The Weekend View

Mozambique's capital, Maputo and several other towns remained tense YESTERDAY after the country's governing party candidate, was declared winner of the presidential election. Frelimo's Daniel Chapo, with 70% of the vote, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique's fifth president since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Venancio Mondlane, backed by the PODEMOS party, came secon...

Bullying in the workplace is unfortunately becoming a common behaviour. Experts say it is a complex issue that needs to be unpacked, understood, and addressed. Tackling this problem head-on Full Potential Consulting Managing Director, Mabore Sithole, who is speaking about her personal experience with workplace bullying . She is also the author of "Breaking the Cycle of Workplace Bullying", to be r...

TODAY marks exactly 10 years since the death of former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana captain -- Senzo Meyiwa. Meyiwa was killed in a robbery in Vosloorus, whilst in the prime of his football career. The KwaZulu-Natal shot-stopper died at the age of 30, and was captain of both club and country, when he was killed. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke Hubert Maphumulo, organiser at the organisation, Jus...

The National Senior Certificate exams are due to begin tomorrow and will conclude on the 28th of November. The first exam is English, followed by Afrikaans in the afternoon.  Over 900 000 pupils will be sitting for these examinations. This is one of the most important exams in a South African student's life. It is a standardised test that is the final step before completing high school. There is s...

It is the biggest humanitarian crisis and it gets very little attention". This is how the Sudan hunger crisis has been described by the United Nations. With the eyes of the world firmly on the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and now Lebanon, it has become more challenging to get a grip on other emergencies do not hog news headlines. Aid agencies say what Sudan is experiencing now is a crisis of histor...

In an era where indoor air quality and building health are paramount concerns, Sick Building Syndrome or SBS  has emerged as a significant threat to our wellbeing. SBS is a condition where building occupants experience health issues and discomfort that appear to be linked to time spent in a particular building. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Guilia Criscuolo ,  phamarcist and complementary medicines exper...

The Proteas Women will take on New Zealand in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final TODAY at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, with both teams vying for their first-ever World Cup title in the short format. This after the Proteas beat defending champions Australia by 8 wickets in the semi-final last week. Many anticipate that the 2024 finals will be easy one for the P...

The Education quality assurance body, Umalusi , has intensified  its training of external  moderators to tighten its oversight role as  a quality council. Umalusi briefed the media YESTERDAY on the state of readiness saying it is ready to administer the 2024 matric exams. The body also conducted focussed  training sessions with moderators responsible for subjects that have in the past caused publi...

The Department of Water and Sanitation is advising communities and water users along the Harts and Vaal rivers in the North West and Northern Cape provinces to be careful in the use of untreated water from the rivers. This after routine raw water sampling from Christiana downstream indicated the presence of cholera. The samples were taken from Wentzel dam, Schweizer Reneke, Christiana, Barkley Wes...

More than 79 million girls and women , over 1 in 5, across sub-Saharan Africa have experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18 years old.  The report released by UNICEF also reveals that an alarming 370 million girls and women have faced sexual violence, with the region bearing the highest number of victims globally.  UNICEF says the scale of the violation worldwide, especially for adoles...

16 of the 18 people who were massacred in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape will be buried TODAY. 11 of those will be buried at Lambasi while the other four will be laid to rest in KwaBhala village and one in East London. The 18 people were shot and killed in two different houses of the same family in the gruesome incident that happened 2 weeks ago. One suspect has since been arrested and made a brie...

Bafana Bafana stormed to a 5-0 victory over the Republic of the Congo LAST NIGHT, taking control of Group K in the race for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Teboho Mokoena was the star of the night for Bafana scoring 2 goals in front of a jubilant crowd at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.  Meanwhile later TODAY South Africa will face Bangladesh in the Cricket Women's T20 World Cup...

In what is being touted as a game changer in efforts to close the wage gap in South Africa and reduce youth unemployment by up skilling artisans, a new campus offering apprenticeship programmes has been opened in Johennesburg.  Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the new head of Oppenheimer Generations Philanthropies, Ashleigh Fynn Munda, whose organisation is behind the partnership launching the new campus, n...

South Africa's largest labour federation, COSATU, will tomorrow (Monday 7th Oct.) stage a nationwide strike and protests against unemployment. The federation says it has called for the National Strike to highlight the economic crisis characterised by income inequality, poverty and high joblessness that has left 11,3 million people needing jobs. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to COSATU's national spokesperson...

A month ago Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Gary van Niekerk made a public pledge here on SAfm's Sunday Morning Discussion to put in place measures that would significantly reduce criminality. Speaking to  the  The Weekend View Van Niekerk said by TODAY - the 6th of October - he would have report back on what had been done to effectively combat crime. This came at theh back of a Mexican Council for Publ...

Orlando Pirates secured their third consecutive MTN8 title with a 3-1 victory over Stellenbosch FC at a packed Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban YESTERDAY. Stellies took the initial lead, but the Buccuneers came back with 3 goals putting their name into the record books. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC Sports Analyst, Mathews Mpete

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has denied a request by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party to postpone tomorrow's sitting of Judicial Service Commission, after an earlier court suspended the participation of the party's Parliamentary leader, Dr John Hlophe, in JSC activities. In handing down judgement yesterday, Judge Stuart Wilson found that the decision of the JSC was rational as the body was bou...

 It's almost exactly a year now since the October 7th attack which saw Hamas gunmen launch an unprecedented attack on Israel from Gaza - the deadliest in Israel's history, killing about 1,200 people. Hamas also fired thousands of rockets.  Hamas took more than 250 others to Gaza as hostages. Israel immediately began a massive campaign of air strikes on targets in Gaza, in response to the Hamas att...

The furore that has erupted over the impending budget cuts to basic education has uncovered how this will disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, exacerbating existing inequalities and undermining South Africa's Constitutional guarantee of the right to basic education. The major concerns highlighted so far include critical issues such as teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and ina...

Not In My Name International has welcomed the sentencing of serial rapist Nkosinathi Phakathi by the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge. Phakathi received a staggering 42 life sentences for rape, along with 791 years and six months of direct imprisonment for charges including kidnapping, compelling minors to witness sexual acts, assault, sexual assault, and theft. His crimes spanned from 2012 to 202...

Did the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) act lawfully or rationally when it declined the request by the uMkhonto weSizwe party to postpone its interviews. This was the primary question before the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg and one that it will have to make a determination on. The official opposition is seeking a declaratory order that the majority decision by the JSC was unconstitutional....

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and its partners will march to Parliament in Cape Town TODAY, calling on the government to implement the Apartheid Bill. The group is pushing for legislation to enforce the UN Apartheid Convention, which South Africa ratified in May 2024. In a statement, the PSC says the Bill aims to hold Israel accountable for ongoing violence in Palestine, where over 41,00...

Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium will be pulsating THIS EVENING as it hosts Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch FC. The two teams will clash in the MTN8 final, first Cup final of the season. Pirates are aiming to become the first team in South African top flight football to win the MNT-8 trophy three times in a row. They will have to work hard to beat a very formidable Stellenbosch FC. Kick off is at 6...

Residents are still in shock following the mass murder of 17 at Ngobozana area in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. It is alleged that heavily armed people opened fire to a group of people in two different homesteads. The majority of those killed were women. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to our reporter Nomzwanele Bacela .

There are fears the the Middle East could soon explode into region wide violence after Iran's supreme leader vowed that the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "will not go unavenged", after he was killed in Israeli air strikes on Beirut YESTERDAY. Hezbollah  confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike. To help understand the situ...