The Weekend View

The country's Gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter declined to 2 percent quarter on quarter from a revised 2-point-8 percent in the second quarter of 2017. Year-on-year, GDP came in at 0-point-8 percent in the third quarter, compared with economic growth of 1-point-3 percent in the second quarter. While the economy shows some a glimmer of hope, it's still not a rosy picture. To talk...

The Social, Education and Economic Development Foundation South Africa, SEED, has urged men and women to stand in solidarity to fight violence against women and children. This year's theme of 16 days of activism against women and children is "Count Me In". Gender violence specialist, Lisa Vetten, speaks to Elvis Presslin about teh 16 days of activism and the campaign #notourleaders...

SADTU says the union is willing to acknowledge that more could be done to assist our grade 4 learners. This after it was revealed that SA ranked last among 50 countries in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Pirls. Mugwena Maluleke, General Secretary at the South African Democratic teachers union, SADTU says the union wants teacher training colleges to be reopened...

South Africa has ranked last among 50 countries in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Pirls. This study gauges the reading standards of Grade four's and is done every five years. Professor Servaas van der Berg, National Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy at the University of Stellenbosch and spokesperson for the Basic Education department, Elijah Mhlanga speak...

New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that his first task will be to revive the ailing economy of his country. Chief Executive at Pan-African Investment and Research Services, Professor Prof Iraj Abedian looks at what Zimbabwe needs to do in order to have a functioning economy.

Bitcoin and other crypto currencies have taken the world by storm, but do South African consumers know much about this type of currency?

Regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party have joined growing calls for President Robert Mugabe to resign. The move comes ahead of a planned protest march to be held in the capital Harare, fully supported by the country's military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. War veterans until recently loyal to the 93-year-old president and liberal groups have also urged him to quit. The army...

Two suspects appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate's court earlier this week in connection with the rape and murder of three women in Qumbu. A 28-year-old man and his 21-year-old girlfriend are believed to have used a fake Facebook profile to lure the women to the small town in Eastern Cape. They are facing three cases of murder and four cases of rape. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Justice and Consti...

SABRIC CEO, Kalyani Pillay gives consumers tips on how to step up security around bank crimes as we head into the festive season.

CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Sello Hatang and AfriForum's CEO, Kallie Kriel in conversation with Elvis Presslin on whether the old South African flag should be banned....

This, however, is not the final outcome, as a secret ballot will take place on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - by World Rugby's general council, which will determine the winning bidder. We speak to SA Rugby National Manager, Andy Colquhoun, former Spring Bok player, Thando Manana, and Rugby journalist, Vata Ngobeni on SA possibly hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Corruption Watch has condemned the actions by the State Security agency as well as SARS for taking legal action against the author of the book, "The President's Keepers" - Jacques Pauw and the Sunday Times. This follows the newspaper's report on the book, which details President Jacob Zuma's taxes. SARS says the publication of confidential taxpayer information is unlawful and a criminal offence in...

Kholofelo Sono, a student at the University of Limpopo, talks to us on how more students face uncertain futures due to high amounts of outstanding fees still owed to institutions of higher learning. While country manager for recruitment company Adzuna, Jesse Green, talks about job prospects and scarce skills, while high unemployment rate persists.

Parts of Cape Town have been besieged by gang violence that has led to a loss of lives and an attack on a person alleged to be a gang boss at the Cape Town International Airport. Police minister Fikile Mbalula recently announced that he had requested the SANDF to be deployed in the Western Cape and Gauteng to help crack down on violent crimes. CASAC has expressed concerns over intentions to deploy...

A non-profit breast cancer organisation, Reach for Recovery, is urging South Africans to show compassion to breast cancer survivors, this as we mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. Approximately 19.4 million women, aged 15 years and older, face the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. A study released by medical journal, Lancet, has predicted that South Africa could see an increase of almost...

Following the suicide of a student recently , the South African Depression and Anxiety group, SADAG, has launched a new 24-hour medical students helpline in a hope to alleviate the pressures students face. Founder and director, Zane Wilson, believes it is important to help medical students who he has described, as the future of healthcare in South Africa. SADAG's Operations Director, Casey Chamber...

President Jacob Zuma has once again come under fire over his shock cabinet reshuffle. The announcement which was made through a media statement saw SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande removed from the higher education portfolio. Nzimande now remains an ordinary member of parliament. Four other ministers were also move to different portfolios. SACP's National Spokesperson and Head of Communicatio...

This week the Office of the Tax Ombud released its annual report in Pretoria. In previous reports the most prominent issue was the refund in payments to taxpayers. In the last report, data requested by the Tax Ombud showed that there had been a spike in refunds paid in July of each year with it becoming progressively less in the first quarter of the year. CEO of the Office of the Tax Ombud, Eric M...

Hospersa has come out guns blazzing, critisizing government for taking time in addressing issues around the attacks on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers. This comes in the wake of reports that two EMS workers were robbed at gunpoint this past week in Alexandra, North of Johannesburg. The Union calls on government to urgently address the safety issues faced by its members which have seen atta...

Lesego Thekiso, a learner from Macauly House High School speaks on her preparations for the upcoming matric exams, while Jerry Mbowane, a maths and science tutor in Mpumalanga has helped hundreds of learners earn distinctions in those two subjects and Basic Education Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga on the arrangements for the matriculants

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group, SADAG, says the country needs to take proactive action to manage the impact of mental illness in the workplace. Clinical psychologist, Liane Lurie discusses some of the issues surrounding mental illnesses...

UCT Vice Chancellor Max Price says they are seeing higher levels of mental illness in students. He was speaking to Elvis Presslin about the impact this has on everyone concerned and says the increase of mental health issues in students is not only limited to South Africa or one institution only...

The Psychiatry Management Group's chairperson, Dr Sebolelo Seape says organisations and individuals need to become more aware of the reality and impact that mental health has on the workplace. Doctor Lerato Dikobe-Kalane, a board member of the Psychiartry Management Group spoke to Elvis Presslin on how widespread mental illness is in the workplace...

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) says it's working closely with the police to address a 49% increase in cash-in-transit heists in the country this year. Sabric says 232 heists took place between January and August this year, the latest on Monday night on the N1 north at the Buccleuch Interchange. Elvis Presslin spoke to the general manager at Sabric, Kevin Twiname...

The South African Communist Party, SACP, will launch its Red October campaign at City Hall in Johannesburg today. The programme will start at Constitutional Hill, through a Soviet Union Rememberance, from nine 0' clock this morning. Elvis Presslin spoke to SACP's Solly Mapaila