The National Briefing

Peter Ucko CEO at (TAG) Tobacco Alcohol and Gambling Advisory Advocacy and Action Group Sibani Mngadi - South Africa Liquor Brand owners Association (SALBA) Professor Alex van der Heever, chair of social security at the Wits School of Governance

Khayelitsha Development Forum recently hosted a prayer service in the area where concerns about harassment and extortion were raised. Guest: Ndithini Tyhido – From the Khayelitsha Development Forum

This week will see the opening of applications for special voting happening, which will close on 30th October. This will happen alongside the compilation of the list of candidates contesting the wards. Guest: Sy Mamabolo, CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission

Guest: MEC Dr Phopi Ramathuba –MEC of health in Limpopo

There is a call from civil society organizations to have bail conditions for people accused of gender-based violence tightened Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise - Director of Wise4Afrika

Yesterday the minister of police announced that there have been arrests made with regards to the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. Suspects have allegedly been arrested in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Guest: Brigadier Vish Naidoo - Spokesperson for the National Commissioner

Guest: Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, FNB executive

Guest: Phakamile Hlubi. Spokesperson for NUMSA

Protests in Belarus have erupted once again. Groups of workers and students in Belarus have heeded the nationwide strike was called by exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in order to put pressure on the current president to resign. Guest: Mr Roland Henwood - political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria

Mediated conversation: In Nigeria we have seen huge protests involving thousands of people in the state of Lagos against police brutality. Guest: Adetunji Omotola – Independent Africa Analyst Guest: Faith Abioudun - Nigerian citizen and Executive Director of Future Africa

Guest: Frank Eckardt - Associate Professor Environmental and Geographic Science, University of Cape Town

Guest: Bonang Mohale is independent non-executive chairman of The Bidvest Group Limited, Chancellor of the University of the Free State

Guest: Les Govender – Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Spokesperson in KZN

President of the Medical Research Council, Professor Glenda Gray, says the size of the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa depends on the actions of ordinary people. People are still expected to wear masks, practice social distancing and regularly wash of hands for at least 20 seconds. Level One of the lockdown has seen most sectors of the economy reopening - but experts say ma...

Guest: Ayanda Allie Paine – Spokesperson to the Minister of Transport

The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) says it wants the government to pay out the R1.8 billion it promised to the industry within 10 days. The National Taxi Alliance has also announced its withdrawal from the National Taxi Lekgotla scheduled to take place on the 29th of October with Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. The alliance accuses the minister of negotiating in bad faith saying government is not...

Guest: Wayne Duvenhage - Organization Undoing Tax Abuse OUTA CEO

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has made its intentions clear that they intend to recover “every cent which is owed” by former grant payment company Cash Paymaster Services. It has been reported that Cash Paymaster Services owes SASSA about R1.5 billion, including R800 million in profits. Guest: Paseka Letsatsi - SASSA Spokesperson

Iran's Health Ministry has recently reported 6,134 new cases for Covid-19. Iran is the Middle East's hardest-hit country. The country’s Tehran Coronavirus Taskforce head Alireza Zali told media that the country indicated that there are plans for staff at state bodies to be cut by 50% next week, and coming to work every other day. Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades.

SAfm Sunrise with Stephen Grootes

What if the same technology that enables slacking (scrolling through social media, internet surfing, playing games) offer the solution to this procrastination? Guest: Sam Orton - University of Stellenbosch Business School MBA student

Equal Education are concerned the Western Cape Department of Education’s Draft Guidelines will not properly protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ learners. Guest: Roné McFarlane - Equal Education Co-Head of Research

The NPA wants to be removed from under the justice department in order to operate more like a chapter 9 institution and maintain its independence. Guest: Sipho Ngwema – National Prosecuting Authority national spokesperson

The Budget Justice Coalition SA has tabled a people's budget based on human rights and an alternative to Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Guest: Daniel Maclaren - He is part of the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) steering commitee

there’s been a big debate this week within the MKMVA about whether members should wear military uniforms. The Eastern Cape MKMVA says they should not Guest: Kebby Maphatsoe - President of Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) and former deputy minister of defence and military veterans