The National Briefing

Guest: Makhosini Mgitywa - PRASA Spokesperson Guest:Paul Soto – Chair of the United Commuter Voice Gauteng Guest: Zukie Vuka - Organizer of Unite Behind Guest: Paul Browning - Transport Economist

Guest: Elizabeth M Rudolph - Lecturer in Geography, University of the Free State

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the province's health data indicates that the province is managing the pandemic very well up to this point. Mabuyane says the province continues to see a decrease in hospitalization cases which are now sitting at 490 compared to 560 last week. He says the recovery rate in the province has remained at 95% during the last seven days which is above the nationa...

Update from the SAPS regarding Sexually assaulted blind women being turned away at Police Stations after being told they are unable to identify their attackers. Guest: Brigadier Mathapelo Peters - National police department spokesperson

Guest: Amina Accram – SABC Reporter

Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has been suspended by the party because of his conviction for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm against DA Councillor Ryno Kayser during a council meeting in 2016. Guest: Loyiso Magqashela – Eastern Cape ANC provincial spokesperson

South Africa’s economy contracted by 51% in the second quarter of 2020. This is according to Statistics SA which has released the #GDP figures for April, May and June, when the country operated under widespread lockdown restrictions in response to COVID-19. Guest: Zwelakhe Mnguni - Chief Investment Officer at Benguela Fund Managers

Retailer, Clicks, has decided to close all its stores nationwide tomorrow amid continued protests over the online advert that denigrated the hair of black people. Clicks says on its facebook page that it is closing the stores to allow for counselling of staff. The EFF has staged protests at Clicks stores across the country - demanding that stores close until Friday. Clicks obtained an interdict ag...

Fights over lucrative routes and leadership positions within taxi alliances are among the main reasons for the taxi violence that has plaqued Gauteng for years. That's according to Chief Strategic Manager at the South African National Taxi Council - Bafana Magagula. He's been testifying at the Commission of Inquiry into Taxi Violence in the province underway at Parktown in Johannesburg. Magagula s...

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa is calling for Borders to be opened, so that the industry can contribute to the economy. Guest: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is a Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa

The family of Jamal Khashoggi has described the verdict - issued by a Saudi Arabian court - as fair and deterrent. The court yesterday jailed eight people - for between seven and 20 years - for the 2018 murder of Khashoggi. The journalist, who was a critic of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 - where he had gone to obtain docu...

Guest: Jan Vermeulen – Editor at Large for My Broadband Guest: Nkenke Kekana – Chairperson of the NEC Sub-Committee on Communications Guest: Kyle Venktess – Tech Analyst Guest: Paseka Maleka – ICASA Spokesperson

Guest: Steve Taylor is the author of several best-selling books on psychology and spirituality

Guest: Pumza Ndamase, Project Lead for the Reading for Meaning programme.

Stats SA will today release the Q2 GDP figure. South Africa's economy contracted by 2% in the first quarter of 2020, following a 1.4% contraction in the fourth quarter of 2019, pushing the country deeper into recession. We get analysts' expectations on the second quarter figures considering that this was the period in which the country went into a hard lockdown stopping nearly all economic activit...

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced three key Bills have been introduced to Parliament as part of government’s promise to GBV activists and women. But what exactly are those bills, and what do they mean for the fight against Gender based violence. Guest: Lisa Vetten - doctoral fellow at the Wits University City Institute and well-known gender activist

According to Blind SA, blind and partially sighted women who get sexually assaulted are being turned away at police stations after being told they are unable to identify their attackers. Blind SA has as a result started a petition to assist blind and partially sighted women speak up against secondary victimization at police stations. Guest: Irene Azwifaneli Mashele – Blind SA Secretary on Gender-B...

The SAHRC has noted the advertisement which prima facie appears to amount to racial stereotyping and an infringement of various human rights, including the foundational values of equality and human dignity Guest: Andre Gaum – SA Human Rights Commissioner

Allegations of corruption at Eskom took centre stage at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture yesterday. The commission heard evidence from Eskom's former Chief Executive (CEO) Tshediso Matona. Matona served as Eskom's CEO for seven months from October 2014 to April 2015. He was suspended at Eskom in March 2015 and later left the power utility. Guest: Amina Accram – SABC Reporter

The Gauteng Legislature is considering laying criminal charges against the provincial Department of Infrastructure Development and Property Management (IDPM) officials and a contractor involved in the construction of a school in a waterlogged area in Tembisa Guest: Bones Mpho Modise – Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development

The African National Congress is on a process for all members to declare their interests and obtain criminal clearance certificates. ANC regional task team boss Nceba Faku confirmed that the task team in Nelson Mandela Bay says members needed to obtain the clearance certificates to signify they had not been charged with any crimes, were not awaiting trial and had not been accused of a crime. Guest...

Britain's divorce from the European Union has veered into fresh crisis after the United Kingdom threatened to undermine the exit agreement unless free trade terms are agreed by next month. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is reportedly planning new legislation to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement it signed in January. The move could potentially jeopardise the whole...

SAfm Sunrise with Stephen Grootes

Guest: Jolidee Mathango – MMC for Finance for the City Of Joburg Guest: Ald Neilson - City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Guest: Wayne Duvenhage - Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse OUTA CEO

Clicks SA Group CEO Vikesh Ramsunder