The National Briefing

Mediated Conversation: What is role of whistle blowers in fighting corruption? 16.08.2021 26:12 ↓

Cynthia Stimpel – Citizen Conscience Director Guest: Popo Molefe - Former Prasa chair Guest: Marjorie Jobson - Executive Director Khulunanathi Support Group  

UJ Research: Low Energy Hydrogenation without the Explosive Hydrogen 16.08.2021 6:08 ↓

Guest: Prof Reinout Meijboom - a researcher at the department of Chemical Sciences.    

According to the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa spokesperson, animals are also negatively impacted by covid 19 16.08.2021 4:06 ↓

Guest: Dr Mcmullen John is a healthcare practitioner specializing as Veterinary Surgeons in Pinelands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa  

In the Eastern Cape officials have started a process to formally close over one thousand schools - because people are moving away from those areas - and the schools do not have many children to teach 16.08.2021 7:02 ↓

Guest: Thembani Mtyida - Acting DDG: Institutional Operations Management: Eastern Cape Education Department  

Eastern Cape village without water since 2019 16.08.2021 3:17 ↓

Guest: Cllr Wongama Gela – Chris Hani District Executive Mayor    

The city press newspaper has claimed that it has a report showing that police resources were used to help set trucks alight in KZN at the start of the violence last month 16.08.2021 3:21 ↓

Guest: Thabiso Zulu - KZN whistleblower  

It’s being reported that SA’s vaccination drive is slowing down - and that the number of people being vaccinated every day is coming down - rather than going up 16.08.2021 5:25 ↓

Guest: Dr Nicholas Crisp - Deputy-director in the Health Department  

There has been confirmation from the correctional services department that former president Jacob Zuma has undergone a surgical procedure in hospital 16.08.2021 4:56 ↓

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo - Spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services  

There are still people trying desperately to renew their driver’s licenses ahead of the deadline at the end of august - the transport minister Fikile Mbalula has given people until then to renew their licenses 16.08.2021 5:51 ↓

Guest: Layton Beard- Spokesperson for the Automobile Association  

Yesterday marked nine years since the Marikana massacre - when thirty four people miners were killed by police in a shooting at the Marikana Koppie during a strike 16.08.2021 5:36 ↓

Guest: Joseph Mathunjwa – AMCU President  

The energy department formally gazettes regulations that will allow private companies to produce electricity up to hundred megawatts without a license from NERSA 16.08.2021 3:31 ↓

Guest: Sikonathi Mantshantsha - Eskom spokesperson

45% of Available Food Supply in South Africa Wasted 13.08.2021 6:39 ↓

Guest: Prof Suzan Oelofse - CSIR Principle Researcher    

Cape Town Fire stations have been working with minimal staff because over 500 firefighters are facing disciplinary hearings and are not allowed to work overtime. 13.08.2021 5:36 ↓

Guest: Archie Hearn - SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) regional organizer  

The energy ministry has now gazetted the regulations that will allow companies and firms to produce up to a hundred megawatts of their power and sell it 13.08.2021 3:54 ↓

Guest: Ruse Moleshe, Managing Director of RUBK (PTY)  

The Judicial Service Commission to run fresh interviews for Constitutional Court nominees again 13.08.2021 4:24 ↓

Guest: Lawson Naidoo - Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)  

After President Cyril Ramaphosa’s testimony at the Zondo commission, how can the government prevent corruption from happening again? 13.08.2021 6:03 ↓

Guest: Hennie van Vuuren - Director of Open Secrets  

Was it the right thing for Ramaphosa to stay in government as deputy president to former president Jacob Zuma after Des van Rooyen was appointed finance minister? 13.08.2021 10:07 ↓

Guest: Professor Retselisitsoe Phooko – Faculty of Law: University of Johannesburg  

Government workers will not be allowed to access their pensions at all - because their pensions are under the government employee pension scheme 13.08.2021 5:47 ↓

Guest: Sizwe Pamla - Cosatu Spokesperson  

Is there any reason why Arthur Fraser and David Mahlobo should still be in the government after the evidence that we have seen against them? 13.08.2021 5:34 ↓

Guest: Daniel Silke - Political Analyst  

president Cyril Ramaphosa said that he fought state capture from within the government while deputy president to then president Jacob Zuma 13.08.2021 6:50 ↓

Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje-SABC Political Editor  

In Afghanistan, the central government in Kabul has offered a power-sharing deal with the Taliban - that’s after the Taliban were able to take over another provincial capital 13.08.2021 4:38 ↓

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

Mediated Conversation: has the black economic empowerment policy worked since its inception? 12.08.2021 24:32 ↓

Guest: Lumkile Mondi – Senior Economic and Finance Lecturer at Wits University   Guest: Vusi Thembekwayo – Global Speaker and venture capitalist Guest: Andile Nomlala - President of the Black Management Forum

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute says its worrying that there are those who have not been prosecuted after what happened at Marikana 12.08.2021 5:44 ↓

Guest: Nomzamo Zondo - Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa's Executive Director    

President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints new Communications Minister 12.08.2021 8:29 ↓

Guest: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni - Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies