First Take SA

Three men wrongfully convicted for the 2002 murder of a police officer, face the prospect of being released after spending over a decade in prison. This follows concessions from the National Prosecuting Authority during a Constitutional Court appeal. Although the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment, all indications point to the three being freed

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says this will assist in addressing mounting cases of negligence that are cost the health system millions of rand in litigation claims. Motsoaledi says South Africa will for the first time employ the services of a Health Care Ombudsman. He says the new office will investigate all wrong doings committed by health institutions and health practitioners. Motsowaledi wa...

The government will inject two-billion-rand into sports development over the next seven years if Durban wins the 2022 Commonwealth Games bid.

A forensic report into alleged impropriety in the sale of Cosatu's old head office and purchase of a new one in Johannesburg has implicated general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. The report, by auditing firm Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo shows that the auditors have not been able to meet Vavi despite attempts to do so. Cosatu deputy general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says a letter will be written to Vavi,...

Anna Mokhaba bought 3 Garage doors and Motors that stopped working a dew days after installation.

Former Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of the Democratic Congress and deputy prime minister, Mothetjwa Metsing of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy have signed an agreement to form a coalition with five other parties. The deal will make Mosisili leader of the coalition with Metsing his deputy. The development came after the Independent Electoral Commission announced the final results of...

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The urgent application by Khulubuse Zuma has been dismissed with costs by the High Court in Pretoria. Zuma was seeking to nullify the Master of the High Court ruling that upheld creditors' 1-point-five billion rand claim against Aurora Empowerment Systems and its directors, who include Zuma. Lawyers representing President Jacob Zuma's nephew approached the court to reverse the Master's decision.

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We help Nape Motlouana from Pretoria get back a Laptop he took in to Ellerines for repairs in 2010.

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says his absence at the Central Executive Committee meeting currently underway is to send a message that the unity of the federation should come before the egos of the leaders. Vavi announced on his twitter page that continuing with the gathering with half of the affiliates refusing to participate, is not the best way to unify the federation. Seven unions,...

Asanda Ntame looks at what to expect at the #MM14

Sandros Ndlovu struggled for 6months to get a payout from mineworkers provident fund. He is now smiling all the way to the bank.

South Africa's economic growth figures GDP exceeded expectation, growing above forecasts by an annualised 4 point1 percent quarter-on-quarter in the last three months of 2014 compared with a revised growth of 2 point 1 percent in the third quarter. Growth figures released by Statistics South Africa earlier, show that the mining and manufacturing sectors both had a positive contribution to the grow...

Spies, espionage, leaked documents - all the makings of a Hollywood thriller. Upon closer look this global headline story is much closer to home. News network Al Jazeera has in its possession hundreds of secret intelligence documents from some of the world's spy agencies - including South Africa. Among the documents include correspondence that South African and Ethiopian spies struggled to "neutra...

The High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa has warned African governments to urgently establish transfer pricing units within their revenue authorities to help combat the practice. The Panel, appointed in 2012, has made various findings and recommendations to retain capital in the continent. More than 50 billion US dollars is lost annually through commerical, criminal and corrupt...

President Jacob Zuma's critics awaited his reply to the State of the Nation Address to see if he would use this to opportunity to instill confidence. Our producer Aphiwe Honono embarked on a taxi trip to gauge what ordinary South Africans felt about his reply...

Tonny Masha, facilitate a Postgraduate Supervision Workshop in Johannesburg for Mersey Corporate Events and was never paid. After Speak out investigated, Mersey Programme manager has promised to pay for Mr Masha's services.

A report in the British newspaper, The Guardian, distorted remarks made by former president Thabo Mbeki on what transpired at last week's state-of-the-nation address, his office said on Monday."The article, headlined 'Thabo Mbeki slams Jacob Zuma over brawl in South Africa parliament' is a (mis) interpretation of what was said and amounts to a deliberate distortion," Mbeki's spokesman Mukoni Ratsh...

SONA 2015 was not only dominating social media, it was also the talk among Joburg commuters. Our Producer Aphiwe Honono got a view from taxi commuters this morning and her journey began with a car guard…

he DA wants both Speaker Baleka Mbete and the chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Thandi Modise, to appear before the Powers and Privilages committee to account for the events that ensued in Parliament last night. The party is accusing both presiding officers of ordering the forceful removal of EFF members from the Chamber and the blocking of the cellphone signal.

An EFF MP Bernard Josephs says they will defend the EFF through violent action if they have to. Josephs and a group of some 50 party supporters disrupted a press conference that was supposed to be addressed by fellow MP Andile Mngxitama in a Cape Town hotel.

The Road Accident Fund had a tough time explaining why exceptions should be made for compensation claims in cases where people received a foster care grant. The Constitutional Court reserved judgment after hearing arguments in the case an hour earlier than usual. The exceptional early sitting was to accommodate the Justices, some of whom are travelling to Cape Town ahead of President Jacob Zuma's...

Today marks three years since the death of legendary musician Whitney Houston. Houston was found dead in a hotel room bath tub. She was 48-years old.

The case was brought by a curator on behalf of three orphans - who cannot be named. It comes on appeal from the Supreme Court of Appeal - which found that the foster care payments should be taken into account when it came to compensation from the RAF