The Weekend View

Huhudi cemetery in Vryburg in North West was a hive of activity as dignitaries such as chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and liberation struggle leader Sophie de Bruin, laid the late Dr. Ruth Mompati to rest. Among those who attended a closed burial service of the late iconic figure was President Jacob Zuma who handed over the country's national flag to Mompati's niece, Cind...

Organisations that deal with bullied learners have disagreed with the call by the South African Democratic Teacher's Union (SADTU) to place children who bully others in specialised schools. We spoke to Heather Hanson, life coach and owner of Teenworx...

Three judges have been shot dead in the Sinai just hours Egypt's first democratically elected President, Mohammad Morzi was sentenced to death by a court in Cairo. According to the UK's Independent, police say the judges were attacked while travelling in a car together in the city of al-Arish, Sinai. A fourth person and at least three others were reportedly injured in the assault as well. Morzi's...

On the Editors this morning we speak to Walmdimar Pelser, editor at Rapport, Mpumelelo Mkhabela, editor at the SOWETAN and Mahlatse Gallens, SABC Deputy political editor who gives us their top stories

Professor Anton Van Niekerk talking about the ethics regarding the court ruling on assisted-suicide

Director of BDLS Attorney's talking to Elvis Presslin about the legal issues surrounding assisted-suicide

Gift of the Givers founder, Imtiaz Suleman says the organisation will send a team to assist the government of Nepal in the devastation following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake. He tells Elvis Presslin what his reaction was when he heard about it...

Kevin Lovell the South African Poultry Association's Executive Director speaks to Elvis Presslin on the issue of AGOA and negotiations that are currently underway between the US and SA

Survivors from a boat that capsized in Greece have been reliving the moments when their boat capsized and we spoke to assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota and research fellow at the University of Pretoria, Dr Cawo M Abdi on her objections to the use of the term xenophobia in reference to the latest violence against migrants in South Africa and the challenges faced by mig...

A number of countries have issued travel warnings discouraging tourists from visiting certain areas in South Africa following the outbreak of the Xenophobic violence. The countries include China, the United Kingdom, Australia and Zambia. This comes as South African Tourism is preparing to host Africa's largest travel trade show- the Travel Indaba- next month. We spoke to CEO of the Tourism Busines...

The Ombudsman for Banking Services, Clive Pillay says negligence on the part of consumers can be blamed for the high numbers of complaints relating to ATM fraud. According to an annual report by his office, these complaints account for 44% of all cases received by the ombud. It also found that the majority of rullings in such cases are in favour of banks. We earlier spoke to the Banking ombudsman,...

he South African Police Service (SAPS) has been on the spotlight in Parliament as it appeared before the Portfolio Committee to brief it on their expected budget for the year 2015/16. Last week the Committee criticised the National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega for disrespecting the committee and decided not to approve the SAPS budget. Meanwhile, Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko could face qu...

Primary health care and setting up hospitals were some of the issues which were discussed at the 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This event is held once every two years but this is the first time in its history that it is being held on the African Continent. Gift of the Givers is one of four international invited guests....

The issue of migration control has been thrust into the spotlight this month following the outbreak of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. But migration control is not an issue that is unique to South Africa, Africans have over the years become more and more inclined to migrate to other countries. Most notably with the thousands of migrants who risk their lives each day in an effort to cross t...

The South African Wireless Access Service Providers Association (waspa) has warned consumers to be more vigilant regarding mobile airtime credits that seem to vanish as these could be due to unknown premium subscriptions on the number. We caught up IT consultant and Mobile Application developer, Liron Segev....

We engaged the Senior External Relations Officer at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Tina Ghelli and Africa Diaspora Forum's Marc Gbaffou on some of the challenges faced by migrants in South Africa in the wake of the recent xenophobic violence....

Nabuwiya Malik, spokesperson Muslim Judicial Council says parents of young children should monitor their children's online activity continuously...

Craig Rosewarne, Managing Director of Wolf Pack Risk gives parents some tips on how to monitor their children's online activity...

Africa's most populous and oil-rich country goes to the polls today. The election looks to be the tightest in the 16 years since military rule ended in Nigeria and it appears likely that the contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari could devolve into violence. We earlier spoke to SABC Foreign Desk Editor, Sophie Mokoenain Abuja, Nigeria....

Corruption, nepotism, abuse of resources, reliance on consultants and non-payment for municipal services are some of the issues that came under the spotlight at the SA Local Government Association's (SALGA) national members assembly held in Johannesburg this week. The three-day meeting was reflecting on the progress made and the work that needs to be done to create an accountable, caring, responsi...

Corruption, nepotism, abuse of resources, reliance on consultants and non-payment for municipal services are some of the issues that came under the spotlight at the SA Local Government Association's (SALGA) national members assembly held in Johannesburg this week. The three-day meeting was reflecting on the progress made and the work that needs to be done to create an accountable, caring, responsi...

The department of trade and industry has gazetted amendments to the National Credit Act that will force consumers and credit providers to be more responsible with new debt applications. The National Credit Regulator has reported a growth of R132 billion in unsecured lending between 2008 and 2014. We caught up with Company Secretary at National Credit Regulator, Lesiba Mashapa on the significance o...

13 year old Durbanite, Teehana Snyman has recently been awarded a 50%t bursary to attend the summer school of excellence at the American Academy of Ballet in New York

UNIVERSITY of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor Max Price says he would personally like to see the contentious statue of Cecil John Rhodes being removed from its position at the centre of the university's campus, but not destroyed

UNIVERSITY of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor Max Price says he would personally like to see the contentious statue of Cecil John Rhodes being removed from its position at the centre of the university's campus, but not destroyed