The Weekend View

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, it's the leading cause of female cancer with 11,000 South African women getting it every year and according to experts half of whom die due to the historic cost and complexity of treatments. Studies also show women living in poverty, in lower-income countries or living with HIV are disproportionally affected...

Namibian President, Hage Geingob will be laid to rest TODAY at the Heroes' Acre in the south of the capital, Windhoek. Geingob, succumbed to cancer on the 4th of February at the age of 82. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be among the 18 heads of state attending the funeral.  Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Freelance Journalist based in Namibia, Isack Hamata

The DA has threatened to launch a contempt of court application to force the ANC to hand over MORE documents from its cadre deployment committee meetings. On Friday the party gave the ANC an ultimatum of Saturday to hand over all the documents as directed by the Constitutional Court. DA Leader John Steenhuisen said, at a media briefing in Cape Town on Friday, that hey will also institute a crimina...

Today - 24th February - is exactly two years since Russia launched it's invasion of Ukraine, and the war is no closer to ending than it was in the weeks after Russian troops and equipment began pouring into Ukraine. The last two years have bore witness to fighting at a scale the world has not seen in Europe since the World Wars, as well as thousands of dead soldiers, civilians, and destroyed lives...

Parents of children that died at Enyobeni Tavern in East London have expressed disappointment at the sentence handed down to the Enyobeni tavern owners by the East London Regional* Court in the Eastern Cape. The couple, Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu were YESTERDAY fined five thousand rand or a hundred days in prison after they were found guilty of selling or supplying intoxicating liquor to pers...

R7.4 Billion will be allocated to continue to support the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative. During the State of the Nation Address , President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) has created over 1.7 million work opportunities, providing vital employment avenues for young individuals. Meanwhile, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) this week, r...

The African National Congress is possibly facing the most challenging election to date. Rising unemployment, load-shedding and the emergence of new political parties are expected to give the ruling party a tough time in the 2024 general elections. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has also not been without any controversy, will unveil the party's 2024 election manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadi...

The media is crucial in ensuring a healthy democracy and citizen participation. It is an important link between the government and its people.   Experts suggest that a democratic election is impossible without media. The media has a role in creating spaces where voters participate in debates and discussions . In addition , create platforms where policies, information about parties , candidates and...

The U.N. Security Council says its concerned by the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It strongly condemned the recent offensive by M23 rebels near Goma. Thousands of people are fleeing their homes and many more are displaced as fighting intensifies. This comes as South Africa has deployed at least 2,900 soldiers to assist the government of the Democratic Republi...

Health non-governmental organisation, Right to Care, is calling on men to circumcise, use condoms and seek treatment to help reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which are on the rise. This comes at the back of warnings by health officials of increases the transmission of STIs and HIV infection. In Gauteng alone, over 165 000 males presented at public health facilities across the province...

The International Court of Justice - ICJ - has agreed with South Africa's position that Israel's planned incursions in Rafah would render what is already a humanitarian disaster even more perilous. On Tuesday, South Africa lodged an urgent request with the ICJ to consider whether Israel's military operations targeting Rafah breach provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleg...

Thousands of Democratic Alliance supporters are TODAY expected to gather in Pretoria to launch the official opposition's election manifesto.  The launch is expected to start with a march from Church Square before gathering on the lawns of the Union Buildings. In the manifesto, the party is expected to outline a plan which it says will rescue South Africa.. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to DA Federal ch...

Senegal's president has announced that the delayed election to choose his successor will be held "as soon as possible", after the country's top court ruled that his attempt to delay it was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Council on THURSDAY annulled both President Macky Sall's decree and a contentious bill passed by parliament moving the vote from this month - February 25th - to December. Wid...

Concerns have emerged regarding data protection , this as many residential or lifestyle estates collect personal information at access or entry points. Security guards  previously would ask visitors for the name, cellphone number or to open the car boot but now with the digital age, they scan your car disc and drivers licenses .   Since the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into...

Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved two penalties during a shoot-out in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off against DR Congo LAST NIGHT helping his team collect bronze medals. South Africa walked away with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory.   Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Matthews Mpete, SABC Sports Analyst ..

Political parties are in a race to sell their election promises and policy positions to voters. With the 2024 general election date soon to be announced , several political parties will be launching their election manifestos. The EFF launched it's election manifesto in Durban yesterday (Saturday) and the other 3 of South Africa's top 4 political parties will also launch their manifestos in the com...

Critics say the final State of the Nation Address of the sixth administration presented no new ideas on how the government will deal with pressing economic and societal issues. Opposition parties say instead, President Cyril Ramaphosa used it as a platform to boast about the ANC-led government's successes since the advent of democracy in South Africa. While he did not make any grand announcements...

The EFF will TODAY launch it's 2024 election manifesto at Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium. The Red Berets are the first of major political parties that will launch their election campaigns on a shared battleground in KwaZulu-Natal. The ANC and IFP have also chosen the Moses Mabhida stadium as the venue for their party manifesto launches ahead of the general elections. The EFF's manifesto is expecte...

DebtBusters 2023 Debt Index for the fourth quarter has revealed that last year was among the most financially difficult for South African consumers. Among the factors contributing to the challenges is high interest rates, inflation and  poor economic performance which negatively impacted disposable income. The report coincides with National Debt Awareness Month with the focus on financial sustaina...

Bafana Bafana are back in action TONIGHT when they face the DRC in their final game in the Africa Cup of Nations. Bafana, who lost 4-2 on penalties to Nigeria on Wednesday, will be hoping to bring bronze medals back home should they come out tops in today's third place playoff  at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. TOMORROW Nigeria will clash with hosts Côte d'Ivoire in the CAF AFCON C...

Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved four penalties in a dramatic penalty shootout against Cape Verde, to carry South Africa into the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final LAST NIGHT. After 120 minutes of goalless action, the game went to the spot and Ronwen Williams produced four sensational saves to inspire Bafana to a 2-1 shootout victory, sett...

As the voter registration blitz continues  ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he's happy that South Africans are warming up to the upcoming elections. He was in Soweto yesterday to campaign for the ANC during the Electoral Commission's second voter registration process. Ramaphosa says citizens are responding positively to the registration process. To discuss how things started off yesterday and th...

The United Nations Secretary General has taken note of the Order handed down by the International Court of Justice indicating provisional measures in the case brought by South Africa against Israel. Antonio Guterres further recalled that decisions of the Court were binding and expressed trust that all parties would duly comply with the provisional measures imposed. This as Israel's staunchest ally...

The knockout stage of AFCON lived up to expectation with two riveting games last night. Nigeria bundled Cameroon out of the tournament after a 2-nil victory. Angola also proceed to the next round after defeating Nambia 3 -nil. Tonight Equatorial Guinea face Guinea while Egypt will go up against the DRC. South Africa's first clash in the knockout stage is on Tuesday when Bafana Bafana play tourname...

Thousands of South Africans living abroad are this weekend registering to vote in the forthcoming national elections whose date is expected to be announced soon. The special two-day voter registration event is taking place in over 100 countries. We spoke to IEC's Chief Elotoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo