The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation: water crisis in Gauteng: what does this tell us about our infrastructure? 18.10.2022 25:26 ↓

Guest: Mike Muller- Visiting Adjunct Professor: University of the Witwatersrand Graduate School of Governance Guest: Gundo Maswime - University of Cape Town civil engineering lecturer. Guest: Ayesha Lather – AHL Director and Water Scientist

Umalusi calls for measures to be taken to ensure that the final exams are not affected by loadshedding 18.10.2022 4:24 ↓

Guest: Biki Lepota, Umalusi Senior Manager

Forced website upgrades cause serious downtime 18.10.2022 4:05 ↓

Guest: Morne Patterson, financial director at 1-grid          

The SA Human Rights Commission will today hold Provincial Hearing in respect of violence allegedly committed by private security, police and law enforcement during evictions in the Western Cape 18.10.2022 6:19 ↓

Guest: Chris Nissen, SAHRC Commissioner

Ahead of the ANC conference in December - the main leadership contest could be between President Cyril Ramaphosa and former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize 18.10.2022 10:07 ↓

Guest: Mdumiseni Ntuli, former KwaZulu-Natal's ANC provincial secretary

Transnet has confirmed that it’s signed a wage agreement with the biggest union in the company - the United National Transport Union - which means just over half of Transnet worker’s will go back to work 18.10.2022 7:12 ↓

Guest: Cobus van Vuuren - UNTU general-secretary    

The Water Affairs and Sanitation Minister says that the amount of water Rand Water can legally take from the Vaal dam river system will be increased - to try and help the entity fix the water problems in Gauteng 18.10.2022 9:53 ↓

Guest: Makenosi Maroo, Spokesperson for Rand Water

In Pakistan the party of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan has won another series of by elections 18.10.2022 4:50 ↓

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

The Dischem CEO has sent an internal letter to workers - saying that his company has placed a moratorium on hiring white people - until its equity profile improves 18.10.2022 6:02 ↓

Guest: Gideon Chitanga, Research Associate at the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand  

There was another argument yesterday from lawyers for former president Jacob Zuma that his corruption trial should be postponed 18.10.2022 4:55 ↓

Guest: Vusi Makhosini, SABC Reporter

Mediated Conversation: where are we with the decriminalization of sex work? 18.10.2022 25:45 ↓

Guest: Onica Makwakwa, Director at The Wise Collective Guest: Katlego Rasebitse, National Sisonke sex workers movement leadership Guest: John Jeffreys, Deputy Minister of Justice

Client Editorial – What are the implications and risks of not having cyber insurance? 18.10.2022 4:55 ↓

Guest: Adrian Chester, Manager of Commercial Casualty Underwriting at Santam        

The Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund says that higher learning institutions increasingly unsafe for women 18.10.2022 5:53 ↓

Guest: Tshepo Sefotlhelo – Spokesperson Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund

The water problems in some parts of Gauteng have got more serious over the weekend - Joburg Water says because Rand Water had stopped filling one reservoir - the Hurst hill reservoir was now empty 18.10.2022 9:24 ↓

Guest: Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says that it is concerned over the number of police killings after more than 30 police killings were reported between April 2021 and March 2022. 18.10.2022 5:24 ↓

Guest: Richard Mamabolo, POPCRU Spokesperson

The Financial and Fiscal Commission says the Department of Higher Education is likely to face serious funding challenges for students in tertiary institutions 18.10.2022 3:57 ↓

Guest: Shafeeqa Davids, Financial and Fiscal commission’s senior researcher  

It’s now emerged that the final changes and corrections to the Zondo commission report have included a set of findings against the former public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba. 18.10.2022 6:10 ↓

Guest: Dr Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst    

The political chaos in the UK continues - after the British Prime Minsiter Liz Truss fired her close friend and finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng 18.10.2022 4:42 ↓

Guest: Musa Mdunge, Political Analyst and PhD candidate: University of Dundee

The Dischem CEO has sent an internal letter to workers - saying that his company has placed a moratorium on hiring white people - until its equity profile improves. 17.10.2022 10:04 ↓

Guest: Connie Mulder, Solidarity national spokesperson Guest: Kganki Matabane, Chief Executive Officer at The Black Business Council

The water problems in some parts of Gauteng have got more serious over the weekend - Joburg Water says because Rand Water had stopped filling one reservoir - the Hurst hill reservoir was now empty 17.10.2022 9:23 ↓

Guest: Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation

Peoples Mediated 14.10.2022 26:01 ↓

People's Mediated

Why women are insured more than men? 14.10.2022 4:45 ↓

Guest: Zama Phakathi, MD Splendid Group

Dr Nomvuselelo Songelwa, Nelson Mandela Museum chair 14.10.2022 6:41 ↓

Guest: Dr Nomvuselelo Songelwa, Nelson Mandela Museum chair

There’s been reports that the Tourism Minister is considering closing the Numbi gate following death of a German tourist 14.10.2022 5:25 ↓

Guest: Oupa Pilane, Chairperson for the Southern African tourism association

The Federation of Unions of South Africa has written to President Ramaphosa asking for an additional public holiday in December 14.10.2022 9:31 ↓

Guest: Ashley Benjamin, FEDUSA Deputy General Secretary