The National Briefing

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April 18, 2025 In a rare and significant diplomatic move, Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Tehran on Thursday, marking the first visit by a senior Saudi royal to Iran in nearly three decades.

Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Director at Africa Asia Dialogues
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10min
April 18, 2025Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
18 April 2025

1. Nigeria – South Afrika

Nigeria, South Africa sign pact on mining development

Nigeria and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation in the mining sector.

The agreement marks a major step in the implementation of agreements reached under the Nigeria–South Africa Bi-National Commission.

2. USA- Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, farmers worry over new US tariffs

Cocoa bean plantations guarantee the livelihoods of almost the entire village of N'gattakro in central Ivory Coast. And the "brown gold" as cocoa gets called in Ivory Coast, is not only crucial for survival in this village: an estimated 6 million people in the country rely on farming and harvesting cocoa for their livelihoods.

3.Tanzania- South Afrika- Malawi

Tanzania threatens agricultural trade sanctions against South Africa and Malawi

Tanzania has issued a stark ultimatum to South Africa and Malawi, indicating that trade barriers will be imposed on agricultural imports if the two nations do not lift their current restrictions on shipments coming from the East African country.

4. South Sudan – United Nations Security Council

The top United Nations official in South Sudan urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to use its clout to prevent the world’s newest nation from again plunging into civil war.

In our historical archives, it was on this day 18 April 1905 when Enoch Mankayi Sontonga, writer and composer of the National Anthem Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrica (God Bless Africa) died at the age of thirty-two.
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11min
April 18, 2025 The Gauteng Department of Education has stepped in following a surge in gang-related violence at two secondary schools in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg.

Guest: Hendrick Makaneta: Education Activist
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5min
April 18, 2025 The iconic Wits Sterkfontein Caves, part of South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, officially reopened on Tuesday, 15 April, under the full management of the University of the Witwatersrand.

Guest: Keneiloe Molopyane: Lecturer,  School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Wits University
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12min
April 18, 2025 Despite the latest Durban Business Confidence Index (BCI) showing a marginal dip from 60% to 56% in the first quarter of 2025, local business owners, activists, and ratepayer associations argue that the figure is far too optimistic.

Guest: Ish Prahladh: president of the ethekwini Ratepayers and Residents Association (ERRA)
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7min
April 17, 2025 The Department of Health has responded to community complaints about long queues, staffing challenges and medicine shortages at the Olievenhoutbosch Clinic in Tshwane.

Guest: Dr Joe Phaahla: Deputy Health Minister
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14min
April 17, 2025 The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has announced its intention to gain access to the dark web to combat illegal digital activities — particularly child sexual abuse material

Guest: Ephraim Tlhako: Acting Chief Executive Officer, Film and Publication Board (FPB)
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8min
April 17, 2025 The inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli has been reopened nearly six decades after his controversial death and evidence has been presented at the Pietermaritzburg high court

Guest: Ayanda Mhlongo: SABC News Reporter 
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8min
April 17, 2025 South Africa’s law enforcement system is grappling with a severe shortage of detectives, as more than 10,000 have exited the police force over the past decade.

Guest: Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya: Deputy National Police Commissioner: Crime Detection
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8min
April 17, 2025 The Forum for South Africa is threatening legal action against the government over its alleged failure to shut down illegal spaza shops, which it claims are putting children’s lives at risk.

Guest: Tebogo Mashilompane: Leader Of Forum For South Africa
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6min

FAQs about The National Briefing:

How many episodes does The National Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 19,522 episodes available.