The National Briefing

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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has spent nearly R1 million to vet 9,900 student teachers against the National Register of Sex Offenders (NRSO), marking a major step toward protecting learners and ensuring safer school environments.   Guest: Lukhanyo Vangqa: Department Of Basic Education Media liaison Officer     

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance SA, calls for urgent collaboration across sectors to make modern, effective diabetes care accessible to everyone.   Guest: Patrick Ngassa Piotie: Chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance SA   

ActionSA’s proposed  Constitutional Amendment  to abolish the position of Deputy Ministers was once again validated by the shocking testimony delivered before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee yesterday by one of the two Deputy Ministers of Police, Cassel Mathale MP.   Guest: Athol Trollip: ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader     

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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 30 October 2025 1.    Tanzania- Dar es Salaam Counting got underway in Tanzania’s general elections yesterday following a tense day marred by violent protests, curfew regulations and internet cut.   The Gambia- Equatorial Guinea ...

At least 104 Palestinians, including 46 children and 20 women, were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday night, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Director at Africa Asia Dialogues    

As Johannesburg faces a worsening water crisis, residents and businesses are increasingly turning to boreholes to secure water, with applications for drilling jumping by 80% in the past six months. Experts warn that unregulated or improperly drilled boreholes threaten groundwater safety and can cause significant damage to surrounding infrastructure.   Guest: Dr. Ferrial Adam: Execut...

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Tshwane says the city’s ongoing refusal to pay salary increases owed to municipal workers since 2021 is driving many of its own employees into debt with the municipality itself.  Nearly 9,000 municipal workers now owe the city a combined R28.88 million, up from R24.67 million a year ago.   Guest: Lehlogonolo Maphatsoe: South Afri...

The Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha has reserved judgment on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) application for leave to appeal the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulaniand Zikiswa Sitho.   Guest: Luxolo Tyali: Spokesperson, National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Eastern Cape        

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South Africa has made global headlines by becoming the first country in Africa — and only the third in the world — to approve lenacapavir (LEN), a revolutionary twice-yearly injectable drug that prevents HIV infection. Guest: Prof. Glenda Gray - Director of the Infectious Disease and Oncology Research Institute (IDORI) at Wits University    

This week, SAPS ballistics head Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela revealed to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that police have been forced to repurpose a museum into a storage facility to house over 29,000 firearms, each linked to a killing somewhere in the country. Guest: David Bruce: Independent Researcher in Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice and ISS Consultant     

A bloody weekend across several Cape Flats communities has left at least 22 people dead and 16 others critically injured, sparking outrage and renewed calls for government intervention. The African Congress for Change has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency in the region. Guest: Masizole Mnqasela: President of the Alliance of Citizens for Change, and Former Speaker of t...

The issue of bail in South Africa has once again come under the spotlight — most recently after Police Minister Bheki Cele described the country’s bail system as  “a mess.”  How does the bail system operate in SA? Guest: Dr (Adv) JB Skosana: South African Law Reform Commission Commissioner designated to the Review of the Criminal Procedure Act project&nb...

The Ministry in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities welcomes the swift arrest of a suspect linked to the brutal killing of two young women in Mamelodi East, Gauteng. Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga condemns, in the strongest possible terms, this senseless act of violence that has once again robbed families, communities, and our nation of young lives filled with promise. ...

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 29 October 2025 1.    Tanzania – Zanzibar As Tanzania decides today Zanzibar early voting starts as Suluhu conducts last rally in Mwanza President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her final campaign appeal to supporters on Tuesday, addressing a mas...

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Record-breaking rainfall has triggered devastating floods across central Vietnam, submerging parts of the UNESCO-listed cities of Hue and Hoi An. Over a metre of rain fell within 24 hours — the heaviest on record — inundating homes, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing thousands to evacuate amid warnings that the severe weather could persist through the week.  ...

Attorney Shaun Jacobs has won a significant legal victory after being unlawfully arrested by police officers outside his home. The incident occurred when Jacobs arrived home to find a police roadblock set up directly outside his property. After asking officers to move it and filming their refusal, he was allegedly met with aggression and subsequently arrested.   Guest: Nthabiseng Dubazan...

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The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) reports receiving over 3,000 mental health crisis calls daily, with many coming from young people battling depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Guest: Cassey Chambers: Operations Director, South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)   

Why do African leaders want to hold on to power for so long?   Guest: Lerato Tsebe: An independent African Researcher 

The Pan African Bar Association of South Africa has noted with concern the allegations made by an unidentified witness against the Acting Judge President of the Gauteng High Court, Judge Ledwaba (AJP Ledwaba before the Madlanga Commission, as well as the proliferation of public commentary on this delicate issue.   Guest: Adv. Dali Mpofu: Secretary, The Pan African Bar Association of Sout...