First Take SA

Post Bank says it wants to assure all grants recipients that all gold cards will continue to work beyond December this year. Postbank is also warning SASSA Gold Card beneficiaries to beware of false rumors doing the rounds that the SASSA cards are expiring this month. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Postbank Spokesperson, Dr. Bongani Diako

Over 250 Bakubung Platinum Mine workers are still staging a sit-in underground over wages. The disgruntled miners are refusing to resurface until their demands are met. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Geoffrey Moatshe, Rustenburg regional Secretary of the National Union of Mine Workers, NUM

Business 4 South Africa and Business Unity South are petitioning against the passing of the NHI Bill. This after the controversial Bill which seeks to provide universal access to quality health care for all South Africans was passed in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday. The business organisations have vowed to formally submit a petition to President Cyril Ramaphosa for the Bill to be...

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

The Independent Electoral Commission says the second and final voter registration weekend will take place on the 3rd and 4th of February 2024. The IEC says it is hopeful that the second registration weekend will build on and surpass the satisfactory turn out recorded in November. The registration saw the IEC reach a record 26.8 million voters register to vote in next year's elections. For more on...

ANC general secretary Fikile Mbalula has accused party veterans of trying to de-campaign the organization. Mbalula was addressing the media at Luthuli House. He says veterans have led a charge against the liberation movement by attacking the party while its facing challenges. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Independent political analyst Dr. Dale McKinley

The South African National Defence Force, SANDF will today hold a media briefing in Pretoria, to respond to allegations of criminal activities within the military. A four-part exposé by by civil society Open Secrets implicates rogue units of the SANDF in murder, kidnappings, torture, corruption and abuse of power among other crimes which date back to 2019. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to...

The Democratic Alliance, DA is taking legal action against expelled party member Tsepo Mhlongo for defamation. The party says action will be taken against its former members, Mbali Ntuli and Tsepo Mhlongo, for their 'defamatory' and 'false' statements on social media posts accusing the party of corruption. Mhlongo who was recently expelled from the party accused the DA for a lack of transparency a...

North West police are calling on citizens to be vigilant following a spate of robberies against locals and tourists in the province. The call follows concerns over increasing crime especially around Rustenburg. Last week criminals attacked and robbed a bus full of international tourists enroute to Sun City. To look into some safety tips for those heading to tourist destinantion sites, Elvis Pressl...

Mavuso Msimang, deputy president of the African National Congress Veterans' League (ANCVL), has resigned from the party after more than 60 years. Msimang said in his three-page resignation letter,  that 'For several years now, the ANC has been wracked by endemic corruption, with devastating consequences on the governance of the country and the lives of poor people, of whom there continue to be so...

A memorial service for mineworkers who were killed following a fatal accident at Impala Platinum Mine's Shaft 11 near Rustenburg is expected to be held this morning. At least 13 mineworkers died following the disaster, with 11 of them dying on the scene and two dying in hospital a few days after the incident. The memorial will be held at the mine's number 8 sports grounds. For more on this Elvis P...

The ANC in the Eastern Cape have raised concern following the brutal death of two initiates at an initiation school in Ngqamakhwe. The two Initiates were reportedly shot and killed yesterday. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Gift Ngqondi, ANC Provincial Head of Communications

The Democratic Alliance, DA is heading to court If President Cyril Ramaphosa fails to publicize his cabinet ministers' performance assessments. The party will submit Promotion of Access to Information Act, PAIA applications to each of Ramaphosa's Ministries. Briefing the media in Cape Town on the assessment of both Parliament and the executive in the 6th Democratic Parliament, DA leader John Steen...

Nearly half of South Africa's drinking water is unsafe. This was revealed when Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu released the Blue and No drop water report. The report has also revealed a regression or decline in the performance of many municipal drinking water systems since 2014. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to WaterCAN's Julius Kleyhans

The ANC has until today to settle its outstanding R102 million owed to Ezulweni Investments or face liquidation. The party owes the KZN-based printing and marketing company over 100-million for election material supplied to it for its 2019 election campaign. The ANC has since approached the Constitutional Court to prevent the attachment of its assets at Luthuli House for the debt owed to Ezulweni...

The Hawks have taken over the investigation into an incident where KwaZulu-Natal police seized cocaine worth more than a 150-million rand at the Durban Harbour. This is the third big drug bust in two months at the harbour. In October R150 million worth of cocaine was seized at the same harbour. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Police National Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe

The Democratic Alliance ( DA) in the Eastern Cape, will today hold picket about the pro-longed closure of the district office of the Department of Social Development in East London. It has been nearly two years since its closure together with six local service office. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Eastern Cape Shadow MEC for Social Development, Kobus Botha

Independent candidates will no longer need 15 000 signatures to contest next year's general elections. The Constitutional Court found the signature quota to contest elections unconstitutional, ruling 1 000 signatures were sufficient. But the Independent Candidates Association failed to convince the Apex court that the 200/200 split in the Electoral Amendment Act - which governs the threshold for s...

The Gauteng Liquor Traders Association is calling for the rejection of the Tobacco Bill. The Association says the Bill will cause great harm to small business in the township economy. The Bill proposes a total ban on the display of all tobacco products, a ban on vending machines and a ban on the sale of single cigarettes, or 'loose draws'. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Jongikhaya...

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

Community leaders in Diepsloot are calling for members of the community to work with police and not take the law into their own hands. The call comes after seven young men accused of criminal activities in the area were burnt to death over the weekend. The leaders say vigilantism needs to stop as it may affect innocent people. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Sicelo Shezi, Community...

Police in the North West province have arrested a 29 year old woman for registering a false rape case against her former boyfriend. Police say Ayanda Jim claimed that the man had raped her but later confessed that she had lied. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to North West Police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone

The Constitutional Court will today deliver Judgement on challenges to the Electoral Amendment Act. The new Act - Signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa allows independent candidates to stand in provincial and national elections next year. The Apex court heard arguments on the matter in August by independent candidates seeking to contest next year's election. The 2024 election will be the fi...

The South African Communist Party, SACP has reiterated its call for the reconfiguration of the Tripartite Alliance ahead of next year's elections. The party was briefing the media at the weekend on outcomes of its Central Executive meeting. The SACP says next year's national and provincial elections should be contested within a preferred framework of a reconfigured alliance. For more on this Elvis...

The Border Management Authority is investigating why 443 children were being trafficked through the Beitbridge border without guardians. Over the weekend 42 buses carrying 443 minors under the age of 8 were intercepted whilst trying to traffic the children into South Africa. The Authority is currently trying to ascertain where the minors were being trafficked to and for what purpose. To further di...