NIGHT FALL

Guest:  Roland Henwood - Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria

While delivering the country statement to the United Nations General Assembly in New York., President Cyril Ramaphosa made a call to transform the global financial architecture. He also says urgent action is needed to address the effects of the covid-19 pandemic - and climate change. The President says the poor and the most vulnerable - are carrying the brunt of the global challenges such as economic meltdowns. He also appealed for equal access to world markets. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a large South African delegation in New York this week, where the developing world is expected to lay out its expectations on the international stage.

Guest: Dr Simon Howell - Senior Researcher, Center of Criminology at the University of Cape Town. 

South Africa has opted for a human rights-based rather than a stringent law enforcement punitive approach to the management of the country's correctional facilities.

Guest: Prof Hatmunt Winkler - University of Johannesburg Physics professor with a research in interest in sunlight modeling.

Guest:  Tshepo Kgadima - Energy Analyst 

The Executive Mayor of Tshwane Metro, Cilliers Brink has announced that the City is  considering a private partnership to enhance the functioning of the Rooiwal and Pretoria West Power Station. This they foresee assisting the city to generate at least 1000 Mega Watts of electricity independent of Eskom in the next three years.    

Guest: Adekunie Owolabi - Journalist and Researcher Digital Editor at the Diplomatic Watch now a US based Diplomatic Affairs news agency.

Nigeria's electricity distribution companies reported "a total system collapse"on Thursday, causing widespread blackouts across Africa's economy. Power generation fell to zero in the early hours and had risen to 273 mega watts (MW) by 10:30 GMT, still well below the daily average of 4100MW, data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed.  

Guest: Alexandra Abrahams - Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Social Development 

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says those responsible for the delays in social grant payments will be held responsible. Thousands of social grants recipients were affected. 

Guest: Mr. Sakhile Hadebe - Academic in the School of Politics at UKZN

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral.

Prince Mangasuthu Buthelezi will be burred on Saturday. (16 September 2023)

"The Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement founded by Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi in1975 had some of its roots in the cultural organisation, Inkatha" established by King Solomon in the 1920s. 

Guest: Chris Trisos - The Director of The Climate Risk Lab based at the African Climate and Development initiative at University of Cape Town

While Africa global carbon emission stand at 4%, according to the African development bank, Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change impacts under all climate scenarios above 1.5 degrees Celsius.

There are fears the number of fatalities in Libya's deadly floods will rise further with more than 5000 fared dead.  

Incidents such as these are linked to climate change.

Guest: Trevor Shaku - South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) Spokesperson 

President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening held a closed-door meeting with organised labor federation to discuss among other things , concerns over economic crisis.

In the end of August, National Treasury send a communication to all government departments instructing them to implement austerity measures as part of the policy of fiscal consolidation. 

Guest: Hulme Scholes - Director of Malan Scholes Attorneys and we practice exclusively in the field of mining and mineral law

Guest: Tshediso Matona - The Commissioner of the B-BBEE Commission 

Black Economic Empowerment is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people. A form of affirmative action, it is intended especially to redress the inequalities created by apartheid. The BBBEE AAct defines black person as "Afeicans, Coloureds and Indians" 

The African Union has been made a permanent member of the G20. The African Union now has the same status as the European Union, previously the only regional bloc with a full membership. Its previous designation was invited international organisation. The G20 includes 19 of the world's wealthiest nations  and the European Union represents two thirds of the world's population.

Oliver Dickson was in conversation with Kwezi Mngqibisa is a Research Associate at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg. Previously he worked at the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes. He was part of conflict management  efforts in Burundi, DRC, South Sudan, Somalia etc working on mediation and peace processes.