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3:33

Repo Rate increase not good for economic growth

First Take SA ·

2018/11/23

The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points citing the rising inflation outlook in the longer term due to administered prices. Delivering the committee's decision, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that the longer term inflation outlook remains elevated.

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2:18

Customers break midnight to catch Black Friday sale

First Take SA ·

2018/11/23

Bargain hunters are on the prowl this morning hours before shops open for today's Black Friday shopping frenzy. The annual ritual of Black Friday is a shopping phenomenon that gives consumers the opportunity to buy different items at supposedly low prices.

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2:50

Grade 1 learner stabbed to death by a grade 11...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/22

A grade one learner has been stabbed to death in Makapanstad, North West, allegedly by a Grade 11 learner from another school. The Basic education department said in a statement YESTERDY that the incident happened at the Dikeledi Makapan Primary School.

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4:11

Smoke free products to replace cigarettes

First Take SA ·

2018/11/22

Leading international tobacco company, Philip Morris International is shifting its focus . The company is replacing cigarettes with smoke-free products . The aim is to create a better world for smokers .

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4:33

Be careful of reckless spending this Black Friday

First Take SA ·

2018/11/22

The South African Savings Institute has warned consumers against reckless spending ahead of Black Friday. The institute says consumers should guard against spending money they do not have on things they do not need. South Africa has joined other countries in participating in Black Friday, the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving in the Unites States.

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7:00

Sibanye-Stillwater Gold mine still at loggerheads...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/21

Sibanye Stillwater says it is crucial for both business and its employees that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) agrees to sign the same wage agreement that the other three represented unions have agreed to. AMCU has refused to sign the wage offer and it's members at the mine will do down tools today. AMCU, which represents forty-three percent of the 32-thousand two-hundred employees at the company is demanding a salary increase of one thousand rands while the company is

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3:35

Momentum Insurance bows to public pressure to pay...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/21

Insurance company Momentum has bowed down to pressure and agreed to pay the two point four million rands death benefit to the wife of a Durban man that was killed during a hijacking in Shallcross. Momentum had faced a storm of outrage on social media after it refused to pay the claim because the victim, Nathan Ganas, had not disclosed his high blood sugar levels. SABC's Francis Herd last night spoke to Momentum's Life Insurance CEO, Johann Le Roux

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3:48

Limpopo police say they are on high alert after...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/21

Limpopo police have urged motorists to be vigilant when travelling on the N1 between Polokwane and the Gauteng province. This follows reports of some motorists being attacked on the major highway. Two truck drivers were recently robbed of their personal belongings and assaulted by a group of criminals near the Kranskop tollgate. There have also been reports on social media of sharp objects being placed on the road raising fears of unsafe travel on the highway during the festive season

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5:31

ESKOM says load-shedding inevitable

First Take SA ·

2018/11/20

Power utility ESKOM says its power supply will remain constrained this week and is urging residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly. The utility has also urged consumers to check their planned load shedding schedule. A comprehensive "Stage 1" load shedding schedule was implemented on Sunday.

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3:19

AMCU to go on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater Gold Mine

First Take SA ·

2018/11/20

Sibanye-Stillwater has described the planned strike action for tomorrow* (Wednesday) by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) as unfortunate and irresponsible. AMCU, which represents forty-three percent of the 32-thousand two-hundred employees at the mining company is demanding higher wages following negotiations which started as early as June this year. Sibanye Stillwater has however struck a three-year agreement with other representative unions, namely the National Union of

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3:10

Pravin Gordhan to give his testimony on State Capture...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/19

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will TODAY take the seat before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the state capture commission of inquiry in Parktown, Johannesburg. His statement to the commission, which was leaked to the media 2 weeks ago, detailed behind-the-scenes plans to procure nuclear energy, with former President Jacob Zuma insisting the country needed to secure the deal. The commission has also invited former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to attend TODAY'S proceedings as he will be

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3:03

Patricia de Lille to announce name of her new party

First Take SA ·

2018/11/19

Former Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille is expected to announce the name of her new political party soon. De Lille resigned as the city's executive mayor and from the DA last month, after an 18-month battle with the party.

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2:43

big fuel price cut on the horizon

First Take SA ·

2018/11/16

The Automobile Association has announced that South Africans could expect a huge drop in fuel prices next month. The AA says based on current data, the price of petrol could drop by R1.54 a litre, the price of diesel by 92c and illuminating paraffin by 85c. However, Efficient Group chief ecnomist Dawie Roodt says motorists may not see the full benefits of the price cuts

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2:42

Nine learners in hospital due to suspected food...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/15

Nine learners from Dlulukwana Senior Primary School suspected of food poisoning remain in a stable condition at the St Barnabas Hospital in Libode in the Eastern Cape. This after a total of sixty-nine lerners were rushed to the hospital after complaining of stomach cramps which they say started last week Friday. The province's health spokesperson, Lwandile Sicwetsha says some of the learners had also complained of abdominal pains and respiratory distress

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6:17

SABC told by SCOPA to solve its irregular expenditure...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/15

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Chair Themba Godi says the SABC must resolve its irregular expenditure behaviour and not use it as an excuse to retrench workers. The SABC met with SCOPA yesteraday and committed itself to ensuring that it curbs irregular expenditure. For the financial year under review the Corporation has received a disclaimer from the Auditor General and it says because of this audit opinion banks are reluctant to help it financially.

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6:09

SABC IRREGULARLY ENTERED INTO WITH VISION VIEW...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/13

The Special Investigating Unit - SIU - has managed to set aside a contract which the SABC entered into irregularly with Vision View Production to the value of approximately R52 million. The contract, annulled last Friday, comes hot on the heels of another contract, which the SIU also managed to have set aside in May this year, which had been irregularly entered between SABC and Lornavision (PTY) Ltd to the value of over R62 million. Both cases have been referred to the NPA for possible

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6:25

Former Minister of Public Enterprise Barbra Hogan to...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/12

Explosive evidence is expected to be submitted to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture , which will resume in Parktown, Johannesburg this morning. Former and current ministers of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan and Pravin Gordhan are expected to testify today and Thursday respectively.

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4:29

EFF has laid a complaint with the IEC against farm...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/12

IEC Western Cape Electoral Officer, Courtney Sampson, political parties allowed to lay criminal charges against farmers who prevent election campaign . This follows a complaint by the EFF that a farmer in the Witzenberg municipality prevented them from campaigning on his farm ahead of a by-election this week.

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2:43

The South African Blood Services blood stocks...

First Take SA ·

2018/11/09

The South African National Blood Services is concerned by the critically low blood stock as the country has just enough units to last 3 days. SANBS spokesperson Sifiso Khoza says South Africa requires an average of three-thousand units of blood to treat thousands of patients daily. He is hoping that people will use the the upcoming festive season to donate blood to match the high demand during that period.

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4:13

Chemical factory explosion in Boksburg

First Take SA ·

2018/11/09

Four people have been injured following an explosion at a chemical factory in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson William Ntladi says the injured have been taken to hospital

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