The National Briefing

The national health department says that it’s making progress in making sure that hospitals are not affected by load shedding - and that the number of hospitals which are not affected by load shedding has gone up from 37 to 72. 21.10.2022 5:35 ↓

Guest: Foster Mohale, National Health Department pokesperson

Yesterday, the National Assembly passed the electoral reform bill by 232 votes to 98 - the ANC, EFF voted in favour of the bill and the DA voted against it. 21.10.2022 8:38 ↓

Guest: Songezo Zibi, Chairperson of Rivonia Circle

Sasol says it’s had to declare force majeure on some of its contracts - and tell its business partners it won’t be able to fulfil its commitments - because of the Transnet strike 21.10.2022 4:27 ↓

Guest: Peter Morgan, Chief executive officer - Liquid Fuels Wholesalers Association of South Africa

The political chaos in the UK seemed to come to a head yesterday - with the resignation of the prime minister Liz Truss. 21.10.2022 6:15 ↓

Guest: Musa Mdunge, Political analyst, PhD candidate based at the University of Dundee

Mediated Conversation: what are the problems and dangers facing the media in SA? 20.10.2022 24:58 ↓

Guest: Glenda Daniels, associate professor in the Media Studies department at the University of the Witwatersrand Guest: Jeremy Maggs – Media Specialist and Journalist Guest: Nomshado Nkosinkulu, Head of Communications at Media Monitoring Africa

Transnet’s strike ends as the United Transport & Allied Trade Union signs the agreement 20.10.2022 6:24 ↓

Guest: Anele Kiet – Deputy General Secretary: Satawu        

Scientist are now closer to knowing why some coronaviruses kill while others cause a common cold 20.10.2022 4:44 ↓

Guest: Dewald Schoeman, PhD Candidate, Molecular Biology and Virology, University of the Western Cape

Western Cape court orders Kannaland Municipality to declare council vacancy on account of the termination of Karoo Independence Party (KIP) speaker Rodge Albertus. 20.10.2022 3:23 ↓

Guest: Eleanore Spies, DA Constituency Head, Kannaland.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) says only 27% of people trust the police, and 40% would not hand over a suspect to police officers. 20.10.2022 7:53 ↓

Guest: Dr Steve Gordon, senior research specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division at the Human Science Research Council

A man believed to be the kingpin behind a syndicate which has been stealing fuel from the Transnet pipeline has been arrested 20.10.2022 5:08 ↓

Guest: Saret Knoetze, Public Relations Manager at Transnet Pipelines    

The National Assembly to vote on whether to pass the electoral amendment bill that would allow independent candidates to run for office in parliament and provincial legislatures for the first time 20.10.2022 15:56 ↓

Guest: Valli Moosa, Former Cabinet Minister Guest: Mosa Chabane, Chair: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs

In China the country has been focussing on the communist party conference - that has seen the country’s leader - Xi Jinping talking about security issues 20.10.2022 5:06 ↓

Guest: Roland Henwood, political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria        

HIV patients abused and humiliated, according to an Eastern Cape State of Health report by Ritshidze, a community-led monitoring system developed by organisations representing people living with HIV. 20.10.2022 4:03 ↓

Guest: Anele Yawa, General Secretary of the Treatment Action Campaign  

A new political party called the All African Alliance Movement has elected former Chief Justice Moegoeng Mogeng as its presidential candidate 20.10.2022 7:44 ↓

Guest: Bishop Mishack Tebe, Secretary General of the new political formation All African Alliance Movement

Mediated Conversation: how dangerous is it to be a child in SA? 19.10.2022 24:19 ↓

Guest: Gerard Labuschagne, Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in forensic and investigative psychology Guest: Bianca Van Aswegen, National Coordinator for Missing Children SA Guest: Shaheda Omar, Clinical Director of The Teddy Bear Foundation Guest: Shanaaz Mathews, director: Children's Institute and professor: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development urges the public to start growing food for themselves as a way of increasing food security in the country 19.10.2022 11:31 ↓

Guest: Thoko Didiza - Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development  

There have been growing concerns about health risk due to the sewage crisis in KZN 19.10.2022 3:19 ↓

Guest: Professor Saloshni Naidoo, Head of Public Health Medicine, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal

AMIE is calling for a comprehensive review of import tariffs on poultry, saying that duties are simply another tax that consumers are unable to bear. This follows the SA Reserve Bank's latest Monetary Policy Review report 19.10.2022 5:03 ↓

Guest: Paul Matthew, CEO of Association of Meat Importers & Exporters

Saftu to picket this evening at eskom fighting against continuous blackouts and demanding resignation of Andre De Ruyter 19.10.2022 10:36 ↓

Guest: Trevor Shaku, Saftu National Spokesperson

SATAWU says it will keep fighting for more money at Transnet even though the United National Transport Union accepted a pay offer of six percent. What happens when majority union takes offer and minority declines? 19.10.2022 4:27 ↓

Guest: Frans Baleni, Former Unionist      

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and former anti-apartheid activist Rev. Allan Boesak stopped from visiting the former Northern Cape ANC leader John Block who is in prison after being convicted for corruption. 19.10.2022 9:26 ↓

Guest: Rev Allan Boesak, anti-apartheid activist  

Yesterday seven prisoners managed to escape from a prison in Makhanda - we are told they escaped through an open window - one of them has now been caught. 19.10.2022 5:12 ↓

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson Department of Correctional Services  

The Reserve Bank has seized assets owned by the former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste - after investors lost two hundred billion rand because he lied about the company’s accounts in 2017. 19.10.2022 4:28 ↓

Guest: Pauli Van Wyk, Investigative Journalist at the Daily Maverick  

It appears the war in Ukraine is now entering a new phase with Russia appearing to use new tactics in its invasion of that country 19.10.2022 5:21 ↓

Guest: Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at Daily Maverick        

The Special Tribunal has declared that the 2016 decision by the SABC to award R50 000 each to 53 musicians be declared unlawful, irregular, and invalid, and should be set aside. 19.10.2022 3:28 ↓

Guest: Adv Selby Makgotho, Spokesperson for the Special Tribunal.