AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: WHY DON’T YOU WANT TO GO HOME AND BE WITH YOUR FAMILY?

While excitement builds for the holiday season, multiple studies have found that the holiday periods can be a very anxious and depressing time for a number of people. One of the reasons for this is toxic family dynamics, and this evening we’ll be focusing on toxic family dynamics and family members…

PROF MBULU MADIBA – EDUCATION EXPERT

As South African learners enter the holidays, questions continue to be raised about the quality of education they are receiving. South Africa’s grade 5 and grade 9 learners have again ranked extremely low in the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). South Africa’s grad…

CONTRALESA SECRETARY GENERAL - ZOLANI MKIVA

Extortionists are now targeting initiates as they demand money from parents in exchange of guaranteeing the safety of their children at initiation schools. December is initiation season in some parts of the country with young boys taking part in the tradition as they transition to adulthood.  Sever…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: (Young Women Aged 15 – 24 in South Africa Continue to Bear the Brunt of the HIV)

Although South Africa has made strides in the fight against HIV infections over the last decade, young women aged 15 – 24 in South Africa continue to bear the brunt of the HIV pandemic registering 1300 new cases weekly, while the infection rate amoungst boys of the same age is three times lower. In…

PROF. BOITUMELO SENOKOANE – POLITICAL ANALYST

It could just be the end for ANC KwaZulu-Natal leaders after they presented an apparently underwhelming report to the party’s national working committee (NWC) on reasons why they lost so many votes in the May election - relegating the party to 3 rd position behind the MKP and IFP in the province.

MZWANDILE MASINA - CHAIRPERSON FOR THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION.

The 5 Major Banks in the country will need to appear in parliament to answer questions regarding some of their policies, especially credit for entrepreneurs, and bank charges. Chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, Mzwandile Masina, is questioning the sensibilit…

PASEKA LETSTATSI - HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY - SASSA

The CEO of the South African Social Security Agency - Sassa, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, has been placed on on precautionary suspension, with full pay, by Social Development minister Nokuzola Tolashe. This as a cloud hangs over the Memela-Khambula because of questions surrounding her appointment as C…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8 - CABINET RESHUFFLE

Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi, the former Minister of Human Settlements, steps in as the new Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. In a swap, Thembi Nkadimeng moves to helm Human Settlements after her stint with Justice and Constitutional Development. Further reflecting section 93(1)(a) o…

WILLEM ELS – CRIME AND SECURITY EXPERT

We weren’t able to get to this one last night: The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has stopped 410 000 individuals attempting to enter the country illegally since the deployment of the first cohort of the border guards in July 2022. The majority of those were arrested, fingerprinted, decl…

VELEMSENI MTHIYANE – SABC SPECIALIST RESEARCHER IN ECONOMICS.

A disappointing day at the office for South Africa as Real gross domestic product – GDP - weakened by 0,3% in the third quarter (July–September) of 2024. The report by Statistics South Africa found that the agriculture industry was the main drag on growth on the production side of the economy, with…