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7:46

Harry Sideropoulous on 'FROM THE FOOTLIGHTS' at the...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/16

Following sold-out performances of his smash hit show STAGE by STAGE in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this year and in a first for the Teatro and Jonathan Roxmouth, the multi-award winning star of local theatre will perform three concerts entitled FROM THE FOOTLIGHTS, featuring a variety of hits from internationally acclaimed Broadway and West End musicals such as CHICAGO, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISÈRABLES, SWEENEY TODD and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. The concerts will be staged at

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13:17

7 die in KZN in gun related incidents

First Take SA ·

2015/09/16

The KwaZulu Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Willies Mchunu is currently hosting a media briefing following two attacks in the province today. Three people were killed when gunmen opened fire at the Brook Street Taxi Rank in the Durban CBD in what is suspected to be a taxi related feud. Three others were wounded in the shooting. The taxi rank was temporarily closed today. Police say they have confiscated a variety of fire-arms, including high calibre rifles, hand guns and

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5:56

@TsepisoMakwetla speaks to Prof Geoffrey Setswe of...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/15

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

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10:39

@KrivPillay chats to Linda Mbonambi & Mandla Nxumalo...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/15

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

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5:42

@TsepisoMakwetla chats to prof Dialo Diop on Global...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/15

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

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6:12

Sharlene Swartz of @HSRCza speaks about violence at...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/15

The SRC of the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville Campus say they will not back down until their demands are met. Students went on a violent protest burning and damaging university property. The protest also spread to UKZN's Howard College in Durban. SRC Secretary General at the Westville campus, Ngcebo Mazibuko, says students' concerns include security on and off campus, as well as closure of access to the university's foundation programmes.

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10:39

education one solution that could help address social...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/14

Political scientists and economists say free and compulsory education could be one of many solutions that could help address social challenges such poverty and inequality especially in most developing countries. The team of academics gathered in this discussion trying to find solutions to global challenges on the second day of the World Social Science Forum currently underway in Durban. According to these academics, the extent of inequality and poverty within third world countries is overwhelming

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11:05

Multi-award winning music sensation, Ntando Bangani...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/11

Multi-award winning music sensation, Ntando Bangani is back with a new album. The Afro-pop singer is expected to release his latest offering, titled 'Brand New' next week. One of his singles that has been dominating the airwaves is Kulikhuni. Speaking to our producer Asanda Ntame, Ntando says the song was inspired by a conversation he had shared with his farther about choosing to leave a simple life. In this segment of OPEN MIC, he starts off by explaining how he parted ways with his former

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4:06

Lights on finally for villager.

First Take SA ·

2015/09/10

Municipalities as well as state entities such as Eskom have the responsibility to provide electricity to citizens. But Ephraim Malahlela was not afforded the opportunity to enjoy his right to access electricity. He was sent from pillar to post by Eskom employees in Polokwane when he applied to have electricity installed at his home in Mankweng Village.

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9:00

Scientists reveal Homo Naledi...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/10

Wits Professor Lee Berger says scientists are hoping to try and extract some DNA from the fossils found deep inside a cave at Maropeng north west of Johannesburg. Prof Berger and a host of other scientists have revealed over one and a half thousand fossil fragments of a new type of early human, named 'Homo Naledi'. The small-brained creature is said to have walked upright - but also had long fingers that were suitable for climbing and tool use.

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6:58

Prof Ruksana Osman on why literacy is important

First Take SA ·

2015/09/08

Experts say literacy is important because it also results in a more vibrant democracy. This comes as the World marks International Literacy Day. A UN report released last year shows that there are 250 million children in primary schools around the world who cannot read, write or do basic sums. In South Africa, almost 5 million people are illiterate. The Education Department says about 54 percent of the population has not completed an adequate level of education.

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4:14

The rate of forest loss has been halved in the last...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/08

The rate of forest loss has been halved in the last twenty-five years. But efforts to sustain their survival must continue unabated. That was the message from the release of the 2015 Global Forest resources Assessment Report at World Forestry Congress in Durban. In spite of this somewhat positive news, civil society voices at the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban are calling for a new definition of forests saying, that plantations simply do not cut it

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3:12

21 busses were torched last night at Marapong in...

First Take SA ·

2015/09/08

Some workers reported late for work while others did not go to work at all after 21 busses were torched last night at Marapong in Lephalale in Limpopo. The incident affected a few construction workers at Medupi and miners at EXXARO's Grootgeluk Coal Mine who rely on the torched busses for transport. Some of the unemployed youth and those who were dismissed from the construction project at the Medupi power station, say the burning of busses and other property will highlight their demand for jobs. A

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4:46

Latest on the Nkululeko 'Flabba" Habedi case

First Take SA ·

2015/09/08

State witness Thapelo Sello says murder accused, Sindisiwe Manqele, seemed remorseful after fatally stabbing her rapper boyfriend, Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi. Sello was cross examined in the high court sitting in the Randburg Magistrate's Court. Meanwhile, the credibility of the state's second witness came under severe scrutiny as Mpho Motsoari, has admitted to smoking dagga and drinking alcohol a few hours before Habedi was killed.

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3:57

Speak Out-One year wait for provident fund pay-out.

First Take SA ·

2015/09/03

In July 2014 Jim Mthethwa from Gauteng submitted a claim for his provident fund pay out after leaving his job at Kelly Industrial. A year later he was yet to receive it. When he initially applied to the Road Freight and Logistics Provident Fund, he was told that he would be paid in 3 to 6 months. But this did not happen. When he followed up on the matter he was told that he had not submitted his documents.

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10:33

The situation remains tense in Vuwani Limpopo.

First Take SA ·

2015/09/03

The situation remains tense in Vuwani, Limpopo. This after the Municipal Demarcation Board's handover to the new municipal outer boundary determinations and re-determinations to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), in preparation for the 2016 Local Government Elections. This morning a school property was damaged as the result of the on-going protests in the area. Spokesperson for the six traditional leaders, Chief Livhuwani Matsila says they will be filing court papers to interdict the

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9:51

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater comes to SA!!!!!

First Take SA ·

2015/09/02

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater , one of the world's most popular global modern dance companies, returns to South Africa in September after 17 years with 13 performances in Johannesburg at the Teatro at Montecasino from Thursday, 3 September to Sunday, 13 September 2015 and seven shows in Cape Town at Artscape, from 16 to 20 September 2015. Founded in 1958, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artists have performed for an estimated 23 million people in 71 countries on 6 continents. For more on

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3:59

Swazi truck driver dened bail

First Take SA ·

2015/09/01

The Manzini Magistrate court in Manzini Swaziland, has denied the bail application for Sigwili Ndzimandze. Ndzimandze is one of the drivers of the trucks involved in a crash that caused multiple deaths last Friday. The trucks crashed while transporting maidens to the annual reed dance in Eludzidzini. The government says 11 maidens and two traditional leaders were killed, but opposition groups have put the death toll at between 38 and 65..

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7:24

swazi Government reacts to crash that killed 11 maidens

First Take SA ·

2015/08/31

One of the truck drivers that is suspected to have caused the crash that killed eleven Swazi maidens and two tribal authorities in Swaziland on Friday has been arrested and briefly appeared in court. The driver who is a government driver employed by the Ministry of Natural Resources has been charged with culpable homicide. According to Swaziland Police the driver will again appear in court tomorrow. For more on this we are joined on the line by the Swaziland Government spokesperson, Percy

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12:43

Government accepts that not all jobs will be saved in...

First Take SA ·

2015/08/31

Government says it has accepted that not all jobs will be saved in the mining sector. His statement comes after the sector confirmed that it had signed a broad plan with unions and the government to stem a wave of job losses that falling commodity prices and soaring costs have triggered. The plan includes boosting platinum by promoting the metal as a central bank reserve asset. It also seeks to make commitments to delay lay-offs and sell distressed mining assets instead of closing them. Mineral

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