The National Briefing

Yesterday WaterCANsa and the Joburg Water Crisis committee protested in Brixton outside a council meeting demanding water in their taps in Johannesburg. Some areas have been without water for over 50 days 01.11.2023 2:42 ↓

  Guest: Wayne Duvenage – Director of Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, he was at the protest

The Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has now formally taken UNISA into administration and appointed Professor Ihron Rensburg as the administrators of the university for two years 01.11.2023 5:17 ↓

  Guest: Ishmael Mnisi – Department of Higher Education and Training Spokesperson

In Gaza, it appears a large number of Palestinians have been killed in a huge Israeli airstrike on a target that appears to have been underneath or within the Jabalya refugee camp 01.11.2023 5:35 ↓

  Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist at University of Pretoria

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 01.11.2023 4:56 ↓

  01 November 2023: 1. Germany-Tanzania, Germany will open talks with Tanzania about the legacy of its three decades of colonial rule in the East African nation;  2.USA-Gabon, Niger, Uganda and Central African Republic, US President Joe Biden has stated his intention to halt the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda and C.A.R in the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade program;  3. Mali- Bamak...

The Centre for Applied Legal Studies has applied to join a case before the Constitutional Court of Uganda challenging the “Anti-Homosexuality” Act 01.11.2023 4:52 ↓

  Guest: Basetsana Koitsioe - Gender Justice Attorney at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies

Tomorrow the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver his medium term budget policy statement - and he is expected to announce some cutbacks on government spending 31.10.2023 5:01 ↓

  Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa - budget researcher at SECTION27 and steering committee member of the Budget Justice Committee

There are now concerns that most of the toilets in RR Section informal settlement in Khayelitsha have not been cleaned since 27 September after extortionists held Sanitech workers at gunpoint. 31.10.2023 3:53 ↓

  Guest: Zahid Badroodien - MMC for Community Services and Health: City of Cape Town

In the Western Cape, police fail to solve sixty percent of the crimes committed 31.10.2023 4:33 ↓

  Guest: Dr Guy Lamb - Crime Expert: Stellenbosch University

The Westville Ratepayers Association members said they would not pay their bills because that would be enabling corruption - because the city was being run in a corrupt way. 31.10.2023 3:36 ↓

  Guest: Asad Gaffar – Chair: Westville Ratepayers Association

Government wants control of your Airbnb. You have until end of today to speak your mind 31.10.2023 6:40 ↓

  Guest: Nolu Maki, spokesperson for DearSA

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA 31.10.2023 4:07 ↓

  Afrika Update Report: 31 October 2023;  1.Tanzania- Israel-Gaza, The Israeli foreign affairs ministry has identified two Tanzanians held captive by Hamas since the attack occurred on October 7 near Gaza border;  2. Nigeria-Germany, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting few Africa countries to strengthen economic ties and ahead of G20 meeting in Germany next month;  3.Britain-Kenya, Britain's...

Mediated Conversation: why has the weather in many parts of the country has changed dramatically? 31.10.2023 23:43 ↓

  Brandon Abdinor, Acting head - Pollution and Climate Change Programme, Centre for Environmental Rights. Cobus Olivier - Scientist at South African Weather Service Guest: Azwi Tuwani - SABC News Meteorologist

The emergence of fake doctors in South Africa is a cause for concern. 31.10.2023 4:04 ↓

  Guest: Fia Samuels - Product Head: Medical Malpractice at ITOO Special Risks.

In Gaza people in and around the Al Quds hospital are living in a state of panic - as Israeli airstrikes come closer and closer to the hospital 31.10.2023 6:18 ↓

  Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - Professor of Strategy: Faculty of Military Science: Stellenbosch University

Midnight, the price of both grades of unleaded petrol (93 and 95) will be lowered by R1.78 a litre, while diesel wholesale prices will be cut by between 82c and 85c depending on the sulphur content. 31.10.2023 2:57 ↓

  Guest: Visvin Reddy - People Against Petrol And Paraffin Price Increases

Chief Justice Zondo says he is concerned by no sign of public procurement anti-corruption agency sixteen months after State Capture report 31.10.2023 5:25 ↓

  Guest: Adv. Paul Hoffman – Director: Accountability Now

Tiny and mysterious: research sheds light on sub-Saharan Africa’s seahorses, pipefish and pipehorses 31.10.2023 3:52 ↓

  Guest: Louw Claassens - Research Associate of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University

There is now a claim that Eskom’s coal fired power plants will lead to the deaths of ninety-two thousand people over their remaining lifetime 31.10.2023 8:18 ↓

  Guest: Lauri Myllyvirta - Lead analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

Mediated Conversation: would Salary Transparency work in SA? 30.10.2023 22:27 ↓

Imraan Valodia - professor of Economics, dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management @WitsUniversity , Mathew Parks – @Cosatu Spokesperson, Zakhele Mthembu - Legal Researcher

All of Southern African Development Community is getting Starlink - except South Africa. 30.10.2023 3:53 ↓

Sylvia Papadopoulos – Professor of Technology and Law: 

Avian flu crisis is a call to rethink our food system 30.10.2023 3:30 ↓

Guest: Candice Blom, farmed animal specialist for Humane Society International / South Africa 

In eThekwini, the Durban high court has ruled that members of the Westville Ratepayer’s Association who refused to pay their council rates and bills must pay for the services they consume 30.10.2023 8:03 ↓

Guest: Malusi Mhlongo – Head of Legal and Compliance: eThekwini Municipality 

Parliament has now confirmed finding the former Transport Minister Dipuo Peters guilty of breaking its ethics codes for the way she managed the passenger rail agency PRASA - while she was the minister during the state capture era. 30.10.2023 5:15 ↓

  Guest: Zackie Achmat – Unite Behind Leader

the Springboks beat the All Blacks 12-11 in the final of the Rugby World Cup 30.10.2023 7:25 ↓

    Guest: William Gumede, associate professor at the School of Governance of the University of the Witwatersrand 

the Springboks beat the All Blacks 12-11 in the final of the Rugby World Cup 30.10.2023 7:52 ↓

Guest: Joel Stransky – Former Springboks Flyhalf  Guest: Thando Manana – Former Springboks player