The National Briefing

In the Joburg High court yesterday the suspended Secretary General of the ANC Ace Magashule’s legal team argued that his suspension was unconstitutional Guest: Samkele Maseko- SABC Senior politics reporter

The environmental affairs department rules that it cannot allow the Karpowerships projects to go ahead - as they won’t comply with environmental regulations Guest: Avena Jacklin - ground Work's Climate and Energy Justice Campaign Manager

EFF leader Julius Malema to lead a protest march today to the SAHPRA claiming that they blocking the registration of vaccines made in China and Russia. Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa - Vice Chair South African Medical Association

In the Black Sea in the area between Russia and Ukraine this week - a Russian plane dropped bombs in the way of a British destroyer ship Guest: Roland Henwood - Expert on International relations and security issues from the University of Pretoria

Professor Chika Sehoole-Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria Dr Vijay Reddy - Research Specialist: Human Sciences Research Council Nompumelelo Maholwane - Deputy Director: Research, Monitoring & Evaluation at the department of basic education

Guest: James Ngcobo - Artistic Director of the Market Theatre

The National Taxi Alliance says that it is once more sidelined in the Ministers plan of visiting taxi ranks in the Gauteng province. Guest: Theo Malele - Nation Taxi Alliance spokesperson

South Africa’s legal tobacco industry welcomes the news that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has bust another consignment of illicit cigarettes Guest: Zachariah Motsumi - SA Tobacco Transformation Alliance Spokesperson

Guest: Paul Maritz – Manager of Youth and Development at Solidarity

Guest: Samkele Maseko - SABC Senior Political Reporter

Guest: Dr Phophi Ramathuba – MEC for Health in Limpopo

In India researchers say they have found that there may be a new variant of covid-19 - that is coming out of the delta variant that has been found in that country. Guest: Professor Tulio Oloviera - director of KZN Research Innovation & Sequencing Platform (KRISP)

The Special Investigating Unit has won a court order to freeze twenty-two million rands belonging to the company digital vibes Guest: Kaizer Kganyago – SIU Spokesperson Guest: Karam Singh - Head of Legal and Investigations at Corruption Watch

SADC countries to send a joint force of soldiers to Northern Mozambique to try and deal with the insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region Guest: Jasmine Opperman – Analyst: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project

In Lebanon the world bank says that the economic crisis there is one of the worst the world has seen in the last one hundred and fifty years Guest: Siphamandla Zondi - Proffessor of International Relations at UJ

Ace Ngcobo - Former PSL General Manager Nkululeko Nkewu - iDiski TV Founder Thabiso Mosia - SAfm SportOn Presenter

UNISA Professor says the children from black communities are suffering from fatherlessness caused by the apartheid regime and colonialism Guest: Professor Puleng Segalo - Associate Professor of Psychology At UNISA

The Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor disappointed in the Minister of Department of Sports, Arts and Culture's decision to keep the Gqeberha name change Guest: Nqaba Banga - Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor

Guest: Edward Mosuwe - Gauteng Education Head of Department

Guest: Pule Mabe- Spokesperson for the ANC

Guest: Diliza Khumalo - Son and family spokesperson

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that government is looking at tighter covid-19 restrictions - particularly for Gauteng - there were 297 deaths reported yesterday Guest: Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele - Vice President for Research at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Guest: Karen Heese - Economist at Municipal IQ

Guest: Lawson Naidoo - chairperson of the Board of Directors at Cricket South Africa

Civil society organizations opposes the Firearm Control Amendment Bill which scraps self-defense as a reason to qualify for a gun license Guest: Ian Cameron - Founder of firearm. Co.za