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Living at the hostel and surrounding areas has become a health hazard in Johannesburg because of the rubbish all over the city. Pikitup workers affiliated to municipal worker's union SAMWU have been on an illegal strike for more than a month and waste keeps piling up in and around the city. We visited the Denver Men's Hostel in Johannesburg to check the living conditions. Senior journalist Thabile...

MP's are back to begin the second session of parliament after a two weeks' break. But a lot has happened in the meantime. The Constitutional Court has found that parliament had failed to carry out its duty to hold the executive to account regarding the Nkandla matter. So their first and only sitting for this week will include a debate on whether to remove the president from office. Joseph Mosia re...

Young prostitutes are roaming the streets of Krugersdorp on Gauteng's West Rand and it doesn't appear as though anybody cares that hard core drug dealers and child traffickers are profiting from it. An SABC journalist was even held captive for two hours on Friday whilst investigating this story. But the reason for all of this might be due to allegations that certain police officers are working for...

The City of Johannesburg says it is worried about the health implications of the on-going Pikitup strike. The strike enters its 4th week and has left many parts of the province in a mess that could soon be a huge health risk. About 4-thousand Pikitup workers and members of SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) are still protesting for salary increament. Bongi Gwala spoke to the MEC of Health in Gaut...

1. Asian stocks rose, following U.S. shares higher, as expectations for an immediate hike in U.S. interest rates remained low even after better-than-expected economic reports 2. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde rebuffed Greek government calls to replace top fund officials overseeing the country's bailout 3. The Rand remains steady despite petrol price hike

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says parliament respects and appreciates the guidance which the Constitutional Court has given the National Assembly on how to deal with reports by Chapter Nine Institutions. Mbete, who was accompanied by NCOP chairperson Thandi Modise, briefed the media in Parliament on the implications of the Constitutional Court ruling on the Public Protector's report on N...

The South African Communist Party Constitutional Court is calling for a decisive action after the Constitutional Court judgement on Nkandla. It says the judgement is a clear warning signal to the ANC, the alliance, and to the government. The alliance warns that if decisive action is not taken, the continuing loss of moral authority, political paralysis and fragmentation of the movement will contin...

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Political infighting among parties in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West has resurfaced. This follows alleged confrontations between the African National Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters in the mining town. Since Friday, one person is alleged to have been shot, another stabbed several times and a vehicle torched. Lucas Mothibedi reports....

Young prostitutes are roaming the streets of Krugersdorp on Gauteng's West Rand and it doesn't appear as though anybody cares that hard core drug dealers and child traffickers are profiting from it. An SABC journalist was even held captive for two hours on Friday whilst investigating this story. But the reason for all of this might be due to allegations that certain police officers are working for...

The following story contains graphic description which may upset sensitive listeners, including children… Latest trends in child pornography are showing an increasing demand for home-produced content and pornography involving very young children. Experts have been looking at the challenges in dealing with the scourge of child pornography, with the Internet aiding in the dissemination of this illeg...

Municipalities owing Eskom have been advised to pay their debts or have their electricity cut off. This emerged at a meeting in Kimberley between Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and all Northern Cape district municipalities. According to Brown, 19 municipalities in the Northern Cape owe Eskom billions of rands. Mpho Lepedi has more..

As the ANC scrambles to take stock of the implications of yesterday's Constitutional Court judgment on the Nkandla saga, opposition parties are calling for President Jacob Zuma's head. The court found that President Zuma was in breach of his constitutional obligations in his handling of the Public Protector's report that recommended that he pay back the money spent on non-security upgrades at his...

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Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says both the President and the National Assembly violated the Constitution in the way they handled the Nkandla matter. Delivering a unanimous judgment on the matter in the Constitutional Court, Mogoeng said the President failed to uphold, defend and protect the Constitution - by not complying with the Public Protector's report on upgrades at his Nkandla home

SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has called on BRICS member states to invest in each other's economies to facilitate growth. He was a keynote speaker at the opening of the frames media convention in Mumbai India. Motsoeneng has challenged the conference to support the media from developing nations. Tumaole Mohlaoli reports from India

South Africans should brace themselves for much tougher economic conditions ahead. This is as prices of goods and services continue on the upward trend. Economists say compounding this, is Eskom's electricity tariff hike of 9 point 4 per cent as well as the 30 cents increase in the fuel levy which will both come into effect tomorrow (01/04/16). They say although the rand has improved slightly the...

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The residents of Bonteheuwel in Cape Town are living in fear as their community has turned into a war zone. At least five people have been killed in shoot-outs between rival gangs since the start of the Easter long weekend. Residents say they can't even go out of their houses for fear that they might be caught in the crossfire. Bongi Gwala spoke to the Bonteheuwel Chairperson of the Joint Peace Fo...

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordon says his legal team has advised him that the so called rogue unit at SA Revenue Services (SARS)was lawful. He was answering the Hawks questions regarding the alleged SARS "rogue" unit. He went to says the Sikhakhane findings got it all wrong as they mistaken reading the National Strategic Intelligence Act. Gordhan has been involved in a tense battle with the Hawks...

The Constitutional Court will today deliver judgment in arguably one of the most politically charged legal cases to rock the presidency. The Court is expected to seal the long standing debate on the powers of the Public Protector which have been a subject of debate since she released her report into the upgrades at President Jacob Zuma's private home in Nkandla. President Zuma put paid to the deba...

Friends of the student Activist Vusi Mahlangu are still shocked at his sudden disappearance. Mahlangu is a spokesperson for #OutsourcingMustFall. He was last seen leaving a friend's house in Mthatha on Tuesday morning. He was believed to be on his way to a meeting with outsourced workers at Walter Sisulu University. For more Bongi Gwala spoke to his friend Vuyo Mtonintshi...

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gauteng government's new open tender system will help derail efforts by big and influential business executives to manipulate state procurement processes. He was addressing a gala dinner attended by Gauteng's senior government officials in Boksburg on the East Rand, last night. Presidential Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng reports

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EFF leader Julius Malema says his road to academic excellence was not an easy one. Malema was speaking after graduating at Unisa's main campus in Pretoria. He completed a BA degree in human and social studies specialising in political leadership and citizenship. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.