The National Briefing

In Gaza, it’s being reported that both Hamas and Israel want to extend their truce beyond the original four days - that truce is due to come to an end tonight or tomorrow morning - after starting at seven am on Friday morning. 27.11.2023 5:23 ↓

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

The Economic Cost of Crime in South Africa report released yesterday, the World Bank highlighted the staggering cost of crime under the ANC government. Annually, crime costs amount up to 10% of South Africa’s GDP. 27.11.2023 5:14 ↓

Dr Dion George MP – DA Shadow Minister of Finance

San and Khoe skeletons: how a South African university sought to restore dignity and redress the past 24.11.2023 8:16 ↓

  Guest: Anthony Stuurman Mietas – Family Representative

Today, Rand Water will address the media on the status of bulk water supply to municipalities. 24.11.2023 3:15 ↓

  Guest: Makenosi Maroo – Rand Water Spokesperson

a march is scheduled to take place tomorrow aimed to raise awareness, foster unity, and demand collective action to address the persistent issue of GBV in Bontehewel and surrounding communities. 24.11.2023 3:43 ↓

  Guest: Angus McKenzie – Bontehewel DA ward councillor

Bilateral loan agreements with the World Bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and African Development Bank to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. 24.11.2023 5:46 ↓

  Guest: Prof. Sampson Mamphweli - Head of Energy Secretariat: SA National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi)

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi is set to file court papers to set aside the controversial R5-billion Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) jobs deal with Thuja Holdings. 24.11.2023 7:17 ↓

  Guest: Dr. Alec Moemi Acting Director General Dept. Of Employment & Labour

The Patriotic Alliance will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend 24.11.2023 7:10 ↓

  Guest: Gayton McKenzie – Patriotic Alliance President

The Portfolio Committee on Health will this weekend – from Friday, 24 November to Sunday, 26 November 2023 but the Tobacco industry says: Time to stop the new Tobacco Bill hearings 24.11.2023 5:41 ↓

  Guest: Zacharia Motsumi - South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) Spokesperson

Parliaments Health Committee is holding public hearings on the new tobacco control bill - the bill seeks to place new restrictions on when and how people can smoke - it also will regulate vaping products for the first time 24.11.2023 2:54 ↓

  Guest: Dr Sharon Nyatsanza - Deputy Director: National Council Against Smoking

The human rights commission says it will now investigate the claims made in a report by the freedom front plus - about the situation at state hospitals 24.11.2023 5:28 ↓

  Guest: Philip Van Staden - FF Pluss MP in Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health

In Pakistan, the former prime minister Imran Khan is now expected to appear in public for the first time in months - when he will appear in a court room next week - on charges of leaking state secrets while he was prime minister. 24.11.2023 4:25 ↓

  Guest: Thembisa Fakude - senior research fellow: Africa Asia Dialogues

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 24.11.2023 4:48 ↓

  Afrika Update Report: 24 November 2023 : 1. Mali-Niger, The head of the military regime in Niger General Tiani makes his first continental visit to Bamako since the coup in July;  2. Ghana -Accra, The government of Ghana has declared a 46-day visa on arrival regime for visitors between December 1 2023 to January 15, 2024;  3. Comoros- Moroni, The Comoros Supreme Court has cleared incumbent Presi...

Mediated Conversation: Black Friday 23.11.2023 21:37 ↓

Julie-Ann Walsh – Chief Marketing Officer at Takealot.com Jan Vermuelan – Editor at My Broadband Mavis Ureka - Human behaviour specialist

A free messaging app seemed useful for disadvantaged South African students: why they didn’t agree 23.11.2023 4:01 ↓

  Guest: Fazlyn Petersen - Information Systems Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape

The Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola has approved a rescue plan for the Master's Office. The dysfunction of the Master's Office has reached a crisis point, according to many in the legal fraternity. 23.11.2023 5:00 ↓

  Guest: Richard Spoor - Public interest lawyer

Minister of Transport, Ms. Sindisiwe Chikunga will officially launch the 2023/24 Festive Season Road Safety Campaign on Sunday, 26 November at the Tsakane Stadium in the East Rand. 23.11.2023 2:42 ↓

  Guest: Simon Zwane - RTMC Spokesperson

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says it has noted with concern submissions by other entities to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) calling for the extension to the scrap metal export ban wh 23.11.2023 5:05 ↓

  Guest: Mr Elias Monage, SEIFSA President

The Annual consumer inflation has increased for a third consecutive month in October, rising to 5,9% from 5,4% in September 23.11.2023 4:13 ↓

  Guest: Koketso Mano, FNB Economist

The DA has now said that National Treasury should call the Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, to order after he recklessly promised bonuses to Eskom staff, contradicting the terms of Treasury’s’ Eskom debt relief package. 23.11.2023 4:38 ↓

  Guest: Samantha Graham-Maré MP – DA Shadow Minister of Electricity

Annual consumer inflation increased for a third consecutive month in October, verging on the upper limit of the South African Reserve Bank’s inflation target range. What impact does this have on food prices? 23.11.2023 3:46 ↓

  Guest: Dr Jane Battersby, department of environmental and geographical science at UCT and urban food specialist

So after the announcement of a deal between Israeli and Hamas that would see a four day pause in the fighting between them - and the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians held by Israel - there is still no certainty of when the deal will take 23.11.2023 5:19 ↓

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

Business Unity SA says more clarity is needed on changes proposed in the long-awaited white paper on citizenship, immigration and refugee protection, published recently. 23.11.2023 4:47 ↓

  Guest: Sanelisiwe Jantjies - Social policy Manager: Business Unity SA (Busa)

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 23.11.2023 4:22 ↓

  Afrika Update Report: 23 November 2023; 1. Madagascar- Antananarivo, Dozens of supporters of Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina demand compensation after disputed election; 2. DR Congo-European Union, The head of European Union Malin Bjork has announced deployment of 42 initial election observers ahead of December elections in DR Congo; 3. France-Nigeria,  French  Foreign Trade Min...