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One death confirm in JHB gas explosion. ANC continues to meet BRICS political parties ahead of summit. The Senzo Meyiwa trial continues. Zandile Khumalo takes a return to the stand this after being ill the previous day. Further court papers have been released in what the DA calls a legal precedent setting case related to South Africa's response to ICC warrants of arrest. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Vladimir Putin withdraws from BRICS Summit. The nation will get a 12th additional official language today as President Cyril. Ramaphosa is expected to sign the South African Sign Language Bill into law. City Power says their staff continue to be attacked and they’ve issued warning that they will withdraw technicians from hostile areas. South African Firefighters send third batch of troops to Canad...

Dr Magudumana's second attempt to declare arrest unlawful fails Eskom announces COO Jan Oberholzer’s abrupt exit. Court orders President Cyril Ramaphosa’s confidential affidavit related to an Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant for be made public. President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign into law the South African Sign Language Bill making sign language and official language See omnystudio....

Five Truck Attack suspects arrested over the weekend. Court appearance scheduled for today. The murder trial of whistleblower Babita Deokaran returns to court. Electricity Minister apologises for escalation in loadshedding stages over the weekend. Western Cape MEC shocked as 39 children have already been killed violently in the Western Cape this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

ConCourt rules Jacob Zuma's medical parole was unlawful. Is he going back to jail? Dr Nandipha Magudumana tries again to have arrest declared unlawful. Update on truck attacks as police make arrests. SA Tourism ready for the upcoming Netball World Cup. It say this tournament will inject R68 million into the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ConCourt declares Public Protector's suspension valid. Update on the psychiatric report for alleged Parliamentary arsonist Zandile Mafe.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SATAWU and NAFU calls for a probe into truck attacks. COPE deregistered at CIPC. What does this mean for the party ahead of the 2024 general elections? Day one of the Joburg water shutdown. The SACP and the ANC Veterans league speak out against Orlando Pirates playing a pre-season friendly match against Israeli’s Maccabi Tel Aviv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules. Truck burnings called and act of 'economic sabotage'. JHB residents facing a 58 hour water outage. DA visits victims of Boksburg gas leak. DA launches the party’s voter registration campaign in Soweto in preparation for the 2024 General Election. Proudly SA Local Wine Expo is back See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SA Weather Service issues cold weather warning amid snowfall and frigid temperatures. More trucks set alight on the N4 in Mpumalanga. Is this economic sabotage? EWN speaks to the lawyers of the victims of the highway assault suing the police minister. Ramaphosa engaging with media on issues around the BRICS Summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls to curb illegal mining in wake of Boksburg gas leak. SAWS issues alert on cold front that will hit Gauteng. The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), together with Minister Pravin Gordhan, visit the Komati Power Station in Mpumalanga. Former Bosasa CEO Agrizzi bribery case heading to high court. The ANC holds a three Day national executive committee meeting. Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has threa...

16 die after gas leak in Boksburg Cosatu and its affiliated unions march in protest over SA’s ailing economy. Struggle stalwart and former minister in the Presidency, Essop Pahad dies aged 84. Book of the week: Standing Up for Science - Professor Salim Abdool Karim See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrice Motsepe intervenes in Banyana Banyana pay dispute. ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula claims the CIA is operating in South Africa and is a threat to stable electric grid. Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa declared unlawful. The Democratic Alliance outlines its plans to combat a repeat of state capture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IPID investigating VIP units assault on members of the public. Looking into Moti interdict and how this verdict serves as avindication for amaBhungane and journalism. New documentary on July unrest coming. Cosatu announces a massive strike for Thursday over SA’ ailing economy. Kass Naaidoo calls for SA to prioritize the professionalisation of women’s sport.     See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Former players join in on the call for Banyana Banyana players to be paid more. The trio involved with the escape of Thabo Bester will appear in court for their bail bids. Infamous underworld kingpin Glenn Agliotti confirmed dead over the weekend. Another truck accident has claimed the lives of fifteen people, including two children, in the Eastern Cape. The tally of bodies found in the Namaqualan...

Acting Public Protector releases investigation reports including one related to the executive members ethics act. President Cyril Ramaphosa leads Presidential Imbizo in KwaZulu-Natal. ANC youth league holds first elective conference in almost a decade. Act to reform whistleblowing legislation out for public comment. French Protests – Thousands arrested in French violent protests throughout the cou...

Parliament senior officials to meet Chief Justice Raymond Zondo after ‘concerning’ comments on state capture. DA lodges separate complaints with Public Protector against Deputy President Paul Mashatile and ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula. Diepsloot protests intensifies. Update on the status of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit. Book of the Week: Freedom Writer by Juby Mayet   See omnystudio.com/l...

JHB mayor visits Diepkloof amidst service delivery issues. Tornado sweeps through KZN. Loadshedding returns after brief reprieve. President's Spokesperson addresses allegations against Deputy President Paul Mashatile.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lesotho responds to Gwede Mantashe's comment on 'economic sabotage'. Hostel dwellers in Diepkloof have been protesting over service delivery issues.  The Department of Water and Sanitation holds a media tour to Berg River Dam near Franshoek. Update: A new report reveals that Wagner mercenaries are committing widespread atrocities against civilians in the war-torn state. StatsSA Quarterly Employmen...

One Year Anniversary of the Enyobeni Tavern Disaster. Gwede Mantashe visits Free State mine after death of 31 illegal miners. ANC wraps up their Western Cape electoral conference. DA's Nqaba Bhanga faces suspension after inflammatory Facebook post. News24 report on the 'captured' status of Deputy President Paul Mashatile COPE's Willie Madisha expelled? MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services L...

Thirty-one suspected illegal miners have died in a shaft at a mine in Welkom, this as the issue of Zama Zama’s in the country continues to escalate. The Gift Of Givers continues to help those affected by the Western Cape Floods. The 11th SA Aids Conference draws to a close, as shocking revelations about infection rates among the youth continue to soar. The Western Cape ANC Conference gets underway...

Human Sciences Research Council hots ’post-Zondo commission’ programme. Justice Zondo will be speaking along with other people who were involved in the commission from the legal perspective and Analysis: Today marks a year since Chief Justice Zondo delivered the Report of the Commission on State Capture to President Ramaphosa marking the end of a 4-year long process of investigations and public he...

Diepsloot residents say they have had enough, as crime rates rise in the community. Leaders are headed to the union buildings to engage with the presidency. Businesses in affected areas in the Western Cape suffer a blow as parts of the province remained closed due to floods. SAWS issues more alerts, two more cold fronts are expected to hit the Western Cape in the coming days. The former State Secu...

Facebook Rapist, ThaboBester's lawyers withdraw from the case, he appears alongside eight people involved in his escape. Embattled Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane has won the interdict against the SIU, the President and Fort Hare. The first witness in former state security minister ANC MP Bongani Bongo’s fraud and corruption trial in the Nelspruit Specialized Commercial Crimes Court is set to...

Those who were meant to accompany President Cyril Ramaphosa to war-torn Ukraine and Russia are back home, after being stuck in Poland. The Democratic Alliance will urgently submit questions to parliament demanding answers on the Russia-Ukraine peace mission. The Democratic Alliance will urgently submit questions to parliament demanding answers on the Russia-Ukraine peace mission. Weather condition...

SA President's security personal blockaded in Poland. Update on the Western Cape Floods. Disaster management teams continue to be on high alert. Deputy President Mashatile is currently leading the National Youth Day commemoration in Bloemfonetin. Gauteng government warns residents to not fall prey to scams as they launch 8000 new jobs on Youth Day. We check what political parties are doing for You...