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Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected the President of South Africa after weeks of turmoil that saw former President Jacob Zuma resign his position on Wednesday night. In his acceptance speech Ramaphosa promised among other things to work with opposition parties as he had started to do as Deputy President. He has also committed himself to put South Africa's interests at the top of his agenda. Joseph Mo...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to outline his plan to fight corruption when he delivers the State-of-the-Nation-Address in the National Assembly *this evening. For the first time in almost a decade someone other than former president Jacob Zuma will walk on the red carpet to the doors of the Parliament to deliver the address. Roads mostly in the Cape Town DBD will be closed from six o'clock...

SABC Senior Economics reporter, Nompumelelo Siziba looks at Asian Markets as some Asian markets are down for the Lunar New Year, the JSE had an amazing roll and the euphoria is over and if there's a lot of work that needs to be done

City of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille narrowly survived a motion of no-confidence against her held on Thursday. She earlier walked out of the council meeting in protest after the speaker ruled that voting would take place through an open ballot. Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Western Cape Provincial Leader, Bonginkosi Madikizela

Nelson Chamisa was elected by an emergency meeting of the party's National Executive Council in Harare to lead the party for 6-months Chamisa is the interim President of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T following leader Morgan Tsvangirai's death on Wednesday. Meanwhile president Cyril Ramaphosa and former President Thabo Mbeki have also sent their condolences to the Tsvangirai family and the people of...

Political parties and civil society organisations are welcoming last night's resignation of former president Jacob Zuma. Announcing his resignation, Zuma maintained he has always been a good cadre of the ANC and was willingly resigning without the fear of losing presidential pecks and benefits. For reaction on some of the comments during his address on Wednesday night. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Fut...

Political parties across the spectrum have welcomed Jacob Zuma's resignation. The ruling ANC says Zuma's decision shows he's a dedicated member of the party. Opposition parties say they hope this marks the beginning a of a new era away from the corruption and state capture that came to characterise his tenure. Joseph Mosia reports.

The High Court in Cape Town has ordered the speaker of the City of Cape Town Council to exercise his discretion in deciding whether a vote of no confidence in Mayor Patricia de Lille should be held in secret. Judge Robert Henney says the speaker should also consider that not all councillors in the DA caucus support the motion. He says the speaker should note that all members are free to vote with...

Alternative Tuesday – Dream interpretations with Gogo Dineo Ndlanzi

Political parties across the spectrum have welcomed Jacob Zuma's resignation. The ruling ANC says Zuma's decision shows he's a dedicated member of the party. Opposition parties say they hope this marks the beginning a of a new era away from the corruption and state capture that came to characterise his tenure. Sakin Kamwendo spoke to SABC senior journalist, Mercedes Bessent....

SABC Senior Economics reporter, Nompumelelo Siziba talks Asian markets as the eagerly anticipated US consumer inflation number came out, some of the Asians are doing the Lunar New Year and how has that affected trade in the region and markets react to resignation by president, Jacob Zuma

Political Analyst, Zamikhaya Maseti says former President Jacob Zuma's resignation speech was confusing and poorly planned. Maseti says Zuma's introduction sounded as somebody who was ready to challenge his party for recalling him but at the end it he announced his resignation. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana

President, Jacob Zuma has announced in a televised statement that he is stepping down as the country's leader. Zuma's resignation comes hours after the ANC NEC earlier in the day said they would be tabling a vote of no confidence against him in parliament after he initially refused to heed their call to step down. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to lecturer at the University of Cape Town's School of Law Kgo...

Market analyst, Nadir Thokan of Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at South African markets as investment case for Mondi, US inflation numbers coming out and Zuma's decision to decision

In this episode we find out about the Services rendered by Nkangala District Municipality to persons with disabilities.

Opposition parties want the motion of no confidence in president Jacob Zuma brought forward or they will go to court. The parties also want parliament to be dissolved and a new election called. This is part of the agreement reached when the parties met in parliament on Monday. Joseph Mosia reports

The United Nations has expressed its grave concern over allegations against four SANDF peacekeepers who stand accused of sexual exploitation and abuse in addition to a separate case of physical violence perpetrated against a 17-year old boy in the DRC. The UN also welcomed a statement by the SANDF that a formal investigation has been instituted and that an investigating team has been dispatched th...

As Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille challenges her party in the High Court on Tuesday to allow the use of secret ballots in the motion of no-confidence in her, our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reflects on De Lille as a Member of Parliament, and what the future hold for her.

Illegal miners have caused about 800-million rand in damage to the sewerage network in the cash-strapped Matjhabeng Municipality in Welkom in the Free State. Mayor Nkosinjani Speelman says the illegal miners - known as Zama Zamas - use sewage water to separate gold from gold-bearing rocks. In order to get the water, they are destroying the sewerage system in Thabong. The community has also been li...

The State in the Henri van Breda axe murder case has submitted to the High Court in Cape Town that Van Breda be found guilty as charged. Susan Galloway argued that circumstantial evidence is so overwhelming that Van Breda is the one who attacked and killed his mother, father, brother and attempted to kill his sister at their Stellenbosch home in 2015. Galloway submitted to Judge Siraj Desai that V...

Opposition parties want the motion of no confidence in president Jacob Zuma brought forward or they will go to court. The parties also want parliament to be dissolved and a new election called. This is part of the agreement reached when the parties met in parliament on Monday. Joseph Mosia reports...

The ANC will hold a media briefing at twelve noon, at which it's expected to formally announce the decisions taken by its NEC on President Jacob Zuma's future. The briefing follows the marathon meeting held by the party's National Executive committee in Irene outside Pretoria last night, where the NEC decided to call for a motion of no confidence in the president. Party president Cyril Ramaphosa a...

The ANC together with the SACP in Guateng have both distanced themselves from a group calling itself the #ZumaMustGoNow campaign which is pushing for a national shutdown today*. The group is urging all South Africans, including the police and the media, not to report for work today. It has also called on learners not to go to school. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to National convener of the "ZumaMUSTGO ma...

The ANC together with the SACP in Gauteng have both distanced themselves from a group calling itself the #ZumaMustGoNow campaign which is pushing for a national shutdown today*. The group is urging all South Africans, including the police and the media, not to report for work today. It has also called on learners not to go to school. National convener of the "ZumaMUSTGO march, Hangwi Maumela says...

- A leaked recorded conversation between a Miway sales rep and King Goodwill Zwelithini has been doing the rounds on social media. -JusticeForNkosinathiNkomo - Chicco Twala calls on speedy investigation into Senzo Meyiwa case