The Weekend View

Mogale City had an eventful week- the local municipality was turned upside down when the South African Police Services (SAPS) had an operation to track down illegal miners in Randfontein and Krugersdorp, arresting 80 men. This is after eight women were gang raped and robbed allegedly by illegal miners in the area. On Wednesday, the African National Congress (ANC) staged a protest at the Krugersdor...

The Transport Department together with The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and other relevant stakeholders are launching the National Potholes Campaign. The mass/ national initiative aims to coordinate and enhance already existing pothole campaigns in other provinces and municipalities. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to  Sanral's Spokesperson Vusi Mona... 

With the current economic climate South African consumers find themselves going store-to-store bargain shopping, guess what- you don't have to anymore as Outlier does that you. Every month end they compare in-store and online prices of the same basket of goods across four major retailers - Checkers, Pick n Pay, SPAR, and Woolworths to see which one is the cheapest. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to the...

Black-owned advertising and marketing agencies have launched their own association, in order to establish an enabling and sustainable business environment for black communication professionals. The Chairperson of the Black Agencies Network Association (BANA), Groovin Nchabeleng says the industry needs to reflect the communities they operate in but at the moment the industry does not reflect that....

The Market Theatre Laboratory is looking for talented, determined young people who are passionate about the performing arts to become part of the next generation of artistic innovators, change-makers, and storytellers. Applications for the Theatre and Performance full-time course open from 1 August until 30 September 2022, for study in 2023. The Market Lab is a multi-award-winning arts incubator,...

TODAY is World Ranger Day. It's a day to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the planet's natural treasures and cultural heritage. Today's Rangers Day comes days after Anton Mzimba, the Head Ranger at Timbavati Private Reserve in Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga, was murdered in front of his family onTuesday night. The murder has been des...

Former ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says there would have been no need for the step-aside resolution had the ruling party implemented its own constitution to deal with malfeasance and the lack of discipline. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Party's 6th National Policy Conference underway at Nasrec south of Johannesburg. Some party members have criticized the implement...

This week’s  highly contentious elective conference of metalworkers union, NUMSA, ended on Thursday with some union regions rejecting the outcome of the congress, maintaining that it should be declared null and void. This was after the Labour Court in Johannesburg had dismissed the union's application for leave to appeal against the court's decision which interdicted the congress from going ahead....

 Political science lecturer & analyst from the University of KwaZulu Natal, Zakhele Ndlovu weighs in on the ANC policy conference

More and more South Africans are struggling to keep a roof over their heads as they are battling to keep up with rental payments. This as most households are feeling the financial pinch with the cost of living rising from increasing food inflation and hikes in the cost of fuel, electricity, water, municipal rates and interest rates. This comes at the back of salaries that have plummeted or remaine...

There was a total overhaul of the top five leadership of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal. Premier Sihle Zikalala lost the race for the chairperson's position to Sboniso Duma. Duma's slate swept all the top five positions during a provincial elective conference held in Durban. At least 1607 delegates voted during the conference. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to SABC reporter Nonkululeko Hlophe... 

It's official - Banyana Banyana are the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions. This after beating Morocco two-one at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium last night. This is Banyana Banyana's sixth attempt to win the tournament. They failed to win five previous Women's AFCON finals in 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018. But in 2022, the team has got the glory for the first time in the...

This week's regional efforts to resolve the crisis in Eswatini hit another major stumbling block when a second summit intended to discuss a national political dialogue in the troubled kingdom was canceled at the last moment. The summit of the Southern African Development Community - SADC's security organ, which was supposed to have been held on Thursday, would have been chaired by President Cyril...

Banyana Banyana are going for glory tonight when they meet hosts Morocco in the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. The game promises to be a thriller as both teams looking to clinch the Africa Cup of Nations title for the first time. The game starts at 10 pm SA time. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Daily Sun Sports editor, Mathews Mpete

Zimbabwe this week announced plans to introduce gold coins later this month as it tries to curb rising inflation amid a slump in its currency. The country's central bank also outlined moves to make the US dollar legal tender for the next five years. The central bank's main interest rate was more than doubled this month to 200%, after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%. To get a sense of...

Since the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions, most companies have been slowly asking employees who have been working remotely to return to the office. However the current heavy bout of loadshedding is making working from home extremely difficult leading to greater demands from company executives for employees to return to the office immediately. The high and ever increasing cost of fuel is on the ot...

The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster ministers say 19 people have been arrested whom they regard as the instigators of the July 2021 unrest. They are part of 2-thousand 435 cases on court rolls of which 50 have been finalized, with guilty verdicts. The ministers were briefing the media in Pretoria yesterday on progress with regards to the implementation of the recommendations by the...

Angola has declared 5 days of mourning following yesterday's passing of former President Eduardo dos Santos. He died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain. The 79 year old former statesman died following a long illness. Dos Santos who had led Angola for 40 years had been living in Barcelona since stepping down in 2017 and was reportedly receiving treatment there for health problems.  Meanwhile... The ra...

Over 35-thousand people attended the premier Durban July  horse racing event. This is the first time in two years that the prestigious race has welcomed punters and fashionistas in person, following the Covid 19 lockdown regulations.  eThekwini municipality expected the event to contribute more than R300 million to the local economy. This year's theme 'Show Me The Honey' showcased SA's fashion tal...

In this month of July, South African consumers are facing a new round of price hikes including, food, electricity, water, property rates, taxi fares and fuel. An interest rate hike is also anticipated when the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meets later in the month. With inflation currently at over 6 %. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to SABC's Economics Editor, Tshepo Mongoai and profess...

South Africans are this July facing a series of price hikes, including electricity and fuel price increases. Major metropolis - including Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban  introduced their municipal electricity tariffs from yesterday after energy regulator Nersa approved a 7.47% increase earlier this year. The City of Joburg's news tariff hikes which kicked in yesterday are 9.75% for water and s...

General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers,  William Mabapa says the unions have reached consensus with Eskom on some matters with regards to the wage negotiations, however there are some issues that remain unresolved and require further consideration. The NUM and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) met *yesterday with Eskom's leadership in Sandton north of Johannesb...

When a car owner takes out insurance, they are asked about nominated drivers if they themselves are the regular drivers. These are people that drive the car from time to time. Some insurance companies do payout in the event of an accident even if the driver was not on the list of nominated drivers. However, experts warn consumers to read the fine-print closely because some insurance companies will...

The who's who of South African horse racing, fashion, food and music are converged in eThekwini for the Durban July taking place this weekend.  On the first Saturday of every July nearly 40 thousand people head towards Greyville to experience "July Fever". It is a fashion and entertainment extravaganza where everybody wants to be seen. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Fundi Sithebe,  CEO of 4racing

June is pride month globally and the LGBTQI+ community continues to focus on the to advocate for their rights in all spaces. The purpose of the LGBTIAQ+ Pride month commemoration is to highlight and recognise the impact and continuous advocacy and advancement of rights and protection of the community, as well as eradicating uncalled for violence against any human being based on their personal sexu...