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9 hours ago
What does it all mean? Examining the biggest political stories of the week
Business Day political editor Hajra Omarjee and Sowetan political editor Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya joined Eusebius McKaiser on his TimesLIVE podcast to discuss and debate some of the biggest political stories in the country.
Three themes were isolated: Does the state of the nation address (still) matter? Will the impending cabinet reshuffle improve the government’s performance on key governance metrics, or will it simply reflect the new internal leadership structures of the ANC? Are coalitions inherently unworkable in South Africa, or may we yet reform the rules to ensure less instability?
A wide range of views emerged from the host and his guests. As always, listen and decide where your own views land.
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11 hours ago
Parliament 'ready' for Sona disruptions
Parliament says it will take all necessary steps to ensure the state of the nation address (Sona) is successful.
The house has budgeted more than R8m for its most important annual occasion.
It is set to take place in Cape Town on Thursday from 7pm, with parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula saying it's all systems go for President Cyril Ramaphosa's address.
Load-shedding hit South Africans hard this and last year, but it will not be a factor in parliament on Thursday as Eskom has undertaken to exclude it from power cuts that night.
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12 hours ago
Tribute to John Moeti
Just as the country was coming to terms with the death of a young promising star, what a way to kick off the week with now the loss of a stalwart of the game, a legendary leader. A man who, undoubtedly will forever go down as one of the most dedicated, modest and hardworking players this country has ever produced. An Orlando Pirates legend, a Bafana Bafana legend... John Moeti was indeed a rare breed. A cut above his peers as far as discipline is concerned. Humility personified.
I can go on and on and on because hey, this is a man who wore any jersey he donned with pride and diligence. And I hope you all understand just why we always say, we give our players their flowers right here on MSW whilst they are still alive, and o can only hope this man knew how much we appreciated his enormous contribution to the beautiful game. I can only hope he felt the love even past his playing days. A sad day for South African football and we will do our best to honour the man
we all loved. A workhorse engine we all called Dungi.
On the line: Family spokesperson Victor Rakhale
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12 hours ago
In Conversation with Ian Cheeseman
The Premier League have accused Manchester City by the of breaching a slew of financial rules from 2009-18, during which the club became a force inEnglish and European soccer following its takeover by Abu Dhabi’s ruling
family The league released a long statement detailing a list of alleged breaches of regulations by City after a four-year investigation, covering a period when the team won three Premier League titles - in 2012, 2014 and 2018. To help us break this down I am joined by…
On the line: Ian Cheeseman [Manchester City Correspondent]
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1 day ago
True Crime Stories
In his first podcast monologue Peter Bruce takes his Podcasts from the Edge into new realms. Basically because a guest didn’t pitch up he wonders pout loud when President Cyril “The Vanisher” Ramaphosa's reshuffle is going to happen or even if it ever will.
Rumours have Gwede Mantashe keeping his job as energy minister. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, according to some reports, may stay. One because she made it back on to the National Executive Committee after failing to topple Ramaphosa from the party leadership and NEC members need to be sucked up to by ANC leaders and, two, because her vast, deft and sensitive handling of the covid State of Disaster make her an ideal candidate to run the next one, the energy one that the NEC told Ramaphosa they want him to declare.
With a very nasty election coming down the road next year, and the near certainty he is going to lose it, Cyril’s instinct is to make himself a largely indistinguishable part of a crowd. Like a State of Disaster Command Council. Anonymous polls at the weekend have the ANC polling 37% nationally the week before. Why anonymous? Probably because they’re DA polls and our sterling opposition never leaks anything.
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1 day ago
Crossgate Technologies on everything banking and loyalty cards
The manufacturing and programming of banking and loyalty card is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David de Coning, CEO of Crossgate Technologies.
The discussion touches on what Crossgate’s new card facility will mean for SA financial institutions; how the company is looking to change ways in which consumers obtain, replace and activate bank cards; and Crossgate’s future plans for provisioning cards on behalf of banks.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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1 day ago
Could the EFF be turning into Education Freedom Fighters?
In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, Rams looks at the EFF's unexpected call for its members to get a matric.
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1 day ago
‘He’s a musical genius’ — Nandi Madida celebrates Grammy-winning Zakes Bantwini
Probably the proudest wife in the country at the moment, Nandi Madida, musician and wife of Zakes Bantwini, has expressed her pride in her husband, who bagged the first Grammy Award of his career.
Zakes, real name Zakhele Madida, bagged a Grammy win for the song Bayethe which he shares with flautist Wouter Kellerman and vocalist Nomcebo Zikode.
“The most inspiring is that no matter what he achieves, Zakes continues to remain humble, loving and kind-hearted. No matter what the accolade may be, the true essence of who he is and his character is what I celebrate most about him and enjoy,” Nandi told TshisaLIVE
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4 days ago
Episode 104 The Murder of Graham Chatburn
When 49-year-old Graham Chatburn is found in the Liesbeek River with a crossbow bolt through his skull, his friends and family cannot fathom who would want to harm the loving father and husband. As the pieces of the investigation start to fall into place, though, Graham's family will have to accept that they have been living with a killer in their midst. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447)
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4 days ago
Petroleum, gas companies won’t give up fight to blast SA’s coastlines, says Knox
Despite the Makhanda high court setting aside Shell’s oil and gas exploration right in 2023, which gave the multinational company licence to seismically blast the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast, activists say it’s too early to celebrate as companies refuse to back down.
On this week’s That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann, Save The Wild Coast’s Dean Knox says petroleum and gas companies will not give up without a fight in their quest to mine on SA’s coastlines, despite the court ruling.
“We’re not out of the woods yet as far as the Save the Wild Coast campaign is concerned.
“There are huge oil and gas resources under the ocean and the guys who want those resources will not give up very easily because there’s a lot of money at stake,” Knox said.
Also, it’s D-Day for Garden Route communities to register their comments on the scoping assessment of Total’s application to mine a block of seabed offshore between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis for gas.
According to Knox, the huge oil and gas reserves between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis are estimated to be worth R17-trillion, a tempting prospect according to Mann.
Listen to what else he has to say:
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4 days ago
Peregrine’s ride through a volatile market
A look at the SA economy from an investor’s perspective is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jacques Conradie, CEO of Peregrine Capital.
Through the discussion, Conradie outlines Peregrine’s investment philosophy; reviews the performance of its funds in 2022; learnings from investing in Thungela; local versus international investments; and a 2023 investment outlook.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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4 days ago
In conversation with Tim Sukazi
You'll meet far too few club presidents who are as passionate about the
beautiful game as this man. He lives, breathes and eats football. And we all
got to applaud him for always trying to better this team and his people. The
only top-flight side in the Mpumalanga province.
Lets catch up with TS Galaxy chairman Mr Tim Sukazi as we chat everything
'The Rockets'; from the male side's recent European tour and their rather lukewarm campaign, his newly acquired female club, and hey, much much
more...Studio guest: Tim Sukazi [TS Galaxy Chairman]
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5 days ago
EXPLAINED: DA’s legal victory to access ANC’s cadre deployment records
The DA scored a major legal victory against the ANC today. In this explainer audio, TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser makes sense of why the court found against the ANC and puzzles through the political implications.
The court has ordered the ANC to hand over, within five court days, the records of the ANC national cadre deployment committee for its work spanning from January 1 2013 until January 1 2021.
McKaiser explains three major arguments advanced by the DA, two of them intrinsically linked to the constitutional duties of the DA in parliament. It is these arguments in particular that persuaded the court.
The ANC is likely to appeal the judgment, but, as McKaiser explained, this does not mean the case is not politically significant.
Regardless of how the lawfare between the parties may yet play out, the case entrenches, argues McKaiser, certain norms like transparency and accountability, and in so doing also ensures the meaningful enjoyment of political rights.Have a listen.
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5 days ago
Coalition chaos — why we must hold elected politicians accountable
The latest local authority elections have been hailed as an indicator of the rapidly waning influence of the ANC. But they also gave us a foretaste of what life might be like under a national coalition government. To date, that foretaste has at times been sweet, and at other times rancid and desperately wanting.
This week on the Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we look at the phenomenon of coalitions and how they might affect our lives in future. Are they a progressive step towards accountability, or an unmitigated disaster?
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5 days ago
Malema, Snyman lose bid for magistrate's recusal
EFF leader Julius Malema and attorneys for his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman argue that the magistrate in the case against them, in which Malema is accused of illegally discharging a firearm, should be disqualified.
They made a recusal application against Twanette Olivier in the East London regional court on Thursday.
AfriForum brought the case against Malema after he allegedly fired an illegal firearm at his party’s 2018 birthday celebrations. Footage of the event was viewed in court on Wednesday.
When a state witness was questioned by Olivier, Malema became angry, saying she was “prosecuting them”. Thereafter, the EFF leader and Snyman’s legal team filed the recusal application, arguing that the magistrate had asked leading questions. It was heard on Thursday and refused.
Malema and Snyman also face charges of illegal possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and three counts of contravening the Firearms Control Act.
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5 days ago
Where to next for SA's mining sector?
With SA's crucial mining indaba taking place from 6-9 February, Business Law Focus host Evan Pickworth interviews Ntsiki Adonisi-Kgame and Mihlali Sitefane from ENSafrica on whether policy support is sufficient to spark change and drive investment.
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5 days ago
‘It’s about economic recovery’: SA Tourism on R1bn Spurs partnership
The South African tourism department briefed the media on Thursday after reports emerged of a proposed three-year sponsorship deal with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur worth nearly R1bn. Acting CEO of SA Tourism Themba Khumalo said the proposed deal is aimed at attracting tourists to SA to aid the country’s economic recovery.
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5 days ago
Bay residents warned to stay alert as crime spirals out of control
A city living in fear.
That just about sums up Nelson Mandela Bay as criminals wreak havoc, shooting their way across the metro.
In the latest incident, seven people were murdered and four others injured in a mass shooting while attending a party in Kwazakhele this past Sunday.
In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane describes the escalation of crime as a war that can only be defeated with the help of communities joining forces with security companies, police and with support from provincial and national government.
“Everyone must be vigilant. People must know we are living with criminals in our midst.
"Criminals must be identified and exposed so that they don’t actually get joy and comfort among us.”
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5 days ago
Reality check: are entrenched investment themes still relevant in 2023?
In this insightful podcast, Adriaan Pask, PSG Wealth’s chief investment officer, highlights the investment themes that have run out of steam and those that'll gain momentum this year.
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5 days ago
In conversation with Sepp Blatter
Legend has it he was the king of the playground at the local primary school in the 1940s, and the only boy there who possessed a professional-quality football. He followed a not unusual career pattern for a Swiss man in the 1960s and 70s. It was not surprising that when he was first-elected as Fifa
president in 1998, there was a certain amount of national celebration in his home country; he did his obligatory service in Switzerland's militia army, rising to the rank of colonel. Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter joins us for our part two from Switzerland…
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5 days ago
Opening conversation with Rebecca Davis
There is shock and surprise in South Africa over a proposed sponsorship of Tottenham Hotspur by SA Government through its marketing agency, SA Tourism.
Documents obtained by daily online publication, Daily Maverick, reveal that government is seriously considering a proposal to spend close to one-billion rand on the 10th richest football club in the UK.
The deal is apparently on the verge of being finalised and an announcement is expected in London soon. To tell us more I am joined by…Rebecca Davis [Daily Maverick Senior Reporter] Live from the UK
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6 days ago
Mapping opportunities for advertisers in the metaverse
The potential disruption of the communications and advertising business caused by the metaverse is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tebogo Skwambane, country manager for WPP SA.
Skwambane spends the discussion explaining the opportunity for communications firms in the metaverse; the estimated size of advertising spend already being ploughed in video games and other meta universes; and the intersection between traditional advertising and technology.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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6 days ago
Mpho Phalatse says John Steenhuisen does not connect with the masses
In this edition of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, the podcast host engaged former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse on her ambition to become the next DA leader.
She argued the current leadership is not best placed to lead the party into the 2024 national and provincial elections. Phalatse insists the leadership, John Steenhuisen included, do not connect with voters in rural areas or townships. This is one reason she wants to be part of a new offering to voters.
When pressed on whether she has sufficient backing within the party, Phalatse said she has “been approached” by many people in the party who share her view about the leadership and who agitated for her to run for the top position.
McKaiser asked her whether she would agree Steenhuisen is “an excellent leader” to which she responded, while Steenhuisen has done his best, he is not excellent and does not connect with “the masses”. Phalatse argued that even among white voters there are those who question whether he is the bes…
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6 days ago
Mbalula is in the house. Lights. Camera. Action.
In this episde of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, previews what awaits us during Fikile Mbalula's reign as ANC secretary general.
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6 days ago
Transfer deadline conversation with Pro Philani
I don't know how hectic traffic is where you are across this beautiful country of ours, but I can tell you now, you don't want to be around Parktown tight now. Why you ask? Its a phuma-ngena kind of day at the PSL offices, transfer deadline is off the hook. Let's keep track of all the final day happenings as far as who's going where or sadly, who's not.
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6 days ago
In conversation with Brandon Truter
Now if you know your football too well, you'll know this man is popularly known as "Coach Brakkies" in Cape Town. Certainly one of those gaffer who've earned their stripes, worked his way up the ladder to the big league.
By far one of the most underrated coaches in domestic football, Brandon Truter keeps proving his doubters wrong. Started the season in Durban with Usuthu, now he's doing wonders in Limpopo with Sekhukhune United as we speak.
Let’s catch up with the man himself...
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Jan 31, 2023
The EFF is promoting anarchy: Fikile Mbalula
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the EFF is seeking relevance with its planned shutdown and President Cyril Ramaphosa is not going anywhere.
At the weekend, the EFF announced plans for the “mother of all shutdowns”, calling for Ramaphosa to resign and saying it is dissatisfied with the state of the country.
Mbalula also refuted reports that deputy president David Mabuza has quit.
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Jan 31, 2023
Can Dylan Kerr rescue Marumo Gallants?
Marumo Gallants have recruited Dylan Kerr in an ‘advisory position as a consultant’ and Raymond Mdaka as interim head coach during a bizarre technical team shake-up. Meanwhile current head coach Dan Malesela and technical director Harris Choeu embark on “special leave”.
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Jan 31, 2023
Dan Malesela says people at Marumo were plotting against him
Maruma Gallants have decided to place head coach Dan Dance Malesela on, wait for it, a special leave. This isn't the kind of leave you take at your work my friends, this one is special...
Suspended Marumo Gallants coach Dan "Dance" Malesela reckons the club's owner Abram Sello is close to traitorous people, implying his suspension was a sabotage job.
On Monday Marumo released a statement confirming Malesela had been placed on special leave amid the slump in form. The club roped in mentor Dylan Kerr as a consultant with assistant coach Raymond Mdaka filling in as interim head coach. Marumo are winless in their last eight league games with six defeats and two draws. Their last league victory was when they beat Cape Town City 2-1 last October.
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Jan 30, 2023
inDrive’s strategy to win in SA ride share market
Competition in the local ride sharing industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Vincent Lilane, business development representative at inDrive SA.
Lilane walks us through the company’s operations at present; its move to ‘zero-rate’ local use of its platform for passengers and drivers; the state of gig economy work in SA; and the local competitive landscape.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 30, 2023
‘We’re not afraid of state power’: Malema determined to take it to the streets
“No one is going to intimidate us. South Africa will come to a standstill.”
EFF leader Julius Malema is resolute that President Cyril Ramaphosa must resign as the red berets gear up for the “mother of all shutdowns”.
Malema said South Africa will come to a standstill on March 20.
He said: “We are not threatened by any security and if they want to violate our rights they will find us ready.”
Rising costs of living, unemployment, crime and corruption are among the motivations for the shutdown.
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Jan 30, 2023
Zuma goes back to civic politics, by hook or crook
In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, looks at Zuma and his bogus Sanco appointment, and the unknown Joburg mayor
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Jan 30, 2023
‘Stabilisation of city’s finances to be prioritised’ – New Joburg mayor
Newly elected executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg Thapelo Amad from the Al-Jamah party was sworn in at the Johannesburg Council on Monday.Amad said his administration would seek to address the city’s finances, water security issues, the electricity crisis and service delivery
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Jan 30, 2023
EFF is ready to govern, says Julius Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema said it is time for his party to politically educate society about the principles of a socialist government.
Malema said the EFF is gearing up to govern from next year.
South Africa will hold general elections in 2024, and analysts and polls suggest the governing party’s voter share will decline.
Malema was speaking to journalists in Johannesburg after the EFF’s plenum.
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Jan 30, 2023
Banyana Banyana star Linda Motlhalo inspires
If you have a little baby girl who just wants to play football, but you just doubt she can play, and not just play, but play abroad and actually make a living out of the game... Well, perhaps you should reference our next guest as an inspiration.
Let her story show you that hey, girls too can play this game pretty well. This special guest is so good many often say, hey, she's way better than her male counterparts.
Her fans feel she's an answer to Bafana Bafana's woes, but we are not getting into that conversation at all, because she's certainly a catalyst in Banyana Banyana's side.
And she just keeps shattering the ceiling doesn't she? Linda Motlhalo, on the back of yet another major move, joins us live from Scotland...
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Jan 30, 2023
"It's a big relief. We can now register the players," says David Mogashoa
Their feathers were ruffled and their wings clipped badly by the governing body, FIFA.
But hey, Swallows FC can finally buy and register players once more. Something that should come as a relief to the legions of Swaiswai fanatics...
The big question now is, where will The Birds fly off to now and sign players? Which nest will they poach from? Chairman Mr Mogoasha will let us know
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Jan 28, 2023
Ep 103 The Serial Crimes of Cameron Wilson (Bonus Interview with Prof. Britton)
When 18-year-old Lekita Moore was found murdered in Valhalla Park, the route to her killer was pretty direct. It would be all of the revelations that spilled over after the arrest of Cameron Wilson, though, that would soon underpin the true horror of what had happened on the Cape Flats over preceding two years (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Jan 27, 2023
The SA Reserve Bank has once again raised lending rates
In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec.
The MPC expects the economy to grow by 2.5% in 2022, compared with its previous prediction of 1.8% in November.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 27, 2023
Thapelo Amad elected Johannesburg mayor to replace Mpho Phalatse
The Johannesburg city council elected Thapelo Amad as mayor on Friday after the ousting of Mpho Phalatse.
Phalatse was removed from office on Thursday in a motion of no confidence.
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Jan 27, 2023
Court hears voicenotes in 'body in fridge' trial
The murder trial of Flavio Hlabangwane, who put body parts of his girlfriend in a fridge, might be shortened as he intends to make further admissions after a confession.
The trial resumed on Thursday in the high court sitting in the Palm Ridge magistrate's court. He pleaded guilty to murder, defeating or obstructing the administration of justice, and violation of the corpse of Tshepang Pitse in November 2021.On Thursday, the best friend of the deceased testified of the abusive nature of the relationship between Hlabangwane and Pitse.
Voicenote recordings sent to Thulisiwe Lubambo were played in court where the accused was alluding that their friendship and her interference in their relationship was upsetting him.
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Jan 27, 2023
Successful SA20 knocks it out the park
The SA20 has provided the cricket-loving public with a welcomed distraction from the travails of the Proteas men's side.
Crowds have warmed to the inaugural event and packed out venues across the country.
St George's Park has been at the forefront of the excitement and can also look forward to hosting the Women's T20 World Cup next month.
Cricket SA vice-president and former EP Cricket president Donovan May details the success of the SA20.
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Jan 26, 2023
Nasty C says he is 'just as good if not better' than his US counterparts
Before the pandemic hit, KwaZulu-Natal-born rapper Nasty C set out to make his presence felt in the US, Europe and Asia as part of his global takeover and continues to impress with his skills. The rapper says he had the patience to become one of the greats.
Chatting to TshisaLIVE, the 25-year-old explained that he set his sights on becoming a global figure a long time ago and no pandemic, losing friends or any other life challenge were going to deter him.
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Jan 26, 2023
Ama Zulu's new Youth coaches.
Mbulelo Mabizela and Reneilwe Letsholonyane join Ama Zulu as youth coaches , we know talk to them about their new role at the club
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Jan 26, 2023
Augusto Palacios - Lyle Foster's mentor
Don't you just love that feeling, whenever a South African player signs for a
European team, we, yes, we, South African football diehards flock to that
particular teams' social media pages and show our love and passion.
Well I'm certain you guys have done that with Burnley right, following the
news that our very own Lyle Foster has joined the English club. Man, what a
huge move this is for not only Lyle, but for Bafana as well. Huge move for
South African team and I tell you what, one man who's undoubtedly very proud and ecstatic is the man who first identified this special talent and he joins us... It's none other than the maestro himself, Augusto Palacios.
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Jan 26, 2023
We all know the solution: get the politicians out of Eskom
As power generation crumbles around our ears, experts are calling to have politicians ousted from Eskom's decision-making processes.
South Africa in the throes of the worst power crisis in history and the government has again promised it has a plan to end load-shedding. But given previous empty promises, what is the country to make of government pronouncements?
This is the question Sunday Times Politics Weekly host Mike Siluma poses to Pan African Investment and Research Services CE Dr Iraj Abedian and former statistician-general Dr Pali Lehohla.
Abedian and Lehohla's reply is uniform and overwhelming: our politicians are not engineers, nor are they procurement or strategic planning experts — and they need to be removed from Eskom's decision-making processes.
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Jan 26, 2023
Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse ousted
Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse was on Thursday ousted from her position.
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Jan 26, 2023
Careers that will get you employed, according to the president
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the economy is hungry for people skilled in certain disciplines, and “if we are able to address unemployment, these skills should be promoted”.
The youth unemployment rate stands at 59.6%, but the president encouraged citizens to attain skills that maximise chances of employment and endorse creativity and innovation.
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Jan 26, 2023
Transfer conversation with Pro Philani
Don't we all just love this crazy period called the transfer period? Its nerve wrecking for many, especially players isn't it? Others are looking for teams, whilst others might just be out of those teams.
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Jan 25, 2023
A DA march that wasn't
In this episde of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, drama, chaos and comedy as the DA marches on the ANC
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Jan 25, 2023
Behind the scenes of successful media buying in SA
Advertising is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mfundo Ntsibande, MD at AMA.
Ntsibande spends the session explaining how media buying works; challenges faced by black owned businesses in the spaces; AMA’s new digital platform; and the impact of online advertising on the sector;
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Jan 25, 2023
Interest rates hike expected on Thursday, fuel prices likely to rise next week
South Africans will have to endure a little longer. Economists predict an increase in interest rates while the Central Energy Fund expects fuel prices, except diesel, to rise.
Senior economist at Investec Annabel Bishop predicts a 50 basis points interest rate increase on Thursday because of high inflation. Inflation was recorded at 7.2% in December, down 0.2% from November. The inflation rate is still above the South African Reserve Bank’s target range of 3% to 6%.
Last year the repo rate was hiked six times. Bishop says things might slow down this year.
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Jan 25, 2023
30% pass rate comments 'ill-informed' and an 'insult to pupils'
The back to school rush is over for 2023 with schooling already under way in all provinces in SA and the 2022 matric results have been announced, with all provinces recording improvements.
But what does this mean?
In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, we speak to education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe of the University of Johannesburg.
And what about the comments that matric results have only improved because the pass rate has been dropped so low?
“There’s something I see on Twitter all of the time, this national sense that people can pass matric with 30%,” she says.
“It is absolutely ill-informed and inaccurate and, to be a little bit bold, actually an insult to all our learners who achieved far higher than that.”
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Jan 25, 2023
Eskom matters should be directed to the power utility: ANCYL on DA march
DA chief whip Siviwe Gwarube said the party would not be deterred from its march to ANC headquarters Luthuli House due to the ongoing energy crisis, among other issues. This despite ANC Youth League (ANCYL) members saying they would defend their headquarters at all costs. National organiser of the ANCYL Task Team Tlangi Mogale said the DA should direct its demands to Eskom.
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Jan 25, 2023
"In SA I struggle to find a team I can call a Football Club", says Brian Baloyi
Robert Marawa is joined by Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi
Sundowns goalkeeper Brian Baloyi and Cash N Sport director Nqobile Ndlovu. Both Ndlovu and Baloyi bemoan the standard of soccer players and clubs in SA.
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Jan 24, 2023
Mkhwebane impeachment inquiry to subpoena Thuli Madonsela
The inquiry into suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office will summon former public protector Thuli Madonsela before parliament.
The section 194 committee met on Tuesday for “housekeeping” before it resumes critical witness testimonies on Monday.
Mkhwebane is expected to bring her own witnesses. She had asked for some to be summoned, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and her predecessor. Madonsela had declined to appear before the inquiry and is said to be preparing a response. The committee decided it would not call Ramaphosa.
It will also summon Bianca Mvuyana, an investigator in the office of the public protector.The committee has set itself a timeline of drafting a report by March and a decision on Mkhwebane’s fate by the end of April.
Mkhwebane’s term in the public protector role ends in October this year and she has a month to convince the committee that she should not be suspended.
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Jan 24, 2023
Tributes for MR Mulelekwa
MSW and Jerome Damon pay tribute to the late one in a million and smiling giant Max Mulelekwa.
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Jan 24, 2023
Say what?
Veteran energy analyst and journalist (and electrical engineer) Chris Yelland tells Peter Bruce in this illuminating edition of Podcasts From the Edge that it is going to take something special for Eskom to meet the exacting deadlines it has set itself to restore Eskom’s vanishing Energy Availability Factor. Fixing the EAF, which has fallen every year since Jacob Zuma became President, regardless of who the CEO has been, sits at the centre of plans proposed by Eskom management and now accepted and endorsed by the failing utility’s new board. But as Yelland reminds us, the EAF in any one year represents the average performance of all 90 or so of its coal fired generators. And the decline first has to be stopped before it can even remotely begin to be reversed. Effectively the board, which has just two months to find a new chief executive and then a chief operating officer a few weeks later, has made an executive decision that whoever replaces Andre de Ruyter (who leaves at the end o…
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Jan 24, 2023
Bruce Davidson on Tennis
After 11 top seeds crash out Novak Djokovic is still favourite despite his injury at the Australian Open
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Jan 23, 2023
November retail sales increased marginally thanks to Black Friday, says FNB
Retail sales figures for November are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, FNB senior economist.
Topics of discussion include: retail figures for November 2022; the economic health of households and consumers; growth in unsecured credit; and an outlook for 2023 as interest rates are expected to come down.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 23, 2023
Limpopo health MEC defends scolding health official in viral video
Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has defended her actions after being recorded scolding a manager at a clinic in Polokwane. The MEC said she could not pretend to be satisfied if she arrived to witness a chaotic situation at a clinic. Ramathuba said she won't be put off from making unannounced inspections.
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Jan 23, 2023
We’re working on it: Ramaphosa on load-shedding
Load-shedding should never have reached the level it has, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Eskom has been implementing rolling power cuts for more than 10 years, but these have reached a peak since late last year, with the power utility reportedly considering permanent stage 2 and 3 load-shedding.
As he closed the ANC Free State elective conference in Mangaung on Sunday, Ramaphosa revealed the government's plans to keep the lights on, which include bringing back engineers who had left the utility.
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Jan 23, 2023
With Sheba gone, Gwede The Tiger Mantashe flexes his muscles
In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, Gwede The Tiger Mantashe was on the rampage this weekend and Rams traces his footsteps.
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Jan 22, 2023
Shane MacGregor & Mark Anderson on the performance of their former teams
"I'm not happy. My previous team (Kaizer Chiefs) is not doing well. I wish I was there to help them " Shane MacGregor
"They are really on a high and I'm impressed with Ronwen Williams"-Mark Anderson
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Jan 22, 2023
Episode 102 - The Skierlik Massacre
18-year-old Johan Nel was well-known in the informal settlement of Skierlik in the North West Province. He was the young man who sold chickens to residents each week and his presence was always welcome. On the 14th of January 2008, Johan arrived in Skierlik with something else in mind. That day he had come not to do business, but to take lives. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Jan 21, 2023
Change laws around owning big cats, says Sheba’s owner
The owner of Sheba, the eight-year-old Bengal tiger that escaped from a 11.5ha farm where she had been hand-reared, has urged the government to reconsider the laws governing ownership of exotic animals in South Africa.
Rassie Erasmus told the Sunday Times of the emotional stress and trauma he had to endure from the public after Sheba’s escape, which made international headlines this week after the fence to her enclosure on Erasmus’s plot in Walkers Fruit Farm, south of Johannesburg, was cut. Erasmus claimed it was an aggrieved former employee.
The community banded together as a frantic three-day search for the predator followed, which ended in Erasmus shooting the animal early on Wednesday morning after she ventured to a nearby farm, about 3km from her enclosure, posing a threat to the lives of residents and livestock.
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Jan 21, 2023
Adam Habib: stop the gangster state by choosing new political players
Political analyst Adam Habib joins Eusebius McKaiser on his TimesLIVE podcast to elaborate on a series of explosive tweets he recently published. Habib argues that the ANC Youth League, Cosatu, and the SACP do not have the moral authority to criticise the state for rolling blackouts.
Rather, argues Habib, they should take responsibility for being a major part of the genesis of the problem. Some of them are responsible for aspects of the crisis we are living through, or, in some cases, helped bring to power the likes of former president Jacob Zuma, which led to state capture, including massive corruption at Eskom.
Habib and McKaiser discuss whether the distinction between party and state can, legitimately, be invoked by the governing party. Habib argues that they do so opportunistically and disingenuously, if one took account of the dominance of the party in our political system.
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Jan 20, 2023
Financial state of SA households faring better than expected, says index
The economic health of SA households is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr Roelof Botha, economic adviser to Optimum Investment Group.
Topics of discussion include: Afhri index components and research methodology; key findings from the index results; surprising findings; the importance of micro lending in SA; and an economic outlook for the year ahead.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 20, 2023
Walk on the wild side with Adrian Gardiner
No stranger to nature conversation, wildlife and conservation pioneer Adrian Gardiner's latest venture is situated just 30 minutes from Nelson Mandela Bay.
In that Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, Gardiner tells us more about Nyosi Wildlife Reserve.
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Jan 20, 2023
I have not stolen a cent from government: Ace Magashule
Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule appeared briefly in the Free State High Court on Friday on charges related to a R225m asbestos tender, before the case was postponed again.
The charges stem from when he was Free State premier.
The case has been marred by postponements and Magashule told media the National Prosecuting Authority is “wasting time” and he has not stolen a cent from government.
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Jan 20, 2023
Owner of Sheba the tiger opens up about escape
Rassie Erasmus, the owner of eight-year-old Sheba, a Siberian tigress which escaped from his 20 acre plot in the Walkers Fruit Farm area of Midvaal, south of Johannesburg, has opened up about the events leading up to the predator’s escape last weekend.
Erasmus spoke to TimesLIVE on Friday about raising two big cats, the chain of events leading to Sheba’s escape and the amount of “guts” it took for him to track, shoot and kill the big cat, which he had hand-reared from a cub, on Wednesday morning.
Erasmus, who would not reveal his age but said he was close to his 60s, said he was a businessman who was against the idea of owning tigers.
“I never got them. My mom got them. Big cats were one of her passions. She was an animal lover, like myself. "
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Jan 20, 2023
"The environment is healthy, there's brotherhood at Sundowns" - Teboho Mokoena
Robert Marawa is a decorated sportscaster, a sought-after MC, facilitator, event host and keynote speaker. He has won almost all major radio and TV journalism awards in South Africa for his excellent work on football, the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games, the All-Africa Games and has hosted numerous popular, mainstream functions, both locally and internationally.
Now at Arena Holdings, he hosts the Marawa Sports Worldwide, which is streamed live daily on SowetanLIVE and broadcast on two regional radio station – Vuma FM in Durban and Rise FM in Mbombela. The partnership with Arena Holdings gives him access to some of the top award winning sports journalists in the country including soccer, cricket and rugby writers.
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Jan 19, 2023
Will forcing politicians to use public services solve service delivery woes?
One of the biggest problems in our country is the failure of the state to provide quality services to us, the citizens – such as public health services, transport and education.
This week Sunday Times columnist Prof William Gumede wrote that the solution lies in forcing political leaders to use public services in order to improve them.
In this podcast, Gumede, associate professor at the School of Governance at Wits, and Prof Busani Ngcaweni, principal of the National School of Government, join our regular host Mike Siluma to discuss the proposition.
Gumede defends and expands upon his argument, while Ngcaweni broadly agrees with Gumede but identifies potential shortfalls in the implementation of such a plan.
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Jan 19, 2023
"I’m quite happy that I took that stand": Sinky Mnisi on Royal AM exit
"I’m quite happy that I took that stand": Sinky Mnisi on Royal AM exit
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Jan 19, 2023
'Grooming youth to be employees is not going to help'
Young people should be groomed to improve production in the country to free it from the crisis it is in, says the founder of the South African Council for Graduates.
Thamsanqa Maqubela, who believes the youth can build the economy, vouches for “careers of the future”, adding that his organisation assists youngsters with the Life After Matric Programme (Lamp).
The programme addresses challenges in the school system, focusing on grades 9 to 12. He says going to university is not the only route pupils can follow, as opportunities are endless.
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Jan 18, 2023
What is ChatGPT and how likely is it to disrupt?
Advancement in artificial intelligence is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Stephen Osler, co-founder and business development director at Nclose, a local cyber security firm.
Topics of discussion include: an explanation of what ChatGPT is; its rise in popularity in a short space of time; potential for the platform; potential security threat of the technology; and applications in SA.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 18, 2023
Sheba the tiger dies after much shock and drama
In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, Rams traces the story of Sheba the Tiger before she was unfortunately put down on Wednesday.
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Jan 18, 2023
Will more police help bring end to gang violence?
The DA has called on police minister Bheki Cele to deploy national police officers to Nelson Mandela Bay to help bolster efforts to stem the gang violence after what has been described as “the bloodiest weekend in the northern areas in a long time”.
At least five people died and seven were wounded in several shootings over two days.
In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, MP Andrew Whitfield says he has reached out to Cele about the decades-old problem of gang violence in the northern areas.
Listen to what else he has to say.
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Jan 18, 2023
Lawyer defends legal enforceability of demand that government ends bla
TimesLIVE spoke to attorney Siphile Buthelezi about the legal basis of the letter of demand he sent on behalf of clients to the department of public enterprises and Eskom.
On Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he was asked to justify the legal argument that underpinned this demand.
Buthelezi, as can be heard in the accompanying audio, is confident the state does not only have a political duty to ensure a secure supply of electricity but, specifically, also a legally enforceable duty to do so. He insists, despite pressure testing questions from the podcast host, several constitutional rights of citizens are directly and unlawfully violated by government due to the ongoing rolling blackouts.
Eusebius McKaiser and Buthelezi debate whether the demands of the attorney’s clients are too expansive, and possibly trample on the doctrine of separation of powers by encroaching on the exclusive authority of the executive to determine policy.
The conversation also focuses on why citizens are legally enti…
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Jan 17, 2023
2022/23 festive season road fatalities decrease by 13.9%
Festive season road fatalities statistics for 2022/23 revealed a 13.9% decrease. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula attributed the numbers to increased police visibility and mass public awareness campaigns. Mbalula said the decline was a good start, but more had to be done.
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Jan 17, 2023
Unpacking the legal challenge against public enterprises and Eskom
TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser examines the legal action being initiated against the department of public enterprises and Eskom in this audio explainer.
Political parties, unionists and civil society bodies have sent a letter of demands to the two in an attempt to halt rolling blackouts. However, they are much wider in scope.
McKaiser aims to explain who the litigants are and what they are demanding. He also offers a view on the politics at play, ending with commentary on whether this lawfare could succeed.
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Jan 16, 2023
Half full? Half empty? Or just not full?
As Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Commission, Dr Crispian Olver is at the very centre of South Africa’s swirling energy policy debate. The commission’s job isn’t just to plan a way forward for the country, but to find the money to do it. In this first 2023 edition of Podcasts from the Edge he tells Peter Bruce that, despite setbacks and the growing power of the fossil fuel obsessed minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe, plans raised to wean South Africa off coal and presented to the COP27 climate conference in Egypt last November are still in place. The $8.5bn pledged by the EU, the US and the UK is, he says, “secure” despite the resignation of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter, who helped raise the money in the first place. Nonetheless, he concedes, we are “in a very real and tangible crisis and we have manifestly failed to make sure that we have the generating capacity” we need. “You can’t sugar-coat the bald facts,” says Olver. De Ruyter, he says, d…
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Jan 16, 2023
Johannesburg Water systems affected by Stage 6 load shedding
Johannesburg Water is faced with increased water demands due to high temperatures and rolling stage 6 blackouts. Spokesperson Puleng Mopeli says although they have backup systems, these are taking strain. Residents are urged to use water sparingly and to adhere to water restrictions.
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Jan 16, 2023
‘Our courts are captured, but Ramaphosa remains charged,’ says Carl Niehaus
Reacting to judgment in the President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma court case, former ANC member Carl Niehaus said the judiciary will lead the country to collapse.
Ramaphosa had applied to the Johannesburg high court to set aside his prosecution as unconstitutional and unlawful. He asked the court to interdict any “further steps” in pursuing the prosecution and to excuse his appearance in court on January 19, as demanded by the former president.
Zuma filed a case against Ramaphosa, arguing he is an “accessory after the fact” in relation to charges Zuma is pursuing against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
The court granted Ramaphosa the interdict which means he does not have to appear in the dock on Thursday. Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi said their suspicions were vindicated by the appointment of three judges instead of one. Manyi had said the appointment of a full bench confused and intrigued the foundation.
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Jan 16, 2023
Go after invigilators too, not just pupils - Umalusi on exam cheats
Education quality assurance body Umalusi is calling for action to be taken against education officials involved in helping pupils to cheat, among other irregularities, during the National Senior Certificate examinations. Addressing the media on the release of the 2022 matric results, the education body said it was concerning that officials were assisting pupils to cheat. This comes ahead of the release of matric results on Thursday.
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Jan 16, 2023
Nqaba Bhanga quits the DA and Ramaphosa retreats from Davos
In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, Rams smells a rat as Nqaba Bhanga quits the DA’s Eastern Cape leadership.And in an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, our intrepid podcaster says “vamos to Davos, Mr President”.
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Jan 15, 2023
Cybercrime surging
Ted Keenan talks to online forensics expert Jason Jordaan on how cybercrime is now the fastest growing ‘business’ in the world.
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Jan 13, 2023
Eskom unburdening its debt on citizens: experts
Amid rising costs, South Africans will have to dig deeper and pay at least 18.65% more for electricity while not receiving more power.
Eskom had applied for a 32% price hike to energy regulator Nersa last year and was approved for 18.65% and 12.74% increases for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years, respectively.
Dawie Roodt, founder, director and chief economist at the Efficient Group, says the state should be taking on Eskom’s debt instead of citizens.
Liz McDaid of Outa said the government is not doing enough to get renewable energy on board and South Africa needs a more forward-looking energy minister who can fast-track its implementation.
Mark Swilling, professor of sustainable development at the Centre for Sustainable Transitions at Stellenbosch University, says Nersa had resisted Eskom increases for many years.
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Jan 13, 2023
Financial planning in a world of perma-crisis
In this podcast, Nirdev Desai, PSG Wealth head of sales, weighs-in on the effects of a changing environment on cash and cash-like investments, and the role of these types of assets in a rapidly rising inflationary world
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Jan 13, 2023
A pulse of SA politics and economics at the start of 2023
A pulse of SA at the start of 2023 is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Oxford Economics Africa: Jacques Nel, head: of Africa macro research and Louw Nel, senior political analyst.
Topics of discussion include: the state of the political economy; impact of inflation and interest rates in year to come; performance of regional neighbours; and geopolitical risk in the year to come.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 13, 2023
Nelson Mandela Bay water supply in dire straits
The only part of the Eastern Cape expecting a bit of rain over the next few weeks is the “extreme eastern half” of the province — hundreds of kilometres away from Nelson Mandela Bay’s catchment area west of the metro.
So says Weather Guru Garth Sampson of the SA Weather Service in That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week as dam levels continue to decline.
Officials are now describing the Bay’s water supply is being in “critical distress”.
“This is not good news for our dams, which are dropping by half a percent per week in the Algoa system and the increase in evaporation is just going to get worse by the day,” Sampson says.
He has also, once again, reiterated that only a “flood of Biblical proportions” — long overdue — will break the drought.
Listen to what else he has to say.
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Jan 12, 2023
‘Dali Mpofu seriously destroyed Ramaphosa’s court application’: Mzwanele Manyi
Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi believes Jacob Zuma’s legal counsel has demolished Cyril Ramaphosa’s arguments in court and says he is abusing presidency resources.
The former president filed a case against the president arguing that Ramaphosa is an “accessory after the fact” in relation to charges Zuma is pursuing against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
Ramaphosa wants the court to set aside the prosecution as unconstitutional and unlawful. He has asked for an interdict to prevent any “further steps” in pursuing the prosecution and to excuse his appearance in the criminal court on January 19, as demanded in Zuma’s summons.
The president argues that Zuma brought the case with the ulterior purpose of ruining his chance of being re-elected president of the ANC.
Former ANC member Carl Niehaus says he wants the president removed immediately.The interdict application judgment was reserved for Monday.
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Jan 12, 2023
'The right thing will be to allow Cyril Ramaphosa to stand trial': Niehaus
Former ANC member Carl Niehaus said the right thing for President Cyril Ramaphosa to do is to stand trial in former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution bid against him.
The two-part matter is being heard at the Johannesburg high court on Thursday.
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Jan 11, 2023
Fikile Mbalula is the most popular minister on Twitter, numbers show
In this week's edition of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, we find out how government leaders are doing on the social media platform. Apparently, newly elected ANC spokesperson Fikile Mbalula is the ANC's most popular leader thereon.
We also watch the legal battle between former president Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Jan 11, 2023
Is the four-day working week model considered feasible for all sectors?
The idea for a four day work week in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Michelle Austin, financial director of Keegor Group SA.
Topics of discussion include: the concept of the four day work week; pilots and studies from around the world being done to test the idea out; challenges holding back possible implementation; and steps being taken to move forward.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
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Jan 11, 2023
Mampintsha's sister on his last days, animosity between in-laws and more
After the death of Big Nuz member Mandla "Mampintsha" Mapumulo on 30 December 2022, his family claim to struggle to make ends meet and allege widowed Babes Wodumo and her family did not allow them to see their son at the funeral.
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Jan 11, 2023
Chamber CEO unpacks December business boost
By all accounts, the past December was “very pleasing” for Nelson Mandela Bay businesses.
So says Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Denise van Huyssteen in this week’s Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann.
“By all indications, when I speak to businesses in the tourism and retail related sectors, they had a very pleasing December,” Van Huyssteen says.
Listen to what else she has to say:
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Jan 11, 2023
Eskom moves to stage 6 load-shedding in the evenings until further notice
Eskom announced it will escalate load-shedding to stage 6 starting at 9pm on Tuesday until 5am on Wednesday morning.
It said stage 6 nightly load-shedding will then be implemented from 4pm to 5am and stage 4 from 5am to 4pm until further notice.“
Seven units tripped on Tuesday, of which three have returned to service.“In addition, the return to service of three other units has been delayed.
Unit 1 of Matla power station will be shut down tonight to repair a boiler tube leak,” the power utility said on Tuesday.
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Jan 10, 2023
Cyril Ramaphosa’s interdict bid flawed and irregular, says Manyi
The Johannesburg high court will on Thursday hear President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to interdict former president Jacob Zuma’s case against him.
Mzwanele Manyi, Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson, alleges suspicious moves by the justice system in the matter and says it seems as if there is an unspoken rule that Zuma must never win anything.
On the eve of the ANC conference, Zuma initiated a private prosecution of Ramaphosa. The former president accused Ramaphosa of “being an accessory after the fact in the crimes committed by, among others, advocate [Billy] Downer, namely breaching the provisions of the NPA Act”.
The interdict application brought by Ramaphosa argues that the case brought by Zuma is unconstitutional and unlawful, and the president wants to be excused from appearing in the dock on January 19.
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Jan 10, 2023
'The immunity of SA is still very strong' — health ministry amid new sub-variant
The health ministry says the immunity of South Africans, from vaccination and natural immunity, against dominant variants of Covid-19 remains strong. This was announced during a highly anticipated Covid-19 situation update by the department after the first positive case of the new sub-variant XBB.1.5 was confirmed in South Africa last week.
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Jan 9, 2023
Good speech but will there be action?
Political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast says only time will tell if the ANC is serious about promises made at its anniversary celebrations.
The party held its 111th anniversary celebrations in Bloemfontein at the weekend, where President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined its priorities for the year.
This year’s ANC theme is “The year of decisive action to advance the people's interests and renew our movement”.Parties have only this year to rally support for next year's provincial and national elections. On Sunday Ramaphosa said the ANC will surprise the doubters in the polls.
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Jan 9, 2023
SA’s largest black-owned advertising agency celebrates a decade in the market
As the year begins, we look back at the decade long history of SA’s largest Black owned advertising agency.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mzamo Xala, CEO Avatar Agency Group.
Topics of discussion include: the size and scope of Avatar’s business; the state of advertising in SA post the pandemic; the growth of the digital economy and its impact on advertising; what it means to own and operate an agency in the current environment; challenges faced by creative businesses; and an outlook for the industry.
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Jan 8, 2023
Five ANC urgent priorities for 2023 ‘to put citizens' interests first’
President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a strong message about ANC renewal and says all members will have to come to the party.
Ramaphosa said ANC renewal is non-negotiable and every member is expected to support the call.
Ramaphosa made several promises at the party’s 111th anniversary in Manguang based on its 2023 priority tasks.
Eradicating corruption, ending load-shedding and building an inclusive economy are some of the party’s plans for this year.
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Jan 7, 2023
Episode 101 A Pyramid of Death
When four gun shots rang out in an office block in Cape Town CBD on the 26th of July 2012, they heralded the end of two lives and the beginning of a world of pain for thousands of people who'd been fleeced into joining one of South Africa's largest Ponzi schemes. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Jan 6, 2023
Experts warn of nationwide measles outbreak once schools reopen
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the national health department are anticipating a nationwide outbreak of measles when schools reopen for the 2023 academic year.
This as the number of measles cases being detected across South Africa is rising daily, with more than 300 lab confirmed cases to date.
Principal pathologist at the NICD’s centre for vaccine and immunology Dr Kerrigan McCarthy says prevention and control of a measles outbreak can be achieved only through vaccination. Child health specialist at the national health department Dr Lesley Bramford says the department has launched outbreak responses on both a local and broader level, with vaccination campaigns under way in affected provinces.
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Jan 6, 2023
Bonang Mohale: ANC can’t run a conference and can’t fix the state
Business Unity South Africa president Bonang Mohale joined Eusebius McKaiser to discuss his recent opinion piece (https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-12-15-the-anc-cannot-fix-itself-south-africas-last-hope-is-business/ ) in which he argued the ANC cannot fix itself. Instead, he is of the view business is South Africa’s last hope.
The discussion starts with an analysis of the ANC’s recent elective conference. McKaiser invited Mohale to comment on the new leadership composition of the top seven officials, and the party’s highest decision-making structure, the national executive committee.
Mohale argued that the inefficient manner in which the elective conference was run, and the strategic error of allocating most of the time to leadership elections rather than to a deep examination of ideas and policies, is evidence of an ANC that is unable to fix itself. He expanded on this diagnosis in the conversation with podcast host, TimesLIVE contributor and analyst McKaiser.
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Jan 6, 2023
Build an economy that serves all South Africans: Ramaphosa reveals plans
President Cyril Ramaphosa says his party wants to create much-needed jobs for all.
He was closing the ANC’s 55th national conference in the early hours on Friday.
Ramaphosa said issues that came out of deliberations included accelerating land reform, prioritising safety and security for South Africans and ending gender-based violence and femicide.
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Jan 5, 2023
“I'm married to an Indian woman so I'm not racist!”
In this edition of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he was joined by founding CEO of Diversi-T Terry Oakley-Smith to examine a range of issues on antiracism. Bringing her wealth of experience to bear on the conversation, Oakley-Smith started by explaining how little cross-racial contact and lack of early formation of cross-racial friendships shaped her own and many other white people's lack of appreciation for the lived experiences of black people. She explains it often requires intentional work or momentous experiences for even “progressive” white people to recognise the salience of race.
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Jan 5, 2023
The podcast that led to a task force uncovering paedophiles in South Africa’s to
My Only Story, an award-winning South African podcast by investigative journalist Deon Wiggett in collaboration with News24, has inspired the launch of Operation Nemo, a high-level police investigation into a network of sexual predators preying on top athletes in some of South Africa's most elite schools.
Operation Nemo is a collaborative investigation between the police, Wo+Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA), lawyer Ian Levitt and Wiggett, who has been covering sexual abuse in schools intensively for the past two years in his podcast, My Only Story.
TimesLIVE spoke to Wiggett and investigation head Col Heila Niemand, a specialist in child protection with FBI training and now stationed at the national organised crime office in Pretoria, about the operation and how it came about.
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Jan 5, 2023
Boksburg explosion tanker death toll rises to 37
The number of people killed as a result of the Boksburg bridge explosion on December 24 had risen to 37 on Wednesday.
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi said the police notified the Gauteng provincial government that additional body parts were found around the area of the incident.
Of the 37 people that have been killed, 12 are healthcare workers (10 government employees and two agency staff), all stationed at Tambo Memorial Hospital.
The provincial government said the number of hospital staff members who were injured during the incident is 35, and not 13 as previously communicated. The 35 injuries are inclusive of those who died.
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Jan 4, 2023
Farmer blames malaria medication for racist rant
A farmer who “mistakenly” sent a racist WhatsApp rant to a group of his farming community in the West Rand has blamed his malaria medication for threating to kill the “k*****s” who broke into his home.
Abel Erasmus, 52, of Vleikop in Randfontein said he was heavily medicated on Christmas Eve when he posted a voicenote in Afrikaans and repeatedly referred to black people as “houtkop k*****s”, whom he was going to shoot in the private parts if they ever set foot on his property again.
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Jan 4, 2023
'Yes, I want to get rid of Ramaphosa', says Niehaus
Expelled former ANC member Carl Niehaus will be hosting a Twitter Spaces tonight at 7pm, whereby listeners can engage him on the formulation of his proposed 'political movement'.
Neihaus recently announced his intentions to formulate a ‘political movement’ aimed at furthering the goals of the radical economic transformation agenda in SA.
In a one-on-one interview with TimesLIVE, Niehaus, who was a member of the ANC for 43-years, says that his proposed political formation stems from, what he preserves to be, the ANC’s failures to live up to the core ideologies upon which the party was formed.
Niehaus was expelled from the ruling party last month after a disciplinary hearing in which he “failed to show remorse”. He tendered his resignation from the ANC two weeks later.
At the time he said his expulsion was suspended as he had filed an application to appeal the decision.
In this interview Niehaus is particularly critical of President Cyril Ramaphosa and what he consi…
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Jan 3, 2023
'Anarchists will be dealt with, that holiday is over': Mbalula
ANC MPs who disregard party orders will face the music and be disciplined, says newly elected secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.
The ANC ordered MPs to vote against adopting the section 89 Phala Phala report in parliament which found Ramaphosa may have a prima facie case to answer. Those who defied the order were Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mervyn Dirks, Mosebenzi Zwane and Supra Mahumapelo.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet after the January 8 statement.
On the cabinet reshuffle, Mbalula said they did not want people “who sleep on the job” and should the president bring in “sleepers”, the party will not agree to it.
Before the January 8 statement, the ANC will resume its national conference in a hybrid manner for two days after it was adjourned in December.
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Jan 3, 2023
Things not looking good for SA in the new year, says astrologer and sangoma
Astrologer and sangoma Rod Suskin goes into details explaining what South Africa can expect in the new year.
Based in Cape Town, Suskin teaches a three-year diploma in astrology. He says he can foresee the future because of his sangoma and astrologer experience. He said the same way it can be predicted when a plant will become into flower so can be done for the complicated human experience.
In 2020 started the Covid-19 pandemic which hit the whole world causing many deaths, in 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine affecting several countries globally in different aspects. Suskin said astrologers always knew war and an epidemic was coming.
He speaks specifically about what South Africans can brace themselves for this year.
One of the stressors that caused headaches for South Africa in 2022 was load shedding. Suskin speaks of saviors that will come to the rescue this year.
He had predicted Cyril Ramaphosa would retain his president job after the ANC elective confere…
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Dec 30, 2022
2022: South Africa’s drama queens and kings
There is no doubt the 2022 news year has been filled with drama involving well-known South Africans.
Singer Kelly Khumalo, disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo, EFF leader Julius Malema, DA leader John Steenhuisen, police minister Bheki Cele and transport minister Fikile Mbalula are among those who have had dramatic moments this year.
In some cases they could have made valid points, but their approach was overly dramatic.
We recap some of 2022's dramatic moments through an audio compilation.
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Dec 29, 2022
Hospital staff recount Boksburg blast
Hospital staff relive the chaos that followed the Boksburg gas tanker tragedy on Christmas Eve
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Dec 29, 2022
Media coverage of Maselspoort racist attack is too tame
In this edition of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, podcast host Eusebius McKaiser wears his hat as a political analyst and reviews the coverage of what happened at a resort in the Free State recently.
McKaiser argues and explains how certain frameworks chosen by reporters, subeditors, and editors unwittingly water down the seriousness of racism.
He also offers arguments in support of the view that editorial choices are not value-neutral (just as neither writing nor reporting are value-neutral speech acts).What we write, and how we edit, and frame stories, can reveal our most deeply-held political convictions, he concludes, even when we genuinely imagine ourselves to simply be “knocking into shape” a first draft.
It is, as always, up to listeners of the podcast to determine whether and how much they agree with the analyst and contributor to TimesLIVE.
Enjoy and subscribe to Eusebius on TimesLIVE on any podcast so that you never miss a future episode.
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Dec 28, 2022
Petty criminals are being allowed to advance to kidnapping, experts say
Lizette Lancaster, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, says a failure of policing of what South Africans consider “petty crimes”, such as house break-ins and robberies, can have dire consequences, as crime syndicates look to score easier and bigger paydays. She says the spike South Africa has seen in kidnapping cases may be a side-effect of this.
On average 82 kidnappings are being reported daily in South Africa.
While kidnap for ransom cases are considered chilling, Lancaster suggests that the spike in kidnapping cases may be linked to theft and hijacking syndicates branching into new territories upon seeing the success kidnapping syndicates are having in the country.
The highest ransom paid in South Africa [that we are aware of] was the R72m paid by businessman Nazim Moti, for his four sons.
Crisis Group senior consultant for Southern Africa, Piers Pigou, agrees that greater emphasis needs to be placed on policing what South Africans have come to consider pe…
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Dec 28, 2022
SA politics that dominated 2022
There’s never a dull moment in South African politics. Local government issues dominated the headlines with the Joburg and Ekurhuleni mayors facing the axe. Mmusi Maimane also staged a comeback by starting a new party. And the governing party elected a new leadership.
The state capture report was finally released and it tainted some politicians giving their opponents something to poke them about.
Those fingered in state capture were not the ones who's image was tainted, the theft of cash at the president's farm in Limpopo had everyone talking and weighing in on Cyril Ramaphosa integrity. It was also a year where his party, the ANC, elected its new top leaders.
Johhanesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse, former president Jacob Zuma, EFF leader Julius Malema and DA leader John Steenhuisen are also among those who dominated the news.
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Dec 23, 2022
More than 80 pedestrians killed on Gauteng roads since December 1
More than 80 pedestrians have been killed on Gauteng roads so far since the beginning of the festive season. Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane said this accounts for most fatalities recorded in the province.
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Dec 23, 2022
Spotlight Minisode 2022 Wrap
In this week's spotlight minisode we wrap the year by remembering some of the greatest moments the podcast has had in the last 12 months as well as some of the crimes that have rocked South Africa and cases that have been resolved this year. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Dec 22, 2022
Festive season spend expected to decline in 2022
An expected decline in festive season spend is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by James Williams, head of marketing at Wonga.
Topics of discussion include: Wonga’s business model; results from its recent festive spending survey; trends highlighted by the data; the impact of an economic downturn on consumer spending; and consequences for the travel and tourism sector.
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Dec 22, 2022
KZN flood victim gets reprieve after moving out of shelter ahead of Christmas
Hundreds of families have been living in community halls in and around Kwa-Zulu Natal after heavy flooding ravaged the province in April this year, leaving families destitute and even washing away infrastructure.
According to the KZN provincial government, more than 4,000 people lost their homes in the floods, which caused an estimated R17bn in damage. One of those affected by the devastating floods was *Ntombezintle Zulu from Umlazi Durban. Zulu shared her experience of spending almost 8 months in a community hall after losing everything. Zulu's wish to not spend Christmas in a community hall came true on December 14 when when the KZN government announced that it would be relocating families at her shelter.
The 42-year-old single mom of says she is relieved that she will be able to have space to spend Christmas alone with her children after being in a shelter for most of the year.
In late November, the KwaZulu-Natal finance department said R1.1bn in flood relief from Nation…
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Dec 22, 2022
Expected recovery for 2022's festive travel season
The expected recovery of travel and tourism in the 2022 festive season is the the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Velma Corcoran, regional lead for Middle East Africa at Airbnb.
Topics of discussion include: Airbnb’s business in SA; outlook for the current festive season; impact of global economic downturn on tourism; state of the gig economy; and what Airbnb’s data tells us about the heath of consumer spending.
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Dec 21, 2022
An ANC conference or a comedy
This week’s edition of Taking The Rams By The Horns is all about the ANC’s 55th national conference. Who are the winners and losers? Was spokesperson Pule Mabe the ANC’s own comical Ali? Did presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya put his foot in it?
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Dec 21, 2022
Farmgate — Ramaphosa emerges unscathed
As the ANC gears up for campaign season ahead of the 2024 national elections, newly re- elected party president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa remains untouched by the allegations levelled against him by former spy boss Arthur Fraser.
Fraser laid criminal charges against Ramaphosa in June 2022 for alleged money laundering, kidnapping and corruption in connection with the alleged theft of $4m from the head of state’s Limpopo farm in 2020. The charges led to a section 89 independent panel being formed to investigate the allegations, a parliamentary debate and a subsequent vote by MPs to determine if an impeachment process ought to be initiated against the president, with the saga following him into the ANC’s 55th national elective conference. Despite the panel's report finding the president may have acted unconstitutionally and the scandal hogging headlines in the second part of the year, Ramaphosa seems to have walked away relatively unscathed. In this wrap of the…
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Dec 21, 2022
Extra care needed near the water
Respect the water.
That is the best advice to keep yourself safe this summer as you take to any body of water — the sea, pools, rivers or dams.
In addition, it is important to swim in public areas where there are lifeguards, and always be aware of weather conditions: in Gqeberha, for instance, the westerly winds can be a nightmare for bathers as the wind blows them out to sea.
That is according to water sports events specialist Michael Zoetmulder who, in Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, also tells us where to find the safest beaches in Nelson Mandela Bay.
We also catch up with the National Sea Rescue Institute station commander in Gqeberha, Justin Erasmus.
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Dec 20, 2022
WRAP | The ANCs 55th national conference
It was an abrupt adjournment of the ANC 55th national conference on Tuesday. Delegates left without knowing who the National Executive Committee (NEC) the highest decision-making body of the party is nor where any policy resolutions adopted, instead it will reconvene at a hybrid session in early January to continue where it left off. Despite this in his closing address President Cyril Ramaphosa remained upbeat and confident.
Mary Papayya from the BD politics team sums up the ANCs 55th national conference, features some key closing remarks from the re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa who won his second term, a tough talking new ANC General Secretary Fikile Mbalalula and, also talks to leading policy analyst Dr. Fikile Vilakazi and Business Unity South Africa’s Stravos Nicolai.
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Dec 20, 2022
FULL ADDRESS | Ramaphosa addresses ANC elective conference before adjournment
President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing delegates on Tuesday, day 5 of the ANC national elective conference at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. He said the conference will be adjourned until early January.
The ANC was expected to announce the names of its 80-member national executive committee (NEC), but this will no longer be done on Tuesday afternoon.
The party installed its newly elected top seven leaders on Monday. Ramaphosa was re-elected for a second term as president, beating his political rival and former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
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Dec 20, 2022
ANC's top 7 is neither a win for the ANC nor the country
In this edition of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he is joined by seasoned journalists Sam Mkokeli and Sabelo Skiti.
They bring their collective institutional memories to bear on a range of questions: Who are the characters in the top 7? What do we know about their track records? Are they fit for purpose?
A big theme in this podcast episode explores whether the newly elected top officials can improve the ANC. Can it now “renew” as it so often promises?
The party used to be well known for effective electioneering, and the interlocutors spar on whether the new leadership can modernise their campaign strategy well and swiftly enough to improve the ANC's electoral prospects in time for the 2024 elections.
McKaiser and his guests also chewed the political fat on whether President Cyril Ramaphosa's hand has been strengthened after his victory. There is debate on whether some political reporters and fellow commentators are misreading the apparent Ramaphosa victory.
The episode ends with re…
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Dec 20, 2022
"The referee is the sole decision maker, assisted by VAR," says Victor Gomes
"VAR is here to stay. We need VAR here in South Africa. We cannot live without VAR," says Victor Gomes.
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Dec 19, 2022
Mondli Gungubele, Baleka Mbete, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Mmamoloko Kubayi react
The governing party elected its top 7 leaders on Monday and we spoke to prominent party members about their take on the leaders.
Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele, former deputy president Baleka Mbete, National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and human settlements minister Mamoloko Kubayi are thrilled about the composition of the new top brass.“
The future of the country is brighter now, I feel like a 12-year-old,” Gungubele said.“
The ANC is strong, the ANC lives, the ANC leads,” said Mbete. There were confusing moments at the conference but she is excited about the outcome.
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Dec 19, 2022
'Less focus on unity, more on party renewal and governance for CR’, says expert
University of Pretoria senior politics lecturer Dr Sithembele Mbete gives an analysis of the 55th ANC National Conference top 7 results. She touches on major questions that arose at this year’s conference, the emergence of women leaders and what re-elected party president Cyril Ramaphosa should focus on in his second term.
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Dec 19, 2022
ANC top 7 led by Cyril Ramaphosa starts work immediately - what’s next
The ANC top 7 announced on Monday that it will be a case of boots on the ground immediately.
Political analyst Dr Sithembile Mbete speaks on what’s to follow at the ANC conference and weighs in on the group elected to lead the ruling party.
The governing party announced Cyril Ramaphosa president, deputy president as Paul Mashatile, national chairperson is Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general is Fikile Mbalula, first deputy secretary-general is Nomvula Mokonyane, second deputy secretary-general is Maropene Ramokgopa, while the new treasurer-general is Gwen Ramokgopa.
The party is holding its national elective conference in Nasrec, Johannesburg where it has elected the new top brass and will elect a new national executive committee.
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Dec 19, 2022
Ramaphosa has already proven he cannot save the ANC from itself
Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president is a neutral indicator, according to political analyst and commentator Eusebius McKaiser.
McKaiser believes Ramaphosa has already proven in his first term that he is unable to save the ANC from itself.
Overall the race for the top position was tight. Former health minister Zweli Mkhize received 1,897 votes to Ramaphosa’s 2,476. As the rest of the room burst into applause for a relatively subdued Ramaphosa, the delegates from the KwaZulu-Natal branches were deathly quiet.
Since the beginning of the ANC’s 55th elective conference, questions have swirled around whether Ramaphosa could retain the top spot while in the shadow of the Phala Phala scandal and if his allies within the party could secure positions within the party’s incumbent NEC.
McKaiser outlines the relationships of the incumbent top seven and what those ties will mean for their reign.
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Dec 18, 2022
Next 24hrs are win or lose for Ramaphosa and his rival Mkhize
In this Business Day “On the floor” from Nasrec Podcast Mary Papayya speaks to veteran journalist Carien du Plessis, Business Day Political reporter Thando Maeko and the Institute for Global Dialogue’s Sanusha Naidu. We take you to the heart of the contest. Hear who the front runners are and what their supporters are saying. From the Phala Phala scandal and the Digital Vibes saga - who will emerge victorious.
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Dec 18, 2022
ANC promises to deal with vote-buying at elective conference
Outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says anyone found to have tried to bribe delegates attending the 55th national conference in Nasrec will face the wrath of the party.
“We can no longer just leave these things to be allegations that fly out there and (waiting for) the ANC to redeem itself is not seen to be taking some form of investigation,” he said.
Updating the media on day three of the much anticipated national conference, Mabe was asked to respond to media reports of allegations that there had been a free flow of money during the conference.
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Dec 18, 2022
Load-shedding exemption keeps lights on for VIPs at Nasrec
City Power on Saturday afternoon confirmed getting a request from SAPS NatJoints to exclude the Nasrec precinct from power cuts for the duration of the ANC conference.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said: “The exclusion is to assist security operations in the area due to the presence of high security risk persons such as the president of the country, deputy president and government ministers."
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Dec 18, 2022
It's voting day for the ANC — here is what you need to know
Day 2 of the ANCs 55th elective conference ran until the early hours of Sunday as the party finalised its credential checks and floor nominations.
As day 3 begins, the party is gearing up to begin the voting process.
Sam Mkokeli, Business Day columnist and Arena Holdings contributor, outlines the outcomes of day 2 of the conference and breaks down what we anticipate from day 3.
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Dec 18, 2022
ANC top 7 nominees finalised — NDZ declines nomination
The ANC will by Monday announce its new "top seven" leadership which will run the governing party.
The ANC held a nomination meeting for top party positions into the early hours of Sunday. Several members were nominated from the floor and some declined — including Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who had embarked on a campaign to be the party and country’s first woman president.
Former cabinet minister Nomvula Mokonyane had overwhelming support at the meeting.
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Dec 17, 2022
‘Every delegate was offered money’: ANC member on what happened at conference
Despite attempts by the ANC’s electoral committee to curb the practice, party leaders appear to have dished out cash to buy votes at the elective conference.
One delegate who said he witnessed such incidents reported that some delegates were given R10,000 while others were offered jobs.
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Dec 17, 2022
Delegates share their views on day two of ANC's 55th national conference
TimesLIVE caught up with several delegate on day 2 of the ANC’s 55th national conference in Nasrec in the south of Johannesburg. Delegates shared their views on nominations and party leadership structures.
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Dec 17, 2022
ANC members urged to be more disciplined amid heckling of the president
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has urged party delegates attending the conference where leaders will be elected to be disciplined.
The conference had a rocky start as President Cyril Ramaphosa was disrupted while delivering the political report on Friday. Delegates mainly from KwaZulu-Natal sang ‘Phala Phala, wenzeni uZuma?’, meaning ‘Phala Phala, what has Zuma done?’.
After a caucus on Saturday some factions of the party came out chanting “Akabuyi” ("He's not returning"), referring to Ramaphosa, while others were adamant the president will be elected for a second term.
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Dec 17, 2022
ANC leadership contest will not affect economy, says Enoch Godongwana
The SA economy, including the financial markets, will withstand volatility coming out of the ANC's internal political contestation, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said on Saturday.
Speaking at a business briefing alongside the ANC national elective conference in Johannesburg, Godongwana said the leadership contest would not result in policy shocks, whoever won.
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Dec 17, 2022
ANC conference: Understanding the election process & what to expect on day 2
The ANC is limping into day two of its 55th national elective conference, having postponed the bulk of day one's activities.
On day 2 delegates will be engaged in a plethora of closed-room sessions, debates and voting processes.
Sunday Times political reporter stationed at Nasrec Zimasa Matiwane outlines what we can expect on day 2 of the conference, how the voting process works and what stumbling blocks are expected. Business Day’s political editor, Hajra Omarjee, also gives her prediction for the all-important presidential vote.
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Dec 17, 2022
What next: chaos erupts at the opening of the ANCs 55th Elective conference
Chaos erupted at the ANCs 55th Elective Conference as delegates jeered and called for change. There was a long delay in the programme due to logistical problems with the accrediting delegates.
In this edition of Business Day “from the floor” part 2 - Mary Papayya speaks to political editor Harja Omarjee. Find out what went on. Why are delegates from certain provinces unhappy. What can we expect in the next 24 hours. How close is the race between presidential - current incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa and his opponent former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize who also has his eye on the top spot.
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Dec 16, 2022
Ramaphosa's political report embellishes reality
In this short piece of audio analysis, TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser summarises what President Cyril Ramaphosa set out to achieve in his political report at the African National Congress' elective conference.
McKaiser argues, with examples to that end, that while Ramaphosa cited some details of the ANC government's achievements, he embellished his analysis of reality.
A lot of the deeper structural challenges that had not been effectively dealt with by the ANC government with only mentioned in passing rather than drilled down into.
Do you agree with McKaiser, or do you think Ramaphosa gave a balanced account of the ANC's record?
Have a listen and decide for yourself.
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Dec 16, 2022
Episode 100 The Murder of Siam Lee Part 2
When 20-year-old Siam Lee went missing from her place of work in Kwazulu-Natal in 2018, her disappearance made headlines for all the wrong reasons. As the story developed, she and her mother would be cast as one-dimensional characters in the story being told about them. When Siam's remains were found, though, attention would shift to her alleged murderer and justice for Siam seemed to hang in the balance. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Dec 16, 2022
Episode 100 The Murder of Siam Lee Part 1
When 20-year-old Siam Lee went missing from her place of work in Kwazulu-Natal in 2018, her disappearance made headlines for all the wrong reasons. As the story developed, she and her mother would be cast as one-dimensional characters in the story being told about them. When Siam's remains were found, though, attention would shift to her alleged murderer and justice for Siam seemed to hang in the balance. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
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Dec 16, 2022
'We are not as united, cohesive or effective as we should be': Ramaphosa
Speaking at the ANC's 55th national conference, party president Cyril Ramaphosa divisions existed within the party. He called for the renewal of the movement.
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