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The National Briefing
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The National Briefing episodes
- Lawyers for Human Rights launched a report on the Status of Immigration Detention in South Africa.
Guest: Nabeelah Mia - Head of the Penal Reform Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights
7 min - In Cape Town, there are some concerns over the water quality at some of the beaches. Beaches at Houtbay, Fish Hoek and Camps Bay have been labelled red in the city’s coastal water review
Guest: Greg Oelofse: Manager: Coastal Management, Environmental Management (Spatial Planning & Environment) at City of Cape Town
6 min - Rand Water warns of Gauteng water systems collapse if big metros don’t reduce use.
Guest: Makenosi Maroo: Spokesperson, Rand Water4 min - There was confirmation from the Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa that government is now going to start the process to procure two thousand five hundred megawatts of nuclear power electricity
Guest: Dave Nicholls: Chairman of the Board at South African Nuclear Energy Corporation
Guest: Mohamed Madhi - CEO of Sinan Energy
17 min - The United Nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Roland Henwood: Political Scientist: @UPTuks
7 min - Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA
Afrika Update Report:
13 December 2023:
1. Kenya - Nairobi, President William Ruto claims that Kenya is out of the danger and praising his economic policy during the ceremony marking 60 years of independence from the British Colony;
2. Ethiopia- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's state minister of peace Taye Dendea has been fired and arrested on accusation of conspiracy to overthrow the government;
3. South Africa- Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio addressed the launch of South Africa's APRM 2nd generation country review report yesterday in Gauteng;
4. DR Congo-Kinshasha, As DRC decides in 7 days, what are the key five issues at stake in this crucial elections;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 13 December 1952 when South African self -taught artist and member of Black Consciousness movement Fikile Patrick Magadlela was born in Newclare, Gauteng.6 min - The ANC Youth League says that it wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove both the @HigherEduGovZA Minister @DrBladeNzimande and the @DPE_ZA Minister Pravin Gordhan from cabinet
. @Collen_Malatji3 - President, @ANCYLhq
14 min - Social grant recipients will no longer be able to use the Post Office for cash withdrawal of grants, as of January next year. The move forms part of the phasing out of physical cash payment points (CPPs), according to Postbank and Sassa.
Guest: Dr. Bongani Diako Postbank spokesperson
4 min - Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA
Afrika Update Report:
12 December 2023:
1. Egypt- Cairo, Presidential elections enters the last day amidst overshadowed by war in Middle East and governance challenges;
2. Sudan-Khartoum, Warring military parties throw cold water on Afrikan mediation gains and efforts;
3. Nigeria-Abuja, ECOWAS sets up committee to negotiate with Niger military government on return to civilian rule;
4. Kenya-Nairobi, Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 12 December 1963 when Kenya was liberated from Britain under Jomo Kenyatta as the country's first prime minister.5 min - All of the miners who were kept underground over the weekend at the Gold One Mine in Modder East have now come to the surface - but several are in hospital
Guest: Ziyaad Hassam, Head of legal at Gold One Mine
4 min
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