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The National Briefing
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- According to Solidarity, almost a third of South Africans were not counted in the last census. This casts great doubt on the credibility of Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) data.
Guest: Connie Mulder, the head of Solidarity’s Research Institute
5 min - the US appears to be suffering extreme politically dysfunction. The republications have not been able to choose a person who could win enough votes to act as the Speaker of the house of representatives.
Guest: Prof John Stremlau - Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
6 min - EThekwini Municipality working with Umngeni-uThukela Water’s dedicated teams of engineers are confident that Reservoir 3 would have started filling up with sufficient water quantities to allow residents to start receiving water from Sunday, 15 October 202
Guest: Mr Ednick Msweli Head of EThekwini Municipality Water and Sanitation
Guest: Victor Hlophe - Umngeni-uThukela (Engineer - Area Manager for the eThekwini Region)
5 min - Request for public release of the Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC report into the NPA’s approach towards prosecutions of the TRC cases
Guest: Gina Snyman - In-House Counsel. Lawyers for Human Rights
4 min - SA doctors reportedly earn salaries similar to what they had earned in 2012 and 2013, and are currently receiving 13% below the expected income levels for their profession due to inflation.
Guest: Dr Mzulungile Nodikida – South African Medical Association Board Member
7 min - South Africa’s great white sharks are changing locations – they need to be monitored for beach safety and conservation
Guest: Prof Matt Dicken. Head of Research KZN sharks board
5 min - SALGA would like to express its sadness at the passing of Mr. Nceba Ncunyana who worked as the General Manager for infrastructure in the Buffalo City Metro Municipality.
Guest: Cllr Mesuli Ngqondwana - provincial chairperson for SALGA Eastern Cape
6 min - Today, The Inyanda National Land Movement in the Eastern Cape will march to COGTA Bisho Offices to demand the right to access water for domestic use, irrigation and that allocated resources are used to improve road infrastructure
Guest: Xolisa Dwane - Inyanda National Land Movement member and smallholder farmer,
7 min - Tshwane Mayor responds to Cosatu’s call for him to resign and video evidence showing that Samwu official implicated in Arson Attack
Guest: Cilliers Brink – City of Tshwane Mayor
7 min - Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula
Afrika Update Report: 13 October 2023;
1. Liberia- Monrovia, Liberians await election results as George Weah and Joseph Boakai vie for presidency;
2. Madagascar- Antananarivo, the first round of Madagascar's presidential elections has been postponed by a week;
3. Zimbabwe- Harare, it takes two to tango as CCC's leader Nelson Chamisa has called for a dialogue with Zanu PF following "a constitutional crisis";
4. Namibia-South Africa, President Matamela Ramaphosa will undertake a working visit to the Republic of Namibia today to co-chair with Namibian President Hage Geingob, the 3rd session of the Bi-National Commission;
5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 13 October 1884 when Germany declared South West Africa (Namibia) a German protectorate.6 min
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