The National Briefing

Joburg Roads Agency boss bought a doctorate and claimed a Harvard Business School master's degree that doesn't exist 15.11.2022 6:52 ↓

Guest: Ferial Haffajee, Author and Daily Maverick associate editor

Mediated Conversation: Unsafe sex, interpersonal violence, high systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption are among the top risk factors for disease and death in South Africa 14.11.2022 25:30 ↓

Guest: Prof. Debbie Bradshaw, Chief Specialist Scientist at South African Medical Research Council Guest: Beatrice Nojilana, Specialist Scientist at the SAMRC Guest: Adele Kirsten, director of Gun Free South Africa

A new study of 53 African species has now found that birds evolve different body temperatures in different climates 14.11.2022 6:39 ↓

Guest: Andrew McKechnie - Professor of Zoology and South African Research Chair-holder, University of Pretoria

There are now reports that trafficking of drugs through ports and airports is on the rise 14.11.2022 4:45 ↓

Guest: Willem Els, Senior Training Coordinator at Institute for Security St

The Department of Water and Sanitation has now opened eight Vaal Dam gates to assist with flood management 14.11.2022 7:07 ↓

Guest: Sputnik Ratau, Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson

This week, the ANC’s electoral committee will release the branch nomination lists - to reveal how many nominations each leadership contestant has received. 14.11.2022 18:29 ↓

Guest: Samkele Maseko, SABC Political Reporter Guest: Rebone Tau, Political Commentator    

The Basic Education Department is now considering changing policies around school toilets - and contemplating whether to introduce genderless toilets 14.11.2022 10:16 ↓

Guest: Dr Wynand Boshoff, FF Plus Chief Spokesperson on Basic Education Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Basic Education Department Spokesperson

Police are battling to find the person who took intimate pictures of an ANC politician and put them online last week. What are the psychological effects of revenge porn? 14.11.2022 5:44 ↓

Guest: Daniel den Hollander, Clinical Psychologist    

In the US, the Democratics have now been able to keep control of the senate - as counting continues in some states after the mid-term elections last week. 14.11.2022 6:01 ↓

Guest: John Stremlau, Professor at the Wits Department of International Relations  

An eight year old boy from Vista Park near Bloemfontein has been killed by a pitbull on Saturday 14.11.2022 4:21 ↓

Guest: Sizwe Kupelo – Founder Sizwe Kupelo Foundation

People's Mediated 11.11.2022 25:10 ↓

People's Mediated

Tshwane Insulin Project says there is an urgent need to increase access to quality diabetes education to manage the condition 11.11.2022 6:08 ↓

Guest: Dr. Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Senior Programme Manager at the University of Pretoria (UP) Diabetes Research Centre

The Climate Justice Coalition is calling all activists as #COP27 convenes in Egypt, to march in Pretoria on Saturday, November 12 to demand for Jobs, Clean Energy and Climate Justice. 11.11.2022 5:56 ↓

Guest: Ferron Pedro - Senior Campaigner at 360 Org and Member of Climate Justice Coalition    

The 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be held tomorrow at the Durban International Convention Centre in the City of eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal 11.11.2022 6:36 ↓

Guest: Sello Hatang, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation    

Tshwane Insulin Project says there is an urgent need to increase access to quality diabetes education to manage the condition 11.11.2022 6:08 ↓

Guest: Dr. Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Senior Programme Manager at the University of Pretoria (UP) Diabetes Research Centre

Yesterday SAMWU members in Joburg blocked the M-1 highway, preventing people from getting on or off the motorway. What is the situation right now on the M1? 11.11.2022 4:17 ↓

Guest: Xolani Fihla - Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson

Yesterday SAMWU members in Joburg blocked the M-1 highway, preventing people from getting on or off the motorway. 11.11.2022 3:44 ↓

Guest: Mpho Tladinyane – SAMWU Spokesperson

The Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed to Parliament that 90% of South Africa's largest dams don’t comply with safety standards. 11.11.2022 5:59 ↓

Guest: Carin Bosman - Environmental Governance Specialist at Carin Bosman Sustainable Solutions    

Experts will start rolling out a new way to try and prevent people from contracting HIV - it’s an injection that you would take once every two months 11.11.2022 5:45 ↓

Guest: Prof. Francois Venter – Researcher and HIV Specialist: Wits University

Yesterday the Constitutional Court refused the suspended public protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to appeal the final rulings on what was called the SARS rogue unit. 11.11.2022 9:54 ↓

Guest: Edward Kieswetter - SARS Commissioner    

In Germany the company KFC has had to apologise after a notification on its app asked customers in that country to celebrate the anniversary of an event in Nazi history - by ordering fried chicken with extra cheese. 11.11.2022 6:03 ↓

Guest: Tali Nates, founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre        

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure told parliament that she submitted three bids to the defence ministry to build a fence on the border with Zimbabwe. The defence ministry has still not come back with the specifications that need to be filled 11.11.2022 6:35 ↓

Guest: Patricia de Lille - Public Works Minister    

Mediated Conversation: why are plant-based meat substitutes on the rise? 10.11.2022 24:02 ↓

Guest: Jessica Kotlowitz, Registered Clinical Dietitian: The Green Dietician Guest: Donovan Will, Director at Proveg Guest: Dr Anesu Mbizvo, Medical Doctor, Yoga Teacher and Entrepreneur

Curro launches its first afternoon-only teaching model called CurroPM 10.11.2022 6:33 ↓

Guest: Riaan Stroebel, Executive Head at Curro Durbanville

The Free State MEC for Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA), is embarking on an interactive session with township businesses and unemployed graduates to tackle daunting challenges besetting young entrepreneurs o 10.11.2022 3:51 ↓

Guest: Makalo Mohale, MEC for Free State Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.