The National Briefing

Guest: Lawrence Mbalati – Programme Manager for the Healthy Living Alliance

The Zondo commission wants Zuma jailed for two years saying that he is in contempt of court for failing to follow their order that he testify Guest: Pierre Do Vos - Constitutional Law expert

There is huge anxiety around funding - after the Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said yesterday NSFAS is facing a funding short fall Guest: Ahmed Bawa - CEO of Universities SA

Testimony from the former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe at the Zondo Commission yesterday - he said he did not feel betrayed by the Guptas Guest: Amina Acram - SABC economics reporter

Artists last week camped outside the National Arts Council because they had not got the money that they were promised by the arts ministry Guest: HRH Princess Celenhle Dlamini – Deputy Chair of the National Arts Council

Guest: Prof Alf Nielsen – Professor of Sociology at the University of Pretoria

Guest: Nomfundo Dlamini - Programme Manager for Productive Cities at the South African Cities Network Guest: Kareen Heese – Economist at Municipal IQ Guest: Mlungisi Mtshali – COGTA Spokesperson

What kind of generating systems we should use and why we should move away from coal? Guest: David Nicholls - Chairman of The Board · ‎South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Lt

The City of Cape Town is going to try using a system that will purify water so that it can be reused. Guest: Councillor Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste at the City of Cape Town

There was a report by the publication Ground Up over the weekend that the new CEO of PRASA - Zolani Kgosi Mathews is too old to take up the job Guest: James Stent – Journalist at Ground Up

There appear to be growing divisions in the ANC on the issue of the public protector Busiswe Mkhwebane. Guest: Dr Ralph Mathekga - Political Analyst

Police Minister Bheki Cele asks President Cyril Ramaphosa to hold an inquiry into whether the national police commissioner Khehla Sithole should be removed from office Guest: Marianne Thamm – Journalist and Author

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture progress update on COVID – 19 third Phase Relief application process Guest: Mickey Modisane - Chief Director, Marketing and Communication for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

The SA Federation of Trade Unions says the chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng must apologize or step down Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi - SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary

The acting Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab says his country is on the brink of a major explosion - because of the economic crisis there. Guest: Siphamandla Zondi – Political Analyst based at the University of Johannesburg

Wrapping the week with Professor Abdool Salim Karim - Chair of the COVID-19 ministerial advisory committee

Guest: Dr Simon Elwen, Director of Sea Search Research and Conservation and Research Associate with Stellenbosch University

Hundreds of fake Covid-19 vaccines seized in Gauteng by International policing authority Interpol this week Guest: Andy Mashaile – Interpol Turn Back Crime Ambassador

The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity releases the February 2021 Household Affordability Index monitoring food prices Guest: Mervyn Abraham - Programme Coordinator Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group

Protests erupted this week in some parts of Soweto because people have been without electricity for about eight months Guest: Daphne Mokwena – Customer Service Manager for Eskom in Gauteng

What happens if Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng doesn't retract his pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year? Guest: Rowan Polovin - National Chairman, South African Zionist Federation

The judicial conduct committee orders Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to retract pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year Guest: Adv Ben Winks - Independent legal counsel

Guest: Rob Rose – editor of the Financial Mail

Creatives slept at the National Arts Council offices regarding the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme funding, which was supposed to be paid months ago Guest: Sibongile Mngoma – Jazz artist

At least thirty eight people have died in Myanmar as the military government used violence for protestors against the coup that started there last month Guest: Prof Mia Swart - Producer at Al Jazeera and Visiting Professor at Wits University