THE MORNING BRIEF

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has announced the precautionary suspension of its Deputy President and Parliamentary Leader, Dr. John Hlophe. His suspension is effective immediately pending an investigation. The party stated that Hlophe’s decision to replace Colleen Makhubele with Des Van Rooyen is nullified. Guest: Magasela Mzobe - Head of Presidency: uMKHONTO weSIZWE Party

At least 85 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced after Typhoon Kalmaegi — one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines this year — tore through the central regions, submerging towns, sweeping away homes, and triggering catastrophic floods. Guest: Prof Guy Midgley: Climate Change Researcher and Acting Director of the School for Climate Studies, Stellenbosch University

In recent years, international trends have swept through South African markets faster than ever before. From the surge of Korean skincare and convenience stores to the dominance of Asian car brands and global fashion aesthetics, South Africans are embracing global trends with open arms. But while these international influences reshape the consumer landscape, they also raise an important question: where does this leave local brands? Guest: Lerato Kampi-Sesoko: Commercial Head for Beauty at Woolworths

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating police corruption and the controversial disbandment of the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Guest: Bulelani Phillip: SABC Reporter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has until Friday to release either the full or a redacted version of the long-awaited Police Ombudsman’s report into alleged links between police officers and gangs. Civil society group, the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (C4), has accused Winde of “suppressing” the report and warned it may pursue legal action if he fails to make it public. Guest: Dr Llewellyn MacMaster: Crime Expert,The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (CCCC)

The FW de Klerk Foundation has urged the government to declare gangsterism a national crisis, following a spate of gang-related killings that left six people dead and three injured in Reiger Park, Boksburg. Guest: Christo van der Rheede: Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation

06 November 2025 1. Tanzania – Dar es Salaam Tanzania elections violated democratic values in the observation by the AU observers mission leader former president of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi Cameroonian security forces killed 48 people in a crackdown on protests against the re-election of President Paul Biya, according to the reliable source citing UN sources. Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has lost his final appeal of a 15-year prison sentence for corruption while in office. Abdel Aziz was initially sentenced to five years in prison in 2023 after being found guilty of amassing assets and capital worth 70 million dollars through illicit means. 4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 6 November 1964 when Vuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist was hanged and also on the 6 November 1982 when Paul President became the President of Cameroon until this day. (2032

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has until Friday to release either the full or a redacted version of the long-awaited Police Ombudsman’s report into alleged links between police officers and gangs. Civil society group, the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (C4), has accused Winde of “suppressing” the report and warned it may pursue legal action if he fails to make it public. Guest: Alan Winde - Western Cape Premier

Latest business news with Jimmy Moyaha - Host of the SAFM Market Update New AI restrictions boost Chinese chip makers 2. Google Marches on with AI plans3. Markets

Latest business news with Jimmy Moyaha - Host of the SAFM Market Update Treasury not impressed with the NMB. 2. ArcelorMittal SA responds to scrap guidelines3. Markets

After nearly two decades of legal wrangling, Vodacom and Nkosana Makate have finally reached an out-of-court settlement over compensation for the “Please Call Me” idea. Guest: Isaac Mahlangu: Journalist & Senior Reporter, Timeslive

A new report from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Children's Institute has painted a stark picture of what it means to be a child in South Africa in 2025 - a country where millions continue to grow up with poverty, violence, hunger and neglect. Guest: Prof Shanaaz Mathews: SA Child Gauge 2025 editor and prof within the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences

The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) and the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) hosted a high-level G20 side event — focusing on Brain Health as a Driver of Global Prosperity: A G20 Call to Action. Guest: Dr Mie Rizig: senior clinical research fellow at University College London; Institute of Neurology

Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo has disclosed that Stuart James Scharnick, the bodyguard of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, has an extensive criminal record, including multiple convictions. Guest: Canny Maphanga: SABC reporter

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter Sasria continues to recover 2. ArcelorMittal SA shuts Newcastle steel plant3. Markets

The Lotus Atteridgeville Saulsville Civic Association (Lasca) has issued a strong warning to the City of Tshwane, threatening to mobilise residents to boycott payment of municipal accounts if the city fails to act against councillors and employees who owe large sums on their own municipal bills. Guest: Tshepo Mahlangu: Leader, THE Lotus Atteridgeville Saulsville Civic Association (Lasca)

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter Optasia debuts on JSE 2. Bank of America sees potential S&P upgrade for South Africa 3. Markets

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has delivered a landmark judgment prohibiting Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals’ access to healthcare services and schools. Guest: Mpho Makhubela: Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia member

Mbhazima Shilowa is now calling for the ousting of suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and argues that President Ramaphosa should be the one to make him go Guest: Mbhazima Shilowa is the former premier of Gauteng and the former general secretary of Cosatu.

Amnesty International South Africa’s 2025 report, Flooded and Forgotten: Informal Settlements and the Right to Housing in South Africa, has now found that government is failing millions of people trapped in informal settlements and impacted by the climate crisis Guest: Malavika Vartak: Amnesty International’s Researcher/Adviser on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights