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The Constitutional Court has sanctioned an agreed timetable for the finalisation of the tender process for the multi-billion rand social grant system. In April last year the court ordered the rerun of the tender after it found the tender awarded to Cash Paymaster Service was unlawful. CPS wanted to challenge the new Request for Proposals. But before the matter could be heard, the Social Security A...

A third man convicted for the 2002 murder of a police officer will finally have his conviction reconsidered by the Constitutional Court. In May last year, the Constitutional Court rejected Thembekile Molaodzi's appeal because he failed to raise any constitutional grounds. But in a lucky strike, Moloadzi's case will be reconsidered after two others convicted for the same crime raised a constitution...

PM Live host Bongi Gwala speaks to Institute for Security Studies's Jacques Marais on Robert Mcbride's lawyers have told the High Court in Pretoria that a Parliamentary process should be the only way to suspend head of IPID to ensure independence

The funeral of murder hip hop icon, Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi will take place on Sunday at the Alexandra Stadium, north of Johannesburg. The award winning rapper was stabbed to death allegedly by his girlfriend. Earlier this week, hundreds of fans paid respect to the Skwatta Kamp member at his memorial service in Newtown. Today we pay Tribute to the hip-Hop star featuring some of his closest frien...

Entrerprises Minister Lynne Brown has confirmed that she approved the suspension of four senior Eskom Executives by the utility's board. Brown says she's hopeful that the inquiry into Eskom will help put to rest, all the concerns about the running of the utility. I earlier spoke to the minister and first asked her if she was consulted before the decision was taken.

Grocery chain, Shoprite Checkers, has to convince the Constitutional Court that its grocers wine licence constitutes a property right and that the Eastern Cape government did not have sufficient reason to take it away. The provincial government's new liquor law effectively bans the sale of table wines inside grocery stores. If retailers like Shoprite want to continue selling those table wines they...

We attempt to help Leon Bester get his money back for items bought online but were never delivered. We Speak to online ombuds on what to look out for when shopping online.

A bitter court battle is looming against the world's third largest platinum producer, Lonmin Platinum Mine and the Bapo Ba Mogale Traditional Council over a R600 million rand equity deal closed in December 2014. This comes after Chairperson of a local Community Based Organisation, Kholisile Dingiswayo announced plans to approach the North West High Court, through the University of Western Cape's L...

Deputy Chief Justice, Dikgang Moseneke, has lamented the slow pace of rural land reform in South Africa. The Deputy Chief Justice participated in a dialogue on land reform last friday. The inaugural dialogue series was launched at the Womens Jail on Constitution Hill. It is hosted by the Centre for Law and Society in partnership with Heinrich Boll Stiftung

Benny Obayi contacted VIP movers to help him relocate from Eastern Cape to Gauteng. VIP Movers could not help after payment was made and Benny wanted his money back

Three men wrongfully convicted for the 2002 murder of a police officer, face the prospect of being released after spending over a decade in prison. This follows concessions from the National Prosecuting Authority during a Constitutional Court appeal. Although the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment, all indications point to the three being freed

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says this will assist in addressing mounting cases of negligence that are cost the health system millions of rand in litigation claims. Motsoaledi says South Africa will for the first time employ the services of a Health Care Ombudsman. He says the new office will investigate all wrong doings committed by health institutions and health practitioners. Motsowaledi wa...

The government will inject two-billion-rand into sports development over the next seven years if Durban wins the 2022 Commonwealth Games bid.

A forensic report into alleged impropriety in the sale of Cosatu's old head office and purchase of a new one in Johannesburg has implicated general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. The report, by auditing firm Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo shows that the auditors have not been able to meet Vavi despite attempts to do so. Cosatu deputy general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says a letter will be written to Vavi,...

Anna Mokhaba bought 3 Garage doors and Motors that stopped working a dew days after installation.

Former Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of the Democratic Congress and deputy prime minister, Mothetjwa Metsing of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy have signed an agreement to form a coalition with five other parties. The deal will make Mosisili leader of the coalition with Metsing his deputy. The development came after the Independent Electoral Commission announced the final results of...

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The urgent application by Khulubuse Zuma has been dismissed with costs by the High Court in Pretoria. Zuma was seeking to nullify the Master of the High Court ruling that upheld creditors' 1-point-five billion rand claim against Aurora Empowerment Systems and its directors, who include Zuma. Lawyers representing President Jacob Zuma's nephew approached the court to reverse the Master's decision.

News and Current Affairs show between 5 & 6 am on SAfm 104 to 107 anchored by Tsepiso Makwetla

We help Nape Motlouana from Pretoria get back a Laptop he took in to Ellerines for repairs in 2010.

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says his absence at the Central Executive Committee meeting currently underway is to send a message that the unity of the federation should come before the egos of the leaders. Vavi announced on his twitter page that continuing with the gathering with half of the affiliates refusing to participate, is not the best way to unify the federation. Seven unions,...

Asanda Ntame looks at what to expect at the #MM14

Sandros Ndlovu struggled for 6months to get a payout from mineworkers provident fund. He is now smiling all the way to the bank.

South Africa's economic growth figures GDP exceeded expectation, growing above forecasts by an annualised 4 point1 percent quarter-on-quarter in the last three months of 2014 compared with a revised growth of 2 point 1 percent in the third quarter. Growth figures released by Statistics South Africa earlier, show that the mining and manufacturing sectors both had a positive contribution to the grow...

Spies, espionage, leaked documents - all the makings of a Hollywood thriller. Upon closer look this global headline story is much closer to home. News network Al Jazeera has in its possession hundreds of secret intelligence documents from some of the world's spy agencies - including South Africa. Among the documents include correspondence that South African and Ethiopian spies struggled to "neutra...