The National Briefing

Guest: Michael Hatherell, Senior Legal Advisor at Strata-g Labor Solutions

How will the planned national shutdown affect employers, and how does Section 77 of the Labor Relations Act address protest actions taken for workers' socio-economic interests?

 

 

Guest: Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at Daily Maverick

In Europe, it now appears that relations between the US and Russia are at their lowest level in decades - after the US accused Russia of deliberately bringing down a drone that was flying over the black sea.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Advocate Stefanie Fick, executive director of the accountability division at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse

Thirty-nine organisations including Defend our democracy, the Anglican Church and others have all called on the EFF to stop their National Shutdown

 

 

Guest: Michael Lawrence, Executive Director of the National Clothing Retail Federation (NCRF) 

Guest: Etienne Vlok, National Industrial Policy Officer of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu)

Guest: Thula Sindi, Fashion Designer and Fashion Designer, founder of AfricaRise Store

Mediated Conversation: government is investigating whether SHEIN is operating entirely legally - and whether it is complying with all of our laws

 

 

Guest: Chrispin Phiri, The Department of Justice's spokesperson

The Government has now announced that it has withdrawn the International Crimes Bill.

 

 

Guest: Kenny Kunene, Roads and Transport MMC: City of Joburg

There’s been more confirmation from the City of Joburg that most of its bridges are not safe - and there is a huge risk that some of them could collapse

 

 

 

 

Guest: Michael Brooks, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

UKZN and DSI Successfully Launch Test Rockets Phoenix-1C and Phoenix-1D

 

 

Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi, General secretary of the SA Federation of Trade Unions

The leader of the EFF Julius Malema yesterday explained why they are going ahead with the national shutdown next week Monday, SAFTU says they are joining the march

 

 

 

Guest: Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa, South African Medical Association chairperson

The South African Medical Association has now said that due to the NEHAWU Strike, there is a huge backlog of treatment needed for patients

 

 

 

 

Guest: President Bethuel Nkuna, Independent Policing Union of South Africa president

The staff shortage at the 10111 call centres across the country now means that  more than 6-million calls had been dropped and not answered