The National Briefing

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

In Hong Kong nine people have now gone on trial for arranging those massive pro-democracy protests against the Beijing government in 2019 Guest: Sanusha Naidu, Foreign Policy Analyst at the Institute for Global Dialogue

Guest: Anton van der Bijl – Head of Legal at Solidarity Guest: Osborne Molatudi – Employment Law Specialist at Molatudi Employment and Advisory Services Guest: Thabang Rapuleng – Director at Cliffe Dekker

GUEST: Bonginkosi Shozi - Doctoral Fellow with the UKZN African Health Research Flagship

Umalusi will certify the results of last year’s matric exams despite the leakage of those two papers - Mathematics paper two and Physical Science paper two Guest: Dr Mafu Rakometsi - CEO of Umalusi

In Gauteng around three thousand learners haven’t gone back to school since the lockdowns Guest: Panyaza Lesufi – Gauteng Education MEC

The Kwa-Zulu Natal Province launches R252m Anton Lembede Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy School of Innovation and Leadership Guest: Premier Sihle Zikalala-KZN Premier

The Radical Economic Transformation (RET) Champions believe that Former President Zuma is being treated unfairly by the State Capture Commission Guest: Nkosentsha Shezi – Chairperson of the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) Champions

The Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will go to the constitutional court and ask them to find that Former President Jacob Zuma is in contempt of their order. Guest: Richard Calland - Associate Professor in Public Law at the University of Cape Town

Police Minister Bheki Cele demands answers from top cop Khehla Sithole over police's links to failed bid to buy R45m eavesdropping device Guest: Jeff Wicks – Investigative Journalist at News24

The Casual Workers Advice Office is concerned over the increased backlog at the CCMA and workers receiving end of budget cuts Guest: Edgar Matome - Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) organizer,