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Afriforum has given ANC Gauteng chairperson Panyaza Lesufi until tomorrow to apologize or face a lawsuit of R500 000. The organization says the lawsuit stem from Lesufi's comments that Afriforum is a racist organization. The comments were allegedly made last month on SABC after his election as ANC Gauteng Chairperson. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Afriforum's Head of Policy and Action,...

Why are more communities seeking to become Independent from the state? Traditional royal families visited the Afrikaner-only town of Orania on a fact-finding mission to learn more about Orania's model of self-determination and self-sufficiency. Orania - Situated in the Northern Cape and established in 1991 to preserve the Afrikaner culture and its material Interests, has an independent and unique...

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Numsa, will officially commence its court-interdicted national congress in Cape Town today. This is after union members of the special Central Committee met yesterday and reached a consensus for the continuation of the congress despite the possibility of being in contempt of court. The Labour Court in Johannesburg at the weekend ruled that the co...

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says the government is in a rush to facilitate the privatization of power utility Eskom. The union was responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Monday, where he announced some measures to address the energy crisis in the country. Ramaphosa announced some interventions, including the procurement of additional baseload capacity from r...

The Mogalakwena local municipality is set to terminate the appointment of more than 400 permanent workers who were allegedly irregularly appointed two years ago. The Limpopo Provincial Department of Co-operative governance has ordered that the termination of employment must be finalized before the end of August. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Labour Expert Harry Masindi

Elvis Presslin spoke to Independent Economic and Energy Expert, Tshepo Kgadima on President Cyril Ramaphosa's range of additional measures to respond to the energy crisis in South Africa...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a range of additional measures to respond to the energy crisis in South Africa. His address last night on the country's energy scarcity follows a number of consultations with government, energy experts, and other stakeholders for collective solutions. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the DA's Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Kevin Mi...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

Disgruntled ANC staff members held a picket outside the party's headquarters in Luthuli House, Johannesburg yesterday, over unpaid salaries yet again. The staffers say they have been without salaries for two months. For more on this, Elvis Presslin  spoke to ANC staff representative, Mvusi Mdala.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa officially closed the party's KwaZulu-Natal elective conference in Durban last night, following some resistance and booing from the delegates. Newly elected Provincial Chairperson, Siboniso Duma, had to intervene, appealing to the party members to allow the president to speak. During his address, Ramaphosa explained the reasons why there was uncertainty on whether or...

The nomination of additional members of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC in Kwazulu-Natal was concluded yesterday with an address by party President Cyril Ramaphosa. All the party leaders who were contesting for positions including the former ANC provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala and the former secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli accepted their nominations. To further discuss this Elvis Pre...

Homeowners, credit card holders, and people with other personal debts will have to dig deeper into their pockets to service their loans. This is after the South African Reserve Bank announced hikes in the repo rate by 75 basis points to 5.5%. The prime lending rate at banks which comes into effect today is now 9%. The hike in the interest rate comes just after Statistics South Africa announced the...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to make an announcement on the interest rates later today. This is as South Africa's Consumer Price Inflation surged to the highest level in 13 years. Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the consumer price inflation increased to 7.4% percent in June, from 6.5% in May this year. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to...

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has accepted an offer from trade union Solidarity to assist in supplying Eskom with people who have the necessary technical skills to help the government address the power crisis. Gordhan informed the union that Eskom required power station engineers - including mechanical, nuclear, and electrical, among others. MEANWHILE, Solidarity has described Eskom's...

Members of the Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety conducted oversight visits to police stations in Katlehong and Orlando East in Soweto following the deadly shootings of patrons in taverns in these areas. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the Chairperson of the Committee Ms. Alphina Ndlovana

A newly established civic organization, Cape Forum, says Police Minister Bheki Cele's criticism against the Western Cape government's call for policing powers to be devolved to the province, confirms its belief that a referendum should be called to allow the citizens of the province to have a say in the matter. The organization says a referendum would not only serve to test public support for such...

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng will be leading thousands of nurses in the provincial march to the Premier, Treasury, and Gauteng Health department this morning. The march follows months of non-payment of many post-community service nurses, non-absorption of community service nurses, and non-filling of vacant funded nursing positions by the provincial health...

The Joburg theatre celebrated 60 years the past weekend and honored artists and creatives who have contributed to the success of theatre and the arts industry. Themed The Diamond Jubilee Evening of Celebration, the night started with a walk of fame and unveiling of the stars at the main entrance of the theatre celebrating artists such as Brenda Fassie, Hugh Masekela, Gibson Kente, Trevor Noah, Mir...

Ninety-seven illegal miners and an elderly farm owner have been arrested in Heidelberg, Gauteng. The suspects - Lesotho nationals between the ages of 18 and 35 were arrested by a national multi-disciplinary team during a clamp down on illicit mining activities. All suspects will appear at the Heidelberg Magistrate's Court on charges of illegal mining, human trafficking, flouting immigration laws,...

Award-winning Poet, author, and anti-Apartheid activist, Dr. Don Mattera has been laid to rest according to Muslim rites last night at the Westpark Cemetry, in Johannesburg. His family says Mattera, who was recovering after a medical checkup at the Military One hospital in Pretoria a few weeks ago, died peacefully at his home in Protea Glen yesterday (Monday). He was 87 years old. For more on this...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

The recent trend of mass shootings and killings continued at the weekend with eight people killed, four in Khayelitsha in Cape Town and four in Lenasia in Joburg respectively. Meanwhile, Free State police are also investigating the killing of six women and one man at the Lismore Farm in Kestell. In another shooting incident, six people were shot and killed in Alexandra township in Johannesburg at...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the mooted second state-owned power utility to solve the energy crisis is not for immediate consideration. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister and ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe - has suggested that the answer lies in the creation of another state-owned public utility to compete with Eskom. This is as the country grapples with rolling blackouts due to...

Rollance Mabula, The regional coordinator of Operation Dudula in Rustenburg, North West province, has resigned from the movement. Mabula has cited a number of reasons for his resignation, among them, that the movement has deviated from its mandate and principle of being 'apolitical'. The movement launched its North West branch in Rustenburg in April this year. Operation Dudula has been controversi...