The National Briefing

Strong comments from the Pick n Pay chair Gareth Ackerman saying that the private sector should be allowed to take over some critical infrastructure to make sure it’s managed properly. 14.10.2022 9:15 ↓

Guest: Gareth Ackerman, Pick n Pay Chairman

The ANC in Ekurhuleni says it’s now going to bring a no confidence motion against the da mayor Tania Campbell - but it’s not clear if the EFF will back the motion 14.10.2022 12:15 ↓

Guest: Tania Campbell, mayor of Ekhuruleni Guest: Nkululeko Dunga - EFF Gauteng Chairperson

Earlier this week the former DA mayor of Joburg Mpho Phalatse laid a criminal charge at the Hillbrow police station - accusing the Joburg Property Company of fraud and corruption. 14.10.2022 5:11 ↓

Guest: Lucky Sindane ,Spokesperson for the Joburg Property Company  

Police have arrested a Former Cop Dolphina Truter who helped to arrange the shoot where eight young women were gang raped allegedly illegal miners in Krugersdor 14.10.2022 7:27 ↓

Guest: Nicolene Trom, Krugersdorp Community Leader Guest: Jacob Masisela – Chair: Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board  

In China the communist party conference is due to begin on Sunday - and is expected to mark the beginning of a third term for the current Chinese leader Xi Jinping 14.10.2022 5:27 ↓

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

There’s been an outcry about the revelation that Ministers and Deputy Ministers do not pay for the electricity and water that is used in their official residences. 13.10.2022 9:58 ↓

Guest: Mondli Gungubele, Minister in the Presidency

Mediated Conversation: should pit bulls be banned as domestic pets? 13.10.2022 28:47 ↓

Guest: Sizwe Kuphelo, Founder of the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation Guest: Lehanda Rheeder, Spokesperson for the Pitbull Federation of SA Guest: Nazareth Appalsamy, Manager, Special Investigations Unit, NSPCA.

SABC annual report shows improvement in net loss 13.10.2022 8:45 ↓

Guest: Madoda Mxakwe, SABC CEO

SATAWU says it will intensify its Transnet strike and that it’s disgusted and annoyed by the management of Transnet 13.10.2022 8:45 ↓

Guest: Nkoketse Sepogwane, Satawu’s 1st deputy president

Greylisting crisis: Treasury owes SA an explanation, says ANC MP 13.10.2022 5:52 ↓

Guest: Joe Maswanganyi, Parliament Chairperson of standing committee on Finance

The Public Service Commmission (PSC) has confirmed it is conducting a probe into more than 2000 senior government employees not in possession of relevant qualifications 13.10.2022 7:32 ↓

Guest: Somadoda Fikeni, Political analyst

Lesotho Populist party wins most seats in election, falls short of majority 13.10.2022 7:23 ↓

Guest: Mokhethi Shelile, Revolution for Prosperity spokesperson

Iran developments 13.10.2022 6:08 ↓

Guest: Naéem Jeanah, Executive Director  at Afro-Middle East Centre

CSIR is developing a C-Band phased array synthetic aperture radar (SAR) payload 12.10.2022 4:16 ↓

Guest: Willie Nel, CSIR Principal Engineer  

Vaping Saved My Life, says if the Tobacco bill is passed, it could effectively be a death sentence for the almost 66% of South African smokers who want to quit. 12.10.2022 10:45 ↓

Guest: Kurt Yeo, Vaping Saved My Life (VSML)          

Mediated Conversation: why is the weather so hot in SA? 12.10.2022 24:12 ↓

Guest: Kaitano Dube - Faculty of Human Science Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Professor at Vaal University of Technology Guest: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) Guest: Cobus Olivier, Scientist SA Weather forecaster

Yesterday the Jagersfontein community protested to hand over a memorandum of demands to the management of the Jagersfontein Development Projects (JDP) over varying issues 12.10.2022 3:29 ↓

Guest: Kamogelo Seekoei, SABC Reporter    

Prison guards at the Mangaung Correctional Centre are compelled to strip naked as part of a security search. SAPU calls on Minister Ronald Lamola to take back private prisons into the Department of Correction Services 12.10.2022 6:44 ↓

Guest: Lesiba Thobakgale, SA Police Union Spokesperson  

The UCT Academics’ Union have now threatened to take legal action, describing the proceedings of the council meeting as “unlawful” 12.10.2022 6:32 ↓

Guest: Prof. Kelley Moult, Academics Union of the University of Cape Town President

A delegation with the Police Minister yesterday visited an abandoned and disused mine where 20 Zama Zamas were arrested yesterday in a multi-disciplinary operation in Stilfontein. 12.10.2022 8:38 ↓

Guest: Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, DPCI National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation

The Political Party Funding Act should be changed to allow big and small parties to widen their donor nets 12.10.2022 7:27 ↓

Guest: Sipho Mbhele, President of ANC-affiliated progressive Business Forum

Ukraine developments 12.10.2022 5:18 ↓

Guest: Brooks Spector, associate editor at the Daily Maverick

The Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs condemns the increasing acts of violence against elected representatives in the province 11.10.2022 8:07 ↓

Guest: Zolile Williams - Eastern Cape MEC for COGTA

Mediated Conversation: the impact of the Transnet strike and the issues facing Transnet itself 11.10.2022 26:35 ↓

Guest: Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership SA Guest: MJ Schoemaker, President of SAPICS: The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in Southern Africa, Guest: Yolisa Kani, Chief Business Development Officer at Transnet  

In the last financial year, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating 5,269 criminal cases against cops 11.10.2022 7:50 ↓

Guest: Dr. Johan Burger - Independent Crime and Policing Consultant