On Business Update, Nastassia Arendse spoke with Sizwe Dhlomo about Shoprite’s continuation to take market share from rival retailers. They also touched on Transnet facing the possibility of a credit downgrade.
Parts of Gauteng experienced a serve hailstorm last night. The SA Weather Service warned residents that thunderstorms and heavy rain would continue throughout the evening and could cause localised flooding. Sizwe Dhlomo invited MD of Elite Risk Acceptances, Tarina Vlok, to delve into hail damage insurance covers, to guide those…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi made remarks over the weekend that a national minister’s ‘days are numbered’ because of their refusal to legally recognise his crime prevention wardens. It’s not clear if he was referring to Police Minister Bheki Cele or Justice Minister Ronald Lamola. This has opened another front in…
On Business Update, Nastassia Arendse spoke with Sizwe Dhlomo about Sasol facing shareholder feedback on its climate change commitments. They also touched on a big week expected for the U.S. Dollar owing to key events happening in the country and globally.
Standard Bank has apologised after clarifying that the controversial proof of payment for legal fees provided by EFF lawyers to AfriForum was legitimate and not fraudulent as suggested on social media last week. So, what happens to the Standard Bank employee who initially sent an email stating that the proof…
The Department of Home Affairs has published a White Paper detailing the repeal of legislation dealing with citizenship, immigration and refugee protection. The paper is out for public comment until January next year. The draft policy aims to provide a framework to guide the granting of residency and citizenship to…
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to discuss Multichoice’s warning of a loss in its upcoming interim results. They also spoke about Black Friday, with consumers being cautioned to budget accordingly.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo joined President Cyril Ramaphosa at the national anti-corruption dialogue in Boksburg earlier in the week. During his speech, he shared his comments on many political issues, including the Zuma-Guptas relationship, the disbanding of Scorpions, etc. Sizwe Dhlomo invited Legal Analyst, Mpumelelo Zikalala, to share his insights…
Earlier this week, AfriForum received an electronic proof of payment to the value of R316 000 from the EFF, which they had to pay for legal costs owed to AfriForum. This payment stems from a cost order imposed on the EFF in September this year after the protracted land invasion…
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi provided an update to Sizwe Dhlomo, on parliamentary conversations around key SOE’s in South Africa. Another update given was Nigerian currency woes and the former central bank governor that released from jail.
A worrying new crime trend has emerged in South Africa: victims are being kidnapped and coerced, often under the threat of violence, into making transfers from their banking apps, often stripping them of all their savings or completely looting their other accounts. Crime Analyst, Dr Chris De Kock, joined Sizwe…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula will this morning lay crimen injuria charges against CEO of Thuja Holdings, Mthunzi Mdwaba, over accusations of soliciting a R500 million bribe. Mdwaba mentions three other people, who are all cabinet ministers, in these allegations. The team discussed the credibility thereof, and asked listeners if…
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke with Sizwe Dhlomo about MTN’s plans exit its operations in Afghanistan. They also gave an update on WeWork bankruptcy, with the company’s CEO saying local operations won’t be affected.
In an unprecedented incident, unidentified assailants robbed Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga as she was travelling with her bodyguards along one of the country’s main highways on Monday morning. The team discussed the bizarreness of this robbery, raising questions like: why would anyone want to rob a Transport Minister and why…
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor delivered a ministerial statement on the Israel-Palestine war in the National Assembly yesterday. During the session, she told MPs on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court in The Hague should have arrested Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for the killing of women, children and the elderly…
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