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1,663 Episodes
280 – 300

Pupil ‘planned to shoot three teachers’ at Primrose Primary, says Gauteng education MEC  

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Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane says the grade 6 pupil who allegedly shot a school principal was also allegedly intending to shoot two  other teachers. Chiloane visited the school in Germiston after the incident on Friday.The MEC said the pupil was allegedly planning to shoot the principal, deputy principal and a…
19 Feb 2024 4AM 3 min

Arguments, misunderstandings and provocation main causes of murders in SA

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Arguments, misunderstandings and provocation remain the main causes of murders in South Africa. Police minister Bheki Cele released the crime statistics for the last quarter of the 2023/24 financial year on Friday. Cele said 7,710 murders were reported between October and December. More than 1,100 were because of arguments, misunderstandings or…
16 Feb 2024 6AM 2 min

'Racist, degrading and humiliating' - Ramaphosa to Steenhuisen on Pep comments

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President Cyril Ramaphosa told DA leader John Steenhuisen he was hurt by his “inherently racist, humiliating, degrading and demeaning” remarks. He was responding to comments Steenhuisen made last month while expressing discontent with Gauteng crime wardens, referring to them as “drunkards”. “What did [Gauteng premier] Panyaza Lesufi do? He took…
16 Feb 2024 3AM 1 min

People started their own business with the R350 SRD grant, says President Cyril Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says some people started their own businesses with the R350 social relief grant they get from the government. He was speaking in parliament on Thursday in response to the Sona debate after his address last week. He told MPs how the grant saved people from poverty. The…
15 Feb 2024 2PM 2 min

Deployment of SANDF to DRC ‘out of order’ - Malema

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EFF leader Julius Malema is calling for the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a peacekeeping mission to be “withdrawn with immediate effect”. Malema says the deployment is “out of order” and should be stopped until South African soldiers are…
15 Feb 2024 9AM 5 min

How DA-run Western Cape is better than the eight ANC-run provinces according to Alan Winde

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Western Cape premier Alan Winde has criticised ANC and boasted about his province’s achievements “where ANC had failed”: from employment, education, policing and crime. Winde said the governing-ANC has “dismally failed the citizens of this country”. He said the ANC cannot keep the lights on or trains running, deal with…
14 Feb 2024 12PM 4 min

‘Bafana Bafana fought as a team’ — Supporters give players a hero’s welcome 

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Hundreds of supporters gathered at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday for the arrival of Bafana Bafana. Bafana exceeded expectations, finishing third in this year's Africa Cup of Nations, beating Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties. Earlier, South Africa lost to Nigeria in a nail biting semi-final in the tournament.Supporters gathered in…
14 Feb 2024 5AM 3 min

Malatji tells private sector to scrap experience from entry level jobs

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ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji says the private sector should remove work experience as a requirement for entry level jobs to address the high unemployment rate. In September last year government said previous work experience would no longer be a requirement for entry level government jobs and it has…
13 Feb 2024 7AM 2 min

‘Load-shedding isn’t the end of the world’ — Sylvia Lucas

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Deputy chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Sylvia Lucas says load-shedding isn't the end of the world.She was speaking in parliament on Tuesday morning during the debate about the state of the nation address (Sona).  After the Sona last Thursday Eskom announced stage 3 load-shedding minutes after President Cyril…
13 Feb 2024 6AM 1 min

DA lays criminal charges against Deputy President Mashatile 

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DA leader John Steenhuisen on Monday officially laid criminal charges against Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the Cape Town Central police station. This after media reports implicated Mashatile in alleged corruption dating back to when he was MEC for human settlements in Gauteng. Steenhuisen delivered a charge sheet detailing the…
12 Feb 2024 7AM 4 min

Malema’s stern rules for EFF leadership and MPs as party ‘prepares to govern’

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EFF leader Julius Malema says he won’t let “mediocre” people lead the party,  and has outlined criteria for party leadership and MPs. Merit will be a key factor for EFF MPs who want to return to parliament. The party's MPs must motivate what they have done in parliament to be…
12 Feb 2024 6AM 4 min

Why life is 'more difficult' for South Africans, according to the president

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The 2007/2008 global financial crisis, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, state capture, the July 2021 unrest and the Covid-19 pandemic are to blame for South Africa not reaching its potential, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. These, and gender-based violence, are factors that have held the country back, he said. Bearing the brunt…
9 Feb 2024 6AM 4 min

How many Tintswalos are there in SA? Youth leaders weigh in 

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During his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the story of Tintswalo, a child born in 1994 who had grown up in a society that was worlds apart from the South Africa of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.Ramaphosa delivered the Sona ahead of…
9 Feb 2024 6AM 9 min

‘Ending load-shedding is in reach’ Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the end of load-shedding is within reach, and part of the plan is receiving help from the private sector.The president delivered his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday, the last Sona for the sixth administration. He says 14,000km of transmission lines will be built and…
8 Feb 2024 1PM 2 min

'If firefighters arrived early, people would’ve survived', survivor tells Usindiso inquiry 

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A survivor of the Usindiso building fire says if the firefighters had started extinguishing the blaze earlier, many people from the building would have survived. The commission of inquiry into the deadly fire in the Joburg CBD continued on Wednesday with new witnesses taking the stand. Maditaba Ramotoso moved into the building…
7 Feb 2024 10AM 3 min

‘Prioritise health’: unemployed doctors call out government for misallocation of funds

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With government saying there are no funds to employ doctors, qualified unemployed doctors say the government should bail out the health sector as with Eskom and other public entities. Dr Sanelisiwe Shozi who studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has been without a job since the beginning of 2023 and…
6 Feb 2024 11AM 5 min

‘We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for’ — Rise Mzansi Gauteng premier candidate Vuyiswa Ramokgopa 

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Rise Mzansi has announced its national chairperson Vuyiswa Ramokgopa as its Gauteng premier candidate for the 2024 national and provincial elections. Founded in October 2023, this will be the first time the party contests elections. Speaking to party members on Tuesday at Joubert Park in the Johannesburg CBD, Ramokgopa said no one…
6 Feb 2024 7AM 3 min

City of Joburg was aware of conditions at Usindiso building, inquiry hears

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A survivor of the Usindiso building fire says most residents who survived know the City of Johannesburg was aware of what was happening inside the building. The commission of inquiry into the deadly fire in the Joburg CBD continued on Monday, with new witnesses taking the stand. 
5 Feb 2024 8AM 8 min

‘André de Ruyter brought load-shedding and then left’ — Fikile Mbalula

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter "brought load-shedding and then left". Mbalula was briefing the media on the outcomes of the party's national executive committee lekgotla. Recently De Ruyter did an interview giving advice to his incumbent Dan Marokane. Mbalula said his advice was filled with ideology…
2 Feb 2024 1AM 2 min
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