The National Briefing

Guest: Aaron Motsoaledi – Minister of Home Affairs

Guest: Sipho Ngwema – National Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority

Guest: Prof Leila Patel is Professor of Social Development Studies at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg.

Guest: Prof Alf Nilsen - Professor in the department of Sociology University of Pretoria

Guest: Dr Bob Wekesa Wits African Centre For Study of US Guest: John Stremlau – International Relations Professor at Wits University Guest: Prof Siphamandla Zondi – Professor of Politics at UJ

Guest: Dr Bernard Coetzee - Global Change Institute, Wits University

Guest: Helen Sauls August - Current Speaker of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

Guest: Dr June Bam-Hutchison - Centre for African Studies, the interim head of the newly launched San and Khoe Research Unit

Guest: Guy Leitch - Editor of SA Flyer Magazine

There was confirmation yesterday from Stats SA that we lost over two million jobs during the quarter of the hard lockdown - so between the end of March and the end of June the number of people who lost their jobs increased dramatically. Guest: Peter Attard Montalto - Head of Capital Markets Research at Intellidex

The Zondo Commission heard yesterday how the man described as a tender tycoon Edwin Sodi made payments that had references to people like the Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, Zizi Kodwa, Paul MAshatile Anoj Singh and Thulas Nxesi Guest: Busi Chimombe - Senior Political Journalist SABC Radio News.

It has been reported that the number of active Covid-19 cases have shot up by 6% in Gauteng since the lockdown regulations were dropped to level 1. The provincial health department says it’s concerned by this. Guest: Jacob Mamabolo – Gauteng Acting MEC For health

Healthcare organisations from the Federation of South African Surgeons (FoSAS), the South African Medical Association (SAMA), the South African Private Practitioners Forum (SAPPF) and the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) are calling for accountability and action with regards to restore the confidence of health care workers in the legislature of South Africa and to avoid the destr...

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and the integrity of November’s election in a chaotic first debate on Tuesday marked by personal insults, name calling and Trump’s repeated interruptions. Guest: Brooks Spector - Associate Editor at ‎The Daily Maverick

Guest: Jean Le Roux – Research Associate for Digital Forensics Lab Guest: William Bird – Executive Director of Media Monitoring Africa Guest: Dr Jabu Mtsweni – Head of Information and Cyber Security at CSIR

Guest: Sashin Naidoo – SABC Reporter

Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis MP – DA Shadow Minister of Finance

Guest: Monica Nyuswa – Mpumalanga NPA spokesperson

Guest: Busi Chimombe - Senior Political Journalist SABC Radio News.

Guest: Ralph Mathekga – Political Analyst

Guest: Tsholofelo Mathibedi - Spokesperson to the MEC for the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development

It was revealed yesterday that an Mpumalanga Man stands accused of raping his 8 year old twins. The man is said to be a former Mpumalanga MEC. He is also Mpumalanga ANC PEC member has been arrested for raping two minors Guest: Tumelo Machogo – SABC reporter

Guest: Shafiq Morton, journalist for four decades. Current affairs presenter Voice of the Cape, author of four books (two on the Middle East - Saudi Arabia and Palestine), been on assignment in North Africa, Middle East and Far East.

Guest: Makoma Lekalakala - Director at Earthlife South Africa Guest: Meshack Mbangula - National Coordinator for the Mining Affected Communities United in Action MACAU Guest:Blessings Ramoba - President of Mining Forum of South Africa

Guest: Dr Eugene Bergh - Invertebrate Paleontologist and Geologist at the Iziko South African Museum