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Julius Malema turns 40 - a review of his political career thus far

Leader and founder of the EFF Julius Malema celebrated his 40th birthday this week. In this short clip we look at some of the biggest moments in Malema's political career, assess the political clout he has managed to gain in his 40 years and wish him a happy birthday. 

4 Mar 2021 5AM 4 min

The many sounds of an African violin

Gretna Heynike plays Passagalia by composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber on the first violin in the world to be made of indigenous woods from South Africa.

4 Mar 2021 4AM 1 min

'I'd work with Cyril, not David Mabuza': Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen has opened the door to a possible coalition with the ANC should there be a stalemate in the 2024 elections - but only if President Cyril Ramaphosa is still its leader. Steenhuisen told the Sunday Times this week that the DA is keen to work with…

1 Mar 2021 5AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | SA moves to Covid-19 alert level 1

SA has officially been moved to Covid-19 alert level 1.President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Sunday night during his address to the nation on the latest developments around the coronavirus pandemic.

28 Feb 2021 1PM 21 min

Gqeberha: how to pronounce it and how it came about

Port Elizabeth has a new name — Gqeberha. The decision was officially approved and gazetted by sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa on Tuesday. But social media has been abuzz with confusion around where the name came from, and how it is pronounced. 

24 Feb 2021 9AM 1 min

2021 budget could save SA from further ratings downgrades 

Finance minister Tito Mboweni delivered the 2021 budget speech in parliament on Tuesday. The budget looked to hold a firm line on Treasury’s fiscal consolidation plans without imposing proposed tax increases of R40bn over the next four years, despite an already extremely tight fiscal situation worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic…

24 Feb 2021 8AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | Tito Mboweni delivers budget speech for 2021

Finance minister Tito Mboweni delivered his budget for 2021. It came in the wake of shocking unemployment figures that were shared by Stats SA on Tuesday. Mboweni elaborated on measures to help the economy recover since Covid-19 hit SA 11 months ago.

24 Feb 2021 8AM 49 min

Two-thirds of the 2020 academic year was lost to Covid-19 school closures

This morning matric students from all over the country are scrambling to find out their results. With SA’s national matric pass rate for 2020 having dropped by 5.1 percentage points — from 81.3% in 2019 to 76.2% in what was a tumultuous 2020 matric year. ​ According to findings by…

22 Feb 2021 9PM 8 min

'I have done nothing wrong': Ace Magashule after corruption trial appearance

Proclaiming his innocence, ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule on Friday said he hoped the court matter against him and 10 others would soon be concluded. Speaking to a contingent of media on the steps of the Bloemfontein magistrate's court after the postponement of his court case, Magashule said: “We hope for…

19 Feb 2021 5AM 3 min

‘Can I close my eyes?’ Ramaphosa has Covid-19 jab with Khayelitsha hospital staff

Labour ward sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first healthworker in SA to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday. She was injected with the Johnson & Johnson vaccination at Khayelitsha District Hospital in the Western Cape, watched by health minister Zweli Mkhize and Western Cape health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo. Mkhize and President…

17 Feb 2021 7AM 4 min

Over to you Tito Mboweni

Can the Treasury put together a credible budget able to help South Africa navigate an economic minefield, and amid the covid-19 pandemic? In this special podcast, journalist Sam Mkokeli drives a conversation about "Ramanomics" and how Mbowenis Treasury fits in the rand scheme of things. 

13 Feb 2021 5AM 55 min

The vaccine and the silver lining

Sunday Times reporter Paul Ash chats to Aspen Pharmacare Group's Senior Executive Stavros Nicolaou about the hiccup over the vaccine rollout and what lies ahead for SA.

13 Feb 2021 4AM 16 min

FULL ADDRESS | President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers state of the nation address

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday deliver his much anticipated state of the nation address (Sona). With Covid-19 having wreaked economic havoc in the country, many South Africans are waiting to hear what plans the president and his administration have in place to help those hardest hit by the pandemic…

11 Feb 2021 1PM 1 hr 22 min

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW | SA's Covid-19 phase 1 vaccine rollout to start next week with J&J shots

Health minister Zweli Mkhize said the nationwide phase 1 vaccine rollout is expected to start some time next week, with the exact date to be announced by the cabinet. Given the outcomes of the efficacy studies, the department will continue with the planned phase 1 vaccination using the Johnson &…

10 Feb 2021 4AM 2 min

Remembering Freddy | Grief and gratitude in a time of Covid-19

Less than a month after 40-year-old Freddy Goodman succumbed to Covid-19 on January 8, virtual strangers from around the world raise more than a R120000 for his family. The financial burden started when Goodman's event planning business in Plettenberg Bay was affected the global pandemic. The family - his high…

5 Feb 2021 10AM 27 min

EXCLUSIVE | Police Minister Bheki Cele reveals how he feels about alcohol & more

Police Minister Bheki Cele reveals how he really feels about alcohol, his personal fears of covid-19 and non-racial policing during a pandemic. Police Minister Bheki Cele has been lampooned for his tough-talk on alcohol but, he says, it’s not personal. For him, it is the actions of South Africans when…

3 Feb 2021 8AM 40 min

FULL ADDRESS | Booze unbanned and beaches open as Ramaphosa eases level 3 lockdown

SA will remain under lockdown level 3, but a number of the restrictions - including the ban on the sale of alcohol and the restrictions on worship - have been eased.

1 Feb 2021 1PM 28 min

Vaccines arrive in SA - what now? 

The first shipment of one million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is en route to SA and due to arrive in Johannesburg on Monday. The vaccine shipment from the Serum Institute in India (SII) left the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Sunday bound for OR…

1 Feb 2021 6AM 6 min

Landman to enter the Dakar's Malle Moto category in 2022

In an exclusive interview with Sunday Times, SA's best enduro rider Kirsten Landman reveals why she plans to enter the Dakar's toughest category, the Malle Moto.

30 Jan 2021 3AM 10 min

Front-line workers share their realities of the second wave of Covid-19

Front-line workers in SA and around the world have had their work cut out for them since the beginning of the pandemic, often putting their own lives on the line while doing their jobs to save as many lives as they can. Health workers at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital share…

29 Jan 2021 4AM 7 min