The National Briefing

The Limpopo Health Department has terminated the employment of twenty one emergency medical officers after they’ve been deregistered by the HPCSA 21.11.2022 5:48 ↓

Guest: Mawasha Matome, Limpopo Health Deputy Director Genera  

Wits, Anglo announce plans to transform Joburg Planetarium to Digital Dome 21.11.2022 6:03 ↓

Guest: Prof. Roger Deane, Professor in Astrophysics at the University of the Witwatersrand

The National Shelter Movement argues that the death penalty is not the solution to GBVF 21.11.2022 11:52 ↓

Guest: Dr. Zubeda Dangor, head of executive at the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSM)

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union has called for more Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) officials to be investigated amid allegations of fake qualifications against CEO Tshepo Mahanuke 21.11.2022 11:52 ↓

Guest: Thobani Nkosi, Samwu’s Deputy Regional Secretary Joburg Region

The COP27 climate change talks have now ended in egypt - with what appears to be a deal that will see richer nations helping poorer nations who are affected by climate change 21.11.2022 8:06 ↓

Guest: Dr Roland Ngam, project manager for Climate Justice and Socio-Ecological Transformation: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

In Malaysia it now appears there will be a hunge parliament for the first time ever in that countgry - after a general election with the highest turnout on record saw no clear winner in the country’s parliament. 21.11.2022 4:13 ↓

Guest: Ayesha Kajee, Research fellow at Africa- Asia dialogues    

There’s been more reporting over the weekend about the situation on the beaches around eThekwini - because of the huge amounts of sewage pumped into the sea there. 21.11.2022 4:56 ↓

Guest: Duncan Heafield, chairperson of the Umhlanga Tourism Association  

Yesterday, Eskom announced that it would be implementing stage five load shedding during the evening this week and said that this was because it had no more money for diesel. 21.11.2022 6:08 ↓

Guest: Chris Yelland - Energy Analyst: EE Business Intelligence    

The City of Joburg blames the ANC after the car company Avis was repossessing vehicles due to non-payment. 21.11.2022 4:12 ↓

Guest: Leah Knott, City Of Joburg MMC Corporate Services & Leader of Executive Business                

There’s now just 24 days to go until the start of the ANC’s leadership conference - and we expect more developments through the week. There is intense speculation about the ANC’s branch nomination lists 21.11.2022 6:01 ↓

Guest: Bheki Mngomezulu, Professor of Political Studies and International Relations at the University of the Western Cape      

There were dramatic scenes in Henneman in the free state over the weekend - where it’s reported that a pit bull terrier dog broke free and attacked a three year old boy. 21.11.2022 3:32 ↓

Guest: Sizwe Kupelo, founder: Sizwe Kupelo Foundation  

Peoples Mediated 18.11.2022 25:52 ↓

People's Mediated

Large tortoises lived in South Africa long ago: how we recorded their fast-disappearing traces 18.11.2022 5:44 ↓

Guest: Dr. Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University

The public service commission is holding workshops to help workers in government - public sector workers deal with issues around self-awareness, mediation skills and interpersonal relations 18.11.2022 3:23 ↓

Guest: Prof. Mandla Makhanya - Public Service Commission Commissioner    

Equal Education raises concerns that some schools continue to punish pupils for outstanding fees 18.11.2022 5:05 ↓

Guest: Tasreeq Ferreira, Legal Intern at Equal Education Law Centre

Violence Monitoring Expert, Mary de Haas is calling for a complete overhaul of the police recruitment system and claims that the police are behind political killings in KZN 18.11.2022 5:42 ↓

Guest: Mary de Haas – Activist for Political, Human Rights and Violence Monitoring Expert  

The Lawyers for Human Rights launches a report on the impact and assessment of improper mine closures and the association of human rights violations from the perspective of communities 18.11.2022 6:39 ↓

Guest: Mametlwe Sebei – Attorney: Lawyers for Human Rights and Author

Since the April Floods in KZN this year, there are people who have been promised housing after their homes were destroyed and are still in big community halls. 18.11.2022 8:55 ↓

Guest: Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba, KZN Human Settlements and Public Works MEC    

Seven of the big unions in the public service are holding a national day of action on Tuesday - in protest at government’s refusal to give them a bigger salary increase 18.11.2022 4:11 ↓

Guest: Waheed Hoosen, Federation of Unions of South Africa General Secretar

The former Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa says that while the ANC leaders may know what the problems are in the party and country - they clearly have no solutions to them 18.11.2022 7:15 ↓

Guest: Mbhazima Shilowa - former Gauteng Premier    

The United Nations says that a new deal has been reached involving Ukraine and Russia that will allow the two countries to sell their food products on world markets 18.11.2022 3:36 ↓

Guest: Roland Henwood, lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at University of Pretoria    

Actress Charlize Theron - after she claimed that the language Afrikaans was a dying language - and that it was spoken by only about 44 people. 18.11.2022 8:16 ↓

Guest: Dr. Rakwena Monareng – Multilingual Language Implementation Specialist

Mediated Conversation: What is available for small businesses - how difficult is it to get the money - and does this system of getting money to small businesses actually work? 17.11.2022 26:03 ↓

Guest: Richard Rose, CEO of Edge Growth Ventures Guest: Tebogo Khaas - President Of SMME Forum Guest: Thobile Sithole - Founder of an Event Company Called Afrorose Concierge, Beneficiary of the Ximilani Fund in the City Of Ekurhuleni

OB - The South African broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched its long-anticipated OTT platform 17.11.2022 7:35 ↓

Guest: Mr. Johan van Rooyen - SABC Radio GM Radio Strategy        

Meta, which is Facebook's parent company, has fired 11,000 employees 17.11.2022 3:43 ↓

Guest: Bataung Qhotsokoane - editor in chief and lead researcher at iAfrikan.com