The National Briefing

Guest: David Van Wyk, mining analyst: Benchmarks Foundation

At least eight Zama Zama’s or illegal miners have died after being trapped in a shaft near Driekop outside Burgersfort in Limpopo over the weekend,

 

 

 

Mediated Conversation: In so many places in our nation there is so much litter. Why?

Guest: Nhlanhla Sibisi, Climate & Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace

Guest: Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology at Wits

Guest: Melanie Samson, Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Johannesburg

 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says that there is a lack of clarity on etolls

Guest: Wayne Duvenage, CEO of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse)

 

Sabretooth cats hunted on South Africa's coast 5 million years ago.

Guest: Caitlin Rabe, PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town

 

There’s been some indications that the ANC wants to change the mandate of the reserve bank - as the chair of the party Gwede Mantashe said over the weekend the party wants it to take into account growing the economy.

Guest: Lumkile Mondi – Lecturer: School of Economics and Business Science of the University of the Witwatersrand

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare - professor Sakhela Buhlungu has now appealed directly and publicly to president Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure his safety - after his body guard - Mboneli Vesele was killed during what looks like an assassination attempt on Friday night.

Guest: Blade Nzimande - Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa

 

There was a series of promises made by president Cyril Ramphosa yesterday - he said at the party’s January 8th statement event that the renewal of the ANC is now unstoppable

Guest: Mzwandile Mbeje, SABC Political Editor

Guest: Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Political Analyst

 

 

There was confirmation yesterday that the former apartheid government minister of law and order Adriaan Vlok has passed away at the age of 85.

Guest: Rev. Frank Chikane, Anti-apartheid activist and author

The outgoing Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has now confirmed that he was the victim of a poisoning attempt - and that someone put cyanide in his coffee cup last month

Guest: Chris Yelland - MD at EE Business Intelligence

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare - professor Sakhela Buhlungu has now appealed directly and publicly to president Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure his safety - after his body guard - Mboneli Vesele was killed during what looks like an assassination attempt on Friday night.

Guest: Prof Sakhela Buhlungu- Fort Hare University Vice-Chancellor Professor

Guest: Dr. Phethiwe Matutu, CEO of Universities South Africa (USAF)