The National Briefing

the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Safety Mgcini Tshwaku said that tear gas should be used to smoke out Zama Zamas in Riverlea - that’s after five bodies were found there over the weekend 02.08.2023 10:36 ↓

    Guest: Mark Kayter, Riverlea Mining Forum Chairperson   Guest: Sunday Mabaso, CEO of Vahlengwe Mining Advisory and Consulting

Mediated Conversation: Competition Commission reveals findings from online intermediation platforms market inquiry, highlighting potential anti-competitive practices. 02.08.2023 25:19 ↓

    Guest: James Hodge, Chair of Online Intermediation Platform Market Inquiry: Competition Commission South Africa   Guest: Brendon Peterson, Editor and Consultant, Reframed Group   Guest: Kevin Tucker, Founder & CEO at PriceCheck

In Tshwane, there are still tensions between members of the Samwu union who work for the city - and the administration itself against the zero percent salary increase. 02.08.2023 5:26 ↓

  Guest: Cilliers Brink, Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane.

Reclaim the City says the City of Cape Town is wrong to claim that its members or activists who have occupied certain buildings are responsible for the delays in building low cost housing units in the inner city 02.08.2023 7:12 ↓

    Guest: Karen Hendricks, Reclaim the City leader

There were violent clashes in Cape Town yesterday between police and taxi drivers as police were impounding taxis. Taxi owners say they should only be fined for breaking the law. 02.08.2023 4:41 ↓

    Guest: Mandla Hermanus – SANTACO Western Cape Chairperson

Rhino poaching continues to hit KZN game reserves hardest. 02.08.2023 3:51 ↓

    Guest: Lehlohonolo Phadima, Acting Executive Manager: Biodiversity Conservation at Ezemvelo KZN wild life.

Gigantic extinct reptile that weighed as much as an adult black rhino. 02.08.2023 4:27 ↓

    Guest: Mark Van Den Brandt, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI), University of the Witwatersrand

Zanu-PF can be defeated if the Zimbabwean diaspora goes home to vote on 23 August 02.08.2023 6:14 ↓

    Guest: Stevens Mokgalapa - Build One South Africa’s (BOSA) Head of International Relations and former mayor of Tshwane.

The organisation of Islamic cooperation which includes fifty-seven nations says its members must find ways to take appropriate action in cases where the Koran is being burnt in public. 02.08.2023 7:00 ↓

    Guest: Na’eem Jeenah, Senior Researcher, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection

Mediated Conversation: Illegal mining in Riverlea 01.08.2023 24:12 ↓

    Guest: Theo Doyle, Resident of Riverlea and PR Cllr for Patriotic Alliance in City of Joburg   Guest: Dr Bandile Masuku, chair of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature's Community Safety Portfolio committee   Guest: David van Wyk - Lead Researcher: Bench Marks Foundation   Guest: Sifiso Dladla - Mining and Extractives Project Manager for Action Aid SA

KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the launch of the Women’s Month under the theme “Accelerating Socio- Economic Opportunities for Women Empowerment”, 01.08.2023 5:43 ↓

    Guest: Nomusa Dube Ncube, KZN Premier

A new report by the Inspecting Judge for Correctional Services - Judge Edwin Cameron says that many of our prisons are simply unfit to provide accommodation for people serving their sentences 01.08.2023 11:20 ↓

  Guest: Justice Edwin Cameron, Inspecting judge for Correctional Services

SweepSouth Report: Inflation, blackouts and brain drain leads to massive domestic worker job losses and debt while close to 70% are not UIF registered 01.08.2023 3:48 ↓

  Guest: Luke Kannemeyer, Managing Director at SweepSouth

The Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has launched the new Vala Zonke war room - which is supposed to be a centre that deal with potholes around the country. 01.08.2023 8:29 ↓

  Guest: Sindisiwe Chikunga, Minister of Transport.

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs 01.08.2023 5:04 ↓

  1.Niger- Niamey, Latest development as Bazoum's party denounced abusive arrests including ministers and German suspends development aid and budget support; 2. Kenya-Haiti, Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti and will deploy 1,000 police officers; 3. Senegal -Dakar, Senegal government has restricted access to internet services as Osumane Sonko has been formally charged; 4. Ethio...

In Pakistan, at least fifth four people have now died after a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally for the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl political party. 01.08.2023 5:14 ↓

  Guest: Ebrahim Deen – Independent Researcher 

The African Transformation Movement says it will challenge the Acting Public Protector's Phala Phala Report by President Cyril Ramaphosa which cleared him of wrongdoing 01.08.2023 8:06 ↓

  Guest: Vuyo Zungula, African Transformation Movement president

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that important progress has been made in implementing the energy action plan to try and get rid of load shedding 01.08.2023 4:11 ↓

  Guest: Prof. Mark Swilling, co-director at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at the University of Stellenbosch

Mediated Conversation: Guns and Vigilantism in South Africa 31.07.2023 24:26 ↓

Guest: Annah Moyo-Kupeta - Executive Director at Centre for the Study of violence and Reconciliation Guest: Adele Kirsten, Director at Gun Free SA Guest: Lizette Lancaster – Manager of the Crime and Justice Information Hub: Institute for Security Studies  

Liquor traders take Limpopo government to court over the new Limpopo Liquor Act that’ll be implemented from August 1st 31.07.2023 5:26 ↓

    Guest: Lucky Ntimane, Convener of the National Liquor Traders Association of South Africa

Free platform to help people clear their criminal records. 31.07.2023 3:50 ↓

    Guest: Wayne Jean- Pierre, Freedoms SA Chairperson

Mandela statues: example of government failing to 'read the room'. 31.07.2023 4:29 ↓

  Guest: Moepeng Talane, Senior Writer at Corruption Watch

Last week SERI, together with IEJ & #PayTheGrants held a press conference to announce the launch of a court case aimed at addressing the unfair exclusion of millions of people from the R350 SRD grant. 31.07.2023 4:27 ↓

Last week SERI, together with IEJ & #PayTheGrants held a press conference to announce the launch of a court case aimed at addressing the unfair exclusion of millions of people from the R350 SRD grant. Guest: Elizabeth Raiters, #PayTheGrants Deputy Chairperson

The Economic Freedom Fighters held a massive rally on Saturday - filling the FNB stadium for the party’s tenth birthday celebrations 31.07.2023 6:50 ↓

  Guest: Dr. Levy Ndou, Political Analyst

Snuki Zikalala has been re-elected uncontested as leader of the ANC Veterans League - Mavuso Msimang was elected deputy leader. 31.07.2023 7:45 ↓

  Guest: Snuki Zikalala, ANC Veterans League president