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As the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up for a potential rate cut, China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), finds itself in a challenging policy bind. 15.09.2025 5:53
Guest: Prof David Monyae - Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg
President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken aim at ANC councillors and deployees in local government, blaming them for the growing wave of service delivery protests across South Africa. He accused party representatives of failing to engage with communities, warni 15.09.2025 6:45
Guest: Professor Purshottama Reddy - public governance expert from the Graduate School of Business and Leadership at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 15.09.2025 6:29
15 September 2025 1.    Malawi decides 2025 in 24 hrs State of readiness and electoral observer mission from SADC and EU deployed Ballot Papers Reach All Corners as MEC Tightens Security Ahead of Polls The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has confirmed that ballot papers for the September 16 General Election have been successfully delivered fro...
Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter 15.09.2025 5:54
China’s economy suffers another blow (most economic indicators are slowing, retail sales, investments taking a knock) Shareholders call for Nestle’s chair to step down Markets
Sekhukhune FC midfielder Thabang Monare was forced off the field during a Betway Premiership match for wearing the traditional wristband isiphandla, sparking public debate over the boundaries between cultural rights and professional regulations. 15.09.2025 5:47
Guest: Prof Sihawukele Ngubane: Cultural expert : UKZN
Standard Bank has issued a stark warning to unmarried couples in South Africa: living together without formal legal arrangements can leave partners vulnerable to devastating legal and financial consequences in the event of death or separation. 12.09.2025 6:28
Guest: Mary-Jane Mphahlele: attorney in family law, Mphahlele Attorneys
Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter 12.09.2025 5:12
Firstrand posts 10% growth in earnings 2. Discovery bank delivers its first profit in the second half 3. Markets
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have introduced a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to ban all forms of alcohol advertising in South Africa. This bold legislative move is framed as a public health measure aimed at curbing alcohol-related harm in societ 12.09.2025 5:02
Guest: Veronica Mente: EFF MP
Nearly five decades after the death of anti-apartheid icon Steve Biko, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is set to reopen the inquest into the circumstances surrounding his death while in police custody. 12.09.2025 8:33
Guest: Helen Zille: Democratic Alliance Federal Council Chairperson
The Constitutional Court has now ruled that allows men are allowed to legally assume their wives' surnames. 12.09.2025 7:09
Guest: Professor Musa Xulu: Cultural Expert AND Independent Researcher
Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and close ally of former President Donald Trump, was shot and killed during a public speaking event at Utah Valley University. 12.09.2025 5:12
Guest: Prof Angelo Dube: Director, School of Law at UNISA
How effective are protests? 12.09.2025 5:42
Guest: Luke Sinwell: Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg
Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 12.09.2025 7:15
12 September 2025 1.    South Sudan - Juba South Sudan charges vice president Machar with treason South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war. 2.    G...
The appointments of foreign nationals at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has ignited national debate over leadership representation in key state institutions. Critics argue that the Commission, tasked with protecting the rights of South 12.09.2025 5:38
Guest: Lerato Ngobeni: Action SA Parliamentary Chief Whip
Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter 12.09.2025 4:53
US inflation comes in hotter than expected Paramount Skydance reportedly making a bid for Warner bros discovery Markets
South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA), the key agency tasked with safeguarding the country’s borders, is severely underfunded and critically understaffed, Parliament heard this week. 11.09.2025 5:15
Guest: Mmusi Maimane: Chairperson of the Appropriations Committee
Westbury Protests are still continuing this morning in Johannesburg as the community has not had water for weeks. 11.09.2025 4:39
Guest: Melissa Davids - Westbury Community Leader
Youth Capital is deeply concerned about recent amendments to the National Credit Act (NCA) introduced by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. 11.09.2025 8:40
Guest: Buhle Magwaza: Project Lead at advocacy campaign Youth Capital
A 16-hour hostage standoff in Pretoria East, Tshwane, has ended in tragedy, after an off-duty SAPS constable allegedly shot and killed his teenage nephew before taking his own life. What does the South African Police Services do to support the mental heal 11.09.2025 7:42
Guest: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe: National Police Spokesperson
Israel carried out an unprecedented airstrike on Qatari soil targeting senior Hamas leaders in Doha. The attack, which killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, drew immediate and near-universal condemnation. 11.09.2025 6:15
Guest: Dr Kingsley Makhubela, a former ambassador and the Director of Risk Recon
Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter 11.09.2025 3:51
Old Mutual bets on OM Bank Metair returns to profitability Markets
Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 11.09.2025 5:12
11 September 2025 1.    Senegal- France Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko cancels first official visit to France Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has cancelled his planned attendance at an investor forum organised by the BPI France bank in Paris on 23 September. Sonko was expected to be a guest of honour at the event, as part of his first offi...
In a parliamentary briefing on Tuesday, the Department of Correctional Services revealed that 152 confirmed unnatural deaths occurred in custody since 2022, alongside 422 deaths still under investigation. 11.09.2025 6:44
Guest: Kgomotso Ramolobeng: Chairperson of the Parliament’s Correctional Services Committee
Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter 11.09.2025 4:46
Novo Nordisk plans to cut more jobs Record gold price gives Pan African resources a boost Markets
Fulufhelo Netswera is the dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology has now penned an opinion piece asking President Ramaphosa and the ANC NEC to stop the commissions of inquiry investigating thievery and corruption 11.09.2025 7:16
Guest: Fulufhelo Netswera: Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology
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