The Weekend View

Former South African Police Brigadier, Piet Byleveld speaks to Elvis Presslin on the issue of awaiting trial prisoners escaping from custody

Nutritional Consultant, Vanessa Ascencao says lack of sleep can potentially contribute to memory loss, poor brain function and mental illness...

International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL has called for the global community to assist in capturing 139 fugitives wanted by 36 member countries for environmental crimes. The newly launched Operation Infra Terra (International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest) is the first INTERPOL fugitive operation targeting individuals specifically wanted for environmental crimes, including illegal fishi...

TEARS Foundation founder, Mara Glennie says women can dial *120*7355# free from their cellular phones to report rape by police officers following a report that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) tabled to Parliament's police portfolio committee that it is investigating over 60 rape cases involving police officers...

Millicent Nyembe of Nyembe Waste Management has emerged victorious at the national SAB Kickstart Entrepreneurship Programme for the year 2014, winning R500 000 in prize money...

We spoke to Director legal and contitutional expert at Institute for African Renaissance Studies at UNISA, Prof Shadrack Gutto Director on deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke calling for the review of the powers of the national executive as too much power rests in the presidency...

In South Africa over a million orphaned, abused, neglected and abandoned children, fall through the cracks of the foster care system. This despite foster care benefits been provided to over 560-thousand children. In our parenting slot this week we speak to Trix Marais, the Acting National Executive Director of Child Welfare South Africa on fostering children....

The National Home Builders Council has embarked on a nationwide roadshow to educate its stakeholders and consumers about upholding high quality standards of construction. The council's CEO Mongezi Mnyani speaks to Elvis Presslin about the challenges within the industry and finding solutions to the problem of poor infrastructure...

Social Development mininster, Bathebile Dlamini talks to Elvis Preslin regarding the families of the deceased in the Nigeria tragedy...

Our reporter Chriselda Lewis talks to Elvis Preslin about the arrival of the Special Envoy to Nigeria, Minister in the presidency, Jeff Radebe...

This week's editors - Natasha Marrian, BUSINESS DAY POLITICS EDITOR; SABC's Thandeka Gqubule, ECONOMICS EDITOR and Mahlatse Gallens, SABC DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR...

SCOAN spokesperson, Kirsten Nemantendani speaks to Elvis Preslin on the Nigeria saga...

Marketing Expert, Thebe Ikalefeng says it was a mistake on the part of Cell C to focus their energy on fighting the client instead of addressing his grivience...

We spoke to leader of African People's Convention (APC) and member of Parliament, Themba Godi on his response to the chaos this week in parliament and the listeners weighed in on his views...

Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe is under pressure to use all means at his disposal to ensure the return of the remains of more than 80 killed in a Nigerian church building collapse in September. Spokesperson for the ministerial committee on Nigeria, Phumla Williams, says it is believed of those killed, 81 were South Africans. She says the Nigerian government is still busy with the verificat...

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it may approach the Equality Court should the owner of a building with segregated toilets not be cooperative. Commission investigators visited the Vleissentraal office block in Louis Trichardt in Limpopo this week following reports that the buildings toilets are allocated according to race groups. We spoke to spokesperson for the Human Rights Commission,...

This week on the editors we engaged Associate Editor at Daily Maverick, Ranjeni Munusamy, SABC Foreign Desk Editor, Sophie Mokoena and Editor of The Sunday Independent, Jovial Rantoa on the stories making headlines last week and those to look out for on the week ahead...

On the Health Slot this week we spoke to Clinical Haematologist, Dr Andrew McDonald about Von Willebrand disease which is a common hereditary bleeding disorder, more common and usually milder than haemophilia...

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

Labour analyst, Terry Bell tells Elvis Presslin he didn't expect NUMSA's expulsion

SABC Contributing Editor, Vuyo Mvoko speaks to Elvis Presslin on the expulsion of NUMSA

Retirement tax reforms meant to kick in from March next year have been delayed, after organised labour struck a behind-closed-doors deal with the Treasury. This delay has exasperated the pension industry, which says it thwarts efforts to get South Africans to save more for retirement and is unnecessary as only a small number of the changes bother trade unions. The proposals caused widescale panic...

In our health slot this week, we take a look at medical breakthrough's. This week Geoffrey Raisman, a professor at the Institute of Neurology at University College London in the UK discovered a technique which could change the lives of people disabled by spinal cord injury. Anita Visser caught up with Professor Raisman who explained the process.....

This week on The Editors we engaged Managing Editor of Noseweek, Donwald Pressly and Political Editor at the City Press, Rapule Tabane on stories that made headlines on the week that was and those to look out for on the week ahead...