The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation: what impact do coalition governments have on service delivery? 02.10.2023 24:16 ↓

Professor Susan Booysen – Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection) Director of Research Tim Maake – Local Government Specialist

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa 02.10.2023 5:10 ↓

    Afrika Update Report: 02 October 2023; 1. Libya-Italy, Flights resumed between Libya and Italy over the weekend after a nearly decade- suspension; 2. Nigeria-Abuja, for decades, Nigerians would dance on the streets to loud music on October 1, waving the country's flag in pride to celebrate its independence yet economic blues and nationwide labour strike dampens the mood; 3.DR Congo-Kinshasha,...

Springboks vs Tonga analysis 02.10.2023 7:14 ↓

    Guest: Breyton Paulse – Former Rugby Player

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt warned that South Africa is heading for a serious financial crisis, causing the rand to collapse and inflation to rise. 02.10.2023 6:09 ↓

    Guest: Dawie Roodt – Economist

Many South African engineers leave the country because of better international opportunities and their unwillingness to work in dysfunctional government institutions. 02.10.2023 4:30 ↓

    Guest: Professor Mark Swilling, co-director at the Centre for Sustainable Transitions at Stellenbosch University

South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in KZN says that the failure to stick to the National Development Plan (NDP) results from cadre deployment. 02.10.2023 5:03 ↓

    Guest: Cllr Thami Ntuli, SALGA KZN Chairperson

Xiluva calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently deploy a multidisciplinary team to address the various calamities gripping the City of Johannesburg 02.10.2023 6:22 ↓

    Guest: Bongani Baloyi - Xiluva Leader

Reports by Sunday World reveal that State Security Agency believes that it has been hacked by Britain’s MI6 and US’ CIA. Insiders believe the hackers accessed sensitive and compromising information. 02.10.2023 4:58 ↓

    Guest: Calvin Rafadi - Senior Forensic Investigator at Bizz Tracers

Transnet CEO Portia Derby has resigned. 02.10.2023 5:26 ↓

    Guest: Mesela Kope-Nhlapo - African Rail Transport Association CEO

Western Cape EFF will march today; they say no to unjust taxi impoundments and say no to the racism of the DA 02.10.2023 4:03 ↓

    Guest: Wandile Kasibe, Spokesperson of the Western Cape EFF

South African men are much more likely to die from TB than women 02.10.2023 4:17 ↓

    Guest: Dr Mmamapudi Kubjane - researcher at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Wits Health Consortium

Former president Jacob Zuma Zuma delivered a submission to Parliament about his opposition to the Expropriation Bill. What is South African Federation of Trade Unions’s position regarding the bill? 02.10.2023 3:58 ↓

    Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi – SAFTU General Secretary

France Rugby World Cup Analysis – Springboks vs Tonga 29.09.2023 5:11 ↓

    Guest: Thando Manana – Former Springbok Player

The United National Transport Union (UNTU) is deeply concerned over reports of possible retrenchments in the Coal Mining Sector with a reported 35,000 coal mining jobs on the line. 29.09.2023 6:13 ↓

  Guest: Steven Leshabana - UNTU President

Karpowerships have been given a grid allocation by the Department of Energy - that allocation runs out in December. Will they be able to be produce power by December? 29.09.2023 3:10 ↓

  Guest: Yegeshni Moodley - groundWork's Climate and Energy Senior Campaigner

Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld a previous decision allowing Eskom to run three units at Kusile without pollution controls. 29.09.2023 5:09 ↓

  Guest: Brandon Abdinor - Climate Advocacy Lawyer: Centre for Environmental Rights

The National Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation says that Rand Water can now implement what is called water shifting - to try and make sure that high lying areas get water when reservoirs are running low 29.09.2023 7:48 ↓

  Guest: David Mahlobo – Deputy Minister: Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation

PRASA reopens the Pretoria to Kempton Park service, bringing the agency closer to linking the three big metros in Gauteng 29.09.2023 5:50 ↓

  Guest: Andiswa Makanda, PRASA Group Spokesperson

The Nelson Mandela drought is officially over - dams are at 65% after heavy rainfall. 29.09.2023 4:42 ↓

  Guest: Joseph Tsatsire - Director for Water Distribution Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

In Asia in Azerbaijan the self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will now no longer exist next year - after its president signed a decree dissolving all of its state institutions 29.09.2023 5:23 ↓

  Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist And Commentator At University of Pretoria

The Justice Ministry says that the UAE has now asked our government to start the process of asking for the extradition of the Gupta brother Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta from scratch 29.09.2023 7:37 ↓

  Guest: Ronald Lamola – Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Water has finally returned in some parts of South Hills in Johannesburg – after Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu's visit to the area, they’ve been without water for 32 days 29.09.2023 2:16 ↓

  Guest: Faeeza Chame – Ward 57 DA councillor: City of Joburg

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs: Unisa 29.09.2023 4:29 ↓

  Afrika Update Report: 29 September 2023; 1. Eswatini-Mbabane, Eswatini decides on parliamentary elections amidst political parties have called for a boycott; 2. Burkina Faso-Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's transitional government claimed this week to have foiled "an attempted Coup d'etat" almost a year after Captain Ibrahim Traore came to power through coup; 3. South Africa-Lesotho, South Africa pla...

In Eswatini parliamentary elections are being held today - but political parties are banned - and only individuals are allowed to contest for elections 29.09.2023 2:53 ↓

  Guest: Lucky Lukhele- Spokesperson for the Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN)

Mediated Conversation: unregistered and illegal sim cards 28.09.2023 24:04 ↓

Jan Vermeulen – Editor of MyBroadband Adv. Zanyiwe Nthatisi- Asare CEO Digitally Legal Tebogo Khaas - chairman of Public Interest SA Ahmore Burger-Smidt – Head: Werksmans Data Privacy and Cybercrime Practice Area