The Weekend View

Capitec Bank says allegations contained in a copy of the Viceroy research report were not presented or discussed with the Bank prior to it being published. Capitec CEO, Gerrie Fourie has accused Viceroy Research Group of beng driven by profit motives and says the report is one-sided and factually incorrect. Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of the Banking Association of South Africa and Gwen Ngwenya...

The financial burden of car accidents continues to rise. The Road Traffic Management Corporation reported a R99 billion human casualty cost in 2015/2016, an increase from R69 billion in 2014. Momentum short-term insurance's Chief Commercial officer, Etienne du Toit, says the burden on individuals, communities, businesses and government is a major cause of concern...

The Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) released by the North West School of Business this week, has reflected a rise in uncertainty in the fourth quarter. The Index measured 55.4, up from the 53.6 in the previous quarter. According to North-West University's School of Business and Governance, Professor Raymond Parsons, these are levels last seen during the Nenegate time...

The National Assembly will not hold a special sitting ahead of next week's state of the Nation Address. This is after the Economic Freedom Fighters called for an urgent sitting to debate a motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma's leadership in light of recent political developments in the country. In a media briefing on preparations for SONA, both Speaker Baleka Mbete and her deputy Lechesa Tsenoli...

An independent energy expert says although he welcomes the appointment of a new Eskom board, he is concerned that most of the board members do not have experience in the energy sector. Jabu Mabuza will head up the board appointed by government in the hope of restoring confidence in the parastatal. The announcement came after a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Pu...

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says he will be meeting with all stakeholders this week in order to address the violence that took place outside Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging this past week and at other schools in Soweto. Members of the ANC and the EFF protested outside Hoerskool Overvaal following the Afrikaans medium school's court victory against the department which sought to have 55...

Labour federation Cosatu has repeated its calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down. The federation's secretary general Bheki Ntshalintshali reiterated the call during an event to mark the 23rd anniversary of the passing of Communist Party leader Joe Slovo in Soweto. He called on the ANC to pay special attention to the two centers of power that have been created following Cyril Ramaphosa's elect...

City of Joburg mayor, Herman Mashaba says the culprits of shoddy work and corruption will not be able to hide from his office as they continue to root out corruption in the province...

Learners wishing to further their studies at institutions of higher learning but did not apply in time, will be assisted. The Department of Higher Education is calling on them to apply to the Central Applications Clearing House, which falls under the department. This comes as the EFF Student Command has called on students, including those who did not apply, to report to their preferred institution...

Basic Education Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga and educational psychologist, and professor at Unisa's college of education Dr Ramodungoane Tabane talk to us about the latest matric results and good quality results...

In October 2017 the Johannesburg High Court ruled that it's now illegal to spank your child. The judgment means that parents who hit their children will no longer be able to raise a special defence if they're charged. Family First New Zealand has warned this will do more harm than good instead of addressing the real issue of child abuse. Many parents feel frustrated with how to raise children who...

The Christmas fever has hit many homes across the country, with some residents going all out to decorate their homes in celebration of this holiday which is being celebrated tomorrow. Reverend Mantima Thekiso of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa spoke to our presenter Elvis Presslin about the history of how Christmas became a Christian holiday.

The Khoisan-four who have undertaken a three-week journey walking from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand recognition of their culture and language, say they are willing to wait as long as it takes to meet either President Jacob Zuma or his Deputy Cyril Ramaphosa. They say they will not allow any other government official to receive their memorandum of...

A draft bill giving the National Consumer Tribunal the power to cancel debt in certain circumstances has been released for public comment by Parliament's trade and industry committee. The draft National Credit Amendment Bill also provides for mandatory credit life insurance on all credit agreements longer than six months with a value of less than 50-thousand-rand. Our presenter Elvis Presslin spok...

Economist and Senior Lecturer at Wits University Lumkile Mondi says newly-elected ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa's role as a former unionist and businessman has gained him confidence from the both members of the public and the private sector. Ramaphosa was voted into the position during the ANC's National Conference in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg this week. He pledged to fight corruption when add...

The The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) says the ruling by the High Court is making it difficult for parents to discipline children. In October the High Court in Johannesburg ruled that corporal punishment in the home is illegal and unconstitutional and parents who hit their children could face assa...

The country's Gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter declined to 2 percent quarter on quarter from a revised 2-point-8 percent in the second quarter of 2017. Year-on-year, GDP came in at 0-point-8 percent in the third quarter, compared with economic growth of 1-point-3 percent in the second quarter. While the economy shows some a glimmer of hope, it's still not a rosy picture. To talk...

The Social, Education and Economic Development Foundation South Africa, SEED, has urged men and women to stand in solidarity to fight violence against women and children. This year's theme of 16 days of activism against women and children is "Count Me In". Gender violence specialist, Lisa Vetten, speaks to Elvis Presslin about teh 16 days of activism and the campaign #notourleaders...

SADTU says the union is willing to acknowledge that more could be done to assist our grade 4 learners. This after it was revealed that SA ranked last among 50 countries in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Pirls. Mugwena Maluleke, General Secretary at the South African Democratic teachers union, SADTU says the union wants teacher training colleges to be reopened...

South Africa has ranked last among 50 countries in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Pirls. This study gauges the reading standards of Grade four's and is done every five years. Professor Servaas van der Berg, National Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy at the University of Stellenbosch and spokesperson for the Basic Education department, Elijah Mhlanga speak...

New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that his first task will be to revive the ailing economy of his country. Chief Executive at Pan-African Investment and Research Services, Professor Prof Iraj Abedian looks at what Zimbabwe needs to do in order to have a functioning economy.

Bitcoin and other crypto currencies have taken the world by storm, but do South African consumers know much about this type of currency?

Regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party have joined growing calls for President Robert Mugabe to resign. The move comes ahead of a planned protest march to be held in the capital Harare, fully supported by the country's military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. War veterans until recently loyal to the 93-year-old president and liberal groups have also urged him to quit. The army...

Two suspects appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate's court earlier this week in connection with the rape and murder of three women in Qumbu. A 28-year-old man and his 21-year-old girlfriend are believed to have used a fake Facebook profile to lure the women to the small town in Eastern Cape. They are facing three cases of murder and four cases of rape. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Justice and Consti...

SABRIC CEO, Kalyani Pillay gives consumers tips on how to step up security around bank crimes as we head into the festive season.