The National Briefing

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May 02, 2025 Will we experience loadshedding this coming winter?

Guest: Professor Vally Padayachee, power and energy expert and a former executive manager of Eskom and a former senior executive of City Power Jhb
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7min
May 02, 2025 The parliamentary committee on communications has now raised serious concerns about the unregulated growth of podcasts

Guest: Khusela Diko – Chairperson of the parliamentary committee on communications
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5min
May 02, 2025 Political writer and analyst Ebrahim Harvey has now written an opinion piece where he claims to expose the lie of 1994 'Freedom'

Guest: Ebrahim Harvey – Political Writer and Analyst
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7min
May 02, 2025Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
2 May 2025

1. Egypt- Angola

Egypt and Angola strengthen bilateral ties during Cairo meeting

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço to Cairo this week.

2. Gabon- Afrikan Union ( AUPSC)

African Union ends Gabon suspension after Oligui election

Gabon is back in the community of African states after nearly two years out in the cold.

Somalia – Mogadishu- UNESCO

Somalia and Unesco Discuss Cultural Cooperation and Preservation of Radio Mogadishu Archives

Somalia's Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Daud Aweis, welcomed Ms. Louise Haxthausen, the country representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for a high-level meeting focused on strengthening cultural cooperation.

4.DR Congo- Kinshasha

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken a historic step by officially requesting the removal of parliamentary immunity for former President Joseph Kabila, citing serious allegations including war crimes and support for armed rebellion.

It was on this day in our historical archives, 2 May 1885 when the Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.Congo was a large region in central Africa that had been able to resist European penetration. It occupies most of the Congo River basin and was controlled by the Belgian King.
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7min
May 02, 2025 The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has commenced the phased withdrawal of its personnel and equipment from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as from 29 April 2025 as part of SAMIDRC

Guest: Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Prince Tshabalala (Director Defence Corporate Communication) for SANDF
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5min
May 02, 2025 The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.

Guest: Adrian Joseph is a research fellow in the Climate Change and Natural Resource Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs.
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7min
May 02, 2025 Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said they had uncovered a "plot" to overthrow the government.

Guest: Lerato Tsebe an independent African Researcher
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7min
May 02, 2025 SADC commences withdrawal of SAMIDRC from the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Guest: Prof. Kula Ishmael Theletsane - Director for the Organ of Peace and Security for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat.
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5min
May 01, 2025 South Africa's Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced that he will table a revised 2025 budget on May 21, following two previous attempts derailed by political resistance and legal challenges.

Guest: Zuko Godlimpi: Chairperson of the ANC’s economic transformation committee

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13min
May 01, 2025 The Ministry of Transport has revealed that there has been drop in road crashes and fatalities during the Easter 2025 period, with road deaths falling to their lowest in three years.

Guest: Simon Zwane: The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) Spokesperson
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7min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,520 episodes available.