The National Briefing

Guest: Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst ANC finds Magashule guilty of misconduct, has 7 days to argue against expulsion.                                                      

Lamola presents a bill to cushion whistle-blowers against financial ruin. Guest: Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for Ministry of Justice & Correctional Services

Guest: Dr. Abongile Balarane, Chief Executive Officer at South African Poultry Association Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak has affected five commercial chicken farms.  

Electricity and Eskom at the back of the budget vote Guest: Prof. Mark Swilling, Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development in the Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch                  

Guest: Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape Mobility MEC Western Cape Mobility MEC, Ricardo Mackenzie, confirms that the accident involving a vehicle transporting learners was operating illegally.    

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs    

Guest: Brooks Spector, Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at The Daily Maverick Drone attack draws Moscow closer to Ukraine’s front line.            

Guest: Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, Limpopo Health MEC Limpopo's first cholera case, health department says its testing water for traces of Cholera  

Guest: Mthobeli Kolisa, SALGA Acting CEO SALGA calls on municipalities that received poor audit outcomes to turn around their financial management and governance and replicate the 55% that received acceptable results.  

Guest: Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz, Deputy Director, Africa Division: Human Rights Watch Outcry as Uganda's anti gay bill signed into law. Human Rights Watch  

Guest: Dr. Kenneth Jacobs, Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Health Portfolio Committee on Health has  adopted the National Health Insurance Bill report

Guest: Wilmiem Wicomb, attorney based at the Legal Resources Centre Cape Town office In a unanimous decision, the Constitutional Court has found that Parliament failed to comply with its constitutional obligation to facilitate public involvement before passing the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019. The Act is therefore declared invalid.  

Guest: Dr. Harlan Cloete, Local Governance Expert and research fellow in the Department of Public Administration and Management at the University of the Free State

Child Protection Week: 4th Quarter crime stats. Contact crimes against women in the fourth quarter saw an increase across three categories, with attempted murder leading the pack with 21.5%, or 263. Seventy-one more murders were reported, a 7.9% increase, while assault GBH went up by 0.7%, or 107.  attempted murder went up. Sixty-one fewer murders were reported against children, a 19.9% decrease,...

Putin may attend the summit and questions have been raised about whether SA will act on the ICC's warrant of arrest against him. Dirco spokesperson Clayson Monyela said the declaration of protection was implemented ahead of all international conferences or summits. Guest: Prof. André Thomashausen , Wits Professor Emeritus of International Law

The Constitutional Court has ruled that individual taxpayer records can be accessed by 3rd parties, in the public interest. This case relates to a request to access the tax records of former President Jacob Zuma. Guest: Ernie Lai King, recently retired head of Hogan Lovells Tax (Africa) and Asia- Africa practice group        

Guest: Dawn Klatzko, close friend and business coach of Eusebius Author and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser dies at 44.                                                

Child Protection Week: 4th Quarter crime stats. Contact crimes against women in the fourth quarter saw an increase across three categories Guest: with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM Afrikan School of Public and International Affairs  W ith attempted murder leading the pack with 21.5%, or 263. Seventy-one more murders were reported, a 7.9% increase, while assault GBH went up by 0.7%, or 107.  attempted...

Guest: Dr Christina Eberhardt, internal medicine and cardiology specialist for horses and Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine at the UP Faculty of Veterinary Science Veterinary specialist performs SA's first medical procedure to restore regular heart rhythm in a horse.    

Guest: Roland Henwood, political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria Chinese Muslims and police clash over partial demolition of a historic mosque.  

Guest: Dr. Dumisani Bomela, Chief Executive Officer, Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) Guest: Kwena Manamela, DENOSA General Secretary Guest: Russell Rensburg, Director at Rural Health Advocacy Project   Guest: Foster Mohale, Spokesperson for National Health Department

Guest: Mmusi Maimane, Build One SA Leader Build One South Africa says its laying a charge of culpable homicide against government - after a three-year-old girl died because her parents could not get her oxygen concentrator hooked up to power.    

  Guest: Cilliers Brink, City of Tshwane mayor  there is a warning from the City of Tshwane to be careful of people who are selling water from water tankers in Hammanskraal - when the water has not been properly checked or examined                

Guest: Mabatho Sedikela, Head of Audit, Provincial at Auditor-General of South Africa Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke will tomorrow release the 2021-22 local government audit results      

Guest: Adrian Saville, Professor of Economics Finance and Strategy at GIBS In the US, the house of representatives now have until Monday next week to pass a bill to avoid a the US defaulting on its debt