The National Briefing

The Gauteng Health Department will be performing around seven hundred operations at the provinces thirty-two hospitals today - as part of its Mandela day commemorations. Currently the province has a backlog of 18000 operations Guest: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, MEC for Health and Wellness in Gauteng

There was a decision by the new judge in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial yesterday that all of the evidence which has been heard so far is now a nullity - in other words - judge Ratha Mokgoathleng has decided that the entire trial must start again Guest: Nthabiseng Dubazana, Founder: Dubazana Attorneys

The Joburg High Court has ruled that the Ekurhuleni conference of the ANC that was held last year was held illegally - because several branches were prevented from sending delegates and voting Guest: Samkele Maseko, SABC Political Reporter

The Russian government says that it will now renew a trade deal that saw Ukraine being allowed to trade wheat and other food products - while Russian food and fertiliser would be exempt from sanctions. Guest: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa

  Guest: Thabile Wonci – Board Chair: Postbank

The political party Good claims it’s uncovered DA electoral fraud in preparations for a by-election in George - and that it will go to the electoral court if the electoral commission doesn’t deal with it Guest: Tertuis Simmers, DA provincial leader in Western Cape

Asia, the US, Japan and South Korea have been running what’s described as a trilateral missile defence drill that they say is aimed at countering threats from North Korea Guest: David Monyae, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of Johannesburg.

  Guest: Reagen Allen, Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety

Guest: Professor Isaac Khambule, Associate Professor of Political Economy at the Wits School of Governance Guest: Sboniso Mngadi, KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) spokesperson Guest: Bheke Stofile, Salga President

    Guest: Nina Faure-Beaulieu, lead author on the paper and Research Assistant at WILDTRUST

    Guest: Dr Edzani Mphaphuli, Grow Great Exec Director

Last week the Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from Zuma - which appears to mean that a ruling of the supreme court of appeal must be implemented - and Zuma must return to jail Guest: Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst Guest: Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, founder Institute for Security Studies

  Guest: David Magae, Magalies Water spokesperson

Around 1000 shacks have completely burnt in the early hours of this morning, in Kennedy road outside the Durban CBD, residents are trying to pick up the pieces to save what they can. Guest: Siya Hlatshwayo - KZN Provincial Manager: SA Red Cross Society

  Guest: Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Deputy Chair of Defend our Democracy's National Committee

Police now appear to have made five arrests in total for people allegedly linked to the truck attacks around the country. At least twenty-one trucks have been set alight - in KZN, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Guest: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, National police spokesperson

The political party Good claims it’s uncovered electoral fraud in preparations for a by-election in George - and that it will go to the electoral court if the electoral commission doesn’t deal with it Guest: Bret Herron, Good Party Secretary General

There are claims that there will be disruptions to e-hailing driving services today - we understand that people are trying to arrange for drivers on the uber bolt and In-driver platforms want to stay away from work Guest: Thato Ramaila, Chairperson of the Soweto United e-hailing association

In China the US climate envoy John Kerry has arrived in Beijing to be met by sweltering temperatures - with that city recording some of its hottest ever temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius Guest: Alex Lenferna, Secretary at Climate Justice Coalition

    Guest: Thandiwe Mathibela, Global Manager: PR, Communications and Stakeholder Relations at South African Tourism

    Guest: Jonty Wright, Third-year medical student and founder of Save7: Stellenbosch University

the Constitutional court will not hear an appeal from the Correctional Services Department - against an earlier Supreme Court of Appeal judgment overturning a decision to give former president Jacob Zuma medical parole   Guest: Benedict Phiri, legal analyst

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural Religious and Linguistic Communities says that the Kwasizabantu mission in KZN must apologise to some of its former members for the hurt caused by its practices   Guest: Prof David Mosoma, CRL chairperson

    Guest: Prof. Sizwe Mabizela, Chairperson of the Makhanda High Court Action Committee

  Guest: Jacob Mamabolo, MEC for Gauteng Finance