The National Briefing

Traditional farming knowledge should be stored for future use: the technology to do this is available 19.10.2023 3:14 ↓

    Guest: Dr. Mourine Achieng - Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of South Africa’s Graduate School of Business Leadership in the department of Digital Transformation and Innovation

The City of Tshwane says the theft and vandalism of traffic lights has led to many intersections operating without traffic signals, leading to long delays and an increased risk of accidents. 19.10.2023 4:26 ↓

    Guest: Selby Bokaba - City of Tshwane Spokesperson  

Energy Minister Mantashe has now blamed NGOs that their weaponising climate change against development 19.10.2023 3:31 ↓

  Guest: Roland Ngam - Project Manager for Climate Justice at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

South Africa’s inflation rate rose to a three-month high in September on the back of higher food and energy prices, maintaining the case for the central bank to keep borrowing costs higher for longer. 19.10.2023 5:20 ↓

  Guest: Raymond Parsons - Business School economist: North West University

Around the world there have been demands for the international criminal court to investigate the actions of both Israel and Hamas. 19.10.2023 9:28 ↓

  Guest: Andre Thomashausen - Professor Emeritus of International Law at University of South. Africa

the h7 variant of avian flu is currently ripping through the country, at least one third of our chicken flocks have been culled 19.10.2023 3:55 ↓

  Guest: Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of the broiler division of the South African Poultry Association (SAPA)

The National Consumer Tribunal has fined Vodacom for forcing people wanting to cancel their contract early to pay 75% of their subscriptions immediately. 19.10.2023 5:39 ↓

  Guest: Prudence Moilwa - Head: Enforcement and Investigations - National Consumer Commission

the US president Joe Biden told Israel yesterday that they should not repeat what he says was the US’s rage filled mistakes after 911 19.10.2023 5:27 ↓

  Guest: Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues

Mediated Conversation: is South Africa running out of money? 18.10.2023 25:47 ↓

Zimbali Mncube, Institute for Economic Justice Tax and Budget Policy Researcher Sifiso Skenjana – Economist: ESG Analytics Lumkile Mondi - senior lecturer in the School of Economics and Business Science at the University of the Witwatersrand Clip: Dawie Roodt - Economist

The Competition Commission is launching a market inquiry into digital media and platforms in South Africa. 18.10.2023 4:17 ↓

    Guest: James Hodge - Competition Commission Economist and Chair of the Inquiry

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) wishes to confirm that Minister Naledi Pandor received a request to call the Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh to discuss getting Humanitarian Aid to Palestine. 18.10.2023 3:57 ↓

  Guest: Sophie Mokoena – SABC News International Editor

Six people were killed, and another three left wounded in a bloody weekend in Manenberg (Cape Town). 18.10.2023 3:25 ↓

  Guest: Vernon Visagie, Manenberg Community Police Forum chair

The Gauteng Counterfeit and Contraband task team embarked on #OperationShanela yesterday in the West Rand, in Swannieville, Kagiso policing precinct, focusing on counterfeit products, contraband and expired food. 18.10.2023 3:22 ↓

  Guest: Thusi Jackal – National Organizer: SA Informal Traders Alliance

Eskom is pleased to announce that Kusile Power Station Unit 1 is now on load. The unit is returned to service a month and a half ahead of the original schedule and brings an additional 800MW into the grid. 18.10.2023 4:03 ↓

  Guest: Mohammed Madhi – CEO of Sinan Energy

Eskom is pleased to announce that Kusile Power Station Unit 1 is now on load. The unit is returned to service a month and a half ahead of the original schedule and brings an additional 800MW into the grid. 18.10.2023 6:11 ↓

  Guest: Daphne Mokwena - Eskom National Spokesperson

four companies implicated in the Tembisa Hospital corruption that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating, have received contracts worth R1.2 million in the last three months. 18.10.2023 4:45 ↓

  Guest: Jack Bloom – DA Health Shadow MEC

In Msunduzi around Pietermaritzburg around three hundred roads and three community halls are now going to be given names 18.10.2023 6:16 ↓

  Guest: Lulamile Mapholoba - Msunduzi Local Municipality City Manager

There are just the most gut-wrenching heart-breaking scenes in Gaza this morning - after what Gazan officials say was an Israeli air attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist hospital - which killed five hundred people. 18.10.2023 6:00 ↓

  Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist: University of Pretoria 

Over the last few weeks with all of the water problems that we are facing there have been huge questions around why there are so many problems in so many places 18.10.2023 4:49 ↓

  Guest: Prof. Anthony Turton – Water Scientist

Mediated Conversation: sifting through disinformation during a war. 17.10.2023 24:04 ↓

    Adv. Zanyiwe Nthatisi- Asare CEO Digitally Legal   Jean Le Roux - Research Associate: Digital Forensics DFR LAB   Nomshado Lubisi - Communications Manager: Media Monitoring Africa.

The court battle for the Amazulu throne continues in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's half-brother, Prince Simakade Zulu, is challenging the King's appointment in 2021. 17.10.2023 5:18 ↓

Guest: Professor Musa Xulu - Cultural Expert

UP-UKZN study investigates likelihood of farmers choosing compost made of human poop 17.10.2023 4:02 ↓

Guest: Dr. Simon Gwara - Research Fellow at UKZN

New research has been released showing that the introduction of the proposed Tobacco Control Bill could result in a decline in jobs supported of more than 28 000. 17.10.2023 5:18 ↓

  Guest: Zach Motsumi - South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance spokesperson