The National Briefing

Brother to amaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Prince Mbonisi Zulu says while the family is devastated by the King's passing, they are comforted by the support they are receiving from all South Africans. He and Princess Thembi were addressing the media on behalf of the amaZulu Royal Family at the KwaKhethomthandayo royal palace in Nongoma in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The amaZulu King is expected to be...

40 000 doses of more Covid vaccines arrived in South Africa at the weekend. More vaccines are expected next week, as South Africa continues its fight against the Coronavirus. Guest: Professor Glenda Gray – Chairperson of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

The South African Union of Students (SAUS) plans to shut down all South Africa’s 26 universities from Monday. The union says all Student Representative Council leaders are in support of the decision and has urged students to join in the fight against financial exclusion. SAUS says the protests will continue until their decisions are met. The students want the scrapping of students’ R13 billion his...

Eskom has announced that stage two load shedding will continue until at least five in the morning on Wednesday. This comes as the country's power system remains under severe strain. Guest: Chris Yelland – Energy Analyst and managing Director of EE Business Intelligence

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) says it will not be spending any funds to galvanise support and campaign for the ruling party. They say the little resources will be used to service their members especially while they are ‘under attack from the government’. Guest: Mzwandile Makwayiba – President of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU)

At least 14 protesters have been killed in clashes in Myanmar's main city Yangon as politicians ousted by the military coup called for revolution. The junta declared martial law in the area after Chinese businesses were attacked. Protesters believe China is giving support to the Burmese military. Guest: Advocate Shabnam Mayet - Co Founder of Protect the Rohingya

Guest: Zingiswa Losi – COSATU President

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi – SAFTU General Secretary Guest: Dr VVM Mkhize – Founder of Umsamo Institute Guest: Zolani Mkiva - Spokesperson of CONTRALESA Guest: Bantu Holomisa – UDM President

The Gauteng North High Court has Set Aside the Decision to Exclude 20 000 UNISA Students by the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande Guest: Buang Jones – SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Manager

Guest: Bonang Mohale – Chancellor of the Free State University

University Student Protest have spread across the country with Protests at the University of the Free State around the issue of financial exclusion Guest: Katleho Lechoo – SRC President

former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama told the Zondo commission that he received a huge payout and was reinstated at the company because of his negotiating skills. Guest: Tshepo Mongoai – SABC Economics Reporter

Guest: Andile Mngxitama – BLF President

In the US the government of president Joe Biden has restarted a programme that unites children with their parents who are already in the country. Guest: Prof Loren Landau - Professor of Migration and Development at the Oxford Department of International Development

Guest: Katharina Pillay - SA Communications Forum Guest: Andre Wills - MD of African Analysis Guest: Paseka Maleka – ICASA Spokesperson

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