The Weekend View

Executive Secretary of CASAC Lawson Naidoo and Communications consultant, Chris Vick speak to Elvis Presslin about the latest actions of the Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane....

ANC MP, Dr Makhosi Khoza has opened a case at the Hillcrest police station in Durban after she received more death threats. Khoza this week took to her private facebook page to thank her friends for the continued support. The Police ministers spokesperson, Vuyo Mhaga spoke to us about what support she is receiving....

ANC Member of Parliament, Dr. Makhosi Khoza says she still receives death threats but has refused to be silenced even after her own party labelled her 'extremely ill-disciplined'. The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has condemned Khoza's decision to write to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete, requesting a secret ballot in next month's motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. MP, Dr Makhosi K...

16 year old Remo Rabo-siwana is a grade 10 learner at Hoerskool Birchleigh in Kempton park, where he plays for the Under 16 Rugby team .He has been selected to go on a rugby tour to Ireland in September.

The group, Save South Africa and the Democratic Alliance have called on British public relations firm, Bell Pottinger to disclose all dealings with the Guptas and President Jacob Zuma. The British company issued an apology to anyone impacted by the work it did for the Gupta family and its Oakbay company. The firm stopped working for the Guptas three months ago, as pressure mounted over allegations...

The ANC has made a frank assessment of the challenges and problems facing it. The Diagnostic Report compiled by the National Executive Committee for the National Policy Conference explicitly identifies the issues negatively affecting the ruling party. Solly Moeng, brand reputation management adviser and CEO of strategic corporate communications consultancy DonValley discusses the brand of the ANC

Professor Lesiba Teffo discusses the ANC's Policy conference, the diagnostic report compiled by the NEC for the National Policy Conference and other issues facing the ruling party including the decline in support

The National Consumer Commission will this coming week begin its inquiry into the timeshare industry. This is the first in a number of hearings taking place around the country. The National Consumer commission, Andile Mange spoke to us about these hearings...

ANC chief whip, Jackson Mthembu emphasized that members of the ANC will put party loyalty first. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said the MP's have taken an oath to serve the public not to serve the interest of the political party. Executive Director of Council for the advancement of the SA Constitution Lawson Naidoo gives us a further perspective on what the decision by the Constitutional Court mea...

The United Democratic Movement's request for a secret ballot to be used in a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma has been referred back to the speaker of the National Assembly for a fresh decision. The party approached the Constitutional Court seeking clarity on whether or not speaker, Baleka Mbete, has powers to allow a secret ballot as well as an order, that she be instructed to allo...

As much as a consumer is quick to sign on the dotted line there are also things that a consumer needs to know before they put there signature on paper. In this week's consumer conversation we speak to Nosipho Zikishe, the supervisor of complaints at the National Credit regulator about credit agreements...

The Hector Pieterson memorial in Orlando, Soweto, was a hive of activity as people commemorated the 1976 Student Uprising. It's been 41 years since the uprising. There was also an incident where the president was booed at the youth day celebrations in the North West Province. We speak to Pride Baloyi, from Venda, who holds an environmental science degree, and has not been able to secure employment...

There's no end in sight for devastating fires that have left a path of destruction on the Garden Route. Strong winds have resulted in more flare-ups near Knysna, where more than 400 properties have already been destroyed and thousands left destitute. The raging veld fire in Nelson Mandela Bay has claimed a life. An elderly woman was overcome by the flames on her farm in the Thornhill district. Her...

All the confidential aspects of Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's disciplinary hearing will have been sorted out by Wednesday. And the DC will only take place in July after a pre-trial conference on the 30th of June. Political analyst, Ralph Mathekga to take a look at what's transpired...

Soweto business owners have pleaded with the Competition Commission to rescue them from the grocery retail sector that's causing destruction in the township. They've accused government of letting them down by allowing big retailers to operate in the townships, taking away their business and jobs. Sipho Ngwema, the commission's head of communication discusses this with us...

Pressure group OUTA has expressed serious concerns, over this week's Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that set aside the Port Elizabeth business consortium's case against NERSA and Eskom. The case involved a challenge against NERSA and Eskom to ensure they operate within the governance and rules required of them in the Electricity Regulations, which the applicants believe has not been the case durin...

South Africa slipped into a technical recession after figures from Stats SA showed that the economy contracted by 0-point-7 percent. after shrinking by 0-point-3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016. Professor Raymond Parsons, from the North West University, talks to us about the recession and how the economy got here.

The Eskom board has confirmed rescinding its re-appointment of Brian Molefe as the power utility's CEO. The board's decision follows a recommendation of the Inter-ministerial Committee appointed by president Zuma, to deal with the Eskom matter. Molefe left the utility after being implicated in the former public protector Thuli Madonsela's state capture report. He was then sworn in as an ANC Member...

Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, says she wants to be given the chance to explain her case following the DA's announcement to suspend her. Yesterday, DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, announced that Zille would be suspended from all party-related activities pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing into her Tweets on colonialism. But, DA Federal Executive Chairperson James Selfe says she has until T...

Former DA leader and current Western Cape premier, Hellen Zille is considering legal steps against the party announcement that she has been suspended. The party's current leader, Mmusi Maimane announced the decision during a media briefing in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg that Zille is suspended from all party-related activities until the disciplinary hearing against her is concluded. Earlier...

Rose September, the Chief-director for Children at the Department of Social Development talks to us about her department and Child Protection Week. The week wraps up today in Lusikisiki, OR Tambo District in Eastern Cape under the theme: "Let us all protect children to move South Africa forward". Province's across the country have all observed the week differently.

Labour federation COSATU has embarked on a vigorous mission of re-inventing itself. COSATU president Sdumo Dlamini has publicly broken his silence on the labour federation's support for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the ANC. Meanwhile, this week the SACP condemned the continued threats against its second deputy general secretary, Solly Mapaila. COSATU's general-secretary Bheki Ntshalint...

The South African Police Service says it remains committed to combating crimes against women and children. This as the country observes National Child Protection Week. The SAPS has called on communities countrywide to report any suspicion of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, not only during Child Protection Week. Norman Cooper from The Phoenix Foundation speaks to Weekend AM Live to addr...

Minister for Women and Children, Susan Shabangu, says it's high time government started working with people on the ground to address their concerns. Shabangu joined almost two-thousand people who marched against women's abuse in Johannesburg. We spoke to a victim of abuse, Mokgadi Motau; a man who abused his partners, Tumelo Mabena and police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo...

Cosatu this week took a decision to ban President Jacob Zuma from addressing any of its activities. Dr Sydney Mufamadi speaks to Safm about the issues ANC veterans and stalwarts want addressed at the NEC meeting currently underway in Irene...