The National Briefing

Guest: Prof. Kathy Myburgh - research chair in Integrative Skeletal Muscle Physiology, Biology and Biotechnology in Stellenbosch University's Department of Physiological Sciences

Valuable exchange of expertise on extracellular vesicle research

 

 

 

Guest: Xhanti Payi, senior economist at PwC Strategy

The official unemployment rate increased by 0.2 of a percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023, from the fourth quarter of last year, Statistics SA reported

 

 

 

 

Guest: Dr. Nwabisa Makaluza, Head of Research, Funda Wande

Guest: Sipumelele Lucwaba, Secretariat of the Right to Read  

Guest: Prof Nic Spaull, Secretariat of the 2030 Reading Panel

Mediated Conversation: Yesterday came with confirmation that 81% of our children cannot read for meaning in any language by the time they get to grade four

 

 

Guest: Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme: South African Institute of International Affairs

President Ramaphosa announced that Russian President Putin and Ukraine President Zelensky have both approved a plan that will see six African presidents including Ramaphosa traveling to Moscow and Kyiv to try and broker peace in Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Adv. Sipho Mantula from the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs: UNISA

Afrika Update Report: 17 May 2023; 1. Russia-Ukraine -Africa,  South African President Matamela Ramaphosa has announced that six African leaders are planning to travel to Moscow and Kyiv ( African peace mission) ; 2. USA- Nigeria , A senior member of the All Progressive Congress ( APC) Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to a US initiative to impose sanctions on Nigerians who tainted the recently held elections ; 3.Lesotho - Maseru, Popular radio presenter and investigative journalist Ralikonelo Joki " Leqhashasha' has been shot and killed after presenting his programme hlokoana la tsela; 4.Eswatini- Mbabane, Marijuana activists and farmers are opposing proposed Cannabis reform ; 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 17 May 1978 when Apartheid South African police closed the investigation into the death of Steve Bantu Biko.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Vincent Magwenya, Presidential spokesperson

Ramaphosa set to join African mission to broker peace talks between Ukraine, Russia.

 

 

 

Guest: Professor Mark Swilling, head of the University of

Stellenbosch Centre for Sustainable Transitions

Government is looking to procure a combined 10,000MW of renewable energy from bid windows seven and eight.

 

 

Guest: Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa

South African President Matamela Ramaphosa has announced that six Afrikan leaders are planning to travel to Moscow and Kyiv (African peace mission)

 

 

Guest: Zuko Godlimpi, ANC national executive committee or his job as an advisor to Eastern Cape Premier

Oscar Mabuyane denies academic fraud, claims allegations have tainted his reputation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Dr Gary Koekemoer, Wildlife and Environment Society of SA (Wessa) Algoa Bay chair

As we are currently on stage four load shedding and moving to stage six later - there are more indications that government is preparing to sign some kind of contract with the company Karpoewrships.