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FlySafair pilots have embarked on a two-week stayaway after rejecting the airline's 5.7% wage increase offer. Trade union Solidarity, representing over 200 pilots, secured a 14-day strike notice in response to FlySafair's seven-day lockout, which bars pilots from work without pay. With airports designated as National Key Points, picketing is prohibited, forcing pilots to stage a stayaway. Solidari...

Over 400 families are living in shacks at Seaview Cemetery in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, with some households built directly on graves. The settlements, which began forming in 1981, have grown as families previously relocated to Welbedacht in Chatsworth in the early 2000s have returned, alongside new informal structures. The eThekwini Municipality is now urging residents to respect the sacred nature o...

Members of Operation Dudula are calling for stronger measures to secure South Africa's borders to stop illegal immigration to the country. Operation Dudula members marched to the Human Rights Commission in Johannesburg to handover a memorandum of grievances. The organisation says South Africans need to be pioritised when it comes to accessing basic services including housing, health and education....

The Department of Higher Education and Training is set to brief a parliamentary committee today on the controversial appointments of Sector Education and Training Authorities, SETA, board chairpersons

The Nelson Mandela Foundation is calling on individuals, organisations and communities worldwide to champion justice and create lasting change this Mandela Day

The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party is set to march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria today in support of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

The Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane will today  lead a peaceful march in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, alongside over 400 TVET student leaders. The campaign, organised by SATVETSA, seeks to raises awareness around gender-based violence and femicide. Backed by civil society and health partners, the march underscores the call for dignity, justice and safe learning spaces. For more on...

We continue our special broadcast commemorating 75 years of the SABC's storytelling legacy, a cornerstone of our nation's broadcasting history. From delivering breaking news to sharing the stories that shape our identity, the SABC has been a trusted voice for generations. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Snuki Zikalala, former SABC Head of News, who played a pivotal role in steering the newsroom throug...

SABC News is today marking 75 years of storytelling. The broadcaster aired its first radio bulletin back in 1950, following its founding in 1936. Over the decades, it has become a trusted source of news, offering bulletins in all South Africa's official languages. As we reflect on this rich legacy, Elvis Presslin spoke to former SABC journalist and political editor, Denzil Taylor, to walk us throu...

The evolution of the broadcast media has impacted the lives of millions of South Africans. As we mark the more than seven decades of the SABC News and Current Affairs, we look at how the public broadcaster continues to be a leading platform to inform, educate and entertain millions across the country, the continent and abroad. SABC Producer Tshepo Ikaneng compiled this report

SABC's San radio station remains the lifetime and pride of the !Xun and Khwe communities of Platfointein the Northern Cape. X-K FM or !Xunkhwesa Dom Kxui FM took to the airwaves on the 18th of August 2020. The first broadcast was aired from a stationery container at Schmidtsdrift. More than 4000 families of the Xun and Khwe communities, were settled at Schmidtsdrift by the South African Defence Fo...

From navigating financial struggles to shaping public discourse, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has faced a complex journey of challenges and triumphs. As SABC News commemorates its 75th anniversary of news reporting today, we shed light into the past and present of this iconic institution. Elvis Presslin spoke to William Bird, Director of Media Monitoring Africa, to unpack the...

The Commission for Gender Equality has welcomed the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the Semenya v. Switzerland case. The judgment found that Caster Semenya's right to a fair trial was violated, highlighting that restrictions on her participation in sport were based on World Athletics regulations rather than law. The Commission says these regulations unfairly discrimin...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe as Acting Police Minister with immediate effect. He'll hold the role until Professor Firoz Cachalia steps in from August, following his retirement from Wits University. Meanwhile, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has confirmed that his deputy, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, is on leave. This comes am...

The Green Connection has expressed shock and concern over the approval of Shell's Environmental Impact Assessment for the Northern Cape Ultra Deep oil and gas exploration project. The decision, made by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, comes despite strong objections from coastal communities and civil society groups, including The Green Connection and Natural Justice, who submitte...

The Presidency has warned South Africans not to treat disinformation from the Democratic Alliance (DA) on international relations as official government policy. The DA - a GNU partner, claims that the United States rejected the credentials of President Cyril Ramaphosa's Special Envoy to North America, Mcebisi Jonas. This amid looming U.S. trade tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. The Pres...

The Northern Cape was the last office, where the SABC established a presence for its news division in 1996. Some of the pioneers, say those early days as the country transformed into a democracy, things were difficult. But telling the stories of one of the biggest and most rural provinces had its own unique reward. SABC senior reporter, Ulrich Hendriks and Thabiso Radebe filed this report

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, SATAWU is calling on road freight and logistics companies to stop employing undocumented foreign nationals as truck drivers. SATAWU argues that truck driving is not a specialised skill and insists that such jobs should be reserved for South Africans. The union says it's unacceptable that locals remain unemployed while companies overlook them fo...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements has taken over the management of temporary accommodations for victims of the 2022 floods. This follows reports of evictions from a Durban hotel due to unpaid bills by the provincial government. More than 150 people, including women and children, were left on the streets after the Bayside Hotel eviction. The department has since secured Montclair Lo...

A new report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization shows global childhood vaccination rates remained stable in 2024, with 89% of infants, around 115 million - receiving at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) vaccine. About 85% or 109 million, completed all three doses. Despite this progress, over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to...

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, 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

His master's voice - a phrase that once upon time was used when frequently referring to the SABC. The meaning, is that the SABC board - and inevitably the newsroom - pandered to the government of the day. And this was not only before 1994 It took former employees, Parliament and civil society to intervene to turn the ship around and to change the sentiment. In recent history the operations of the...

The Activists and Citizens Forum is calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa's immediate resignation for not firing Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The organisation is criticizing Ramaphosa for relying on commissions instead of taking decisive action. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dennis Bloem, Spokesperson of the Activists and Citizens Forum

The MK Party, Umnotho Wabantu Abansundu civic group, alongside other organisations, will today march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This follows Mkhwanazi's explosive claims of a criminal syndicate within top police ranks. Mkhwanazi accused Minister Senzo Mchunu, Crime Detection Deputy, General Shadrack Sibiya, and other senior police officials of interfering...

Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo says more arrests may follow in the murder case of Jayden Lee Meek. Minister Boshielo was speaking outside the Roodepoort Magistrates Court, where Jayden's mother, Tiffany Meek, appeared yesterday for her son's murder. To elaborate further on the case Elvis Presslin spoke to Deputy Police Minister, Polly Boshielo