The National Briefing

Peoples mediated 09.12.2022 25:26 ↓

Peoples Mediated

Cheaper, tougher, less toxic: new alloys show promise in developing artificial limbs. 09.12.2022 5:11 ↓

Guest: Michael Oluwatosin Bodunrin, Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, and Guest Editor of the Applied Sciences Journal

President Cyril Ramaphosa declares the 27th of December as a public holiday 09.12.2022 7:43 ↓

Guest: Ashley Benjamin, FEDUSA Deputy General Secretary        

Mediated Conversation:  Food, fuel and power cuts keep SA middle class awake at night 09.12.2022 25:10 ↓

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams, Programme Director at the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group Guest: Brandon de Kock, Director BrandMapp Guest: Miyelani Mkhabela, Chief Economist: Antswiswa Transaction Advisory

Public sector unions are continuing their fight for a bigger wage increase - they say they want a ten percent wage increase - government has unilaterally implemented a three percent increase 09.12.2022 3:50 ↓

Guest: Malvern De Bruyn, Provincial Secretary at Cosatu in Western Cape    

The Chinese President is currently in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh for a three-day state visit that appears be focussing on the economic relationship between them - and the oil that China buys from Saudi Arabia 09.12.2022 5:40 ↓

Guest: Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue.    

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has announced that it will ban informal trading and preaching on their new trains. 08.12.2022 8:48 ↓

Guest: Thusi Jackal, National Organizer for SA Informal Traders Alliance

How SA is using spatial data technology for coastal and ocean monitoring. 08.12.2022 6:09 ↓

Guest: Dr. Bolelang Sibolla, Principal Researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Taliban have carried out what is thought to be their first public execution since their return to power in Afghanistan last year. 08.12.2022 6:27 ↓

Guest: Thembisa Fakude, senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues  

Today at the Pietermaritzburg High Court, Former President Zuma will be opposing the applications of SANEF & HSF, who applied to join as “friends of the court” to help Billy Downer & Karyn Maughan 08.12.2022 8:40 ↓

Guest: Mzwanele Manyi, spokesperson for the Jacob Zuma Foundation      

ANC members including nominees to the National Executive Committee (NEC), under the banner of “Kgalema Disputed NEC List – Demanding Transparency and Accountability”, will be addressing the media on the objections they have submitted to the ANC Electoral 08.12.2022 5:44 ↓

Guest: Mogomotsi Mogodiri, Spokesperson for ANC Members demanding transparency and accountability for NEC nominations    

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services has placed offender Janus Walus on parole under strict conditions with effect from Wednesday, 07 December 2022. 08.12.2022 5:54 ↓

Guest: Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson to the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services

The President is giving consideration to the Phala Phala report and an announcement will be made in due course. 08.12.2022 9:42 ↓

Guest: Vincent Mangwenya, Presidency Spokesperson    

Mediated Conversation: Revisiting the Tembisa Hospital Scandal and Babita Deokaran's assassination 07.12.2022 27:40 ↓

Guest: Jeff Wicks, Investigative Journalist, News24 Guest: Cynthia Stimpel, SAA whistleblower Guest: Prof. Alex Van Den Heever, Chair of Social Security Systems: Wits University

Today environmental activists will unite and have a nationwide picket against the total destruction of oceans from offshore oil & gas 07.12.2022 5:16 ↓

Guest: Kholwani Simelane, Advocacy Officer at The Green Connection        

The chair of the Phala Phala panel former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has now said he will not oppose Ramaphosa’s application - saying that it is up to parliament to do that 07.12.2022 7:42 ↓

Guest: Lawson Naidoo, executive secretary at the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac).          

Outa to refer a criminal case against Deputy President David Mabuza to the Investigative Directorate - they say that he was involved in criminal acts through a series of syndicates involving a land claims scam 07.12.2022 5:22 ↓

Guest: Wayne Duvenage - Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse Director

Eskom is going to ask you to pay 38% more for electricity. It has huge debt and many people and councils are not paying for the power they use 07.12.2022 7:43 ↓

Guest: Prof. Mark Swilling, member of National Planning Commission        

The ANC says it will tell its MPs to vote against adopting the Phala Phala report. do you think they will they’ll be those who stand up and vote against Ramaphosa? 07.12.2022 8:53 ↓

Guest: Prof Bheki Mngomezulu, Political Analyst: University of the Western Cape

The Energy Minister has announced the adjustment of petroleum product prices effective from today. 07.12.2022 4:13 ↓

Guest: Robert Maake, Department of Energy fuel pricing director

The Gauteng Education Department has now launched an independent investigation into fatal drowning of a Grade 6 Refalotse Primary School learner on Friday, 2 December 2022, during a school trip. 07.12.2022 3:14 ↓

Guest: Matome Chiloane, Gauteng Education Department MEC        

Consumers may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets if a proposed cost-reflective tariffs model sees the light of day. The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) started a review process to look into the efficacy of this model, along with the unbund 06.12.2022 7:21 ↓

Guest: Lungile Mashele, Energy Economist Consumers may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets if a proposed cost-reflective tariffs model sees the light of day. The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) started a review process to look into the efficacy of this model, along with the unbundling of the tariff price itself.    

Construction of Square Kilometre Array kicks off in Northern Cape 06.12.2022 9:45 ↓

Guest: Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology                

Mediated Conversation:  ATM Bombings 06.12.2022 22:47 ↓

Guest: Chris de Kock. Crime Analyst Guest: Calvin Rafadi, Lead Investigator and CEO at Bizz Tracers Guest: Marsél van der Merwe, Head: Threat Mitigation Services

Cosatu is calling for Government to place the UIF under administration 06.12.2022 3:39 ↓

Guest: Solly Phetoe, COSATU general secretary