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5:27

Student accommodation crisis strikes South Africa

First Take SA ·

2024/04/12

South Africa is grappling with a student accommodation crisis with students often living in unsafe conditions in decaying areas or far from their campuses. The Department of Higher Education's Student Housing Infrastructure Program aims to address this issue, but requires R7 billion annually to achieve 300,000 beds targeted and R80 billion for 150 projects. for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Gregory Mofokeng, Stakeholder Manager of K-SL group

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7:38

Sibanye Stillwater to embark on another round of...

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2024/04/12

Sibanye Stillwater says it is embarking on another round of retrenchment talks at its gold operations that could affect about 4 000 employees and contractors. Further to previous restructuring concluded during 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, the ongoing group business review has identified a need to address losses at the Beatrix 1 shaft, which has been unable to deliver planned production, it said in a statement. For more on this we Elvis Presslin spoke to Sibanye-Stillwater's Executive Vice

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5:46

Claim backlog of Road Accident Funds standing at 321 000

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2024/04/12

Currently standing with a claims backlog of 321, 000, the Road Accident Fund is urging claimants who submitted their claims before April 2022 to submit all outstanding documents to the compensation fund in order to finalize their claims. Now for more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mcintosh Polela, Spokesperson for the road accident fund

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7:44

NSFAS board dissolved and its chairperson resigns

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2024/04/12

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr. Blade Nzimande has dissolved the NSFAS board with immediate effect. The decision follows an announcement of the resignation of Mr. Ernest Khosa as chairperson of the NSFAS Board and an employee of NSFAS. Nzimande says he is deeply disturbed by the recurring problem of non-payment of student allowances by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Nzimande also announced the resignation of Mr. Ernest Khosa as chairperson of the NSFAS

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9:29

Eskom manages to keep the lights on for 2-weeks

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2024/04/12

Eskom has managed to keep the lights on for at least two weeks now without load-shedding. The power utility says load shedding remains on suspension until further notice due to sustained generation capacity and emergency reserves. Eskom plans to return 1,800 MW of capacity into service by today. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to the chairperson of the Eskom board, Mtheto Nyathi

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4:26

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana

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2024/04/12

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, author of "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

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6:15

Rise in resignations due to burnout

First Take SA ·

2024/04/11

Employers have seen a rise in resignations from employees due to burnout caused by inflexible or long working hours and the general negative business implications of not promoting work-life balance among the workforce. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Malesela Letwaba, Associate in the Employment Law practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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3:19

OUTA hoped for further clarity regarding e-toll debt...

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2024/04/11

As the e-toll gantries are officially switched off, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, OUTA, says that it was hoping for further clarity regarding outstanding e-toll debt, but government has provided none. OUTA was reacting to the announcement by Transport MInister Sindisiwe Chikunga, that from tomorrow midnight e-Tolls will be scrapped in Gauteng. She however said that all transactions that occur prior to the 12th of April 2024 are required to be paid and will be billed accordingly. To discuss

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4:33

DA wins case against the IEC to ensure more voting...

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2024/04/11

The Democratic Alliance has won its case against the Independent Electoral Commission to ensure more voting stations abroad for the 2024 General Elections. This comes as the Electoral Court confirmed that the decision taken by the Independent Electoral Commission not to allow voting overseas at consulates headed by honorary consuls should be set aside. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to National Spokesperson for the DA, Solly Malatsi

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5:52

Govan Mbeki Local Municipality fined R200m

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2024/04/11

The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality in Mpumalanga has been penalized with a hefty fine of R200 million for breaching environmental laws . The Bethal Magistrates Court found the municipality guilty of six counts for unlawfully disposing and distributing affluent raw and untreated sewer into various locations. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Nhlakanipho Zuma, Executive Mayor of the Govan Mbeki municipality

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5:02

Plans underway to upgrade Klipdrift Water Treatment...

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2024/04/11

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, has announced plans to upgrade the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant in Hammanskraal in the city of Tshwane, with an intention to provide clean drinking water to residents. Mchunu says the upgrade will increase the plant's treatment capacity by 50 ml of wastewater per day and involve desilting sludge at the Leeukraal dam. The minister and Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink conducted an inspection of the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant yesterday. Now for

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6:11

IEC is taking legal advice on the Electoral Court...

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2024/04/10

The Independent Electoral Commission says it is taking legal advice on the Electoral Court judgement on the Jacob Zuma-MK Party matter. The IEC says it will chart a way forward based on such advice as well as reasoned judgements that it may receive. The electoral court overturned the IEC's decision, which argued that Zuma's contempt of court conviction and subsequent 15-month sentence in 2021 made him ineligible to run for the National Assembly. SAFMNews ' Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Analyst,

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4:32

Construction mafias disguised as business forums hold...

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2024/04/10

The DA in Gauteng says Construction mafias disguising themselves as 'business forums' are holding Gauteng infrastructure projects worth billions hostage. The party says the so-called 'business forums' are disrupting construction by threatening workers on site, and armed business forum leaders often arrive to demand work. Furthermore, the construction mafia demands subcontracts for a 30% stake in lucrative private and government projects, threatening violence if they don't get their share. To further

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5:57

Around R13.8m may have been lost to corruption across...

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2024/04/10

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has reportedly revealed that about R13.8 million may have been lost to corruption across the expanded public works programmes (EPWP). Responding to DA MP, Sello Seitlholo, Zikalala reportedly said verifications done with the Department of Public Service and Administration Personnel and Salaries (Persal) management system have identified suspicious transactions on the EPWP-allocated budgets that may have been lost to corruption, undeserving

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4:15

Landmark ruling on blocking publication of...

First Take SA ·

2024/04/09

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal has made a landmark decision overturning an order blocking the publication of a confidential intelligence report by the State Security Agency. The court ruled in favour of independent media and journalist Thabo Makwakwa. The ruling reveals the misuse of state mechanisms by the SSA to settle internal disputes within the ANC and highlights concerns about the weaponization of intelligence services. We caught up with Research coordinator at Intelwatch, Haidi

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4:45

Legal expert, Melusi Xulu says the Gauteng High Court...

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2024/04/09

Judgment in the case involving the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party and the Independent Electoral Commission is expected to be handed down today at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. Umkhonto Wesizwe is contesting the decision by the IEC that barred former president Jacob Zuma from becoming one of the party's candidates for parliament after the 2024 General Elections scheduled for May 29th. Elvis Presslin spoke to legal expert, Melusi Xulu from Donda attorneys.

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7:43

Afriforum seeks urgent meeting with Deputy President,...

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2024/04/09

Deputy President Paul Mashatile plans to involve farmers and civic organisations such as Afriforum to help local governments repair struggling water-treatment plants. Government has warned that if efforts fail to address the deterioration in water quality and the increasing cases of water-shedding prove ineffective, national government will assume control of water management from municipalities. The crisis has recently impacted major urban areas, leading to extended periods of water outages in

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2:25

Western Cape authorities say schools will remain...

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2024/04/09

Western Cape authorities say schools in the Overberg and Cape Winelands education districts will remain closed today due to inclement weather. A 132 schools have been reported to have suffered damage due to current weather conditions in the province. Elvis Presslin spoke to Gift of the Givers Coordinator in the Western Cape, Ali Sablay...

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4:31

Democratic Alliance seeks clarity from Parliament on...

First Take SA ·

2024/04/09

The Democratic Alliance says it has written to the Powers and Privileges Committee about the progress made in its request to investigate former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. The investigation request relates to a 70% salary increase which was given to the . George's salary was increased from R2.6 million to R4.4 million, while having been in the position for less than three months. Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Chief Whip in Parliament, Siviwe Gwarube

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3:17

Durban Magistrate's Court hears statement from...

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2024/04/09

The Durban Magistrate's Court has heard that the Gcaba family - prominent players in the KwaZulu-Natal taxi industry - denies any involvement in the killing of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes. The defence has handed in a statement by the family in the bail application of 5 men accused of killing Forbes and his friend - Tebello Motsoane - in Durban last year. This comes after the investigating officer - Bob Pillay - said earlier in a sworn statement to the court, that Mfundo Gcaba paid the alleged

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