The National Briefing

it has been over two months since the unprecedented chain of events transpired in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Sasria is making significant progress in paying eligible claims 05.10.2021 6:20 ↓

    Guest: Cedric Masondo - Managing Director of South African Special Risk Insurance Association

ActionSA going to court claiming the electoral commission is not treating it fairly - because it has refused to place an acronym for the party on the ballot paper. 05.10.2021 5:39 ↓

    Guest: Masego Shiburi - Deputy IEC Chief Electoral Officer

Limpopo Province vaccine update 05.10.2021 5:23 ↓

    Guest: Dr Pophi Ramathuba - MEC Health Limpopo Province

The Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that the Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Leboganig Maile was wrong to try and take the City of Tshwane into administration 05.10.2021 8:08 ↓

    Guest: Dr Harlan Cloete - extraordinary lecturer at the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University.  

In the UK there are still fears of what is being called a winter of discontent - as there are still problems getting petrol in some places 05.10.2021 5:23 ↓

    Guest: Brooks Spector - Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick

Mediated Conversation: Understanding the Logic around Normal Gatherings Vs Manifestos Launch Events 04.10.2021 26:14 ↓

Guest: Sibongile Mngoma - Artist Guest: Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana - General Secretary for the South African Council of Churches Guest: Prof Shabir Madhi - Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand  

the Black Lawyers Association says it has not nominated the Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe for the position of Chief Justice 04.10.2021 6:37 ↓

Guest: Mashudu Kutama - President Black Lawyers Association  

The City of Joburg and City Power wants to take over electricity supply to Soweto and other Joburg areas 04.10.2021 5:09 ↓

    Guest: Seth Mazibuko – Orlando Action Committee Chairperson  

Judges Matter excited by the process taken on the nomination of Judges for the position of Chief Justice 04.10.2021 3:13 ↓

    Guest: Mbekezeli - Benjamin - Research and Advocacy Officer at Judges Matter  

The City of Joburg has appointed a new Mayor 04.10.2021 6:23 ↓

    Guest: Mpho Moerane – City of Joburg Mayor

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he is going to retire from politics - as he comes to the end of the one six-year term that he is allowed by the Filipino constitution 04.10.2021 4:06 ↓

  Guest: Arina Muresan - Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue

The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) rejects Eskom’s latest price application 04.10.2021 4:43 ↓

    Guest: Chris Yelland- Managing Director at EE Business Intelligence

the African Christian Democratic Party has launched its manifesto - saying that it will improve service delivery - it will fight corruption - and that it will extend and protect property rights 04.10.2021 5:49 ↓

Guest: Reverend Kenneth Meshoe - Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party  

reports about a series of documents that appear to show that high-level officials in the British office of British American Tobacco - were buying equipment to help people spy on their competitors 04.10.2021 7:24 ↓

Guest: Dr Sharon Nyatsanza, project and communications manager at the National Council against Smoking

SAFA says it’s going to push to allow fully vaccinated fans back into stadiums for big games - and that it wants to do this for the first time as early as next week 04.10.2021 5:16 ↓

    Guest: Thabiso Mosia – SAfm Sports Anchor

the African Transformation Movement launched their manifesto over the weekend promising improvements in service delivery 04.10.2021 4:08 ↓

    Guest: Sbu Mncwabe - African Transformation Movement (ATM) spokesperson  

Pandora Papers: there’s been a massive leak of a huge number of documents that show how business people and the global elite are able to hide their money 04.10.2021 7:02 ↓

    Guest: Hennie van Vuuren – Director of Open Secrets

The United Kingdom is set to open up more travel by scrapping hotel quarantine for dozens of countries 04.10.2021 3:01 ↓

    Guest: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA

Wits University Professor receives his second National Science and Technology Forum award at the NSTF-South32 Awards 01.10.2021 6:27 ↓

Guest: Professor Musa Manzi, Director of the Wits Seismic Research Centre  

Cosatu supports the introduction of the Vooma Weekend vaccination campaign in the hopes of getting 16 million people vaccinated by the end of the year 01.10.2021 5:07 ↓

Guest: Mathew Parks-Congress of South African Trade Unions Parliamentary officer  

unpacking the eight years journey of ensuring fairness and protecting taxpayers’ rights 01.10.2021 5:41 ↓

Guest: Bernard Ngoepe - South African Judge serving as Tax Ombudsman of South Africa  

According to the inflation-adjusted national poverty lines (NPLs) report for 2021, South Africans now need at least R624 to meet the minimum living conditions. 01.10.2021 5:18 ↓

Guest: Risenga Maluleke - Statistician-General of South Africa  

Mass gatherings are allowed inside up to seven hundred people and outside to two thousand. Alcohol is on sale again over weekends 01.10.2021 9:18 ↓

Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela - Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation, University Of KwaZulu-Natal  

Last night the IFP became the latest party to release its manifesto for the local elections - it has criticized the ANC for allowing corruption 01.10.2021 7:10 ↓

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa – Inkatha Freedom Party Spokesperson