The National Briefing

SAMA submitted a petition with over 50 000 signatures to the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces requesting that members of the NCOP consider the petition before voting on the adoption of the NHI Bill in its current form   Guest: Dr. Edward Ngwenya, Vice-Chairperson of South African Medical Association

The South African Network of Religious Leaders Living and Personally affected by HIV supports the call by the South African National AIDS Council Civil Society Forum’s Sex Workers Sector for decriminalisation of sex work, alongside Sisonke Sex Workers Movement.   Guest: Prof Mbulelo Dyasi, President of National Family Foundation of South Africa, SANERELA

  Afrika Update Report: 25 July 2023; 1. Sudan - Khartoum, 100 days of fighting in Sudan and no peace in sight-what we know so far; 2. Mali-USA, The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has imposed sanctions against Mali's defence minister and two military officials ; 3.Gabon-Libreville, The Gabonese election centre has published a list of 19 candidate for the presidential elections scheduled for...

  Guest: Hlayiseka Yingwane, Air Quality Specialist & Wits School Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering PhD Candidate

  Guest: Nolwazi Tusini – Acting Co-Executive Director: IRANTI

 In Russia, Ukraine has used drones to attack and damage at least two buildings in the capital Moscow - Russian officials say the drones were suppressed and crashed - no one was hurt. Guest: Abel Esterhuyse, associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University

In central Joburg, 2800 households in the middle of properly the most densely populated part of our country are still without water and power 0- after that massive explosion that burst open Bree street last week Guest: Floyd Brink, City of Johannesburg Manager

  Guest: Tebogo Khaas, chair of Public Interest SA

Prof. Guy Midgley, Climate scientist and acting director of the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University. Dr. Roland Ngam, Project Manager for Climate Justice at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Nhlanhla Sibisi, Climate & Energy Campaigner (Greenpeace)

  Guest: Busi Chimombe, SABC Reporter

Guest: Daniel Eloff  - Attorney

Guest: Roland Henwood, Political Scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria

  Guest: Bret Herron, Good Party Secretary General

The DA’s pit toilet eradication campaign is about to kick off in full force and we are planning oversights in the provinces. For this, my colleague, Marina van Zyl and I, have enlisted the help of the provincial spokespersons and staff on basic education. Guest: Bax Nodada, DA Shadow Minister of Education

  Guest: Ryan Woolley, Insurance Claims Africa CEO

  Guest: Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University

  Guest: Ivor Chipkin, Director of the New South Institute

Guest: Dr. Fikile Vilakazi, Lecturer in Public Policy and Political Science at UKZN

  Guest: Wendy Alberts, CEO of Restaurant Association Of SA

  Guest: Lucky Ntimane, President: Pan African Liquor Traders Alliance

    Guest: Dr Jason Samuels, GreenX co-founder

    Guest: John Loos, property strategist at FNB Commercial Property

The parents and families of the 21 young people who died in the Enyobeni tavern in East London last year are holding a picket this morning - demanding that they be given the official documents that show why their children died   Guest: Khululekile Ncandana – Parent

There are now reports that parts of Mogale City are still dry due to water shutdowns by Rand Water in Gauteng   Guest: Danny Thupane, Mayor of Mogale Cityead of Department Civil Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg