The National Briefing

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule along with other people to appear in court this morning on corruption charges relating to the asbestos roofs project in Free State Guest: Abongile Dumako - SABC Reporter

Guest: Jeff Wicks - Investigative Journalist at News24

farm murders rise by almost 30% despite the Covid-19 Lockdown which led to a decrease in other crimes in 2020 - Report Guest: Marnus Kamfer, AfriForum’s Legal and risk manager

The International Labour Research and Information Group launches a report project called “Mapping the world of capsulized work and struggle in South Africa Guest: Dale McKinley-Research and Education officer with the International Labour, Research & Information Group

Russia’s Justice Minister has dismissed the European Court of Human Rights' call to free the opposition leader Alexey Navalney Guest: Roland Henwood

Unpacking the NIDS-CRAM which is a nationally-representative panel survey of South Africans tracking the impact of COVID-19 Guest: Nompumelelo Mohohlwane - Deputy Director in the Research Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate at the national Department of Basic Education Guest: Prof Daniela Casale - Associate Professor in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University...

GUEST: Dr Lauren Hoyer - lecturer in economic geology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Guest: Matthew Parks - Congress of South African Trade Unions Parliamentary officer

Elevated Levels of Sulphur Dioxide and Hydrogen Sulphide to be Probed after Sulphur smell was experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga since the weekend. Guest: Albi Modise - Department of environment affairs spokesperson

Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout a success in Gauteng so far and Gauteng Health pleads for more health workers to register to be vaccinated Guest: Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi - Gauteng Health MEC

Cwengisa Dadirai - Administration Clerk at Khayelitsha hospital one of the first people to get the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine Guest: Cwengisa Dadirai - Administration Clerk at Khayelitsha hospital

How much help does the Emfuleni Municipality need at the moment to provide services and to run itself after failing to maintain its sewage systems? Guest: Gilberto Martins - Lead Administrator at Emfuleni Municipality

The Human Rights Commission has found that the Emfuleni municipality abused the rights of people after it failed to maintain its sewage systems Guest: JB Sibanyoni - Commissioner and Attorney at the South African Human Rights Commission

The Western Cape Premier says his province is already talking to several pharmaceutical companies to get the covid-19 vaccine doses that it will administer. Guest: Alan Winde - Western Cape Premier

US President Joe Biden called Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of making him the first leader in the Middle East to receive a call from the White House Guest: Prof John Stremlau

Guest: Pansy Tlakula - Chair Information regulation of South Africa Guest: William Bird - Executive Director Media Monitoring Africa Guest: Terry Tselan - Executive Chair of the Institute of Election Management in Africa

Guest: Marnel Kirsten - MPhil candidate in Science and Technology Studies at CREST, Stellenbosch University, and senior visual studies lecturer at Red & Yellow Creative School of Business

Wits University students concerned that as a result of financial difficulties caused by Covid-19; more than 8000 students may not be able to resume their studies Guest: Mpendulo Mfeka – Wits SRC president

GUEST: Brian Sechothlo - Head of Electricity Pricing & Tarrif at NERSA

Guest: Sibongiseni Delihlazo – Spokesperson for the Democratic Nursing Organization of South Africa (DENOSA)

Guest: Mia Malan is the founding editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa

The Eastern Cape health department plans to hit the ground running as soon as the vaccine arrives Guest: Dr Sibongile Zungu, acting head of health in the Eastern Cape Province

Johnson & Johnson vaccines have landed in South Africa and vaccination to start this afternoon Guest: Prof Glenda Gray – President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council

The ANC in the Eastern Cape is asking all its members who’ve been criminally charged or face formal criminal charges to resign and to step aside from their positions Guest: Loyiso Magqashela - ANC Eastern Cape Spokesperson

There was a claim by the leader of the EFF Julius Malema that some judges have received money in some way from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Guest: Mbekezeli - Benjamin - Research and Advocacy Officer at Judges Matter