The National Briefing

The ugly truth: households in the highest income groups claim grants and ironically, it makes them unhappy - Study Guest: Prof Talita Greyling - Wellbeing Economist, University of Johannesburg

Guest: Aisha Pandor - Founder of SweepSouth

It seems the delta variant is now still driving a huge surge in cases in covid-19 - and that hospitals in the province are battling to provide care for people who need help Guest: Dr Richard Friedland, chief executive officer of Netcare

Parliament’s SCOPA says it still wants to know what has been happening at Eskom around investigations into alleged wrongdoing involving oil contracts Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa - Scopa Chairperson

Guest: Thembeni Nxangisa - MEC for COGTA in the Free State

Guest: Mzwanele Manyi – Jacob Zuma Foundation Spokesperson

The constitutional court is expected to hand down judgment on whether the public protector did have the scope to investigate the CR17 campaign Guest: Karyn Maughan - Legal Journalist at News24

South Africans are meant to go to the elections on the 27th of October. The Former IEC Chairperson calls for the Local Government Elections to be delayed Guest: Terry Tselane - Executive Chair Institute of Election Management Services In Africa

It’s an important day for China today - it’s their one hundredth birthday of the Chinese communist party - the organization which dominates china Guest: Dr David Monyae is the Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg

Mediated Conversation: The NPDA promise that they will investigate crimes committed by people who were working for the apartheid state Guest: Imtiaz Cajee - Ahmed Timol’s Nephew Guest: Moray Hawthorn – Neil Agget Family Lawyer Guest: Adv. Dumisani Ntsebeza – Former TRC Commissioner

Guest: Dr Tarminder Kaur - Post Doctoral fellow at the University of Johannesburg

Guest: Adv Stefanie Fick - Head of Legal at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa)

New car service guidelines take effect tomorrow 1 July meaning it will permit consumers to repair their motor vehicles at service providers of their choice Guest: Sisa Mbangxa - President African Panel Beaters and Motor Mechanics Association

Guest: Dr Richard Lessells – Infectious Disease Specialist at UKZN

Guest: Dr. Ralph Mathekga - Political Analyst

Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje - SABC Political Editor

Guest: Vusi Makhosini - SABC reporter based in KZN

Former President Jacob Zuma to serve 15 months in prison for defying the earlier constitutional court ruling that he must testify at the Zondo commission Guest: Sipho Pityana – Founder of Save SA

In Brazil a senator from an opposition party has now formally charged President Jair Bolsanaro with a criminal act - saying he is guilty of corruption relating to vaccines for covid-19 Guest: Prof Lyall White - Research associate at the Brenthurst Foundation

Steven Friedman – Research Professor: University of Johannesburg Guest: Leila Patel - Professor of Social Development Studies at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg Guest: William Gumede - Associate Professor, School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Guest: Buyisile Mncina Counselling Psychologist from Wits University

The Democratic Alliance has criticized the government’s handling of Covid 19 and they believe that this 3rd wave is a result of the ANC's lack of preparedness Guest: John Steenhuisen - Leader of the Democratic Alliance

The Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa has denied that he was corrupt to receive a million rand payment from a former EOH executive - Jehan Mackay. Guest: Abongile Dumako - SABC Political Reporter

Pro-democracy protest continues in 10 rural locations despite a ban on marching imposed by the kingdom and police violence Guest: Mbongeni Simelane – Swaziland Youth Congress Deputy President

Today Former President Jacob Zuma will get his verdict by the Constitutional Court on whether he was in contempt of court for refusing to testify at the Zondo commission Guest: Mpumelelo Zikalala - Attorney and Managing Director of Zikalala Group