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FULL ADDRESS | President Ramaphosa delivers his state of the nation address

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2022 state of the nation address (Sona) from Cape Town City Hall on Thursday night.

10 Feb 2022 1PM 1 hr 49 min

“I want to see real political change coming again,” Athol Trollip on joining ActionSA

Former DA federal chairperson and Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip was announced as ActionSA’s provincial chairperson of the Eastern Cape in a press conference held in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Trollip is the latest high-profile member to join shortly after former DA Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi last month.

9 Feb 2022 7AM 4 min

SA needs solutions from Sona to pull it out of turmoil, not more analysis and promises — experts

SA is itching to hear what the government is doing to keep the country from the brink of collapse, according to political and economic experts at Wits University. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his state of the nation address (Sona) to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National…

9 Feb 2022 7AM 9 min

Azapo members sing “shoot the Boer” inside court during “ kill the Boer” case against EFF members

The “kill the Boer” court case continued on Wednesday morning. AfriForum is taking EFF members to court over singing dubul’ ibhunu (”kill the Boer”). There was chaos on Wednesday morning when two people entered the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg singing dubul’ ibhunu while AfriForum’s Ernst Roets was testifying. The…

9 Feb 2022 6AM 3 min

Tembisa hospital temporarily closed after ‘police officer shoots nurse’

Tembisa Hospital was temporarily closed on Wednesday after a fatal shooting left patients and staff in a state of shock, the Gauteng health department said.

9 Feb 2022 4AM 1 min

Double standards of racism: We don’t see outcry when blacks incite racism, “Kill the Boer” court case hears

The second day of the AfriForum vs EFF members court case for singing “Kill the Boer” resumed in the Gauteng high court in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Ernst Roets from AfriForum, author of the book Kill the Boer: Government Complicity in SA’s Brutal Farm Murders, is continuing with his testimony…

8 Feb 2022 6AM 4 min

'We can't be shaken by racist small boys' — EFF SG

AfriForum's case against EFF members for singing “Kill the Boer” started in the Gauteng high court in Johannesburg on Monday. Ernst Roets from AfriForum, the author of the book Kill the Boer: Government Complicity in SA's Brutal Farm Murders, read some sections of the book and answered questions in the…

7 Feb 2022 11AM 4 min

Load-shedding is back: Stage 2 power cuts to kick in at 9pm on Monday

Eskom will implement stage 2 load-shedding from 9pm on Monday to “conserve and replenish” emergency reserves.“Further breakdowns could force Eskom to implement load-shedding sooner or to extend the load-shedding beyond Tuesday morning,” the utility said in a statement.Eskom said that, since midnight, it had lost a unit each at Camden,…

7 Feb 2022 9AM 1 min

I am not pro-Ramaphosa, I just made a lot of enemies, says Zondo

Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo says he is being accused of being pro-Ramaphosa without facts. Zondo is the final candidate being interviewed for the chief justice position. Other candidates include Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya and Gauteng judge president Dunstan Mlambo.

4 Feb 2022 11AM 4 min

Time for court modernisation and innovation, says Mlambo

Chief justice hopeful Dunstan Mlambo wants modernisation and innovation in SA courts.  Mlambo was the third candidate interviewed for the position. He said the delay in delivering judgments is unacceptable.

4 Feb 2022 8AM 4 min

Mandisa Maya on matters that must be addressed in the judiciary

On Wednesday Supreme Court of Appeal judge president Mandisa Maya was in the hot sit as she vies for the chief justice position. Maya is the only woman ever nominated for the position. She mentioned some of the issues she wants addressed.“DNA samples go stale or get lost. With DNA…

2 Feb 2022 10AM 5 min

Eskom CEO disappointed they were not able to successfully carry out planned maintenance

Eskom has again implemented load-shedding. This time it will last for five days until Monday next week. “This load-shedding is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity following breakdowns of two more generating units during the night,” the company said. Eskom provided a virtual update on Wednesday morning. The…

2 Feb 2022 6AM 3 min

Court postpones case of 11 military vets arrested for kidnap of three ministers

The case against 11 military veterans charged with kidnapping has been postponed to May to allow them to file representations.

1 Feb 2022 8AM 1 min

Bongani Baloyi didn’t vote for the DA in the local elections

In a wide-ranging interview on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi explained why he did not vote for his now former party, the DA, in last year’s local government elections.He was at pains to explain to the host, Eusebius McKaiser, how he slowly started feeling estranged from the…

1 Feb 2022 4AM 6 min

No symptoms, no isolation and full-time return to school: Govt announces new Covid-19 rules

If you test positive for Covid-19 but are not showing symptoms, you do not need to go into isolation. This is among a number of new measures put in place on Monday night after a special cabinet meeting earlier in the day. Another new rule announced as part of the…

1 Feb 2022 3AM 2 min

Guru of the wilderness

Meeting Sicelo Mbata for a hot tea ( I have to mix these meals up) is akin to taking a masterclass with a highly evolved spiritual guru. I thought I was going to talk wildlife conservation and our relationship to nature with a remarkably adept story teller. I had gleaned…

28 Jan 2022 8AM 12 min

Critics of Neil Young are wrong to claim he is against free speech

In this episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he explores the claim by some critics of Neil Young that the rock star has abandoned his commitment to free speech. Young’s music was taken off Spotify after he gave them an ultimatum to either kick podcaster Joe Rogan off their platform for…

28 Jan 2022 3AM 1 min

'I wanted to get it over and done with’ — Pule’s killer details her last moments

WARNING: This audio content contains graphic details, listener discretion is advised. The Gauteng high court sitting in Johannesburg on Thursday heard testimony from convicted murderer Muzikayise Malephane on how he killed 28-yer-old Tshegofatso Pule in June 2020. Malephane is testifying in the trial against the alleged mastermind of the murder…

28 Jan 2022 3AM 6 min

KZN education MEC says schools should not resemble 'war-zones'

KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Kwazi Mshengu visited the Dassenhoek High School in KwaNdengezi after four pupils were stabbed in class by robbers on Wednesday. Mshengu highlighted the need for community members to play their role in helping schools deal with such crimes.

27 Jan 2022 7AM 4 min

Public universities will admit only 200,000 first-year students in 2022

Only 200,000 first-year students will be admitted to public South African universities this year, and that is not even a quarter of the number of applications these institutions received. Thandi Lewin, acting deputy director-general for university education at the department of higher education & training, says the demand for higher…

27 Jan 2022 6AM 5 min