The National Briefing

the price of petrol went up by nearly one rand fifty a liter - that means that to fill up a 50 liter petrol tank in your car - it is going to cost you over one thousand rand 02.03.2022 6:14 ↓

Guest: Eunice Sibiya – Independent Financial Educator and Life Coach  

The Road Freight Association is warning of severe consequences if truck attacks are not dealt with 02.03.2022 4:34 ↓

Guest: Gavin Kelly – CEO: Road Freight Association  

The Zondo Commission has found that former President Jacob Zuma, Energy Minister and ANC Chair Gwede Mantashe and former Minister Nomvula Mokonyane should be charged with corruption. 02.03.2022 4:41 ↓

Guest: Karam Singh - Corruption Watch: Executive Director of Legal Investigation  

at least 17 people who received money from the tourism relief fund during Covid 19 were actually dead - while other people received the money twice 01.03.2022 5:36 ↓

Guest: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa - Tourism Business Council CEO

According to a report by the United Nations, Climate change taking lives and livelihoods now and driving disease and crop failure 01.03.2022 8:58 ↓

Guest: Dr. Roland Ngam - Project Manager for Climate Justice at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – Southern Africa  

The Employment and Labour Minister has now introduced two new bills that seek to limit the small businesses that foreign national can start 01.03.2022 11:42 ↓

Guest: Thulas Nxesi - Employment and Labour Minister  

The eThekwini mayor has told the Human Rights Commission hearings into the July unrests that he believes he did everything he could to stop the violence 01.03.2022 5:30 ↓

Guest: Phanuel Shuma - SABC Reporter  

In Ukraine, Western media reports that a massive Russian military convey is still moving slowly towards the Ukrainian capital Kyiv 01.03.2022 6:35 ↓

Guest: Steven Grudz - Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)  

Interpol has now formally issued red notices for two of the Gupta brothers - Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta - on charges of money laundering 01.03.2022 3:40 ↓

Guest: Andy Mashaile - Ambassador for Interpol's global campaign Turn Back Crime  

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Adv. Andrea Johnson as the new Head of the NPA Investigating Directorate (ID) with effect from 1 March 2022. 01.03.2022 3:06 ↓

Guest: Karyn Maughan - Legal Journalist: News24  

The SA National Taxi Council has activated its peace forum in Tshwane. This follows two drivers were shot and killed. 01.03.2022 2:59 ↓

Guest: Abner Tsebe – Chair: South African National Taxi Council Tshwane  

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says its water is now safe to drink, after there were huge problems with the water supply in the area 01.03.2022 6:30 ↓

Guest: Mr Joseph Tsatsire - Acting Executive Director of Infrastructure & Engineering: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality  

Mediated Conversation: what kind of person do we need as Police Commissioner? Do we need a new Minister of Police? 01.03.2022 24:57 ↓

Guest: Ian Cameron – Action Society Spokesperson Guest: David Africa - Executive Director of ACSIP, the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis Guest: Dr Guy Lamb - Political Science Department at the University of Stellenbosch  

There was an important ruling in the constitutional court yesterday - which says government is allowed to not pay an increase to public sector workers - if it cannot afford to pay it 01.03.2022 3:12 ↓

Guest: Puke Maserumule - Labour Expert: Maserumule Attorneys  

meanwhile police have confirmed that sections of two highways were blocked yesterday by truck drivers - the n-three and the n-12 near Germiston in Gauteng. 28.02.2022 3:19 ↓

Guest: Sifiso Nyathi, All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) secretary-general  

there was more bad news I’m afraid on Friday about the fuel price - the price of petrol is going up by one rand forty six a litre tomorrow night 28.02.2022 3:16 ↓

Guest: Layton Beard - Spokesperson for the Automobile Association  

General Khehla Sithole fired as national Police Commissioner 28.02.2022 9:07 ↓

Guest: Eldred de Klerk - Director of the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis  

Mediated Conversation: Russia vs Ukraine 28.02.2022 26:15 ↓

Wandile Sihlobo Lead Economist at Agbiz Guest: Dr Philani Mthembu is the Executive Director at Institute for Global Dialogue  

investing R75 billion to improve SA’s roads infrastructure is a relatively small amount compared with other infrastructural projects, such building power stations and addressing Eskom’s debt 28.02.2022 3:58 ↓

Guest: Dr Azar Jammine - Econometrix chief director and economist  

There are so many people around the world watching the situation in Ukraine as that Russian invasion continues 28.02.2022 4:55 ↓

Guest: Olesya Loubser - President of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa  

Representatives of the Russian government and the Ukrainian government are due to meet on the border between Ukraine and Belarus 28.02.2022 6:02 ↓

Guest: Roland Henwood - political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria  

the Road Accident Fund has lost a court application in the high court in Tshwane to stop the auditor general from publishing its audit report on the fund 28.02.2022 4:43 ↓

Guest: Collins Letsoalo – Road Accident Fund Chief Executive  

there has now been confirmation that the minister of energy Gwede Mantashe has fired the civil society representative on the board of the national nuclear regulator 28.02.2022 4:34 ↓

Guest: Peter Becker is spokesperson for the Koeberg Alert Alliance (KAA)  

Patriotic Alliance councillor Ashley Sauls the 1st elected as the new MMC for Health and Social Development for the City of Joburg 28.02.2022 5:12 ↓

Guest:  Ashley Sauls the 1st - new MMC of Health and Social Development in City of Joburg  

University of Western Cape professor uses his cartoon to teach complex nuclear physics concepts 28.02.2022 3:06 ↓

Guest: Nico Orce, a professor and nuclear physicist at University of Western Cape