The National Briefing

Guest: Julian Rademeyer, Director of the Organised Crime Observatory for East and Southern Africa at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime. Guest: Eldred De Klerk- Senior policing and community conflict specialist at Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis Guest: Thabiso Zulu, whistle blower Mediated Conversation: Why are there so many assassinations in SA?      

Guest: Mpumelelo Zikalala, Legal Analyst Three judges will now hear President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal bid to stop his private prosecuting by former President Jacob Zuma.      

Guest: Dr. Louw Claassens, Palau National Marine Sanctuary: Science Officer and Researcher & Research Associate of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University. DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish  

Guest: Joseph Tsatsire, Director for Water Distribution in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality (NMBM) has said it cannot meet the water demand of 286 megalitres a day as the ongoing drought resulted in severe water shortages        

Guest: Prof Adrian Puren, Executive Director at the National Institute For Communicable Diseases Of South Africa The Health Minister said yesterday that government is not going to take any measures at this stage after the detection of a case of the new sub-variant of covid-19 - officially called XBB.1.5        

Guest: Kedibone Diale-Tlabela - Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics The Gauteng Transport and Logistics is today impounding unroadworthy scholar transports    

Guest: Horisani Sithole, Sabc News Reporter Guest: Matome Chiloane, Gauteng Education MEC As schools in the inland provinces go back today there are still some learners who have not been placed - and the Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that it has to sometimes decide to allow a school to be overcrowded      

Guest: Lerato Ntwampe, Social Media Legal Consultant Social Media Experts are warning parents to be careful with posting their child’s first day of school pictures as it causes a digital security risk.    

Guest: Nono Maloyi, North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs Ditsobotla Municipality Mayor yesterday resigned 7 hours after her appointed    

Guest: James Mackay, CEO of Energy Council of South Africa We will have stage six load shedding every evening until further notice and stage four during the day. Energy department will oversee Eskom, Ramaphosa says    

Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University Ukranian soldiers are now receiving training on how to use the US’s patriot missile system which is designed to intercept missiles that are being used by Russia to attack Ukraine.      

Guest: Koffi Kouakou, senior research fellow at the Centre of Africa China Guest: Prof Martin Jacques, Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing Guest: Prof. Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA and Epidemiologist Mediated Conversation: The reopening of China and what it means for the global economy.    

Guest: Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu’s oversight visit to inspect the Welbedacht pipeline under construction to increase water supply for Mangaung        

Guest: Humbulani Mudau, Chief Director: Space Science and Technology at Department of Science and Technology Launch of the first world agriculture focused microsatellite    

Guest: Khanyisa Qobo, Divisional Manager: Advocacy at the Competition Commission The Competition Commission is warning schools and suppliers that it will prosecute those not complying with the Act pertaining to the pricing of school uniforms.          

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga, Basic Education spokesperson Basic Education Department on state of readiness for pupils returning to school.      

Guest: Isaac Mangena - City Power Spokesperson City Power says that it is now pleading with communities to protect infrastructure as they are under-siege    

Guest: Kenny Kunene – Deputy President: Patriotic Alliance Guest: Zebilon Maine, SABC News Reporter Guest: Dr. Tim Maake, MD of DTM Consulting Ditsobotla Municipality Mayor has now resigned hours after being appointed      

Guest: Dawie Roodt, Efficient Group founder and chief economist 29million people in SA receive some form of grant, around 18 million people receive a grant from government and another 11 million people get the 350-rand social relief of distress grant.        

Guest: Professor Lyal White, research associate at the Brenthurst Foundation Overnight the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsanaro has checked himself into a hospital in the US - saying he needs treatment for a stab wound from 2018 - after huge violence in brazil in the last 48 hours.  

Guest: Anthony Waldhausen, chair: Msunduzi Association of Residents, Ratepayers and Civics Business owners in Msunduzi Municipality around PMB say that people who are urinating and defecating in public places on business properties are making it difficult for them breath    

Guest: David Van Wyk, mining analyst: Benchmarks Foundation At least eight Zama Zama’s or illegal miners have died after being trapped in a shaft near Driekop outside Burgersfort in Limpopo over the weekend,      

Mediated Conversation: In so many places in our nation there is so much litter. Why? Guest: Nhlanhla Sibisi, Climate & Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace Guest: Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology at Wits Guest: Melanie Samson, Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Johannesburg  

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says that there is a lack of clarity on etolls Guest: Wayne Duvenage, CEO of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse)  

Sabretooth cats hunted on South Africa's coast 5 million years ago. Guest: Caitlin Rabe, PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town