The National Briefing

Guest: Bongani Ngcobo, Legal Advisor at the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

Guest: Waseem Carrim - National Youth Development Agency CEO

Guest: Dr Somadoda Fikeni - Policy and Political Analyst

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has vowed to force the government to honour the 2018 wage agreement. The union says they view the intended cuts of R60 billion in 2021/22, R90bn in 2022/23 and R150bn in 2023/24, mostly from the public sector wage bill as government and attack on their members and workers. Guest: Michael Shingange NEHAWU’s first Deputy President

National Taxi Alliance maintains its position that they have not participated at the Provincial Makgotlas and will not be participating at the 2020 National Lekgotla. Former Chairperson of Santaco Greater Joburg region says the Taxi Lekgotla won’t work because representation is questionable and some associations are not part of it. Guest: Theo Malele - The Spokesperson for National Taxi Alliance G...

Energy Analyst has penned an opinion piece unpacking Eskom’s campaign to increase tariffs. According to Blom, not enough is being done to steer the power Utility in the right direction, and his warning to electricity consumers is that they should themselves for many more annual increases of 25% per annum. Guest: Ted Blom - Energy Analyst

On the 3rd of November 2020, the United States Presidential election will take place. National polls were released on Wednesday as all but one showed Biden with a lead among likely voters ranging from five to 12 points. This morning we get an update on the turn out on the pre-election votes and get a sense of what can be expected. Guest: Prof John Stremlau is Honorary Professor of International Re...

Ben Madokwe, R2K National Working Group member Cynthia Stimpel - Whistleblower and Founder of Seasons with Conscious Osborne Molatudi - Employment & Labour Law Specialist at Molatudi Advisory Services

Guest: Prof Rebecca Garland. I am a Principal Researcher in the Climate and Air Quality Modelling Research Group at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Guest: Vusi Thembekwayo - Venture capitalist, global business speaker

Guest: Edward Kieswetter SARS Commissioner

Guest: Lumkile Mondi, Senior Lecturer - Wits School of Economics and Finance

Guest: Dr Sean Muller from the School of Economics at the University of Johannesburg

Groundwork has written to President Ramaphosa, and Minister General Bheki Cele to request for the speedy and urgent investigation to arrest and put on trial those responsible for the murder of Mama Fikile Ntshangase. Mama Ntshangashe was the Vice-Chairperson of a sub-committee of the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO). She was gunned down in her home at Ophondweni, near M...

Kashmiris have accused India on Land Grab after new laws have been enacted. What has come with some of these laws is that India is allowing any of its nationals to buy land in the disputed Indian-administered Kashmir. Guest: Mr Roland Henwood - political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria

Dr Zulu Mathabo Zulu - Theologian, Published Author and Doctoral Practitioner Solomon Izang Ashoms - Founder Of Movement against Abuse in Churches Pastor Mboro - President of the Church Mandate Turnaround Movement

Africans are being denied their rights in switching credit life insurance from one service provider to the next. Instead of financial institutions teaching consumers how to be financially savvy, they are withholding information that consumers can use/claim from. For example they'll say it takes up to 12 months to change credit life policies but with any other policy it takes 30 days written notice...

A NPO Mental Health Support Programme has been launched to provide psycological support to leaders, staff and volunteers. It is a 24-hour toll-free Helpline to offer mental health care and support and it is called NPOwer. Guest: Cassey Chambers - Operations Director at South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)

Eskom has been implementing load reduction in parts of Gauteng for a while now, with Soweto, with the load reduction starting sometimes at 5am, saying it was trying to prevent network overloading in high density areas of Gauteng. Guest: Reneiloe Semenya - Gauteng Eskom Spokesperson

The Democratic Alliance say the welcome yesterday’s judgement from the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissing, the Section 18(4) appeal lodged by the Gauteng Provincial Government in July this year. DA Leader applauded the judgement saying it’s a win also for the people on Tshwane, who made it very clear in 2016 that they no longer wanted to live in an ANC-governed metro. Guest: John Steenhuisen...

Drama Erupted in Court yesterday as the five men arrested in connection with Senzo Meyiwa's murder refused to step inside the dock, saying the did not murder Senzo. Senzo Meyiwa was shot and killed in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni at the home of Musician Kelly Khumalo. Guest: Siya Meyiwa – Senzo Meyiwa’s Uncle

Black Sash say they expect the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to reflect government’s constitutional and international obligations to provide social assistance for those aged 18 to 59 years with little to no income. Finance Minster Tito Mboweni is expected to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Guest: Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker - Black Sash Advocacy Manager

The judgement in the applications by Nigerian Pastor Timothy Omotoso was postponed to the 4th of November. Omotoso is currently facing over 90 charges ranging from rape and sexual assault to human trafficking. Guest: Veronica Fourie – SABC Reporter

The Chair of the SAA board has resigned. This come ahead of Finance minister Tito Mboweni is expected to announce further capital transfers to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially SAA. Guest: Guy Leitch - The editor of SA Flyer Magazine

There are tensions between Middle East countries and France, following President Emmanuel Macron publicly defending cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. In Islam, cartoons depicting the prophet are considered blasphemous in Islam. Following this, there was a campaighn ‘Boycott French products’ which was launched over Macron’s Islam comments. Guest: Sanusha Naidu – Political Analyst from the Institute...