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The ANC says a review of governance, frameworks of state-owned entities as well as the reconfiguration of the state is necessary to achieve the party's developmental goals. The NEC Sub-Committee on Governance and Legislature says they've recognised shortcomings at various government levels and SOEs - and the proposed policy document aims to address those issues. The party's Policy Conference is se...

Warning: The following story may be disturbing for sensitive listeners!!!! The family of a woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend at In Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape says it is devastated by her death. Forty-four-year-old Zingiswa Polotye's body was found cut to pieces in a pool of blood last week in Luqoqweni village. Fundiswa Mhlekude reports....

Market analyst Nadir Tokhan of 27-Four Investment Managers looks at South African markets after General Motors announced it was pulling out of the South African Market and the expectations and impacts of a low return environment that we experiences...

The fate of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Deputy Mayor, Mongameli Bobani of the UDM, will be decided tomorrow. Some political parties in the coalition government have made it clear that they will oppose any motion that would be tabled in the council on Tuesday seeking to get rid of Bobani. This after the Executive Mayor of the municipality, Athol Trollip, confirmed that he is planning to table a mo...

It's now emerged that the reported abduction of jailed Thembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo's brother, Prince Jongisizwe Mthandeni Mankuku, was a hoax. Police in the Eastern Cape went on a wild goose chase on Friday looking for Mankuku after reports that he had been abducted by four men. In a dramatic turn of events, Prince Mankunku told SABCNEWS that he made up the story to get the nation's attenti...

The remains of two men who were trapped underground in a mine in Germiston, east of Johannesburg have been brought above the surface. It is believed that the owner of the mine and one employee had descended more than seventy-five meters into the mine to check on water levels. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to ER24 spokesperson, Annine Siddall......

Residents of Mangaung in the Free State say they are living in fear as teenage gangsters run amok in the city. One of the residents, an SAfm listener Thulani Mbaza, says his friend was attacked outside his home in Phase six by about 100 young boys NOT older than 16, when he returned from work. Mbaza says there is a long-standing rivalry between two gangs, the Romas and Born To Kill. Mangaung has s...

The disciplinary inquiry for former SABC COO, Hlaudi Motsoeneng with the SABC, has been postponed until next Wednesday. Meanwhile, Motsoeneng is expected to urgently approach the Labour Court after losing a bid to have the matter referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, The CCMA. Candice Nolan filed this report

Group CEO at Lehumo Investments Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asian Markets ending what was a turbulent week for Global equity Markets on a positive note, General Motors withdrawal from South Africa a great blow to the Country and weaker rand boost the JSE to end a week slightly positive.

The Secretary General of the South African Council of Churches, Malusi Mpumlwana, says South Africa is just inches away from becoming a mafia state. Mpumlwana was speaking at a Council of Churches briefing at the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto. The SACC is releasing a report from its 'Unburdening Panel' which was created after former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas made allegations of state c...

Economist and Managing Director at ETM Analytics George Glynos says General Motor's disinvestment from South Africa is a sign of how tough business is to conduct in the country and a clear message to policy makers?

President Jacob Zuma has expressed shock at the manner in which the police handled the investigation into the disappearance and death of three-year-old Courtney Pieters from Salberau in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. The three-year-old's body was found in a shallow grave in Epping last weekend after being missing for more than a week. Zuma visited the Pieters family at at their home to convey his...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian markets with Shares trading lower, following a heavy sell off on Wall Street; China's Home Price growth easing in April and Tencent's revenue soaring to 55%

Mourners at the memorial service for Karabo Mokoena have pleaded with men to stand up and protect women and children . The 22-year-old's burnt body was discovered in an open veld in Lyndhurst north of Johannesburg. Mokoena's boyfriend, Sandile Mantsoe, has been charged with her murder and defeating the ends of justice. In recent incidents involving gender-based violence, four Soweto women have bee...

Recent studies indicate that by the age of 17, one in three young people experience a sexually abusive incident. Last year at least 784 900 young South Africans were sexually abused. For years Childline has been playing a big role in the lives of vulnerable children. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Director of Childline in Gauteng, Lynne Cawood...

The number of bodies of illegal miners retrieved from the Eland Mine Shaft in Welkom in the Free State has increased to 25 from the 24 reported yesterday. Nine surviving illegal miners - known as Zama-Zamas - have also been arrested. Police says a 25th body was found yesterday and more bodies still remain underground. Thabiso Radebe filed this report

The Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she is shocked by the return of Brian Molefe as Eskom CEO. Molefe announced his departure from Eskom in November last year, citing the interests of good corporate governance as one of the reasons. This followed a public outcry against Molefe following the release of the former public protector's State of Capture Report. Mkhwebane was in the Bh...

Former Minister of Mineral Resources Ngaoko Ramathlodi has told a forum that former ANC President and struggle icon Oliver Tambo fore sore the difficulties being faced today. Ramathlodi was speaking during a critical thinking forum, held at the Wits University on Tuesday, alongside ANC stalwarts Barbara Masekela and Sheila Sisulu. Mbali Sibanyoni filed this reports….

The United States has rejected claims from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that Washington is trying to assassinate its leader Kim Jon-Un, as the UN Security Council weighs tougher sanctions against the rogue state. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired its latest ballistic missile on Sunday in violation of several Security Council resolutions, a move that was immediately conde...

The gloves are off in the long-simmering battle between acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Robert MCBride. Phahlane has accused IPID of being captured and of targeting him illegally. On the other hand, IPID claims that Phahlane is abusing state resources to launch counter-investigations against its investigators who are...

The City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee says Level Four water restrictions could be implemented next month once they are approved by council. Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services, Xanthia Limberg, says they're currently considering recommendations for tougher restrictions. Bongi Gwala spoke to Kim Stevens who is a resident of Claremont in Cape Town on how as residents they are affected...

Eskom board chairperson, Ben Ngubane, has described as preposterous former Mining minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi's allegations that Eskom CEO Brian Molefe and Ngubane pressed him to blackmail Glencore. Ngubane was speaking on the sidelines of the 17th annual African Utility Week conference in Cape Town. Ramatlhodi claims he was fired for not complying. Earlier Bongi Gwala spoke to former Mining minis...

A University of Witwatersrand student who was abducted on her way to campus has been found in Ga-Rankuwa. The 22 year old was allegedly forced into a vehicle by unknown suspects who were following her on the Nelson Mandela Bridge into Braamfrontein. The kidnapping victim was then drugged and assaulted by the suspects. But the woman made a brave escape when her captors' made a stop around Ga-Rankuw...

The Democratic Alliance's Member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Mbali Ntuli will face charges related to her social media comments. This despite the DA's Federal Legal Commission finding that there was no case to be made against Ntuli. The charges came after Ntuli liked a comment on Facebook that called the Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille a racist. Bongi Gwala spoke to the DA's member of the...

On his first day back at work after resigning from as Eskom CEO six month ago, Brian Molefe has reversed the utility's decision to close four power stations in Mpumalanga. The Power Utility had previously indicated plans to close the power stations to accommodate renewable independent power producers. Molefe also promised staff members at Eskom that he will address the problem of the apartheid wag...