Jacaranda FM News interviews + soundbytes

Almost half of SA’s food supply wasted, new study finds

The CSIR’s Suzan Oelefse says the results point to high levels of inefficiency in the food value chain in South Africa.

10 Aug 2021 9AM 1 min

DA: Mapisa-Nqakula nomination as Speaker makes mockery of Parliament

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is opposed to the nomination of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as Speaker of the National Assembly.

10 Aug 2021 8AM 1 min

Search for bodies underway after car plunges into Vaal Dam

Police divers are still scrambling for an unknown number of bodies after a car plunged from the Wilgerivier bridge on the R716 near Oranjeville into the Vaal Dam in the Free State.

10 Aug 2021 7AM 1 min

SASSA resolves ‘technical glitches’, system remains slow

Spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi says the system had approximately 2000 applications per minute.

7 Aug 2021 5AM 1 min

Cele: If we don’t pray for change, South Africa is going to kill itself

Police Minister Bheki Cele believes South Africa needs divine intervention - as being a criminal is the new norm.

7 Aug 2021 3AM 2 min

Sakeliga wants Labour Dept to withdraw ‘erroneous directive’ for compulsory vaccination

Business organisation Sakeliga has written to Minister of Labour and Employment Thulas Nxesi, calling for the department to withdraw a directive it believes was issued erroneously.

6 Aug 2021 12PM 1 min

Brandfort renamed to Winnie Mandela

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has approved the name change of Brandfort.

6 Aug 2021 12PM 1 min

Cabinet reshuffle ‘like moving deck chairs on sinking Titanic’ - economist

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle has been met with mixed reaction as the changes to the executive take effect.

6 Aug 2021 9AM 1 min

Security cluster gets facelift after deadly unrest

The country’s security cluster had a shake-up on Thursday evening when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet from the Union Buildings in Tshwane.

5 Aug 2021 5PM 2 min

Duarte confirms message calling for ‘second uprising’

African National Congress (ANC) DSG Jessie Duarte has confirmed that the party is aware of messages doing the rounds calling for the second phase of the social uprising.

5 Aug 2021 7AM 1 min

SANParks going cash-free from September

South African National Parks has announced that 12 of its 20 parks will be going cash-free from 1 September.

5 Aug 2021 6AM 1 min

SIU to investigate IT contracts at Water and Sanitation

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it will look closely at the Department of Water and Sanitation’s books after several tenders were flagged for irregularities.

5 Aug 2021 6AM 1 min

LISTEN: Concerned Cornwall parents decry lack of transformation despite promises

A number of concerned parents at Cornwall Hill College have slammed the prestigious school for failing to see through its promises of racial transformation.

4 Aug 2021 11AM 2 min

LISTEN: Shona Ferguson lauded as loving husband, father at funeral

Filmmaker and actress Connie Ferguson has described the death of her husband Shona as a painful dream.

4 Aug 2021 7AM 1 min

Mabuza being reshuffled not far-fetched – analyst

Deputy President David Mabuza is reportedly returning to South Africa on Wednesday after leaving the country in June to seek medical attention in Russia.

4 Aug 2021 7AM 1 min

Phoenix violence ‘was a massacre’ - Zikalala

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has reiterated his belief that what transpired in Phoenix, north of Durban during the recent unrest was a massacre.

3 Aug 2021 8AM 1 min

More harrowing details emerge of ‘Phoenix massacre’ deaths

"The events in Phoenix have claimed the lives of 36 people. Our investigation shows that 30 of those who were killed were shot, two were burned to death, one was stabbed and another was run over by a motor vehicle. Two others died from the brutal injuries they sustained after…

3 Aug 2021 6AM 2 min