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The National Briefing

The National Briefing

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The DA in KZN is preparing to go to court to force the KZN Cogta to intervene - and force the acting municipal manager in the uMngeni municipality to call a council meeting 16.11.2021

Guest: Chris Pappas - uMngeni councillor and DA mayor-elect  

The SA football association says it believes that the referee and the officials who controlled Bafana’s game against Ghana were biased - and that the game was fixed 16.11.2021

Guest: Ace Ngcobo – Tv Analyst and Former Referee  

A Medical Specialist has written to the health department asking why health care workers are only able to receive the Johnson and Johnson booster jab through the Sisonke study 16.11.2021

Guest: Dr Saiendhra Moodley - President of the College of Public health medicine  

The European Union says it’s going to impose sanctions on certain businesses based in the country of Belarus 16.11.2021

Guest: Roland Henwood - political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria

Mediated Conversation: Have We Healed From Apartheid? 15.11.2021

Guest: Rubin Phillip - Deputy Chairperson of the Kwa Zulu Social cohesion Guest: Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana – South African Council of Churches General Secretary

South Africa’s iThemba Labs to work together in advancing accelerator-based science 15.11.2021

Guest: Dr Faïçal Azaïez , the director of iThemba LABS  

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has revealed that more than 1,000km of copper cable was lost between January and October 2021 as a result of theft 15.11.2021

Guest: Marius Bennet - GM For security and forensics: Transnet Freight Rail (TFR)  

High-quality data can help us understand the complex lives of South Africa’s children and why they drop out 15.11.2021

Guest: Merle Mansfield – Programme Director of the Zero Dropout Campaign  

Analysis of the coalition negotiations 15.11.2021

Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst  

ActionSA Walks Away From EFF Proposal during coalition negotiations 15.11.2021

Guest: Herman Mashaba - Leader of Action SA and Former Executive Mayor of Gauteng  

Rand Water’s 54 hour planned water outage starts today 15.11.2021

Guest: Eleanor Mavimbela - Joburg Water Spokesperson  

Houthi rebels have retaken key positions in Yemen, following the withdrawal of Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government 15.11.2021

Guest: Shafiq Morton-Journalist for four decades, focusing on the Middle East

Front Page Stories about Covid 19 Were Sensationalist and Not Helpful 12.11.2021

    Guest: Wallace Chuma, Associate professor, University of Cape Town

wrapping the week with Prof. Adam Habib - Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 12.11.2021
the medium term budget policy statement yesterday, Finance Minister said he will not allow any more bailouts for SOEs 12.11.2021

    Guest: Dondo Mogajane – Director General: National Treasury

SARS welcomes the unflinching commitment made by the Minister of Finance, to fiscal sustainability, enabling long-term growth by narrowing the budget deficit and stabilizing debt 12.11.2021

    Guest: Edward Kieswetter - SARS Commissioner

one person who suffered at the hands of the apartheid regime, put in jail - but also met de Klerk is Mac Maharaj 12.11.2021

    Guest: Mac Maharaj – Former Cabinet Minister  

African Rail Industry Association believes that delivering the President’s vision of 3rd party access to SA’s rail network by the end of 2021 will transform the country’s economy 12.11.2021

    Guest: Mesela Nhlapo -African Rail Industry Association (ARIA), Chief Executive Officer  

the finance minister Enoch Godongwana in his medium-term budget policy statement said that government will announce a decision in its budget next year 12.11.2021

Guest: Isobel Frye, Director - Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute Guest: Bheki NtshaliNtshali - General Secretary for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

the last apartheid president FW de Klerk has died. A person who authorized the execution of anti-apartheid activists 12.11.2021

    Guest: Professor Saths Cooper – Pan African Psychology Union President

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Britain is not even a remotely corrupt country - in the middle of a massive fight around members who parliament 12.11.2021

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

Mediated Conversation: Government plans to expedite policy changes in the road freight industry following the recent widespread protests by truck owners and drivers. 11.11.2021

Guest: Mary Phadi - President of Truckers Association of SA Guest: Mamokgethi Molopyane - Mining and Labour analyst Guest: Dr Joachim Vermooten – Transport Economist

HSRC releases an Illustrated English-isiXhosa Maths Dictionary Grade R to 9 11.11.2021

    Guest: Prof Nosisi Feza, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research And Postgraduate Studies, University Of Venda

the Moti brothers have been found and safely reunited with their family. How does the hostage negotiation work? 11.11.2021

    Guest: Herman Bosman - Head of Kidnapping, Hostage Survival & Extortion Consulting and Training

Rand Water recently announced that on the15th of November 2021 from 5am, there is a planned water outage of 54 hours 11.11.2021

    Guest: Mike Muller - Engineer and Visiting Professor at the Wits School of Governance

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