The National Briefing

Guest: Prof. Leslie Petrik, Leader of the Environmental and Nanoscience Research Group, University of the Western Cape

Over the weekend at the United nations in New York - nearly two hundred states have now agreed to the wording of a treaty that will protect marine life in international waters - which have never really been protected before.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Asive Dlanjwa, South African Union of Students, National Spokesperson

There’s been a spate of student protests - and particularly last week at wits university - where roads around wits in Joburg were blocked by students.

 

Guest: Thembinkosi Mkhaliphi, Chief Director for Labour Relations at the Department of Employment and Labour

Labour and employment minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a new annual earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)

 

 

 

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner, Teboho Maruping has joined forensic auditors who are knocking on the doors of employers who benefited from the Covid-19 TERS Relief Scheme in Cape Town as part of Phase Two of the “follow the money” Project.

Guest: Teboho Maruping, UIF Commissioner

Guest: Mokholoane "Bricks" Moloi, Freestate Provincial Secretary of SADTU

An accident claims the life of Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe and his protector. the driver is being treated at hospital

 

 

 

 

Guest: Bheki Hadebe, ANC Whip of SCOPA in Parliament

ANC Whip of SCOPA in Parliament Bheki Hadebe has written to SCOPA for former Eskom GCEO Andre de Ruyter to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the allegations he made of rampant corruption at the power utility.

 

 

 

Guest: Leon Schreiber, DA Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration

last week - it emerged that the value of the properties currently owned by government and used by ministers and deputy ministers comes to just under one billion rand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Sindisiwe Twala, Investigating Directorate spokesperson

Eskom linked R17 million tax fraud accused Jacqueline Legoabe arrested

 

 

 

Guest: Maurice Crespi, Attorney at Schindlers Attorneys

Guest: Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Home Affairs

A ruling this week in the High Court about a group of asylum seekers - twenty-two people from Afghanistan - who have been granted an asylum transit visa in South Africa.

 

 

Guest: Kaizer Kganyago, spokesperson of the Special Investigating Unit

Guest: Raymond Joseph, Journalist at GroundUp

Yesterday the Bryanston home of the actress Terry Pheto went under the hammer at auction - but nobody bought it. The home was being sold - because it was bought with money that went to the national lottery commission