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18:48

Tertiary education reform is political decision, just...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/24

As we commemorate Africa month and focus on how the continent should move forward, the role of education and tertiary education in particular cannot be over emphasised. Earlier on I spoke to the Dr Lwazi Lushaba of the University of Cape Town and he says Africa's post independence governments have failed to redefine the role of tertiary institutions from their colonial predecessors....

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2:32

Gauteng government to deploy unmanned drones to...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/22

The Gauteng government is to start deploying unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to infrastructure sites to monitor delivery, safety compliance and identify blockages. It's hoped this will help minimise corruption and ensure that projects are delivered on time. Previously, it has been found that some project managers give wrong information that projects have been completed only to find that they are delayed with huge cost implications for government. Ditaba Tsotetsi reports...

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2:27

UN health Agency partners with DRC government to...

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2018/05/22

The United Nations's health Agency has partnered with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to launch an Ebola vaccination programme in a bid to curtail the spread of the latest outbreak in the country's northwest. The World Health Organisation will attempt to vaccinate high-risk populations with close to 8-thousand doses of the vaccine shipped to the country. The organisation also says it's much better prepared to respond to the current outbreak than the initial disastrous response to

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3:50

van Breda found guilty of the murder of his father,...

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2018/05/22

Twenty-three year old, Henri van Breda, has been found guilty of the murder of his father, mother and older brother at their De Zalze home in Stellenbosch in 2015. He's also been found guilty of the attempted murder of his teenage sister, and of defeating the ends of justice. The Cape Town High Court on Monday found there was no evidence that an intruder entered the home three years ago at the luxury residential estate. The court found that Van Breda had sufficient time to tamper with the scene to

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4:36

Right2Know campaign welcomes changes by State...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

The Right2Know campaign says it welcomes changes promised by the Minister of State Security Letsatsi-Duba, to reform the State Security Agency, and improve oversight over the 'spooks'. R2K says such changes are long overdue, alleging that South Africans have seen securocrats run amok, spying on activists, whistleblowers and journalists, while hiding behind secrecy, and engaging in widespread corruption. The Right2Know campaign also says it is shocking that the Minister has sought to revive the

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7:11

ANC dialogue on land expropriation without...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

The ANC dialogue on land expropriation without compensation continued late into Sunday night as senior party members held a two-day land summit in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. On Saturday, party president Cyril Ramaphosa told the summit that land is about dignity, identity and security adding that its expropriation is the only way to alleviate poverty in South Africa. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to SABC senior reporter Ntebo Mokobo who has been following the summit

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3:20

Sobukwe honored by Kimberley's up and coming artists

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

Kimberley's upcoming artists took audiences on a musical journey of the Life and Times of the founder of the Pan African Congress (PAC), Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. The cast consists of pupils and unemployed youth. Reginald Witbooi reports...

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2:06

Judgement expected in van Breda triple murder trial

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

Judgement is expected to be handed down in the Cape Town High Court in the trial of triple murder accused, Henri van Breda. The 23-year-old is accused of killing his family at the De Zalze Estate in Stellenbosch, three years ago. Carmel Loggenberg Roberts reports..

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1:32

Disgruntled KZN ANC members demand disbandment of...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

Scores of disgruntled ANC members and supporters in KwaZulu-Natal are demanding the disbandment of the party's Provincial Task Team. They accuse it of having failed to address their concerns. They held a rally at Curries Fountain Stadium in Durban. The Provincial Task Team was set up early this year after court had declared the outcomes of the elective conference null and void. The team, led by Mike Mabuyakhulu and Sihle Zikalala, was tasked with overseeing the day-to-day running of the party and

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3:12

Girl lives tortured life after aunt sold her to...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/21

A young girl from Matatiele continues to live a tortured life after her face was severely scarred four years ago. After surviving the brutal crime she is now a victim of discrimination from fellow learners because of her disfigurement. Reabeletswe Jabare was disfigured when she was allegedly sold by an aunt to a foreign national who removed parts of her face to make traditional medicine. She was only four years old at the time. Nkululeko Nyembezi visited Reabetswe Jabare and filed this report…

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5:23

Burundians vote on referendum on constitutional reform

First Take SA ·

2018/05/18

Burundians voted on Thursday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that, if passed, will enable President Pierre Nkurunziza to rule until 2034. Activists say the campaign period, like the preceding three years of unrest, has been marked by intimidation and abuse. Witnesses have told human rights groups that 26 people have been killed, including 11 children. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Human Rights Watch Africa senior researcher, Lewis Mudge...

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2:41

Cash-in-transit heist criminals becoming more brazen:...

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2018/05/18

Cash-in-transit heists are now said to have not only increased dramatically in South Africa, but criminals are also becoming more violent. In the majority of incidents‚ heavily armed robbers using stolen or hijacked vehicles, use commercial explosives and strike with military precision, with AK47s‚ R4 and R5 rifles. Five suspects were arrested on Thursday, after two cash vans were attacked in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Police said a group of more than ten suspects bombed the cash vans before

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3:00

Museum honours South African Aids Activist, Yvette...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/18

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC has honored it's first South African Aids Activist for her work. An exhibition of Yvette Alta Raphael in the fight against HIV/Aids was launched yesterday. Raphael is a trusted globally renown advocate on effective and efficient education to the general community regarding new and developing research for medications that treat and/or prevent HIV. She co-found the Tshwaranang Care Center for People Living With HIV & AIDS (PLWHA) and

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3:25

KZN police closely monitoring some of Durban's...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/18

KwaZulu-Natal police will be closely monitoring some of Durban's northern townships after a local business association issued an ultimatum to foreign shop owners to pack up and leave. The Northern Region Business Association - which operates in Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu - accuses foreign nationals of unfair business practices and making it difficult for South African shop owners to do business. This has sparked panic among foreign nationals, who fear this could lead to xenophobic violence similar

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3:40

SAMWU insists it is " intact and financially stable "

First Take SA ·

2018/05/18

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) says it is intact and financially stable, despite the negative media reports. The union says it is able to pay salaries to its workers, even though it has a loan agreement with the controversial VBS Bank that is currently under curatorship. President of the union, Pule Molalenyane, says they don't have a bond with VBS Bank but an 11 million rand photocopy machine loan agreement. Molalenyane says the contract is still binding and they are servicing

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5:57

Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga's chief of staff,...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/18

Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga's chief of staff, Marietha Aucamp, has resigned. Aucump, who had been placed on special leave, announced last night that she will quit her position at the end of May. She had been embroiled in a qualifications scandal after it emerged that she allegedly lied about having a B-Tech degree to get the top job in mayor Msimanga's office. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Marietha Aucamp

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7:48

The mayor MUST go! : DA Deputy Caucus leader, JP Smith

First Take SA ·

2018/05/16

The Democratic Alliance says the Western Cape High Court judgment is not in the best interests of the people of Cape Town. This after the court ruling that embattled Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille, will remain in office for at least the next two weeks until it makes a final ruling on her urgent application to challenge the party's decision to terminate her membership and subsequently remove her from her position as mayor. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to DA Deputy Caucus leader JP Smith

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16:10

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke on...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/14

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke says South Africa needs to renew debate the transformation agenda, and has urged citizens to resist being lazy in coming up with solutions to find common ground. Speaking during a graduation ceremony to honour him and singer Yvonne Chakachaka, he said South Africa has made progress in certain sectors but that more needs to be done to ensure harmony in the country. The pair were conferred with doctorate degrees by Rhodes University for their various

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4:01

One killed, two critically wounded in mosque attack...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/11

Police in Kwazulu Natal have launched a manhunt following an attack at a mosque in Verulam, north of Durban. One person has been killed and two critically wounded. According to reports, three Egyptian Nationals stormed into the mosque, attacked people with knives and set it alight. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Reaction Unit South Africa's spokesperson, Prem Balram

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3:04

Former Western Cape Police Commissioner, Arno Lamoer...

First Take SA ·

2018/05/11

Former Western Cape Police Commissioner will spend the next six years in prison. Arno Lamoer and three co-accused, two of whom are also former high-ranking police officials, were sentenced to direct imprisonment in the Cape Town High Court yesterday. Tow truck company owner, Saleem Dawjee, was given an effective six years in jail. Police brigadiers; Darius van Der Ross received a two-year jail term and Colin Govender got four years. Carmel Loggenberg Roberts Reports...

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