Update@Noon

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News and Current Affairs Show hosted by award winning presenter Sakina Kamwendo, live on weekdays from 12 noon to 1 pm on SAfm 104-107fm

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Listen to our weekly feature, Coalface, with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Feb 07 2025 5 mins

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly.

Mark Heywood, a member of the Steering Committee of the Joburg Crisis Alliance, says the reality is Johannesburg is on its knees, and unless something changes, its decline will only accelerate.

Feb 07 2025 13 mins

The Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) is reported to be in a state of shambles. The streets are said to be filled with potholes, and waste/ garbage not collected which may lead to health hazards. Some of the buildings are reported to remain hijacked and dilapidated where occupants allegedly don't pay for services. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter Hasina

North West CoGTA spokesperson Lerato Gambu says the failure to provide a stable electricity supply by Ditsobotla municipality is just one of several challenges, including road maintenance issues and unreliable water provision.

Feb 07 2025 13 mins

The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs says eight (8) of the province's 22 municipalities are under mandatory intervention in terms of Section 139 of the Municipal Finance Management Act due to poor financial management. These municipalities are the Ditsobotla, Kgetlengrivier, Madibeng, Ramotshere Moiloa, Tswaing, Maquassi Hills and Naledi

Parliamentarians scrutinize the details of the SA troops deployment in DRC, with some MPs calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops, arguing that the process was not properly followed.

Feb 07 2025 5 mins

Retired Lieutenant General Vusi Masondo of the office of the Military Ombud has highlighted numerous challenges that are faced by his office in relation to his work with the Department of Defence. He has been addressing the Joint Standing Committee on Defense on its Annual Activity Report. Masondo reflected to the number of cases brought to the ombuds office including financial cha

Political analyst Asanda Ngoasheng says the ANC remains in charge and that this State of the Nation Address may not be all that different from previous ones.

Feb 06 2025 15 mins

Economic growth and job creation are amongst some of the critical issues President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address at his eighth State of the Nation Address today .Ramaphosa will use this opportunity to outline government's priorities and plans for the year ahead as well as give the nation feedback on the commitments he made last year and in the previous years. At the Openin

IFP MP Mkhulekwa Hlengwa says South Africans are tired of empty SONA promises; citizens want clear service delivery commitments and timelines.

Feb 06 2025 12 mins

With the focus on President Cyril Ramaphosa's first State of the Nation Address as the head of a government of national unity, his speech is expected to feature the recently passed Expropriation Act which has garnered attention across the globe. To the extent that it has led to US President Donald Trump threatening to cut foreign aid to South Africa over the false belief that land

ActionSA MP Athol Trollip says President Ramaphosa's SONA address will be a true test of whether GNU partners have any real influence over the ANC-led administration

Feb 06 2025 13 mins

Economic growth and job creation are amongst some of the critical issues President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address at his eighth State of the Nation Address today .Ramaphosa will use this opportunity to outline government's priorities and plans for the year ahead as well as give the nation feedback on the commitments he made last year and in the previous years. At the O

NUM Health and Safety Secretary Masibulele Naki, says the death of 5 miners at Harmony’s Doornkop and Joel Mines raises serious safety concerns that need to be urgently addressed.

Feb 05 2025 5 mins

Tragedy has struck Harmony Gold Mining, with five miners losing their lives in two separate incidents on Tuesday. At Doornkop Mine in Soweto, two employees died in a mining accident, prompting a temporary halt to blasting operations. Meanwhile, three workers perished in a fall-of-ground incident at Joel Mine in the Free State. Investigations, led by the Department of Mineral Resour

Joburg MMC for community safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says investigations are underway to establish how 4 arrested suspects might be linked to the recent shooting of bus drivers in Soweto

Feb 05 2025 6 mins

Rea Vaya commuters were again left stranded as Rea Vaya services continue to be suspended. The bus transit system halted operations after two of its drivers were fatally shot on Monday evening. The drivers were gunned down and shot multiple times in two separate incidents in Soweto. John Gericke spoke to Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Safety Dr Mgcini

This year marks the 9th anniversary of the Lily Mine Tragedy in Mpumalanga, which left three workers trapped underground after a section of the mine collapsed.

Feb 05 2025 4 mins

The commemoration of three former employees of the Lily Mine is under way in Barberton, Mpumalanga. Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda were trapped underground when the mine collapsed. They had been in a container used as a lamp room at the time. Today marks the ninth anniversary of the incident. For the latest from a program in honour of the three employees, we are