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TimesLIVE - In The News

Podcasts and similar audio content from the Arena Holdings group, publishers of the Sunday Times, Business Day, The Times, Sowetan, etc.
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Keywords: podcast, multimedia, politics, entertainment, news and views, economy, South Africa
Daily English South Africa News · Daily News
1,663 Episodes
1232 – 1252

Dark day looms for Joburg cyclists

Heartbreak is uniting the Johannesburg cycling community, with cyclists preparing to gather on Thursday morning to mark two tragic events. From 5am there will be a memorial ride for popular cyclist Alex Otto, who died on Sunday when he and his training partner were hit by a speeding taxi. Otto…
6 Oct 2021 10AM 3 min

Steenhuisen defends controversial campaign posters

The DA's election campaign posters in Phoenix, Durban, have been criticised by many. The posters read: “The ANC calls you racists, the DA calls you heroes.” According to the opposition party, the posters were to honour those who stood up to protect their property during the July unrest that resulted…
6 Oct 2021 7AM 2 min

Suspended acting Lepelle Northern Water CEO Ahuiwi Netshidaulu speaks to businessman Matome Sefalafala

Suspended acting Lepelle Northern Water CEO Ahuiwi Netshidaulu speaks to businessman Matome Sefalafala on a call recorded without his knowledge. In the recordings, Netshidaulu discusses his "kidnapping" which was allegedly orchestrated by Sefalafala and Netshidaulu's predecessor, former Lepelle boss Phineas Legodi. Sefalafala and Legodi have appeared in court on kidnapping…
1 Oct 2021 6AM 4 min

Woman left for dead recalls brutal attack and fight to survive

Tiisetso describes her 8km journey to seek help after her attacker assaulted, raped, robbed and slashed her throat. She describes stumbling across numerous fields until she was helped by nearby farmers and how she was able to detail her ordeal by writing it on her arm using a small stick.
1 Oct 2021 12AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | South Africa is moved to level 1

SA will officially move to lockdown level 1 at midnight, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his address to the nation on Thursday. As SA moves to lockdown level 1 for the first time since the end of May 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government will now allow public gatherings…
1 Oct 2021 12AM 23 min

Sam Mkokeli in conversation with Mac Maharaj and Pallo Jordan

Two ANC stalwarts and former anti-apartheid activists Mac Maharaj and Pallo Jordan were on 22 September discussing their book Breakthrough with journalist and columnist Sam Mkokeli during a virtual dialogue which he jointly organised with SowetanLive.
25 Sep 2021 9AM 1 hr 53 min

Former nanny says Lauren Dickason would never hurt her family

Lauren Dickason, who stands accused of murdering her three young children in New Zealand, is anything but a killer. Instead, says the children's former nanny Mendy Sibanyoni she is a loving and devoted mother who would have given her life to protect her family
24 Sep 2021 8AM 5 min

It's true, Ramaphosa's shirt was inspired by Madiba

Maker of the iconic Madiba shirt Sonwabile Ndamase has not taken umbrage to South Africans throwing jibes at a patterned piece he crafted for President Cyril Ramaphosa which he donned at a recent 'family meeting'. Ramaphosa's flamboyant black and white shirt rather than his announcement about SA's move to level…
24 Sep 2021 5AM 9 min

FULL STATEMENT | Zuma says SA is becoming a 'constitutional dictatorship'

Former President Jacob Zuma says SA is moving from a democracy to a constitutional dictatorship. This after the Constitutional Court on Friday gave its verdict on the former president's rescission application. Zuma had asked the apex court to set aside his 15-month contempt of court jail sentence, which was handed…
21 Sep 2021 5AM 8 min

Gauteng's government buildings remain a ticking time bomb

Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni’s buildings are ticking fire bombs, with thousands of the cities’ residents and office workers at risk of being burnt alive. The majority of buildings, which are at risk because fire safety laws are flouted, are owned by provincial and local governments, claim fire safety inspectors and…
17 Sep 2021 11AM 8 min

First-time voter? Here’s what you need to know

There is a lot that goes into taking part in SA’s democracy, but fortunately Electoral Commission (IEC) deputy chief electoral officer Mawethu Mosery has agreed to take us through exactly what you need to do to take part in the upcoming local elections.  Mosery breaks down the details of how…
17 Sep 2021 7AM 7 min

JUDGEMENT: ConCourt stands by its decision to send Zuma to jail

The Constitutional Court has upheld its decision to sentence former president Jacob Zuma’s 15-month jail term for being found in contempt of SAs apex court for his refusal to testify on state capture.  Zuma has served only two months of his jail term before he was granted medical parole earlier in…
17 Sep 2021 5AM 1 min

SA has been using 'vaccine passports' for years - expert

Calls have been made nationally for a protest against possible plans for Covid-19 vaccine passports.  This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the government was considering the idea of requiring citizens to produce proof of vaccination against Covid-19 to access certain activities, events and venues. In response to the…
16 Sep 2021 8AM 9 min

President Ramaphosa's vaccine passport contradiction spotted by many

The presidency seems to have had a change of heart regarding the potential implementation of a vaccine passport system. On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country was considering implementing vaccine passports for certain events, in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus. “We will be…
13 Sep 2021 8AM 2 min

Western Cape health minister describes new 'Jabs B4 Jol' vaccine initiative

Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, Western Cape minister of health, is not your typical bureaucrat sitting in an office in a stiff suit. Instead, she has rolled up her sleeves and visited every crevice of the province to encourage vaccination. Her latest roadshow, Jabs B4 Jol, is about meeting the “amaTikTok” (18…
10 Sep 2021 10AM 4 min

Trying to stay afloat in the aftermath of SA's looting crisis

Chaos broke out in SA in July, when former president Jacob Zuma was sent to prison for contempt of the country’s highest court. He was sentenced to a 15-month jail term, but soon after his incarceration, groups claiming to be Zuma supporters set the country ablaze. Now, just two months…
10 Sep 2021 9AM 10 min

SA will go to the polls on November 1

South Africans will cast their votes in the local government elections on November 1, co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced on Wednesday.
8 Sep 2021 10AM 2 min
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