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Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

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A NEW VARIANT OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH AFRICA 19.12.2020 5:11

The Director of the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Research Innovation Platform, Professor Tulio De Oliviera, has confirmed that a new variant of the coronavirus has been identified in South Africa and it is spreading rapidly. This comes as the second wave of the coronavirus sweeps over the country. De Oliviera was addressing the media in an online session. The session was hosted by the Department...

ALL THINGS CRICKET WITH CRICKET ANALYST, WRITER AND COMMENTATOR NEIL MANTHORP 13.12.2020 6:23

Cricket South Africa found itself explaining this week, why the England team left South Africa without playing a single One Day international in the touted 3 match series. What came out of that explanation was incredibly interesting as South African cricket defended the efficacy of the bio secure protocols it had put in place which resulted in at least 1 positive Covid test, involving a South Afri...

POLITICAL ANALYST DR RALPH MATHEGA ON THE APPEARANCE OF ACE MAGASHULE BEFORE THE ANC'S INTEGRITY COMMISSION 13.12.2020 6:31

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD PREPARE TO ROLL OUT COVID-19 VACCINE 13.12.2020 10:24

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

CLOSING ARGUMENTS AT THE JUDICIAL CONDUCT TRIBUNAL ON GROSS MISCONDUCT CHARGES AGAINST WC JUDGE PRESIDENT JOHN HLOPHE 13.12.2020 3:18

Evidence leader, Advocate Ivy Thenga. says there's strong evidence that Western Cape Judge President, John Hlophe, had tried to influence Constitutional Court judges to rule in favour of former president Jacob Zuma in a matter before the court 12 years ago. Thenga was one of the lawyers to make their closing arguments at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing gross misconduct charges against Hlophe...

PROFESSOR SHABIR MADHI, OF WITS UNIVERSITY ON THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 12.12.2020 7:16

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

CHIEF JUSTICE MOGOENG MOGOENG DEFENDS HIS CONTROVERSIAL PRAYER 12.12.2020 3:38

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has defended his controversial prayer that received mixed reaction from the public. Mogoeng was briefing the media on the 2019/2020 Judiciary Annual report at his offices in Midrand North of Johannesburg. On Thursday, during his prayer after addressing a Thanksgiving ceremony at the Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni, the Chief Justice called on God to destroy any vaccine...

NEARLY 500 JOURNALISTS HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 IN 56 COUNTRIES IN NINE MONTHS 06.12.2020 5:54

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

NEGLIGENCE IN MEDICAL CARE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS 06.12.2020 3:16

Negligence in medical care in the health sector may lead to serious post-operative complications and long-term harm. In 2019, South Africa's provincial health departments faced medical malpractice claims totaling R80.4 billion. Many of these claims involve nursing malpractice in state hospitals or nursing homes. Chief among the acts of negligence alleged is finding a swab was left inside a patient...

SADTU AND COSAS TO CHALLENGE ANGIE MOTSHEKGA'S DECISION TO GET MATRIC LEARNERS TO REWRITE LEAKED EXAM PAPERS 06.12.2020 3:14

Education stakeholders including, teachers' union, SADTU, and students' body, COSAS, are planning to go to court to challenge Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's decision to get matric learners to rewrite the exam papers that were leaked. On Friday, Motshekga announced that matric learners would rewrite the Mathematics Paper Two and Physical Science Paper Two this month. The Mathematics pap...

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has removed clauses 14 and 21 from the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 06.12.2020 6:33

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

SAMA CRITICIZES THE EASTERN CAPE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR LACK OF LEADERSHIP 05.12.2020 7:49

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

HOW TO STAY PROTECTED FROM CYBER ATTACKS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON 05.12.2020 5:29

The festive season is upon us and many South Africans are looking forward to the holidays. With the recent easing of travel restrictions, many will be looking forward to much-needed rest and a family get-away , buying tickets, booking hotels and buying gifts - transacting online using digital devices. Experts are urging South Africans to be cautious with their online transactions and to remember t...

CHALLENGES FACED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS 05.12.2020 8:36

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

FORMER ESKOM CEO MATSHELA KOKO SAYS STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION INVESTIGATORS FAILED TO DO THEIR JOB 05.12.2020 3:14

Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko has told the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture he felt vilified by the media and hopes the commission will help clear his name. Koko was one of the executives suspended at the power utility in 2015. The other three executives reached settlement agreements with Eskom. Koko this week gave evidence on the circumstances leading to his suspension at the power utili...

PROF CHRIS LANDSBERG ON THE US FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY 29.11.2020 5:23

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL BRANDING FOR YOUTH SEEKING EMPLOYMENT 29.11.2020 4:07

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS ON RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 CASES 29.11.2020 5:52

Udo Caresle spoke to Prof Tulio De Oliveira, virologist from KRISP at UKZN and began by asking how concerned he is about the situation in the Eastern Cape and other provinces that are witnessing a surge in covid 19 infections

ANALYSIS ON STATE OF HOSPITALS AND IMPACT OF THE RESURGENCE IN COVID-19 CASES 29.11.2020 12:09

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

WE ARE PARENTS MARCH TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS AS FATHERS 28.11.2020 3:24

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

ZIMBABWE AND SOUTH AFRICA WORRIED ABOUT CARGO TRUCKS ATTACKS 28.11.2020 3:40

Home Affairs Minister Doctor Aaron Motsoaledi says the attacks on cargo trucks allegedly driven by foreign nationals in some parts of the country is economic sabotage and must stop. Speaking alongside his Zimbabwean counterpart Kazembe-Kazembe at the Beitbridge border post outside Musina in Limpopo, Motsoaledi says truck owners must also take responsibility. Our reporter Rudzani Tshivhase has more...

SPOTLIGHT ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 28.11.2020 6:49

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NATIONAL DIASABILITY AWARENESS MONTH: BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPARED 28.11.2020 3:32

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ANALYSIS ON THE DIPLOMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE BUSHIRI SAGA 22.11.2020 8:48

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SANPUD CALLS FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO RETHINK DRUG PROHITION POLICIES 22.11.2020 6:08

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am