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LISTEN: Two people discuss killing Afasa chair Ephraim Dlamini

The police in the Free State said they are currently not investigating any links of the murder of the outspoken Vrede farmer, Philemon Ngwenya to a voice clip that was circulating before his murder, which called for the chairman of the farmers’ association in the area, Ephraim Dlamini to be…

23 Oct 2018 12PM 2 min

LISTEN: Julius Malema defends deputy in VBS bank scandal

If EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu did steal money from VBS Mutual Bank‚ he would be punished accordingly‚ Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday. Addressing a media briefing in Johannesburg‚ Malema said: “The deputy president of the EFF Floyd Shivambu has taken the EFF leadership into his…

16 Oct 2018 8AM 9 min

LISTEN: Fresh produce supplier berates school for not accepting rotten cabbage

Fresh produce supplier verbally abuses school employee for refusing to accept rotten cabbages. The supplier, who brought the supplies in a taxi, dropped them off at Malebo Secondary School in Limpopo on a Sunday.

31 Aug 2018 10AM 1 min

LISTEN: The DA fights back against Athol Trollip ousting

The Democratic Alliance plans a legal challenge to Monday’s ousting of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip. Party leader Mmusi Maimane said a “coalition of corruption” made up of the ANC‚ UDM and EFF had undermined the will of the electorate by “unlawfully removing” Port Elizabeth’s DA-led coalition government.

28 Aug 2018 8AM 17 min

LISTEN: Malema tells Trump to leave SA alone

EFF leader Julius Malema on Thursday told US president Donald Trump‚ whom he referred to as a pathological liar‚ to stay out of South Africa's domestic affairs.

23 Aug 2018 8AM 14 min

LISTEN: Barack Obama says he believes in Mandela's vision at annual lecture

Former US president Barack Obama delivered a speech to a crowd of 15,000 people in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the centrepiece of celebrations marking 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth.

17 Jul 2018 11AM 1 hr 23 min

LISTEN: President Ramaphosa introduces Barack Obama at annual Mandela lecture

President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke at the annual Nelson Mandela lecture on Tuesday, and finished by introducing the keynote speaker Former United States president Barack Obama delivered a speech to a crowd of 15,000 people in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the centrepiece of celebrations marking 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth.

17 Jul 2018 10AM 17 min

LISTEN: Graça Machel gives address at annual Mandela lecture

Widow of former president Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel gave a rousing address at the annual Nelson Mandela lecture. Former US president Barack Obama delivered a speech to a crowd of 15,000 people in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the centrepiece of celebrations marking 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth.

17 Jul 2018 10AM 24 min

LISTEN: Former SARS boss Tom Moyane releases statement

Suspended SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane hosted a media conference on Monday to brief the public about the latest developments in matters related to his term of office.

9 Jul 2018 6AM 9 min

President Ramaphosa greets Ghanaian president in Pretoria

Press conference remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the end of official talks with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

5 Jul 2018 9AM 16 min

LISTEN: Malema teams up with CONTRALESA on land debate

EFF leader Julius Malema and Zolani Mkhiva (CONTRALESA), brief the media in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Thursday. They spoke about Land redistribution without compensation. Also present were Floyd Shivambu (EFF) , Kgosi SetlamoragonThobejane (CONTRALESA) and various other members of the respective groups. Malema also spoke about EFF policy and announced that…

5 Jul 2018 9AM 50 min

LISTEN: Julius Malema talks land outside KZN court

EFF leader Julius Malema appeared in the Newcastle Magistrate’s court in KwaZulu- Natal on Monday morning over land grab comments he made. Malema addressed his supporters after the court appearance, focusing on the looming land issue in the country. Malema’s land invasion court case was postponed to 25 February next…

25 Jun 2018 5AM 34 min

LISTEN: SuperSport CEO says comments to Willemse were not racist

Supersport CEO, Gideon Khobane addressed the media on Tuesday on the outcomes of the investigation into alleged racist comments made towards Ashwin Willemse during a live studio broadcast last month.

19 Jun 2018 11AM 4 min

LISTEN: Roman's Pizza owner John Nicolakakis on threatening call

A recording of the owner of Roman's Pizza John Nicolakakis threatening another owner of a pizza outlet in King Williams Town.

7 Jun 2018 9AM 4 min

LISTEN: Deputy Chief Justice Zondo briefs on media on state capture commission

The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture plans to have its first public hearings in August‚ its chairman‚ Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo‚ said on Thursday.

24 May 2018 11AM 31 min

LISTEN: Audit outcomes worsen overall in 2016-17 year

The overall audit outcomes of the 257 municipalities in the country have regressed, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said on releasing the audit outcomes for the 2016-17 financial year in Cape Town, on Wednesday.

23 May 2018 9AM 25 min

LISTEN: North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo resigns

North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo announced on Wednesday that he is taking early retirement from his post. This is the second time Mahumapelo has announced his departure from the post after national government was forced to intervene in the strife-torn province.

23 May 2018 8AM 25 min

LISTEN: "If I wake up dead tomorrow, know I asked for help"

The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department on Thursday said it had suspended a male employee who is alleged to have brutally assaulted a female officer who reports to him, leaving her locked in his office. The incident is alleged to have happened at the weekend at the Thokoza Metro Precinct. The…

10 May 2018 5AM 1 min

LISTEN: Patricia De Lille takes the DA to court

Ousted Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says she will take the DA to court on Friday. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday three hours after the DA said it had rescinded her party membership‚ De Lille said she would file her papers at the High Court in Cape…

8 May 2018 7AM 4 min

LISTEN: DA removes Patricia De Lille from the party

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has kicked out Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. The party announced on Tuesday that De Lille was no longer a party member after she declared in a radio interview that she was “walking away”. 

8 May 2018 4AM 8 min