The National Briefing

Guest: Thami Ngubane, Chair for SALGA working group: Electricity

The South African Local Government Association says that electricity is out for more than 10 hours a day in many rural municipalities

 

 

 

Guest: Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO of Lelapa AI

Guest: Prof Bruce Watson, Chair of Computational Thinking, Capitec Bank Chair in AI for Cybersecurity in the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking; Professor of Information Science: Stellenbosch University

Guest: Andile Stofile, Government and Corporate Affairs Lead at Microsoft South Africa

Guest: Obed Bapela, ANC's deputy chair of the international relations subcommittee

The ANC and SACP have accused US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety of reckless behaviour, saying his public utterances were not warranted and he breached diplomatic protocol.

 

 

Guest: Conny Nkalitshana, Executive Mayor of Emalahleni Local Municipality

In Emalahleni in Mpumalanga, the council say that it believes electricity will now be restored soon to residents in KwaGuqa extension - after huge protests there because the power was always off.

 

 

 

 

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

 Afrika Update Report: 15 May 2023; 1. Sudan - Khartoum, As fighting in Sudan entered a fifth week , air strikes, Saudi Arabia talks in between yet Sudanese continue to flee the ongoing fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid support forces; 2. Somalia - Hiran, Humantarian alert in Somalia as around 200 000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia; 3.Zimbabwe- Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted at the dates of holding this year's general elections; 4. Algeria - South Afrika,  The South Afrikan Ambassador to the Republic of Algeria

Billy Masetlha has passed away at the age of 68 after a long illness - Who is Billy Masetlha? 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 15 May 1889 when James Sofasonke Mpanza (Father of Soweto) was born in Georgedale, Kwazulu.

 

 

Guest: Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology.

SA Reserve Bank, please remove the ludicrous, absurd, fictional and offensive toy word ‘bangikulu’ from our banknotes now.

 

 

 

Guest: Prof. Christopher Isike, Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria

The South African government has now rejected the U.S. allegations of arms shipment to Russia

 

 

 

 

Guest: Mbali Hlophe, Gauteng MEC of Social Development, Agriculture and Rural Development

The Gauteng Province has now launched a 6000 Cleaning and Greening Army Programme

 

 

 

Guest: Alex Mashilo, SACP National Spokesperson

The ANC and SACP have accused US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety of reckless behaviour, saying his public utterances were not warranted and he breached diplomatic protocol.

 

Guest: Tanya Muir, Occupational Therapist and Owner of Sleep OT South Africa

Why sleeping in is bad for you: Expert explains how it could lead to poor sleep hygiene.