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1,663 Episodes
772 – 792

ANC retains step-aside rule

The ANC has “overwhelmingly” chosen to retain the step-aside provision, which calls for those facing criminal charges to step aside from their positions or be suspended. This was announced by party president Cyril Ramaphosa during his closing address on the final day of the ANC's sixth national policy conference on…
31 Jul 2022 11AM 4 min

'Streets are calling, we’re going to shut down SA to a standstill': Malema

The red berets celebrated their ninth anniversary in Mangaung, Free State. EFF leader Julius Malema used the celebrations to lament crime and the economic and leadership crises. Malema said “gangster” President Cyril Ramaphosa’s days in office are numbered. “The nose will be pulled from that office.”
30 Jul 2022 11AM 4 min

‘The ANC today is at its weakest and most vulnerable': Ramaphosa

Addressing the ANC's 6th National Policy Conference, its president Cyril Ramaphosa talked about the state of the party. He also touched on what needed to emerge from the conference. Top of the list was the fundamental renewal of the ANC movement. 
29 Jul 2022 11AM 5 min

How a racy Afrikaans series landed on Netflix

A giant stroke of serendipity – a script abandoned for nine years, the availability of a Hollywood star and a determined trio’s passionate pitch to Netflix - has led to a racy Afrikaans skop-skiet-en-donder series filmed in Pretoria making it onto the American streaming service. Next month Netflix will premier…
29 Jul 2022 6AM 5 min

What are you waiting for? Apologise to Mkhwebane, Mpofu tells witness

Dali Mpofu, acting for Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has asked a witness in her impeachment inquiry to apologise to the suspended public protector for "belittling" her. Sphelo Samuel has echoed claims by a former senior investigator in the public protector's office that Mkhwebane did not want adverse findings made against politicians. He…
28 Jul 2022 11AM 4 min

ANC is not running a cash-in-transit heist, says Pule Mabe

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe's explanation as to why the ruling party can’t guarantee its staff will be paid on time has been met with mixed reactions, with some calling it irresponsible.  Speaking to SABC News at the ANC's gala dinner on Wednesday ahead of the party's national policy conference, Mabe…
28 Jul 2022 6AM 1 min

HR files and computers targeted in Arena Holdings HQ burglary

Four armed men forced their way into the Arena Holdings head office in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. They held up the front gate and reception security at gunpoint. “They then proceeded to the second floor where they took two computers, before going to the first floor where they forced open…
28 Jul 2022 6AM 2 min

Eskom welcomes announcement by President Ramaphosa

Eskom welcomes the announcement of further reforms and is in full support of measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday to address the long-running electricity crisis. These reforms will go a long way towards easing the power generation constraints the country has been grappling with for some 14 years…
27 Jul 2022 4AM 1 min

Phala Phala probe can’t stop Mkhwebane’s suspension, DA argues in court

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane seems to have more forces battling against her. The DA has laid down the reasons Mkhwebane’s probe into Farmgate allegations can’t stop President Cyril Ramaphosa from “doing his job”. The party has also expressed discontent with the public protector for “using taxpayers’ money” to fight…
26 Jul 2022 9AM 3 min

Mthethwa promises Banyana equal pay after Wafcon win

Minister of sports, arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa promised equal pay for all women's sports teams including Banyana Banyana. This follows their first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final victory at the weekend in Morocco. Mthethwa, along with SA Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan, addressed the issue of…
26 Jul 2022 8AM 4 min

Jessie Duarte remembered as ‘revolutionary’ 

Mourners including political and religious leaders gathered on Thursday for the memorial service of late ANC deputy secretary-general Yasmin Jessie Duarte, who died on Sunday at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer. Duarte, who had a long political career in the ANC, was remembered as a…
21 Jul 2022 2PM 6 min

Co-operating with Russian business equates to funding the war, says association

The Ukrainian Association of SA, which picketed outside a closed door Russian-SA investment meeting in Sandton yesterday, has urged South African businesses to cease all co-operation with their Russian counterparts in the private sector and in government. The association’s secretary, Anastasia Korpeso, said co-operating with Russian business equated to directly…
21 Jul 2022 8AM 5 min

Ramaphosa gives a flicker of hope that he knows about load-shedding

Black industrialists cannot thrive without a stable energy supply and that is why the government needs to act decisively to end load-shedding. This is what President Cyril Ramaphosa told more than 1,000 delegates attending the inaugural Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference in Sandton on Wednesday.
20 Jul 2022 9AM 1 min
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