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The National Briefing episodes
- The inquiry into the Marshalltown fire that saw at least 76 people being killed in that hijacked building is due to resume today. They’ll be a picket today outside Sci Bono Discovery Centre
Guest: Mametlwe Sebei, President of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa and coordinator of the Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign.
5 min - Mediated Conversation: What is going on with the Road Accident Fund?
Khaya Sithole – Independent Analyst
Carol Paton – Business Writer: News24
McIntosh Polela, the spokesperson for Road Accident Fund
27 min - Parliament has finally agreed that the new two pot pension system can begin on the first of September next year
Guest: Christopher Axelson - Acting Deputy Director-General: Tax and Financial Sector Policy: National Treasury
8 min - Authorities in the Western Cape are now worries that crime on Table Mountain could hurt tourism
Guest: Enver Duminy - Cape Town Tourism CEO
5 min - Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula - from Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International: UNISA
Afrika Update Report:
5 December 2023:
1. Guinea- Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has decided to dissolve the opposition-dominated Parliament after the foiled coup last week;
2. Niger-Russia, A Russian delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel -General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has arrived in Niamey to strengthen military ties post July 26 coup ;
3. Tanzania- Manyara-Katesh, Landslides and torrential rains in northern Tanzania have caused death and destruction and President Samia Suluhu has ordered deployment of resources to help victims;
4. Afrika-Dubai COP28, Several African governments are defending their decision to send large delegation to COP28 climate conference in Dubai amidst widespread criticism of financial extravagance;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 December 1924 when teacher, lecturer, lawyer, Fort Hare University SRC President and Founding President of the PAC of Azania Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was born to Hubert and Angelina Sobukwe at Graaf-Reinet, Eastern Cape.5 min - South Africa and renewable energy: a 12-year-old programme offers insights for countries moving to cleaner power sources
Guest: Julia Taylor - Researcher: Climate and Inequality, University of the Witwatersrand
7 min - A group of people who are living here under the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit say they will go to court to challenge a new condition placed on people who are staying here for the next few years
Guest: Luke Mufaro Dzviti SJ - Chairman: Zimbabwe Immigration Federation & Lesotho Special Permit Holders Association
6 min - The Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education has advice for everyone making plans for their office yearend party. Consume your alcohol in moderation and opt for alternatives to self-driving after partying.
Guest: Mokebe Thulo - Head of brand at AWARE
7 min - The High Court in Tshwane ruled that government is responsible for load shedding - and that load shedding is a result of its failures - it’s also said government must provide electricity for all police stations hospitals and schools by the end of January
Guest: Prof. Sampson Mamphweli - Head of Energy Secretariat: South African National Energy. Development Institute (SANEDI)
10 min - Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has urged parties to put aside their political differences and fight the scourge of teenage pregnancy after 90,000 children fell pregnant this year.
Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise-Pajibo – Director: The Wise Collective
7 min
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