First Take SA

The public meeting that will incude the community of Mamelodi, has been set for Sunday, in an effort to resolve the Autopax/taxi operators clashes. The clashes, accompanied by incidents of violence has left several busses damaged and four people injured. The dispute started as a result of PUTCO terminating it's services in Gauteng, including in Mamelodi and the new operator, Autopax taking over. T...

The family of slain former LESOTHO army commander Maaparankoe Mahao says they are convinced that the government is concealing a planned assassination. Addressing a media briefing in the capital Maseru Mahao's brother Nqosa Mahao said the government was on a deliberate propaganda drive to mislead the nation. He says the family expects the government to condemn Mahao's murder and order the arrest of...

The National Energy Regulator says it will look at ways of giving incentives to Eskom to maintain its aging fleet of power plants and penalise the utility for poor performance. Nersa head of electricity Thembani Bukula says they want to incentivise them for good maintenance and penalise them for bad performance. The regulator earlier rejected Eskom's application for a ten percent tariff increase.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has invited Eskom to re-submit a new application for electricity tariff hikes. It earlier rejected the power utiliy's current application, with calls for more certainty and transparency. The regulator says Eskom didn't align its application with the requirements of the Multi-Year Price Determination which guides the levels of increases. Nersa chairpers...

The Gauteng Health Department has announced new alternate measures aimed at resolving disputes around medical negligence claims in the province. These include mediation as the first option before lawyers are brought in. A retired judge will be brought on board to precide over the matters. The department has been sued for millions by patients over negligence on the part of it's staff.

The ANC has again criticised a court decision, saying a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria regarding the al-Bashir saga was political. Judge Dunstan Mlambo outlined a number of reasons today why government was in contempt for letting Sudanese President Orma al-Bashir leave the country last week. He slipped out of South Africa, despite an interim court order prohibiting him to do so. Meanwhile Ju...

Unions in the Gold sector have declared a dispute with the Chamber of Mines accusing them of providing misleading information in financial statements. The two parties were meeting in Boksburg on the East Rand to discuss wage increments.

The High Court in Pretoria has struck the application by Lawyers for Human Rights against Operation Fiela from the court roll. Judge Jan Hiemstra has ruled that LHR should carry the costs. The group was seeking a court order declaring government's Operation Fiela unlawful and unconstitutional. Fiela is a national operation by the police, the SANDF, the army and Home Affairs officials that often in...

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa has released the findings of its impact assessment study on South Africa' s new immigration regulations on the travel and tourism industry. The study, whose outcomes were released at a national press club briefing this afternoon,this is the second of two impact assessment studies the Council has conducted since the implementation of the new regulations.

The parties to the Gold-Sector wage talks tabled their offers this afternoon, they also agreed finally to Moe Allie as the chairman of the talks. The National Union of Mineworkers says it is up to the Chamber of Mines to give mineworkers a wage increase in line with the costly standard of living. Wage talks in the gold mining sector are expected to start today. The NUM is demanding up to 80 per ce...

the Mpumalanga health department is also under fire for alleged sickening conditions at KwaMhlanga hospital. It's alleged patients admitted to the hospital are not fed on time and relatives visiting them are forced to bring water in bottles due to water shortages.

Two patients died yesterday while in the Intensive Care Unit in Letaba hospital near Tzaneen after the hospital's generator failed to kick-in during load shedding. The Minister of Health, Doctor Aaron Motsoaledi is visiting the hospital this afternoon.

SISANDA Myataza is a relentless young woman who has been performing for audiences since Age 7. This great great grandaughter of choral composer BB Myataza. is now embarking on a trip to the UK to record an EP and share her south African heritage in an international space. Today, she joins us in today to talk about her cultural exchange plans....

South Sudan's former Vice President Reich Machar has called for president Salva Kiir to resign in July when his term comes to an end. Machar has been in the bush since 2013 when violence erupted. Kiir had accused Machar of planning a coup - a charge Machar has denied. His call comes as the African Union heads of state summit decided on a new peace process that will include all of the continent's r...

[LISTEN] The South African National Defence Force, Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini has denied reports that the Sudanese army reportedly held hundreds of South African peacekeepers hostage to guarantee the safe return of President Omar al-Bashir.

Judge Hans Fabricius has ruled that the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, be prohibited from leaving South Africa, and that the Department of Home Affairs should ensure that the order is sent to every port of entry and exit in country. This pending the final ruling by the High Court in Pretoria tomorrow, on the application by Southern African Litigation Centre to have the South African government...

At a recent Security Summit on Cyber Crime, it was revealed that South Africa is the most attacked country on the African continent. Although the problem is acute in the country, it is not widely reported. One of the major ways is the theft of personal identities. This costs in excess of three-billion-rand per annum. Director of the Centre for Cyber Security at the University of Johannesburg, Prof...

Cosatu remains adamant that next month's Special National Congress will continue whether or not the eight affiliates sympathetic to NUMSA attend. Cosatu briefed the media yesterday following its court victory on Tuesday against NUMSA's bid to participate in the Congress. The labour federation's President S'dumo Dlamini also took swipe at former Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi accusing him...

Cosatu remains adamant that next month's Special National Congress will continue whether or not the eight affiliates sympathetic to NUMSA attend. Cosatu briefed the media yesterday following its court victory on Tuesday against NUMSA's bid to participate in the Congress. The labour federation's President S'dumo Dlamini also took swipe at former Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi accusing him...

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October last year. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court of Appealsays it's most likely that a full bench will hear the State's arguments...

The Correctional Services Department has confirmed that Oscar Pistorious who was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has been recommended for release on parole. Pistorious will be released on 21 August 2015 after serving only ten months of his five year prison term. The recommendation to release him on parole was made last week by officials at Kgosi Mampuru II last week. Meanwhile th...

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says if Africa can secure funding for its infrastructure roll out - its growth rate could surpass that of China and India. Brown says he is pleased that there is political will from the continent's leaders to invest in the much needed infrastructure. Brown was speaking after meeting President Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Afri...

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is expected to release a statement this afternoon indicating how it plans to move forward on the parole of Clive Derby Lewis. The North Gauteng High Court ruled last week that Derby Lewis, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of SACP leader Chris Hani in 1993, be released on medical parole by the end of the day today. The statement...

he latest allegations of corruption to hit Fifa are coming from Egypt, who lost the bid to the 2010 World Cup to South Africa. According to an Egyptian sports official, the country refused to pay a $7m bribe to the former Fifa vice-president. The FIFA scandal is the focus of this week's edition of Talk on the move.

Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has said that he will reveal all he knows about corruption at the world football body. Warner, who said he feared for his life, also said he could link Fifa officials to general elections in his native Trinidad and Tobago in 2010. He is one of the 14 people charged by the US over alleged corruption at Fifa.