The National Briefing

Guest: Prof John Stremlau is Honorary Professor of International Relations at Wits

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams – Programme Coordinator of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Guest: Mihlali Xhala - Agri SA’s Head of Corporate Chamber Guest: Dr Mmatlou Kalaba – Senior Lecturer for the Agricultural Economics Department at the University of Pretoria

Guest: Dr Alanna Rebelo - postdoctoral researcher at Stellenbosch University.

The KZN Agriculture Department has confirmed that there is an outbreak of Brucella Bacteria which causes abortions & infertility in livestock and people in the province. Guest: Dr Themba Sikhakhane, the state veterinarian for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Automobile Associations says to reduce the legal blood alcohol limits for drivers to zero will criminalize innocent motorists Guest: Layton Beard – Spokesperson of the Automobile Association

The Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi due to appear before parliament today to explain how Bushiri and his wife left the country illegally Guest: Bongani Bongo - Home Affairs Committee chairperson

Education Department confirms that the matric exam Mathematics paper 2 has been leaked and that learners in Limpopo and Gauteng have had access to it. Guest: Elijah Mhlanga - Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education

US company Moderna says it has a candidate vaccine for covid-19 which is 95.5% effective in stopping the transmission of the disease GUEST: Prof Shabir Madhi - Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand

Deputy Chief Judge Raymond Zondo will decide today whether to recuse himself as the chair of the Zondo commission Guest: Busi Chimombe - Senior Political Journalist SABC Radio News.

Guest: Ms. Faith Mabera, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue

Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has resigned following protests that he resign over a ceasefire that secured territorial gains for Azerbaijan Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades

Guest: Lumkile Mondi – Lecturer of school of Economics and Finance at Wits University Guest: Pali Lehotla the Former Statistician-General of South Africa and Former Head of Statistics South Africa. Guest: Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix Guest: Mike Schusstler – Chief economist at economists.co.za

Guest: Dr James Baxter-Gilbert - Centre for Invasion Biology at the Department of Botany & Zoology at Stellenbosch University

Guest: Ghalib Galant - Deputy National Coordinator, Right to Know

Government releases new figures showing how crime patterns changed coming out of the lockdown - the figures were for the period from July to September Guest: Dr Andrew Faull Crime Policing Expert Uct

Guest: Angel Khanyile MP – DA Shadow Minister of Home Affairs

Guest: Gary Eisenberg - Immigration Attorney

GUEST: Nomsa Maseko – BBC Southern Africa Correspondent

There is huge anger at the illegal escape from the country by the man who says he is a religious preacher shepherd Bushuri and his wife Mary Guest: Professor David Luka Mosoma – Chairperson of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities

The GCIS, says pastor Shepherd Bushiri left the country illegally as he had surrendered his passport to authorities as part of his bail conditions Guest: Phumla Williams - Director-General of the Government Communication and Information System

Gauteng transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo promises that they would try and sort out of the backlog of renewals for driver’s license cards in his province Guest: Jacob Mamabolo – Gauteng Transport MEC

China and 14 other countries across Asia have signed a deal that will see them creating the world’s largest trading bloc in a move that does not include the US. Guest: Sanusha Naidu – Political Analyst

SAfm Sunrise with Stephen Grootes

Guest: Prof Janine Wichmann, Head of the Environmental and Occupational Sciences Division at the UP’s Pretoria’s School of Health Systems and Public Health

Guest: Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha -Eastern Cape Premier spokesperson