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The National Briefing

The National Briefing

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Tennis star Novak Djokovic loses the fight against Australia deportation. He is now facing a potential three-year ban from travelling to Australia 17.01.2022

    Guest: Bruce Davidson - Independent tennis analyst

Mediated Conversation: Last week the acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is insulting the judiciary 17.01.2022

Guest: Tumi Mmusinyane · Associate Professor of Law: North-West University Guest: Omry Makgoale -Political commentator Guest: Rebone Tau - political analyst and Author

Southern Africa’s Namaqualand daisies are flowering earlier: why it’s a red flag 17.01.2022

    Guest: Jennifer Fitchett- Associate Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand

In Lebanon the militant group Hezbollah and its main ally have said they will rejoin cabinet meetings and end their boycott of meetings - to help pass a budget. 17.01.2022

    Guest: Naeem Jeena - Executive Director of the Afro Middle East Centre

about 186 schools were badly damaged after the flood and heavy rains there ten days ago in KZN 17.01.2022

Guest: Dr Barney Mthembu - Head of Department: KZN Education Department

the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance says Nersa must reject Eskom’s new tariff proposal and impose strict eco-social conditions 17.01.2022

    Guest: Desmond D'Sa - Coordinator of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA)

is it time to end the state of national disaster or is it still serving a purpose? 17.01.2022

    Guest: Mosa Moshabela - Professor of Public Health at UKZN

Wits Professor says we need to change the way we are dealing with the pandemic 17.01.2022

    Guest: Shabir Madhi - Professor of Vaccinology and Dean of Health Sciences at Wits University

farmers in several provinces say they’re battling after their crops were badly damaged by the heavy rains ten days ago 17.01.2022

    Guest: Andrea Campher - Risk and Disaster Manager of Agri SA

several organizations write to members of cabinet asking for schools to go back to full time face to face teaching 17.01.2022

    Guest: Hopolang Selebalo - Equal Education Co-Head of Research

The ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni is in support of the Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu - after her piece about judges - he says that judges should not be crybabies. 14.01.2022

    Guest: Sysman Motloung - Political science lecturer: North-West University

the Leader of the Khoisan group has been arrested for planting dagga in the area of Union Buildings in Pretoria, he has been protesting there for three years. 14.01.2022

    Guest: King Khoisan SA

Elon Musk's SpaceX Transporter-3 mission yesterday launched three locally produced nanosatellites in South Africa 14.01.2022

    Guest: Dr Mmboneni Muofhe – Deputy Director-General Technology Innovation: Department of Science and Technology

The US is now asking the United nations security council to impose more sanctions on North Korea after it conducted a series of missile tests this week - already defying UN resolutions. 14.01.2022

    Guest: Sanusha Naidu – Political Analyst with the Institute for Global Dialogue

DA Leader writes to President Ramaphosa, calling on government to immediately allow all schools to open fully 14.01.2022

    Guest: John Steenhuisen – Democratic Alliance Leader

The Automobile Association welcomes the judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court declaring that the AARTO Act, and its Amendments, unconstitutional. 14.01.2022

    Guest: Layton Beard - Spokesperson for the Automobile Association

the organization Right 2 Know says that people need to get behind the National Prosecuting Authority to try and support it - as it deals with state capture cases. 14.01.2022

    Guest: Dr Dale McKinley - Research & Education officer at the International Labour, Research & Information Group

wrapping the week with Prince Mashele – Political Analyst talking State Capture Report and Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu attacking the judiciary 14.01.2022
The City of Cape Town Mayor rejected Eskom’s request for a tariff Hike for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. 14.01.2022

    Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis – City of Cape Town Mayor

The Free State Provincial Government will officially handover the Vrede Dairy Integrated farm Project to the 65 verified beneficiaries, in Vrede, in the Free State 14.01.2022

    Guest: Sello Peterson – Spokesperson: Free State Premier

Moving African Rhinos: What It Takes To Translocate an Endangered Species 13.01.2022

    Guest:Mike Knight - Chair International Union for Conservation of Nature rhino specialist group and Research Associate, Nelson Mandela University

The National Prosecuting Authority and the hawks says they’re setting up a joint task team to look at the state capture cases that come from the Zondo commission report 13.01.2022

    Guest: Willie Hofmeyr - Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa

more questions are now being asked about how authorities in Greece and Italy are dealing with people who are trying to get into those countries from Lebanon, Syria and Libya 13.01.2022

    Guest: Loren Landau - Associate Professor with the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand

unpacking the POPIA Act in relation to matric results not being published in the media 13.01.2022

    Guest: Adv. Pansy Tlakula - Chairperson Information regulator of SA

Mediated Conversation: how do we create better drivers? 13.01.2022

Guest: Simon Zwane RTMC Spokesperson Guest: Prof Marianne Vanderschuren - Professor in Transport Studies: UCT Guest: Abel Mositsa - National Driving School Association of South Africa chairperson

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