The National Briefing

Guest: David Maynier, Western Cape Education MEC

According to the Western Cape Government, taxi mafia continues to prevent 1800 children from attending school

 

Guest: Bafuze Yabo, ANC Tshwane regional spokesperson

Guest: Dr. Corné Mulder, Coalition spokesperson and FF Plus leader

The Speaker the City of Tshwane has now confirmed that he has accepted what was described as the first letter of resignation from the Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams - which means that he is no longer the mayor

 

 

Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa, budget researcher at Section27

Ahead of the Budget Speech by the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, Section27 is asking that he not force the poor to pay for Eskom’s problems

Guest: Terry Bell, Labour Analyst

Post Office left to die by discord in porous labour movement

 

 

Guest: Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at Daily Maverick

In Europe just ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the US President Joe Biden has made a surprise and quick visit to Kyiv.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Anton Bredell – Western Cape MEC of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

The Western Cape Provincial government is looking at what are called pre-emptive water restrictions - as the dam levels in that province are now around 50% - that’s after they were over eighty-five percent at this time last year

 

 

 

Mediated Conversation: Hitmen in South Africa

Guest: Nathi Olifant, author of "Blood, Blades, and Bullets: Anatomy of a Glebelands Hitman

Guest: Prof. Nirmala Gopal, criminologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Guest: Mark Shaw, Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Guest: Kate Wilkinson, Senior Product Manager of Full Fact

Nigerian fact checkers fight election misinformation with Full Fact's AI Tools

 

Guest: Zackie Achmat, #UnitedBehind

#UniteBehind supported by Defend our Democracy and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be holding a press briefing on Monday, 20th February addressing the upcoming judicial conduct tribunal on the alleged gross misconduct of Judge Makhubele.

 

Guest: Leonardo Manus, Acting Deputy- Director General for Infrastructure Management

12 flood gates remain open at Vaal Dam, communities urged to move to high lying areas.