The National Briefing

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the number of journalists imprisoned around the world sets new record 10.12.2021 4:22 ↓

    Guest: Muthoki Mumo - sub-Saharan Africa Representative Committee to Protect Journalists based in Nairobi

the investigating directorate has now lodged two applications in the high court against the optimist coal mine and the optimum coal terminal - which are both owned by the Gupta family 10.12.2021 4:41 ↓

    Guest: Sindisiwe Seboka – Spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate

In the UK There has been a series of astonishing developments in their politics relating to covid-19 lockdowns - the fact that the prime ministers staff broke regulations 10.12.2021 5:14 ↓

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

Discussion on the next wave of vaccine apartheid, boosters 10.12.2021 7:15 ↓

    Guest: Fatima Hassan - Founder of the Health Justice Initiative

The Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said that he supports Shell to conduct a seismic survey off the coast of the Eastern Cape. 10.12.2021 7:23 ↓

    Guest: Bobby Peek – Director of Groundwork

Mediated Conversation: Should people be forced to vaccinate? 09.12.2021 25:48 ↓

    Guest: Anton CV Van Der Bilj - Head Of Legal at Solidarity   Guest: Osborne Molatudi - Founder of Molatudi Attorneys   Guest: Omphemetse Sibanda - Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo.  

The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) approves a third Pfizer vaccine booster shot. 09.12.2021 9:01 ↓

    Guest: Mia Malan- Founding editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa

the recent heavy rains has had a negative impact on the farming community pushing up the prices of food staples like tomatoes and potatoes 09.12.2021 5:00 ↓

    Guest: Christo van der Rheede - AgriSA executive director

what is situation in Gauteng hospitals at the moment - how full are they? 09.12.2021 11:24 ↓

    Guest: Dr. Freddy Kgongwana, Head of Hospital Services at the Gauteng Health Department

it is becoming more clear that our world has changed in dramatic ways - and it appears that inequality is a lot higher than it was before the pandemic. 09.12.2021 5:03 ↓

    Guest: Thembinkosi Dlamini, an economist and senior extractives lead at Oxfam South Africa

National Union of Mineworkers to march to the Eskom headquarters at Megawatt Park - because they are rejecting the idea of a just transition to green energy 09.12.2021 7:20 ↓

    Guest: William Mabapa - NUM Acting General Secretary

SARS will introduce changes to its systems from 1 March 2022 to prevent taxpayers who receive income from more than one source, ending up with large tax debt payable to SARS after assessment. 09.12.2021 3:35 ↓

    Guest: Yolisa Dyasi, the Tax Technical Consultant from the South African Institute of Taxation.

French officials release a man from Saudi Arabia whom they believe he may be the person who was involved in killing the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 09.12.2021 4:42 ↓

    Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades

Mediated Conversation: The Power of TV Advertising 08.12.2021 25:29 ↓

    Guest: Andy Rice - South African branding and advertising expert.   Guest: Doug Place – Chief Marketing Officer at Nando's   Guest: Mzamo Xala - Chief Strategy Officer Strategist: Avatar   Guest: Sibulele Situma - Managing Director: Council dealing in Consumer Insights and Marketing Research

The SIU says it’s now investigating contracts relating to PPE coming to the value of around eleven percent of the total amount government has spent on PPE 08.12.2021 2:37 ↓

  Guest: Kaizer Kganyago – Special Investigative Unit Spokesperson

Ace Magashule and Edwin Sodi launched an application against the NPA claiming that the NPA has no evidence of the corruption charges against them. 08.12.2021 5:35 ↓

    Guest: Karyn Maughan - Legal Journalist at News24

NEDLAC says it’s recommending the implementation of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace 08.12.2021 7:37 ↓

    Guest: Lisa Seftel – Executive Director of National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac)

Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women and non-binary users from online violence and abuse, new analysis from Amnesty International found. 08.12.2021 5:11 ↓

    Guest: Alicia Jooste - Amnesty International South Africa's Activism Coordinator: Mobilising  

The US government under President Joe Biden says it will now have a diplomatic boycott of the Bejing winter Olympics 08.12.2021 3:56 ↓

    Guest: Brooks Spector - Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick

The SA medical association trade union says that South African doctors who are trained in Cuba are being discriminated 08.12.2021 4:24 ↓

  Guest: Dr Nkateko Mnisi - National Task Team member for the SA Medical Association Trade Union

ANC fails to get enough votes in the national assembly to pass the expropriation of land without compensation bill that would have led to the constitution being changed 08.12.2021 16:22 ↓

    Guest: Professor Elmien du Plessis - constitutional law expert: North West University   Guest: Katlego Ramantsima - researcher at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape

Africa’s Growing Road Network May Affect Ecosystems: We Reviewed The Evidence 08.12.2021 4:01 ↓

    Guest: Lavinia Perumal - PhD candidate Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town

The Western Cape Education Department says that School reports should not be withheld due to finances 08.12.2021 3:40 ↓

    Guest: Bronagh Hammond - Director of Communications for the Western Cape Education Department

the national assembly is due to today debate and vote on the bill that would change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation. 07.12.2021 7:22 ↓

    Guest: Bulelwa Mabaso - Director, Head of Land Reform Restitution & Tenure: Werkmans

Workers at the ANC say that they have not now been paid for four months - and they are still trying to hold protests about the problem 07.12.2021 4:55 ↓

Guest: Mvusi Mdala - ANC Staff Representative Chairperson