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4:22

ConCourt hears disadvantages for independent candidates

First Take SA ·

2023/08/30

The Constitutional Court has heard that the current Electoral Amendment Act disadvantages independent candidates as compared to political parties. The One SA Movement and the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa yesterday, approached the country's apex court in a bid to challenge the constitutionality of the allocation of seats in the National Assembly and the the 15% signature threshold. The issue of proportional representation and the risk of overhang dominated arguments on the

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6:46

Home Affairs officials charged for Gupta family SA...

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2023/08/30

Two Home Affairs officials have been charged for their alleged role in granting the controversial Gupta family South African citizenship. This was revealed by the Independent Multi-Disciplinary Task Team that was established by the Home Affairs Department. The task team and the department were appearing before Parliament's Home Affairs Committee to respond to a 2022 report by former director-general in the presidency Cassius Lubisi. The report comes after a full scale investigation into the

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5:51

Kholeka Gcaleka recommended for next Public Protector

First Take SA ·

2023/08/30

Parliament's ad hoc committee, established to select the next Public Protector, will recommend the name of acting PP, Kholeka Gcaleka, to head the Chapter Nine institution. The committee interviewed eight shortlisted candidates last week. Gcaleka was proposed to be the successful candidate, by the ANC and supported by the IFP. The DA, FF Plus and EFF did not support the proposal for Gcaleka to take over the reigns from suspended PP, Busisiwe Mkhwebane. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to IFP

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4:05

Investigation launched into fire at the Pilanesberg...

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2023/08/30

North West Community Safety and Transport Management MEC, Sello Lehari has ordered an urgent investigation into a fire that engulfed parts of the Pilanesberg International Airport near Sun City. The fire is believed to have started at the top of a building close to the Air Traffic Control Tower. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to North West Community Safety and Transport Management Spokesperson, Oshebeng

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9:48

4 million young people registered on the PYEI

First Take SA ·

2023/08/29

Four-million young people have been registered onto the network of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) through the initiative's national pathway management network where young people were supported to access more than one-million temporary earning opportunities, since the inception of the Intervention in 2020. Government has emphasized that the initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership, that accelerates efforts to transition young people into earning opportunities. The Office

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6:07

Independent candidates challenge electoral amendment act

First Take SA ·

2023/08/29

Independent candidates are challenging the constitutionality of the electoral amendment act at the Constitutional Court today. The new act will allow independent candidates to stand in provincial and national elections next year. The apex court will hear applications from the Independent Candidates' Association of South Africa and the One South Africa Movement, who believe the new act favours political parties more than independent candidates. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Chief

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5:38

City of Cape Town to sue SANTACO for damages

First Take SA ·

2023/08/29

The City of Cape Town says it will sue the South African National Taxi Council, Santaco for damages caused during the taxi strike earlier this month. Speaking to our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri, City Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis say the recent agreement to end the strike does and did not absolve the provincial taxi council of responsibility for the damages caused

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5:02

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana

First Take SA ·

2023/08/29

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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11:22

Five children burnt to death in a shack fire in Pretoria

First Take SA ·

2023/08/28

Investigations are underway into the cause of a shack fire in which five children were burnt beyond recognition at the Itireleng informal settlement near Laudium in Pretoria. Tshwane Emergency Services say two little girls and three young boys died in the blaze. The children belonged to two sisters. Mabaso says it is alleged the two sisters left the children in a shack overnight and went out to drink at a nearby tavern. The sisters were under police arrest and taken to a local police station for

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6:20

Over 200 EFF representatives told to resign

First Take SA ·

2023/08/28

EFF Leader Julius Malema says over 200 public representatives who failed to organise and pay for buses for the party's 10th anniversary celebrations must resign. He was briefing the media on the outcomes of the EFF's Central Command Team meeting in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. Malema says the public representatives which include MPs, MPLs and several councillors across the country failed to adhere to a directive given in January to arrange transport for members attending the party's celebrations at

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4:12

Calls for JHB mayor to step down and council to be...

First Take SA ·

2023/08/28

Some of the parties making up the Government of Local Unity currently running the City of Johannesburg say they are not anxious nor perturbed by calls for mayor Kabelo Gwamanda to step down and for council to be dissolved and for fresh elections to be held. Action SA is expected to bring a motion of no confidence against Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda during the sitting of council this week, while the DA wants this motion amended and for the Joburg council to be dissolved. The City of Johannesburg has

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11:47

Emmerson Mnangagwa declared President-elect in Zimbabwe

First Take SA ·

2023/08/28

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared President-elect in Zimbabwe. He has trounced his main rival Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change. The opposition alleges that election was rigged. ZANU-PF has been in power for more than four decades. Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Kealeboga Maphunye, a Professor of African Politics at the University of South Africa, UNISA and Peter Ndoro, our colleague at Channel Africa

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7:54

Remembrance walk for Uyinene Mrwetyana

First Take SA ·

2023/08/25

In continuing to remember Uyinene Mrwetyana and many others who lost their lives due to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the University of Cape Town (UCT) will gather in support of a unity walk organised by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation tomorrow, Saturday 26 August. Uyinene a UCT first-year student, went to the post office in Clemont, Cape Town to pick up a parcel and ended up being brutally raped and murdered by a male post office worker, Luyanda Botha, on 24 August 2019. He confessed

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6:03

6 countries to join the BRICS group of nations

First Take SA ·

2023/08/25

Six countries will be joining the BRICS group of nations next year. The annual BRICS summit held in Sandton, Johannesburg announced the admission of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into the bloc. The membership of the new countries will come into effect in January next year. So what does this new BRICS expansion entail? To answer this and more, Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Chris Landsberg, Director of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at

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5:01

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana

First Take SA ·

2023/08/25

Time to take 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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5:04

Election monitors arrested in Zimbabwe

First Take SA ·

2023/08/25

At least 41 independent election monitors have been arrested for allegedly trying to disrupt Zimbabwe's general election. The monitors are from civil society groups trying to verify the ballot counting. Zimbabwe's main opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change is concerned that the ruling ZANU-PF may try to rig the results. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to our reporter Khayalihle Khumalo

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4:38

Motion of no confidence brought against JHB Mayor

First Take SA ·

2023/08/24

ActionSA has brought a motion of no confidence against Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. The motion will be tabled at the next Ordinary Council meeting set to take place on 31st August. The party says with a budget close to R80 billion, the City needs a credible leader at its helm. Gwamanda faces serious accusations of running a Ponzi scheme which stole from residents in Soweto. His educational qualifications have also come under scrutiny. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Nobuhle Mthembu,

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6:02

BRICS leaders discuss expansion of the five-nation bloc

First Take SA ·

2023/08/24

Leaders of the BRICS group of nations are discussing the possible expansion of the five-nation bloc. The Brics countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa who are currently meeting at the 15th BRICS Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg have also initiated talks to create their own currency, economic and trade systems within the bloc. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Chris Landsberg, Director of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of

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3:04

Angry parents shut down Dr. Mathole Motshekga Primary...

First Take SA ·

2023/08/24

Angry parents of learners from Dr. Mathole Motshekga Primary School in Rabie Ridge, Johannesburg have shut down the school in protest over its poor infrastructure. Yesterday parents and members of the school governing body (SGB) resorted to shutting down the school after the Basic Education Department failed to meet their demands of building a new school. The primary school has been teaching learners in mobile container classrooms since 2016. Delegates from Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane's

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5:09

Zimbabweans went to the polls yesterday

First Take SA ·

2023/08/24

Voting in Zimbabwe's general election was marred by delays with opposition parties already crying foul about vote rigging. Yesterday Zimbabweans went to the polls to elect a president, legislators and local authorities in a contest in which incumbent president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is seeking a second term. Most urban polling stations in Harare and Bulawayo, where opposition leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change, Nelson Chamisa claims to have a stronghold, opened a few hours late. For more on

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