The Weekend View

he EFF has rejected Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's apology. It has instead described him as a liar and called for his immediate resignation. Nene publicly apologised on Friday after he failed to fully disclose his interactions with the Gupta family. Nene's apology comes three weeks before he presents the Medium-Term Budget speech. It also casts a shadow over his political credibility at a time w...

The organisers of yesterday 's protests in Ennerdale and Eldorado Park, south of johannesburg, say they will continue with protest action until President Cyril Ramaphosa and Gauteng premier David Makhura pledge action against crime, gangsterism and the economic exclusion of South Africa's coloured communities. The protests started after a Westbury mother - Heather Peterson was fatally shot and and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says now that the 2018 Jobs Summit has ended, the task ahead will be to focus on implementing of the framework agreement. The agreement which social partners, government, business and labour signed, entails that 275-thousand jobs will be created per year. When Ramaphosa officially closed the summit in Midrand, Johannesburg, he proposed that it be held bi-annually. He says...

This Saturday on the show we looked at the new cabinet approved mining charter and progress with regards to women economic empowerment

We started the week with the newly elected COSATU president, Zingiswa Losi, saying she's confident that the Federation will move forward and ensure that workers, especially women, are protected in the workplace. And the other big was on the re-allocation of 45-billion-rand in public spending is at the heart of a new economic recovery plan announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildin...

South Africa has recently seen school based violence escalate to levels of murder of a teacher by a learner, filming of fist fights as well as a learner being stabbed with a pair of scissors. Trade Union SADTU has expressed its concern for the safetey of its teachers whilst School Governing Bodies say its unacceptable that a learner can threaten a teacher when the relationship between the two shou...

Sunday edition of The Weekend View where we looked at the role of black consciousness in modern day politics. Also with the popular slot The Editors

This saturday edition of the Weekend View we spoke about crime statistics and ways to curb crime and also looked at the dwindling number of learners taking accounting as a subject

We started the week with the bad footing. Ratings agency Moody's warning that the South African economy's slide into recession in the second quarter will exacerbate the fiscal and monetary challenges the country is facing. The ratings agency is the last of the "big three" international agencies to put South Africa's long-term foreign-currency debt in investment grade. Kevin Davies, Business editor...

Kenyan authorities have reportedly been conducting a crackdown on illegal immigrants for the past three months due to an upsurge of illegal immigrants and drug trafficking. The Kenyan government have mostly deported migrants with illegal or no work permits as well as those in the country illegally. Human rights group Amnesty International has criticised the move by the Kenyan government saying it...

The first recession in almost a decade could cost SA its remaining investment-grade rating, with disastrous consequences for the country and consumers who are already under strain from tax increases and near-record petrol prices. Moody's Investor Service on Thursday halved its 2018 growth forecast for the country and said the economic contraction in the first six months of the year was a "credit n...

There was joy and disbelief after almost 40 previously outsourced cleaning staff in Parliament, learned they will become permanent employees. The contract between Parliament and the Bidvest cleaning company ended recently. The workers will now enjoy the same benefits as other Parliamentary employees. Nehawu which has been calling for the insourcing of services in Parliament, has welcomed the move....

Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, has reiterated that buildings that are not compliant with safety standards, must be demolished and rebuilt. This follows a blaze that ripped through the Bank of Lisbon building in the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday. Three fire-fighters died in attempts to extinguish the blaze. The fire, which reignited last night, has been extinguished. There've been concerns abou...

We started this week with the defeated Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ruling out working with ZANU-PF in a coalition or government of national unity. Chamisa insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa rigged the election. His MDC Alliance has decided to file a petition with the AFrican Commission on Human and People's rights. Juanita Williams, is the managing editor at All Africa News.c...

The commission of inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg has heard how former Communications Faith Muthambi used to bully acting GCIS head, Phumla Williams in 2014. Williams who was giving evidence to the commission on friday also explained how former Head of GCIS, Themba Maseko was dismissed from his job and replaced with Mzwanele Manyi the same day. Williams says the abrupt changes at the GC...

It has been a very busy week at Parliament, with the deputy president answering oral questions, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa at Tuynhuis and Steinhoff executives appearing before a joint committee of Parliament. Zalene Merrington has more..

IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi says he will be in peace - if President Cyril Ramaphosa can sort out what he calls - the unfinished reconciliation between the ANC and the IFP. He was asked about how he viewed the Presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and now Ramaphosa - since he has been an IFP MP from 1994. Buthelezi spoke in an exclusive interview with our Parliamentary...

We take a look at Zimbabwe ahead of the inauguration of president elect Emerson Mnangagwa as well as the opposition MDC's reaction to the constitutional court ruling that upheld Mnangagwa's election victory. There's also this week's edition of The Editors

We take a look at counterfeit food products, the upsurge of racism in the country as well as information for first time home buyers

We started the week with the family and friends of the co-author of the tell-all book 'The Lost Boys of Bird Island saying they don't believe he committed suicide. It is alleged that the ex-policeman, Mark Minnies committed suicide on Monday at his friend's farmhouse in Theescombe near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The book details allegations of a paedophile network that included Apartheid...

The Finance Minister has released a report by the Independent Panel that reviewed the current list of items that are zero-rated for VAT. This is for the purposes for public comment by the end of this month. The panel submitted its report to the Minister this week, recommending that items like white bread, cake flour, sanitary products, school uniforms and nappies be zero rated. The Minister appoin...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged ANC members to accept the outcome of the party's provincial elective conference, and refrain from going to court. Ramaphosa was addressing delegates attending the party's provincial conference at the Durban University of Technology. Meanwhile, Sihle Zikalala was elected unopposed as party provincial chairperson, while Mike Mabuyakhulu was elected his deputy. Our...

Eleven people have reportedly been shot dead on the R74 near Colenso in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. It's believed they were all taxi drivers who were apparently ambushed while returning from the funeral of a taxi boss at Matimatolo. The taxi boss was allegedly shot dead in Johannesburg last week. Elvis Presslin spoke to KwaZulu Natal Community Safety and Liaison spokesperson Kwanele Ncalane...

A wrap with of top stories of the with the Editors

As a handful of parliamentary committees met in Parliament this week, the constitutional review committee has been continuing its public hearings on land expropriation in Mpumalanga and the Free State this past week. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more...