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The Constitutional Court has ordered the Road Accident Fund to pay compensation to children orphaned by a road accident. The highest court rejected the RAF's argument that paying out claims for loss of support would amount to double compensation because the children already benefited from Foster Care Grants. The case was brought by three children who lost their mother and sole breadwinner in a ped...

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While politicians and analysts are discussing the impact of xenophobia, thousands of people's lives are turned upside down by this phenomenon. Izak du Plessis asked foreigners and South Africans what their opinion of xenophobia is and how it is affecting their lives.

Many parts of South Africa have in recent weeks been engulfed in turmoil after xenophobic attacks, killings and looting. Government and police have had a difficult time containing the situation and restoring order. In KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg thousands of foreign nationals have been placed in safe shelters under 24 hour police security after they were forced to flee their homes. Our Producer...

Musician Ringo Madlingozi has cancelled his shows in Harare, Zimbabwe after receiving anonymous "threats" that his performances would be disrupted because of the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa. I spoke to Ringo Madlingozi and coordinator of South African National AIDS Council Sports and Entertainment Sector Coordinator, Mabalane Mfundisi, and started by asking how what is happening in...

IFP Leader Mangosuthu Buthulezi, lamented the slow pace in dealing with and condemning xenophobic attacks

ACDP Leader, Kenneth Meshwe, called for respect of parliament in order to encourage overall respect

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EFF leader Julius Malema has blamed Zuma for the current spate of xenophobic attacks, saying he's responsible for the violence. Malema accused the president of having lost control of the country and his family. He says Zuma has also failed to engage Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini over alleged xenophobic remarks

President Jacob Zuma has called for an end to the xenophobic attacks around the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the Chris Hani Memorial and Wall of Remembrance in Boksburg, on the East Rand, Zuma said that no amount of economic hardship and discontent will ever justify attacking foreign nationals who own shops and other businesses:

Cellphones and a computer were seized from forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan's home in Sandown during a police raid ealier today. An investigation unit raided the home following allegations of fraud. O'Sullivan has been accused of circulating a fraudulent bank statement he alleged belonged to Airports Company SA chief executive Dudu Myeni.

Eskom to implement stage 3 of load shedding.

Government's priority in the xenophobic attacks is to protect the lives of all people and end the violence against foreign nationals. This is the assurance given by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu to diplomats representing six African states in a meeting held in Durban. Gigaba and Mchunu met with representatives from Malawi, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia and...

Speak out attempts to help Velile Sithole who took his car in for a spray paint job at Dent boys. a Day later when he was meant to pick the vehicle up he was told it would not start.

Government's priority in the xenophobic attacks is to protect the lives of all people and end the violence against foreign nationals. This is the assurance given by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu to diplomats representing six African states in a meeting held in Durban. Gigaba and Mchunu met with representatives from Malawi, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia and...

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Millions of rail commuters will be looking to the Constitutional Court as it prepares to consider whether there is adequate security in trains. A metro-rail passenger wants to sue the Passenger Rail Agency or PRASA after he fell victim to a violent robbery while travelling on a train. The man lost his leg after he was flung off the moving train. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter, Candice Nolan...

They say even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things and 29 year old 'Birdie' Mboweni is a true testimony to how big things can really come in small packages. Small in stature but carrying an organic voice which penetrates deep into your heart, the songstress will soon launch her debut album to an audience of jazzy yet soulful enthusiasts at the Obit in Johannesburg. Our producer Asand...

Government has kept its promising for centralising tender advertisement and supply database. National Treasury has launched a Central Supplier Database and eTender Publishing portal which is set to reduce duplication of effort and cost for both business and government while enabling electronic procurement processes. PM Live host Tshepiso Makwetla speaks to Acting Chief Procurement Officer in the N...

Some political parties in parliament have expressed mixed views about the defacing of the statue of Louis Botha outside Parliament. Botha is an Afrikaner and former first Prime Minister of the then Union of South Africa that was established in 1910 after the second world war. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports

South African youth like any other young people across the world are facing the challenge of being recruited by Islamic States of Iraq and Syria,ISIS. State Security minister David Mahlobo has assured South Africans that they are safe from any form of terrorism. This after a 15-year-old school girl from Cape Town was taken off a flight to Johannesburg by police who suspected that she was going to...

COSATU special Central Executive Committee has served Zwelinzima Vavi with divorce papers following his announcement that he will be boycotting the federations meetings. The decision was announced earlier today at a media briefing after the Cosatu leadership decided Vavi had acted improperly by refusing to attend meetings and failing to endorse the expulsion of Numsa, the federations largest affil...

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Nestle SA holds exclusive rights to the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate. South African courts recognised the trademark over the shape, forcing a competitor to recall its chocolates which have a similar shape. The Constitutional Court refused to step into the fray, meaning that a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment holds sway. Senior Constitutional Court reporter, Candice Nolan has the details

Two men, wrongfully convicted for the 2002 murder of an off duty policeman, have just been released from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria. The Constitutional Court ordered their immediate release from prison after overturning their convictions and life imprisonment terms. The men had been convicted solely on the basis of the say-so of their fellow accused with no other evidence linkin...