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[ON AIR] Built in Mzansi: How AURA app was built as an emergency response app to protect South Africa's frontline healthcare workers from hijackings and attacks. Jade Pfohl, Global Medical Supply Operations Manager, AURA app on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Sports update with @ZaiZkhan1 on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Municipal Watch: what happens during the transition from old council to the new administration. As we come out of fresh local government elections, political parties are still in discussions over who they will be forming coalition governments with. What then happens in between? What happens to the projects that were run by the previous administration? What falls off and what is carried over by the new administration? @DrZweliMkhize – Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, COGTA on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Reality Check with Dr Sandy Africa: Africa’s security and South Africa’s national security are intertwined. Dr Sandy Africa - Director of Research @MISTRA_SA on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the #MarketBriefing, looking at US markets and Asian markets on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews 1. Aspen gets regulatory nod to launch cheaper alternative to Ozempic 2. Woolworths’ food business loses momentum 3. Market update

[ON AIR] Sports update with @ZaiZkhan1 on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, with 8.6 million people officially without work. While the economy added 101,000 jobs, the number of unemployed people also increased, highlighting the ongoing jobs crisis. Mahlubandile Kuhlane – Chairperson, Unemployed Peoples Movement on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] COSATU has criticised the 3.5% salary increase approved for Members of Parliament, provincial legislators and municipal councillors for 2026, describing it as excessive and out of touch with the economic realities facing ordinary South Africans. The trade union federation argues that the money should instead be used to employ more frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, teachers and police officers. Matthew Parks, Parliamentary Coordinator at @_cosatu on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Johannesburg residents in SABC Auckland Park, Mayfair, Crown, Vrededorp, Brixton, Crosby, Pageview, Homestead Park and Amalgam have been without electricity since a fire damaged the Mayfair Substation early on Sunday morning. The outage has also affected Garden City Hospital, businesses and thousands of households. So when can residents expect their electricity back? @Ice_Izo - @CityPowerJhb spokesperson on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] @Dotransport is facing renewed scrutiny over R1.338 billion in unauthorised expenditure linked to the electronic National Traffic Information System. During its appearance before Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts, questions were raised about how the overspending occurred, why payments to contractor Tasima continued after funding arrangements changed, and who should be held accountable. Wayne Duvenage, @OUTASA CEO on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] The Gauteng Tourism Authority is calling on newly elected municipalities to put tourism at the centre of their economic development plans. The authority says tourism can help attract investment, create jobs and support local businesses, but warns that crime, poor infrastructure and neglected public spaces continue to undermine the province’s tourism potential. @Barba_G74 - @GautengTourism Spokesperson on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

#AfricaInFocus In our historical archives, it was on this day 12 November 1938 when Vukhile Steve Tshwete was born in Springs, Gauteng. While on the Robben island he earned a BA from Unisa majoring in English and Philosophy. @RealRasSipho #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

#AfricaInFocus USA - Madagascar- Russia: United States warns Madagascar over growing security ties with Russia. The United States has warned Madagascar against strengthening its military ties with Russia. @RealRasSipho #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

#AfricaInFocus Uganda - Kampala: Uganda’s ruling party rejects Museveni’s reported plan to position son as successor. Succession battle is emerging within Uganda’s ruling party, after senior officials rejected President Yoweri Museveni’s reported plan to position his son as his successor. @RealRasSipho #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

#AfricaInFocus South Sudan – United Nations Security Council: UN warns political transition must hold beyond polling day. With South Sudan six weeks away from its first national vote since independence, the head of the UN mission there told the Security Council that the real test is whether the country’s political transition holds together beyond polling day. @RealRasSipho #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Africa in Focus Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula @RealRasSipho, Researcher: @MbekiSchool and @JonGericke on #TheNationaBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the #MarketBriefing, looking at US markets and Asian markets on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews 1. Nvidia faces succession uncertainty as Jenson Huang’s future hangs in the balance 2. Global EV sales return to growth as Europe powers ahead 3. Market update

[ON AIR] Sports update with @ZaiZkhan1 on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews

[ON AIR] The Global Briefing: Two days of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended in Abu Dhabi, with both sides agreeing in principle to a major prisoner-of-war exchange, but no significant breakthrough towards ending the nearly five-year conflict. Tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands are escalating. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning to world leaders at COP31 in Turkey, saying the climate crisis is outpacing the international response. @gb_decarvalho - Acting Programme Head on African Governance and Diplomacy @saiia_info on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews