First Take SA

Several areas in Gauteng are experiencing an outbreak of measles, according to the national health department. Four confirmed cases of measles were detected over the last two weeks of May in the City of Tshwane and parts of the Westrand. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Lesley Bamford, a Child Health specialist and leader of the vaccination program at the Health Department 

State capture fugitives, Atul and Rajesh Gupta have reportedly been arrested in Dubai. They were arrested four months after Interpol issued a red notice for them in connection with fraud and money laundering charges. Andy Mashaile, Interpol's Turn Back Crime Ambassador spoke to Elvis Presslin confirming the arrests...

Labor federation Cosatu is today (Tuesday) expected to meet with representatives at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) to discuss fuel price increases. This is as taxi associations in the country consider a national shutdown to protest against the spiraling fuel price. It has been reported that the National Taxi Alliance and SANTACO - are lobbying trade union Cosatu and...

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has written to the Governor of the Reserve Bank and the Commissioner of SARS seeking answers in relation to the theft of 4-million U.S dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Elvis Presslin spoke to Herman Mashaba about this...

Time to take 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...

Re-elected ANC Chairperson in Limpopo Stan Mathabatha, says there will not be two centers of power in the province although he will not be the premier when his term ends. Mathabatha has been re-elected for a third term during Limpopo's 10th provincial elective conference in Polokwane. Meanwhile, nominations for the leadership of the ANC Tshwane region were announced yesterday (Sunday), however, th...

Police in KwaZulu Natal are investigating two counter cases of assault by Premier Sihle Zikalala and former Ukhozi FM broadcaster Ngizwe Mchunu. The pair registered cases of assault against each other at the Durban Central Police Station after an incident that took place during the Ingoma KaZwelonke traditional dance competition at the Moses Mabhida Stadium at the weekend. To discuss this further...

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested at Calcutta in Mpumalanga in connection with the murder of her two-week-old child. The child's grandmother was reportedly asleep when she woke up and discovered that the baby was missing. Mpumalanga police say the grandmother then asked the child's mother about the infant's whereabouts but the teen apparently refused to speak. The grandmother then reported the...

Legal representatives of over 300 miners who launched a lawsuit against President Cyril Ramaphosa have argued that he is liable for the action by police that led to the death of 34 mineworkers in Marikana in the North West almost ten years ago. The case by the mineworkers to sue the Ramaphosa, Sibanye Stillwater, and the government was heard in the Gauteng High Court yesterday (Thursday). The civi...

The Presidency has dismissed claims by former Spy boss Arthur Fraser that President Cyril Ramaphosa acted criminally with regard to a robbery that took place at his farm. This is based on a robbery of over four million US dollars in February 2020 at the President's Phala Phala farm in Waterberg, Limpopo. Fraser alleges that the President was involved in defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping su...

Time to take 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 whole of the West of Johannesburg will this Friday and parts of Saturday experience water shut down due to maintenance at water reservoirs. The connection of a new pipeline and maintenance of the Water Treatment Plant in Vereeniging. Consumers are urged to use water sparingly and only for essential purposes. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Johannesburg Water General Manager for Opera...

South Africa is facing a number of critical challenges with two of the most worrying being a faltering economy and a crisis in leadership which is leaving many of our future business leaders either waiting on the sidelines or leaving the country. Change EQ Founder Dudu Hlatshwayo says the high rate of unemployment, and skills shortage in the public and private sector is a result of the country not...

Malesela Teffo, the defense advocate for the four men accused of the murder of Senzo Meyiwa, says he will bring evidence that the goalkeeper was allegedly shot by his then-girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, by mistake. Teffo raised this during his cross-examination of state witness - Sergeant Thabo Mosia. Five men are on trial for the murder of the soccer icon in the Pretoria High Court. They have all ple...

The Constitutional Court deadline looms large in the race to amend the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 by parliament. The bill aims to make the Electoral Act constitutional by incorporating independent candidates into the electoral system. Civil organization, New Nation Movement, has also instructed its lawyers to file an opposition to parliament's application for an extension by the court. To further di...

Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has urged communities to report cases of statutory rape against those who sleep with and impregnate under-aged girls. This is as South Africa observes National Child Protection Week to raise awareness about the rights of children as articulated in the Children's Act of 2005. This year, the focus is on teenage pregnancy, which saw a spike...

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed shock and disappointment after the arrest of its councilor Muzi Ngiba for the alleged murder of his predecessor. Ngiba was arrested in the eThekwini metro in connection with the murder of late party candidate, Siyabonga Mkhize. Mkhize - together with another party member - was killed ahead of the November municipal elections last year. For more on this, Elvis...

AgriSA has called on the government to consider all viable options to buffer the cost pressures that impact food prices. This, as the agricultural sector and consumers, face a massive hike in the price of fuel from today (Wednesday). The increases are smaller than feared after Treasury decided to grant an extension of the reduction in the general fuel levy. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke t...

On World No Tobacco Day today (31 May 2022), the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has reiterated its call for the regulation of e-cigarettes through the implementation of the new Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill. The new bill, soon to be presented to Parliament to be passed to amend the existing Tobacco Control Law, focuses on hundred percent smoke-free in...

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the North West province say the decision by the North West Provincial Executive Committee to place eight municipalities under administration due to a serious financial crisis, is a desperate move by the ANC to advance its political interests and take advantage of the plight of the people in the province. The intervention comes a few days after the Auditor-Gen...

Time to take 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...

Trade Union Satawu says Transnet board members should equally be accountable for the paralysis, mismanagement, and maladministration at the freight and logistics utility. This follows the arrest on Friday of former Transnet officials on charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering. Amongst the officials arrested is the former chief executive Siyabonga Gama. The accused appeared in court and...

Scores of Sibanye Stillwater mineworkers camping outside the Union Building in Pretoria say they're optimistic about a breakthrough in the wage negotiations between unions and mine management that are scheduled to resume today. The talks were adjourned on Friday after unions and mine management disagreed on the tabled wage offers. The unions AMCU and the NUM, rejected the offer of R700 in the firs...

Swiss-Anglo Mining Company Glencore has pleaded guilty to a web of bribery and price manipulation charges. Authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil announced that three of Glencore's subsidiaries were pleading guilty to a range of crimes including market manipulation and bribery related to its conduct in developing countries. The penalties will total about one-point-five-billion- U.S d...

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called on Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana to extend the R1.50 per liter temporary reduction of the general fuel levy beyond 31 May. This is as government deliberates whether to continue with its fuel price relief intervention introduced in March, as the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that consumers could see another huge incr...