The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation: Eskom has asked energy regulator NERSA - to raise the price you pay for power by twenty and a half percent. 19.01.2022 26:46 ↓

Guest: Calib Cassim - Eskom Chief Financial Officer Guest:Professor Sampson Mamphweli – Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University Guest: Carol Paton - Fin24 writer-at-large

Geologists Warn Tropical Cyclones Could Hit KZN in the Future 19.01.2022 5:09 ↓

Guest: Professor marine geology and sedimentology Geological Sciences School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal  

The Centre for Child law says every child in South Africa has the right to go to school, whether they have and identity documentation or not. 19.01.2022 3:17 ↓

Guest: Moyahabo Thola - Centre For Child Law Attorney  

Umalusi approves the release of the 2022 national examinations results. it says that there have been cases where matrics may have been able to see their papers before they wrote them 19.01.2022 3:18 ↓

Guest: Dr Mafu Rakometsi - CEO of Umalusi  

EFF rejects Colleen Makhubele being elected chair of chairs at the Joburg Council yesterday. The main issue was whether this should be a secret ballot or a show of hands 19.01.2022 6:40 ↓

Guest: Muzi Shakes Tshabalala, EFF Joburg Regional Secretary  

Bain and Co has withdrew its membership from Business leadership SA - after the Zondo commission report found it sabotaged of SARS during the state capture era 19.01.2022 8:31 ↓

Guest: Busisiwe Mavuso - Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership South Africa  

there were more disruptions in the Joburg council meeting yesterday - as parties tried to stop the election of chairs to committees - the ANC and the EFF have asked for a secret ballot 19.01.2022 5:20 ↓

Guest: Ashley Sauls the 1st – Councilor: Patriotic Alliance   

Black Management Forum says that the weakening of SARS by Bain and Co had a huge economic impact in our country which is still gripped by the stubborn threats of inequality, poverty, and unemployment. 19.01.2022 4:51 ↓

Guest: Esethu Mangcotywa - Deputy  President of Black Management Forum (BMF)  

Bain and Co has withdrew its membership from Business leadership SA - after the Zondo commission report found it sabotaged of SARS during the state capture era 19.01.2022 6:35 ↓

Guest: Zen Mathe - Investigator Open Secrets  

Former SARS executive Johan van Loggerenberg says that his home has been invaded - and burgled last night – he testified about the damage done to SARS at the Zondo commission 19.01.2022 4:19 ↓

Guest: Bernard Hotz - Head of Business Crimes and Investigations at Werksmans attorneys  

The Independent Examinations Board which runs the matric exams for primarily independent or primary schools says its pass rate for the class of 2021 is 98.39 percent 19.01.2022 2:53 ↓

Guest: Anne Oberholzer - CEO - Independent Examinations Board  

The Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that his department will now appeal the high court decision last week to stop the introducing of the AARTO act 19.01.2022 5:12 ↓

Guest: Lawrence Venkile – Spokesperson to the Department of Transport  

There are now growing fears of some kind of military action or activity along the borders between Russia and Ukraine, Belarus and Ukraine 19.01.2022 5:26 ↓

Guest: John Stremlau – Professor of International Relations at Wits University  

Mediated Conversation: what is going on with our climate and our weather? Why have we been seeing so much rain? 18.01.2022 25:01 ↓

Guest: Alex Lenferna - secretary of the Climate Justice Coalition and a climate justice campaigner with 350Africa.org Guest:Dr Christien Engelbrecht; Lead Scientist: Long-range Forecasting:  SA Weather Forecast Guest: Kaitano Dube - Associate Professor: Department of Tourism and Integrated Communication Vaal University of Technology

what it will take for Africa’s Agrifood systems to thrive? 18.01.2022 5:00 ↓

Guest: Lulama Ndibongo Traub - Technical Chair, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI), Stellenbosch University  

The New York Times have questions why Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane didn’t make the Fifa Awards Shortlist even though he won 2 Champions Leagues Titles in Eight Months 18.01.2022 5:16 ↓

Guest: Thabiso mosia - Presenter of SAfm Sport ON  

DNA samples to be compulsory for rape accused individuals 18.01.2022 4:38 ↓

Guest: Lisa Vetten – Research Associate into Gender Studies at the University of Johannesburg  

at least 144 mentally ill people who died after being moved to unlicensed NGOs from the Life Esidemeni by the Gauteng health department has heard how the process was rushed. 18.01.2022 4:38 ↓

Guest: Julia Chaskalson - Research and Advocacy Officer at SECTION27  

Council declares state of Disaster in Chris Hani District Municipality after severe weather conditions caused widespread damage to property, infrastructure and community assets 18.01.2022 4:44 ↓

Guest: Cllr Wongama Gela - Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) Executive Mayor  

Denosa says that the province of KwaZulu-Natal has instituted a moratorium on hiring nurses and that that means people are not getting proper services 18.01.2022 5:18 ↓

Guest: Sibonelo Cele - DENOSA KZN Provincial chairperson

The Presidency has now confirmed that the Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has been given political authority for the State Security Agency 18.01.2022 13:38 ↓

Guest: Jane Duncan - Professor at the Department of Communication at the University of Johannesburg

People in Ladysmith are trying to recover after parts of their town were underwater yesterday following more heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal 18.01.2022 2:59 ↓

Guest: Senzelwe Mzila - Spokesperson for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal

The Joburg Council is due to meet again today to elect chairs of committees - after the council meeting last week dissolved into chaos 18.01.2022 8:17 ↓

Guest: John Moodey - ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Guest: Mpho Moerane - ANC caucus leader  

France’s passes new vaccination law that people must have a vaccination certificate to enter public places. 18.01.2022 6:03 ↓

Guest: Dr Vuyo Mjimba- Chief Research Specialist at The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)  

Afriforum says it’s going to court to challenge the decision by the department of basic education to stop publishing the matric results 17.01.2022 7:01 ↓

    Guest: Kallie Kriel - AfriForum CEO