The National Briefing

Guest: Jason Avron Samuel’s - PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Somadoda Fikeni for a first, five-year term of office as Commissioner of the Public Service Commission Guest: Dr Somadoda Fikeni - Political analyst and now Commissioner of PSC organization

How has covid-19 changed the insurance industry, how has it exposed the industry and what the industry is doing to overcome the challenges? GUEST: Steve Piper, Chief Distribution Officer at FMI

Guest: Alison Tilley - Part-time member of the Information Regulator

Stellenbosch Municipality to become the first without load shedding as they investigate the generation of alternate electricity energy supplies Guest: Gesie Van Deventer - Stellenbosch Municipality Mayor

The Constitutional Court Justice Chris Jaftha ruled that former President Jacob Zuma must appear at the State Capture Inquiry and submit himself to the rule of law. Guest: Dirk Kotzé, Professor of Political Sciences at Unisa

Civil Rights group, Action Society is confident that there is no reason to further postpone the academic year for other South African children Guest: Daleen Gouws - Spokesperson for Action Society

Guest: Roland Henwood – Expert on International relations and security expert at the University of Pretoria

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams - Programme Coordinator Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group Guest: James Hodge Chief Economist Competition Commission Guest: Dr Sifiso Ntombela, chief economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council

Guest: Dr Carolina Odman - Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape

Guest: Professor Adam Winstock - founder of the Global Drug Survey

According to the SA Poultry Association and association’s broiler organization, Cutting imports will help poultry sector grow and create jobs Guest: Izaak Breitenbach - GM of the association’s broiler organization

China is now using anal swab tests to detect high risk covid-19 cases. Are anal swabs more effective in detecting Covid-19? GUEST: Prof. Burtram Fielding - Virologist and Director of Research Development University of Western Cape

There are reports that Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) have looted and used petrol bombs to set alight foreign owned shops in Durban Guest: Daniel Byamungu Dunia – Executive Director the Africa Solidarity Network

Freedom of Religion South Africa has approached the high court in Johannesburg as they want the ban on faith based gatherings to be lifted Guest: Pastor Michael Swain - Executive Director of Freedom of Religion of South Africa

According to Equal Education, Equal Education Law Centre, and SECTION27, the Department of Basic Education Minister is allowing child hunger to continue. Guest: Ntsiki Dlulani – Equal Educations Western Cape Head of Organising

The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority has announced that it will allow the use of Ivermectin in controlled compassionate circumstances to treat Covid-19 Guest: Dr Yakub Essack - Co-chair of the Ivermectin Interest Group

The Mpumalanga Department of Education responds to the SA Teachers Union that they refuse to pay +4,000 temporary educators end of January Guest: Hlahla Ngwenya - Mpumalanga Education's Director for Labour Relations

The Mpumalanga Department of Education is refusing to pay +4,000 temporary educators end of January despite a formal agreement on 8 Dec ‘20 to pay them Guest: Chris Klopper – Executive Director of the SA Teachers Union

Lebanon citizens have taken to the streets to denounce strict lockdown measures put in place to curb an exhausting surge in covid-19 infections Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades

Busi Sibeko - Researcher and Economist at the Institute for Economic Justice Rukia Cornelious – Women Economic Justice at Oxfam South Africa Professor Keith Engelt - CEO of SA Institute of Tax Professionals

Guest: Dr Timo van der Niet, Senior Lecturer at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus.

Guest: Vuka Chonco – Deputy Secretary of FAWU

Guest: Busi Chimombe – SABC Reporter

Guest: Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele - Vice-President for Research at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Member of Ministerial Advisory Committee on vaccines