The National Briefing

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June 10, 2025 KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has confirmed that the provincial government is actively supporting the ongoing search and rescue mission for a missing light aircraft last tracked over the Ladysmith area.

Guest: Ndabezinhle Sibiya:Spokesperson for MEC for KZN Transport and Human Settlements
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5min
June 10, 2025 The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) says widespread reports claiming that South Africa’s Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system is now fully effective are false

Guest: Monde Mkalipi: Spokesperson, The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)
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8min
June 10, 2025 Gate motor theft is on the rise across several areas in Gauteng, raising serious security concerns for homeowners.

Guest: Calvin Rafadi:  Crime And Security Expert
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7min
June 10, 2025 In a significant move to support South Africa’s economic recovery and infrastructure overhaul, the World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (approximately R26.5 billion) loan.

Guest: Professor Jannie Rossouw: Wits Business School (Economist)
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6min
June 09, 2025 Hundreds of children are reported missing annually, with most never found, kidnapping has become a form of extortion prevalent in many communities, to extract ransom money from parents.

Guest: Mary De Haas: violence monitor in KZN, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KZN’s School of Law, and a member of the Navi Pillay Research Group on Justice and Human Rights
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6min
June 09, 2025 Yesterday marks a major milestone in South Africa's transport history: the 15th anniversary of the Gautrain. Launched on 8 June 2010, this pioneering rapid rail system has become a symbol of efficient, safe, and modern public transport in Gauteng.

Guest: Tshepo Kgobe, CEO: Gautrain Management Agency
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10min
June 09, 2025 South Africa is facing a growing economic and food security crisis following the government's blanket ban on Brazilian poultry imports due to a localised avian influenza (AI) outbreak.

Guest: Thabo Nkabinde: Director of Agrispace and Animal Scientist
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6min
June 09, 2025 Data shows that the vast majority of South African children are not learning to read proficiently by Grade 3.

Guest: Mary Metcalfe is a professor of practice at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Public Management, Governance & Public Policy and is a national planning commissioner
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7min
June 09, 2025 Tensions have escalated dramatically in Los Angeles as U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen to the city following violent clashes over federal immigration raids.

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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5min
June 09, 2025 Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

09 June 2025

1. Equatorial Guinea – Rwanda- ECCAS

Rwanda quits ECCAS amid tensions with DRC

Kigali announced its departure from the organisation meant to promote economic cooperation in Central Africa on Saturday, the same day as the latest ECCAS summit.

2. Liberia- Monrovia

Liberia's former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire which destroyed the nation's House of Representatives, local police have said.

3. Zambia- South Afrika

Zambia declares national mourning for ex-president Edgar Lungu

"The government of the republic of Zambia wishes to inform the nation that President Hakainde Hichilema has accorded a state funeral to the sixth president, Edgar Lungu, who died on 5 June," said the secretary to the cabinet, Patrick Kangwa.

4.In our historical archives, it was on this day 9 June 1976 when students at Naledi High School vented their anger by burning out a police car and damaging three other vehicles.
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FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,512 episodes available.