The National Briefing

what impact does loadshedding have on small businesses? 28.10.2021 2:23 ↓

    Guest: John Dludlu – CEO of the Small Business Institute

the Minister of Labour and Employment says that some truck drivers are abusing foreign nationals. Do we know how many foreign nationals are driving trucks illegally? 28.10.2021 6:54 ↓

    Guest: Thembinkosi Mkalipi, Chief Director responsible for Labour Relations in the Department of Employment and Labour

The Western Cape Health Department has announced that there’s been a 9.5% increase in trauma cases in the province over the past two weekends 28.10.2021 7:10 ↓

    Guest: Dr Saadiq Karim-chief Operations: Western Cape Department of Health  

In Iran the country’s government has claimed that a foreign state actor was responsible for a massive hack of one of the systems it uses to manage petrol stations 28.10.2021 4:57 ↓

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

The African Union has now suspended the membership of Sudan - after the military takeover in that country 28.10.2021 6:35 ↓

    Guest: Yasmin Sooka – A Human Rights Lawyer, Activist and Chair the Commission on Human Rights for South Sudan

it looks like the N3 is flowing again properly after the massive traffic jams there - when truck drivers blockaded the road near Montrose in the Free State 28.10.2021 3:05 ↓

    Guest: Thania Dhoogra, Operations Manager, N3 Toll Concession (N3TC)

Corruption watch launches a new way of monitoring how money is spent, focusing on deviations and the expansion of projects in the procurement process 28.10.2021 5:02 ↓

    Guest: Karam Singh – Head of Legal and Investigation at corruption Watch  

the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan held a briefing on Eskom loadshedding and promised that there won’t be power cuts during election week 28.10.2021 8:32 ↓

    Guest: Prof Sampson Mamphweli at The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University.

Mediated Conversation: what is the future of SA Tourism industry? 27.10.2021 25:52 ↓

Guest: Oupa Pilane - National Deputy Chairperson- Southern African Tourism Services Association Guest: Khotso Micha who works for Cape Xtreme.   Guest:Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa - Chief Executive Officer – Tourism Business Council SA Net-Log Download File : "sunrise.wav" Service Name : "SAFM"

Using biomimicry to verify diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. 27.10.2021 4:15 ↓

Guest: Prof. Bavesh Kana - Director of the DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research  

Police Minister Bheki Cele says three hundred areas in four provinces are now classified as hotspots during the local government elections 27.10.2021 4:59 ↓

Guest: Mary de Haas – Violence Monitoring Activist  

The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA) is calling on government and tobacco companies to ensure informal traders and their customers are not left behind in the move to less harmful tobacco products 27.10.2021 5:25 ↓

Guest: Thusi Jackal – Spokesperson: The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA)  

It now appears that traffic is flowing again on the N-three from KZN to Gauteng - after a group of truck drivers blocked the road 27.10.2021 4:48 ↓

Guest: Sifiso Nyathi – All Truck Drivers Forum (ATDF) General Secretary  

Police Minister Bheki Cele says three hundred areas in four provinces are now classified as hotspots during the local government elections 27.10.2021 4:23 ↓

Guest: David Bruce - independent researcher currently assisting the UN Development Programme in support of the IEC  

AfriForum strongly condemns the Cricket South Africa (CSA) directive in which all Protea players are forced to bend the knee 27.10.2021 7:41 ↓

Guest: Kallie Kriel - Afriforum CEO  

the board of Cricket South Africa yesterday confirmed that it had ordered the members of the Proteas cricket team to take a knee 27.10.2021 6:02 ↓

Guest: Lawson Naidoo – Cricket South Africa Board Chair  

The Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday ruled against former President Jacob Zuma’s application that the Prosecutor Billy Downer was not independent enough to prosecute him 27.10.2021 4:22 ↓

Guest: Karyn Maughan – Legal Journalist: News24  

big day for matric pupils as they start their exams during a pandemic - elections - but also load shedding 27.10.2021 3:09 ↓

Guest: Dr Mafu Rakometsi - Umalusi CEO  

A new report from the United Nations Environment programme says that countries are failing to cut back enough on emissions 27.10.2021 4:23 ↓

Guest: Prof Guy Midgley - An Ecologist who teaches Global change biology at Stellenbosch University

Mediated Conversation: why are potato prices high in SA? 26.10.2021 23:15 ↓

Guest: Motsepe Matlala – President: National African Farmers Union SA Guest: Dr Sifiso Ntombela - Chief Economist, South African Agricultural Marketing Council Guest: FP Coetzee – Information Specialist: Potatoes SA

City of Tshwane will seek an urgent court interdict to prevent unlawful SAMWU strike which aimed to sabotage service delivery. 26.10.2021 4:39 ↓

Guest: Randall Williams - City of Tshwane Mayor  

Opera Singer Sibongile Mngoma spends three nights at the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture office building calling for Minister Nathi Mthethwa to resign. 26.10.2021 6:57 ↓

Guest: Sibongile Mngoma - Opera Singer

Business Unity SA to approach the courts in a bid to get Covid-19 vaccinations made mandatory for SA workers 26.10.2021 6:25 ↓

Guest: Cas Coovadia - Business Unity SA CEO  

the Competition Commission says it wants to investigate why the cost of the covid-019 PCR test - that’s the one that goes up your nose - is still so high 26.10.2021 4:57 ↓

Guest: James Hodge - Chief Economist Competition Commission of South Africa  

Eskom announces that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 09:00 on Tuesday until 05:00 on Saturday 26.10.2021 9:25 ↓

Guest: Monde Bala - Eskom’s Group Executive for Distribution