The Weekend View

Dec 07 2024 2224 ep. 11 mins 248

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Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

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Student-targeted scams: How to stay safe ahead of the new academic year

Dec 07 2024 6 mins

The festive season is a time for celebration, but for current students, and Matrics preparing to start their studies next year, it's also a time to prepare for the year ahead. This includes registering with a higher education institution or college, securing accommodation and transport, sourcing textbooks, purchasing educational tech such as laptops, and more. Unfortunately, the st

Plight of African Muslims under the spotlight at Soweto meeting

Dec 07 2024 7 mins

Black Muslims from different countries across Africa have gathered at the first mosque in Soweto to talk about the different challenges their communities face. The weekend meeting also witnessed the inaugural South African Townships Madrasah Competition, an event that celebrates the rich diversity and Islamic education within township communities. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to So

After Janusz Walus deportation, inquest is now key to bring closure to Chris Hani assassination: Experts

Dec 07 2024 21 mins

Former SACP leader Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus has been deported back to his home country, in Poland. In November 2022, the Constitutional Court found that then Justice minister Ronald Lamola's decision at the time , to refuse to grant Walus parole in 2020 had been irrational. The court then set the decision aside paving the way for the release of Walus from prison, after 28 y

End of an era in the Middle East as Bashar al-Assad falls, flees Syria

Dec 07 2024 14 mins

Syria's armed opposition is THIS MORNING saying they have captured the capital, Damascus, and that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country. The announcement comes after rebels seized the city of Homs in a lightning offensive hours earlier. Before that rebels announced they had gained full control of the key city of Homs after only a day of fighting, leaving Assad's 24-year r

Borders closed as Ghana elects new president

Dec 06 2024 4 mins

Close to 19 million voters in Ghana are TODAY heading to the polls to elect a new president. The current vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in contention to win the poll. Economic issues have topped people's concerns in the build-up to the election, especially the rising cost of living. At the end of 2022, the a

Sabie zama zama rescue over as last illegal miner is brought to the surface

Dec 06 2024 4 mins

Police say they will collect evidence from an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga, before its closure. All the illegal miners who were underground have been brought to the surface, with the last one brought out last night. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Motsebi Monareng

Over 1400 zama zama's and 8 bodies so far retrieved from Stilfontein shafts: Police

Dec 06 2024 4 mins

Its is still not yet known how many illegal miners remain underground in Stilfontein. But calls are being made to accelerate the retrieval operations. On Friday morning six illegal miners from Mozambique resurfaced from Shaft 10 of the old, abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein and seven bodies have been recovered from the mine this week. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to North We

Liberation war veterans gutted by Janusz Walus deportation before full disclosure

Dec 06 2024 7 mins

Chris Hani's convicted murderer Janusz Walus is expected to arrive in his country of origin, Poland, this morning. He left South Africa on a flight from the O.R. Tambo International Airport last night following government's announcement of his deportation. Hani's 1993 murder shook the country, with fears that his death would plunge South Africa into civil war. At the time of his as

Instant porridge health scare withdrawn after tests conclude product is safe for consumption

Dec 06 2024 7 mins

The National Consumer Commission - NCC - has withdrawn it's precautionary product safety recall for Top Score instant porridge after laboratory test results revealed no observable contamination of the batches tested. In October, the Commission advised South African consumers who purchased Top Score instant porridge to stop consuming the product and immediately return it to their re

Students take a stand against wasted foods by promoting sustainable food system

Dec 06 2024 8 mins

Despite high levels of poverty, 10 million tonnes of food is wasted in South Africa each year. As a way of taking a stand against this waste, students at the University of Pretoria have demonstrated their ability to shape the future and promote a more sustainable food system. Final-year students from the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences recently transformed rescued food ing