The National Briefing

Social grant recipients will no longer be able to use the Post Office for cash withdrawal of grants, as of January next year. The move forms part of the phasing out of physical cash payment points (CPPs), according to Postbank and Sassa. 12.12.2023 3:10 ↓

  Guest: Dr. Bongani Diako Postbank spokesperson

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 12.12.2023 5:00 ↓

  Afrika Update Report:  12 December 2023: 1. Egypt- Cairo, Presidential elections enters the last day amidst overshadowed by war in Middle East and governance challenges;  2. Sudan-Khartoum, Warring military parties throw cold water on Afrikan mediation gains and efforts;  3. Nigeria-Abuja, ECOWAS sets up committee to negotiate with Niger military government on return to civilian rule; 4. Kenya-N...

All of the miners who were kept underground over the weekend at the Gold One Mine in Modder East have now come to the surface - but several are in hospital 12.12.2023 3:53 ↓

  Guest: Ziyaad Hassam, Head of legal at Gold One Mine

Can we really say that we have recovered when the cost of living has just increased for many consumers? 12.12.2023 4:33 ↓

  Guest: Kabelo Teme - Communications Liaison Officer: Office of the Credit Ombud

Earlier this year the post office was put into provincial liquidation - now the Business Rescue Practitioner want to retrench more than half its workforce - and close around 420 branches of the post office. 12.12.2023 7:03 ↓

  Guest: Anoosh Rooplal - Business Rescue Practitioner

The High Court in Gauteng has now ordered that President Cyril Ramaphosa was wrong to formally recognise King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini as the king of the Amazulu people - and said he must create a group of experts to investigate who should be the king 12.12.2023 5:08 ↓

  Guest: Professor Musa Xulu - Cultural Expert

In Zimbabwe, the opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change says it will now challenge the results of nine by elections held over the weekend - that were won by ZANU PF members 12.12.2023 4:31 ↓

  Guest: Promise Mkhwananzi - Citizens Coalition For Change Spokesperson

In Dubai, the cop28 climate summit could end with no definitive agreement to phase out the use of fossil fuels - after the latest draft used watered down language. 12.12.2023 5:14 ↓

  Guest: Dr Alex Lenferna- climate justice campaigner and secretary of the Climate Justice Coalition

Yesterday cabinet confirmed that it had authorised PetroSA to enter into a deal with the Russian institution Gazprombank - which is part of the Russian gas giant Gazprom - to restart the gas to fuel refinery at Mossel bay. 12.12.2023 15:29 ↓

  Guest: Susan Comrie - Investigative Journalist at amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism Guest: Sesakho Magadla - COO of PetroSA

Mediated Conversation:  the independence of the judiciary 12.12.2023 23:37 ↓

  Magistrate Neelan Karikan - President: Judicial Officers Association Of SA Professor Omphemetse Sibanda - University Of Limpopo Law Researcher  Dan Mafora - Senior researcher for the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)

Hackers are trying to expose the identities of Lotto winners by attacking the operator’s website, as Ithuba executives face allegations of having tampered with Lotto numbers to enrich themselves and their families, Sunday Times reports. 12.12.2023 5:05 ↓

  Guest: Jan Vermeulen – Editor of MyBroadband

Mediated Conversation:  Freedom of Expression 11.12.2023 23:33 ↓

  Prof Anton Harber - Executive Director, Campaign for Free Expression Adv. Ben Winks - Independent Advocate  Samkelo Mokhine, Executive Director at the Freedom of Expression Institute

The National Sea Rescue Institute has urged beachgoers to be vigilant over the festive season as warmer days beckon the public to the coast 11.12.2023 5:51 ↓

  Guest: Craig Lambinon National Sea Rescue Institute Spokesperson

The Eskom Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dan Marokane as the new Group Chief Executive of Eskom. 11.12.2023 7:21 ↓

  Guest: Chris Yelland Energy Expert

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Ratepayers to Boycott Payments 11.12.2023 7:29 ↓

  Guest: Leonard A Ncumbese - National Community Dialogues Founder and Chairperson

A new political party made up of a business leader, a former freedom fighter and social justice activists was launched on Sunday. 11.12.2023 17:53 ↓

  Guest: Roger Jardine – leader: Change Starts Now Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and its affiliate, the Democratic Postal and Communications Union (DEPACU, are dismayed and disappointed by the approval of a Business Rescue Plan that proposes to retrench up to 6 000 workers. 11.12.2023 6:20 ↓

  Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi - South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) General Secretary

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 11.12.2023 5:24 ↓

  Afrika Update Report:  11 December 2023;  1. Egypt - Cairo, Egyptians have begun voting yesterday in an election likely to give General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi third term;  2. DR Congo- Rwanda, President Felix Tshisekedi compared his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to Adolf Hitler and his expansionist aims in the DRC;  3. Botswana-Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe and Botswana Presidency have embarked on a bilate...

TAPSOSA demands female security officers be removed from night shifts after KZN attack 11.12.2023 5:29 ↓

  Guest: Bulela Saliwa - The Association of Private Security Owners of South Africa Deputy President

The Treatment Action Campaign & Ritshidze expose challenges at more than 400 clinics across the country 08.12.2023 8:29 ↓

  Guest: Anele Yawa - Treatment Action Campaign General Secretary

As the world celebrated World Soil Day on December 5th, the Isha Foundation reaffirms its commitment to the environment through its impactful 'Save Soil' campaign, emphasizing the critical significance of healthy soil for the planet's well-being. 08.12.2023 6:13 ↓

  Guest: Tseke Nkadimeng - save soil Ambassador and volunteer at the Isha Foundation

Forty-eight organisations have signed a statement against the General Intelligence Law Amendment Bill 2023 (GILAB), currently before Parliament 08.12.2023 3:54 ↓

. @Heidi_Swart , research coordinator for @IntelwatchNews  

The safety at the beaches this festive season has been a big concern for most coastal municipalities in the Eastern Cape. What preparations have they made for the holiday season? 08.12.2023 5:19 ↓

Cllr. Mesuli Ngqondwana - Executive Mayor

in eThekwini, the city there says it’s read for the holiday season - and that it’s taken steps to make sure holiday makers there are properly safe - it’s installed new cameras in crime hotspots 08.12.2023 6:59 ↓

. Mxolisi Kaunda - @eThekwiniM Mayor

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 08.12.2023 3:27 ↓

Guest: Emeritus Professor Leslie Petrik from the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape