The National Briefing

Guest: Prof Graham Fieggen: University of Cape Town, Neuroscience Institute

Guest: Dr Mpho Maja: Director Animal Health, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, & Rural Development

Afrika Update Report:

19 December 2023:

1. DR Congo-Kinshasha, As DRC decides tomorrow the influential presidential candidates Moise Katumbi and Felix Tshisekedi concluded their final rallies from Lubumbashi to Kinshasha;
2. Egypt-Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 89.6% of the election vote securing himself a new six-year term;
3. Burkina Faso-Ouagadougou, The transitional head of state Captain Ibrahim Traore has carried out a partial reshuffle of his cabinet concerning head of diplomacy;
4. Egypt-Ethiopia and Sudan, The resumed negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has begun in Cairo yesterday with Ministers of Water and irrigation;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 19 December 1969 when Ugandan President Milton Obote survived an attempted assassination.

Guest: Mervyn Abrahams: Programme Coordinator at Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity

Guest: Lucky Lukhele- Spokesperson for the Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN)

Guest: Caryn Dolley: Journalist, Daily Maverick & Author

Guest: Eugene Mthetwa: Member of Parliament, Businessman, Cultural Activist & Performing artists

Guest: Nick Mutzukis: Entertainment Lawyer

Guest: Bongani Baloyi: Xiluva Leader

Guest: Brooks Spector: International Relations Expert

Guest: Ella Gardiner: graduated engineer, mechanical and mechatronic engineering, Stellenbosch University