The National Briefing

Sub-standard coal and poor quality control 13.12.2022 7:31 ↓

Guest: Neil Thomas Stacey – Lecturer: Chemical Engineering at University of the Witwatersrand

KZNs readiness for the summer holidays. 13.12.2022 5:27 ↓

Guest: Nhlanhla Khumalo, Acting CEO for Tourism KZN    

The SA Medical Association says that it is anxious that only 77 of 400 hospitals and clinics exempt from load-shedding 13.12.2022 5:40 ↓

Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Chair: South African Medical Association  

ANC members under the banner of Kgalema Disputed NEC list have filed an urgent court application to force the ANC to provide raw data of all branch nominations for the NEC additionals. 13.12.2022 6:44 ↓

Guest: Buda Tsotetsi, ANC Member in Good Standing And Former Secretary General of COSAS      

The Speaker of the National Assembly said she would not allow a secret ballot in the vote on whether to take forward the findings of the Phala Phala panel towards an impeachment process 13.12.2022 8:21 ↓

Guest: Steven Friedman, Research Professor: University of Johannesburg Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje, SABC Political Editor    

The African Transformation Movement has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly following threats to members of the National Assembly if they vote against President Ramaphosa. 13.12.2022 5:27 ↓

Guest: Vuyo Zungula, ATM president      

There are warnings of a lot more rain over the new few days in Gauteng and the free state - that’s after the huge flooding in the Soweto area last week - and the massive damage caused to infrastructure in Joburg 13.12.2022 5:21 ↓

Guest: Peter Johnston, climate scientist at the University of Cape Town  

The Joburg Roads Agency is trying to fix its infrastructure after the recent flooding’s. How bad is the damage? 13.12.2022 5:45 ↓

Guest: Bertha Peters-Scheepers, Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) spokesperson    

In Iran a second person has now been publicly executed by hanging from a crane - after they were convicted of crimes relating to the protests against the strict enforcement of rules that force women to wear head scarves in public. 13.12.2022 5:17 ↓

Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues  

The City of Joburg is formally asking Eskom to exempt it from load shedding for a period three days - so it can fix its power infrastructure. 13.12.2022 4:34 ↓

Guest: Michael Sun, Environment and Infrastructure Services MMC: City of Joburg

Mediated Conversation: what is the future of Eskom and load shedding? 12.12.2022 26:26 ↓

  Guest: Lungile Mashele - Energy Analyst   Guest: Gundo Maswime – civil engineering lecturer: University of Cape Town   Guest: Hilton Trollip - Fellow at the University of Cape Town's global risk governance programme

Robben Island Museum (RIM) is partaking in the SA Tourism’s “Gimme Summer that Sho’t Left!” campaign that is targeted at the domestic travel market 12.12.2022 4:27 ↓

Guest: Siphuxolo Mazwi - Senior Manager for Marketing & Tourism: Robben Island Museum      

47 The South African National Christian Forum (SANCF) says that it believes that somebody needs to be held criminally responsible for the loss of at least 14 lives in the Jukskei River, in Alexandra, Johannesburg 12.12.2022 7:13 ↓

Guest: Bishop Marothi Mashashane - President the South African National Christian Forum  

Morocco became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semifinals as Youssef En-Nesyri's first-half goal sealed a tense 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium. 12.12.2022 9:44 ↓

Guest: Nkululeko Nkewu – Founder of iDiski TV

The SA Cane Growers says that National Treasury Must Eliminate the Sugar Tax or Face a Sugar Industry Collapse 12.12.2022 4:57 ↓

Guest: Andrew Russell - chairperson of the SA Cane Growers      

The ANC’s elections committee has disqualified both Tony Yengeni and Bathabile Dlamini from running for a position in the NEC - because they have convictions 12.12.2022 11:31 ↓

Guest: Ebrahim Fakir – Director of Programmes at AUWAL Socio-economic Research Institute (ASRI)  

In Joburg, municipal teams are still trying to repair infrastructure that was caused first by intense hail early last week - and then massive flooding in parts of Soweto and Southern Joburg over the weekend 12.12.2022 5:50 ↓

Guest: Carin Bosman - Owner of Carin Bosman Sustainable Solution  

It’s being reported that at least three hundred and seventy learners were involved in a scam to cheat in their matric exams 12.12.2022 6:58 ↓

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga, Department of Basic Education spokesperson

There were heavy rains and floods in some part of Gauteng over the weekend 12.12.2022 4:20 ↓

Guest: Robert Mulaudzi - EMS Joburg Spokesperson  

In China people are now trying to readjust to a world where they can go out and about - but are still having to live with the covid-19 virus 12.12.2022 4:55 ↓

Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela – Public Health and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research Innovation at UKZN    

Visit the Joburg Zoo from 19:00 every evening until 1 Jan '23 to experience the spectacle that is the #JoburgFestivalOfLights 09.12.2022 2:59 ↓

Guest: Bongani Maseko – Marketing Manager: Joburg Theatre  

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has announced that it will ban preaching on their new trains. 09.12.2022 7:41 ↓

Guest: Rev. Mzwandile Molo, South African Council of Churches (SACC) spokesperson

Can the Integrity Committee of the ANC make a finding that prevents President Ramaphosa running for a second term as leader? 09.12.2022 5:10 ↓

Guest: Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Political Analyst  

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources says that he believed Eskom was agitating for the overthrow of the state by implementing stage six load shedding 09.12.2022 7:08 ↓

Guest: James Mackay, CEO of the Energy council of SA

There were big disruptions in the eThekwini city council yesterday, but members of the economic freedom fighters said they did not want the meeting to proceed until the Mayor of eThekwini Mxolisi Kaunda has resigned. 09.12.2022 7:05 ↓

Guest: Nkululeko Ngubane, EFF KZN provincial secretary