The National Briefing

As the Judicial Service Commission interviews continue - there’s been a huge amount of discussion about the questions around gender 03.02.2022 8:33 ↓

Guest: Amanda Gouws - Professor of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch  

Turkey’s air force has launched three separate air raids targeting areas in northern Syria and Iraq 03.02.2022 5:25 ↓

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

Mediated Conversation: Home Affairs Department says they are going to review the Immigration Act, the Citizenship Act and the Refugee Act. 02.02.2022 24:28 ↓

Guest: Aaron Motsoaledi - Home Affairs Minister  

The Census 2022 has begun. The LGBTI community says it has been excluded because the questionnaire does not include any questions that effectively measure the community in any meaningful way 02.02.2022 9:53 ↓

Guest: Jabu Pereira, Executive Director, Iranti

Cabinet announced on Monday night that they are removing some of the regulations around covid-19 saying that full time face to face teaching will now resume in all schools 02.02.2022 5:40 ↓

Guest: Ramphelane Morewane - Acting Deputy Director General for Primary Health Care: Department of Health

The Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says government should look at making it harder for people to buy and sell scrap metal 02.02.2022 6:35 ↓

Guest: Donald Mckay - trade advisor Metal Recyclers Association  

The ConCourt judge Mbuyseli Madlanga found himself having to explain why he believed he is a good leader - and whether the country is ready for a woman chief justice yesterday 02.02.2022 4:28 ↓

Guest: Dan Mafora, Research Officer at the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)  

The Zondo Commission recommends the investigation with a view to prosecution of Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and Siyabonga Gama. It says Malusi Gigaba’s testimony should not be believed 02.02.2022 11:21 ↓

Guest: Adv Kevin Malunga, Academic Head, Regenesys Business School.  

The Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says Universities are ready to start - but he also urged people to get vaccinated 02.02.2022 4:30 ↓

Guest: Dr Linda Meyer – Head of Operation: Universities SA  

A group of foreign truck drivers are on strike for the whole week - and refusing to drive - because of the attacks on them by South Africans 02.02.2022 6:14 ↓

Guest: Gavin Kelly - Chief Executive Officer of the Road Freight Association Guest: Sifiso Nyathi - All Truck Drivers Foundation General Secretary  

The Russian president Vladimir Putin has told the west that the US and NATO are trying to use Ukraine as a tool and are ignoring the security concerns of his country 02.02.2022 5:47 ↓

Guest: John Stremlau - Honorary professor at the University of Wits  

Mediated Conversation: why is the cost of living so high in SA? 01.02.2022 27:08 ↓

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams – Programme Coordinator: Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Guest: Christo Van Der Rheede - Agri SA’s executive Director Guest: Marc Wagerif - researcher, senior lecturer and development studies program coordinator at the University of Pretoria

New Funding drive by Wits University to assist students 01.02.2022 6:55 ↓

Guest: Jerome September - Dean of Students Affairs at Wits University    

The Black Lawyers Association says that it believes Eskom is trying to intentionally exclude some of its members from getting business with the utility 01.02.2022 3:28 ↓

Guest: Bayethe Maswazi - President of the Black Lawyers Association  

former PRASA’s Head of Engineering who lied about his qualifications found guilty of fraud 01.02.2022 4:14 ↓

Guest: Andiswa Makhanda - PRASA spokesperson  

Cabinet announces that those who test positive with no symptoms do not have to isolate and if you test positive with symptoms, the isolation period has been reduced from 10 to 7 days. 01.02.2022 4:19 ↓

Guest: Professor Shabir Madhi – Dean: School of Medical Sciences at Wits University  

part two of the Zondo commission report is being released today 01.02.2022 3:41 ↓

Guest: Lawson Naidoo - Executive Director of Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution

For the first time in ten years - the judicial service commission is interviewing new candidates for the position of chief justice 01.02.2022 7:18 ↓

Guest: Chris Oxtoby - Senior Research: Democratic and Governance at UCT  

Cabinet announces changes to the lockdown regulations - schools will be back to full time face to face teaching - there are also changes to the isolation policy 01.02.2022 6:28 ↓

Guest: Alan Winde - Premier of the Western Cape  

President Cyril Ramaphosa has now signed into law three changes to various laws that protect women who lodge claims of gender based violence 01.02.2022 3:15 ↓

Guest: Lindi Dlamini - CEO of GBV Response Fund  

Cabinet has now announced that schools will go back to full-time face-to-face teaching 01.02.2022 3:45 ↓

Guest: Basil Manuel – NAPTOSA Executive Director  

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally apologized for the fact that his residence number ten Downing Street hosted parties - breaking lockdown regulations 01.02.2022 4:23 ↓

Guest: Arina Muresan - researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue  

Mediated Conversation: Last week it emerged that IPID had lodged a criminal case against the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole. 31.01.2022 24:14 ↓

Guest: Dr Guy Lamb – Author and Policing Expert Guest: Marianne Thamm Author and Associate Editor: Daily Maverick Guest: Eldred de Klerk - Director of the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis

UCT scientists use MeerKAT to make new celestial discovery 31.01.2022 8:45 ↓

Guest: Professor Gyula Józsa – from the Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany, (also) Visiting Professor at the Department of Physics and Electronics at Rhodes University

Standard Bank Shyft App 31.01.2022 5:25 ↓

Guest: Arno von Helden - Co-founder and Head of Shyft at Standard Bank