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1,663 Episodes
1072 – 1092

Bongani Baloyi didn’t vote for the DA in the local elections

In a wide-ranging interview on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi explained why he did not vote for his now former party, the DA, in last year’s local government elections.He was at pains to explain to the host, Eusebius McKaiser, how he slowly started feeling estranged from the…
1 Feb 2022 4AM 6 min

Guru of the wilderness

Meeting Sicelo Mbata for a hot tea ( I have to mix these meals up) is akin to taking a masterclass with a highly evolved spiritual guru. I thought I was going to talk wildlife conservation and our relationship to nature with a remarkably adept story teller. I had gleaned…
28 Jan 2022 8AM 12 min

Critics of Neil Young are wrong to claim he is against free speech

In this episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he explores the claim by some critics of Neil Young that the rock star has abandoned his commitment to free speech. Young’s music was taken off Spotify after he gave them an ultimatum to either kick podcaster Joe Rogan off their platform for…
28 Jan 2022 3AM 1 min

'I wanted to get it over and done with’ — Pule’s killer details her last moments

WARNING: This audio content contains graphic details, listener discretion is advised. The Gauteng high court sitting in Johannesburg on Thursday heard testimony from convicted murderer Muzikayise Malephane on how he killed 28-yer-old Tshegofatso Pule in June 2020. Malephane is testifying in the trial against the alleged mastermind of the murder…
28 Jan 2022 3AM 6 min

KZN education MEC says schools should not resemble 'war-zones'

KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Kwazi Mshengu visited the Dassenhoek High School in KwaNdengezi after four pupils were stabbed in class by robbers on Wednesday. Mshengu highlighted the need for community members to play their role in helping schools deal with such crimes.
27 Jan 2022 7AM 4 min

Public universities will admit only 200,000 first-year students in 2022

Only 200,000 first-year students will be admitted to public South African universities this year, and that is not even a quarter of the number of applications these institutions received. Thandi Lewin, acting deputy director-general for university education at the department of higher education & training, says the demand for higher…
27 Jan 2022 6AM 5 min

Lamola wants to 'skip the leadership queue' but must wait his turn: Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema believes ANC national executive committee member Ronald Lamola is not ready to be party deputy president. Malema was reacting to Lamola’s apparent interest in contesting for the position of ANC deputy president at the party’s national elective conference in December. Lamola recently called for “new blood”…
26 Jan 2022 2AM 3 min

Prison inmates achieve 77% matric pass rate

Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola announced the 2021 matric results of prison inmates on Monday. Lamola said 147 inmates passed out of the 191 who registered to write matric last year. He said eight of the schools achieved a 100% pass rate, and “82% of our pupils qualify…
24 Jan 2022 7AM 3 min

A+ for class of 2021 for conquering disruptions: Education expert

Education expert and University of Johannesburg associate professor Nicky Roberts says the matric class did well, especially given they experienced a full year of Covid-19 and associated disruptions. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced that the pass rate went up marginally to 76.4%. “We are seeing stability in the system…
21 Jan 2022 6AM 4 min

ANC staff slam party for blaming political funding law for non-payment of salaries

ANC employees have slammed the party’s leadership for blaming new party funding legislation for its non-payment of salaries. At a press conference on Friday, chairperson of the ANC staff representative committee Mvusi Mdala said the party had challenges paying salaries before the Political Party Funding Act came into effect.
21 Jan 2022 3AM 5 min

2021 matric year 'better than 2020': public school support programme

Centre for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CASME) director Henre Benson says the 2021 grade 12 academic year improved from 2020. Benson says learning losses and the affect of Covid-19 on learning was reduced this year. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga is expected to announce the grade 12…
20 Jan 2022 10AM 7 min

SA united in outrage at Eskom's proposed double digit tariff hike

Eskom’s proposed tariff hike of 20.5% for its next financial year, which is set to kick in from April 1, has South African’s united in outrage. We asked a sample group of South African citizens, how much they are currently spending on electricity and what they think about the increase. 
19 Jan 2022 6AM 9 min

Malema meets with restaurant owners on labour practices

EFF leader Julius Malema visited restaurants in Johannesburg to assess the employment ratio of locals and foreign nationals as a part of the party’s initiative to challenge exploitive labour practices in SA. The party said Malema will engage with business owners in the hospitality industry nationwide.
19 Jan 2022 6AM 2 min
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