The National Briefing

The Public Protector say the former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba didn’t abuse his powers when he granted the Guptas naturalization through exceptional circumstances Guest: Oupa Segalwe - Spokesperson for the Public Protector

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

Mediated Conversation: What is the future of transport in SA with bus companies retrenching, railway system vandalized and SAA being under business rescue? Guest: Gavin Kelley – From the Freight Road Association Guest: Prof Jackie Walters - Transport Logistics at University of Johannesburg Guest: Ofentse Mokwena – Transport Analyst

Bad News: AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out put on hold as it’s not effective against the SA variant and it expires end of April. GUEST: Prof Salim Abdool Karim- Chair of the Covid19 ministerial advisory committee

The Eastern Cape legislature has passed a motion to launch a no-fee, public online schools in the province. Guest: Yusuf Cassim – Member of the Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance in Eastern Cape

Guest: Isaac Mangena – City Power Spokesperson

Is the Biovac Institute still making preparations to roll out the AstraZeneca vaccine as it’s not effective against the SA variant? Guest: Dr Morena Makhoana - CEO - The Biovac Institute

On Friday the head of the SIU Andy Mothibe released a report and explained that people used the pandemic to make money out of procuring PPEs Guest: Karam Singh, Corruption Watch's head of legal and investigations

In Zimbabwe the journalist Hopewell Chin’ono is now using music to try and gets his message out about the situation in the country Guest: Hopewell Chin'ono - Zimbabwean journalist

Dr Zweli Mkhize - Health Minister

Judges at the International Criminal Court at The Hague have ruled that they do have jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. Guest: Matshidiso Motsoeneng - Researcher at the Afro-Middle East Centre

Wrapping the week with Angelo Fick Director of Research, ASRI (Auwal Socioeconomic Research Institute)

Guest: Whycliffe Otieno - The chief of education at Unicef South Africa

Tembisa informal community heading to the Constitutional court to demand a monthly payment of R5000 each from the government for their housing failure GUEST: Nomzamo Zondo - Executive Director of Seri and the attorney representing the residents.

Guest: Busi Chimombe - Senior Political Journalist SABC

Person Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association says the road accident fund has itself to blame for its financial situation - because it is not managing its affairs properly Guest: Adv. Justin Erasmus - Person Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association

The bus company Putco says it has to lay off two hundred and fourteen people - because of its financial situation - and of course covid-19 Guest: Franco Pisapia - Putco Managing Director

Guest: Sandile Zungu - President of the Black Business Council

Guest: Prof Olive Shisana- Social Policy Special Advisor to the President

Special tribunal rules that money paid from a company that received PPE contracts in Gauteng and then paid on through to other companies must be repaid. Guest: Adv. Selby Makgotho – Special Tribunal Spokesperson

POPCRU says that the correctional services national commissioner Arthur Fraser removed from his position after being implicated in the Zondo Commission Guest: Richard Mamabolo - POPCRU spokesperson

In Russia there are still protests underway both in public spaces and online by supporters of the opposition movement there - Alexei Navalny. Guest: Roland Henwood - Expert of International Relations and security issues

Guest: John Dludlu – CEO Small Business Institute Guest: Tebogo Kaas - President of the Small Business Forum Guest: Dominique Vincent Deputy Director General Enterprise Development.

Facebook wants to start catering ads to individuals and start asking users permission to track their Data to target the specific ads to them Guest: Arthur Goldstuck-MD and Founder of World Wide Worx

Guest: Basil Govender - Southern African Bus Operators Association