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13:03

Israel recalls it ambassador as SA calls for the...

First Take SA ·

2023/11/21

The South African human rights NGO Africa4Palestine has welcomed Israel's decision to recall its ambassador to South Africa for consultations. This ahead of a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. The Israeli Foreign Ministry recalled its Ambassador Eli Belotserkovsky to Jerusalem for consultations due to recent comments from South Africa on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Elvis Presslin spoke to Zev Krengel, Vice President of the South African

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5:01

POPCRU in KZN to picket outside the PMB High court today

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2023/11/21

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) in KwaZulu-Natal will today hold a picket outside the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate High Court. They are aggrieved about the continued killings of South African Police Service officers. In the latest incident in the province, two police officers were killed in a shopping mall robbery at the weekend. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to POPCRU spokesperson Richard Mamabolo

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5:22

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana

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2023/11/21

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, 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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4:48

University of Fort Hare director to appear in court...

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2023/11/21

A University of Fort Hare director will today join nine other murder suspects In the dock, at the Alice Magistrates' court in the Eastern Cape. The Institution's Director for Investigations and Vetting Services was arrested last week and appeared before the same court. He has been added as the tenth accused in the spate of killings of Fort Hare employees. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe

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5:31

Public Interest SA calls for harsher measures...

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2023/11/20

Public Interest South Africa says harsher punitive measures need to be imposed against senior executives of banks that manipulate the bank exchange rate. London-based Standard Chartered Bank is among 28 local and international banks accused by the Competition Commission of manipulating the RAND/DOLLAR exchange rate between 2007 and 2018. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Public Interest SA spokesperson Tebogo Khaas

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10:18

IEC to host a media briefing today on the 1st voter...

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2023/11/20

The Electoral Commission will today host a media briefing on the outcome of the first voter registration weekend. The first registration weekend saw various voter registration stations being affected by service delivery protests in some parts of the country. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to IEC Commissioner Janet Love and a professor of Political Science at Unisa, Professor Dirk Kotze

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5:18

Two voter registration centres disrupted in Soweto,...

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2023/11/20

Two voter registration centres were disrupted in Soweto, Johannesburg following protests over electricity. This as the IEC conducted its voter registration at the weekend. Last week, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi promised Soweto residents who have not had electricity due to the power crisis in that area, that they will soon have lights. Lesufi was speaking at the Kopanong Community Hall where he met with residents from Dobsonville, Mndeni and Zola to outline the provincial government's energy

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7:09

Protests in Mpumalanga at some voting registration...

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2023/11/20

Several voter registration stations in Mpumalanga were disrupted after disgruntled residents staged protests over the appointment of teachers as Voter Registration Agents. The protests took place over the weekend as the Independent Electoral Commission was registering citizens to vote in next year's general elections. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to IEC Mpumalanga Stakeholder-Liason and Communication, Thanduxolo Mchembeni

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6:30

Woman alleged to be behind relatives murders to...

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2023/11/17

A woman alleged to be behind the murders of her relatives to benefit from insurance claims will appear in the Mmabatho Magistrate's court, in the North West today. The 49-year-old suspect was arrested in Centurion north of Pretoria yesterday. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to National police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe

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4:18

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana

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2023/11/17

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7:04

CWU declares wage dispute against the SABC

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2023/11/17

The Communication Workers Union, CWU has declared a wage dispute against the SABC at the CCMA. The dispute comes after the SABC rejected a revised wage offer of 9% brought forward by CWU. The union has accused the SABC of not having any regard for ground workers as they have instead rewarded middle management with 5% and executive staff with 3% wage increases. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Nathen Bowers, National Bargaining Coordinator for the Communication Workers' Union, CWU

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8:27

Diabetes linked Cardiovascular disease currently...

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2023/11/16

Health experts say only a concerted multi-disciplinary collaboration and research will stem the tide of diabetes and diabetes-linked cardiovascular disease (CVD)They say diabetes linked Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death locally and worldwide, claiming 17,9 million lives a year. They also say globally, CVD takes more lives than TB, HIV and malaria combined, while 215 South Africans killed by CVD every day. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Cardiologist and

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10:41

Jerusalem's Dep Mayor: SA's decision to refer Israel...

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2023/11/16

The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum says South Africa's decision to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court, ICC is futile, misinformed and bias. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government submitted a referral to the ICC to investigate Israel's attacks on continued bombardment of Gaza. Speaking to our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri, Hassan-Nahoum says South Africa's decision speaks volume to the bias the country's government has had against Israel in its war

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6:42

Standard Chartered reaches settlement for colluding...

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2023/11/16

Another bank reached a settlement with the Competition Commission for colluding in currency trades to manipulate the value of the rand-dollar exchange rate. Standard Chartered joined Citibank in a settlement with the local competition authorities. Yesterday, the Commission reached a settlement agreement with the UK-based, Standard Chartered to pay an administrative penalty of R42.7 million. Standard Chartered is the second bank to reach a settlement agreement with the commission. Last year the US

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4:43

Miners strike at the Blyvoor Gold mine

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2023/11/16

Some 300 mine workers are on strike at the Blyvoor Gold mine in Carletonville, on the Westrand. The workers are unhappy that the mining company would not be able to give them their 13th cheque and other allowances. They also want the mine to grant other unions rights to represent them. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Carletonville region says it does not represent any workers at the mine, as currently, another labour union has exclusive rights to represent workers. For more on this

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8:26

MDDA concludes its Elections coverage training for...

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2023/11/15

The Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) will today conclude its three-day Elections Coverage training for community media journalists in preparation for the upcoming 2024 National Elections. The training, held in Johannesburg, is aimed at capacitating community media to improve their coverage of elections and related issues. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to MDDA Acting Executive Manager Research and Capacity Building Lethabo Dibetso

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7:23

Questions raised around legality of Gauteng Crime...

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2023/11/15

Questions have been raised around the legality of the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens. Experts say Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi erred by appointing and deploying under trained 6,000 peace officers to combat crime across the province without legal authorisation. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Mark Heywood, Editor of Maverick Citizen, who has written extensively and conducted investigations on the crime wardens...

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8:22

Correctional Services has a handle on the Diphtheria...

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2023/11/14

The Department of Correctional Services says it has a handle on the Diphtheria outbreak at the Pollsmoor Correctional facility in Cape Town. The national commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, says an epidemiological investigation is underway to determine how and where the disease was contracted, which includes contact tracing. A 19 year old detainee died nearly 10 days ago after testing positive for the highly contagious bacterial infection. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Correctional

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5:09

Unions warn of full blown strike at Prasa

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2023/11/14

Transport unions SATAWU and UNTU have threatened a full blown strike if the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa does not meet its wage demands. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, Satawu and the United National Transport Union, Untu plan to lodge a labour dispute with the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration, CCMA to compel the state-owned enterprise to pay the 5% wage increase. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to UNTU President, Steven Leshabane.

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7:12

COPE accuses Speaker of the City of Johannesburg,...

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2023/11/14

Congress of the People (COPE) says its Speaker in the City of Johannesburg, Colleen Makhubele ignored party lines when she became the chairperson of the South African Rainbow Alliance (SARA). Makhubele was seen in pictures of a new organisation which COPE said was in breach of the party' constitution. She reportedly encouraged South Africans to vote in her capacity as Chairperson of the South African Rainbow Alliance at the weekend. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to COPE's National

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