The National Briefing

Guest: Jean Redpath, a researcher at the African Criminal Justice Reform, Dullah Omar Institute, UWC Guest: Chris DE Kock - Crime Analyst Guest: Nthabiseng Mogale – Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality

Guest: Roelf Meyer, Director of In Transformation Initiative

On Friday the Limpopo Province launched the vaccination of healthcare workers at Mankweng Hospital. How has the process been thus far? Guest: Dr Phopi Ramathuba – MEC For health Limpopo Province

There has been concerns raised about the number of learners who haven’t returned to school for the New Year school calendar Guest: Kerry Mauchline – Spokesperson to Western Cape MEC of Education Debbie Schaffer

Guest: Ted Blom - Energy Analyst

The process of vaccinating people against covid-19 is still underway of course its health workers who are being vaccinated first. Guest: Prof Salim Abdool Karim - Chair of the Covid19 ministerial advisory committee

Inspector general of intelligence Setlhomamaru Dintwe is investigating whether the domestic head of the SSA Adv. Mahlodi Muofhe has the qualifications he says he has Guest: Mahlodi Muofhe - Head of the Domestic Branch of the State Security Agency

There is a new set of increases for toll road tariffs coming through from the Sanral. Prices to travel on the main roads, the N1 and the n-three are going up by 5%. Guest: Vusi Mona, Sanral’s general manager for communications

Guest: Advocate Shabnam Mayet – Co-Founder of Protect the Rohingya

Wrapping the week with Busi Mavuso - CEO of Business Leadership SA talking vaccination and SONA Debate

Guest: Lerothodi Leeuw - Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of the Western Cape

Guest: Dr Chantell Witten - Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State

Guest: Lawrence Mbalati - Head of the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA)

Another municipality in KZN which is struggling to pay its debts and manage its finances has now been put into administration Guest: Nonala Ndlovu - Head of Communications for KZN COGTA

Analysis on Ace Magashule being in court, Eastern Cape Premier firing Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and Police Minister Bheki Cele’s visit to Nkandla Guest: Steven Friedman - Research Professor, University of Johannesburg

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