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Special fund for corruption whistleblowers

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2023/06/05

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development intends to establish a special fund for whistle-blowers facing financial troubles arising from their decisions to expose corruption and wrongdoing

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4:00

Dr. Nandipha Magudumana will today find out if her...

First Take SA ·

2023/06/05

The Free State high court in Bloemfontein is expected to deliver judgement on the urgent application brought by Dr. Magudumana. Magudumana approached the court following her decision to suspend her bail application in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court. She is among the seven people arrested for aiding and abetting convicted Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester to escape from prison.

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3:16

SIU says they will be challenging Eastern Cape...

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2023/06/02

The Special Investigating Unit, SIU says they will be challenging Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's application to interdict the unit from continuing its investigation into allegations of maladministration and impropriety at the University of Fort Hare. Mabuyane is challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa in court over the SIU investigating how he obtained his qualifications at the University. Mabuyane says "the President acted irrationally, arbitrarily, and for an unauthorised purpose". Elvis

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5:18

Africa Brief with Victor Kgomoeswana, author of "...

First Take SA ·

2023/06/02

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories. Elvis Presslin spoke to 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... TALKING POINTS: ***Illegal fishing cost West African nations billions in revenue *** Rwanda's capital Kigali remains Africa's second-best destination of choice for hosting meetings - which African city is no one? ***SA

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7:32

Cholera outbreak death toll rises to 25

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2023/06/02

The death of a 73-year-old woman in Mpumalanga has brought the cholera outbreak death toll to 25. The patient died after being admitted at the Mmametlhake hospital last Friday. 23 people have died of cholera in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, and one in the Free State province. Elvis Presslin spoke to National Department of Health spokesperson, Foster Mohale

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2:58

Employees of the Mohokare Local Municipality in the...

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2023/06/02

Employees of the Mohokare Local Municipality in the Free State province will not receive their salaries for the months of May and June. The municipality issued a notice informing workers that they were unable to pay salaries due to financial challenges and constraints. Elvis Presslin spoke to the shop steward for the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) at the Mohokare Local Municipality, Mamodula Pieterse...

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1:23

Former ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule has seven...

First Take SA ·

2023/06/01

Former ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule has been given seven days to explain why he should not be expelled from the party. This after the ANC's national disciplinary committee found Magashule guilty of misconduct for failing to apologise to party president Cyril Ramaphosa and structures, for "unilaterally suspending" Ramaphosa in 2021. Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Analyst Arthur Shopo...

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5:32

Five managers at the Mahikeng Provincial Hospital ...

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2023/06/01

North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha says five managers at the Mahikeng Provincial Hospital will be transferred to other healthcare facilities to allow the second stage of investigations where babies at the neo-natal unit were placed in cardboard boxes instead of incubators or cribs at the hospital due to shortage of equipment. MEC Sambatha was briefing the media yesterday regarding preliminary investigations following an incident. Elvis Presslin spoke to North West Health MEC, Madoda

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4:32

DA to table the Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill...

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2023/06/01

The Democratic Alliance, DA will table the Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill to devolve national powers to the province. The party says the Bill was motivated by the national government's alleged failure or unwillingness to act in the best interests of the residents of the Western Cape. Bill will be deliberated by the Standing Committee next week. Phil Craig, Co-founder of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group, has welcomed the proposed Bill saying it will force the provincial government to pursue

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4:12

Operation Dudula to march to the Union Buildings to...

First Take SA ·

2023/06/01

Operation Dudula is expected to march to the Union Buildings today, alongside other organisations to demonstrate against illegal immigration in South Africa. The Movement has been critical and vocal on the matter, saying the country has an immigration crisis that should not be ignored. In the same breath, Operation Dudula has been accused of being an anti-immigrant movement. Elvis Presslin spoke to Operation Dudula's National Administrator, Patrick Mokgalusi...

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5:39

DA has launched a court application to compel the...

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2023/05/31

The Democratic Alliance, DA has launched a court application to compel the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrives in South Africa. The party is seeking a declaratory order for the government to effect an arrest against Putin if he arrives in the country to attend the BRICS Summit as obligated by the Rome Statute. Elvis Presslin spoke to Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach, the DA's Shadow Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development...

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4:45

Tributes continue to flood in for Political analyst,...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/31

Tributes continue to flood in for Political analyst, broadcaster and author Eusebius McKaiser who died of a suspected epileptic seizure yesterday. McKaiser was 45. He worked for several media houses including hosting SABC 3 current affairs programme Interface and as a Radio 702 talk show host. He also worked as a political and social analyst at the Wits Centre for Ethics and at the University of Johannesburg Centre for the Study of Democracy. When Power FM took to the airwaves, he was among the

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3:59

COSAS in Gauteng called on the provincial department...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/30

The Congress of South African Students, COSAS in Gauteng is calling on the provincial department of education to deploy school patrollers to keep school zones safe. This follows the brutal rape and murder of Palesa Malatji, a 17-year-old Grade 12 pupil from Ntsako Secondary School in Soshanguve, Tshwane last week. Elvis Presslin spoke to COSAS provincial spokesperson Thamsanqa Nkosi...

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6:13

NGOs ask for more funding to aid with the delivering...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/30

Non-governmental organisations delivering child protection services say they are facing serious financial challenges as rising operational costs outstrip stagnant subsidies. During her launch of the Child Protection Week campaign in Cape Town on Sunday, Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu called on all sectors of society to unite and strive for what is best for the children of South Africa. However, NGOs say they can no longer deliver services at the level required by the Children's Act as

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4:53

Africa Brief with Victor Kgomoeswana, author of "...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/30

TALKING POINTS: *** 3 African countries to connect the Indian and Atlantic oceans via a trans-African railway line*** Mtn will be leaving Liberia - why? ***Malawi - President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi is the next biggest investment destination. Elvis Presslin spoke to Victor Kgomoeswana, author of " Africa Is Open For Business" and " Africa Bounces Back"...

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2:34

Nursing students protest over bursary contracts...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/30

The Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) has defended nursing students who have been protesting at various campuses of the Gauteng College of Nurses. This after Gauteng MEC for Health, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko was granted an urgent interdict at the High Court, to prevent students from participating in the demonstrations. The students embarked on the protest action after the Gauteng Department of Health, informed about one hundred and sixty, final-year students that bursary contracts

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2:36

ANC Parliamentary Chief Whip, Pemmy Majodina denies...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/29

ANC Parliamentary Chief Whip, Pemmy Majodina has refuted claims that she tried to solicit funds from suspended Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane to make her Section 194 Inquiry into her fitness to hold office "go away". Majodina, alongside former cabinet minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and the Chairperson of the Inquiry, Qubudile Dyantyi, were fingered as trying to exhort money from Mkhwebane. A case has since been opened with the police. Majodina has vehemently denied any involvement in

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4:59

The DA has welcomed the appointment of a three-member...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/29

The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the appointment of a three-member independent panel that will investigate circumstances surrounding the docking of a Russian vessel in the Western Cape last year. The panel which will be chaired by retired Judge Phineas Mojapelo has been given six weeks to conclude investigations into claims made by US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety that a Russian ship, which docked at a naval base in Simonstown took aboard weapons and ammunition from South Africa

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6:23

"Provisions in the Employment Equity Amendment Bill...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/29

Former Cosatu Unionist and political analyst Dr. Ebrahim Harvey says provisions in the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020 were designed by the ANC-led government to influence the outcome of the 2024 national elections and feels the bill will not pass constitutional muster. The government says the amendment bill seeks to advance the transformation of South Africa's workforce by setting equity targets for economic sectors and geographical regions. But critics say the Bill in its current form

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4:31

Bola Tinubu to be sworn in as Nigeria's 16th...

First Take SA ·

2023/05/29

President Cyril Ramaphosa Is in Nigeria to attend the inauguration ceremony of the country's President-elect Bola Tinubu, who will be sworn into office today. The 80-year-old will succeed current President Muhammadu Buhari once he is sworn in as Nigeria's 16th democratically elected president. Elvis Presslin spoke to Jonathan James Lyamgohn, a journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria...

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