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3:31

Increases in debt, weak revenue collection and more...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/25

The supplementary budget delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni yesterday has painted a bleak picture of the South African economy, as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. It shows a deterioration in government finances with marked increases in debt, weak revenue collection and more spending pressures. The local economy is now expected to contract by 7.2% this year.

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3:59

Business groups and industry players have welcome...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/25

Business groups and industry players have welcomed Finance Minister Tito Mboweni'S Supplementary Budget. The minister tabled a hard hitting budget yesterday warning of increased government debt and escalating unemployment. The minister said the country will likely borrow more money and miss its tax revenue collections target by over three-billion Rands. Furthermore the economy will contract by 7-point- 2 percent in 2020 - its largest contraction in nearly 90 years

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3:12

AfriForum's will assist the government of Botswana in...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/24

AfriForum's private prosecution unit will assist the government of Botswana in a high-profile money-laundering and fraud case involving a well-known South African businesswoman. The Unit, under the leadership of Advocate Gerrie Nel, has officially been appointed by that government to represent it in a case in which businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe is implicated. Afriforum believes this is a step in a right direction to strengthen Botswana's hand in sending a strong message to the continent on

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3:01

More than 200 learners at Makaula Senior Secondary...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/24

More than 200 learners at Makaula Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape have tested positive for the coronavirus. The alleged non-compliance with the lockdown rules and regulations has been cited as one of the major causes of the massive infection at the school. Parents had to force their way inside the school as they were made to wait outside the premises

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9:19

A 150-million rand large-scale clinical trial for a...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/24

A 150-million rand large-scale clinical trial for a COVID19 vaccine begins in South Africa on today. This has been announced at a virtual media conference hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand. The trial titled "South African Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-Trial" is sponsored by the University of Oxford and the Jenner Institute and funded by the South African Medical Research Council and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The vaccine is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus.

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2:38

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, says now is the...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/23

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, says now is the time to restructure and formalise the taxi industry. Today, he will continue talks between government and the taxi industry regarding taxis carrying their full capacity of passengers, and the re-opening of long distance routes. YESTERDAY Mbalula visited Soshanguve where police had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds during the taxi shutdown

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3:57

President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a passionate plea...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/23

President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a passionate plea for men to respect and love women. He was speaking during an alliance virtual dialogue on gender based violence in Johannesburg last night. The dialogue took place under the theme - Men and Boys Fighting Gender Based Violence. It follows the recent wave of attacks and killing of women in the country. Other participants included ANC Women's League President Bathabile Dlamini and the SACP's First Deputy General Secretary, Solly Mapaila.

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2:00

Former president Jacob Zuma back in court

First Take SA ·

2020/06/23

Former president Jacob Zuma and his co-accused -- French arms company -- Thales* -- are due back in court today for pre-trial proceedings. The case was initially set down for May, but it was postponed after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A stayed warrant of arrest still hangs over Zuma's head after he failed to appear in court in February due to ill-health.

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3:46

Taxis strike for more money from government

First Take SA ·

2020/06/22

Taxi commuters could be left stranded this morning following a total shutdown by SA National Taxi Council in GAUTENG. This is in protest against a relief package announced by Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula on Friday. Mbalula says government has allocated more than one billion Rand to the taxi industry as a relief fund during the COVID-19 pandemic

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2:09

Recovered Covid-19 patients are being stigmatised and...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/22

Residents of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, who have fully recovered from COVID-19, say they are being unfairly targeted for having contracted the virus. The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been declared a hotspot. And, recovered patients allege their lives are made difficult by the ignorance of some people

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3:09

Men should be taught to use their strength for the...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/22

Men should be taught to use their strength for the protection of women and children instead of harming them. This is the message that emerged from the Father's Day Virtual National Men's Dialogue hosted by parliament to mark Father's Day. Speakers from a broad spectrum of organisations said men need to step up and lead the fight against the scourge of Gender-based violence.

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4:00

Lockdown was necessary to avoid a massive increase in...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/19

President Cyril Ramaphosa has faced pressing questions ranging from his decision to ease the lockdown regulations, to the ailing economy and why a lockdown was necessary. Ramaphosa was addressing a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly during his first virtual oral reply session

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5:20

Fear grips many women across the country, as they ask...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/19

Fear grips many women across the country, as they ask themselves if they too will become a statistic of gender based violence. This comes as a suspect in the murder of Tshegofatso Pule was arrested and appeared in court on Wednesday. Tshegofatso Pule - who was 8 months pregnant - was found hanging from a tree - with stab wounds - in Roodepoort west of Johannesburg, early this month. She is just one of a number of women that have been brutally murdered, recently.

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3:48

Prisoners brandish weapons in prison

First Take SA ·

2020/06/19

The Department of Correctional Services has described as 'thuggery and hooliganism' a video of 34 awaiting trial inmates brandishing manacing weapons inside a prison cell at Butterworth Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape. The prisoners can been heard demanding to have their day in court as their cases have been further delayed by the covid-19 pandemic. This comes as over a 1 500 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported at correctional facilities across the country.

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1:46

A multi-million rand drug lab has been discovered on...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/18

A multi-million rand drug lab has been discovered on a game farm in Marble Hall near Groblersdal in Limpopo. Two suspects, who are foreign nationals, have been arrested. Police say that they are looking for an unknown number of suspects who are on the run

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3:16

The assets value of regional airliner SA Express has...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/18

The assets value of regional airliner SA Express has decreased from one point eight billion to a hundred and thirty million in five weeks. This is according to the airliner's liquidators in a virtual briefing to Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts,-SCOPA. The liquidators appeared before SCOPA to brief it about the airliner's liquidating process. The liquidators took office last month to start the process to disposing off the asset of SA Express.

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2:28

Former VBS executives arrested for the theft of more...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/18

One of the investors in the liquidated VBS Mutual Bank and former board chairperson, Madambi Muvhulawa says investors and depositors are happy at the arrest of the bank's former executives. The executives allegedly contributed in the looting of over two-billion rand of the bank's money. Muvhulawa says properties of those implicated in the looting must be sold for depositors to recoup their money.

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3:34

Sit in restaurants and personal beauty care services...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/18

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the easing of lockdown regulations against restaurants and personal beauty care services including salons. He made the announcement during his address to the nation on the 100th day of the national lockdown at the Union Buildings in Pretoria last night. But he issued a stern warning against the abuse of alcohol which he said contributes to criminality, especially gender-based violence.

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4:48

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi says his country...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/18

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi says his country wants peace, however they will respond if provoked. This after the Indian army reported that 20 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Chinese troops on Monday night. It is the first time deaths have been reported during a standoff between the two countries in decades. The confrontation happened in Galwan Valley in the disputed Ladakh region.

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4:52

Dexamethasone helpful for patients on ventilators and...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/17

Researchers at the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, have described as "ground-breaking" the results of a drug trial, in the fight against Covid-19. The low-dose steroid treatment called Dexamethasone, is part of the world's biggest trial, testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus. The cheap and widely available drug is believed to cut the risk of death for patients on ventilators and patients receiving oxygen only.

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