Guest: Dr. lydia Chibwe is a Project Officer at the Women's Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria. 

Guest: Osman Shaboodien – Chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association 

Guest: Sean Phillips: Director General, Department of water and sanitation 

A shocking new report by the Teddy Bear Foundation has brought into focus the alarmingly low conviction rates of child abuse cases in South Africa. Data out of the Foundation's Court Preparation Program, which is designed to support victims of child abuse through the criminal justice process, show only 4% of cases from 2019 to 2024 have resulted in convictions. 

Guest: Shaheda Omar – Director: Teddy Bear Foundation/ Clinic 

Guest: Rev Mzwandile Molo is the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) 

The Morning Brief  

Afrika Update Report  

20 November 2024  

1. Zimbabwe- South Afrika 

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will participate at Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government today 

On behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, participate in the Extraordinary Meeting of SADC Heads of State and Government, in Harare, Capital City of the Republic of Zimbabwe. 

2. Brazil- South Afrika  

Brazil hands over G20 Presidency to South Africa 

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva closed the Group of 20 summit on Tuesday and handed over the presidency to South Africa. 

“After the South African presidency, all the G20 countries will have exercised leadership of the group at least once. It will be a good time to evaluate the role we have played so far and how we should act from now on,” said Lula da Silva 

3. Somaliland - Hargeisa 

Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland 

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. 

Abdullahi – also known as Irro – of the Waddani Party received close to 64 percent of the vote, beating the incumbent, President Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye Party, the Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Tuesday, according to local media and The Associated Press news agency. 

4. DR Congo – Kinshasha  

DR Congo government reports vandalism of Lumumba's Mausoleum holding gold-capped tooth 

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba has been vandalized, and it's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains  a single gold-capped tooth — were damaged or stolen. 

5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 20 November 1944 when the Transvaal Indian Congress took a stand on Fietas removals. 

The Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) passed a resolution on the Johannesburg area "Fietas", (the name by which Pageview and Vrededorp was known).They objected to a Johannesburg City Council meeting statement made on 17 October 1944, in which a detailed report regarding the "Western Areas Scheme" had been approved. 

Guest: Professor Martin Snow - Research Chair in Space Weather at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) 

Guest: Dr Gagu Matsebula - Member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists 

Bafana Bafana beat South Sudan 3-0 in their final Africa Cup of Nations Group K qualifying match at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Monday.  The result means that Bafana Bafana wrap up qualification for the continental showpiece at the top of the group's standings. The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026. Has Bafana Bafana brought back hope to the fans by their recent wins and qualifying for next years AFCON? 

Guest: Nkululeko Nkewu – Founder of iDiskiTV 

Guest: David van Wyk, lead researcher at Benchmarks Foundation