The National Briefing

Guest: Foster Mohale, Spokesperson for the Department of Health

The Department of Health will this week commence with the programme of screening, verification, medical examination and payment of benefits to eligible former mineworkers who contracted tuberculosis (TB) or silicosis between 1965 and 2019.

 

 

 

Guest: Eben Olderwagen, Vergelegen Environmental Project Manager

Rare quagga born in Somerset West.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Prof Berte Van Wyk, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

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

Guest: Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Techn

Mediated Conversation: there hundreds of thousands of young people who are looking for a place in higher education: how much pressure is the system under?

 

 

Guest: Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, General Secretary for the South African Council of Churches.

South African Council of Churches saddened by the death of eSwatini Human Rights Lawyer - Thulani Maseko, who was assassinated last Saturday.

Guest: Puleng Mopeli, Joburg Water spokesperson

Joburg Water that their water supply is constrained due to the load shedding and heatwave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa)

Eskom told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts yesterday that the risk of load shedding will diminish over the next eighteen months - they did not say that it would end entirely

 

 

Guest: Steven Gruzd - Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme and the Russia-Africa Project at the South African Institute of International Affairs

In Ukraine the country’s President Voldomyr Zelensky has now fired several high ranking officials while others have resigned - after it appears they were involved in corruption

 

 

 

Guest: Bhekinkosi Mtolo, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Secretary

The KZN ANC says it’s now asking the councils that it controls in that province to join the various court actions against Eskom’s 18% power price increase - it says that people cannot afford the increase.

 

 

Guest: John Steenhuisen, DA Leader

The Democratic Alliance says it’s going ahead with its march today on the ANC’s headquarters Luthuli House - it says it’s going to protest against load shedding

 

 

 

 

Guest: Prof. Brian van Wilgen, Professor at the Centre for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University

23 Curbing the spread of invasive plants, but we are still struggling to get them under control.