The National Briefing

Guest: Mary Metcalfe – Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg Guest: Asanda Ngoasheng - education change agent and diversity trainer for schools, universities, and corporates Guest: Audrey Mothupi – Chair of Roedean School SA

evolution of a smile: 400 million year old spiny fish overturns shark theory of tooth origins Guest: Benedict King - a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany"

The Centre for Early Childhood Development shocked that the Dept. Of Social Development tried to blame preschool teachers and principals for missing ECD Stimulus funds deadline Guest: Professor Eric Atmore - Director and founder of the Centre for Early Childhood Development (CECD)

how is the City of Cape Town dealing with the recent gang related killings in the area? Guest: JP Smith - City of Cape Town’s safety and security mayoral committee (mayco) member

yesterday, environmental justice groups in Mpumalanga asked the court to declare that the poor ambient air quality in the Highveld is a violation of Section 24 of the Constitution Guest: Thomas Mnguni –groundwork community campaigner and Deadly Air applicant

evidence leader, Matthew Chaskalson told Geoff Makhubo that they will tell the Zondo commission that payments he received were ultimately corrupt Guest: Ntebo Mokobo – Senior SABC political reporter

the Somali Community Board of South Africa is worried about the issue of extortion in the Western Cape Guest: Amir Sheikh - Chairperson of the Somali Community Board of South Africa

yesterday, former President Jacob Zuma appeared in court and asked for the Judge to remove the prosecutor Billy Downer from the case Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje - SABC Political editor

the second phase of the vaccine rollout started yesterday, how was the situation in the Free State Province Guest: Makgala Masiteng – SABC Reporter

the second phase of the vaccine rollout started yesterday, how was the situation in the North West Province? Guest: Zebilon Maine - SABC Reporter

the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his military will continue to strike at what his government calls terror targets in Gaza Guest: Siphamandla Zondi – Political Analyst based at the University of Johannesburg

Guest: Matthews Sesoko- The Head of Investigations IPID Guest: Daneel Knoetze - Investigative reporter ViewFinder Guest: Dr Guy Lamb – Criminologist from Stellenbosch University

Guest: Dr Katherine Collett - from the Energy and Power Group at the University of Oxford

Guest: Lizeth Kruger, National Clinic Manager for Dis-Chem

The Khayelitsha Development Forum express sadness and anger following the senseless killings of more than nine lives and the wounding of many more in the area Guest: Ndithini Tyhido – KDF Chairperson

Over the weekend government was expected to table a new wage offer to public sector unions - after first saying it would only offer a zero percent increase Guest: Mugwena Maluleke – Cosatu’s Chief Negotiator

Guest: Prof Alex Van Den Heever - Health and social security systems specialist from Wits University

Guest: Dr Sipho Senabe - Chief Director: Human Resource Development and Employee Health and Wellness Programme Gauteng Department of Health

The former president Jacob Zuma is due to be in the Pietermaritzburg high court today, while the NPA says it’s ready to go ahead with the corruption trial against him Guest: Sipho Ngwema – NPA Spokesperson Guest: Ayanda Mhlongo – SABC Reporter Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst

The awful violence in Gaza and Israel has continued throughout the weekend - with Israel launching air strikes into civilian areas Guest: Naeem Jeena – The Executive Director of the Afro Middle East Centre

SAfm Sunrise with Stephen Grootes

Guest: Professor Anthony Westwood — a pediatrician at Red Cross children hospital

Guest: Paul Katzeff - Chairman of C&A Friedlander, the law firm handling the case

a recent report by the Medical Research Council says SA has experienced one of the world’s worst death tolls from Covid-19 relative to the size of its population Guest: Debbie Bradshaw-Chief Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).

Guest: Busi Mavuso - chief executive officer at Business Leadership South Africa