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8:04

Weather Guru gives the lowdown on devastating flooding

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2024/06/05

Severe weather has hit the country, with the Eastern Cape suffering devastating floods and snowfall.KwaZulu-Natal was also hit with a tornado this week. In the latest episode of Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we chat to Weather Guru Garth Sampson for an update on the recent weather, including the rainfall over the last few days and his winter weather forecast. We also chat to Dr Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift of the Givers on relief efforts in Nelson Mandela Bay after many lost their

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10:06

'The decline continues and is gaining pace' - expert...

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2024/06/04

Associate professor and voting behaviour specialist, Collette Schulz-Herzenberg of the department of political science at Stellenbosch University, says the decline in participation is a concern. The national average stood at 58.6%.Also weighing in is political expert Asanda Ngoasheng also weighed in, saying another reason some citizens didnt vote is that opposition parties have not convinced them enough that they are a good alternative. A low voter turnout was also cited as a challenged for ANC

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1:22:11

DJ Sbu reflects on his comeup, setbacks and comeback...

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2024/06/04

DJ Sbu is a personality who frequently makes headlines for various reasons. The media persoanlity, DJ, and business speaks to TshisaLIVE about his career thans spans nearly two decades. TshisaLIVE

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2:23

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to study docket contents

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2024/06/04

The state has reconsidered its decision to charge a second accused person to join former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock. Mapisa-Nqakula stood alone in a bright blue dress when her matter returned before the Pretoria magistrate's court, where a second accused was expected to be charged with her. She could head to trial alone as the state has decided not to charge any other accused persons.

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39:23

And What Rough Beast Next?

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2024/06/04

Former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon has harsh words for the Independent Electoral Commission and praise for ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula following last week’s tumultuous election results. As he heads off to join the DA’s post-election negotiating team he tells Peter Bruce in this edition of Podcasts from the Edge that the Constitution wasn’t designed to deal with a collapse in the ruling party vote that occurred last week. It gives political leaders

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31:12

Special: Human Trafficking - Part 2

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2024/06/03

True Crime South Africa Specials focus in on one specific true crime topic taking listeners on a deep dive. This special focuses on Human Trafficking (Part 2) - What is it? Who and where are the victims? Who are the perpetrators? (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

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1:00

A Message from Me: Pod Update & JHB Book Launch

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2024/06/03

Just a quick message from me about what you can expect on the pod over the next week or two and an invite to join me at my JHB Book Launch at Exclusive Books Clearwater Mall on Thursday 6 June 2024. RSVP to exclusivebooks.com/events Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

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4:55

MK Party calls for rerun of elections amid...

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2024/06/01

The MK Party has called for a rerun, not only a recount, claiming voting irregularities in the 2024 election process. This was announced during an impromptu media briefing at the IEC’s national results operation centre on Saturday evening. More than 20 parties are also contesting the elections alongside the MK Party. Party leader and former president Jacob Zuma, as well as party members addressed the media.

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7:10

A new president, ANC in opposition - what’s next in...

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2024/06/01

Discussions on electing a president and a new government must be completed in the next two weeks. Democracy Works Foundation chairperson Prof William Gumede says an “outlier” coalition government without the ANC is possible. The party that ushered the country into democracy and freedom, and independently governed South Africa for the past 30 years will need an alliance with another party or other parties to make up the 10% support it lacks to meet the threshold to remain in government. The ANC

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5:11

‘Those people were never ours — they were Zuma’s’:...

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2024/06/01

EFF leader Julius Malema says the MK Party was successful in the elections because the people who supported former president Jacob Zuma had no other “home” after he was removed from office and therefore ended up going to his party. He said those were voters borrowed by the EFF, as President Cyril Ramaphosa was not an option. Malema also spoke on their performance in the 2024 elections, saying they had done very well. Regarding potential coalitions, Malema said he would work with both the MK Party

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1:50

'We want the home affairs department': Gayton McKenzie

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2024/06/01

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie says the party is eyeing the home affairs department to deal with illegal foreigners. Speaking to the media at the IEC's result operation centre in Midrand, McKenzie said the party will receive nine seats in the National Assembly, which will decide who becomes president.

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2:08

Maimane suggests coalition talks should be held publicly

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2024/06/01

Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has suggested that coalition talks be open to the public. Speaking to the media at the IEC's results operation centre in Midrand on Saturday, Maimane says coalition talks should be conducted in parliament to allow for transparency. BOSA has 0.4% of the votes nationally. Maimane says he has been receiving phone calls from political parties wanting to talk about coalitions.

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2:14

DA to meet multi-party charter partners on way forward

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2024/05/31

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1:28

'We have played a huge role in bringing the ANC...

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2024/05/31

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party has played a huge role in bringing the ANC down. Mashaba addressed the media at the IEC results operation centre on Friday. He says ActionSA is grateful that the ANC no longer has a majority to push its agenda.Action SA is currently sitting in eighth place with 1.1% of the national vote.

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34:46

From Lorch’s viral moment to JazziQ accused of sexual...

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2024/05/31

Catch up on your top entertainment headlines of the week, adding exciting commentary from entertainment journalists and voices from your faves. TshisaLIVE

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1:30

The people have exercised their democratic right,...

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2024/05/31

The ANC will look at its principles and what its voters want when it enters into a coalition to govern the country, the party said as total control slipped through its fingers. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said coalition talks — or co-operation discussions, as she prefers to say — will begin only when the numbers have been finalised. The ANC has been in complete control of government since the dawn of democracy in 1994, with its continuous electoral decline since the 2009 elections likely to

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4:03

Premature to talk about coalitions, says DA’s...

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2024/05/31

DA leader John Steenhuisen says it is too early to discuss coalitions. He said they would wait for the counting to conclude before they would decide who to go into a coalition with, but that their priority is the 10 parties that formed the Multiparty Charter for South Africa (MPC). The DA leader also shared his views on the Electoral Commission of South Africa's performance during the elections, saying their performance was a disaster. Steenhuisen was speaking to media at the IEC results

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2:09

Bheki Cele: 50 people arrested for disruptions during...

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2024/05/31

Police minister Bheki Cele says 50 people were arrested from Monday to voting day Wednesday for disrupting the elections. Speaking to media at the IEC results operations centre in Midrand, Cele said they would appear in various courts on Friday. Cele said KwaZulu-Natal remains tension-free with vote counting still under way, despite earlier threats by members of the MK Party if they don't get two-thirds majority.

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11:03

ELECTION WRAP: MK Party’s surge, missing ballot...

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2024/05/30

TimesLIVE brings you what went down on the first day of capturing the 2024 general election results.

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1:19

'We were the underdogs and no-one had faith in us':...

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2024/05/30

uMkhonto we Sizwe Party's (MKP's) Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says the party went into the elections as underdogs. Speaking to TimesLIVE on the floor of the results operating centre, Zuma-Sambudla said no-one had faith in the party.

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