The National Briefing

Guest: Cebo Ngwetsheni - University of the Western Cape (UWC) PhD

Corruption Watch yesterday released a report titled “Our Future is not for Sale” highlighting the devastating impact of corruption on the lives of young people in SA Guest: Mzwandile Banjathwa - Projects Coordinator at Corruption Watch

Guest: Guy Leitch - The editor of SA Flyer Magazine

The Zondo commission yesterday heard an outside influence at Eskom and that the board was making decisions that other people knew about in advance Guest: Amina Accram – SABC Reporter

Zondo commission announced that US Consultancy Mckinsey to pay back R650 million to SAA and Transnet that was paid for work done during the state capture era. Guest: Iraj Abedian – CEO of Pan-African Investments and Research Services

Today marks the end of the 16 days of activism campaign against gender violence. Guest: Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu

Comments were made by Ace Magashule yesterday that there is no crisis in the ANC - and that people who are expecting a big announcement will be disappointed Guest: Dr Snuki Zikalala - President Of ANC Veterans league

Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela, Dean and Head of School, Nursing and Public Health at UKZN’s School of Medicine

Guest: Mary Metcalfe – Senior Research Associate at UJ Guest: Chwayita Wenana - Deputy Head of Organizing for Equal Education Western Cape Guest: Ahmed Bawa - CEO Universities SA

Guest: Arthur Goldstuck – CEO of World Wide Worx

According to Gauteng transport, More than 51 000 people managed to renew their driver’s licenses across Gauteng in November following an outcry of backlog Guest: Jacob Mamabolo – Gauteng MEC For Tranport

Guest: Dr Phopi Ramathuba – MEC of health in Limpopo

President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ANC said that the party’s secretary general Ace Magashule will now present him to the integrity commission on Saturday Guest: Tinyiko Maluleke – Political Analyst

Dr Ben Ngubane told the Zondo commission he was surprised to hear that someone close to the Guptas predicated that Brian Molefe would be the CEO of Eskom Guest: Amina Accram – SABC Reporter

The Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance MEC Xolile Nqatha says that the election of the DA’s Nqaba Bhanga as Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor was illegal Guest: Nqaba Bhanga as Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor

Yesterday, Judges were being asked questions by lawyers in the judicial conducts tribunal hearing into the conduct of Judge President John Hlophe. Guest: Wisani Makhubele – SABC Reporter

There were raids at offices of the national lottery commission and some of the offices related to it yesterday by the special investigating unit Guest: Raymond Joseph – Investigative Journalist at GroundUp

Britain, Germany and France say they’re worried that Iran is planning to increase its ability to enrich uranium which is part of the process of creating a nuclear bomb Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades.

Guest: Professor Ian Sanne, head of the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee Guest: Professor Helen Rees. Executive Director Wits RHI Guest: Fatima Hassan-Head of the health Justice Initiative

Guest: Professor Andrew Forbes – From the School of Physics University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg

The Western Cape Education Department says its investigation has found that there is no evidence of racism at Brackenfell high school Guest: Chris Nissen - SA Human Rights Commissioner

The Gauteng high court yesterday said that Busisiwe Mkhwebane was biased - that her conduct was egregious and that she had been blatantly dishonest Guest: Tebogo Malatji - Lawyer to Pravin Gordhan

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his overview at the ANC NEC meeting which is expected to decide on whether Ace Magashule must step aside as secretary general Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst

The judicial conduct tribunal hearing into allegations made 12 years ago against the Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe finally started yesterday Guest: Wisani Makhubele – SABC Reporter

There is another series of municipal by-elections tomorrow - as people in different parts of the country will be voting for candidates. Guest: Sy Mamabolo, CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission