The National Briefing

The science of South African Identification Numbers, how does the Department of Home Affairs make them up? Guest: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi – Home Affairs Ministers

The Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that we may miss the target of vaccinating forty million people by the end of the year because of a shortage of doses. Guest: Prof Barry Schoub - Chair of Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on Vaccines

Guest: Prof Zeblon Vilkazi – Vice Chancellor of Wits University

The Government is failing to resolve the issue of financing university students time and time again Guest: Chumani Manxwele – Former Student Activist

The Department of High Education and NSFAS is experiencing a shortfall due to a high number of first entry students at universities Guest: Ishmael Mnisi, spokesperson for the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

A thirty six year old man who was coming out of a clinic during the Wits Protests was shot dead by the police Guest: Ndileka Cola - IPID Spokesperson

NSFAS can’t fund first year students because they don’t have enough cash due to covid-19 which led to Wits Protests Guest: Bongani Mahlangu – Executive Member of the SA Union of Students

Right2Protest condemns the excessive use of force by Police at Wits students Guest: Stanley Malematja - Attorney at Right 2 Protest

In India protests by farmers who are angry at changes the government is making to agricultural policies - that would see the sector being liberalised Guest: Arina Muresan, researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue, associated with UNISA

Guest: Osborne Molatudi – Employment Law Specialist Guest: Nkanyiso Ngqulunga - Columnist, Social Justice Activist and Legal Researcher Guest: Paul Browning - Transport Analyst Guest: Dr Dale Mckinley – Independent Researcher

Guest: Professor Paul Manger from the School of Anatomical Sciences Wits University

The High Court has ordered ICASA to halt an auction of radio frequency spectrum licenses pending a hearing raised by Telkom and e.tv Guest: Dr Siyabonga Mahlangu Group Executive Regulatory Affairs at Telkom

Guest: Amo Marengwa Member of the Executive Management of SADPO

Guest: Kebby Maphatsoe – MKMVA President

The SIU has lodged an application with Transnet to review the transaction that was supposed to see one thousand and four locomotives being bought for Transnet Guest: Kaizer Kganyago – Spokesperson for the Special Investigating Unit

The Eastern Cape Premier reshuffled his cabinet appointing a new MEC for Health replacing Sindiswa Gomba who was dismissed and is facing corruption charges Guest: Nomakhosazana Meth - Eastern Cape’s Health MEC

Spending on health in KZN where grants to help deal with community outreach to deal with HIV, TB and Malaria are being cut by over a billion rand. Guest: Sibongile Tshabalala - Treatment Action Campaign’s National Chairperson

Guest: Chris Nissen - SA Human Rights Commissioner

The MKMVA are not the ones who are attacking foreign nationals in Durban, people who are doing this are doing this in their personal capacity Guest: Themba Mavundla – Provincial Chairperson of the MKMVA in KZN

Guest: Sikhonathi Matshantsha – National Spokesperson for Eskom

In Iran activists say the country’s government is blocking internet access in certain parts of the country - when there are protests against officials. Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades

Guest: Peter Ntsime Deputy Secretary General SA Police union Guest: Eldred De Kerk – Policing Expert Guest: Richard Mamabolo Spokesperson Popcru

Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killer. Guest: Dr Julien Benoit from the Evolutional studies at the Wits University

The High Court yesterday orders ICASA to halt an auction of radio frequency spectrum licenses pending a hearing raised by Telkom and e.tv Guest: Duncan Macleod – Founder and Editor of TechCentral

Guest: Welcome Mnisi - Deputy Provincial secretary for Nehawu in Mpumalanga