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THE MORNING BRIEF
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Ford Southern Africa plans to cut jobs 2. Northam platinum remains concerned about the markets prospects 3. Markets
Guest: Annaline Van Der Poel: Chief Legal Officer, Debt Rescue
Guest: Winnie Byanyima: Executive Director of UNAIDS
Guest: Prof Andre Duvenhage: Political Analyst from North West University
1 September 2025 Heritage Month 2025, UN@80, Bantu Biko and Peter Tosh Month – New Season in Afrika The 1st of September marks the beginning of Heritage Month in South Afrika and with Heritage Day celebrated on 24 September 2025 to honour our nation’s diverse culture and rich heritage. 1. DR Congo – South Afrika Why Tshisekedi will skip Thabo Mbeki’s peace forum Kinshasa says the former South African president is not a neutral broker and will stick to talks in Washington and Doha. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has turned down an invitation to the Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s dialogue on peace and security due to run from 3 to 6 September in South Africa. 2. Sudan – Nyala Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was sworn in as the head of a parallel Sudanese government, the government said in a statement, pushing the country a step closer towards de facto partition. 3. Zimbabwe – South Afrika President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at Agricultural Show Grounds in Harare this past weekend. The hosting of this Agriculture Show resonates with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, which seeks to improve domestic production and marketing as well as the facilitation of regional trade in food staples. Agricultural cooperation is key to sustaining jobs. 4, In our historical archives, it was on this day 1 September 1969 when the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power in Libya after a coup d'etat. Gaddafi, the leader of the Free Unionist Officers movement, overthrew the monarchical rule of King Idris, who had ruled Libya since its independence in December 1951. After his deposition the king went into exile in Egypt.
Guest: Isaac Sileku: Western Cape Mobility MEC
Guest: Kaizer Kganyago: Spokesperson, The Special Investigating Unit (SIU)
Guest: Zwelinzima Vavi: General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions ( SAFTU)
US appeals court rules many of Trump’s tariffs illegal Alibaba delivers growth in earnings benefitting from investments in AI Markets
Guest: Dr Lerato Sikhosana, head of the Outbreak Response Unit at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases
Mr Lunga Malindi - Ikhala TVET College Deputy Principal (Corporate Services)
Guest : Keith Engel - CEO, South African Institute of Taxation
Guest: Mbalenhle Mthethwa SABC Reporter in Germiston at the Moment
Guest: Musa Mdunge: Political analyst based at the University Of Dundee
US economy expands in the second quarter Nike mulls more job cuts Markets
29 August 2025 1. Zimbabwe- Harare Mnangagwa Reads the Riot Act as Zanu-PF Succession Battle Rages On As the Zanu-PF succession war intensifies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning, telling senior party members to fall in line, stressing that individualism has no place within his party. Mnangagwa addressed a Politburo meeting at party headquarters in Harare this week, amid escalating tensions within Zanu-PF as rivals jostle to succeed him in 2028, when his current term expires. 2. Afrika – China Africa is rapidly scaling up its solar power capacity, with imports of Chinese solar panels rolling at 60% in the 12 months to June, according to climate think tank Ember. China, which produces around 80% of the world’s solar panels, remains Africa’s main supplier. In the past year, 25 African nations imported at least 100 megawatts of solar capacity—up from 15 countries a year earlier. 3. Tanzania – Dar es Salaam Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been approved to stand in October’s presidential election. It's Hassan's first time running for the presidency. She assumed the office following the death of her predecessor John Pombe Joseph Magufuli in 2021. After her nomination was cleared, Hassan shared a post on X urging her Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to "maintain unity to ensure victory for our party and for God's permission to return to serve citizens". 4. Pan Afrikan woman series: as we seal the women’s month in South Afrika Who is transforming Afrika? The women who refuse to wait their turn. Afrika has brilliant, courageous and visionary women leaders. Afrika has women who are not waiting for history to remember them but shaping it in real time. From DR Kongo to Namibia 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 29 August 1994 when South Africa signed the SADC treaty The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was originally known as the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC). It was formed on 1 April 1980 following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration and was premised on closer co-operation between African heads of state.
Guest: Professor Sihawu Ngubane, Professor Sihawu Ngubane, African Languages Professor in the School of Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Guest: Ferrial Adams- The executive manager of WaterCAN
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