The National Briefing

SAfm Sunrise with Stephen Grootes

Guest: Prof David Pearce - From Wits Rock Art Research Institute

Municipal Demarcation Board will be visiting communities that were unhappy with the redrawing of ward boundaries in various parts of the country Guest: Muthotho Sigidi- CEO of Municipal Demarcation Board

Blind SA is going to court to get the government to change part of the copyright act - which prevents them from transferring books from the written word to braille Guest: Faranaaz Veriava, head of education rights at sECTION27

Guest: Kolobe Mamabolo – Former Convener of ANCYL Ekhurleni

Guest: Shenilla Mohamed - Amnesty International Executive Director

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that the second phase of the vaccine rollout will begin on May the 17th. Which vaccines are actually legally allowed to be used? Guest: Dr Boitumelo Semete – CEO of South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

A survey by PWC says around sixty percent of people are now worried that technology could disrupt their job or they could lose their job Guest: Barry Voster - partner in our People and Change division at PWC

Cosatu says it will continue to back the ANC during the local elections - but it’s also criticized the slow pace of the vaccine rollout Guest: Bheki Ntshalintshali - General Secretary of Cosatu

The SADC nations to send an immediate technical deployment to Mozambique - after that insurgency in that country Guest: Sophie Mokoena- SABC Foreign reporter

Guest: Roland Henwood – Expert on International relations and security issues

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