The National Briefing

A group of women are taking the Ingonyama Trust to court arguing that it is wrong that they are charged rent to occupy some of the land belonging to the trust Guest: Lawson Naidoo - Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the Constitution of South Africa

Guest: Sanusha Naidoo – Political Analyst

Guest: Professor Frances Duncan - School of Animal Plant & Environmental Sciences University of Wits Guest: Andrea Campher, Agri SA’s Risk and disaster manager Guest: Dr Lennox Mtshagi – President of the Black Farmers Association Guest: Dr Ben Kgakatsi - responsible for climate change and disaster risk management in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Guest: Prof Abdon Atangana – researcher in the Institute for Groundwater Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS)

Guest: Professor Barry Schoub Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID vaccines

Guest: Nqaba Banga – Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor

The health department is asking all of the young people who were part of what is called the Rage events to quarantine themselves and go for covid-19 tests Guest: Dr Musawenkosi Mabaso - From Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) an epidemiologist

Guest: Ongama Mtimka - Lecturer and Political Analyst from the Nelson Mandela University

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Department of Basic Education’s Spokesperson

SADTU says it will be in court today to oppose the decision by the basic education department to force matrics to re-write two exams - after they were leaked. Guest: Mugwena Maluleke - General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union

ANC’s NEC meeting started last night - Will Ace Magashule should step aside as secretary general after being charged with corruption Guest: Samkele Maseko – SABC Political reporter

John Steenhuisen had decided to put the party’s communications spokesperson Phumzille van Damme on a temporary sabbatical. Guest: Natasha Mazzone – Democratic Alliance Chief Whip

Guest: Prof John Stremlau is honorary professor at Wits University

Guest: Prince Mashele – Political Analyst

Automobile Association Reacting to The Transport Ministers announcement that expired learner and driver licenses now valid until August 2021. Guest: Layton Beard – Spokesperson of the Automobile Association

Learner’s licenses, driving license cards, temporary driving license card and professional driving permits that expired from 26 March 2020 to 31 Dec 2020 are deemed valid for period ending 31 Aug 2021 Guest: Ayanda Allie Paine – Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula

Guest: Alan Winde – Western Cape Premier

Guest: Professor Alex van den Heever - chair in the field of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Governance.

President Ramaphosa announces that summer initiation season will go ahead in the eastern cape despite the fact the province has a large number of covid-19 cases Guest: Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena – Contralesa President

Guest: Nelson Mandela Bay acting mayor, Thsonono Buyeye

Guest: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is a Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa

Former Eskom boss Matshela Koko claims that he, Brian Molefe and former Eskom chair Ben Ngubane were the best leaders Eskom has had since 2001. Guest: Mbalenhle Mthethwa – SABC Economics Reporter

The Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture serves summons on former president Jacob Zuma to testify before it in January and February Guest: Karyn Maughan – Legal Journalist

Donald trump is still claiming that the presidential election that he lost to Joe Biden was stolen from him even after losing court case after court case Guest: Brooks Spector - Associate Editor at ‎The Daily Maverick

Guest: Wendy Alberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Restaurants Association of South Africa (RASA) Guest: Lucky Ntimane - Liquor Traders Association of SA Guest: Dr Musa Mabaso - Chief Specialist at the HSRC