The National Briefing

Guest: Motalatale Modiba Gauteng Health Head: Communications

As part of strengthening its governance systems the Gauteng Health Department has subjected almost 1600 senior managers and officials in Supply Chain Management and Human Resource Management to a vetting process.

 

  

 

 

Guest: Chrispin Phiri – spokesperson: Department of Justice and Correctional Services

 If the Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola had been told of the Thabo Bester escape in October, why was the nation not informed that he was on the run?

 

 

 

Guest: Olehile Kgware, National Chairperson for Education and Chief negotiator for National Union of Mineworkers 

The National Union of Mineworkers says that it wants a 15% wage increase at Eskom even as the utility fails to generate adequate electricity.

 

 

 

Guest: Gabriel Crouse, Head of Campaigns at the Institute of Race Relations.

President Ramaphosa has now signed the Employment Equity Bill into law into law, but the Institute of Race Relations says that it opposes the bill

 

 

 

 

Guest: Prof. Elmi Muller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Stellenbosch University

Biomedical Research Institute, which has already hosted the World Health Organization’s director-general, is in pursuit of becoming a global leader in biomedical sciences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Ayanda Wigzell, Independent Journalist

Guest: Wendy Alberts, CEO at Restaurant Association of South Africa

Guest: Craig Jacobs, Sunday Times social columnist

Guest: Bronwyn Bronwyn Williams, Flux Trend future finance specialist

Mediated Conversation: Before the pandemic there was a huge night-time economy – taverns, events and restaurants. has there been a shift on how people socialize?

 

 

 

Guest: Selby Bokaba – City of Tshwane Spokesperson

Guest: Gundo Maswime - Civil Engineering Lecturer at the University of Cape Town

The City of Tshwane has now restored power in some parts of the area after pylons collapsed - causing massive power cables to fall onto the N4 over the weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Johann Ferreira, Intercape CEO 

Bus Company Intercape is suing Police Minister Bheki Cele saying that in the last few weeks, fourteen of its busses have been attacked in the Eastern Cape

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Prof. Adrian Saville, Professor of Economics Finance and Strategy at GIBS

The 5TH Investment Conference starts today, how tough is the environment for government - it wants investment - how tough is it right now to attract that investment?

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Mark Barnes, former Post Office CEO

There are at least two creditors who have sought the provisional liquidation of the Post Office - and that a court has placed it in provisional liquidation