The National Briefing

Guest: Lerothodi Leeuw, Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of the Western Cape

NASA releases architecture for human exploration of the moon and Mars.

 

 

 

Guest: Dr. Bongani Diako, Postbank spokesperson

Postbank Introduces a New Way to Pay SASSA Social Grants Without a Card.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Professor David Mosoma, chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission

The CRL Rights Commission is hosting a three-day National Customary Initiation Indaba from the 24 -26th of April 2023 which aims to address the high rates of deaths and other challenges at initiation schools.

 

 

 

Guest: Retief Odendaal - Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has been hit by deliberate lockouts and blackouts since Friday after workers shut down the city to protest against the suspension of their colleagues

 

 

Guest: Prof Mbaimbai Hlati - President of the SADC Unified Ancestor Traditional Practitioners' Association

Police now believe that the two kids that were mutilated last week in Soweto are possible victims of ritual killings

 

 

 

 

 

 Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar - Clinical Director – Teddy Bear Foundation

Guest: Onica Makwakwa - Director Of The Wise Collective

Gerhard Ackerman found guilty of rape, sexual exploitation of children and helping the lawyer Paul Kennedy to have unprotected sex with teenage boys while knowing he was HIV positive.

 

Guest: Mntomuhle Khawula, IFP KZN Spokesperson on Education

The National Department of Basic Education is now investigating how the KZN Education Department was able to make such a mess of the tender to provide meals at five thousand schools in the province.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Sandile Swana, Political analyst

There was confirmation last night that the Al Jama-Ah Mayor of Joburg Thapelo Amad has resigned - ahead of a confidence vote against him in the council this morning

 

Guest: Roland Henwood, political scientist: University of Pretoria

The Chinese Ambassador to France - Lu Shaye said in a television interview that former soviet countries don’t have effective status in international law sparking outrage

 

 

 

 

Guest: Andrew Ardington, founder of the Regenerative Agriculture Association of SA

Cane growers’ particularity in KZN are now being forced to accept lower payments for their harvest - because of the Tongaat Hulett mess. The sugar company is in business rescue after a massive accounting scandal