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6:44

A forensic report instituted by the Polokwane...

The National Briefing ·

2024/11/01

Guest: Makoro John Mpe - Polokwane municipality Mayor

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4:10

In response to escalating challenges within the...

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2024/11/01

In response to escalating challenges within the township economy, a powerful new coalition, Together in Defence of the Township Economy (TITE), has been established. This independent, multi-party organisation unites key groups, including the Operation Dudula, Patriotic Alliance (PA), uMkhonto WeSizwe Liberation War Veterans (MKLWV), Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA), and the Ekasi Business Federation, among others, to defend local businesses and safeguard community health standards. Guest:

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6:37

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner...

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2024/11/01

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has warned of lower-than-expected tax revenue collections, which were anticipated earlier this year during the February budget speech. Kieswetter was responding to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in a special sitting in Parliament on Wednesday. Guest: Professor Keith Engel - SA Institute of Taxation CEO

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11:45

The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) has...

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2024/11/01

This follows a recent confrontation in Mpumalanga where taxi association patrollers allegedly drove off with a motorist’s car, demanding R2 500 to release it, after he offered to give his neighbour a lift. Guest: Rebecca Phala – Santaco National Spokesperson

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4:38

Flash floods have killed more than 90 people across...

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2024/11/01

Flash floods have killed more than 90 people across eastern Spain, according to the Spanish authorities, after a deluge of rain — in some places, several months’ worth — fell in less than a day. The flooding, which began with heavy rain on Monday, were some of the country’s deadliest in decades. Guest: Prof Kaitano Dube - Faculty of Human Science Research Professor at the Vaal University of Technology

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5:37

The executive mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro,...

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2024/11/01

The executive mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, Gary van Niekerk, has resigned. The deputy executive mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, has also tendered her resignation. It is understood that there is an agreement that they will be voted into each other’s jobs. Guest: Ongama Mtimka Political Analyst

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3:21

THE R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant will...

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2024/11/01

THE R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant will come to an end in March next year as the government has no plans to extend it. This emerged from the 2024 Medium-term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday. Guest: Siyanda Baduza - Institute for Economic Justice Basic Income Researcher

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8:27

Ukraine says nine injured in Russia's 19th air attack...

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2024/10/31

Ukraine says nine injured in Russia's 19th air attack on Kyiv in October. Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, on Monday said his country was ready to hold peace talks with Russia but believed President Vladimir Putin still camped on his untenable demand for Ukrainian surrender. Guest: Steven Gruzd, head of the Africa-Russia Project at the South African Institute of International Affairs

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7:15

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has issued a...

The National Briefing ·

2024/10/31

Guest: Mlu Ndlovu: KZN Provincial Manager, The Public Servants Association (PSA)

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6:18

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday delivered...

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2024/10/31

Guest: Dr Nthabiseng Moleko – Economist at the Stellenbosch Business School

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7:42

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi pushing back on the idea of...

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2024/10/31

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi pushing back on the idea of people being given a choice between land and money. He says people need both, and says this is a false choice. He has also come out clear that the idea that land restitution and redistribution can be achieved without touching privately owned land is nonsense. He gives figures of how much land the state owns that could potentially be redistributed if we wanted to avoid touching privately owned land, and concludes that state land could never be enough to

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7:06

Science: China declares success as its youngest...

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2024/10/31

Guest: Martin Snow - Research Chair in Space Weather at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

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8:23

The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal...

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2024/10/31

Guest: Thami Nuli – KZN Premier

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4:57

AFRICA UPDATE WITH SIPHO MANTULA

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2024/10/31

Afrika Update Report 31 October 2024 Botswana – Gaborone Botswana counts votes after pivotal election People in Botswana are waiting for results of Wednesday's election which could extend the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)'s 58-year rule. Earlier in the day, the main opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) leader Duma Boko voiced concerns about the exercise. Mozambique - Maputo At least 10 people were shot dead and another 63 injured by gunfire during post-election protests

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4:19

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday delivered...

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2024/10/31

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday delivered his first Government of National Unity Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Did he address the issue of the water crisis in the country? Guest: Dr Ferrial Adam – WaterCANExecutive Director

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6:33

With the public sector’s financial expenditure plans...

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2024/10/31

With the public sector’s financial expenditure plans under scrutiny ahead of the mid-term budget. how can financial institutions, especially in the private sector, protect themselves from the escalating frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks? The use of AI for privacy and security measures in the financial services industry and why this is important to focus on in the same week as the country's mid-term budget speech Guest: Prejlin Naidoo, CMT Partner at Oliver Wyman

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3:19

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday delivered...

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2024/10/31

Guest: Annaline Van Der Poel – COO at Debt Rescue

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5:26

Blade Nzimande on why he continues to serve in the...

The National Briefing ·

2024/10/30

Clip: Blade Nzimande clip on why he continues to serve in the GNU when his party opposes it so much. Interestingly, in the process of defending his participation in the GNU, Nzimande (who is the SACP national chairman) contradicts his General Secretary Solly Mapaila by rejecting the suggestion of an ANC coalition with the MKP and EFF, calling MKP a party of state capture.

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7:01

CONTRALESA issued a statement rebutting misleading...

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2024/10/30

Guest: Kgosi Larmeck Mokoena: President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa(Contralesa)

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6:36

Japan's recent snap election defied the norm of...

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2024/10/30

Guest: Prof David Monyae is the Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg

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