The National Briefing

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The National Briefing

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The podcast currently has 19,512 episodes available.

The National Briefing episodes:

June 18, 2025 We speak to Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, about the Department’s role in the growing crisis around unfinished public infrastructure projects — with a spotlight on fire safety non-compliance at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hosp

Guest: Jacob Mamabolo: MEC, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GPDID) 
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11min
June 18, 2025 Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

18 June 2025

1. Sudan - Khartoum

Sudan's Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil El-Tayib Idris, has directed the reopening of universities in Khartoum.

In a memo to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the PM directed that a proper assessment of the damages and repairs be done following the attacks on the university buildings and research centres.

2. Togo- Lome

The government of Togo has suspended broadcasts by two French state-owned networks for three months for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting.

3. Haiti – Port Au Prince

Haiti restarts investigation into murder of president Jovenel Moise

Not one suspect imprisoned in Haiti has faced trial after being accused in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down at his home nearly four years ago.

4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 18 June 1942 when Former President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born in Idutywa, then Transkei now Eastern Cape.
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6min
June 18, 2025 A sharp rise in kidnappings reported at Jabulani police station in Soweto has sent shockwaves through the community, fuelling fear and deepening mistrust in everyday services like e-hailing transport.

Guest: Lizette Lancaster: Manager of the crime and justice information hub at the Institute for Security Studies
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7min
June 18, 2025 Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane is set to begin a three-day visit to the Eastern Cape, where devastating floods have claimed at least 90 lives and left thousands displaced.

Guest: Thembi Simelane: Minister, The Department of Human Settlements 
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9min
June 17, 2025 Equal Education (EE) is heartbroken and outraged by the recent loss of four high school learners in Samora Machel, Cape Town, who were tragically murdered between May and June 2025.

Guest: Ayanda Sishi-Wigzell: Communications Manager: Equal Education
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8min
June 17, 2025 As South Africa marks Youth Month, Youth Capital is putting the spotlight on the lived experiences of young people with a powerful new advocacy tool. Thetha Nge (Let’s Talk About) is a conversation game designed to spark honest, reflective dialogue on wha

Guest: Nape Senong is the Mobiliser Strategist at Youth Capital
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6min
June 17, 2025 A draft budget of over R700 million for South Africa’s upcoming National Dialogue has ignited a firestorm of criticism from trade unions, political parties, academics, and civil

Guest: Vincent Magwenya: Presidency Spokesperson
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10min
June 17, 2025 The recent devastating floods in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, have not only left a death toll of 88 and displaced thousands, but also unmasked deep-rooted systemic failures in public service delivery, infrastructure development, and disaster preparedness.

Guest: Ali Samblay: Project Manager, Gift of The Givers
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8min
June 17, 2025Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
17 June 2025

USA- Kenya- Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria

U.S. considers adding more African countries to travel ban

If implemented, the new measures would mean nearly 40 African countries face bans or some form of travel restrictions to the United States.

Uganda - Kampala

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law an amendment allowing military tribunals to try civilians under certain circumstances, the country’s parliament revealed yesterday.

Sudan – South Sudan- Haiti- Mali- Palestine – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

UN warns of starvation in ‘hunger hotspots

Extreme hunger will intensify in 13 global hotspots over the coming months, with five states facing the immediate risk of starvation, according to a United Nations report.

In our historical archives, it was on this day 17 June 1976, following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms by the police, the government was faced with a looming crisis.
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6min
June 17, 2025 As world leaders gather in the Canadian Rockies for the 2025 G7 Summit, memories of the chaotic 2018 meeting — marked by acrimony and a now-iconic photo of a defiant President Donald Trump — loom large.

Guest: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos: Chief executive of the South African Institute of International Affairs
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6min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,512 episodes available.