The National Briefing

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The National Briefing

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June 23, 2025 Does staying silent equate to being unethical? Does the moral duty to speak out hold up in both theory and practice?

Guest: Cynthia Schoeman: Managing Director and Chief Ethics Activist Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd
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7min
June 23, 2025 There is now a significant and growing backlog of cases at IPID—an issue that directly affects the directorate's ability to deliver on its constitutional mandate of ensuring police accountability.

Guest: Mr Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of The Portfolio Committee on Police 
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5min
June 23, 2025 Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

23 June 2025

1. Equatorial Guinea- South Afrika

Release of two South African nationals from detention in Equatorial Guinea following Presidential Pardon

The Government of the Republic of South Africa welcomes the release of Mr Peter Shane Huxham and Mr Frederic Potgieter from detention in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

2. Nigeria – Abuja- ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja amid regional tensions and leadership transition

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened yesterday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Regional heads of state gathered to evaluate the bloc's current state, which continues to grapple with internal instability following a wave of military coups in several member countries.

3. South Afrika – Zambia

Family feud and the Government of Zambia forces Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu to be buried in South Africa

What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led.

4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 23 June 1835 when Port Natal was renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin Durban, who was the governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 37.
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7min
June 23, 2025 President Donald Trump, who returned to office in 2025 promising to be a “peacemaker,” has instead led the United States into direct military action in the Middle East.

Guest: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk - Professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs
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8min
June 23, 2025 A recent landmark ruling by the Pretoria High Court has exposed serious misconduct by the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA), which unlawfully blocked businessman Sipho Pityana’s appointment as chairperson of Absa in 2021.

Guest: Sipho Pityana: Business Leader
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8min
June 23, 2025 How dangerous is a nuclear bomb?

Guest: Dr Kelvin Kemm: Nuclear Physicist
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7min
June 23, 2025 Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrated 30 years of the establishment of the Constitutional Court in South Africa. Decaying infrastructure, underfunding, and administrative dependence on the Executive have eroded its ability to function effective

Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin: Research and advocacy officer, at Judges Matter
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8min
June 23, 2025 As South Africans recently marked Father’s Day with heartfelt messages and family gatherings, why do we still have absent fathers

Guest: Dr Sheetal Bhoola: lecturer and researcher at the University of Zululand and the Director of StellarMaths Sunningdale Durban
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7min
June 20, 2025 Adolescents in South Africa continue to face overlooked health and well-being challenges, exacerbated by poverty, digital and climate shifts, and social pressures

Guest: Prof Eugene Davids is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Pretoria
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6min
June 20, 2025 In a world where platforms like WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram are central to youth culture, the line between connection and harm is increasingly blurred.

Guest: Mabore Sithole: Author, Educator, Mental Health Advocate
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11min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,512 episodes available.