The National Briefing

Guest: Samkele Maseko- SABC Senior politics reporter  

  Guest: Monica Laganparsad – Associate editor at New Frame  

In Afghanistan around one thousand government soldiers have fled across the border into Tajikistan because they feared being killed by the Taliban   Guest: Naeem Jeena – The Executive Director of the Afro Middle East Centre  

Guest: Professor Mike Muller - Visiting Adjunct Professor, School Of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand Guest: Piet Le Roux - Sakeliga CEO Siphelele Ngobese researcher at The South African Cities Network

Guest: Claire Browning, Curator of Karoo Palaeontology at Iziko South African Museum  

Guest: Monde Mkalipi - Road Traffic Infringement Agency spokesperson    

Guest: Richard Mamabolo - POPCRU Spokesperson  

Guest: Prof Glenda Gray – President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council  

Guest: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast - Political Analyst  

The SACP reaffirms its support for the mandate and work of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture as established by former President Jacob Zuma when he was the President of the Republic. Guest: Solly Mapaila – SACP’s first Deputy General Secretary  

Former President Jacob Zuma says he is being treated unfairly - that the Constitutional Court wants to put him in jail without trial Guest: Omphemetse Sibanda - Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo  

Guest: Vusi Makhosini - SABC reporter based in KZN

In eSwatini, MTN confirmed in a court challenge that it switched off internet services there deliberately after being ordered to by the communications authorities   Guest: Mduduzi Simelane – Member of Parliament in eSwatini  

Guest: Shafiq Morton-Journalist for four decades, focusing on the Middle East  

Guest: Dr Francois Deacon - Senior Lecturer: Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the University of the Free State  

The Commission for Gender Equality says it has unwavering support for Caster Semenya’s case at the European Courts of Human Rights.   Guest: Javu Baloyi, the Spokesperson for the Commission for Gender Equality  

Guest: Martin Kingston, Vice President of Business Unity South Africa  

The Constitution Court dismissed the Public Protectors challenge to the invalidation of her report on President Ramaphosa's CR17 Campaign finances Guest: Cherese Thakur - Advocacy Co-ordinator for AmaBhungane  

The SA health products regulator authority says it’s getting closer to giving a final verdict on the sinovac vaccines - which has been produced in china. Guest: Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, the CEO of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)  

Guest: Andile Lungisa - Former Deputy President of the ANC Youth League  

The Constitution Court dismissed the Public Protectors challenge to the invalidation of her report on President Ramaphosa's CR17 Campaign finances   Guest: Pierre De Vos - UCT Law Professor

Guest: Mmusi Maimane – Founder of One South Africa Movement  

In Myanmar the military has now released around two thousand people who were being held as prisoners after taking part in protests against the military regime   Guest: Advocate Shabnam Mayet-Co Founder of Protect the Rohingya  

Mediated Conversation: There has been protests in Eswatini - with people there demonstrating against the rule of King Mswati Thembinkosi Dlamini - Oxfam Senior Economic Justice Manager Mduduzi Simelane- MP Eswatini town of Siphofaneni Peter Fabricious-An independent journalist and policy analyst Faith Mabera - Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue