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Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has visited Phomolong Secondary School in Thembisa where the school's deputy principal Thembisile Ngendane was shot and killed as she was leaving the school last week. We’re now joined on the line by Hope Mokgatlhe, spokesperson for the minister of Basic Education.

TheTakeOffInterview| We talk QR (Quick Response) Codes, what exactly are they and are they safe? Think before you scan QR (Quick Response) codes are actually two-dimensional barcodes that were initially developed for the automotive industry back in 1994 to expand the capabilities of standard barcodes. Although they were designed to provide a lot more detail when scanned, the QR codes that you&rsqu...

First Thing is First | The Minerals Council South Africa on Friday warned that Eskom's tariff applications will stifle economic growth and damage the mining sector. Eskom has proposed a series of tariff increases, with the latest one being 20.5%. South Africans are already hit hard by high fuel prices and increasing inflation. Meanwhile, ESKOM’S chief financial officer, Calib Cassim, on Frid...

On todays #FitnessTuesday our Fitness instructor Maite Makgato unpacks Muscle strain and how to avoid it.

MOTORING with Pogiso Dibakoane

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and enforcement services has started its week-long mega blitz inspections targeting the hospitality sector including hotels, bed and breakfast facilities, and restaurants in the Western Cape. Last week leader of the EFF Julius Malema visited restaurants in Gauteng to “inspect” the ratio of local and non- South African employees...

Parents of pupils at John Marubini Primary School at Phiphidi village outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo, have expelled a Grade 7 pupil accused of bullying. Learning and teaching was disrupted at  the school learner allegedly threatened to stab his teachers and fellow learners, demanding to be progressed to Grade 8. Mulalo Rasila allegedly held teachers hostage several times since the re-opening...

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TheTakeOffInterview| #MoneyMonday| South Africans may start to feel more financial pressures in 2022 as the inflation rates increase and the cost of living goes up with it. The inflation rate is now at 5.9% and the contributing factors to this are food prices increasing, non-alcoholic beverages, transport, housing and utility costs.  What exactly is inflation and why does it impact your life?...

First Thing is First | In February Stats SA will be conducting its first digital population census. This will mark the fourth population count since 1994 and Census 2022 will be the first digital population count. The census is held every 10 years, and the data of each individual in every household is collected. The project kicks off on the night of February 2, when the homeless will be counted. I...

FASHIONABLE FRIDAYS: Fashion lovers from across the world are mourning the death of fashion icon André Leon Talley. The American fashion legend passed away in New York on Tuesday this week. He was 73. We’re now joined on the line by Fashion Designer David Tlale.

Guest: Benson Mhlongo

ARTS: We now speak to Lesedi Matsunyane-Ferguson who is the Director of Casting at Ferguson Films about upcoming online digital auditions for various roles at Ferguson Films.

This week a lot of focus has been placed on learners who excelled in matric but what about those whose results didn’t go according to plan? We’re joined on the line by Clinical Psychologist Benedict Mhlongo who will talk to us about picking up the pieces after disappointing matric results.

On #TheHangout today we had a chat to Kwenzokuhle Ngcobo. Born in Ezingloweni in Port Shepstone in Kwa-Zulu Natal, we chat all things acting, his love for the arts, his upbringing and his character on The Wife amongst many others.

First Thing is First | Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced that the 2021 matric pass rate is 76.4%. This is an improvement from the 2020 pass rate of 76.2%. The 2019 pass rate was 81.3%, and those candidates were the last to write exams before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. With 733 198 full-time candidates, this was the largest class in the history of matric exams The pass rates at...

Conversation with Benedict Mhlongo, Clinical Psychologist

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TheTakeOffInterview| Heavy rainfall has caused havoc across the country, damaging roads .  causing flooding and loss of lives  in some areas. Johannesburg has also seen an unprecedented amount of rain…What is behind this? Guest: Joel Guy Chabata, SABC Meteorologist Authorities on Tuesday said 82 lives had been lost in a spate of severe summer weather that has seen South Africa pum...

First Thing is First | After forcing his way into at least three restaurants at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg yesterday - and demanding to see the businesses’ employment details, so as to ascertain the ratio of foreign and local employees - EFF leader Julius Malema eventually conceded that it was not true that the establishments were inclined towards hiring mainly foreign nationals.&nbs...

BE DRIVEN: Eastern Cape born David Davani has started a cleaning and interior design business called The Lazy Mkhwenyana. We now speak to David Davani, The Lazy Mkhwenyana Founder and Managing Director.

Former Orlando Pirates star Lucky Lekgwathi has re- opened his ‘Grootman’ restaurant which was looted and destroyed during the July unrest last year. Lekgwathi has however moved the restaurant from Kliptown in Soweto to Southdale Mall. He joins us on the line.

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