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The corruption allegations against ANC members have...

First Take SA ·

2019/04/01

The ANC has defended its secretary general Ace Magashule following media reports of his alleged involvement in illegal dealings during his tenure as the Free State premier. The reports are based on a book tiltled " Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's web of capture" by investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh, which alleges that Magashule was the head of a well-organised state-capture network. The ANC says the book is a ploy to tarnish the name of the party.

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2:30

New Development Bank to bring opportunities to South...

First Take SA ·

2019/04/01

South Africa is hosting the 4th Annual Meeting of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) for the first time. The meeting in Cape Town started YESTERDAY (sunday) and will run till Tuesday. The BRICS New Development Bank is tasked with mobilizing resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

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5:41

Ramaphosa to blame for attacks on foreign...

First Take SA ·

2019/04/01

The Africa Solidarity Network says President Cyril Ramaphosa is to blame for fresh attacks on foreign nationals in the KwaZulu Natal province. Meanwhile International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is expected to meet with African ambassadors today following last week's violence against foreign nationals in various parts of Durban.

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3:17

More than 500 people have been rescued in Beira,...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/25

The South African National Defence Force has rescued 525 people in Beira, Mozambique. The city is grappling with the after-effects of the Cyclone Idai which made landfall over a week ago. Latest estimates have put the death toll in Mozambique at over 450 people. Most survivors have been left in desperate need of help, many on rooftops and trees. Some are digging through rubble to search for victims while others are scrambling for shelter, food and water. Our reporter in Beira, Siphosethu Stuurman

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4:05

SARS workers could embark on a nationwide strike this...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/25

Workers at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) could embark on a nationwide strike as early as this Thursday. Trade unions National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) and the Public Servants Association (PSA) are expected to meet with SARS management TODAY (Monday) in an effort to avert the imminent strike action over salary increases. Deputy general manager of the Public Servants Association Tahir Moepa has more...

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3:25

Impact of loadshedding on Small Businesses

First Take SA ·

2019/03/25

The Small Business Institute has called on the government to intensify efforts to resolve the rolling power blackouts which are having a crippling effect on small businesses. The organization says smaller firms are more vulnerable as they do not have alternative sources of energy during load shedding. For more on this spokesperson for the Small Business Institute, John Dludlu speaks to Elvis Presslin...

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3:17

OUTA says the Credit Bureau Association's...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/22

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says motorists should not ignore summons issued by SANRAL for the non-payment of E-Tolls. Earlier this week, the Electronic Toll Collection, acting on behalf of SANRAL had warned defaulting toll users not to ignore summons to settle their accounts as this may lead to them being blacklisted. The Credit Bureau Association has however dismissed this saying the current legislation excludes the levying and collection of e-tolls from the provisions of the National

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3:22

AMCU waiting on Sibanye to accept CCMA proposal

First Take SA ·

2019/03/20

AMCU says it has received a mandate from its members to accept the settlement agreement proposed by the Commission of Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. The agreement is meant to end the wage negotiations deadlock with Sibanye Stillwater that saw thousands of members affiliated to the union embarking on a four month protracted strike action. AMCU president, Joseph Mathunjwa says the proposal by the CCMA is a payment of 5-thousand seven hundred, coupled with a salary advance as well as

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2:25

Watershedding looms in Joburg due to loadshedding

First Take SA ·

2019/03/20

Johannesburg Water has warned that continued load shedding could affect the city's water supply. The organisation says residents should take note of their load shedding schedules and make the appropriate arrangements

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5:57

First Take SA ·

2019/03/20

The Copyright Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Assembly and is now sitting with the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which offered only five days in February for public submissions on the Bill. The NCOP is due to vote on the Bill TODAY (Wednesday 20 March 2019.) The band SATORI SOUTH AFRICA are among many artists that are concerned about the impact of the impending Bill. They say there is a need to update South Africa's outdated Copyright law and as artist they agree with the

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4:51

South Africa's renewable energy plan unstable and...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/19

An engineer with a special interest in energy, Andrew Kenny, has warned that the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers' Procurement Programme could lead to more serious consequences in the future

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4:07

Areas of Emfuleni Municipality to be without...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/14

Residents of Vanderbijilpart, in Gauteng's Vaal Triangle are still reeling in shock following an explosion at one of the town's substations. A video of the explosion shows motorists driving past the substation making frantic U-Turns as a ball of fire and thick smoke filled up the sky. The explosion has caused widespread power outages in several areas surrounding the substation and the damage is estimated to run into Millions of rands

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4:07

Robbery suspected in the 19 year old stabbing, two...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/14

Police have arrested a 13-year-old in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old learner in Mondeor, Johannesburg. Kulani Mathebula was stabbed in the chest while walking to school yesterday morning

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3:21

Moyane allowed to apply to cross-question Gordhan...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/13

Former SARS commissioner, Tom Moyane is TODAY* (wed) expected to ask for leave to cross-examine Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Reports say Gordhan is opposing the bid by the former SARS boss to cross-examine him on the basis that Moyane is being used to advance an alleged political campaign against him. Moyane's legal representative has in the past comprised of the EFF chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu. Gordhan has however come under

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6:19

SABC needs a public broadcaster funding model, not a...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/13

SABC employees will be paid their March salaries at the end of this month. This is according to Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe in an interview with SABC news in Parliament. This is contrary to what is reflected in the SABC's hardcopy presentation which states that the SABC cannot guarantee that it will be able to pay staff at the end of March

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3:50

Dangerous lion from Karoo National Park still on the...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/12

An escaped Lion from the Karoo National Park in the Beaufort West is now believed to have made its way approximately 42 kilometres north-east of the town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape. The lion escaped on February the 15th by digging its way underneath a fence after heavy rains in the Karoo. Infrared technology is being used at night to try and locate the animal as four sheep and two goats are believed to have been killed on a farm in the vicinity of its last spoors by rangers and trackers.

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5:04

New school admission regulations to give parents more...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/11

Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi says the newly released school admission regulation will give parents access to school beyond their immediate communities. The new guidelines, which are to be gazetted soon will expand the province's feeder zones for schools from the current radius of five kilometres to a 30 kilometre radius. The new regulations will also shift the power to admit or not to admit a learner at a specific school to the head of the department instead of the school governing body

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5:10

Never ending sensational rate hikes for Eskom won't...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/08

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has granted Eskom a total tariff increase of 13,8% for the 2019/20 financial year. Nersa officials made the announcement during a media briefing at Regulator's headquarters in Pretoria. Cash strapped power monoploy Eskom had requested a 15 percent increment. NERSA's decision follows Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's announcement in his budget speech that debt laden Eskom would be allocated 23 billion rand a year for each of the next three years

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4:50

Five dead in family homicide

First Take SA ·

2019/03/07

Neighbors and relatives of a family in Durban are still reeling in shock after a man allegedly shot dead his wife and their three children before turning the gun on himself. Police say the motive of the killing is not known. In another incident, three pupils were killed and a fourth critically injured after they were allegedly knocked over by a mini bus taxi on their way to school in KwaMashu, north of Durban

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5:05

EFF support base growing faster than official...

First Take SA ·

2019/03/07

The latest election poll by the South African Institute of Race Relations puts the ANC at 55 percent of the national vote while the DA stands at 22 percent and the EFF at 12 percent. The poll shows that the ruling party has suffered a decline of 1.3 percent from the previous poll conducted in December. The DA has meanwhile improved by over three percent while the EFF has gained the largest growth percentage of almost six percent.

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