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1,660 Episodes
740 – 760

Limpopo health MEC blasts patient from Zim receiving treatment in SA hospital

Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has been captured confronting a foreign national scheduled for surgery at a hospital in the province. She is heard telling the patient her country must take responsibility for her health issues and not SA, adding that Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa does not contribute to…
24 Aug 2022 1AM 3 min

‘Pervert’ minister Godongwana must resign immediately, says Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema says the continued stay of finance minister Enoch Godongwana in office spits in the faces of rape victims. The party has called for Godongwana to step down after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. Malema said there were no divisions in the Zulu royal family…
23 Aug 2022 7AM 4 min

“We do our investigations without fear, favour or prejudice”: Hawks head

Hawks head Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya on Tuesday hosted a media briefing at which he gave an update on cases the directorate is working on, among them the July 2021 unrest. He also outlined milestones achieved since his appointment in 2018. Lebeya also spoke about challenges the unit is facing, such…
23 Aug 2022 6AM 6 min

‘Shut up, I’m not your little boy,’  Mpofu tells DA MP

A witness in the parliamentary inquiry into suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office gave the head of her legal team, advocate Dali Mpofu, a hard time on Monday. Testifying before the section 194 committee on Monday was Busani Baloyi, a former COO in the public protector's office…
23 Aug 2022 3AM 5 min

Saftu demands R1,500 for 12.4-million jobless South Africans

As trade unions plan to shut down the country on Wednesday, Saftu (South African Federation of Trade Unions) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says one of the demands is for the R350 grant to be increased to R1,500 for the unemployed. Lowering of prices, stepping aside of the entire government of…
22 Aug 2022 6AM 4 min

CRIME STATS: Decrease in sexual offences, but murder remains high 

Police minister Bheki Cele delivered the crime statistics for the first quarter — April to June 2022 — of the 2022/2023 financial year. In this period sexual offences decreased, while murder remained high. According to Cele, violent crimes against women and children were at alarmingly high and unacceptable levels.
19 Aug 2022 6AM 5 min

Corporal punishment in schools should be reviewed, says Lesufi

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is likely to set the cat among the pigeons for saying he supports a “strong review” of the law that banned corporal punishment in schools. The use of corporal punishment in schools was outlawed in 1996. He made this view known during a meeting of…
17 Aug 2022 9AM 1 min

‘We won’t do it’: Mkhwebane’s request to summon Ramaphosa declined

MPs weighed in on President Cyril Ramaphosa being summoned to appear before the section 194 committee inquiry into public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office. Mkhwebane’s legal team, led by advocate Dali Mpofu, asked the committee to summon Ramaphosa, saying a refusal to do so would be "blatantly unfair".
16 Aug 2022 3AM 4 min

Zuma’s redacted medical records under spotlight in SCA appeal  

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Monday heard an appeal regarding former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole. The court heard several submissions from various parties including the department of correctional services, Zuma’s legal counsel and counsel for one of the respondents in the case, the DA. One of…
15 Aug 2022 3PM 6 min

Parent shouts at teacher who told granny she ‘will never like coloureds’

A female teacher had to be escorted out of a Johannesburg school by police on Monday after angry parents tried to forcibly remove her for telling a pupil’s granny she “did not like coloureds”. A parent shouted “you racist pig” as the educator left the Fred Norman Secondary School in…
15 Aug 2022 10AM 2 min

Police in contact with SANDF but deployment would be premature, says Cele

Police minister Bheki Cele briefed parliament on plans to combat "zama zamas" and crime. He suspects human trafficking is related to illegal miners. He also mentioned police understaffing. The subject of zama zamas has been a hot topic after the arrest of 350 in connection with the gang rape of…
11 Aug 2022 7AM 4 min

Seven more suspects linked to Krugersdorp rape case

Seven more suspects linked to the rapes of eight women in Krugersdorp last month are expected to appear in court on Thursday, bringing the number of arrests for the attack to 14. Proceedings were delayed as an age assessment is being done on an alleged zama zama (illegal miner) who…
11 Aug 2022 6AM 5 min

You get the president you deserve, gangster or liberator: Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema has chastised the people of the Eastern Cape for voting ANC despite service delivery failure. Premier Oscar Mabuyane should be “rotting in jail” for corruption in the province, he alleged. Malema spoke on several issues, including GBV, farmgate, impeaching President Cyril Ramaphosa and ukuthwala. “SA, you…
10 Aug 2022 6AM 4 min
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