The National Briefing

UN Demands ceasefire in Gaza and support has come from 3 quarters of the member states but is this enough? 15.12.2023 10:51 ↓

  Guest: Na'eem Jeenah - Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)

The Western Cape Minister of Mobility says that he is extremely concerned about festive season road deaths 15.12.2023 7:46 ↓

  Guest: Ricardo Mackenzie - Western Cape Minister of Mobility

Largest all-women voyage returns from Antarctica. 14.12.2023 4:48 ↓

Largest all-women voyage returns from Antarctica. Gina Ziervogel: Director @ACDI_UCT , and an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

The Department of Basic Education is shock that the Glen Vista High School in Johannesburg withheld a report card of a student due to outstanding fees. 14.12.2023 4:50 ↓

@ElijahMhlanga : Spokesperson, @DBE_SA

Glencore served with court papers for allegedly breaching their duties to mineworkers 14.12.2023 10:12 ↓

  Guest: Richard Spoor - Public interest lawyer.

The Institute for Economic Justice is now calling for the wealthy South Africans to foot the bill for the basic income grant 14.12.2023 5:46 ↓

  Guest: Kelle Howson: Senior Researcher, Institute for Economic Justice

The SANDF has now confirmed that it is deploying troops along the border between South Africa and Lesotho - to try and stop stock theft - farmers in that area say that their cattle are being stolen by people from Lesotho 14.12.2023 3:50 ↓

  Guest: Freddie van Tonder: Vice Chairman of the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum

Intercape says it’s now going to court to get an order that the Transport Minister and the National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola are in contempt of court - for failing to draw up a plan to protect their busses. 14.12.2023 3:57 ↓

  Guest: Johann Ferreira: Intercape CEO

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises says the Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has refused to release documents that are vital to the sale of SAA to Takatso Consortium. 14.12.2023 5:59 ↓

  Guest: Khaya Magaxa: Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises

The Gauteng Provincial Government says the wardens have been formally declared as peace officers - which means they have the same powers and status as Gauteng’s traffic officers 14.12.2023 4:19 ↓

  Guest: David Bruce - Independent Researcher In Policing And Consultant: Institute for Security Studies 

Xiluva to take court action against Gauteng wardens-appointed traffic officers 14.12.2023 2:05 ↓

  Guest: Bongani Baloyi – Xiluva Leader 

The DA in KZN says that the eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement has now entered the political arena - earlier this year the Westville Ratepayers' Association said its members would not pay their rate to the council 14.12.2023 4:15 ↓

  Guest: Asad Gaffer: Westville Ratepayers Association chairperson

The Cop28 summit has now ended with an agreement that countries will transition away from fossil fuels - but there is no requirement on countries to phase out fossil fuels. 14.12.2023 7:14 ↓

 Guy Midgley - Acting Director | School for Climate Studies

Mediated Conversation:  The rise of Motorsport in South Africa 13.12.2023 22:47 ↓

    Guest: Kelvin Watt: MD - Nielsen Sports Africa   Guest: Iain Banner: Chairman Go Green Africa & ePrix Cape Town   Guest: Xolile Letlaka: founder of Into Africa Racing & host of the race in partnership with the Southern African Endurance Series

To maintain a healthy gut this holiday season, drink Rooibos. 13.12.2023 3:06 ↓

    Guest: Dr Hanel Sadie-Van Gijsen, a senior researcher at the Centre for Cardio metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA) within the Division of Medical Physiology at Stellenbosch University

Lawyers for Human Rights launched a report on the Status of Immigration Detention in South Africa. 13.12.2023 6:20 ↓

Guest: Nabeelah Mia - Head of the Penal Reform Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights

In Cape Town, there are some concerns over the water quality at some of the beaches. Beaches at Houtbay, Fish Hoek and Camps Bay have been labelled red in the city’s coastal water review 13.12.2023 5:48 ↓

  Guest: Greg Oelofse: Manager: Coastal Management, Environmental Management (Spatial Planning & Environment) at City of Cape Town

Rand Water warns of Gauteng water systems collapse if big metros don’t reduce use. 13.12.2023 3:31 ↓

  Guest: Makenosi Maroo: Spokesperson, Rand Water

There was confirmation from the Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa that government is now going to start the process to procure two thousand five hundred megawatts of nuclear power electricity 13.12.2023 16:01 ↓

  Guest: Dave Nicholls: Chairman of the Board at South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Guest: Mohamed Madhi - CEO of Sinan Energy

The United Nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza 13.12.2023 6:37 ↓

 Roland Henwood: Political Scientist: @UPTuks  

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 13.12.2023 5:07 ↓

  Afrika Update Report:  13 December 2023: 1. Kenya - Nairobi, President William Ruto claims that Kenya is out of the danger and praising his economic policy during the ceremony marking 60 years of independence from the British Colony;  2. Ethiopia- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's state minister of peace Taye Dendea has been fired and arrested on accusation of conspiracy to overthrow the government; 3. So...

The ANC Youth League says that it wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove both the @HigherEduGovZA Minister @DrBladeNzimande and the @DPE_ZA Minister Pravin Gordhan from cabinet 13.12.2023 13:54 ↓

. @Collen_Malatji3 - President, @ANCYLhq