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1,660 Episodes
720 – 740

EXPLAINER: How will Mkhwebane’s ‘extremely urgent’ court bid pan out?

Sunday Times legal reporter Franny Rabkin explains Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s situation. The suspended public protector's urgent court application to immediately return to work came after the DA appealed against a Western Cape High Court judgment that her suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa was unlawful. The presidency will challenge the judgment in…
13 Sep 2022 4AM 4 min

Load-shedding worsens as more power units fail

A "sudden tripping" of three Kendal power station units has led to stage 4 load-shedding starting at 10am on Tuesday. This will be in force until 5am on Thursday, said Eskom. A day ago, the electricity utility had envisaged the country could move from stage 3 to stage 2 from…
13 Sep 2022 1AM 1 min

Where things stand for Mkhwebane

Despite a high court ruling that her suspension is invalid, the fight is not over for suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane as court battles continue. Mkhwebane was suspended in June and has been back and forth with court cases and also before the section 194 inquiry into her fitness to…
12 Sep 2022 5AM 3 min

Meyiwa trial: Police 'inexperience' in the spotlight

Counsel for accused one to four, advocate Zandile Mshololo, told the Pretoria high court on Friday that inexperienced police officers were the first to attend the murder scene of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa. During cross-examination of state witness Sgt Mlungisi Mthethwa, it was revealed that he and his colleagues did…
9 Sep 2022 7AM 7 min

Meyiwa trial: More discrepancies in police witness testimony

The second state witness in the murder trial of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa Sgt Patrick Mlungisi Mthethwa took to the stand at the Pretoria high court on Thursday. Mthethwa’s testimony highlighted more discrepancies in the high-profile murder case. One of which was the order of arrival of certain police officials…
8 Sep 2022 7AM 5 min

'It’s rubbish that Ramaphosa can’t come,' Shivambu as MPs reject date of Q&A

Some MPs rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa's offer to come to parliament on September 29, saying they are being taken for a ride. Members want him to appear to answer questions as a matter of urgency and say the delay is unacceptable. EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu proposed that parliament subpoena…
8 Sep 2022 3AM 4 min

The Automotive Industry Transformation Fund explained

The Automotive Transformation Fund was introduced to create black-owned enterprises in the Automotive industry. What is it all about? Who is involved? Phuti Mpyane chats to Jabulani Selumane the CEO of the Fund.
7 Sep 2022 6AM 31 min

Hearsay evidence of deceased police official permitted in Meyiwa trial  

A statement by deceased Brig Philani Ndlovu was read into the record as hearsay evidence to be used during cross-examination of the first state witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday. Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela ruled in favour of the defence, saying it was…
6 Sep 2022 6AM 8 min

Load-shedding is back until Saturday — day and night

Eskom's enforced power cuts will be implemented from Tuesday — and daytime outages are back.  Stage 2 load-shedding kicks in from 4pm until 10pm on Tuesday night. This will be followed by daily cuts between 5am to 10pm until Saturday.
6 Sep 2022 5AM 1 min

Frustrated by crime, marchers call for sacking of police minister Bheki Cele

“Have you ever been raped? Do you know someone in your family who was raped?” These questions were posed by protesters who marched to police minister Bheki Cele’s office in Pretoria on Tuesday to call for his ousting. The march was organised by the DA and supported by Action Society’s Ian…
6 Sep 2022 4AM 7 min

SA could extract its own oil to keep fuel prices low: economist

As motorists expect fuel decreases from Wednesday, Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop says SA could reassess oil and gasoline imports to lower prices. The Automobile Association (AA) called on government to urgently review the fuel price and find a sustainable solution to mitigating rising fuel costs, failing which citizens would…
5 Sep 2022 7AM 3 min

"Applicant's constitutional rights have been violated" — Meyiwa trial  

The high court in Pretoria on Monday heard the application for a special entry regarding the alleged irregularities relating to the state's alleged non-disclosure of the so-called second docket in the murder case of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa. The application was brought by counsel for accused 5 advocate Zandile Mshololo,…
5 Sep 2022 6AM 7 min

Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10, wounded 15

Canadian police are hunting for two suspects in a stabbing spree that killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others, mostly in a sparsely populated indigenous community, early on Sunday. The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and are certain…
5 Sep 2022 5AM 1 min

Forever young ANC leaders want slice of the cake

One is as old as one feels, so goes the saying, but according to Pule Mabe, as long as you are not Thabo Mbeki’s age, you are young. The ANC’s national spokesperson has suggested that people under 50 should be considered “youth”. This is revealed in a leaked recording of…
3 Sep 2022 10AM 8 min

Defence minister loses her cool with DA MP heckling her over Russian trip

“I don’t have to answer to you. You are rude, but perhaps ... when you look at me, you [think you see] ... a kitchen lady.” These were the words of an angry defence minister, Thandi Modise, directed at DA MP Dean Macpherson during Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly. Macpherson…
31 Aug 2022 11AM 3 min

Limpopo MEC Ramathuba raised an important issue: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa answered questions virtually from MPs on Tuesday, including challenges of illegal immigration, criminality and SANDF deployment. Ramaphosa said Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba raised an important issue that is being debated and also said government is making progress on combating criminality.  Proceedings were delayed as EFF members…
30 Aug 2022 8AM 5 min

AfriForum to pay costs after losing ‘Shoot the Boer’ case against EFF

The Equality Court has dismissed AfriForum’s "dubul’ iBhunu" ("Shoot the Boer") case with costs.  The organisation had taken the EFF to court over the singing of the song, allegedly by party leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, arguing it is hate speech and contributed to farm murders. Several witnesses…
25 Aug 2022 3AM 3 min
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