The National Briefing

Guest: Moloto Mothapo, Parliament Spokesperson

In Cape Town, there are all sorts of plans in place for the President’s SONA that will see the President speaking at the Cape Town City Hall while Parliament is still being rebuilt after that massive fire last year

 

Guest: Norman Owen-Smith, Emeritus Research Professor of African Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand

Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Lorenzo Davids – CEO of the Justice Fund

Ahead of the SONA 2023, the Justice Fund calls on all media to take stand by not interviewing politicians on the red carpet; not asking politicians questions about their clothing and not standing on the red carpet at any point.

 

Mediated Conversation: Does Head girl and head boy terms discriminate against pupils who do not identify as male or female?

Guest: Busisiwe Deyi. Commissioner at Commission for Gender Equality

Guest: Hendrick Makaneta, Education Expert

Guest: Nolwazi Tusini, Co Executive Director (Acting) of Iranti

Guest: Anil Padavatan - Head of Programmes for Gender DynamiX

Guest: James Oladipo, Ritshidze Researcher

Ritshidze survey of more than nine thousand people reveals ongoing crisis in health system for key populations.

 

 

 

Guest: Tertius Simmers, Human Settlements and Infrastructure MEC.

Extortion, unlawful occupation or forceful community disruption of housing in 12 of the City of Cape Town’s housing projects is affecting about 4,500 beneficiaries of state-subsidised housing.

 

 

 

Guest: Timothy Kuiper, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why.

 

 

 

Guest: Joseph Mathunjwa, AMCU President

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says that the Mining Indaba has got nothing to do with South Africa and a gathering for looters

 

 

 

Guest: Barbara Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries

New figures show that it appears that poaches trying to kill rhinos for their horn are now battling to poach rhinos in the national parks - and are now moving towards privately owned parks

 

 

Guest: Jabu Mbalula, ANC Free State spokesperson

The Free State’s ANC Provincial Executive Committee says that it is now going to recall the Premier of the Free State Sisi Ntombela - and the Mayor of Mangaung Mxolisi Siyonzana.