The National Briefing

Guest: Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy at the Nelson Mandela University. President Cyril Ramaphosa made quite big changes to government and also said that he will reduce his cabinet over time      

Guest: Prof. Mark Swilling, co-director Centre of Sustainability Transitions at the University of Stellenbosch. President Cyril Ramaphosa made quite big changes to government – Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will be the new minister in the presidency for electricity    

Guest: Mbazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, former general-secretary of Cosatu, co-founder of COPE and commentator. President Cyril Ramaphosa made quite big changes to government - Paul Mashatile is the new deputy president  

Guest: Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at Daily Maverick Former US President Donald Trump has given a speech at an event known as the conservative political action committee - which is being seen as proof that he will run to again be the republican party candidate for president.    

Dr Kgosientsho 'Sputla' Ramokgopa - Minister of electricity

Guest:  Xolani Fihla, JMPD Spokesperson Guest: Vuyokazi Yokwe, Attorney for Right2Protest Project Guest: Trevor Ngwane, Director, Centre for Sociological Research and Practice, University of Johannesburg Mediated Conversation: Last week students from Wits university blocked parts of a major road in Joburg - refusing to let motorists pass. What is the law and the role of the police?      

Guest: Prof. Leslie Petrik, Leader of the Environmental and Nanoscience Research Group, University of the Western Cape Over the weekend at the United nations in New York - nearly two hundred states have now agreed to the wording of a treaty that will protect marine life in international waters - which have never really been protected before.        

Guest: Asive Dlanjwa, South African Union of Students, National Spokesperson There’s been a spate of student protests - and particularly last week at wits university - where roads around wits in Joburg were blocked by students.  

Guest: Thembinkosi Mkhaliphi, Chief Director for Labour Relations at the Department of Employment and Labour Labour and employment minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a new annual earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)      

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner, Teboho Maruping has joined forensic auditors who are knocking on the doors of employers who benefited from the Covid-19 TERS Relief Scheme in Cape Town as part of Phase Two of the “follow the money” Project. Guest: Teboho Maruping, UIF Commissioner

Guest: Mokholoane "Bricks" Moloi, Freestate Provincial Secretary of SADTU An accident claims the life of Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe and his protector. the driver is being treated at hospital        

Guest: Bheki Hadebe, ANC Whip of SCOPA in Parliament ANC Whip of SCOPA in Parliament Bheki Hadebe has written to SCOPA for former Eskom GCEO Andre de Ruyter to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the allegations he made of rampant corruption at the power utility.      

Guest: Leon Schreiber, DA Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration last week - it emerged that the value of the properties currently owned by government and used by ministers and deputy ministers comes to just under one billion rand.            

Guest: Sindisiwe Twala, Investigating Directorate spokesperson Eskom linked R17 million tax fraud accused Jacqueline Legoabe arrested      

Guest: Maurice Crespi, Attorney at Schindlers Attorneys Guest: Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Home Affairs A ruling this week in the High Court about a group of asylum seekers - twenty-two people from Afghanistan - who have been granted an asylum transit visa in South Africa.    

Guest: Kaizer Kganyago, spokesperson of the Special Investigating Unit Guest: Raymond Joseph, Journalist at GroundUp Yesterday the Bryanston home of the actress Terry Pheto went under the hammer at auction - but nobody bought it. The home was being sold - because it was bought with money that went to the national lottery commission            

Guest: Chumisa Thengwa, deputy head of biodiversity management and climate change at eThekwini Municipality. There’s been claims this week that the city of eThekwini is going to try and build power generating capacity to make itself less dependent on Eskom.        

Guest: Abel Esterhuyse, associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University It’s now emerged that the US secretary of state Antony Blinken and the Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov bumped into each other    

Guest: ‪ Dr. Ongama Mtimka, Political Analyst Mabuza, cabinet reshuffle and Phala Phala-      

Guest: Vincent Magwenya - Presidential Spokesperson Reaction to President loosing Con court bid over Phala Phala . Are we going to have a cabinet reshufftle        

Guest: John Jeffery, The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development OB Editorial: Government to launch the 2023 human rights month at Freedom Park Museum    

Guest: Makhudu Sefara, Deputy Chairperson of Sanef. TBC Zululand Observer journalist assaulted by Mtubatuba municipal officials.      

Guest: Dr. Sam Challis, Head and Senior Researcher for the Rock Art Research Institute at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies Origins Centre at University of the Witwatersrand. Leo Frobenius made African rock art famous, but is tainted by racism and a lack of understanding.      

Mediated Conversation: The rise of paid content on social media and news outlets Guest: Siphumelele Zondi, SABC senior producer and presenter Guest: Jan Vermeulen, Editor of MyBroadband Guest: Ayanda Sishi Wigzell, Freelance Digital Content Producer  

Guest: Thembisa Fakude, senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues Israeli police fire stun grenades on pro-judiciary protests.