The National Briefing

Guest: Koketso Moeti - Amandla. Mobi Executive Director Guest: Duncan McLeod – Journalist and Founder of Tech Central Guest: Lynette Hundermark - Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Useful & Beautiful Guest: Jorge Mendes - Chief Officer of Vodacom Consumer Business

Guest: Charles Helm - Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University

Guest: Dumisane Magagula - The SA Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) Deputy General Secretary

Victory for the Public Servants Association in Limpopo As the Limpopo Health Department Withdraws the new rosters designed to reduce overtime claims Guest: John Teffo – Public Servants Association provincial Manager in Limpopo

the Competition Commission releases a report saying that it doesn’t make sense that government subsidizes rail services and not subsidize the taxi industry Guest: Tembinkosi Bonakele - Commissioner of the South African Competition Commission

the Durban University of technology had to close all five of its campuses yesterday as a fake news message on walk-in registrations led to protest Guest: Alan Khan – Durban University of Technology Spokesperson

Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever – Health and Social Security Expert from Wits

SARS says it’s going to be targeting South Africans it believes have assets worth more than four hundred billion rand stashed offshore - that they have not paid tax on. Guest: Edward Kieswetter - South African Revenue Service Commissioner

the IEC says they will only be able to have one voter’s registration weekend ahead of the local elections, and there are around 1.2 million voters who are registered Guest: Sy Mamabolo – IEC CEO

there is still huge conflict between the military and civilians in Myanmar, where civilians used home-made hunting rifles to resist the military Guest: Advocate Shabnam Mayet - Co Founder of Protect the Rohingya

Guest: Chris Yelland - Energy Expert Guest: Layton Beard- Spokesperson for the Automobile Association Guest: Prof Leila Patel is Professor of Social Development Studies at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg. Guest: Julie Smith - Researcher at Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity

Guest: Dr Sechaba Maape - Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand

Huge storm brewing around the decision by the football club Chippa united to appoint the Belgian coach Luc Eymael as technical advisor Guest: Coudjoe Amankwa – Soccer Analyst

Guest: Theo Malele - NTA Spokesperson

Civil society organisations & hundreds of affected tenants are joining a petition calling on the Minister of Human Settlements to allocate & release rent relief funds. Guest: Danielle Louw - Attorney At Ndifuna Ukwazi

The Democratic Alliance says it’s going to the human rights commission because it believes that government has failed in its vaccine rollout Guest: Siviwe Gwarube – DA National Spokesperson. Serving on the Health portfolio in Parliament

Guest: Mia Malan- Founding editor-in- chief of Bhekisisa

Cape Flats activist calls for the Prevention of Organized Crime Act to be used effectively to put an end to the high incidence of gang-related shootings in the area Guest: Roegshanda Pascoe - Anti-crime activist

The SA clothing and textile workers union SACTWU says it’s signed what it calls the country’s first vaccine rollout industry framework agreement. Guest: Membinkosi Vilina – SACTWU General Secretary

In Russia the president Vladimir Putin has signed a new law which will allow him to remain in office until around the year 2036 - or for another fifteen years. Guest: Roland Howard – Expert on International relations and security issues

Menzi Ndhlovu - Senior Political and Country Risk Analyst At Signal Risk Guest: Faith Mabera - Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue Guest: Jasmine Opperman - Researcher At The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project

Guest: Arthur Goldstuck - CEO of World Wide Worx

Guest: Themba Mathebe - Acting HOD for PR and Stakeholder Communication at The Johannesburg Roads Agency

NEHAWU is extremely worried about the growing number of COVID-19 cases in institutions of higher learning across the country Guest: Zola Saphetha - The National General Secretary of National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

The Education Union of SA calls for Panyaza Lesufi to step down with immediate effect to institute investigations into allegations of corruption against him Guest: Kabelo Mahlobogwane - EUSA Spokepserson