The National Briefing

Guest: Javu Baloyi - Spokesperson Commission of Gender Equality OB Editorial: Government to launch the 2023 human rights month at Freedom Park Museum.    

Guest: Selby Makgotho, Special Tribunal Spokesperson ConCourt won’t hear Ramaphosa's Phala Phala challenge as his direct access bid fails.    

Mediated Conversation: why are we seeing a big rise in violence - and in many communities this rise in gangsterism?   Guest: Roegshanda Pascoe, community activist from Manenberg Guest: Kevin Koopman, Activist from Rieger park Guest: TJ Masilela - Chairperson of Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board

Guest: Dr Mitch Cox, Senior Lecturer at Wits University and the co-founder of the Wits Optical Communication Lab. SA emerging leader in structured light optical communications named 2023 Optical Foundation Ambassador    

Guest: Bonginkosi Mabaso, Executive Manager: Business Development at Transnet Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has now said its opening of rail capacity allocations to junior miners will not impact existing guaranteed manganese miner export allocations.      

Guest: Dr Vuyo Mthethwa, Durban University of Technology Deputy-Vice Chancellor: People and Operations FEDUSA is calling on the Minister of Minister of Higher Education to urgently intervene at the Durban University of Technology on complains about several serious violations and irregularities by Executive Management.    

Guest: Ayanda Kota – Unemployment People’s Movement Chair in Makhanda Stats SA announced that 169,000 more jobs were created in Quarter 4 of 2022  

Guest: Dr. Corne Mulder, Spokesperson for the Multi-Party Coalition in the City of Tshwane COPE Councillor in the Tshwane council Dr Murunwa Makwarela was elected Tshwane mayor  

Guest: Xhanti Payi, PWC senior economist Guest: Sizwe Pamla, COSATU spokesperson Stats SA announced that 169,000 more jobs were created in Quarter 4 of 2022    

Guest: Jack Bloom, DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC There are now reports that most of the Gauteng government hospitals don’t have proper fire clearance certificates        

Guest: Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue The president of Belarus Aleksander Lukachenko is now in Beijing on a state visit to China - he’s said that no problem in the world can be solved without China  

Guest: Hennie Van Vuuren – Open Secrets Director Guest: Khaya Sithole – Independent Analyst Guest: Rob Rose – Editor: Financial Mail Mediated Conversation: auditing firm Deloitte had reached a settlement with the company Tongaat Hulette - over the massive auditing scandal at Tongaat.  

Guest: Bataung Qhotsokoane - Editor-in-Chief and Lead Researcher, IAfrikan. Com Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices.      

Guest: Liz McDaid – Strategic Leader: Green Connections Environmental group Green Connection is lobbying French MPs and members of the European Parliament to hold French corporation TotalEnergies to account for its "ocean grab" in South African waters.    

Guest: Ishmael Mnisi - Department of Higher Education and Training Spokesperson The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, is outraged and strongly condemns the continuing murder of the Post School Education and Training students.    

Guest: Angelo Fick – ASRI Director of Research The claims around corruption at Eskom - the Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said that it was up to Andre de Ruyter to go to the police and not him    

Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Politics Reporter President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the African National Congress (ANC) top officials at the party’s headquarters preparing to reshuffle his cabinet  

Guest: Sikonathi Mantshantsha – Outgoing Eskom Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha leaves Eskom at the end of his contract    

Guest: Philani Mavundla - Abantu Batho Congress Leader It’s reported that the EThekwini Municipality paid R579-million to have streetlights repaired, which should have cost R91 million.  

Guest: Susan Comrie – Amambhungane Investigative Journalist More information has now emerged about a decision by the NPA to drop charges against the environmental consultants used by the company Karpowerships    

Guest: Jefferson Alistair – Westbury Community Leader In Westbury, Joburg police say a total of eleven people have been shot and wounded - and two people have been killed in a series of shootings since Friday night.      

Guest: Ebrahim Deen – Independent Researcher and Political Analyst Israeli and Palestinian officials say they have reached a deal that will see Israel approving no new settlements on the west bank for a period of six months    

Guest: Leonardo Manus - Acting Deputy Director General for Infrastructure Management: National Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation The National Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation has now closed some of the sluice gates at the vaal dam - but there is still a huge amount of water pouring into the vaal dam river system      

Guest: Dr Alex Mashilo - SACP National Spokesperson Cosatu and the SACP started consultations with President Cyril Ramaphosa over changes he wants to make to his cabinet.        

Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist: University of Pretoria In India - the finance ministers of the G20 group of countries have been unable to agree on a final communique that would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - which China refusing to condemn Moscow’s actions.