The National Briefing

 

Guest: Jenny Moodley, City Parks Spokesperson

 

Guest: Professor Chika Sehoole, professor of higher education and the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria

Guest: Michael Workman, retired educator: St John’s Preparatory School 

Guest: Cassey Chambers, Operations Director at SADAG

Guest: Dr Rufus Poliah, Chief Director: National Assessment and Public Examinations – Department of Basic Education

 

Guest: Tebogo Monyai, SAFPU 1st Vice President

 

Guest: Thinus Ferreira, Independent TV critic

The Gauteng Health Department will be performing around seven hundred operations at the provinces thirty-two hospitals today - as part of its Mandela day commemorations. Currently the province has a backlog of 18000 operations

Guest: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, MEC for Health and Wellness in Gauteng

There was a decision by the new judge in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial yesterday that all of the evidence which has been heard so far is now a nullity - in other words - judge Ratha Mokgoathleng has decided that the entire trial must start again

Guest: Nthabiseng Dubazana, Founder: Dubazana Attorneys

The Joburg High Court has ruled that the Ekurhuleni conference of the ANC that was held last year was held illegally - because several branches were prevented from sending delegates and voting

Guest: Samkele Maseko, SABC Political Reporter

The Russian government says that it will now renew a trade deal that saw Ukraine being allowed to trade wheat and other food products - while Russian food and fertiliser would be exempt from sanctions.

Guest: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa

 

Guest: Thabile Wonci – Board Chair: Postbank

Asia, the US, Japan and South Korea have been running what’s described as a trilateral missile defence drill that they say is aimed at countering threats from North Korea

Guest: David Monyae, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of
Johannesburg.