The National Briefing

The DA is disappointed by the decision of ActionSA in the City of Tshwane, to vote against a report that will help make the capital city independent of Eskom and load-shedding 17.08.2022 6:03 ↓

Guest: Solly Msimanga, DA Gauteng Leader

Suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s request to summon President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear before the impeachment inquiry has been declined. 17.08.2022 3:42 ↓

Guest: Joseph Mosia, SABC Reporter  

ActionSA has refused to support a proposal by the da-led administration to accept an unsolicited bid by a group of energy companies to refurbish two power stations in the city 17.08.2022 6:24 ↓

Guest: Bongani Baloyi, ActionSA's Gauteng chairperson

The National Lotteries Commissioner Thabang Mampane has resigned after reports that her luxury home on a golf estate was paid for with lotteries money 17.08.2022 5:58 ↓

Guest: Raymond Joseph – GroundUp Investigative Journalist

The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has suspended all movement of cattle in the whole country due to the spreading of Foot and Mouth Disease 17.08.2022 3:51 ↓

Guest: Marzanne Roets, National Coordinator: National Animal Health Forum (NAHF)

The Minerals Council of South Africa says that there needs to be a new specialised policing unit to combat illegal mining 17.08.2022 7:09 ↓

Guest: Tebello Chabana, Senior Executive for Public Affairs and Transformation at Minerals Council Of SA

In Crimea, Europe which is controlled by Russia a major explosion at an ammunition depot in a village called Maiskoye has been blamed by Russia on sabotage 17.08.2022 4:06 ↓

Guest: Abel Esterhuyse, Associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University  

Mediated Conversation: Higher Education Department Proposes Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types, 2022 16.08.2022 24:57 ↓

Guest: Mahlubi Babizela - Chief Director for Higher Education Policy and Research Guest: Dr Linda Meyer, COO: Universities SA Guest: Mary Metcalfe, Senior Research Associate at UJ Education

According to the Automobile Association, petrol decreases on the horizon 16.08.2022 5:04 ↓

Guest: Layton Beard, AA Spokesperson

India and Pakistan celebrate 75 years of independence from Britain 16.08.2022 4:59 ↓

Guest: Dr Sayan Dey, visiting scholar from India at Wits University  

1st Day of SCA Jacob Zuma Appeal 16.08.2022 6:05 ↓

Guest: Makgala Masiteng, SABC Reporter

Marikana 10th anniversary 16.08.2022 5:26 ↓

Guest: David Bruce, Former civil society member of the Marikana Panel of Experts on Policing and Crowd Management

Marikana Anniversary 16.08.2022 13:46 ↓

Guest: Bongiwe Zwane, SABC Reporter

4th case of Monkepox in SA 16.08.2022 5:06 ↓

Guest: Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Deputy Minister of Health

Gauteng to appoint Independent Forensic Investigator to deal with allegations emerging from Babita Deokran case 16.08.2022 5:35 ↓

Guest: Mohlalefi Lebotha, Director: Strategy and Media Liaison at Gauteng Office of the Premier

Mediated Conversation: the number of girls who had had babies when they were aged just between ten and fourteen in our country has increased dramatically. 15.08.2022 26:23 ↓

Guest 1: Lisa Vetten – Research Associate: Faculty of Humanities: University of Johannesburg   Guest 2: Dr. Shaheda Omar, Director at the Teddy Bear Clinic   Guest 3: Deliwe Menyuko, Regional Programmes Coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice

It’s been reported that the SANDF has been told to keep 200 soldiers ready to be deployed to stop public violence - in fact it doesn’t have the petrol or the money to deploy quickly 15.08.2022 5:56 ↓

Guest: Adv. Pikkie Greeff – SA National Defence Union's National Secretary  

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has identified more than 38 000 social grants for review. 15.08.2022 4:21 ↓

Guests: Sandy Godlwana, SASSA KZN Spokesperson  

In Mangaung today, the Supreme Court of Appeal is hearing an application by lawyers for former President Jacob Zuma against an earlier decision declaring the granting of medical parole to Zuma to be unlawful 15.08.2022 5:43 ↓

Guest: Modidima Mannya, Legal Analyst

The ANC in North West has finally elected a new top leadership - the new leader of the ANC in that province is Nono Maloyi who beat Bushy Maape 15.08.2022 10:33 ↓

Guest: Ntebo Mokobo, SABC Reporter Guest: Sysman Motloung – Political Analyst

It’s being reported that Twitter gave Hawks investigators the cell phone numbers and email addresses of people implicated in the violence last year. 15.08.2022 3:15 ↓

Guest: William Bird, Director at Media Monitoring Africa  

In KZN, the Zulu Prince Simakade Zulu performed a ceremony referred to as entering the Kraal at Enyokeni Palace in Nongoma - He claims to be the rightful heir to the Zulu thrown 15.08.2022 6:18 ↓

Guest: Khaya Ndwandwe, Historian and Poet

In the US the country now appears to be starkly divided after the decision by the FBI to conduct searches of the resort home of the former President Donald Trump 15.08.2022 7:37 ↓

Guest: Brooks Spector, Associate Editor for Daily Maverick  

A group of prisoners in the Odi prison and the Baviaanspoort correctional centre have now been arrested - after running an extortion scam from prison 15.08.2022 4:26 ↓

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson for Correctional Services

Peoples Mediated 12.08.2022 25:43 ↓

People’s Mediated