The National Briefing

The Solidarity Fund is starting to wind up - after receiving around three point eight billion rand in donations - it’s paid out around three point three billion rand. 18.03.2022 5:23 ↓

Guest: Tandi Nzimande - CEO Solidarity Fund

As thousands expected to hit the N3 this long weekend; a warning has been given for motorists 18.03.2022 1:58 ↓

Guest: Thania Dhoogra - Operations Manager: N3 Toll Concession

SANParks Tourism Investment Summit - 31 March 2022 18.03.2022 4:57 ↓

Guest: Hapiloe Sello – Managing Executive Tourism and Marketing Development: SANParks

The spectrum auction process which will lead to cheaper mobile data for you has ended - and in the end government will receive fourteen billion rand from the process 18.03.2022 8:07 ↓

Guest: Jacqui O’Sullivan - MTN SA’s Executive for Corporate Affairs

Tinder use in Cape Town reveals the paradox of modern dating 18.03.2022 6:07 ↓

Guest: Leah Davina Junck - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town

There are huge water problems in the Olifantshoek area of the Northern Cape - around the Gamagara municipality. 18.03.2022 4:28 ↓

Guest: Cllr Edwin Hantise - Gamagara municipality Mayor

The Minister of Public Service and Administration says that the process of lifestyle audits in government in the public service will begin in fighting corruption 18.03.2022 7:37 ↓

Guest: Ayanda Dlodlo - Minister of Public Service and Administration

In Ukraine - the conflict continues as the Russian invasion still appears to be moving very slowly - the Russia president Vladimir Putin told his people that there are traitors living among them 18.03.2022 5:02 ↓

Guest: Ebrahim Deen - Researcher and the Afro Middle East Centre

Mediated Conversation: Where are with the virus? Is a fifth wave inevitable? 17.03.2022 25:31 ↓

Guest: Prof Salim Abdool Karim – Internationally Recognized Epidemiologist and CAPRISA Director

The Health Department now published the draft regulations to deal with covid-19 and other diseases - that would be the first step away from the national state of disaster towards a different system. 17.03.2022 9:27 ↓

Guest: Dr Sandile Buthelezi - Director General: Health Department

There are now different reports in different provinces that some of the field workers for the census have not been paid - and are not getting the money they believe was owed to them 17.03.2022 3:29 ↓

Guest: Trevor Oosterwyk - Communications manager for Statistics SA

A group of organisations say that switching off terrestrial television signals is going to leave millions of people with no TV 17.03.2022 6:58 ↓

Guest: Karen Thorne - Founder of Cape Town TV

President Ramaphosa Recognises Prince Misuzulu Zulu as King of Amazulu 17.03.2022 6:09 ↓

Guest: Dr VVO Mkhize - Founder of the Umsamo Institute

Mistletoes, locust bean trees and birds work together in Nigeria’s forest ecology 17.03.2022 3:17 ↓

Guest: Islamiat Abidemi Raji - Researcher, University of KwaZulu-Natal

It’s been confirmed that two men fired shots and hurt a security guard outside the home of the Deputy Judge President of the Western Cape, Kate Goliath yesterday. 17.03.2022 5:56 ↓

Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin - Research and Advocacy Officer: Judges Matter

Afriforum is going to court to challenge the extension of the national state of disaster - the United Democratic Movement says it’s joining them 17.03.2022 4:29 ↓

Guest: Bantu Holomsa- Leader of UDM

The Labour Department has gazetted a new code of good practice - which says that employers can and must take measures to find out if their workers are vaccinated against Covid-19 17.03.2022 5:34 ↓

Guest: Brett Abraham - Partner at Webber Wentzel Attorneys

The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) supports the clarion call by NUM demanding the resignation of Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman. 17.03.2022 4:26 ↓

Guest: Maja Mphahlele, WAFTU Africa Regional Coordinator

Mediated Conversation: the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga confirmed that they will try and introduce a lot more mother tongue education in schools 16.03.2022 26:15 ↓

Guest: Mary Metcalfe – Senior Research Associate: University of Johannesburg Education Guest: Hendrick Makaneta - Education Activist Guest: Dr Rakwena Monareng – Multilingual Language Scholar Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Department of Basic Education Spokesperson  

Government has extended the National State of Disaster for another month 16.03.2022 7:42 ↓

Guest: Mosa Moshabela - Professor of Public Health: University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

how bad is the situation in Gauteng Hospitals? 16.03.2022 9:37 ↓

Guest: Nomathemba Mokgethi - Gauteng Health MEC

there’ll be a legal battle over the City of Joburg’s plans to change the contracts of 130 workers who were employed on a permanent basis despite working in political offices 16.03.2022 6:14 ↓

Guest: Mojalefa Motalane is the Managing Director of Motalane Inc.

Parliament has officially informed President Cyril Ramaphosa that it will now continue its impeachment proceedings into Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane 16.03.2022 6:51 ↓

Guest: Paul Hoffman- Accountability Now Director

Agri SA warns Government to suspend fuel levies to relieve pressure on food prices due to the Ukraine crisis 16.03.2022 4:36 ↓

Guest: Kulani Siweya - Agri SA Economist

The Supreme Court of Appeal has confirmed a settlement agreement after the High Court had ruled that the Eastern Cape Provincial Government must take the council of Makhanda into administration. 16.03.2022 5:05 ↓

Guest: Ayanda Kota – Chair: Unemployed Peoples Movemen