The National Briefing

The High Court in Makhanda has ordered the Eastern Cape Education Department to make sure that all schools in the province have all the books and textbooks they need by the end of the month. 16.03.2022 4:01 ↓

Guest: Cecile van Schalkwyk - Attorney in the Legal Resource Centre's education programme

Government has extended the National State of Disaster for another month and an organization called Dear SA is not happy the extension 16.03.2022 5:46 ↓

Guest: Gideon Joubert - Dear SA Director

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that those who have stolen from the state will not get away with it - and that whoever they are and what position they hold - they will face the consequences. 15.03.2022 8:02 ↓

Guest: Advocate Mahlodi Sam Muofhe - Former Domestic Head of State Security Agency

Mediated Conversation: vigilantism in our society - a situation where people take the law into their own hands, what is the role of police? 15.03.2022 24:51 ↓

Guest: Boikanyo Moloto – Researcher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Guest: Ndithini Tyhido - Chairperson of Khayelitsha Development Forum Guest: Lizette Lancaster - Manager of Crime Hub: Institute Of Security Studies 

the minister of human settlements says that she’s concerned that people are giving their RDP houses to loan sharks - she’s also asking that people do not sell their RDP homes. 15.03.2022 11:12 ↓

Guest: Mmaloko Kubayi - Minister of Human Settlements 

there was a picket outside the Helen Joseph Hospital - which has had to treat patients who cannot get treatment at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital 15.03.2022 4:15 ↓

Guest: Simphiwe Gada - Gauteng Chairperson for DENOSA

The Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement to approach the Gauteng High Court to declare that the sanctions imposed by the US on Zimbabwe are illegal an unconstitutional 15.03.2022 7:03 ↓

Guest: Rutendo Matinyarare - Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement Directo

The Competition Commission has referred to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution Meta Platforms Inc (collectively referred to as Facebook) for abuse of dominance. 15.03.2022 6:41 ↓

Guest: Tembinkosi Bonakele – Competition Commission Commissioner 

The SA Human Rights Commission is now investigating the advertising industry - and claims of racism within it 15.03.2022 6:29 ↓

Guest: Phumi Mashego – Managing Partner: South Africa’s Promise 

the SA Civil Aviation Authority has grounded the airline operator Comair - which means that both Kulula and domestic British Airways flights are not operating 15.03.2022 6:44 ↓

Guest: Desmond Latham - Aviation Analyst

At least eight people have now been killed in the Manenberg area of the Western Cape in just the last four days - five of them were killed in one incident 15.03.2022 3:56 ↓

Guest: Roegshanga Pascoe – Manenberg Safety Forum Chairperson

Representatives of the Ukraine government and the Russian government are due to continue their talks today - in a bid to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 15.03.2022 6:04 ↓

Guest: David Monyae - Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of Johannesburg

Russian forces launched a missile strike on a Ukrainian military base described as close to the border with Poland - which is a member of NATO. 14.03.2022 6:32 ↓

Guest: Prof Abel Esterhuyse from the Faculty of Military Sciences, Stellenbosch University

The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association calls for the removal of the negative PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated inbound travelers 14.03.2022 4:51 ↓

Guest: David Frost - CEO SATSA

From Joburg CBD to Alexandra and Sandton Rea Vaya Phase 1C set for operation 14.03.2022 5:56 ↓

Guest: Cllr Funzi Ngobeni - The MMC for Transport: City of Joburg

there are now some claims that e-hailing taxi services like Bolt and Uber should be closed down or more tightly regulated 14.03.2022 5:59 ↓

Guest: Vhatuka Mbelengwa - collective of E-hailing based organizations under the banner of Unity in Diversity (UiD) 

The SA Civil Aviation Authority has grounded the airline operator Comair - which means that both Kulula and domestic British Airways flights are not operating 14.03.2022 5:51 ↓

Guest: Luvuyo Silandela - Senior Manager: Legal Aviation and Compliance: SA Civil Aviation Authority

The DA says there should be an amnesty for foreigners living in Alexander - and that migration can’t really be stopped 14.03.2022 7:58 ↓

Guest: Gwen Ngwenya, Head of Policy - Democratic Alliance 

First-ever Southern African mountain theme and looking at their value and vulnerabilities. 14.03.2022 5:10 ↓

Guest: Dr Ralph Clark, Director of the Afromontane Research Unit of the University of the Free State (UFS). 

The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) wants to be included in government's review of the pricing methodology for petrol, as petrol prices keep on increasing 14.03.2022 3:02 ↓

Guest: Sonja Carstens – Spokesperson for the Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA)

According to a study, people who drink alcohol drank more alcohol during the lockdown when the sale of alcohol was banned - than they did before the lockdown. 14.03.2022 4:34 ↓

Guest: Lucky Ntimane – Convenor: National Liquor Traders Council 

Mediated Conversation: how should brands position themselves when it comes to the Russia and Ukraine invasion 14.03.2022 26:18 ↓

Guest: Tshepo Matseba – MD: Reputation 1st Dr. Sizakele Marutlulle – Creative Strategist: Pan-African brand advisory practice Dion Chang – Flux Trends Founder 

President Ramaphosa appoints Justice Zondo as Chief Justice 11.03.2022 6:36 ↓

    Guest: Omphemetse Sibanda - Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo

Kwa Zulu Natal businesses are concerned about loadshedding 11.03.2022 4:53 ↓

    Guest: Melanie Veness - CEO Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Commerce

Surrogacy in SA- What does biology have to do with it? 11.03.2022 4:05 ↓

    Guest: Aliki Edgcumbe - Doctoral research fellow in school of law