The National Briefing

Guest: Prof. Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, Director: National Council Against Smoking (NCAS)

Guest: Samantha Filby, Research officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products in the Faculty of Commerce at UCT

Guest: Calvin Rafadi, Forensic Investigator: Bizz Tracers

Guest: Volker von Widdern, Head of the strategic risk practice at Riskonet Africa

Riskonet Africa says that diesel generators are not a sustainable loadshedding solution

 

 

 

 

Guest: Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

There was that big visit yesterday by Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov - he met with our International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor - He also said that Russia wanted peace in Ukraine

 

 

Guest: Fanie Potgieter, Chairperson of The Lekwa Ratepayers Association

The Lekwa Ratepayers Association took the power utility to court over its ‘internal load shedding’, which it implemented in 2020 at the height of Covid-19, and they won.

 

 

Guest: Ronald Lamola, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services.

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services yesterday released the 2022 inmate matriculation results, the full-time schools achieved an impressive 95.9%, whereas, part time schools registered 63.3%.

 

 

 

 

Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis, Executive Mayor for the City of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town is calling on President Ramaphosa must confirm whether the ANC is binning plans to devolve rail to the City of Cape Town

 

 

 

 

Guest: Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Eskom spokesperson

Yesterday president Cyril Ramaphosa repeated his call for Eskom to suspend its planned power price increase of eighteen percent, he said that he believed Eskom should not implement the increase

 

Guest: Gideon Chitanga, Research Associate, African Centre for the study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand.

The US and Israel has now involved in what’s being described as their biggest joint military exercise ever - it involves over six thousand US military personnel and over one thousand Israeli personnel

 

 

 

 

Guest: Xavier Prévost, Senior Coal Analyst

Guest: Mike Teke, chief executive of Seriti Resources

Guest: Rob Burn, SABC Traffic Reporter.

Guest: Bonginkosi Mabaso, Executive Manager: Business Development. Transnet

Mediated Conversation: Why are coal prices high and why are trucks queuing on the roads to Richards Bay?

 

 Guest: Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University

Ancient poop offers unusual insight into animal behaviour.