The Weekend View

The United Democratic Movement's request for a secret ballot to be used in a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma has been referred back to the speaker of the National Assembly for a fresh decision. The party approached the Constitutional Court seeking clarity on whether or not speaker, Baleka Mbete, has powers to allow a secret ballot as well as an order, that she be instructed to allo...

As much as a consumer is quick to sign on the dotted line there are also things that a consumer needs to know before they put there signature on paper. In this week's consumer conversation we speak to Nosipho Zikishe, the supervisor of complaints at the National Credit regulator about credit agreements...

The Hector Pieterson memorial in Orlando, Soweto, was a hive of activity as people commemorated the 1976 Student Uprising. It's been 41 years since the uprising. There was also an incident where the president was booed at the youth day celebrations in the North West Province. We speak to Pride Baloyi, from Venda, who holds an environmental science degree, and has not been able to secure employment...

There's no end in sight for devastating fires that have left a path of destruction on the Garden Route. Strong winds have resulted in more flare-ups near Knysna, where more than 400 properties have already been destroyed and thousands left destitute. The raging veld fire in Nelson Mandela Bay has claimed a life. An elderly woman was overcome by the flames on her farm in the Thornhill district. Her...

All the confidential aspects of Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's disciplinary hearing will have been sorted out by Wednesday. And the DC will only take place in July after a pre-trial conference on the 30th of June. Political analyst, Ralph Mathekga to take a look at what's transpired...

Soweto business owners have pleaded with the Competition Commission to rescue them from the grocery retail sector that's causing destruction in the township. They've accused government of letting them down by allowing big retailers to operate in the townships, taking away their business and jobs. Sipho Ngwema, the commission's head of communication discusses this with us...

Pressure group OUTA has expressed serious concerns, over this week's Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that set aside the Port Elizabeth business consortium's case against NERSA and Eskom. The case involved a challenge against NERSA and Eskom to ensure they operate within the governance and rules required of them in the Electricity Regulations, which the applicants believe has not been the case durin...

South Africa slipped into a technical recession after figures from Stats SA showed that the economy contracted by 0-point-7 percent. after shrinking by 0-point-3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016. Professor Raymond Parsons, from the North West University, talks to us about the recession and how the economy got here.

The Eskom board has confirmed rescinding its re-appointment of Brian Molefe as the power utility's CEO. The board's decision follows a recommendation of the Inter-ministerial Committee appointed by president Zuma, to deal with the Eskom matter. Molefe left the utility after being implicated in the former public protector Thuli Madonsela's state capture report. He was then sworn in as an ANC Member...

Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, says she wants to be given the chance to explain her case following the DA's announcement to suspend her. Yesterday, DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, announced that Zille would be suspended from all party-related activities pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing into her Tweets on colonialism. But, DA Federal Executive Chairperson James Selfe says she has until T...

Former DA leader and current Western Cape premier, Hellen Zille is considering legal steps against the party announcement that she has been suspended. The party's current leader, Mmusi Maimane announced the decision during a media briefing in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg that Zille is suspended from all party-related activities until the disciplinary hearing against her is concluded. Earlier...

Rose September, the Chief-director for Children at the Department of Social Development talks to us about her department and Child Protection Week. The week wraps up today in Lusikisiki, OR Tambo District in Eastern Cape under the theme: "Let us all protect children to move South Africa forward". Province's across the country have all observed the week differently.

Labour federation COSATU has embarked on a vigorous mission of re-inventing itself. COSATU president Sdumo Dlamini has publicly broken his silence on the labour federation's support for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the ANC. Meanwhile, this week the SACP condemned the continued threats against its second deputy general secretary, Solly Mapaila. COSATU's general-secretary Bheki Ntshalint...

The South African Police Service says it remains committed to combating crimes against women and children. This as the country observes National Child Protection Week. The SAPS has called on communities countrywide to report any suspicion of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, not only during Child Protection Week. Norman Cooper from The Phoenix Foundation speaks to Weekend AM Live to addr...

Minister for Women and Children, Susan Shabangu, says it's high time government started working with people on the ground to address their concerns. Shabangu joined almost two-thousand people who marched against women's abuse in Johannesburg. We spoke to a victim of abuse, Mokgadi Motau; a man who abused his partners, Tumelo Mabena and police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo...

Cosatu this week took a decision to ban President Jacob Zuma from addressing any of its activities. Dr Sydney Mufamadi speaks to Safm about the issues ANC veterans and stalwarts want addressed at the NEC meeting currently underway in Irene...

In this week's CONSUMER CONVERSATION: Legal experts are warning couples that before they say their "I do's", they need to decide which type of marriage contract they want to enter into. Jennifer Stoler, an associate and notary at Schindlers Attorneys...

Kirsten Hornsby, national director at Tiny Hands, an organisation working to eradicate human trafficking talks more on the issue of human trafficking

Cape Town could run out of water by September if current consumption levels are maintained. Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits School of Governance and a Commissioner of South Africa's first National Planning Commission says in 2007 the City of Cape Town was warned that there might be a water crisis in future due to the continuous increase in population...

ANC member of parliament Dr Makhosi Khoza says she finds it extremely difficult to NOT vote with her conscious in Vote of NO confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Regarding the threats by ANC youth League, Khoza says the party is addressing the matter- but has asked her to stop posting critically about the party on her Facebook page.

Free State police say more bodies of illegal miners are still underground at the disused Harmony Eland Mine in Welkom.the benchmarks foundation has renewed its call for the department of minerals resources to legitimise the so called Zama Zama mining in a bid to curb deaths related to it. Solly Phetla, from the deputy minister's office at the department of mineral resources, reacts to calls on the...

Consumers who have been subjected to the "pawn your car and still drive it" scheme may be able to breath a sigh of relief after it was declared unlawful. NCR's Manager: Investigations & Enforcement at the National Credit Regulator, Jacqueline Peters tells us more....

The spate of killings of women in South Africa over the past four weeks has sparked public outcry and anger against women abuse and how men treat women. Tracey Boomgaard filed this report about femicide, and we spoke to anonymous about her ordeal in 2015, Sifisosami Dube, Alliance and Partnerships Manager at GenderLinks,Major General Tebello Mosikili, the head of the FCS unit (family violence, chi...

The ANC in the Northern Cape will back Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for the position of president of the party in the upcoming national elective conference. This was declared by the Northern Cape ANC at its provincial conference held in Colesberg. New chairperson of the ANC, Northern Cape, Zamani Saul...

Corruption Watch's Executive Director, David Lewis says they've written a letter to the Chairperson of the Eskom board, Ben Ngubane and Public Enterprises minister Lynne Browne on the Brian Molefe issue...