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Recent killings and dismembering of the body leaves...

First Take SA ·

2021/11/18

The community of Protea Glen in Soweto is still reeling following the recent arrest of a 26-year-old man who is suspected of killing and dismembering the body of his alleged cousin-turned-wife. Flavio Hlabangwane is in police custody on charges of murder after the remains of his wife were found in his fridge at the weekend. This comes just weeks after the East London High Court in Gheberha postponed the murder trial of Alutha Pasile, who also allegedly murdered and dismembered the body of his

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5:44

EFF has stopped coalition negotiations with the ANC

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2021/11/17

The Economic Freedom Fighters say they have stopped any further coalition negotiations with the African National Congress, saying the governing party failed to agree on conditions deemed as the basis for negotiations. The EFF put forward tough conditions which included among others the expropriation of land and doing away with Die Stem in the national anthem in twelve months' time - among others. The red berets have also vowed not to support any candidate put forward by the ANC in all municipalities

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5:30

South African Post office records almost R200m...

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2021/11/17

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has recorded an irregular expenditure of almost R200-million for the 2019 and 2020 financial year. This was revealed by the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Philemon Mapulane, in Parliament. This latest update about the financial woes of the entity comes at the back of an announcement of no further bailouts for State-Owned Enterprises by the Treasury. This is despite concerns that the Post Office may be in desperate need of billions of

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3:10

SAHRC begins its national investigative hearings into...

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2021/11/16

The South African Human Rights Commission started its national investigative hearings into July's civil unrest yesterday. The hearings are set down for three weeks as the commission looks at the events that led to the deaths of at least 350 people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. There is however concern that the probe into the riots will be inquisitorial and not prosecutorial. SAHRC Commissioner Jonas Sibanyoni...

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4:00

South Africa's national state of disaster extended...

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2021/11/16

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended South Africa's national state of disaster by a further month. In a government gazette published over the weekend, Minister Dlamini-Zuma extended the state of disaster to December the 15th, effectively marking the next month as the 21st month since the state of disaster was declared back in March 2020. The South African government has used the Disaster Management Act to better fight the spread of the COVID-19

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6:44

Rand Water says its planned maintenance is on schedule

First Take SA ·

2021/11/16

Rand Water says maintenance on a major pipe-site is on schedule as planned. The bulk water supplier is doing upgrades on its pumps, which could leave Gauteng residents with water disruptions for 54 hours. However, Rand Water says this is not a complete shutdown, or a failure of its systems, but a planned outage. The utility is installing a new pipe that will increase the amount of water drawn from the Vaal River into its treatment plant and increase supply to local municipalities. Water expert from

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4:29

Africa's top African economic stories for Tuesday 16...

First Take SA ·

2021/11/16

Victor Kgomoesoana, author of "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back" and Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo looks at this weeks top African Economic stories...

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8:21

Second Intra-Africa Trade Fair kicks off in Durban today

First Take SA ·

2021/11/15

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially open the second Intra-Africa Trade Fair that kicks off at the Durban International Convention Centre. The week-long event will see about 50 heads of state gather in South Africa. The conference is organized by the African Export-Import Bank in collaboration with the African Union and the African Continental Free Trade Area. The aim is to deliberate on and accelerate intra-African trade and investment across the continent. Prof. Hina-un-ye Eita from

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3:14

Court declares invalid application by VhaVenda King,...

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2021/11/15

VhaVenda King, Toni Mphephu-Ramabulana has been dealt a massive blow in the kingship battle with his niece, Princess Masindi Mphephu. This after the Constitutional Court dismissed, with costs, and declared as invalid, an application by King Mphephu-Ramabulana. He approached the apex court to have a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, that Princess Masindi is heir to the VhaVenda throne, set aside. The battle has lasted for almost 13 years. To hear the views of Princess Masindi Mphephu here is her

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5:26

Gauteng residents will be affected by Rand Water's...

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2021/11/15

Residents in eight municipalities across Gauteng will be affected by Rand Water's planned 54-hour maintenance shutdown. The shutdown, which started at 5am, will see affected areas having little or no water supply as Rand Water embarks on the final phase of maintenance on some of its water pipelines. These pipelines supply water to various Gauteng municipalities which include Mogale City, Westrand, the City of Johannesburg, Merafong, Rustenburg, Madibeng, Metsimaholo, and Emfuleni. Rand Water COO

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3:55

Almost half of SA's population receives social grants

First Take SA ·

2021/11/12

Almost 50% of South Africa's population receives social grants. That's one of the sobering revelations in yesterday's medium-term budget policy statement announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. He also noted that the number of working people who contribute to the country's purse has significantly declined, further underlining the critical flaws in the country's economy. Economists have however criticised Godongwana for glancing over many critical policy points that were shifted to next

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7:05

Mixed reaction from the public on the passing of...

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2021/11/12

There continues to be mixed reactions to the passing of former Apartheid South Africa president, F.W De Klerk. De Klerk died yesterday morning at the age of 85 after he was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. He is survived by his wife Elita, two children and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced but the De Klerk Foundation had earlier this month released a video of a frail-looking De Klerk describing the address as his 'last words to the South African people'.

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4:26

Friday 11 November 2021 edition of Africa Brief

First Take SA ·

2021/11/12

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 takes a look at current top African economic stories

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6:17

All eyes on today's budget statement

First Take SA ·

2021/11/11

Fresh off the local government elections, most municipalities will be looking at the Finance minister for some form of support and relief as they continue to face significant drops in revenue. Meanwhile, the South African Federation of Trade Unions, the second largest federation in the country, will also watching today's budget statement closely as it has called for the introduction of a one-thousand five hundred monthly grant for adults above 18 years who are without work. SAFTU general secretary,

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4:42

City Power calls on Eskom to address outages

First Take SA ·

2021/11/11

City Power has continued its call for power utility, Eskom to address City power outages in parts of Johannesburg. This comes after Eskom laid some of the blame for the recent stage 4 load shedding on municipalities that have not been implementing load shedding as required by the power utility. In an ongoing tussle between the city and Eskom, the City of Johannesburg earlier signed a memorandum of understanding with Eskom with a view for City Power to potentially take over electricity supply for 14

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3:55

Loadshedding exacerbated by municipalities failing to...

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2021/11/10

Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says apart from breakdowns at power stations and capital inadequacies to perform plant maintenance, load shedding has been exacerbated by municipalities that have failed to implement load shedding as required by the power utility. De Ruyter says letters have been drafted to all the affected municipalities to correct the situation with all future load shedding scenarios which may occur. Independent Energy Expert, Adil Nchabeleng...

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4:24

Organisations reject possible termination of the...

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2021/11/10

A collection of human rights organizations, advocating for social justice in South Africa, have rejected the much talked about possible termination of the income support grants for adults expected to be announced in Thursday's budget. Esley Philander, spokesperson of Advocacy group, Black Sash....

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5:47

What small businesses expect from Thursday's Mid-term...

First Take SA ·

2021/11/10

Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana is expected to deliver his maiden Mid-Term-Budget-Speech on Thursday. Gondongwana took over from the former minister, Tito Mboweni, in early August following President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle. Gondongwana is expected to juggle the financial purse between support for ailing State-Owned Enterprises and possible further social relief grants for the most vulnerable in the country. For a closer look at what small businesses, most of which are buckling under

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5:11

Sisonke Covid-19 booster shots expected to start today

First Take SA ·

2021/11/10

Administration of the Sisonke COVID-19 booster dose aimed at healthcare workers, which was delayed on Monday due to technical glitches, is expected to start today. Healthcare workers were the first group of people that were vaccinated in South Africa under the Sisonke Programme, which was a collaboration between the National Department of Health and other health professionals. The South African Medical Association - SAMA - maintains that the rollout of the vaccine booster shots to healthcare workers

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7:59

OUTA's Chris Yellend discusses the complexities...

First Take SA ·

2021/11/09

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that it is difficult at this stage to put a time frame as to when load shedding will come to an end as problems engulfing ESKOM are complex. Ramaphosa was speaking at an ANC Thank You event in Soweto, Johannesburg, where he was thanking ANC members for their work during the recent local government elections. For more on some of those complexities that president Ramaphosa was alluding to, energy advisor at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse Chris

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