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Eskom will today take unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station offline for what they call a regular refuelling and maintenance outage that is scheduled for five months. The Koeberg Alert Alliance - KAA,  an organization concerned about nuclear reactors and opposed to the building of further nuclear reactors at Koeberg, has described the planned refueling and maintenance outage as confusing...

The two Khoi protesters who were arrested by police outside the Union Buildings on Wednesday for illegal cultivation and dealing in dagga appeared in court yesterday. The pair were released on warning ahead of their trial in March. Khoisan SA and Donovan Manuel, who appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court, have been living and protesting outside the Union Buildings for more than three years. T...

Members of the Food and Allied Workers Union - FAWU, the South African Federation of Trade Unions - SAFTU, and the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa -GIWUSA are threatening to occupy the Union Buildings if their demands are not met. The unions are demanding Presidential intervention in their long-running dispute with the management of the dairy company, Clover.  The workers hav...

Some members of Action SA have threatened to collapse the new party over its candidate list for councilors in Johannesburg. The group marched to the City of Johannesburg Council to demand inclusion on the candidate list. The members say, they feel used by the leader Herman Mashaba because they are now seeing new faces representing the party in the council. For more on this, ActionSA's Director of...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories.....We are joined on the line by 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.

Political analysts say South Africans will begin to ask whether some politicians plan to leave a legacy of strengthening or weakening democracy in their process of campaigning. This was after Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu wrote an article in which she questioned the moral standing of judges. She referred to unnamed black judges as mentally colonized Africans who had settled for the mindset of th...

Acting Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo has slammed Tourism Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu for her controversial article in which she attacked the country's Constitution and judiciary. Addressing a media briefing Zondo said the article is an insult to all black judges. In the article published in IOL Sisulu questioned the moral standing of the country's judges and compared unnamed judges with "house Negroes...

Healthcare workers from the Eastern Cape are camping outside the National Department of Health offices in Pretoria. They want the department to intervene following the termination of their contracts. Zandile Finca is a community liaison officer with the group

The battle for the ANC leadership is heating up ahead of the governing party's elective conference in December. With Limpopo having backed President Cyril Ramaphosa for a second term, several names have been suggested for some top six officials' positions.  ANC MP Boy Mamabolo has ambitions to run for the position of ANC deputy president, while some members want NEC Member and Justice Ministe...

Teacher union SADTU has warned that the upcoming year will be tough as teachers and learners play catch up to time lost due to COVID-19 restrictions. SADTU's General Secretary, Mugwena Maluleke..

The Southern African Development Community Troika is expected to extend the mandate to keep the standby force in Mozambique when it meets in Malawi. The SADC Mission - compromising mostly of soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana is facing many challenges while fighting insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region. Their biggest hurdle - lack of resources and financial support. The Troika meet...

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories..... Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back", as well as the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo....  

National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa or NAPTOSA is calling for schools to return to full time learning in 2022. The organisation says, the damage caused by rotational and online schooling, particularly to learners in early development stages has been insurmountable. Elvis Presslin Spoke to the chairperson of the Federation of Association of Governing Bodies of South African...

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has assured supporters that the party is doing all it can to make sure that it emerges victorious from all the challenges it is currently facing. This on the back of the release of the first part of the State Capture Report, which fingered a number of senior ANC officials. Ramaphosa delivered the January 8th statement, as part of the ANC's 110th birthday celebrations...

Humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers is continuing with relief efforts in the Eastern Cape following devastating floods in the province. Six people were reported to have died in the floods which affected areas including Buffalo City, Nyandeni and Mhlonto. Residents have asked government to fast track the distribution of temporary shelter. Elvis Presslin spoke to Eastern Cape coordinator f...

Some opposition parties have different views on whether the State of the Nation Address should be held virtually or in Cape Town. This comes as Parliament is currently scrambling for accommodation to host SONA in February at a suitable event. The National Assembly Chamber from where the President addresses the Nation annually has collapsed after the fire destroyed the building. SONA is an annual a...

Security experts have warned that security measures must be tightened up in National Key Points. This comes days after a fire broke out in Parliament in Cape Town and another man was arrested for breaking the windows at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Professor at the Wits School of Governance, Professor Anthoni van Nieuwkerk

The first part of the commission into state capture's report found that SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni ran the airline under a cloud of fear, intimidation, secrecy, and paranoia. The report, handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, found that Myeni's arrival at the airline saw an increase in wasteful expenditure, corruption, and low staff morale, as well as growing tensions among board mem...

The first part of the State Capture report was officially handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa by the Commission's Chair, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo yesterday. Zondo announced that the second part of the report would be submitted to the President at the end of the month, while the final submission will be made at the end of February. The State Capture Commission was established in 2018...

The parliamentary precinct in Cape Town remains cordoned off as firefighters remain on-site to check for potential flare-ups. For more insights on the design and structure of the gutted buildings in parliament here is the original architect of the National Assembly, Jack Van Der Lecq

Deputy chief justice, Raymond Zondo is to hand over part 1 of the State Capture report to President Cyril Ramaphosa today. There have been calls that the report should be handed over to Deputy President David Mabuza instead. Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen gives his view on the report...

Non-governmental organization Democracy In Action has asked the Johannesburg High Court to prevent the handover of part 1 of the state capture commission report to president Cyril Ramaphosa. The NGO is arguing that Ramaphosa has been "implicated by many witnesses" and wants the report delivered to Deputy President David Mabuza instead. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is this afternoon expected...

We 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..... * Morocco's High-Speed Train Goes Green * President Uhuru Kenyatta says Kenya Airways, South African Airways to merge * IT Engineer Igitego...

The devastating fire in Parliament has raised questions about whether parliamentarians will be able to resume work on time this year. Inkatha Freedom Party Chief Whip in Parliament, Nerend Singh

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union has called for heads to roll following a devasting fire in Parliment yesterday morning. NEHAWU says the withdrawal of security personnel from Parliament over weekends, may have contributed to the extensive damage caused by the blaze. Officials have called for people not to speculate as investigations into the cause of the fire continue. NEHA...