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7:03

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared...

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2024/04/04

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national disaster which in the main is caused by the lack of rain induced by the El Nino global weather pattern. As a result of this more than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will not have enough food to put on the table this year. The unfortunate part as wells is that Zimbabwe is already grappling with high inflation driven by food prices. So how will the country deal with this problem moving forward and what kind of international support do

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8:05

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe...

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2024/04/04

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been granted R50 000 bail. This after she handed herself over to the authorities after facing the threat of arrest over graft charges. Earlier today Mapisa-Nqakula appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court as she is facing 12 counts of corruption involving R4.5 million dating back to her time as defence minister. For more on what transpired in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, let’s speak to SABC News reporter Canny Maphanga who

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3:43

DA welcomes the resignation of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

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2024/04/03

Guest: Siviwe Gwarube - DA chief whip

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9:29

Recently, the University of Johannesburg (UJ)...

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2024/04/03

Recently, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) conferred an Honorary Doctorate to branding and marketing guru, Thebe Ikalafeng. This was in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the industry. Last year, Ikalafeng was also honoured at the Exclusive Men of the Year Awards in Ghana for his outstanding contributions to African branding and marketing. GUEST: Dr Thebe Ikalafeng, founder and Chairman of Brand Africa

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9:02

National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula...

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2024/04/03

Guest: Dr Levy Ndou

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10:51

Lorenzo Davids he is a little bit pessimistic about...

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2024/04/03

In conversation with Lorenzo Davids on why he is a little bit pessimistic about the upcoming national and provincial elections. He is of the view that the country’s elections are largely being directed and influenced by political funders, and according to him this can’t be right. GUEST: Lorenzo Davids, Independent political analyst

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5:36

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has...

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2024/04/03

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has rejected reports that two South African soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to the M23 rebels as it has been widely reported. The organisation’s spokesperson Sphiwe Dlamini has warned that this is not the first time such unfounded and baseless news articles have been written about the SANDF since its deployment in the DRC under the SADeC mission. He joins us now to elaborate further on this..... GUEST: Sphiwe

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8:27

it doesn't matter how much the ANC tries to opt to...

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2024/04/03

As you’ve heard in the news that the DA says it has won its bid to have the ANC and its Secretary-General found in contempt of the February 2023 court ruling that ordered it to hand over its full cadre deployment records dating back to January 2013 to the DA. According to the party’s Dr Leon Schreiber, the judgment was handed down today* in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. To explain what today’s ruling is about and what happened the last time in court, Dr Schreiber now joins us on the

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4:51

Japan, Taiwan and the Phillipines have issued tsunami...

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2024/04/03

Japan, Taiwan and the Phillipines have issued tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake hit Taiwan. Taiwan experienced a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, and its depth was about 35 kilometres and we understand that this was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. Rescue operations are currently underway as 131 people are currently trapped. So what could have caused an earthquake of this magnitude? GUEST: Dr Gideon Groenewald, Independent Geologist from Clarance in the Free State

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6:20

Yesterday unemployed doctors were picketing, they...

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2024/04/03

The Public Servants Association says that it remains gravely concerned regarding the failure by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health to fulfil its commitment to appoint unemployed doctors. This they say was a pledge made by the Minister of Health that the doctors will be placed at different health facilities by the 1st of April 2024. They go on to say that KZN Health Department has not provided their plan yet. To tell us more on this, we are joined by... Guest: Mlungisi Ndlovu – KZN

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10:55

The ANC Youth League bemoans the negative impact that...

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2024/04/03

The ANC Youth League bemoans the negative impact that technology has on job opportunities in the country. They argue that many banks and restaurants are leaving certain parts of their operations to technology, a move that leads to job losses. According to them, this is catastrophic given the country’s high unemployment rate. GUEST: Mtuwoxolo Ngudle, Secretary General of the ANC Youth League

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8:44

The latest election news from KZN is that the NPA has...

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2024/04/02

The latest election news from KZN is that the NPA has charged one of uMkhonto weSizwe Party leaders, Visvin Reddy with inciting violence. Reddy is expected to appear before the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court tomorrow (Wednesday) after he threatened violence should the IEC and the courts take unfavourable decisions against former president Jacob Zuma. He now joins us on the line to respond to the reports and what exactly he’s being charged with…. Guest: Sabeena Chetty – Member of the MK Political

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8:45

A local strategic technology development company,...

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2024/04/02

We tell you more about this new exciting technology that is aimed at transforming various newsrooms. A local strategic technology development company, Bonafelal-AI, has designed and built a brand-new AI driven tool called the ‘Stream Text to Video Use’ which converts the text on news articles into professional videos in real time. Joining us to tell us more in terms of how this new technology works is..... GUEST: Jerry Matjila, CEO of Bonafela

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7:47

Petrol Price going up

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2024/04/02

Motorists have expressed outrage over yet another fuel price hike which will take effect from 12 midnight. The Energy Department says the price of 93 unleaded petrol will increase by 65 cents per litre and 95 unleaded by 67 cents. Diesel with higher sulphur content will go up by just more than three cents a litre while low sulphur diesel will decrease by one-point-seven-eight cents. Is the outrage warranted and what more can we expect? To talk us on this and what we can attribute this increase to,

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8:44

The bodies of the victims are expected to be...

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2024/04/02

Health Minister Dr joe Phaahla is scheduled to be in Limpopo this afternoon to oversee progress in the process of identifying bodies in the bus accident that occurred last week Thursday at the Mmamatlakala Pass. The bodies of the victims are expected to be repatriated to Botswana as they were citizens of that country. The only surviving victim who is 8-years-ols is still at the hospital. The Minister now joins us on the line to give us an assessment of how the process is unfolding and also the

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6:50

Today 37 years ago, Ellen Kuzwayo made history when...

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2024/04/02

Today 37 years ago, Ellen Kuzwayo made history when she became the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. Kuzwayo will always be remembered as a social worker who led a campaign to force the Apartheid government to introduce a form of land ownership that would encourage private sector funding for housing in the township. But what else did she stand for and who was she in the bigger scheme of things? GUEST: Siphokazi Shezi, Social worker

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4:43

SARS revealed that it has collected...

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2024/04/02

Earlier on today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced its preliminary revenue collection outcome for the 2023/24 fiscal year. During the press briefing, the organisation revealed that it has collected 2,15-trillion-rand in gross tax revenue collections for the 2023-24 financial year. SARS Commissioner Edward Kiesweter also announced that SARS has collected 2,15-trillion-rand in gross tax revenue collections for the 2023-24 financial year but at the same time also expressing a concern

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10:06

the Gauteng High court’s decision to strike the...

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2024/04/02

We hear from the legal expert. Following the Gauteng High court’s decision to strike the urgent interdict application by National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula off the roll. You may recall that last week, the speaker launched an application seeking to prevent the state from arresting her. This follows corruption allegations levelled against her during her time as Defence Minister. Judge Sulet Potterill found that Mapisa-Nqakula would have substantial redress in the main application which

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5:21

Did you know that from the 1st of September this...

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2024/04/02

Did you know that from the 1st of September this year, your retirement savings will be split into a vested, savings and retirement component? Well, if you didn’t, hear this out. Last week, the National Assembly passed the Pension Funds Amendment Bill that has been welcomed by Cosatu as they have been engaging with Treasury and Parliament on this since May 2020. But how will this two pot pension reforms bill assist those who are highly indebted? Will it not make things worse for them post-retirement

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5:36

Al Jazeera will no longer be broadcast from Israel,...

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2024/04/02

Al Jazeera will no longer be broadcast from Israel, after the Israeli parliament’s decision to approve a law that gives the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels including Al Jazeera. We understand that the law would stay in force until July or until the end of the ongoing war in Gaza. For more reaction on this, let’s speak to..... GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues (AFRASID)

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