The National Briefing

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September 17, 2025 Government has resolved the 2025 higher education funding crisis that left tens of thousands of students unable to register for their studies, Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela announced on Monday. The intervention comes after th

Guest: Waseem Carrim: CEO of NSFAS
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7min
September 17, 2025 The eThekwini Municipality’s Security and Emergency Services Committee is set to deliberate on critical urban safety concerns following motions submitted by ActionSA and the Active Citizens Coalition (ACC). These include the theft of municipal infrastruct

Guest: Musa Mbhele: City Manager, The eThekwini Municipality
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9min
September 17, 2025 As gambling tightens its grip on KwaZulu-Natal's population—particularly through the rapid growth of online gaming—concerns over its social consequences are rising sharply.

Guest: Merlin Rangasami:  chairperson of Gamblers Anonymous in KwaZulu-Natal
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8min
September 17, 2025Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
17 September 2025

1. Malawi- Lilongwe

Malawi have decided and elections results are trickling, collated and tallying ongoing

Malawi held 2025 triple elections yesterday as citizens voted for president, parliament, and local councils amid economic and political challenges.

2. Guinea-Conakry

Guinea referendum campaigns in full swing as junta cripples’ dissent

If passed, the new constitution would give military leader and interim President Mamadi Doumbouya the right to run in the next presidential election and would create a Senate alongside the country’s National Assembly.

Zambia- South Afrika

Lungu family loses bid to bury former Zambian president in SA

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Edgar Lungu family’s bid for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal the High Court judgment that ruled that the Zambian government is entitled to repatriate his body for a state funeral and burial.

In our historical archives, it was on this day 17 September 1919 after the completion of World War One's Treaty of Versailles, German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body, the League of Nations, and put under South African administration.
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8min
September 17, 2025 Amnesty International South Africa has urged immediate international action following a damning report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), which concludes that Israeli authorities and forces have committed and are continuing

Guest: Shenilla Mohamed:  Executive Director, Amnesty International South Africa
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9min
September 17, 2025 The South African Presidency has revealed that over 1,200 public servants have been flagged for disciplinary action following investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

Guest: Songezo Zibi: Chair, Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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7min
September 17, 2025Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter
Japan’s exports continue downward trend in August

Baidu announces AI partnership with Chinese SOE

Markets
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5min
September 17, 2025 South Africa enters a pivotal moment in its fight against corruption as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System officially opens its first public hearing today.

Guest: William Gumede: Founder and Executive Chair of Democracy Works Foundation and Professor at the Wits School of Governance
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8min
September 16, 2025 Coastal communities and environmental organisations are uniting in a critical legal showdown at the Constitutional Court today, challenging Shell and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy over proposed seismic surveys along South Africa’s Wild Co

Guest: Neville van Rooy: Community Outreach Coordinator at The Green Connection
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6min
September 16, 2025 South Africa is on the brink of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist, following substantial progress in strengthening its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) systems.

Guest: Harry Scherzer: CEO of Future Forex
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8min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,491 episodes available.