The National Briefing

In the Northern Cape the hawks have now arrested the acting head of the health department in that province - and the department’s chief financial officer 24.08.2021 2:44 ↓

Guest: Nomthandazo Mnisi – Northern Cape Provincial Haws Spokesperson  

In Pakistan the number of people who have officially died from Covid 19 is now well over the twenty five thousand mark 24.08.2021 4:26 ↓

Guest: Shafiq Morton, a journalist for four decades, having focused on the Middle East  

Mediated Conversation: Cashierless Supermarkets 24.08.2021 24:08 ↓

Guest: Lynette Hundermark - Founder of Useful and Beautiful Guest: Mike Sakani – National Education Coordinator and Media Liaison: SACCAWU Guest: Dion Chang - owner of Flux trends

Mediated Conversation: Vaccination rollout. Why is there hesitancy? 23.08.2021 24:32 ↓

Guest: Kate Alexander – Director of the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg Guest: Chris Vick - Communications Specialist Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela - Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Rock Art by runaway slaves 23.08.2021 7:04 ↓

Guest: Dr Sam Challis - Head of the Rock Art Research Institute at Wits University  

The Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education calls for a sober conversation about our drinking habits and behaviours 23.08.2021 7:17 ↓

Guest: Ingrid Louw – CEO of aware.org.

The Black Business Council says black businesses are being excluded in the rebuilding work related to unrests. 23.08.2021 4:05 ↓

Guest: Gregory Mofokeng – Vice President of the Black Business Council

The joint standing committee on defense says it is waiting for the whistle-blower's affidavit in the Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula investigation. 23.08.2021 4:05 ↓

Guest: Elleck Nchabeleng, joint standing committee on defense’s co-chairperson  

Today is the deadline for political parties to hand in their candidate list for the local elections - which means they have until five o clock to give up their names 23.08.2021 5:16 ↓

Guest: Sy Mamabolo, CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission  

Over the weekend we saw younger people being vaccinated against covid-19 for the first time and there are concerns about a possible fourth wave 23.08.2021 15:21 ↓

Guest: Professor Abdool Salim Karim - Director of CAPRISA

The police minister Bheki Cele released crime statistics on Friday. Over ten thousand women were raped from April to June this year 23.08.2021 8:00 ↓

Guest: Lebo Ramafoko, Gender Activist and Tekano Atlantic Fellowship Health Equity South Africa CEO  

In the Middle East at least forty Palestinian protestors were hurt after being fired upon by Israeli forces - during a protest around the al-Aqsa mosque 23.08.2021 5:22 ↓

Guest: Theo Venter Political analyst at North West University  

UPL must assist in clean-up following chemical spill: Durban residents 20.08.2021 4:04 ↓

Guest: Desmond D'Sa, Coordinator of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA)

Concerns raised over the New government plan for South Africans to pay 12% of their earnings into a state-managed fund 20.08.2021 2:47 ↓

Guest: Wayne Duvenage - Outa CEO  

Solidarity to take legal action against the Department of Basic Education if October school holiday is cancelled 20.08.2021 4:56 ↓

Guest: Johnell van Vollenhoven – Solidarity Spokesperson  

The Constitutional Court to hear arguments this morning from the electoral commission and several other parties about whether the local elections should be postponed. 20.08.2021 10:15 ↓

Guest: Ebrahim Fakir - Auwal Socio Economic Research Institute Director  

Cabinet has announced that anyone over the age of eighteen can get a covid-19 vaccine from today 20.08.2021 5:21 ↓

Guest: Mia Malan- the founding editor-in- chief of Bhekisisa.  

The National Assembly elects Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as its speaker 20.08.2021 5:16 ↓

Guest: Judith February-visiting fellow at the Wits School of Governance.  

The Black Business Chamber says it wants to take banks to the equality court - because it believes that they are discriminating against black owned businesses 20.08.2021 6:40 ↓

Guest: Mntuwekhaya Cishe, the secretary-general of the Black Business Chamber (BBC)  

The Social Development Department has published a green paper a policy proposal which would make it mandatory for you to pay up to twelve percent of your salary into a government fund 20.08.2021 5:01 ↓

Guest: Ismail Momoniat - National Treasury deputy director general  

In Hong Kong four student leaders who held moment of silence for a person who had killed himself - after stabbing a police officer have now been arrested 20.08.2021 4:01 ↓

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

Mediated Conversation: Royal AM buys Bloemfontein Celtics PSL status ending an era of Siwelele 19.08.2021 25:02 ↓

Guest: Kelvin Watt – Director Nielsen Sports Africa Guest: Ace Ngcobo - former PSL General Manager Guest: Thabiso Mosia- #SAFMSportOn Presenter

FNB has launched a collective buying home loan scheme, allowing up to 12 people to buy property together. 19.08.2021 4:51 ↓

Guest: Mfundo Mabaso - Growth Head for FNB Secure Lending  

Government launches Township Economic Development Symposium 19.08.2021 8:37 ↓

Guest: Dondo Mogajane – Director General at the Department of Treasury