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Labour union Bemawu says it will seek a meeting with the recently appointed SABC board following reports that the public broadcaster is once again on the brink of financial collapse and may not be able to pay staff salaries in the near future. Media reports have suggested that the SABC may suffer the same fate as the state-owned Post Office, which has been placed under provisional liquidation. To...

Today is the last day for the public to submit to Parliament their nominations of suitable candidates for the position of Public Protector. The position will become vacant on the 15th of October when the seven-year term of the currently suspended Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, comes to an end. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Al Jama-ah President Ganief Hendricks, who is al...

Operation Dudula members will today embark on a march to the Home Affairs department to call for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. The call follows a recent High Court Judgment which declared Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Nhlanhla Nyandeni...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, 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 Kimberley Action Group will today lead a march to the office of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Executive Mayor Kagisho Sonyoni, to demand his resignation. The group  raised concerns over the recent electricity tariff hikes implemented by the municipality, citing the detrimental impact it will have on the already struggling business sector. Electricity tariffs have been increased by 15 perc...

South African dads are facing mounting debt, as many strive to provide the best life for their families. In a society where financial pressures weigh heavily on families; it is crucial to acknowledge the often-overlooked role of fathers in managing household finances. CEO of National Debt Advisors, Charnel Collins, says that many dads are struggling with increasing debt to secure their family's' f...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions, Cosatu will today embark on a national strike action, as part of its National Day of Action. The federation and its 16 affiliated unions will be protesting against socio-economic factors and several other issues affecting workers. The protest action is set to take place in all nine provinces. Meanwhile, the South African Federation of Trade Unions, SAFTU...

Three Defense Force trainees have opened cases of assault against the VIP Protection Unit officers that assaulted them on the N1 freeway in Johannesburg on Monday. This was done with the assistance of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate at the Sandton police station. The policemen are attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's VIP security team. In the video that has gone viral, po...

An investigation by the Special Investigating Unit has revealed that the Department of Human Settlements in Mpumalanga has paid a service provider for the installation of water storage tanks at a cost of 5 million rand each. The SIU says while the prices were grossly inflated, it also discovered that the water storage tanks in question were not operational. For more on this Freddy Ngobe, Head of C...

Joburg Water is urging its customers to stock up water this weekend before Rand Water's planned interruption next week. The planned water shutdown will commence from the 11th to the 13th of July. Joburg Water Spokesperson, Nombuso Tshabalala spoke to our senior producer Ronald Phiri about the purpose of the shutdown.

The City of Tshwane says its planning to hold an urgent meeting with Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Rand Water's water challenges. Rand Water has been struggling to recover its systems due to a series of power outages in the city. The power failures have left residents in several parts of Tshwane without water. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Tshwane MMC for Utility...

Calls are mounting for Deputy President Paul Mashatile's security detail to be brought to justice following an alleged assault on military trainees. In a now viral video, members of Mashatile's VIP protection unit were recorded assaulting a motorist and passengers on the N1 in Johannesburg, near Sandton at the weekend. Mashatile's office has promised to reach out to the victims of the N1 highway a...

The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services has 30 days to pay a R5 million fine, for breaching the Protection of Personal Information Act, POPIA. This after the Department was issued a fine by the Information Regulator for failing to renew its anti-virus and IT security solutions licenses. In 2021, the Department suffered a security compromise on its IT systems, leading to all its informati...

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Limpopo, says it is gravely disappointed by the provincial Health department's decision to terminate the contracts for over 700 nurses. The union says this will aggravate the shortage of nurses and other healthcare workers in various facilities across the province. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to DENOSA Provincial Chairperson...

The Durban High Court is expected to sentence brothers Dylan and Ned Govender for attempted murder of Mondli Majola during the 2021 civil unrest in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal. In May, the accused were found not guilty for the charge of murder. However they were found guilty on a charge of attempted murder and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Majola was among at least 30 people who were...

City Power says it will take two months to restore electricity to Diepkloof hostels in Soweto. The City of Johannesburg's electricity distribution company, held a meeting with hostel indunas yesterday following a visit by Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda to the hostels last week. His visit followed a violent protest by residents last week, over electricity, water and basic sanitation. To further discu...

Opposition parties are expected to hold a convention in August in efforts to unseat the ANC in next year's election. The leaders of seven political parties who form part of the 'Moonshot Pact' will hold a National Convention to negotiate an agreement ahead of the 2024 national elections. The pact, proposed by the DA at its federal congress in April, envisages a coalition of all parties opposed to...

Police are searching for victims who were allegedly assaulted by members of the South African Police Service on a highway in Gauteng. In a viral video a VIP protection police unit can be seen assaulting a motorist and passengers on the N1 highway near Woodmead, north of Johannesburg. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Police spokesperson brigadier Athlenda Mathe

The Gauteng High Court has set aside the Moti Group's gag order preventing amaBhungane investigative unit from continuing its exposés on the Group. The Moti Group approached the High Court to prevent amaBhungane from publishing further articles into alleged suspicious business dealings at the company. The Moti Group claimed amaBhungane was illegally in possession of its leaked documents and wanted...

NEHAWU's Zodwa Beke-Beke Branch in the Northern Cape together with aggrieved parents will be marching to the provincial department of education over the alleged concealment of rape cases of learners. The union says complaints lodged by parents in respect to the alleged rapes are largely ignored by the department which reportedly has access to the victim's police statements. For more on this Elvis...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, 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 treatment of women in sports has once again come under a spotlight. Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa will today meet with the South African Football Players Union, SAFPU over the grievances raised by Banyana Banyana. The players recently boycotted their final home game with Botswana at the weekend before the FIFA World Cup - Citing salary disparities, mistreatment and discriminat...

The Governing ANC has welcomed the Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka's report, exonerating President Cyril Ranaphosa on the Phala Phala Farm theft investigation. The Public Protector has cleared the president of violating the Executive Ethics Code, saying there was no conflict of interest between his constitutional obligations and his private interests arising from his alleged paid work at h...

amaZulu King, MisuZulu ka Zwelithini's head of Communications, Prince Africa Zulu has disputed claims that the King is unwell or receiving treatment in an eSwatini hospital.  The health claims were in a statement issued by the Traditional prime minister, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. According to Buthelezi the recent and sudden passing of the Zulu monarch's senior Induna, Mr Xaba, has prompted susp...

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union, Nehawu has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to sign off a three percent wage increase for all public office bearers. The below inflation wage increment also applies to members of the Independent Constitutional Institutions, Judges, Magistrates and Traditional Leaders for the financial year 2022/2023. It follows recommendation...