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Young people should lead the country's economic...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/17

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged young people to lead the country's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. He virtually delivered his annual National Youth Day message yesterday. The president also had an interactive panel discussion with four influential young people about challenges facing the youth, and how they can contribute to the country's recovery post the pandemic

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2:34

Calls for Basic Education Minister to be fired over...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/17

The Educators Union of South Africa has given president Cyril Ramaphosa two months to get rid of Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. EUSA's Kabelo Mahlobogwane says since the re-opening of schools more than two-thousand learners and teachers have tested positive for COVID-19. He adds that more than 100 schools across the country had to close and teachers have already died from disease. However, the Education Department has rejected the allegations and says it's an attempt to tarnish the

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3:26

Mother of two reportedly stabbed to death multiple...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/15

The brutal murder of a 42-year-old woman has left the community of Eersterus, East of Pretoria reeling from sudden shock. The mother of two was reportedly stabbed multiple times, allegedly by her boyfriend whom the police are still searching after he fled the scene leaving the deceased in a pool blood. The deceased was discovered by relatives at her parents backrooms yesterday afternoon.

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4:29

Schools that have not fully implemented strict...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/15

Student movement, Congress of South African Students COSAS has threatened to shut down all schools, from today, that have not fully implemented strict control guidelines to combat the spread COVID -19. The movement has also reiterated its call for covid-19 tests to be made compulsory in all public schools. Last week, a group of COSAS members forcefully removed learners at various schools in Bloemfontein demanding that the safety of learners be not compromised in any way.

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4:34

South Africa should not build any more nuclear plants...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/15

The controversy surrounding the costly construction and use of nuclear power in South Africa is back in the spotlight. This as the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has begun consultations in preparation for the development of the proposed 2,500 megawatt nuclear power plant building programme. The department says through the consultation process it aims to get some insight into the costs, possible ownership structures, cost recovery, the end-user cost and sustainability of the nuclear

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4:46

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA ON THE RISE

First Take SA ·

2020/06/14

News and Current Affairs show between 5 & 6 am on SAfm 104 to 107 anchored by Tsepiso Makwetla

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1:56

South Africa's capital city remains under...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/12

South Africa's capital city remains under administration pending a court battle in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. MEC for Cooperative Governance, Lebogang Maile, has petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeal to appeal the Pretoria High Court ruling dismissing their appeal against the ruling declaring the decision to put the City of Tshwane under adminstraiton was illegal. The city was placed under administration on the 4th of March.

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3:36

Men are being called out to end the abuse and murder...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/12

Men are being called out to end the abuse and murder of women as Tshegofatso Pule is laid to rest. Pule was found murdered and hanging from a tree in a veld in Roodepoort - west of Johannesburg - on Monday. The 28-year-old, who was 8-months pregnant at the time, was found with a stab wound to the chest. She was buried at the Roodepoort Cemetery yesterday.

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5:15

Independent candidates are now allowed to contest...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/12

The Constitutional Court has declared parts of the Electoral Act unconstitutional - meaning independent candidates are allowed to contest for national and provincial elections without being a member of a political party. The case was brought by civil society organisation the New Nation Movement and others. They sought to have the Electoral Act declared unconstitutional as it did not make provision for individuals to be elected to the national and provincial legislatures outside of a party list. The

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4:10

Smokers in South Africa to wait a bit longer for...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/11

Smokers in South Africa are waiting anxiously for the High Court in Pretoria to deliver judgement in the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Assocation (FITA) case against a ban on the sale of tobacco products. FITA took the government to court saying Regulation 27 of the Disaster Management Act was irrational its impact on people's lives was not considered. A full bench of judges reserved judgement in the matter.

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2:01

Eight people were killed in a crash involving a truck...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/11

Eight people have been died in a crash involving a truck and nine other vehicles in the town centre of Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The truck driver is suspected to have been under the influence of alcohol and has been detained by the police. It is alleged that he lost control of the truck and ploughed into the other vehicles. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department has instituted an investigation into the crash.

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5:08

Gender Based Violence is the responsibility of...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/11

28-year old Tshegofatsho Pule is expected to be laid to rest today following the discovery of her lifeless body hanging from a tree in Rooderport, Johannesburg on Monday. Pule was eight months pregnant and found with stab wounds to her chest. In another gruesome killing in Mossel Bay in the Southern Cape, 26-year old Naledi Phangindawo was butchered to death with an axe by her husband and father of her two children who has since handed himself to the police. Meanwhile, the Gender-Based Violence

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4:46

Afriforum wants repatriates to be allowed to...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/10

South African repatriates, who were forced into mandatory quarantine after arriving back into the country, say they were treated like prisoners while under isolation. They allege they were ill-treated and forced to live in unhgienic conditions, where they did not receive medical care. Now civil rights group -- Afriforum -- is taking their plight to court and wants repatriates to be allowed to self-quarantine.

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3:36

Tobacco Association (FITA) to ask the Pretoria High...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/10

The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) will ask the Pretoria High Court to unban the sale of tobacco products. FITA consists of 7 independent tobacco companies. They are asking the high court to declare Regulation 27 of the Disaster Management Act, irrational and illegal saying it infringes on the rights of smokers.

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2:56

Tertiary students to get laptops to continue with...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/10

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Ndzimande says the department remains committed to resume the 2020 academic year. This as the country grapples with the COVID 19 outbreak that so far claimed over a thousand lives. Thousands of students from the country's 26 universities and several TVET and private colleges have been affected. Nzimande says the reopening dates will be adjusted accordingly as institutions could not open on time due to strict lockdown regulations.

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2:57

President Ramaphosa urges each individual household...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/09

South Africans appear to be at different level of preparedness to deal with the worsening infection rates and deaths related to the COVID 19 pandemic. In his weekly letter to the nation Ramaphosa urged each individual household to look at how it can observe hygiene protocols, protect elderly people as well as plan for the possibility that someone in the family may become infected or sick. But as Busi Chimombe some work still needs to be done in the sharing of information by government to citizens to

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6:28

Grade 7 and 12 learners go back to school in numbers

First Take SA ·

2020/06/09

Many Grade 7 and 12 pupils returned to schools across the country yesterday. Schools had been closed for over two months following the Coronavirus outbreak. However, the readiness of schools has been a source of concern, as hundreds were vandalised and robbed during the nationwide lockdown. There are also worries about whether schools will be able to observe all the safety precautions and regulations, to curb the spread of the virus.

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4:59

South African National Parks opens its gates

First Take SA ·

2020/06/09

South African National Parks - SANPARKS - has opened its gates to day visitors for self-drive excursions. SANParks says the reopening of parks, after two months of closure during the Covid-19 lockdown, is being done under strict health protocols to safeguard both staff and visitors.

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3:43

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane considering...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/09

Eastern Cape premier, Oscar Mabuyane is considering lobbying for the ban on alcohol sales to be reinstated under level 3 of the lockdown for the province. This follows a surge of trauma admissions and cases at various hospitals in the province which have strained facilities and measures to curb the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in the province. The Eastern Cape has been highlighted as one of the hotspots with almost 5000 confirmed positive cases of the corona virus. Mabuyane says alcohol based

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4:55

Its normal for learners and teachers to feel anxious...

First Take SA ·

2020/06/08

Most schools around the country are re-opening THIS MORNING with Grade 7s and 12s the first to return to class. While some of the teachers, learners and their parents may be excited, many have equal amounts of anxiety. With the prospect of contracting COVID-19 at schools remaning a real risk, levels of depression, anxiety and irritability have increased

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