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1,663 Episodes
1452 – 1472

Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of Zindzi Mandela

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela, died on July 13 2020 in Johannesburg. The Nelson Mandela Foundation expressed shock at the news of her death.The statement also noted that her death came on the anniversary “of another tragic moment – when Madiba’s son, Thembekile,…
13 Jul 2020 9AM 2 min

Gauteng is running out of beds

A looming shortage of ICU and general ward beds means severely ill Covid patients — even those with medical aid — may not make itthrough thedoor athospitals inhotspot areas that are close to capacity. In Gauteng, which is SA’s centre of infections, health MEC Bandile Masuku said his department expected…
11 Jul 2020 2PM 8 min

A successful vaccine won’t be free to access, says top African scientists

Africans should be clamouring to be part of vaccine trials so we have equal access, rather than saying we’re being used as guinea pigs, say top African scientists. They said that only 2% of clinical trials happen in Africa, yet the continent has 17% of the world’s population and thus…
10 Jul 2020 6AM 10 min

DA condemns truck protests on highways

The Democratic Alliance condemns the violence and destruction of public property on national highways including the N1, N2 and N7. The majority of these incidences have been caused by truck drivers in protest of employment of foreign nationals. Daylin Mitchell, MPP says: “Whilst truck drivers, like everyone, have the right…
8 Jul 2020 7AM 1 min

ANC SG tells comrades to weaponise whatsapp groups

ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte has sent a strong message to ANC members, to use your WhatsApp groups to spread information about Covid-19 instead of gossiping and socialising. In a voice note circulated to party members, Duarte said South Africans have not fully internalized the impact of Covid-19, she…
8 Jul 2020 7AM 2 min

Coach Steve Komphela on training Golden Arrows virtually during lockdown

Lamontville Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela let Sazi Hadebe and Bareng-Batho Kortjaas in on how Abafana Bes’thende kept their training going via technology. In particular he discusses some of the fitness challenges the team faced while conducting virtual training and fitness sessions during lockdown.
6 Jul 2020 7AM 14 min

SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET | Big concerns around debt but scant on details

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni laid out the full extent of the damage wrought by the Covid-19 crisis on the state’s already weak finances in his supplementary budget speech on Wednesday. The minister confirmed expectations of a substantial rise in debt levels and a widening budget deficit.
24 Jun 2020 11AM 6 min

'Dear Mr President': SA's women speak about fear and GBV

In a recent televised national address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country was in the midst of two devastating pandemics, the coronavirus and what he described as the “war on women”. He made the statement after the surge in fatal gender-based violence cases in the past few weeks.
19 Jun 2020 9AM 12 min

FULL ADDRESS | GBV strongly condemned & further lockdown easing announced

In a statement, the presidency said Ramaphosa's address comes after a number of consultative meetings with the cabinet, the national coronavirus command council and the presidential coordinating council on the risk adjusted-strategy to contain the spread of the virus.  Despite the rising number of cases, the government has decided to…
17 Jun 2020 1PM 35 min

SA youth question their freedom

Exactly 44 years later a Statistics SA survey conducted in the Quarterly Labour Force stated that Approximately (58.1%) of South Africa’s youth is unemployed. Making this the toughest challenges faced by youths in SA.  44 years later we asked the Youth of South Africa If they feel free?
16 Jun 2020 7AM 9 min

Organisations embark on drive to arm crèches with face masks before reopening

Two organisations have joined forces to make face masks for distribution to early childhood development (ECD) centres in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. The Rhodes University Community Engagement (Ruce) has partnered with Facemasks 4 Makana to make 1,000 masks for children aged between two and six. There are about 78 ECD centres…
13 Jun 2020 3AM 5 min

Drones may be the future of food and product delivery

Since the beginning of the lockdown, many people have quickly had to come up with innovative ideas to keep their businesses afloat. Goitseone Diale, a pilot and flight operations consultant, said the coronavirus pandemic has hit in the aviation industry hard, and the future of aviation and other businesses lies…
12 Jun 2020 5AM 6 min

'Pupils are scared, and so are staff': back to school during Covid-19

Shared anxiety and determination united pupils and teachers at Gauteng schools on Monday, the first day of class during the lockdown for grades 7 and 12 pupils. Pupils were screened before they entered the sanitised premises, and social distancing was observed.
8 Jun 2020 5AM 5 min

COVID-19 | South Africans stranded at sea

South African cruise ship crews, dangerously close to their emotional limits after months at sea with no end in sight, had their hopes of returning home shattered on Friday when a flight was cancelled. Several suicides on five different cruise ships have been reported by crews marooned at sea across…
6 Jun 2020 3PM 4 min

#BlackLivesMatter in SA as well!

The resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter has black youths in SA questioning social injustice in our own country. We spoke to a myriad of young black South Africans about their personal experiences of racialised social stereotyping and injustice.  Their stories will shock you. 
6 Jun 2020 5AM 12 min
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