The Weekend View

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again given the assurance that government is working to resolve the electricity crisis in the country. He was delivering his New Year's Address to the Nation, from his official residence at Genadendal in Cape Town. The president also touched on other challenges the country is confronted with. 

As the court battles between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his predecessor, former president, Jacob Zuma play themselves out, The Weekend View looks at the impact of public spat between the two statesman and whether it inspitres confidence in the leadership of the country. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to political Analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu; ANC veteran, Dr. Mavuso Msimang and brand reputatio...

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla says it is devastating that the death toll in the Christmas Eve gas truck explosion in Boksburg has now risen 34. He was speaking to SABC NEWS on the side-lines of the memorial service for the victims of the truck explosion held at the Boksburg Civic centre on Gauteng's Eastrand.  According to the Health Department 11 health care workers and 23 members of the public...

 As holiday makers continue to enjoy the last leg of this year's festive season, homeowners have been advised to ensure that the insurance policies are up-to-date and their affairs are in order, in case of an emergency. Thieves often target homes during this time as Stats SA estimates that 5.4% of all households experienced housebreaking over the 2021/22 financial year. Unless the homeowner is ade...

COSATU weighs in on the ANC Conference's unfolding proceedings

Day 3 of ANC Conference with SABC Political  reporter Samkele Maseko 

Political Analyst Angelo Fick on  the ANC Conference day 3

SACP weighs in on the ANC conference 

Sabotage of Eskom stations is a deliberate money-generating scam by some. This is according to Calvin Rafadi.

City Power explains why Nasrec is exempt from load-shedding this weekend

ANC Elective Conference: Expectations of day 2; nominations

ANC Elective Conference: Economy and Zuma bid for private prosecution

ANC Elective Conference: Gender and Enegry issues on the spotlight

ANC Elective conference: Delays and International relations

The current energy crisis in South Africa has been described as one of the worst and may be here to stay for quite a while. The country was plunged into stage 6 load shedding last Tuesday ahead of the planned outage of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's Unit 1. The outage at Koeberg - initially planned for last Thursday (8 December) - was pushed back to THIS WEEKEND to give Eskom breathing room to tr...

Rise Mzansi, is a new political movement that has been established after months of conversations between activists led by the Rivonia Circle, a political think tank. It comes after a year in which the Rivonia Circle says it has taken a critical look at South Africa's democracy and, after careful consideration, identified what needs to be done to rescue it.  Songezo Zibi, the chairperson of the Riv...

The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA this week put their differences aside and are again preparing to join forces ahead of the 2024 provincial and national elections. The leaders of both parties held bilateral talks in Johannesburg on Thursday to discuss how to topple the ANC in the next elections. DA leader John Steenhuisen and ActionSA president Herman Mashaba agreed to let bygones be bygones an...

There has been mixed reactions following this month's re-opening of some eThekwini beaches in Kwa Zulu Natal that had been closed due to high e-coli levels. eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and his team excitedly recently opened beaches that had faced environmental challenges. Kaunda and his team even went for a swim at the North and uMhlanga beaches to show the public that the water was safe. Howev...

The festive season is upon us. Holiday makers are gearing up and children being sent to various provinces to visit relatives and we will all be sharing the roads. Driving is not only about having a vehicle which is in safe condition, but also about having a positive attitude behind the wheel. Motorists need to ensure that our long distance trips are safe and merry and our loved ones arrive safely...

Each year in South Africa, when universities begin new academic calendars, the issue of student funding dominates the national debate as more challenges arise. Among the affected group of students facing financial 'exclusion' is the 'Missing Middle', whose families or guardians neither fall within the income threshold that qualifies for government funding nor can they afford to pay tuition fees. T...

Do not pay or negotiate with kidnappers. This is a plea from Western Cape safety officials who fear that paying ransoms interferes with their ability to investigate and return victims safely to their loved ones. South Africa is witnessing a spike in kidnappings with mostly foreign nationals and, or business people or their relatives being targeted for a quick buck. Western Cape officials say stati...

The ANC NEC meeting which got off to a false start on Friday and was then re-scheduled for today has again been cancelled and is now expected to take place tomorrow; Monday. The ANC now says the National Working Committee will instead be meeting Today (Sunday) to discuss the Phala Phala  report. The working committee will then pass on its recommendations to the NEC for deliberation in Nasrec on Mo...

The business end of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar starts TODAY as the tournament enters its knockout stages. Despite the uncertainty around a winter World Cup and quetions around the host nation and human rights and LGBTQ+ issues, it has been an entertaining one on the pitch thus far. The first teams to play in the round of 16 later TODAY are the Netherlands and USA who play at 5 pm SA time fol...

Friday's  ANC NEC meeting at NASREC, south of Johannesburg, that was discussing the future of party President Cyril Ramaphosa was adjourned soon after sitting.  The meeting was expected to discuss the report on Phala Phala saga. The meeting will re-convene tomorrow ( Sunday).  Our Senior political reporter Ntebo Mokobo, was at NASREC. We also spoke  Sizophila Mkhize; National Spokesperson for the...

The world has been on a significant interest rate hike cycle in the last year and it doesn't look like it's going to end anytime soon. South Africa has experienced six interest rate hikes in 2022 alone, with the last one hitting us by 75 basis points on the 24th of November. As a result, consumers view credit as the only option when it comes to purchasing  some big items, and this leaves them trap...