The Weekend View

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

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

Many people across the world have reacted in different ways when it comes to dealing with the lockdown imposed by the governments, with some resorting to unhealthy eating. Some have used food as a coping mechanisim. Meanwhile, the World Health organizations says proper nutrition and hydration are vital. People who eat a well-balanced diet tend to have a stronger immune systems and a lower risk of...

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

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

There's been mixed reactions to the amendments of the 21-day lockdown regulations. On Thursday, Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini -Zuma announced that the National Command Council had resolved to ease the rules relating to funerals, by allowing travel between provinces and metros, to attend burials. This followed what many considered flip-flopping by Tran...

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

The Limpopo Department of Health has raised concern against South African medical Doctors Association's open later to adrress the issue of the two doctors who tested positive for covid-19. This after the department's decision to put the two doctors under isolation. In a statement the department said the doctors refused and wanted to be treated differently to other patients. Meanwhile one of the Do...

A private hospital in Durban might be closed after eleven of its nurses tested positive of the coronavirus. That's according to KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala. The Premier and Health MEC - Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu - addressed the media following a meeting of the provincial government's command team dealing with COVID-19. Meanwhile all the eleven districts in the province have now recorded case...

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

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

As the country is dealing with the Corona virus pandemic, a lot of adjustments would have to be made by members of the public when it comes to funerals. The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the face of burials in the Free State. There will be no traditional practices allowed for the burial of a person who died from the virus in the Mangaung Metro. Strict guidelines have been put in place...

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

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

Economists say Moody's decision to downgrade South Africa to junk status need not further affect the country's economy, as much of the damage has already been done. The credit rating agency has stripped South Africa of its bond grading, citing constraints on the government's finances and a weak economy as the reasons for the downgrade. The move has done a devastating blow to the country which has...

Government says it will now look at ways to refine some of the measures put in place in a bid to contain the spread of COVID19 during the 21 day lock down. South Africans are officially on a lock down, but it seems some of the plans by government to keep everyone at home were not effective in some area, despite the deployment of the South African National Defence Force . Public transportation was...

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

The South African National Editors' Forum, SANEF, has called on all media organisations to make sure their staff have the relevant protective gear as the country battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A journalist at the SABC's Kimberly office in the Northern Cape tested positive for the COVID19 infection. SANEF says journalists and media workers are among the essential staff listed on...

Deputy police minister Cassel Mathale has had harsh words against the Limpopo police management for police's failure to enforce the Covid-19 public gathering regulations during the funeral service of police officer in Thohoyandou. Hundreds of mourners, had attended the funeral service of the slain Warrant Officer Stanley Mudau. Mudau was stabbed to death allegedly by a rape suspect whom he had wan...

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

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

For the first time since the advent of democracy, South Africa will not commemorate Human Rights Day. This as the Corona virus continues to spread across the country forcing government to cancel all public gatherings. After declaring Covid19 a state of national disaster on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa instructed that all gatherings should be limited to not more than 100 people to control the...

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says all passengers travelling from countries that are considered high-risk for the spread of the coronavirus have been barred from entering South Africa. He says the extraordinary measures against travellers from countries such as China and the US are aimed at protecting South Africans

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting travel bans and restrictions on gatherings has resulted in a flood of cancellations of flights, accommodation and other services. According to the Consumer Goods & Services Ombud, these cancellations will clearly have a negative impact both on consumers, suppliers and the economy. The office says there is a widespread confusion about the rights and respon...

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