The National Briefing

The highly anticipated Soweto Investment Conference took place on 22-23 June 2023, bringing together esteemed investors, entrepreneurs, government officials, and thought leaders from around the country 26.06.2023 5:17 ↓

  Guest: Thato Mothopeng – Soweto Tourism Chair

Shopping centres are feeling the pinch as retail tenants are finding it increasingly difficult to run their businesses productively amidst the energy crisis and rising diesel prices 26.06.2023 3:42 ↓

Guest: Malcolm Horne, Group CEO of Broll Property Group

The Association of Private Security Owners of South Africa (Tapsosa) welcomes Eskom’s decision to suspend its head of security Karen Pillay, for the role she played in awarding a staggering R500million tender to Fidelity Security Services over a period of 26.06.2023 3:25 ↓

  Guest: Sindisiwe Changuion, Tapsosa spokesperson

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs 26.06.2023 7:35 ↓

  Afrika Update Report: 26 June 2023; 1. Sierra Leone -Freetown,  Opposition party (All People's Congress) led by Samura Kamara has accused Sierra Leone's military of election weekend assault; 2. Mali-Bamako, Malians have approved the draft of a new constitution with 97% of the vote; 3. Zimbabwe -Harare, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched his election campaign for second term whi...

Free State Education welcomes Teachers from US 26.06.2023 5:00 ↓

  Guest: Tsatsi Montso, Chief Director: Curriculum Management at Free State Department of Education

The ANC held its Western Cape 9th Provincial Conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, with Vuyiso JJ Tyhalisisu elected as the new Chairperson of the ANC in the Western Cape, 26.06.2023 6:24 ↓

  Guest: Dr Harlan Cloete - research fellow: public administration and management at University of Free State

Wagner mutiny will not affect Russia's war in Ukraine: Kremlin. The Kremlin has said that a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group would not affect Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, a top official said. 26.06.2023 6:34 ↓

  Guest: Tembisa Fakude, senior research fellow Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)

The Chinese government has reportedly reprimanded the US ambassador to China over comments made by President Joe Biden in which he referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” 26.06.2023 6:29 ↓

  Guest: Gideon Chitanga, Research Associate: African Centre for the study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand

The Ministerial Task Team (MTT) tasked with identifying and recommending voluntary exit options and pathways for the captive lion industry has invited captive lion owners that wish to consider voluntary exit into confidential discussions on potential exit 23.06.2023 5:37 ↓

    Guest: Kamalasen Chetty, Chairperson of the Ministerial Task Team on Voluntary Exit from Captive Lion Industry

The evolution of animation and now the increasing interest in Sci-Fi Anthology in Africa. 23.06.2023 5:30 ↓

    Guest: Anthony Silverston, Animation film producer

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has received a report that at least 31 suspected illegal miners who are believed to be Basotho nationals, have lost their lives in a ventilation Shaft 5 Virginia mine, in Welkom, Free State province 23.06.2023 5:42 ↓

    Guest: Captain Stephen Thakeng – Free State Police Spokesperson

Patriotic Alliance argues that The DA position on coalitions is that they will not work with the EFF. They will not work with civic organizations that pose as political parties. They will not vote for a Mayor from a minority party. However, in Ditsobotla 23.06.2023 10:49 ↓

Patriotic Alliance argues that The DA position on coalitions is that they will not work with the EFF. They will not work with civic organizations that pose as political parties. They will not vote for a Mayor from a minority party. However, in Ditsobotla the DA worked with the EFF, Forum for Service Delivery and Save Ditsobotla to vote for DA speaker and F4SD Mayor.   Guest: Kenny Kunene, Deputy P...

The Supreme Court of Appeal judgment has now ruled that the Judicial Service Commission must refer Judge Nkola Motata to Parliament for 'gross misconduct'. 23.06.2023 5:55 ↓

    Guest: Alison Tilley, Co ordinator at Judges Matter

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has now attacked Parliament by saying that nothing has changed in Parliament to stop state capture from happening again 23.06.2023 9:38 ↓

    Guest: Moloto Mothapo – Parliament Spokesperson

There are now calls to government to get taxi drivers, marshalls access to UIF and other benefits 23.06.2023 3:56 ↓

    Guest: Rebecca Phala, South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) Spokesperson

One year has passed and still no real change to prevent another Enyobeni Tavern Tragedy 23.06.2023 6:52 ↓

  Guest: Maker Diedricks – Secretary General: Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs 23.06.2023 4:34 ↓

    Afrika Update Report: 23 June 2023; 1. Sierra Leone- Freetown, Sierra Leoneans decides tomorrow in the country 's fifth post-conflict electoral contest and what issues matter most? 2. Senegal- Dakar, The political committee of the national dialogue between government and opposition in favour of modification to the electoral law which would lift the intelligibility factor; 3. South Afrika-Zimba...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on an official state trip in the US involving an official state dinner that appears to be seeing the two countries becoming much closer together - and agreeing to cooperate on issues around defence. 23.06.2023 5:02 ↓

    Guest: Prof Alf Nielson, Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria

yesterday the Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that nothing had changed in parliament to ensure that parliament could prevent state capture from happening again. 23.06.2023 4:14 ↓

    Guest: Cynthia Stimpel, Executive Director at Whistleblower House

what happens when a teenage girl arrives at a hospital pregnant when she is clearly under the age of sixteen - or is HIV positive - when she is under the age of sixteen? 23.06.2023 4:47 ↓

    Guest: Onica Makwakwa, Director Of The Wise Collective

Mediated Conversation: are streaming services taking over from cinemas? 22.06.2023 23:25 ↓

Guest: Linda Ginya, Drive Thru SA cinema Director   Guest: Kagiso Modupe, Actor and film producer Guest: Thinus Ferreira, Independent television critic

what are technicalities surrounding the submersible that went missing on an expedition to titanic wreckage? 22.06.2023 5:46 ↓

    Guest: Marc de Vos, PhD an Oceanographer and an NSRI volunteer at Station 3 Table Bay Cape Town

A new network will store and manage its plant and animal samples. 22.06.2023 4:54 ↓

    Guest: Prof Michelle Hamer, Director, Collections Management, South African National Biodiversity Institute

Government has confirmed that the last analogue television broadcasts will now be made in South Africa in December next year - and a phase of television broadcasting that started in 1976 will come to an end. 22.06.2023 6:55 ↓

    Guest: Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

The National Council of Provinces has passed government’s debt relief programme for Eskom, meaning government will take over two hundred and fifty-four billion rand of the over four hundred billion rand in debt owed by Eskom. 22.06.2023 7:25 ↓

    Guest: Hilton Trollip, research fellow in energy at the University of Cape Town’s Global Risk Governance Programme