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1,663 Episodes
212 – 232

‘I am convinced this disaster is well managed’: Ramaphosa on George building collapse  

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is satisfied with the way in which the government, disaster management personnel and other stakeholders handled the multistorey building collapse in George. Ramaphosa, cabinet ministers and diplomats from various neighbouring country's visited the site on Thursday.  He also assured affected parties, whether bereaved families or victims in…
16 May 2024 10AM 4 min

Social media and NSFAS account hack led two graduates to pursue studies in cybersecurity 

Two graduates from the Cyber Excellence Academy, Gontse Motloung and Teven Kunene, enrolled in the institution because they were once hacked online.  The academy, together with Takenote IT Solutions,  offers a free cybersecurity programme to address growing demand for cybersecurity professionals in South Africa.  The programme runs for a year, and students learn about cybersecurity, providing them with the knowledge,…
15 May 2024 7AM 10 min

Cele commits to finding killers of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane 

Police minister Bheki Cele has committed to finding the killers of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane who was shot during a hijacking in Soshanguve at the weekend. Cele along with police management visited the family on Tuesday.  The police ministry also unveiled policing interventions to be deployed in the area to…
14 May 2024 1PM 4 min

Six victims identified in George building collapse with process fast-tracked

The George municipality has confirmed six of the deceased at the collapsed building have been positively identified.  At least 20 people are still unaccounted for as the death toll rises to 32 after the collapse of the partially built building on Monday last week. The municipality says they are striving to…
14 May 2024 4AM 2 min

EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi asks Zuma to quit politics

The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndozi says his party’s friend, MK Party leader Jacob Zuma, must go home and rest because he had his chance in government for two decades. Ndlozi asked what the former president would do now that he could not do while he was president.  Zuma was president from…
13 May 2024 2PM 1 min

'Crisis' looms as Gauteng NPOs face closure, some permanently

Thousands of staff members and beneficiaries of various non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Gauteng are facing persistent funding issues that have left many on the brink of shutting their doors. This has been an ongoing issue for the past two years.  We hear from two affected parties: a social auxiliary worker…
12 May 2024 12AM 2 min

Owners of collapsed building in George allegedly vanished

The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape are still trying to locate the owner of the multistorey building that collapsed in George on Monday. The departments  chief inspector in the province David Esau, says the owner was issued with a subpoena but has not responded.  This emerged during a…
9 May 2024 9AM 3 min

George building collapse remains a search and rescue operation – WC government

Western Cape local government and environmental affairs MEC Anton Bredell says though the 48-hour mark is approaching since the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in George, search and rescue operations will continue. Bredell said a possible move to a recovery phase will be determined on Thursday morning. Volunteers have…
8 May 2024 9AM 3 min

Vote, don’t sip: Malema says no drunkards on May 29

EFF leader Julius Malema says voters should not drink alcohol on voting day and then vote. Malema told supporters to “bury” the governing ANC on May 29 and “remove a criminal in the Union Buildings”. He said “the real freedom is coming on May 29, what was missed in 1994…
7 May 2024 10AM 2 min

‘This is a trial by ambush’: defence in Meyiwa trial lambastes state

The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been accused of not sharing documents timeously.  The defence in the Pretoria high court on Thursday complained about the introduction of documents and additional evidence by the state during proceedings.  Advocate Zandile Mshololo, who is representing accused No 5 Sifisokuhle Nkani…
2 May 2024 8AM 4 min

Thabo Mbeki calls for serious national dialogue on engineered state sabotage

Former president Thabo Mbeki wants the country to convene for a national dialogue after the election to tackle what he called counterrevolution which has been making the democratic government fail since 1994. Mbeki diagnosed what has paralysed the democratic state led by the ANC since 1994 and called for an…
30 Apr 2024 4PM 3 min

Western Cape led by 'witches', says Mbalula, 'give ANC a chance'

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told supporters in the Western Cape there are benefits they will be excluded from, such as getting jobs without experience required, because they are governed by the DA and not voting for the ANC.  Mbalula said ANC supporters in the province choose to gallivant on voting…
29 Apr 2024 7AM 3 min

Let's get criminals out of the ANC, says Mbeki

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says he has not put aside his grievances with the ANC and the party will have to get the criminals out. Campaigning for the party in Soweto on Thursday, Mbeki acknowledged problems within the ANC and said the party would attend to them. Mbeki told…
25 Apr 2024 11AM 4 min
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