The National Briefing

From unemployment and economic growth to crime and dysfunctional municipalities, South Africa is failing on critical indicators 11.07.2022 5:08 ↓

Guest: Busisiwe Mavuso , Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership South Africa

It’s now being reported that just in Limpopo over the last period eleven thousand female learners at school have become pregnant by teacher and older men - often known as blessers 11.07.2022 3:06 ↓

Guest: George Moroasui, Ethics Manager at SACE

NICRO says that the Tavern shootings are a sorrowful call for action 11.07.2022 6:01 ↓

Guest: Claudine Maree – Provincial Area Manager: National Institute for Crime Prevention and Reintegration of Offenders  

In Sri Lanka, the president and prime minister have agreed to step down after a weekend of massive protests that saw people going into the presidential home and taking it over 11.07.2022 6:54 ↓

Guest: Siphamandla Zondi - Professor of politics and international relations at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)  

Peoples Mediated 08.07.2022 25:52 ↓

Peoples Mediated

10 years since Higgs Boson was found 08.07.2022 7:20 ↓

Guest: Prof Bruce Mellado, Chairperson of the Institutional Board (IB) of the Tile Calorimeter of the ATLAS experiment at European laboratory CERN

Equal Education will protest at the Department of Basic Education in Pretoria today against Minister Motshekga’s proposal to remove #DeadlinesToFixSchools from the infrastructure law 08.07.2022 5:03 ↓

Guest: Hopolang Selebalo, Head of Research at Equal Education      

Nelson Mandela Children Fund Children’s Celebration and Fun Walk 08.07.2022 2:18 ↓

Guest: Dr Stanley Maphosa, Interim CEO for the Nelson Mandela Children Fund

Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) calls for businesses to employ South Africans and end illegal recruitment practice 08.07.2022 5:34 ↓

Guest: Kashif Wicomb, President of the Progressive Professional Forum

Civil Society gives Minister Manatashe 10 days to accelerate South Africa’s Renewable Energy and storage capacity to address the electricity crisis 08.07.2022 6:18 ↓

Guest: Liziwe McDaid - Green Connection’s Strategic Lead  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has formally resigned as the leader of the conservative party - but will stay on at prime minister until his party elects a new leader 08.07.2022 8:30 ↓

Guest: Lord Peter Hain, Activist, politician, and former UK Cabinet Minister

More road blockages on the N4 in Mpumalanga yesterday - with taxi operators forcing truck drivers at gun point to park their trucks across the highway to block it. 08.07.2022 8:11 ↓

Guest: Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, Provincial police spokesperson Guest: Mary Phadi, President of Truckers Association of South Africa

Tuesday’s acquittal of the four South African Police Service (SAPS) members charged with killing Mthokozisi Ntumba was met with widespread shock. 08.07.2022 6:41 ↓

Guest: David Bruce - Independent Researcher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS).

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has formally resigned as the leader of the conservative party - but will stay on at prime minister until his party elects a new leader 08.07.2022 6:09 ↓

Guest: Salim Kikeke, Lead TV Presenter BBC News

Mediated Conversation: what is PRASA doing to fix its damaged rail network? 07.07.2022 26:19 ↓

Guest: Dr Mathetha Monkonyama, Transport systems and operations head CSIR Guest: Andiswa Makanda, Spokesperson for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Guest: David Williams – Contributing Editor: Financial Mail

Radio telescope provides robust learning opportunities 07.07.2022 5:10 ↓

Guest: Dr. Stanley Kuja, Physics Lecturer at Rhodes University

Pork steps up to the plate as beef and lamb prices soar 07.07.2022 6:38 ↓

Guest: Marcelle Pienaar, Group Marketing Manager at Eskort

In the Eastern Cape eight young men going through the initiation process have now died since the start of this year’s initiation season. 07.07.2022 9:36 ↓

Guest: Fikile Xasa, Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Yesterday in Mpumalanga, there was a shutdown of protests over the high fuel prices and the N4 road was blocked 07.07.2022 6:54 ↓

Guest: Vusie Shongwe, Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security MEC  

COSATU says that it rejects calls for the unbundling and privatisation of Eskom 07.07.2022 4:41 ↓

Guest: Bheki Ntshalintshali, COSATU General Secretary

Load shedding is damaging equipment, subs stations and transformers because they are not designed to be switched off and on all the time 07.07.2022 5:10 ↓

Guest: Mashangu Xivambu, Senior Manager for Maintenance and Operations in Gauteng Eskom

Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka withdraws the Office of the Public Protector's court applications to reverse Adv Busisiwe Mkwhebane's suspension 07.07.2022 6:56 ↓

Guest: Modidima Mannya – Attorney and Legal Expert

Agri SA say disruptive load shedding poses long-term risks to the agricultural sector and economy 07.07.2022 5:37 ↓

Guest: Christo Van der Rheede, Agri SA Executive Director

In the UK there is now more intense pressure than ever before on the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign - after two senior cabinet ministers resigned this week 07.07.2022 6:05 ↓

Guest: Sanusha Naidu, foreign policy analyst at Institute for Global Dialogue      

Mediated Conversation: Has the cadre deployment policy worked in SA? 06.07.2022 24:27 ↓

Guest: Sandile Swana – Political Analyst Guest: Susan Booysen – Emeritus Professor: Wits School of Governance Clip: Trevor Manuel – Former Finance Minister