The National Briefing

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

 Afrika Update Report : 25 April 2023; 1. Sudan - Khartoum, Developments on Sudan-military confrontation as Egypt and South Africa began their evacuating operation including diplomats and nationals;2. Ethiopia- Tanzania, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has endorsed the government and Oromo rebels to hold talks in Tanzania today; 3. Kenya- Nairobi, President William Ruto says starvation death of pastor's followers akin to terrorism cults that mis-use religion ; 4. Malaria - Lilongwe, Malaria cases spike in Malawi after deadly climate - driven disasters ; 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 25 April 2014 when World Health Assembly declared Malaria day to be observed annually on 25 April.

 

 

Guest: Stacey Jacobs, Researcher at Equal Education Researcher

Guest: Dr. Edzani Mphaphuli, Executive Director for Grow Great Campaign.

Guest: Neo Sediti, Director: National School Nutrition Programme at DBE

Mediated Conversation: hundreds of thousands of children didn’t received the food they were supposed to get through the school nutrition programme in KZN.

 

 

Guest: Dr Snuki Zikalala - ANC Veterans League convenor

Ahead of the 2024 elections, the ANC Veterans League has been suggesting that instead of working with the EFF, the ANC should work with the DA

 

 

 

 

Guest: Prof. Alex van den Heever, Chair: Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of Witwatersrand

Corruption at Tembisa Hospital: What does this mean for the proposed NHI?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Dr. Gerhard Verdoorn, Operations and Stewardship Manager at CropLife SA

There are now reports that there is a major outbreak of cockroaches in Gauteng.

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Redge Nkosi, Executive Director of Firstsource Money

There are reports in the Sunday Times that almost four hundred million rand flowed through South Africa in hundreds of small payments - and may have allowed the terrorist group ISIS to move money around

 

 

 

Guest: Adv. Stephanie Fick, Executive Director of the Accountability Division at Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)

The NPA has lost the “State Capture blueprint” Nulane case. The decision means that people like Iqbal Sharma who were accused of corruption are being released

 

 

 

 

Guest: Sello Hatang, Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO

The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by the equality court that essentially bans what is described as the gratuitous display of the old apartheid flag.

 

Guest: Dr Asad el Malik, Project Manager: African Centre for the Study of the United States: Wits University

The US supreme court granted an order that allows pregnant women to continue using a drug called mifepristone to induce an abortion - but limited the time under which they can use it.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Nonkululeko Mntambo, Defend Our Democracy spokesperson

Defend Our Democracy disappointed that the NPA has lost the “State Capture blueprint” Nulane case. The decision means that people like Iqbal Sharma who were accused of corruption are being released