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All contact classes suspemded at TUT after another...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/08

The Tshwane University of Technology --TUT -- has suspended all contact classes after another student died of COVID-19. The student, who lived on campus, died last week. She is the second TUT student to succumb to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

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3:19

Workers in South Africa's education sector will not...

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2021/06/08

Workers in South Africa's education sector will not receive their vaccines this week. That's because the United States medicines regulator, the Food and Drug Administration or FDA", has not yet given the go ahead for the Johnson&Johnson jabs to be released. J&J has offered South Africa 480-thousand doses of the vaccine -- a batch with a shelf life of three weeks. The government made a decision to accept the offer and roll out the batch to workers in the education sector. The FDA needs to determine

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1:59

Police shoot-out with vehicle spiking suspects over...

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2021/06/07

The Gauteng traffic police are asking the public for help to identify the syndicate responsible for the spiking of vehicles on Gauteng's roads. This comes after a shoot-out with vehicle spiking suspects over the weekend. One suspect was shot and killed, while two others escaped into the bushes next to the N1 highway, close to the Stormvoël offramp in Pretoria.

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2:51

Circumstances of TB Joshua's death are not yet clear

First Take SA ·

2021/06/07

Followers of Nigeria's popular televangelist, Prophet T.B Joshua, have continued to pay their tributes following his sudden death on Saturday night. TB Joshua was 57 and would have celebrated his 58th birthday this month. The circumstances of his death are not yet clear.

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4:29

SAMWU Threaten full blown strike

First Take SA ·

2021/06/07

The South African Municipal Worker's Union, SAMWU has threatened to bring all municipal services countrywide to a halt as wage negotiations with the employer body,SALGA continue TODAY. The union, which represents 160-thousand workers, is demanding a one-year wage increase of four 4000 rands per month, housing allowance including six months' paid maternity leave and one month paid paternity leave. SALGA has tabled a proposal of a 2.8 percent salary increment across the board, citing the Covid-19

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2:59

EFF Leader Julius Malema says Mpofu has a right to...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/03

The much awaited case of the ANC's suspended Secretary General, Ace Magashule is expected to be heard before the end of the month. A full bench of the High Court is expected to hear the matter where Magashule is challenging his suspension. Magashule who has sought the service of the Senior Council, Advocate Dali Mpofu wants his suspension to be nullified by a court of law. Meanwhile, some have questioned Mpofu's decision to represent Magashule and former President, Jacob Zuma in his corruption case

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4:29

President Ramaphosa says he's dealing with...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/03

Allegations of tender corruption against Health Minister Zweli Mkhize featured strongly during the Presidency's budget vote debate in Parliament on Wednesday. President Ramaphosa told the House that he's dealing with the matter, while some opposition political parties accused him of failing to fight corruption head-on.

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3:59

Load-shedding could potentially prove fatal for...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/03

Load-shedding could potentially prove fatal for patients who are on oxygen in their homes. With the Covid-19 pandemic and hospitals under pressure, many patients have opted for home care. But with load-shedding seemingly part of life now, concerns are growing. Most of these patients don't have a back-up power supply to run their oxygen machines during outages.

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3:32

More job seekers have given up hope of finding...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/02

More job seekers have given up hope of finding employment under the current economic environment. Stats SA data shows the number of discouraged job seekers jumped by 201-thousand or nearly seven percent. The latest figures increase the official unemployment rate to 32.6 percent in the first quarter, from 32.5 percent in the last quarter of last year.

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4:00

Record high unemployment statistics in South Africa

First Take SA ·

2021/06/02

Record high unemployment statistics in South Africa, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced children to become bread winners. As Youth Month kicks off in the country -- Childline South Africa -- says young girls are resorting to sex work in order to feed their families, as the pandemic has rendered their parents jobless. Through the Grow, Learn and Own programme, the organisation empowers teenagers with entrepreneurial skills to become economically independent and self-sufficient.

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4:06

Pan African Parliament was abruptly suspened after...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/02

The Pan African Parliament was abruptly suspened after MPs plunge the house in chaos into a third consecutive day of chaos. The members clashed yet again over the electoral system with the southern Caucus pushing for the change to rotational leadership similar to the African Union process. The Eastern and Western Caucauses adamant that there is no authority, which allows the impromptu change. The matter was worsened when a Southern MP attempted to read an apparent response from the AU

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2:59

Pan-African Parliament members resorted to physical...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/01

Some Pan-African Parliament members resorted to physical attacks as contention over the leadership voting process continued today. On Monday, the chamber in Midrand - north of Johannesburg erupted in chaos as caucus fought over whether the Presidency should be on a rotational basis versus the current direct elections system. The Southern caucus is leading the call to for rotation while the East and West heavily oppose the notion.

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4:12

If a person is captured in a famous photograph..does...

First Take SA ·

2021/06/01

If a person is captured in a famous photograph..does it afford them any right or any sort of recognition or compensation? This question came up during an interview with Antoinette Sithole, the sister to the late Hector Pieterson - who died during the 1976 Soweto student uprisings. Sithole is featured in the iconic photograph taken by the late legendary photographer Sam Nzima. In the image, she is shown running alongside fellow student Mbuyisa Makhubo who is carrying the bloodied and wounded 13-year

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5:36

Ramaphosa has warns of a possible countrywide threat...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/31

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of a possible countrywide threat of a third wave of the Coronavirus with four provinces already having reached the threshold. The Coronavirus National Command Council has moved the country to an Adjusted Alert Level Two of the national lockdown from today. He has also decried the slow pace of vaccination due to regulatory concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the difficulty of administering the Pfizer vaccine which is administered in two doses and

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6:06

ECOWAS has suspended Mali's membership in response to...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/31

West African regional bloc ECOWAS has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable for a return to democracy, but stopped short of imposing new sanctions. Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States held an emergency summit in Ghana's capital Accra to agree a response to the Malian military's ouster of a president and prime minister for the second time in nine months. Meanwhile , French President Emmanuel Macron

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3:28

Concern following an announcement of normal schooling...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/31

Parents in the Northern Cape have raised concern following an announcement of normal schooling for grade R to 7 learners, from the 26th of July. On Friday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga gazetted new regulations regarding the reopening of schools. The Gazette stipulates that children will return to normal schooling provided that the risk-adjusted differentiated strategy is implemented. This strategy means school attendance should be based on the direction the pandemic is taking in the

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4:06

Eskom managed to reduce its debt by 83 billion rand...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/27

Investors have cheered news that Eskom managed to reduce its debt by 83 billion rand in the year to March. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan made the announcement during his department's budget vote in parliament last night.

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7:16

Zuma case postponed to July 19th

First Take SA ·

2021/05/27

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has postponed the fraud, corruption and racketeering case against former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales, to July 19th. They have been charged in connection with the 1999 multi-billion rand arms deal. Zuma and Thales pleaded not guilty to all charges. Several ANC leaders including the party's suspended Secretary General, Ace Magashule, former Minister Malusi Gigaba and provincial leaders turned out to support the embattled former President. Huge

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5:36

One matriculant has died after succumbing to COVID-19...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/27

The Free State Education department has confirmed that one matriculant has died after succumbing to COVID-19 related complications.The provincial department also notes that at least 12 learners from the Lephola Secondary School in Welkom have tested positive for the virus. The province has seen a surge in new infections over the last month with education officials expressing concern at the number of infections amongst school-going learners. Various schools have since been temporally shutdown as

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3:40

Tom Moyane has alleged his removal from SARS was a...

First Take SA ·

2021/05/27

Former SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane has alleged his removal from SARS was a well-orchestrated process. Moyane appeared before the Commission of Inquiry Into State Capture for the first time today. He has also denied allegations that he was at the centre of State Capture while at the helm of the Revenue service.

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