The National Briefing

Guest: Jefferson Alistair – Westbury Community Leader In Westbury, Joburg police say a total of eleven people have been shot and wounded - and two people have been killed in a series of shootings since Friday night.      

Guest: Ebrahim Deen – Independent Researcher and Political Analyst Israeli and Palestinian officials say they have reached a deal that will see Israel approving no new settlements on the west bank for a period of six months    

Guest: Leonardo Manus - Acting Deputy Director General for Infrastructure Management: National Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation The National Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation has now closed some of the sluice gates at the vaal dam - but there is still a huge amount of water pouring into the vaal dam river system      

Guest: Dr Alex Mashilo - SACP National Spokesperson Cosatu and the SACP started consultations with President Cyril Ramaphosa over changes he wants to make to his cabinet.        

Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist: University of Pretoria In India - the finance ministers of the G20 group of countries have been unable to agree on a final communique that would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - which China refusing to condemn Moscow’s actions.    

Guest: William Bird - Media Monitoring Africa Director Media Monitoring Africa is going to court to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint a new board to the SABC.      

Guest: Raymond Parsons – Economics Professor: North-West University Business School Guest: Mahlengi Bhengu Motsiri - ANC National Spokesperson There was confirmation late on Friday that the financial action task force has now played South Africa on its grey list of countries that do not have proper controls around money flows    

Guest: Ashley Benjamin - FEDUSA Deputy General Secretary FEDUSA calls on the Minister of Minister of Higher Education to urgently intervene at the Durban University of Technology on complains about several serious violations and irregularities by Executive Management        

Guest: Ted Blom – Energy Expert News24 and Daily Maverick say there are four syndicates operating at Eskoms power stations and that they are linked to two current cabinet ministers - but both have refused to name the cabinet ministers.    

Guest: Dr Kagiso Maaroganye - Board member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists The South African Society of Psychiatrists is now warning that the budget allocated to mental health is insufficient for the needs of South Africans    

Guest: Xolile Mpini - chief executive of the Langeberg Unemployed Forum Guest: Neva Makgelta - Senior Researcher, Trade and Industrial Policy Studies Guest: Mervyn Abrahams - Programme Co-ordinator of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group Guest: Johan Wege - chair labour centre AgriSA  

People’s Mediated 

Guest: Tshepo Fokane, a researcher at the Alliance for Rural Democracy Alliance for Rural Democracy call for the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act to scrapped off the roll.                

Guest: Pastor Charles George, PRO of the Delft community policing forum The City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers was gunned down at construction site

Guest: Mgcini Tshwaku, MMC for Public Safety and Security in the City of Johannesburg The MMC for Public Safety and Security in the City of Johannesburg Mgcini Tshwaku has now promised that he will make the City clean        

Guest: Hope Papo - Deputy National Spokesperson of the ANC Guest: Wayne Duvenage, CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) The ANC’s Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said they were challenging de Ruyter to release proof the ANC was involved in corruption - he said that ANC does not tolerate corruption - and that the ANC would not protect corrupt individuals    

Guest: Kganki Matabane, CEO of Black Business Council The Black Business Council welcomes the Eskom Board's Decision to Let Go of the Former CEO with Immediate Effect  

Guest: Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Deputy Minister of Health The Department of Health has now confirmed first cholera death in SA      

Guest: Prof. Justin Bradfield, Associate Professor: Palaeo-Research Institute 500-year-old horn container discovered in South Africa sheds light on pre-colonial Khoisan medicines      

Guest: Rodgers Monama, Limpopo MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism The Limpopo Government intends to visit and monitor Spaza Shops aimed at verifying documentation, ownership, products, operating hours, suppliers, and many other areas which will assist entrepreneurs in running lucrative businesses        

Guest: Victor Pardal - motorsport expert, MC, professional drifter and television personality known for hosting motoring-themed shows like, Channel O customization series 'Mzanzi Ridez Denis Klopper - Kyalami 9 Hour race director Mediated Conversation: The Culture of Motorsports in SA    

Guest: Lucky Ntimane, National Liquor Traders Council national convener Liquor Traders welcome the Finance Ministers Speech.    

Guest: Professor Mark Swilling, head of the University of Stellenbosch's Centre for Sustainable Transition Government will take over two hundred and fifty four billion rands worth of the Eskom debt    

Guest: Jongizizwe Dlabathi, SALGA Gauteng chairperson Guest: Seth Mazibuko, Soweto crisis committee leader Finance Minister says that there will be a process of incentivized relief for municipalities to pay their debt - again if those councils stick to these conditions    

Guest: Mametlwe Sebei - General Industries Workers Union of SA President GIWUSA support protests against neoliberal austerity budget speech.