The National Briefing

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July 30, 2025 Public Interest SA notes, with cautious relief, the decision by Bain & Company to discontinue its consultancy business in South Africa. The group suffered immense reputational damage alongside other consultancies and global companies like McKinsey & Co, S

Guest: Tebogo Khaas: Chairperson of Public Interest SA
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9min
July 30, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France intends to formally recognise a Palestinian state in September—making it the first permanent Western member of the UN Security Council and the first G7 nation to do so.

Guest: Dr Kingsley Makhubela: Director at RiskRecon
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6min
July 29, 2025 The University of Cape Town (UCT) has made a decisive move in the global education debate on artificial intelligence (AI) by officially adopting a university-wide framework that sets out how AI technologies should be integrated into teaching, learning and

Guest: Sukaina Walji, the Director: Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) at the University of Cape Town.
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6min
July 29, 2025 The highly anticipated trial of six men accused in one of South Africa’s most brutal mass killings began yesterday, under a special sitting of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court at the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court. The accused face multiple char

Guest: Nomzwanele Mngoma: SABC News Reporter, Eastern Cape
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6min
July 29, 2025 The Constitutional Court will on Wednesday hear a high-stakes and politically charged urgent application brought by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party and its leader, former president Jacob Zuma. The case pits them against President Cyril Ramaphosa over his

Guest: Nhlamulo Ndhlela:uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party
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8min
July 29, 2025 The South African Police Service (SAPS) has found no evidence to support allegations made by Lesotho authorities that military-style training camps for Basotho nationals are operating on South African farms.

Guest: Willem Els: Senior Training Coordinator on terrorism and explosives, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
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7min
July 29, 2025 A former senior official of the Umzimkhulu Municipality has been arrested by the South African Police Service’s Political Killings Task Team in connection with the murder of Sindiso Magaqa, the former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) secreta

Guest: Lwazi Magaqa: Family Spokesperson (Sindiso Magaqa's Brother)
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8min
July 29, 2025 Deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, chairperson of the commission of inquiry probing allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, briefed the media on Monday.

Guest: Lawson Naidoo: Executive Secretary of the Council for the advancement of the South African Constitution
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9min
July 29, 2025 Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

29 July 2025

1. Cameroon- Yaounde

There has been outrage in Cameroon over the disqualification of opposition leader Maurice Kamto from October’s presidential election.

Of the 83 applications submitted to Elecam – the country’s election oversight body – only 13 were approved.

Rejected candidates had 48 hours to contest the decision. Maurice Kamto's team says it complied with this deadline and filed its appeal on time. The decision is expected in two months and, for now, Christopher remains cautious.

2. Niger- USA

US halts visa processing at embassy in Niamey, Niger

The United States is suspending all routine visa services at its embassy in Niamey, Niger until further notice. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the pause covers all immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, citing "concerns with the Government of Niger" but offering no further details.

3. Lesotho – South Afrika

Where are the Basotho military-style camps in South Africa? South African Police Service Crime Intelligence and Border Management has found no evidence

National commissioner of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS), advocate Borotho Matsoso said the information about Basotho getting military-style training at certain farms is legitimate.

4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 29 July 1979 when the apartheid government reportedly paid R65, 000 compensation for the death of Steve Biko in custody.

In our historical archives, it was on this day 29 July 1990 when the South African Communist Party (SACP) was legally re-launched after the unbanning in February 1990.
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7min
July 29, 2025 As Gaza enters another devastating month under siege, humanitarian conditions have reached an unprecedented level of catastrophe. Food has disappeared from shelves, aid trucks are barely moving, and starvation is now a leading cause of death.

Guest: Cassandra Dorasamy: Campaigner, Amnesty International
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6min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,504 episodes available.