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6:06

US soldiers destroy heavy military equipment before...

First Take SA ·

2021/09/01

US soldiers have destroyed most of the heavy military equipment it was forced to leave behind at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. This follows the final exit of US soldiers from the country following the force take over by the Taliban. The Taliban group has meanwhile vowed to fix the demilitarized weaponry and appealed to foreign and domestic investors to work with it in rebuilding the country's economy. It still remains unclear what form of rule the Taliban will use as tensions rise over the the

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4:50

COPE: Presidency's disciplinary process against Diko...

First Take SA ·

2021/09/01

COPE: Presidency's disciplinary process against Diko is 'whitewash' The Presidency has confirmed that suspended Presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko, will not be returning to her position but to a different position in the Public Service. The Presidency says it has completed a disciplinary process against Diko which concluded that she failed to disclose her interests in certain companies as required by public service regulations on the disclosure of financial interests. Diko has been served with

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3:38

The UDM joins the ANC to approach the Electoral Court

First Take SA ·

2021/08/27

While the EFF has opposed the move, the leader of the United Democratic Movement, Bantu Holomisa, has announced that his party will join the ANC, as it approaches the Electoral Court asking for the re-opening of the registration of election candidates for a day. The governing party says it couldn't register some of its candidates for the upcoming local elections due to problems beyond its control. All political parties had until 9 pm on Monday to submit their candidate lists for the upcoming Local

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4:03

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoesoana - Friday 27...

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2021/08/27

Victor Kgomoesoana, Director at "Africa Is Open For Business" who has also authored a new book "Africa Bounces Back", looks at this week's top African economic stories...... ** Kenya and Tanzania sets December deadline to remove trade barriers ** American company to buy all processed Cashewnuts in Tanzania ** Globacom launches TV streaming service to boost customer experience

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3:44

SANDU calls on the Defence minister to provide food...

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2021/08/26

South African National Defence Union has written to the Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise requesting that she immediately provide starving soldiers who were deployed in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng, with food or it will take the necessary action. This, as the soldiers have complained about the lack of food allowances since their deployment in response to the unrest last month. South African National Defence Force authorities have admitted that there had been issues with meal

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4:49

SAA ticket sales begin today

First Take SA ·

2021/08/26

South African Airways flight tickets go on sale from today (26 August 2021). The airline yesterday announced that it will resume operations on the 23rd of September. Interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo says they will start operating flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka and Maputo. Kgokolo says the aviation sector is currently going through a testing period and that the airline, under new management, is aware of the challenges that lie ahead. For some analysis on this here

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5:19

Rural communities are encouraged to get vaccinated

First Take SA ·

2021/08/26

Traditional leaders, working together with health experts, have encouraged rural communities to come forward and get vaccinated. This as psychologists have noted that vaccine hesitancy stems from several factors which include, lack of information as well as group thinking influence. The World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is one of the main challenges to containing and combating the fight against COVID-19. According to the Health Department, more than five million people in South Africa

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2:38

ANC employees August salary payments have been delayed

First Take SA ·

2021/08/26

The governing party's financial woes are continuing to impact employees as salary payments have once again been delayed. The African National Congress informed its staff that it will delay paying August salaries, which were due yesterday (WEDNESDAY). This, as July payments, are also still outstanding. ANC employees have been on a go-slow since last month as a result of late salary payments. For more on this chairperson of the ANC staff representative committee, Mvusi Mdala...

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2:44

NPA to charge and prosecute former minister,...

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2021/08/25

Non- governmental organisations, Black Sash and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies have welcomed the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions in Gauteng to prosecute ANC Women's League President and former Social Development minister, Bathabile Dlamini for perjury. The charges relate to her testimony during an inquiry into the social grant crisis by the Constitutional Court in 2018. The organisations say this sends the message that everyone is equal before the law and public officials must

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5:48

Latest unemployment figures could be a ticking time...

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2021/08/25

The Unemployed People's Movement has described the latest unemployment figures as the next ticking time bomb following the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows the announcement by Stats SA which reveals that the number of employed persons decreased by 54-thousand people in the second quarter of 2021 while the number of unemployed people further increased by 584-thousand people to a total of 7.8 million people compared to the first quarter of the same year. The official unemployment rate therefore now

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10:00

Zambia's president, Hakainde Hichilema inaugurated

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2021/08/25

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has promised to do away with cadre-deployment during his term in office. Delivering his inaugural speech in Lusaka as the republic's seventh President - he promised an effective executive and a service-driven government. Zambia is a highly indebted country, with high unemployment and high inflation rates. Hichilema's campaign was centered around running an administration on meritocracy and rescuing the fledgling economy. Thousands filled the Heroes Stadium for

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4:44

IEC NOMINATIONS DEADLINE

First Take SA ·

2021/08/24

The IEC has closed the door on political parties and independent candidates after an extended 9 pm deadline to submit their payments and nominations for the upcoming Local Government Elections. This is despite the fact that it still remains unclear when the elections will be held as the promulgated date of October the 27th is being considered for postponement at the Constitutional Court. The IEC is seeking to move the elections following recommendations of an inquiry which suggested that because of

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3:41

City of Cape Town's Mayoral candidate promises better...

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2021/08/24

DA's mayoral candidate for the City of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis has promised to bring better service delivery to each and every resident of the City despite their geographical location. Hill-Lewis was announced by party leader, John Steenhuisen as the Mayoral candidate for the Mother City, set to replace current mayor Dan Plato. His ascension as mayoral candidate was also bolstered by the resignation of former DA leader in the Western Cape, Bonginkosi Madikizela, who left following a scandal

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4:49

AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoesoana

First Take SA ·

2021/08/24

Victor Kgomoesoana, Director at "Africa Is Open For Business" who has also authored a new book "Africa Bounces Back", looks at this week's top African economic stories...... * MALAWI: Israeli Company in Malawi for Possible Industrial Hemp Investment * NIGERIA: Freight Forwarders Say Terminal Operators Lack Capacity, Efficiency * KENYA: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Records an Increase in Visitor Arrivals in June

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5:49

Independent candidates will now be able to stand for...

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2021/08/24

For the first time in the history of South Africa, independent candidates will be able to stand for election. Political parties and independent candidates had until last night to register for the local government elections. To date, more than 350 independent candidates have either captured their nominations or submitted nominations. Organisation, One South Africa Movement, has been supporting and equipping independents in wards and municipalities throughout the country. To find out how the

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3:50

Man to appear in court for allegedly selling fake...

First Take SA ·

2021/08/23

A Johannesburg health worker is expected to appear before the Booysens Magistrate's Court for allegedly selling fake COVID-19 negative test certificates to travelers for five hundred rands. The suspect, based at the Parkhurst Clinic in Johannesburg, was arrested over the weekend following a week-long sting operation that was led by the Group Forensic and Investigative Services within the Johannesburg Metro Police Department. It's alleged the suspect sold fake COVID-19 negative test certificates to

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2:02

A suspect to appear in court for the gruesome murder...

First Take SA ·

2021/08/23

A 25-year-old male suspect is expected to appear before the East London Regional Magistrate's Court following the gruesome murder of 23-year-old Law student at the University of Fort Hare, Nosicelo Mtebeni. Mtebeni's murder has sent shockwaves across the country as her dismembered body was discovered inside a suitcase and plastic bags on the streets of Quigney in East London on Thursday last week. A church service was held at her hometown of Matitiele yesterday (Sunday) ahead of a visit by her

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4:35

The SACP has distanced itself from unconfirmed...

First Take SA ·

2021/08/23

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has confirmed that law enforcement agencies are on high alert following unconfirmed reports of a national shutdown today ( Monday 23rd Aug). The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change at the University of Cape Town has studied social media campaigns geared to misinform. They say they are again seeing calls for a shutdown and for violence from a sophisticated network of Twitter accounts promoting the ideas of radical economic

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5:01

Electoral Commission's urgent application to have the...

First Take SA ·

2021/08/20

A major showdown will take place in the Constitutional Court TODAY (20/08) when it hears the Electoral Commission's urgent application to have the October Local Government Elections postponed. Various political parties and civil society organizations including the ANC, DA, IFP, ATM, One Movement South Africa, Makana Independent New Deal and the Forum for Service Delivery will be pleading their case as to whether the polls should proceed or not. The Western Cape Government through its Local

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2:41

Several of the opposition parties in Parliament say...

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2021/08/20

Several of the opposition parties in Parliament say they will work with the newly-elected National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, even though they were opposed to her nomination to the position. They say they expect Mapisa-Nqakula will reciprocate by respecting all political parties irrespective of their make-up in the house

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