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The South African Police Services will deploy additional resources to address gang related violence and crime in some communities in Gauteng. The increased policing is expcted to affect places like Westbury, Eldorado Park, Newclare, Claremont, Riverlea and Noordegesig - Which have seen a surge in gang violence. ActionSA has since laid criminal charges against the Fast Gun Gang after it published t...

The sale of 51% shares in South African Airways, SAA to the Takatso Consortium has been grounded. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced the cancellation of the controversial deal which has been marred in secrecy. In 2021 the Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder to acquire the embattled state-owned airline. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Shadow Minister of P...

eThekwini Mayor in KwaZulu-Natal, Mxolisi Kaunda says negotiations with SAMWU have resumed as most striking municipal workers return to work. Kaunda was briefing the media on the week long violent strike which has affected service delivery in the city. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to SAMWU KZN Regional Secretary, Xolani Dube

MK Party youth leader Bonginkosi Khanyile says there will be no elections if the Party and former President Jacob Zuma are removed from the ballot. Khanyile was briefing the media on its legal dispute with the ANC over its trademark and registration of the party. He also announced Zuma as the party's presidential candidate ahead of the May 29 elections. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke...

The Road Accident Fund has obtained an interdict to stop a planned strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, NUMSA at the Fund's offices. The Labour Court declared the planned strike unprotected and unlawful. NUMSA was set to march against RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo's alleged mismanagement of the entity. NUMSA National spokesperson  Phakamile Hlubi-Majola spoke to Elvis Presslin...

The South African Police Service (Saps) has issued a directive that only original equipment manufacturers can repair its broken-down vehicles. The move is likely to see massive job losses and revenue loss for small businesses. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Sisa Mbangxa, founder and president of the African Panelbeaters and Motor Mechanics Association (APMMA).

Financial services group Old Mutual has apologized to its customers following growing calls by consumers to move their policies to other financial service providers. Elvis Presslin spoke to Celiwe Ross, Director of Public Affairs at Old Mutual

Financial services group Old Mutual has apologized to its customers following growing calls by consumers to move their policies to other financial service providers. This after X user Sebabatso Molefi accused Old Mutual of ignoring a court order to payout her mother's pension. Elvis Presslin caught up with Sebabatso Molefi

The motion of no confidence against Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana has once again stalled. The Council sitting to vote on the mayor's removal yesterday was marred by outside protests and disagreements on priorities to be discussed. The Speaker of Council, Nthabiseng Tshivenga once again ended the proceedings abruptly after officials failed to reach consensus on the matter. For more on this Elv...

The Electoral Commission of South Africa, IEC says it is investigating the ANC's R102 million debt settlement with Ezulweni Investments. This follows a request by ActionSA for the IEC to investigate how the debt was settled. Ezulweni, a KwaZulu-Natal based marketing company took the ANC to court after its failure to pay the money it owed for 2019 election posters. For more on this Elvis Presslin s...

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu Natal is calling for the dismissal of striking workers in eThekwini. The workers, from the South African Municipal Workers' Union, Samwu have been on a week long strike demanding pay parity with Ekurhuleni municipal workers. The strike has halted daily municipal operations, prompting various service delivery protests in the City. Now for more on this Elvis Pressl...

The Inclusive Society Institute says mistrust of immigrants from Africa deepened among all South Africans in recent times. The institute says its GovDem survey has revealed that nationally more than two-thirds of respondents indicated that they do not trust immigrants from Africa. Between male and female, 67.44% males didn't trust immigrants whilst 67.98% of females did not trust immigrants from A...

The Electoral Commission of South Africa, IEC says one of its officials is behind the recent leaks of the ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe's candidate lists. IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo was briefing the media about details of its investigations into the leaks. He says investigations narrowed the source of the disclosure to a work station. Elvis Presslin spoke to Advocate Pansy Tlakula, Chairpe...

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, 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

Parliament has appointed an Independent panel to consider impeachment proceedings against Mbuyiselo Botha as Commissioner of the Gender Equality Commission. The panel of three will be chaired by Advocate William Mokhare. Botha is accused of misconduct and making disparaging remarks about fellow Commissioners in 2021. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Mbekezeli Benjamin, Research and Advocac...

Xiluva has condemned the Democratic Alliance's request for US assistance in upcoming elections, arguing it violates sovereignty, democracy, and electoral integrity. The DA has sent a letter to the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other foreign ministers urging them to support local efforts to safeguard the credibility of the elections. Now for more this Elvis Presslin spoke to Xiluva party l...

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, NUMSA says Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is the worst minister since the advent of democracy. The Union was reacting to Gordhan's intention to retire from active politics after the general elections. NUMSA adds Gordhan has singlehandedly contributed to hundreds of thousands of job losses during his tenure. For more on this Elvis Pres...

The South African Weather Service has warned residents of scorching temperatures as a heat wave blazes through Gauteng this week. The Weather Service's forecaster Celeste Fourie spoke to our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri, about conditions that have exacerbated the rise in temperatures

Ekangala residents near Bronkhorstspruit, East of Pretoria have vowed to intensify their water outage protest if water is not restored in the area. The protesting residents have shut down the local municipality after enduring two weeks without water. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the Chairperson of the Ekangala Development Foundation, Rankitsing "Asha" Xaba 

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, 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

Impeached Western Cape judge president John Hlophe has approached the Constitutional Court to declare his impeachment unconstitutional. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa removed judges Hlophe and Nkola Motata after they were impeached by the National Assembly. Our senior producer Ronald Phiri spoke to Hlophe's legal representative Barnabas Xulu...

On Wednesday taxi operators embarked on a strike in the City of Ekurhuleni over a contract awarded to a private bus company to transport local communities. The strike follows the collapse of talks between various taxi associations, the Gauteng Provincial Government and local authorities.  For more and the latest we spoke to Zweli Mnisi, Secretary of SANTACO in Ekurhuleni...

Cosatu in KwaZulu Natal says it is deeply concerned about the state of affairs in eThekwini. This after Samwu affiliated workers embarked on a week long strike demanding salary adjustments. The strike has affected businesses and service delivery in the municipality. 13 municipal workers have since been arrested and appeared in court following the violent strikes. Now for more on this, we spoke to...

Nelson Mandela Bay is preparing for a surge in tourist arrivals due to a thriving cruise liner season, but there are calls mounting for the need of a dedicated tourism safety sector forum focusing on the beachfront and Route R67. Several incidents of tourists being robbed have been reported. This was raised at an economic development, tourism and agriculture committee meeting that was held this we...

The Democratic Alliance, DA says it will not participate in cover up of the SAA-Takatso deal. This after Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan reportedly threatened to hold members of the Portfolio Committee liable, if contents of the controversial deal are made public. Gordhan handed over documents regarding the deal to MPs. For more on this we're joined on the line by Alf Lees, DA MP and Me...