Capricorn Talk with Nghamula Chauke

SAMWU in Limpopo says it intends to urgently engage ANC Provincial officials to express its displeasure with the handling of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act by some ANC Regions. This comes after the union received numerous enquiries regarding its stance on letters received from municipalities and regions. In the communique the Vhembe region has instructed branches of the ANC not to elect munic...

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Limpopo says shortage of nurses continues to overstretch and expose nurses to the risk of being unable to discharge their responsibilities. This follows the recent termination of the contracts of 706 nurses employed during the height of COVID-19. DENOSA Limpopo Chairperson Lesiba Monyaki told Nghamula Chauke that the organisation is angered by...

The Health Department in Limpopo is concerned about leaked official documents about the awarding of a coal tender at hospitals without coal boilers. This follows revelations by the CONLEF Foundation that they suspect activities of corruption after whistleblowers furnished them with tender documents. Nghamula Chauke engages the CONLEF Chairperson Conty Lebepe and Health Department spokesperson Neil...

There are calls for Deputy President Paul Mashatile to take the country into his confidence. This is after a news report which says he is linked to various businesspeople who are accused of plundering public resources through state capture and corruption. This has prompted Public Interest SA to challenge him to come forth and clear these allegations as they are worrisome. Public Interest SA Chairp...

There is always excitement when a young person scores a job opportunity, but the excitement can be short lived especially if one is not responsible with their finances. In the spirit of Youth Month, Nghamula Chauke had a discussion with Financial Advisor Nyiko Nghatsane about financial literacy in young people especially now when the world is facing tough economic times.

University of Limpopo academics, Dr Tebogo Kekana and Dr Edward Montle argue that the South African judiciary has not transformed adequately in the use of indigenous languages. In their research paper the academics say the courts have an over-reliance in the use of English even in circumstance that would allow indigenous languages. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, co-author of the paper Dr Tebogo Keka...

Nghamula Chauke speaks to DA Limpopo suspended Youth Leader Tiego Thotse and DA Limpopo provincial leader Lindy Wilson following a call by the youth leader for the provincial chairperson, Jacque Smalle, to withdraw from the new leadership collective. A group led by Thotse has called for Smalle to quit because he has failed previously as a provincial leader and the party experienced electoral loss...

Journalist and Cultural critic Sandile Memela lambasted the youth of 1976 while speaking to Nghamula Chauke for failing to instill in their children the love and pride of being an African by not embracing African Languages. He however says he is not merely attacking the 1976 youth because it was not entirely their fault that African Languages have been under-developed since. Memela calls for today...

The ANC in Limpopo has refuted the allegations levelled against some of its senior leaders in government by the ANC Youth League. The league claimed that little to nothing has been done to address challenges faced by young people in the province particularly to create employment and business opportunities. During a heated interview with Nghamula Chauke, both the league chairperson Tonny Rachoene a...

The DA says the death of Marlene Van Staden who was the Mayor of Modimolle/Mookgophong Municipality is a hard pill to swallow. DA leader John Steenhuissen says although they were aware of her health challenges, death was the last thing the party members and supporters expected. Steenhuissen said Van Staden inspired the blueprint for the DA’s whole-of-society approach to governance which has the po...

Professor Sipho Mokoena from the University of Limpopo's Graduate School of Leadership says the institution is committed to live by its motto which focuses on finding solutions for Africa, hence they saw it fit to have regular conversations with thought leaders who are committed to uplifting communities and finding better solutions that will help in building better societies. He made this comment...

The Bloemfontein High Court has dismissed Dr Nandipha Magudumana's urgent application to declare what she calls her deportation from Tanzania unlawful. Nghamula Chauke spoke to Legal Expert Mpumelelo Zikalala who delved deeper into what Judge Phillip Loubser's judgement means for Dr Magudumana.

The Auditor General Tsakane Maluleke has revealed that the number of municipalities which obtained clean audits dropped in the financial year 2021/2022. 38 out of 257 municipalities received clean audits, down from 41 in the previous year. In Limpopo it is only Capricorn and Waterberg district municipalities that have received clean audit outcomes. Nghamula Chauke spoke to the Head of Provincial A...

African Transformation Movement President Vuyo Zungula has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of using ANC members in parliament to block his impeachment on the Section 89 panel report which was released concerning the money stolen at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. African Transformation Movement National Spokesperson Zama Ntshona says the panel report mentioned a serious number of possible viola...

Agri SA CEO, Christo van der Rheede is calling for the agricultural sector to be exempt from rolling blackouts above stage six saying farmers are feeling the pinch in their pockets as they have to use generators daily. Van der Rheede says they have been part of a task team to advise the minister of Agriculture and land reform Thoko Didiza on interventions and one of those is looking to increase th...

On this week's political analysis feature, Nghamula Chauke had an in-depth conversation with Economist and Political Commentator Moeletsi Mbeki about his opinion piece. Mbeki opined that ANC nationalism, like that of the NP, is behind SA's socio economic decline. This is how the conversation went.

Nghamula Chauke speaks to the Human Science Research Council's Clinical Projects Director, Dr. Shannon Bosman together with Treatment Action Campaign Limpopo Manager Daniel Mathebula about HSRC's concern regarding the uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis saying it is lower than the council had hoped.

Lepelle Northern Water board Chairperson Dr Nndweleni Mphephu said from the date of the board’s appointment, they have stabilized the organization's finances and improved from a deficit of R44 million to a surplus of R94 million. He says this is because of clean governance and introduction of cost containment measures. Dr Mphephu also took time to give a much-detailed update on the incomplete wate...

The province of Limpopo is known for its water scarcity issues and the ANC says it can never be right that people have to suffer so much in terms of accessing drinkable water. In some rural areas, people are still found to be sharing water with animals. The party says there are some projects that have been launched that seek to provide people with water but have been marred by stalling tendencies....

Are private interests contributing to escalation of corruption at our universities? This is the source of the conversation between Nghamula Chauke and opinionator Advocate Selby Makgotho. Adv Makgotho had made several observations and suggested possible solutions on an opinion piece that he wrote.

More and more people find themselves agitated or confused by the implementation of loadshedding saying that the higher the stages, the more depressed they become, while some are saying they simply don't understand what different stages mean. Nghamula Chauke sat down in studio with Eskom Limpopo Spokesperson Matshidiso Phaladi to explain what different stages of loadshedding mean and the decision b...

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group has revealed that ongoing rolling blackouts have strained residents’ mental wellbeing. The group has conducted a study which has found that anxiety, panic, depression and isolation are what people struggle with the most during power cuts. SADAG’s Spokesperson Fatima Seedat had a conversation with Nghamula Chauke and had this to say:

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says cybercrime is costing the economy an estimated R2.2 billion rand per annum. Cybersecurity experts have given an overview of the extent of cybercrime in the country and Senior Cybersecurity Specialist Lungisani Mncwango from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is shedding more light on this issue as he engages Nghamula Chauke.

The ANC in Limpopo has expressed disappointment over the election of a new mayor in the Lephalale Municipality who is also a member of the party saying Councillor Louisa Shongwe was not supposed to contest her counterpart from the party Aron Mokgetle. ANC Limpopo spokesperson Jimmy Machaka says what Shongwe did is a sign of ill-discipline, and this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in the pa...

Health MEC in Limpopo Dr Phophi Ramathuba has responded to DENOSA Limpopo's claims that she is harassing workers and managers at the Rethabile clinic, this comes after a video that went viral on social media where the MEC is heard raising her voice to the health employees at the facility over the issue of masks and long queues. It is understood that the MEC visited the clinic after meeting with ci...