2024 24:36 ↓

    Guest: Dr Makhapa Makhafola: COO of South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Guest: Phetiwe Matutu:CEO, Universities South Africa  Guest: Andrew Woodburn: Managing Director, of Amrop Woodburn Mann

Equal Education statement: Annual matric pass rate a misleading barometer of the true health of the schooling system. 22.01.2024 3:06 ↓

  Guest: Elizabeth Biney: Equal Education's Head of Research 

The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has confirmed the suspension of some of its members, including its provincial Treasurer Mandla Msibi 22.01.2024 5:17 ↓

. Muzi Chirwa – @anc_mpumalanga Provincial Secretary 

The new type of fraud that 80% of South Africans fall for - South Africans cannot tell the difference between a real image and an AI-generated one (deepfake). 22.01.2024 5:43 ↓

    Guest: Toby Shapshak: Tech Expert