The National Briefing

 

Guest: Nelson Mokgotho, President: The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU)

 

Guest: Messie Makuwa, Dunoon Ward Councillor: City of Cape Town

 

Afrika Update Report: 03 August 2023; 1. Niger-Nigeria, West Afrikan regional bloc ECOWAS has deployed a delegation to Niger to negotiate with military officers who seized power while regional defence chiefs began a two-day meeting in Abuja; 2 . Nigeria- Abuja , Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with union leaders on the first day of of a nationwide strike yesterday; 3. Ivory Coast-Abidjan, Former Ivorian nationalist President Henri Konan Bedie has died at the age of 89; 4. Zimbabwe-Harare, The Afrikan Commission on Human and People's Rights ( ACHPR) flags violence against Women ahead of 2023 Harmonised elections; 5. In our historical archives , it was on this day 3 August 1969 when Niger was liberated from its French military colony power.

 

Guest: Gideon Chitanga, Research Associate · African Centre for the study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand

 

Guest: Ntsikelelo Tyandela, EFF Cape Metro Regional Chairperson

 

Guest: Khabo Zitha, former Banyana Banyana Player

 

Guest: Asive Dlanjwa, spokesperson of the South African Union of Students

 

 

Guest: JP Smith - Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security

Afrika Update Report: 02 August 2023; 1. Niger - Burkina Faso and Mali, The Military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention against last week coup' leaders in Niger would be considered a 'declaration of war" against their nations; 2. Senegal-Dakar, Two people have been killed in Senegal in protest sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and dissolution of his political party; 3. Mozambique -Maputo, President Filipe Nyusi has asked the London's High Court to block allegations that he accepted unlawful payment in the country's lawsuit against Credit Suisse and others in the $2bn "tuna bond "scandal ; 4. United Kingdom-Namibia, The United Kingdom government has formally expressed its readiness to assist Namibians living in UK illegally who wish to return home; 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 2 August 1982 when an unnamed person was killed in a car explosion at the home of Chris Hani in Lesotho.

 

 

 

Guest: Mark Kayter, Riverlea Mining Forum Chairperson

 

Guest: Sunday Mabaso, CEO of Vahlengwe Mining Advisory and Consulting