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Busisiwe Mavuso: Too many crooks in SA politics 2

Business Leader South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned that the country's political landscape will send it into a state of mayhem.

7 Apr 2022 11AM 2 min

Busisiwe Mavuso: Too many crooks in SA politics 1

Business Leader South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned that the country's political landscape will send it into a state of mayhem.

7 Apr 2022 11AM 2 min

All South Africans must pay for RAF, says Fuel Retailers Association

The Fuel Retailers Association believes all South Africans should contribute towards the Road Accident Fund.

4 Apr 2022 7AM 1 min

LISTEN: No slaughter, vaccinations as NW battles foot-and-mouth disease

Speaking to Jacaranda FM News Dr Langa Madybi, director of the provincial department in North West, said they have opted to quarantine the animals.

4 Apr 2022 7AM 6 min

LISTEN: NUM to intensify strike at Sibyane-Stillwater

NUM’s Lupert Chilwane says a memorandum was submitted two weeks ago.

3 Apr 2022 10AM 1 min

LISTEN: Mabuza blames weakened family values for rampant corruption

Deputy President David Mabuza has shifted blame for the rampant corruption at public institutions.

31 Mar 2022 10AM 2 min

ATM threatens to boycott Ramaphosa no-confidence vote amid legal squabble

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) is threatening to abstain from voting in the motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

30 Mar 2022 7AM 1 min

LISTEN: Residents suffering prolonged power cuts can claim damages, says City of Tshwane

The City of Tshwane says there are options available for residents who want to claim damages as a result of the recent power cuts in parts of the metro.

28 Mar 2022 8AM 3 min

LISTEN: Sewerage leak closes part of Clifton Beach

The City of Cape Town’s MMC for Water and Sanitation Zahid Badroodien says he was alerted to the incident on Saturday.

28 Mar 2022 7AM 2 min

Safety concerns over incarceration of Dudula leader

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Kenny Kunene has raised safety concerns over the incarceration of Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla “Lux” Dlamini.

26 Mar 2022 5AM 2 min

Tensions simmer as EFF face off with Operation Dudula in Dobsonville

Tensions simmered in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Wednesday as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) faced off with supporters of activist Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini.

23 Mar 2022 7AM 1 min

No outdoor mask required: Covid regulations relaxed

The announcement was made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during an address to the nation on Tuesday evening.

22 Mar 2022 3PM 1 min

Union NEASA heads to court over mandatory Covid-19 jabs in workplace

CEO Gerhard Papenfus says the new regulations place “massive, unreasonable administrative and legal obligations on the employers” thus rendering them impractical and confusing.

22 Mar 2022 10AM 1 min

Court rules air quality at country’s coal belts breaches constitutional rights

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment says it is studying the judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court on Friday.

19 Mar 2022 4AM 1 min

LISTEN: SAMWU angry at Tshwane for roping in AfriForum to quell protests

Tladinyane says at the center of some of these challenges is the city’s refusal to pay salary increases.

18 Mar 2022 7AM 4 min

Aggrieved COJ130 employees turn to courts over ‘irrational directive’

Some 130 disgruntled employees are taking legal action against the City of Johannesburg over a directive that will see them jobless by next April.

15 Mar 2022 11AM 1 min

LISTEN: Ramaphosa’s handling of pandemic doesn't look good – political analyst

Political analyst Theo Venter says as much as we can hold President Cyril Ramaphosa to his word and intention of ending the state of disaster, he does not make the decision alone.

14 Mar 2022 11AM 2 min

LISTEN: Govt to roll out second booster shots for J&J vaccine

The Department of Health has made further amendments to the country’s Covid-19 vaccination schedule.

14 Mar 2022 9AM 1 min

Aspen helps govt evacuate SA students from Ukraine

Pharmaceutical giant Aspen Pharmacare is assisting the Department of International Relations and Corporation to evacuate some 25 South African students from war-torn Ukraine.

10 Mar 2022 2AM 3 min

‘Nobody is being fired’ - City of Joburg stands its ground in fixed-term contract spat

The City of Johannesburg has issued a directive reversing the permanent employment of 130 staff.

9 Mar 2022 9AM 1 min