The National Briefing

There was confirmation yesterday from the constitutional court that the Aarto system that would allow government to introduce a demerits system on your driving licence is constitutional and can go ahead

Guest: Wayne Duvenage, CEO of Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)

In Lithunia, leaders of the countries that belong to NATO have wrapped up their summit that saw the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy being warmly welcomed - but his national has not been invited to join NATO.

Guest: Roland Henwood, political scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria

 

Afrika Update Report: 13 July 2023; 1. Zimbabwe- Harare, Zimbabwean High Court has nullified self-exiled former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere 's nomination ruling and that he should stop "masquerading as a candidate"; 2. Sudan -Egypt-Ethiopia, Sudan's army aligned foreign affairs ministry has rejected deployment of peacekeeping and welcomes an upcoming summit in Cairo; 3.Iran-Kenya-Uganda-Zimbabwe, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has began his three Afrikan states tour and signed several bilateral agreements with Kenya; 4. Angola-DR Congo, The Governments of Angola and DRC have announced a joint project to rehabilitate the railway  line linking the Congolese mining regions to the Atlantic Ocean; 5. In our historical archives , it was on this day 13 July 1980 when Botswana  President and Kgosi Seretse Khama passed-away in Gaborone.

A group of cabinet ministers from Zimbabwe are due to be here in the country for a gala dinner at the Hilton hotel in Sandton next week. - for what they say is an event to drum up investment in the country

Guest: Conrad Mwanza, Zimbabwe Economic Prospects event Organiser

Guest: Dr. Paul Nordengen, Director of Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology Africa

Guest: Freddy Mnguni - Truck Driver

Guest: Anele Kiet, SATAWU Deputy General Secretary

Guest: Lungisa Matandela - General Manager - Operations at National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI)

Guest: Brigadier Selvy Mohlala – SA Police Service Mpumalanga Spokesperson

 

Guest: William Brederode, Tech and Trends Journalist at News24

 

Guest: Archbishop Stephen Brislin, Cardinal-Elect

 

Guest: Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena, Contralesa president

The Western Ccape provincial government says that it is planning to use fifty brand new BMW cars urgently - once it’s finalised a tender to fit emergency lights and cameras to them. The cars were bought last year - but haven’t been used yet

Guest: Yasir Ahmed, Acting HOD Western Cape Department of Urban Mobility

The Chair of the Parliamentary Committee investigating whether the suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is fit to remain in office Qubudile Dyantyi says that she has failed to respond to questions - and failed to meet all of the deadlines that were given by the inquiry

Guest: Qubudile Dyantyi, Section 194 Inquiry committee chairperson.