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Zimbabwean Police have revealed that they had detained 41 people and seized cellphones, laptops and other electronic equipment during raids on four locations in Harare following a tip-off concerning "subversive and criminal activities". Mnangagwa used his presidential powers to extend balloting to 24th August 2023 at dozens of polling stations after voting was delayed by up to 10 hours in many are...

South Africa marks 11 years since the Marikana Massacre happened. On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service opened fire on a crowd of striking mine workers at Marikana, in the North West Province.  The police killed 34 mineworkers and left 78 seriously injured.  Is there is a political will to prosecute all those police who gunned down the 34 miners?    Oliver Dickson spoke to Nomzamo Zo...

South Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance and six other political parties have begun talks to form a coalition that will govern the country, should the ruling Africa National Congress fail to secure 50% of the general elections in 2024.  The parties are discussing and formalise terms of agreements that will guide their coalition. The two-day meeting commenced today at Emperors Palace...

Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event in the capital of Barbados to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today's society. SAfm Night Talk hosted a conversation about the importance of reparations, why certain set of communities have received them, while some don't, significance also of reparations for slavery descendants and what...

  Members from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, together with the African Union are meeting to discuss the crisis in Niger. The summit is expected to discuss using force to return Niger to constitutional democracy. ECOWAS had given officers who seized power in Niamey on July 26th a seven-day ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face the potential use of force...

What Interventions are employed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to address Illegal Mining in South Africa? Oliver Dickson spoke to Makhosonke Buthelezi - head of communication at DMRE  

Build One South Africa has recently announced the first two dozen candidates for the upcoming 2024 elections.  When we launched BOSA , they say one of their core pledges was to improve the quality of elected representatives and to guarantee that they are directly accountable to the country and their communities. Does this candidate list relfect this? How did the party go about selecting these cand...

ActionSA today marched to the offices of Police Minister, Bheki Cele to demand that action be taken within the next three months to urgently address the continued decline in the quality of South African Police Stations. Guest: Herman Mashaba - Action SA Leader   

SANTACO in the Western Cape says it is unlikely that taxi services would resume tomorrow. SANTACO Provincial Secretary, Ryno Saaiers said there has been no significant progress in negotiations. They held a media briefing outside their offices in Bellville today. The taxi strike was called as a result of the impounding of taxis by the city of Cape Town. Oliver Dickson speaks to JP Smith - MMC for S...

  Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, says the taxi strike has drawn most of the province's law enforcement resources away from other policing functions, leading to opportunistic crimes such as looting.  Meawhile, A police station in Kayamandi in Stellenboch has been set alight amid an ongoing taxi strike in the Western Cape. Over the past week several buses were torched, vehicles stoned, roads bloc...

#ToTheBallot  Political Party Profile - Xiluva  Xiluva is a political party founded by the Former Mayor of Midvaal, Bongani Baloyi, has officially been registered with the Independent Electoral Commissio Xiluva says their vision is to craft an Afrofuturistic South Africa, where the brilliance of our past melds seamlessly with the boundless opportunities of our future. A nation driven by Ubuntu, po...

Earlier in the year, Hammanskraal became the epicentre of a cholera outbreak. On 31 May, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said 99 confirmed cases of cholera and 23 deaths  This evening we get an update, following the investigative probe by the Water research commission.  The says the source of the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, is still unknown. The area recorded over 20 deaths of...

  Earlier in the year, Hammanskraal became the epicentre of a cholera outbreak. On 31 May, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said 99 confirmed cases of cholera and 23 deaths  This evening we get an update, following the investigative probe by the Water research commission.  The says the source of the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, is still unknown. The area recorded over 20 deaths...

Why is it that women in politics seems to always be playing a supporting role, can women political leadership go beyond being a project and work in progress to being an actuality? We have this conversation at the back of the new ANCWL leadership announcement following the League's 13th National conference in Nasrec, South of Johannesburg. . Deputy Minister for Women, Youth and People with Disabili...