THE MORNING BRIEF

The Morning Brief Afrika Update Report 06 December 2024 1. Ghana – Accra Ghana decides 2024 Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan leads West African Elders Forum to observe Ghana’s 2024 elections and John Dramani Mahama says he will only accept election results If they’re transparent and fair. 2. Namibia – Windhoek Radical shift' promised by Namibia's first woman president amid disputed election Namibia's first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a "glass ceiling". The vice-president secured just past 57% of the vote, well ahead of the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) on 25.5%, the election authority announced on Tuesday. Yet the IPC has said it did not recognise the vote, pointing to a "multitude of irregularities". 3. North Sudan- South Sudan- El Burhan Visits South Sudan unannounced 'To Discuss Four Critical Files' with Salva Kirr Myardit Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), arrived in Juba, capital of South Sudan, yesterday, to discuss "critical issues regarding the relations between the two countries". 4. Algeria–South Africa diplomatic relations as President Matamela Ramaphosa is on working state visit to Algeria The political relations between Algeria and South Africa officially started in the 1950s and 1960s. The bond formed around their respective internal conflicts that were repeatedly neglected by the United Nations Security Council. 5.In our historical archives, it was on this day 6 December 1961 when Frantz Fanon subsequently died from double pneumonia in Bethesda, Maryland, USA after finally having begun his leukemia treatment, although far too late.

While most eyes were on Thabazimbi on Wednesday, there were six other by-elections. The IFP had a very good hold in Mtubatuba, while the ANC and the DA swapped seats in two other by-elections. The Patriotic Alliance retained a seat in Oudtshoorn while the ANC was dominant in the Eastern Cape. Guest: Wayne Sussman – Political Analyst

The Public Servants Association is raising concerns about the dire state of THEMBISA Hospital which is said to be at the brink of a collapse. They also raise concerns for their members ( hospital staff) that is not safe and strained Guest: Madimetja Mautla, Pretoria Provincial Organizer, Public Servants Association

Guest: Father Russel Pollit - parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein

According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, South Africa's Grade 5 pupils ranked last out of 59 countries in maths and science. The results of Grade 9 pupils in maths in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study have shown "a remarkable upward trend". Guest: Dr Stephen Taylor - an advisor and researcher in the Director General's office of the national Department of Basic Education

Guest: Sibusiso Mazomba - Cancel Coal Campaigner: African Climate Alliance

Strengthening the quality and accessibility of public mental health services is key to breaking the cycle of South Africa’s crisis of gender-based violence (GBV) that begins with exposure to intimate partner violence and abuse in childhood. Guest: Dr Sizi Myeni - Member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists

Guest: Rosemary Anderson National Chairperson Federated Hospitality Association of SA (Fedhasa)

Several organisations calling for Minister Thembi Simelane to be relieved of her duties as newly appointed Minister of Human Settlements. Yesterday morning, they gathered outside the Department of Human Settlements to ask for Minister Simelane to step down amidst the fresh and ongoing allegations against her. Guest: Zaakirah Vadi, Executive Director Defend Our Democracy

A BITTER showdown is looming between the Kwazulu-natal government and defiant Durban Long Distance Taxi Association bosses following a crackdown that was announced by Transport and Human Settlement MEC Siboniso Duma and provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Guest: Siboniso Duma - Transport and Human Settlement MEC

Guest: Bennie van Zyl - Transvaal Agricultural Union SA general manager

Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis – Mayor of the City of Cape Town

Guest: Mr Rashid Seedat: Board member, Ahmed Kathrada foundation

The Morning Brief Afrika Update Report 05 December 2024 Sobukwe day- Mandela day- any reflections or memory ? 1. Ghana – Accra Discontent runs high as Ghana readies to vote on Saturday Public frustration over Ghana's economic travails, including high prices and a dearth of jobs, has dominated the run-up to Saturday's general election, which will likely test the nation's longstanding democratic credentials. 2. USA- Angola- DR Congo Biden, Lourenço, Tshisekedi tour Lobito port U.S. President Joe Biden toured the Lobito port that will provide an outlet on the Atlantic Ocean and ideally a route to the West for Africa's minerals and other exports. Under a towering blue crane, a banner read: “The Lobito Corridor Connecting Africa from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.” 3. Mozambique – Maputo Mozambique opposition calls for new protests as post-vote tensions escalate More than fifty days after Mozambique's election, the fight over the vote's outcome has not subsided. This week, the opposition presidential candidate and runnerup in the October 8 election called for new protests. 4. Algeria – South Afrika President Ramaphosa to undertake a State Visit to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria today President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency, Mr Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, undertake a State Visit to Algeria from 05 to 07 December 2024. 5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 December 1924 when Bawo Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was born in Graaff-Reinet a town in the Eastern Cape Province and 5 December 2013 when Tata Nelson Mandela died in the evening.

Guest: Ignatius Briel - Gauteng Director of the Legal Practice Council

Guest: David Monyae - director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg

A body that was retrieved at the Stilfontein mine on Wednesday came with a note, requesting an urgent rescue of other miners trapped underground. According to the note they're extremely sick and will die if not retrieved alongside bodies of those who succumbed to death already. Guest: Sabelo Mnguni – National Administrator; Mining Affected Communities United in Action

PARLIAMENT this week approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party. This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a draft motion in response to the recommendation made by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers in May. Guest: Mzwanele Manyi - MK Party chief whip

Guest: Buhle Hanise Profile – Head of Business Restructuring Services at BDO South Africa

Commenting on the release of the 3Q2024 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth figures by Statistics South Africa, NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons says: ‘The unexpected and disappointing GDP growth figures for 3Q2024 confirm the extent to which South Africa’s growth prospects remain vulnerable to negative factors such as adverse weather conditions, weakened exports, and other lagging sectors. Guest: Prof Raymond Parsons – North West University Business School economist