The National Briefing

Guest: Sahlulele Luzipo, National Assembly Chairperson of Portfolio Committeon Mineral Resources and Energy

It was seven years ago yesterday when a shaft at Lily Mine in Barberton in Mpumalanga collapsed  and a lamp room carrying three miners sunk deep into the earth

Guest: Mike Muller, Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance Wits University

In Joburg and Tshwane last week, some taps were running dry after problems with load shedding in other areas like Gqeberha, there are long running problems with water

Guest: Dr Ongama Mtimka, Political Analyst

Deputy President David Mabuza over the weeekend said that he is going to leave his office-and make a way for the person who was elected deputy leader of the ANC- Paul Mashatile

Guest: Sboniso Duma, ANC KZN Chairperson 

The ANC in Kwazulu-Natal says the party in the province supports calls for declaration of a state of disaster over the Eskom crisis in a bid to end loadshedding.

The US shot down a massive Chinese balloon which had been drifting over that country. The Chinese government says that it was simply monitoring artmospheric currents-the US says that they don't believe that.

Peoples Mediated 

Guest: Ann Bernstein, Executive Director at The Centre for Development and Enterprise

The Center for Development and Enterprises say that President Cyril Ramaphosa is no longer a credible reformer

Guest: Bongani Baloyi, Gauteng provincial chairperson for Action SA.

Ekurhuleni: DA Implosion Ensues with the Resignation of Chief Whip and Oversight Chairperson.

Guest: Gauri Sharma, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Western Cape

We don’t know if dark matter exists. So why do astronomers keep looking?

Guest: Tahir Maepa, Public Service and Commercial Union of South Africa Secretary General

The Public Service and Commercial Union of SA says that it will not stay idle and allow another looting spree when the ANC attempts to declare load shedding a state of disaster