The National Briefing

Guest: Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director of Energy at the City of Cape Town

Guest: Lungile Mashele – Energy Economist

Government has now said that it will appeal Friday’s court ruling that ordered it to make sure that schools, hospitals and police stations were exempt or protected from load shedding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Lance Grootboom - ACDP Cllr Nelson Mandela Bay

A planned special council meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay, scheduled to debate a motion of no confidence against the Democratic Alliance‘s (DA) Mayor Retief Odendaal, has been called off.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Makabedi Makhetha, Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital CEO

Soweto’s Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital made history by performing its first heart surgery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Collen Msibi, Spokesperson for the national Department of Transport

The National Transport Department says its plans to scrap three thousand seven hundred and fifty minibus taxis this year under the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Richard Quest, Journalist at CNN

In KZN, the Africa Travel Indaba starts today and one of the people who is attending the Indaba is one of the most famous journalists of our times - CNN’s Richard Quest

 

 

 

 

Guest: Sy Mamabolo - Chief Electoral Officer IEC

The Electoral Commission of South Africa says that SA elections are becoming an expensive exercise with independent candidates involved

 

 

 

 

Guest: Zanele Modise, Equal Education’s Head of National Organising

Guest: Prof. Peter Goss, Advisor: Corporate Governance & Forensic Audit Investigation 

Guest: Masego Khutsoane, founder and CEO of Procurementor

Mediated Conversation:  Should there be just one supplier for the school nutrition programme?

 

 

Guest: Dr. Mpho Phalatse, Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus leader in Johannesburg

On Friday, the City of Joburg got a new mayor - Kabelo Gwamanda from Al Jama-ah, the Democratic Allaince claims that Gwamanda was involved in a scam that ripped off people

 

 

Guest: Foster Mohale, Health Department spokesperson

The Department of Health has noted an announcement by the World Health Organization that COVID-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.

 

 

 

Guest: Bret Herron, Good Party Secretary General.

Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has acceded to a request from GOOD Party MP Brett Herron to schedule an urgent debate on the failed extradition of persons implicated in corruption.