Africa is joined by Sithembiso Khuluse, National Programmes Coordinator at Right2Know to reflect on Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected as ANC President and how MPs in Parliament will react to the news. The President won a second term as ANC president, beating off rival Dr Zweli Mkhize for the position.

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Africa is joined by Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane, Chairperson of the Southern African Institute for Responsive and Accountable Government (Saiga) to talk about how the ANC plans to put an end to corruption. 

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Africa is joined by James Chapman, Head of Advocacy & Legal Advisor at Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town to reflect on the ANCs Immigration policy, one topics that is set to be discussed at the conference. The 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) is underway in Nasrec and is set to conclude later today.

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Africa is joined by Benedict Phiri | MD at IusPrudentia Special Counsel to talk about Jacob Zuma putting forward a private prosecution against President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Ramaphosa has since rejected Jacob Zuma’s attempt to add him as an accused in his private prosecution of state prosecutor Billy Downer. 

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Africa is joined by Dimpho Lekgeu,  Community Manager at Youth Lab to talk about youth unemployment & job creation, one of the policies that was discussed at the the ANC Elective Conference. Youth Lab works to provide various platforms for young people and decision-makers to exchange ideas, develop strategies and execute. In the third quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate in South Africa reached 27.9 percent among workers aged 35 to 44 years.

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Africa is joined by Chris Vondo, City Of Johannesburg Spokesperson at ANC to talk about the City's state of readiness to host the 55th ANC Elective Conference. Gauteng Traffic Police have urged motorists to expect some road closures and delays in the Nasrec area and asks that they use alternative routes near the Nasrec conference center. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to open the conference later this morning.

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Africa is joined by Dr Sethulego Matebesi to talk about the ANC Elective Conference and internal politics with the leading party that might delay proceedings. 

The 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) kicks off later today and wraps up on the 20 December 2022 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec, Gauteng. The conference will elect the party's 80-member National Executive Committee and its so-called Top Six leaders, including the president.

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Africa is joined by Eduan James Exercise Specialist at Ignite Fitness to talk about some of the reasons why you might feel sick after an intense workout and how you can prevent it. 

When we work out, there is an increase in blood flow to the working muscles, brain, lungs, and heart. This increases the amount of blood flow, driven by the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system (which helps regulates all of our involuntary body responses, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion). It does this by widening the arteries so they can carry more blood to these tissues.

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Africa is joined by Dr Sibongile Walaza, Senior Epidemiologist at National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to talk about the increase in 'whooping cough' cases in the country and why parents should be concerned.

The NICD have confirmed the increase in pertussis cases has been reported in South Africa among children younger than five years of age, particularly among infants younger than three months of age. 

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Africa is joined by Elijah Mhlanga, Department of Education Spokesperson to respond to an email we received from a concerned parent about two schools in Gauteng who are withholding school reports due to unpaid school fees.

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