The National Briefing

 
Guest: Siphamandla Zondi: University of Johannesburg but writes as a volunteer in the Devoted Citizens Movement, a civil society organisation

Guest: Sinenhlanhla Mnguni: Chairperson of fair-trade independent Tabaco Association

Guest: Asive Dlanjwa: SAUS National Spokesperson

Guest: Reagen Allen -Provincial Minister Police Oversight and Community Safety in the Western Cape

Guest: Thania Dhoogra operations manager N3 Toll concession

Guest: Kobus Maree: Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria

Guest: Prof Guy Midgley Stellenbosch - Climate Change Expert

Guest: William Mpofu: researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand's Centre for Diversity Studies (WICDS

Afrika Update Extended Report: 2 January 2024

03 January 2024:

1. Somalia-Ethiopia-Somaliland, The Somalia's cabinet has lashed out a Red Sea port of Berbera deal signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland and says it is null and void;
2. Niger-France, The French foreign affairs ministry has closed its embassy in Niamey until further notice and operate from Paris;
3. Sierra Leone - Freetown, Sierra Leone authorities have charged twelve (12) people with treason in connection with a failed coup in November 2023;
4. DR Congo-Kinshasa, Two more Congolese presidential candidates who contested for presidential elections have made it clear that they will approach constitutional court;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 3 January 1994 when more than seven million people in the former homelands regained their South African citizenship.

Guest: Professor Labby Ramrathan - School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal