First Take SA

It can be both sad and frustrating to invest money in your education and then later discover that the piece of paper you have is worthless. Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development four years ago. He paid nearly R8000 But to this day h...

The ANC and DA have both claimed vindication after the Western Cape High Court ruling that SABC COO Hlauli Motsoeneng should be suspended pending a disciplinary process. Both parties claimed the SABC judgment vindicated their clashing views on whether the public protector's findings are binding , an issue which is central to the Nkandla controversy.

It can be both sad and frustrating to invest money in your education and then later discover that the piece of paper you have is worthless. Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development four years ago. He paid nearly R8000 But to this day h...

In May 2010 Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development. He paid nearly R8 000 for the 3-day course. All went well until it was time for him to get the certificate.

Tsepiso makwetla speaks to Probation officer, Annette Vergeer, who battled to explain how placing Oscar Pistorius under house arrest could act as a deterrent for potential offenders. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel had asked her to justify how correctional supervision could be viewed as a harsh punishment. Vergeer struggled to find the words to support her recommendations.

former ANC member of parliament, Ben Turok, has called on President Jacob Zuma to pay back a portion of the R246 million spent on improvements to his private Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal.

In recent months, Speak Out has received many complaints relating to the purchase of property. We speak to Sanelisiwe Ngcobo who is an Attorney at Gunstons Attorneys in order to get more insight into this issue.

In July this year we brought you a complaint by Emerald Kunene who had paid Eskom to install a prepaid electricity meter at his Umgababa South Coast home in KwaZulu Natal. But after paying R3900 in March 2014 he did not hear anything from the company and when he made inquiries he was sent from pillar to post.

The 20 EFF MPs have abandoned the Powers and Privileges Committee inquiry into their conduct. They have decided not to be subjected to the Committee, claiming that the committee will be biased as it is made up of mostly ANC Members.

The murder trial of Shrien Dewani, has been adjourned until Wednesday. Dewani today pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in the Western high court in Cape Town. He allegedy arranged the murder of his wife Anni in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats in November 2010. The state will call its second witness when the case resumes.

Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, has expressed her disappointment after the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was suspended.

Former President FW de Klerk, who received a Nobel Peace Prize together with late President Nelson Mandela in 1993, has lashed out at government after the suspension of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates in Cape Town.

The KwaZulu-Natal government has set aside 30-million rand to weed-out wild life attacks on the poverty stricken community of Ukhukho area in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal. This after the public Protector launched investigations after five residents were killed by wild animals belonging to the Hluhluwe Mfolozi game reserve.

Phindile Tlou has contacted Speak Out to tell us that she has, for nearly three years, been paying for a service she has not been receiving. This is her story….

In July this year we brought you a complaint by Emerald Kunene who had paid Eskom to install an electricity prepaid metre at his Umgababa South Coast home in KwaZulu Natal. But after paying R3900 in March he did not hear anything from the company and when he made enquiries he was sent from pillar to post.

HIGHER Education Minister Blade Nzimande has likened the North West University to an apartheid enclave.

Municipal buildings, ANC regional offices and fire engines were set alight earlier today in Kirkwood. Shops were looted and shots were fired by owners to protect their property. Stones and rubble are strewn all over and the town is covered in smoke. Some schools had been evacuated as residents marched into town to voice their demands over service delivery issues.

Two of the 25 people admitted at Pretoria's Steve Biko Academic hospital after arriving back from Nigeria, have been placed on the critical list.

Tshwane university of technology spokesperson, Willa De Ruyte on the strike.

Dr Blade Nzimande responds to NSFAS saying the demand for funding far exceeds the one billion rand allocated this year by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

Police Minster, Nkosinathi Nhleko and the National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega announced the country's crime statistics in Pretoria today.

Unauthorised deductions by unscrupulous companies have become a major problem for South African consumers. Speak Out is often flooded with complaints involving illegal debits. Two months ago we broadcast the story of Mosupulogo Koka from Moletji in Limpopo who shared his story about a company known as Student Forum which is operating under a business known as Corporate People. They had been deduct...