The National Briefing

it’s budget week - and we expect the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to make big announcements about government’s spending and tax plans on Wednesday. 21.02.2022 2:58 ↓

Guest: Lucky Ntimane, Convenor of the National Liquor Traders Council.  

Southern Africa’s Summer Has Been Wetter than Normal: There Are Reasons Why 21.02.2022 7:41 ↓

Guest: Sarah Roffe - Postdoctoral Fellow Climatology, University of the Free State

US president Joe Biden has said he is willing to meet the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in person this week - if he has not by that state invaded Ukraine. 21.02.2022 5:10 ↓

Guest: Thembisa Fakude - Senior Research Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues  

The Police Minister Bheki Cele has confirmed that the murder rate in the three months between October and December last year 21.02.2022 5:34 ↓

Guest: Chris de Kock - Crime Analyst  

According to Amnesty International South Africa, quarterly crime statistics reveal a shocking concern for the right to life 21.02.2022 3:16 ↓

Guest: Shenilla Mohamed - executive director at Amnesty International South Africa  

From this coming Wednesday, the time intervals between the first and second jabs, as well as the second and the third jab have been amended 21.02.2022 6:48 ↓

Guest: Mia Malan - The founding editor- in-chief of Bhekisisa  

South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) supports students protesting against mandatory vaccination 21.02.2022 5:14 ↓

Guest: Trevor Shaku – SAFTU National Spokesperson   

in conversation with Barry Hanyane is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Political Studies and International Relations, University of North-west 18.02.2022 25:26 ↓

Guest: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political analyst: Nelson Mandela University

The City of Joburg says it’s continuing with its plans to cut off people who are not paying their council bills 18.02.2022 9:20 ↓

Guest: Michael Sun - MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department  

African civil society groups call on Moderna to withdraw mRNA vaccine patents 18.02.2022 5:52 ↓

Guest: Candice Sehoma, our Access Campaign Advocacy Advisor: Doctors without Borders  

News24 has a report saying that certain documents which were in the custody of the journalist and author Jacques Pauw had been taken from his lawyer - and given back to the State Security Agency 18.02.2022 5:26 ↓

Guest: Kyle Cowan, Investigate journalist with News24  

News24 has a report saying that certain documents which were in the custody of the journalist and author Jacques Pauw had been taken from his lawyer - and given back to the State Security Agency 18.02.2022 9:51 ↓

Guest: Mava Scott - Spokesperson for the State Security Agency  

The National Taxi Alliance says it is inundated with calls for intervention and assistance in the process of applying for the Covid 19 Taxi Relief Fund. 18.02.2022 3:48 ↓

Guest: Theo Malele - Spokesperson for the National Taxi Alliance  

South Africa should rethink regulations on genetically modified plants 18.02.2022 3:18 ↓

Guest: James R Lloyd - Associate Professor at the University of Stellenbosch Genetics Department  

COPE calls for Police Minister Bheki Cele and Police Commission Khehla Sithole to be dismissed 18.02.2022 3:31 ↓

Guest: Dennis Bloem Congress Of the People Spokesperson  

On the border between Russia and Ukraine it now appears that some kind of fire has been exchanged 18.02.2022 4:38 ↓

Guest: Prof Abel Esterhuise - University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Military Science  

The Gauteng government confirms that several officials who are accused of corruption have been suspended and are partially responsible for the delays in fixing the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital 18.02.2022 8:02 ↓

Guest: Vuyo Mhaga - spokesperson for Gauteng Premier David Makhura  

The hospital association of SA says it doesn’t understand why the latest critical skills list published by Home Affairs does not include any people with medical skills 17.02.2022 6:38 ↓

Guest: Dr Dumisani Bomela – CEO: Hospital Association of South Africa  

Mediated conversation: BP and Shell announced that the Sapref refinery in Durban will be closed for a period - while they consider its long term future. 17.02.2022 24:08 ↓

Guest: Maude Lentsoane – CEO: Lehumo Capital  Guest: Layton Beard – Spokesperson of Automobile Association Guest: Dawie Roodt · Chief Economist of the Efficient Group

The SERI Institute strongly condemns the political point scoring on migration which resulted in the violent breaches of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution 17.02.2022 8:36 ↓

Guest: Khululiwe Bhengu – Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA Attorney  

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to launch the online payments for licence renewals today 17.02.2022 6:15 ↓

Guest: Adv. Makhosini Msibi – RTMC CEO    

Study finds plastic, chemical pollution has ‘exceeded limits safe for humanity’ 17.02.2022 4:48 ↓

Guest: Nhlanhla Sibisi, Climate & Energy Campaigner (Greenpeace)  

The JSC says that Hlophe is simply trying to stop the findings against him from being implemented - he claims that he is being selfless in bringing this application 17.02.2022 5:08 ↓

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

world 17.02.2022 4:05 ↓

It now appears that both the group of nations dealing with Iran and Iran itself believe that they are very close to a deal on their nuclear weapons programme   Guest: Shafiq Morton - Journalist for four decades  

Scientists say that they have now cured the third person in the world from HIV - after receiving a stem cell transplant 17.02.2022 7:38 ↓

Guest: Professor Salim Abdool Karim – Director of CAPRISA