The National Briefing

In Lebanon at least six people have died and many have been hurt after several hours of shooting between different groups in Beirut. 15.10.2021 5:05 ↓

Guest: Zeenat Adam - Deputy Executive Director for the Afro-Middle East Centre

Mediated Conversation: SALGA has found that at the start of the pandemic sixty two percent of councilors were not able to use basic computers 14.10.2021 26:03 ↓

Guest: Danga Mughogho: Programme Manager for Well Governed Cities: SA Cities Network Guest: Bheki Stofile - SALGA Working Group Chairperson: Councilor Welfare Guest: Snyman Motloung - Political Analyst Guest: TK Pooe, Public Policy Specialist at the Wits School of Governance.

Red Tape Is Choking Biodiversity Research in South Africa. What Can Be Done About It? 14.10.2021 5:20 ↓

Guest: Graham Alexander - Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand  

the University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor says that the University executive is supportive of a policy requiring mandatory vaccinations for UCT staff and students. 14.10.2021 10:18 ↓

Guest: Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng - University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor  

Karpowerships which won the energy department contract to produce power using floating power ships has been accused of another aspect of corruption 14.10.2021 6:21 ↓

Guest: Avena Jacklin is groundWork's Climate and Energy Justice Campaign Manager  

the latest industry report on Medical aids found that medical scheme beneficiaries scored lower-than-usual premium increases, while over half experienced no increases at all 14.10.2021 5:39 ↓

Guest: Dr Sipho Kabane -The Chief Executive and Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes  

After six days of stage two load-shedding, Eskom confirms the suspension of load-shedding, but there is a warning of more load shedding to come 14.10.2021 5:31 ↓

Guest: Sikhonathi Matshantsha – National Spokesperson for Eskom  

there is a new report OUTA which says that political parties are actually receiving around one point four billion rand a year 14.10.2021 8:50 ↓

Guest: Christo Scholtz – Parliamentary Liaison Officer at OUTA  

One of the parties that are now contesting for power in the local elections is the dagga party. Its Cape Town mayoral candidate is Eben Jansen 14.10.2021 4:07 ↓

Guest: Eban Jansen - Mayoral Candidate for Cape Town of the Dagga Party

Over the last few days there have been talks behind closed doors between Russia and the US aimed at ending some of the tensions between the two countries 14.10.2021 3:24 ↓

Guest: John Stremlau - Honorary Professor at the University of Johannesburg

Mediated Conversation: what is spectrum - why is it important - and why is there a debate about it? 13.10.2021 22:59 ↓

Guest: Siphumelele Zondi, senior producer and anchor of SABC Network and a lecturer at the Durban University of Technology.   Guest: Jan Vermeulen - MyBroadband Editor-at-large   Guest: Justine Limpitlaw – Electronic Communications Lawyer

In the UK a report written by a group of MPs from different parties found that their government acted slowly to save lives during the start of the covid-19 pandemic 13.10.2021 3:39 ↓

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

the City of Joburg says it will be able to reduce load shedding by a stage because of a deal it’s signed with the Kelvin power station which is privately owned 13.10.2021 4:52 ↓

    Guest: Isaac Mangena – City Power Spokesperson

SAA workers have been holding a picket saying they’ve lost money and are being paid a third less than they were being paid before the airline went into business rescue 13.10.2021 3:30 ↓

  Guest: Zazi Sibanyoni-Mugambi - The South African Crew Association (SACCA) President   

two thousand people were allowed into the stadium in a game between Bafana Bafana and Ethiopia. How long did it take people to prove they are vaccinated? 13.10.2021 7:35 ↓

    Guest: Bertie Grobbelaar - CEO of Stadium Management SA

the Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane has fired the agriculture MEC Mandla Msibi - who currently faces two charges of murder and one of attempted murder. 13.10.2021 9:07 ↓

  Guest: Lindiwe Ntshalintshali - Acting ANC provincial secretary

the Wits SRC has rejected the Wits proposed vaccination framework of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations to all staff and students 13.10.2021 4:47 ↓

    Guest: Sthembiso Dabula - Wits SRC President  

the Public Protector found that Metrorail in the Western Cape appointed certain people to senior positions in an irregular manner 13.10.2021 4:32 ↓

Guest: Oupa Segalwe - The Public Protector Spokesperson

Study on how parasitic brain infections have an impact on epilepsy focusing on the pig tapeworm. 13.10.2021 4:08 ↓

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Mediated Conversation: what is going on in the property market at the moment? 12.10.2021 25:34 ↓

Guest: Nhlakanipo Ntombela - Real Estate agent and property blogger   Guest: Rali Mampaule - CEO of the South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund   Guest: Prof. Francois Viruly - Property Economist from the University of Cape Town

South Africa’s Massive ‘Sardine Run’ Leads Fish into an Ecological Trap 12.10.2021 4:41 ↓

    Guest: Peter Teske - Professor of Marine Genomics, University of Johannesburg

Statistics released by Operation Hunger have revealed that 11.8 million (20%) of South Africans are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity 12.10.2021 6:55 ↓

    Guest: Sandy Bukula - Chief Executive of Operation Hunger

Data released by The Financial Sector Conduct Authority collected by the end of 2019 year indicated that almost R45bn Worth of Pension Funds in SA’s Retirement Industry Lie Unclaimed 12.10.2021 4:08 ↓

    Guest: Olano Makhubela - Divisional Executive Retirement Fund Supervision for the Financial Sector Conduct Authority

the Mpumalanga MEC Mandla Msibi was arrested on a charge of murder and attempted murder. He’s appeared in court - and will appear again later today 12.10.2021 9:45 ↓

    Guest: Tumelo Machogo – SABC Reporter based in Mpumalanga   Guest: Sibongile Mkani Polweni – Spokesperson to the Mpumalanga Premier  

the Gauteng provincial government says it’s going to expand its vaccination programme - and in some cases it will now come to a workplace to vaccinate you 12.10.2021 7:40 ↓

    Guest: Dr Adiel Chikobvu - Gauteng Province Vaccine Coordinator